@grgmck04.bsky.social
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There are few certainties in life, but one is that Republicans, no matter how “populist” they profess to be, will always find a way to give tax breaks to the wealthy.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
There are few certainties in life, but one is that Republicans, no matter how “populist” they profess to be, will always find a way to give tax breaks to the wealthy.
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Twenty years ago the Republican party stood for huge tax cuts for the rich and wars of choice in the middle east, but then Donald Trump totally remade the party and realigned American poltiics, and now the Republica party stands for...huge tax cuts for the rich and wars of choice in the middle east.
June 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Twenty years ago the Republican party stood for huge tax cuts for the rich and wars of choice in the middle east, but then Donald Trump totally remade the party and realigned American poltiics, and now the Republica party stands for...huge tax cuts for the rich and wars of choice in the middle east.
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an under-appreciated reason to not rank Andrew Cuomo is that he teamed up with RFK Jr. to shut down New York’s largest nuclear power plant, causing energy costs and carbon emissions to skyrocket
March 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
an under-appreciated reason to not rank Andrew Cuomo is that he teamed up with RFK Jr. to shut down New York’s largest nuclear power plant, causing energy costs and carbon emissions to skyrocket
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This shit is as mortifying as it is dangerous. And Hasset’s smirk makes it all the more infuriating.
Haha! We’re threatening war with a longtime ally and the country with which we share the longest border in the world!
These assholes should never, ever be allowed to live this down.
Haha! We’re threatening war with a longtime ally and the country with which we share the longest border in the world!
These assholes should never, ever be allowed to live this down.
Kevin Hassett suggests Canadian authorities are covering up major fentanyl operations: "I can tell you that in the situation room I've seen photographs of fentanyl labs in Canada that the law enforcement folks were leaving alone. Canada's got a big drug problem."
March 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This shit is as mortifying as it is dangerous. And Hasset’s smirk makes it all the more infuriating.
Haha! We’re threatening war with a longtime ally and the country with which we share the longest border in the world!
These assholes should never, ever be allowed to live this down.
Haha! We’re threatening war with a longtime ally and the country with which we share the longest border in the world!
These assholes should never, ever be allowed to live this down.
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Republicans when someone suggests that a tragedy might serve as a catalyst to prevent future tragedies: shameful politicization, how dare you
Republicans when a tragedy can be used to harass and kill queer people: howdy, i'm the sheriff of politicization town🤠👍
Republicans when a tragedy can be used to harass and kill queer people: howdy, i'm the sheriff of politicization town🤠👍
BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson announces that he supports placing conditions on wildfire aid to California.
January 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Republicans when someone suggests that a tragedy might serve as a catalyst to prevent future tragedies: shameful politicization, how dare you
Republicans when a tragedy can be used to harass and kill queer people: howdy, i'm the sheriff of politicization town🤠👍
Republicans when a tragedy can be used to harass and kill queer people: howdy, i'm the sheriff of politicization town🤠👍
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" ...Medicaid is on the chopping block in 2025. It faces existential threats like per capita caps and block grants as well as other draconian cuts that could take away coverage and access for tens of millions of low-income children, parents, seniors, people with disabilities and other adults."
New blog from me & @joanalker1.bsky.social summarizing the latest news on how House Republicans are actively discussing draconian #Medicaid cuts, including per capita caps, for inclusion in budget reconciliation legislation this year. #healthpolicy ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/01/09/h...
House Republicans Actively Considering Deep and Damaging Cuts to Medicaid
As we have previously written, since the November election, Congressional Republican leaders have been increasingly open about their intent to make deeply damaging cuts to Medicaid. Now, at a…
ccf.georgetown.edu
January 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
" ...Medicaid is on the chopping block in 2025. It faces existential threats like per capita caps and block grants as well as other draconian cuts that could take away coverage and access for tens of millions of low-income children, parents, seniors, people with disabilities and other adults."
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Gofundme should not be our national safety net
January 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Gofundme should not be our national safety net
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Facebook’s new rules:
These are OK:
—“Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit.”
—“Trans people are mentally ill.”
— “Italians are dickheads.”
This is banned:
—“Christian men are totally useless.”
Helluva scoop via @sambiddle.com
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
These are OK:
—“Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit.”
—“Trans people are mentally ill.”
