Josh Rogers
@iamjosh.bsky.social
Software engineer based out of Middle TN. Avid disc golfer.
Eat the rich. ACAB.
Eat the rich. ACAB.
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Lest there be any insinuation that Dems spared their own. It would be tough for Kathy Ruemmler—Obama’s WH Counsel from 2011 to mid-2014—to come off looking worse in these docs the committee Dems released. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Kathy Ruemmler
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jeffrey E. ljeevacation@gmail.com]
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Importance: High
Doesn't look like you are prioritizing your schedule very effeetively.....how are you going to manage all of that? this is unga week so the boss will be in town too....l'Il be here all week -- you may get sick of me....just sat down on the train so can't talk freely.
On Sep 19, 2014 7:48 AM, "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
"girls?", careful i will renew an old habit, . this week, thiel, summers, bill burns, gordon brown, jagland, ( council of curope and nobel chairman). mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris ( gates). jabor (qatar ). sultan (dubai, ), kosslyn (harvard), leon black, woody. you are a welcome guest at any... also if you think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for climate summit, clinton security council, holy shit im on
for next 30 minutes
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler -
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Most girls do not have to worry about this crap.
On Sep 19, 20147:09 AM, "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
understood. it comes down to high risk / reward / low risk / reward. professional, cmotional. and financial
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler
Agreed, but I need to be prepared to say yes before I talk to him.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Lest there be any insinuation that Dems spared their own. It would be tough for Kathy Ruemmler—Obama’s WH Counsel from 2011 to mid-2014—to come off looking worse in these docs the committee Dems released. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
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Are you all ready to give up on seeing Michael Wolff as some sort of amazing reporter yet?
Every single time I remind people that he is a known fabulist, resistance folks lose their mind because they think he hurts Trump.
He does no such thing.
And now here is advising a convicted abuser.
Every single time I remind people that he is a known fabulist, resistance folks lose their mind because they think he hurts Trump.
He does no such thing.
And now here is advising a convicted abuser.
🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Are you all ready to give up on seeing Michael Wolff as some sort of amazing reporter yet?
Every single time I remind people that he is a known fabulist, resistance folks lose their mind because they think he hurts Trump.
He does no such thing.
And now here is advising a convicted abuser.
Every single time I remind people that he is a known fabulist, resistance folks lose their mind because they think he hurts Trump.
He does no such thing.
And now here is advising a convicted abuser.
Give me more of this, I want to see more calling for Shakin' Schumer to gtfo
Khanna: And then it’s awfully convenient that those eight senators happen to be the ones who aren’t up in 2026—and they’re all consulting Schumer. People are sick of this. That’s why I called on Schumer to step down.
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Give me more of this, I want to see more calling for Shakin' Schumer to gtfo
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Whoa. The scale of this thing.
That blast wave radiating away from the flare location is impressive. Esp. when you think about the size of the Earth in comparison.
It’s so very near that we live so close to a star and can watch its behaviour and activity.
A star and it’s just right there!
That blast wave radiating away from the flare location is impressive. Esp. when you think about the size of the Earth in comparison.
It’s so very near that we live so close to a star and can watch its behaviour and activity.
A star and it’s just right there!
Here is the X5.1 flare in straight EUV light. We are looking at the 193 Å "gold" filter here. The flare is the bright flash, and immediately, you can see a giant blast wave racing through the Sun's corona, lifting tons of plasma into space as an Earth-directed CME.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Whoa. The scale of this thing.
That blast wave radiating away from the flare location is impressive. Esp. when you think about the size of the Earth in comparison.
It’s so very near that we live so close to a star and can watch its behaviour and activity.
A star and it’s just right there!
That blast wave radiating away from the flare location is impressive. Esp. when you think about the size of the Earth in comparison.
It’s so very near that we live so close to a star and can watch its behaviour and activity.
A star and it’s just right there!
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🚨 With a 60-40 vote (the same breakdown as yesterday’s vote), the Senate has PASSED their negotiated federal budget deal.
The deal now goes to the House. Floor vote is expected on **WEDNESDAY**
Call your House Rep 🔥📞🔥
The deal now goes to the House. Floor vote is expected on **WEDNESDAY**
Call your House Rep 🔥📞🔥
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
🚨 With a 60-40 vote (the same breakdown as yesterday’s vote), the Senate has PASSED their negotiated federal budget deal.
The deal now goes to the House. Floor vote is expected on **WEDNESDAY**
Call your House Rep 🔥📞🔥
The deal now goes to the House. Floor vote is expected on **WEDNESDAY**
Call your House Rep 🔥📞🔥
This is bullshit, we were united, and Democrats just blew that up. Now they are saying, never mind that and our entire history of fecklessness, now let's unite (until we do it again...)