— “Italians are dickheads.”
This is banned:
—“Christian men are totally useless.”
Helluva scoop via @sambiddle.com
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Facebook’s new rules:
These are OK:
—“Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit.”
—“Trans people are mentally ill.”
— “Italians are dickheads.”
This is banned:
—“Christian men are totally useless.”
Helluva scoop via @sambiddle.com
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
These are OK:
—“Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit.”
—“Trans people are mentally ill.”
— “Italians are dickheads.”
This is banned:
—“Christian men are totally useless.”
Helluva scoop via @sambiddle.com
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
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When there are school shootings, Republicans say, “Now’s not the time to talk about gun safety—lives were just lost.”
When blue states face disasters, including thousands of people losing homes to devastating fires, Trump wastes no time slamming them, driven purely by spite!
Must watch…
When blue states face disasters, including thousands of people losing homes to devastating fires, Trump wastes no time slamming them, driven purely by spite!
Must watch…
January 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
When there are school shootings, Republicans say, “Now’s not the time to talk about gun safety—lives were just lost.”
When blue states face disasters, including thousands of people losing homes to devastating fires, Trump wastes no time slamming them, driven purely by spite!
Must watch…
When blue states face disasters, including thousands of people losing homes to devastating fires, Trump wastes no time slamming them, driven purely by spite!
Must watch…
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Ghouls.
Unimaginable ghouls.
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and MAGA have destroyed the soul of this country.
Unimaginable ghouls.
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and MAGA have destroyed the soul of this country.
January 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Ghouls.
Unimaginable ghouls.
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and MAGA have destroyed the soul of this country.
Unimaginable ghouls.
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and MAGA have destroyed the soul of this country.
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So many profit centers
In a unique arrangement, most people who are incarcerated in Louisiana are detained in local jails. This has turned Louisiana jails into thriving businesses for the sheriffs who run them.
Many sheriffs lobbied for a package of punitive laws in 2024, and succeeded thanks to the new governor.
Many sheriffs lobbied for a package of punitive laws in 2024, and succeeded thanks to the new governor.
“We’re Going to Be Overwhelmed”: How Louisiana Just Ballooned Its Jail Population
Louisiana
boltsmag.org
January 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
So many profit centers
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This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
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Pete Hegseth opposes Trump on the Iraq War meidasnews.com/news/pete-he...
Pete Hegseth Defended the Iraq War, Said Trump Was Aligned With Code Pink
MeidasTouch uncovers another instance of Hegseth criticizing Trump for being against the Iraq War
meidasnews.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Pete Hegseth opposes Trump on the Iraq War meidasnews.com/news/pete-he...
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Pete Hegseth was proud of Marco Rubio for saying the war in Iraq was not a mistake.
January 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Pete Hegseth was proud of Marco Rubio for saying the war in Iraq was not a mistake.
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Jeffries: Two months ago the American people elected Donald Trump as the 47th president
Republicans: *cheer*
Jeffries: Thank you for that very generous applause. It's ok. There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.
Republicans: *cheer*
Jeffries: Thank you for that very generous applause. It's ok. There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.
January 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Jeffries: Two months ago the American people elected Donald Trump as the 47th president
Republicans: *cheer*
Jeffries: Thank you for that very generous applause. It's ok. There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.
Republicans: *cheer*
Jeffries: Thank you for that very generous applause. It's ok. There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.
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The minimum wage just went up in 21 states, increasing the pay of 9.2 million workers by a total of $5.7 billion, according to @epi.org.
The federal minimum wage continues to sit at $7.25 as it has since 2009.
The federal minimum wage continues to sit at $7.25 as it has since 2009.
January 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The minimum wage just went up in 21 states, increasing the pay of 9.2 million workers by a total of $5.7 billion, according to @epi.org.
The federal minimum wage continues to sit at $7.25 as it has since 2009.
The federal minimum wage continues to sit at $7.25 as it has since 2009.
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Trump Defense nominee and drunk rapist, Pete Hegseth wants the U.S. military to “be the world’s sheriff.” This comes after a multi-year MAGA campaign claiming the US cannot be the world's police.
December 31, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Trump Defense nominee and drunk rapist, Pete Hegseth wants the U.S. military to “be the world’s sheriff.” This comes after a multi-year MAGA campaign claiming the US cannot be the world's police.