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This is bullshit, we were united, and Democrats just blew that up. Now they are saying, never mind that and our entire history of fecklessness, now let's unite (until we do it again...)
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Taking over a party from within is a real thing that happens. There’s precedent for it at multiple points in American Trump JUST DID IT to the GOP.
Creating a new viable party hasn’t happened since 1856.
Creating a new viable party hasn’t happened since 1856.
There’s a two party duopoly in this nation.
Is it great? No! Is it reality? Yes.
Creating a third party means building up an entirely new infrastructure from scratch and then fighting both R & D.
Taking over the Dem Party is an easier and more effective route. It’ll take time, but it’s worth it.
Is it great? No! Is it reality? Yes.
Creating a third party means building up an entirely new infrastructure from scratch and then fighting both R & D.
Taking over the Dem Party is an easier and more effective route. It’ll take time, but it’s worth it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Taking over a party from within is a real thing that happens. There’s precedent for it at multiple points in American Trump JUST DID IT to the GOP.
Creating a new viable party hasn’t happened since 1856.
Creating a new viable party hasn’t happened since 1856.
You really just can't make up how bad and awful our political leadership is right now.
Hearing now that @chrismurphyct.bsky.social will allow the fast-tracking of the capitulation CR.
If any senator objects, the bill passage could be delayed until Friday. But apparently zero Senators have objected to the scheduling motion on the hotline.
Zero!
If any senator objects, the bill passage could be delayed until Friday. But apparently zero Senators have objected to the scheduling motion on the hotline.
Zero!
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
You really just can't make up how bad and awful our political leadership is right now.
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
Which is why we're going to need a statement from every Senate Democrat telling Schumer and pals to fuck off, though each may feel free to make it sound more palatable, like "kindly fuck off."
🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Which is why we're going to need a statement from every Senate Democrat telling Schumer and pals to fuck off, though each may feel free to make it sound more palatable, like "kindly fuck off."
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Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
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BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
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I agree with Courtney, you shouldn't change your party affiliation.
Also, I do not think a 2 party system of government was such a good idea, we've got an extremely broken country because of this system and its pal the electoral college.
Also, I do not think a 2 party system of government was such a good idea, we've got an extremely broken country because of this system and its pal the electoral college.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I agree with Courtney, you shouldn't change your party affiliation.
Also, I do not think a 2 party system of government was such a good idea, we've got an extremely broken country because of this system and its pal the electoral college.
Also, I do not think a 2 party system of government was such a good idea, we've got an extremely broken country because of this system and its pal the electoral college.
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
I'm convinced the DNC is assuming, probably correctly, that they have our vote because "not Trump." I now believe there is a concerted effort by the party to bring the whole party to the right. They do this by sitting on their hands and doing a little bit of play acting and victimhood now and then.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I'm convinced the DNC is assuming, probably correctly, that they have our vote because "not Trump." I now believe there is a concerted effort by the party to bring the whole party to the right. They do this by sitting on their hands and doing a little bit of play acting and victimhood now and then.
You're a feckless whisp of a piece of shit @kaine.senate.gov.
You did exactly the opposite, you showed the country that you had the power to hold them to this demand, and then you gave it up. You don't need a focus group to tell you why there is no enthusiasm for the Democrats.
You did exactly the opposite, you showed the country that you had the power to hold them to this demand, and then you gave it up. You don't need a focus group to tell you why there is no enthusiasm for the Democrats.
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
You're a feckless whisp of a piece of shit @kaine.senate.gov.
You did exactly the opposite, you showed the country that you had the power to hold them to this demand, and then you gave it up. You don't need a focus group to tell you why there is no enthusiasm for the Democrats.
You did exactly the opposite, you showed the country that you had the power to hold them to this demand, and then you gave it up. You don't need a focus group to tell you why there is no enthusiasm for the Democrats.
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This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
Frustrated is one way to put it. As a lifelong liberal, they're the enemy of my enemy, but if the GOP ever collapses (if we could be so lucky), the Democrats will be the conservative party. I've never felt represented by these buffoons, and I don't think they have any interest in representing me.
“67% of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated in the September survey – far higher than the roughly half who said this in 2021 and 2019.”
Two-thirds of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated. By far the most commonly cited reason is that the party is not pushing back hard enough against Trump. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Frustrated is one way to put it. As a lifelong liberal, they're the enemy of my enemy, but if the GOP ever collapses (if we could be so lucky), the Democrats will be the conservative party. I've never felt represented by these buffoons, and I don't think they have any interest in representing me.
I really fucking hate these people...I really...really...hate them.
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I really fucking hate these people...I really...really...hate them.
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...