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trump’s apparent obsession with invading canada — and obsession with territorial conquest in general — is only funny insofar that you can use it to make fun of dipshits who backed or apologizes for him because he was “antiwar.” otherwise, it is genuinely quite concerning.
December 31, 2024 at 1:07 AM
trump’s apparent obsession with invading canada — and obsession with territorial conquest in general — is only funny insofar that you can use it to make fun of dipshits who backed or apologizes for him because he was “antiwar.” otherwise, it is genuinely quite concerning.
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In 1979, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed at the White House.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
December 30, 2024 at 6:46 PM
In 1979, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed at the White House.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
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Remember the right-wing plot to sabotage Jimmy Carter’s re-election by urging Iran to hold American hostages longer? You don’t? It’s a shocking example of the American right’s treachery that more people should know about. (Gift link to 2023 NYT story.)
A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election (Gift Article)
A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Remember the right-wing plot to sabotage Jimmy Carter’s re-election by urging Iran to hold American hostages longer? You don’t? It’s a shocking example of the American right’s treachery that more people should know about. (Gift link to 2023 NYT story.)
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Back in 2017 the New Yorker wrote about how Trump has always loved bringing in foreign workers for lower wages for his own businesses, despite what the Bannon MAGA wing may have believed. www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
December 29, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Back in 2017 the New Yorker wrote about how Trump has always loved bringing in foreign workers for lower wages for his own businesses, despite what the Bannon MAGA wing may have believed. www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
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Trump, the oldest man to ever get elected to the Presidency, doesn't appear to know what visa programs his own company uses (and btw why does he need so many foreign rather than American workers?):
Via NYT: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/b...
Via NYT: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/b...
December 29, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Trump, the oldest man to ever get elected to the Presidency, doesn't appear to know what visa programs his own company uses (and btw why does he need so many foreign rather than American workers?):
Via NYT: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/b...
Via NYT: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/b...
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FLASHBACK — In 2020, Trump spoke out against H-1B Visas being used as “an inexpensive labor program” rather than to attract top talent as he ripped TVA for having 🇺🇸 workers train their replacements.
What happened? (Spoiler: Elon & the tech oligarchs)
What happened? (Spoiler: Elon & the tech oligarchs)
December 29, 2024 at 4:46 AM
FLASHBACK — In 2020, Trump spoke out against H-1B Visas being used as “an inexpensive labor program” rather than to attract top talent as he ripped TVA for having 🇺🇸 workers train their replacements.
What happened? (Spoiler: Elon & the tech oligarchs)
What happened? (Spoiler: Elon & the tech oligarchs)
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In 1992, a young African immigrant arrived on our shores in search of a college education.
But he dropped out and, like many immigrants, worked illegally to survive.
Eventually, with government help, he became a billionaire.
And now he's President.
Anything is possible in the USA. 🇺🇸 🗽🇿🇦
But he dropped out and, like many immigrants, worked illegally to survive.
Eventually, with government help, he became a billionaire.
And now he's President.
Anything is possible in the USA. 🇺🇸 🗽🇿🇦
December 27, 2024 at 8:45 PM
In 1992, a young African immigrant arrived on our shores in search of a college education.
But he dropped out and, like many immigrants, worked illegally to survive.
Eventually, with government help, he became a billionaire.
And now he's President.
Anything is possible in the USA. 🇺🇸 🗽🇿🇦
But he dropped out and, like many immigrants, worked illegally to survive.
Eventually, with government help, he became a billionaire.
And now he's President.
Anything is possible in the USA. 🇺🇸 🗽🇿🇦
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Police in Alabama shot and killed a 16-year-old boy in his own home during a no-knock raid in the middle of the night.
Body camera footage allegedly shows Randall Adjessom raising his hands and backing away just before an officer opened fire.
RIP
Body camera footage allegedly shows Randall Adjessom raising his hands and backing away just before an officer opened fire.
RIP
December 26, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Police in Alabama shot and killed a 16-year-old boy in his own home during a no-knock raid in the middle of the night.
Body camera footage allegedly shows Randall Adjessom raising his hands and backing away just before an officer opened fire.
RIP
Body camera footage allegedly shows Randall Adjessom raising his hands and backing away just before an officer opened fire.
RIP