P Grimaldi
ignites.bsky.social
P Grimaldi
@ignites.bsky.social
Creative Arts and entertainment. Love media in all its shapes and forms. I’ve had an entire career in print and digital publishing and marketing. An active independent musician, promoter, and creator for the visual arts. Enjoy talking smack about politics.
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Enough! This is exactly why ICE should be required to identify themselves.

If ICE looks like criminals and thugs, they should be regarded as such.

🚨 Yesterday, an L.A. man was arrested for impersonating a federal agent. Loaded gun, fake documents, cop gear and even blinking & blue on his car
June 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Business must reckon with a paradigm shift on mass immigration rather than a temporary change (via Bloomberg Opinion).
MAGA Doesn’t Mean Making Profits Great Again
Big Business and Trump’s populists are waking up to the fact they dislike each other.
bloom.bg
June 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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'Depression Don': How Trump's 'audacious' tariffs could do lasting economic harm www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jagw...
'Depression Don': How Trump's 'audacious' tariffs could do lasting economic harm
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Pentagon inspector general to investigate Pete Hegseth's role in Signal chat leak www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Pentagon inspector general to investigate Pete Hegseth's role in Signal chat leak
The Pentagon’s internal watchdog notified the defense secretary of a probe into whether he shared classified information last month in a Signal group chat that included a journalist.
www.nbcnews.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Sens. Chuck Grassley and Maria Cantwell just introduced a bill to reassert Congress's power over tariffs.

The Trade Review Act of 2025 says a president must notify Congress about new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition. It requires Congress to approve them within 60 days or they expire.
April 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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UK: Brexit is the biggest act of economic self harm any country will ever perform
USA: Hold my beer...
April 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Federal judge says Trump admin. acted in ‘bad faith’ www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
April 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Are you ready for it? Our national call to action is THIS Saturday!
April 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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April 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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I just spit out my drink.

Jesse Waters: “You were never on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet, were you?”

RFK, Jr: “I was on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet two times.”
March 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Trump Takes Government Secrecy Seriously. But Only When It Suits Him. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
Signal Leak Shows Trump Only Takes Federal Secrets Seriously When It Suits Him
In the Trump era, the definition of an official secret depends on whatever works best for the president.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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March 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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March 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Right to work is a scam intended to bust unions. To paraphrase Dr. King, There are no “rights” and no “work.”
March 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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At this year's fantastic Oscars, we were all Anora clapping back at bosses and billionaires.

www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Commentary: 'Anora's' Oscars triumph is a much-needed win for workers, in Hollywood and beyond
Sean Baker got his fairy-tale ending, investing his speeches with meaningful shout-outs on an Oscar night that celebrated unseen laborers as well as glamour.
www.latimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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My latest: MAGA media admitted that Trump’s agenda could cause economic mayhem. Indicators suggest it may be happening. mediamatters.org/fox-news/mag... Trump supporters promised “temporary hardship” and called for “collective sacrifice” to implement his second-term agenda
MAGA media admitted that Trump’s agenda could cause economic mayhem. Indicators suggest it may be happening.
For months, MAGA sycophants and right-wing media personalities have been warning that President Donald Trump’s agenda to gut the federal government and institute widespread tariffs could devastate the...
mediamatters.org
March 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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“Newsflash, conservatives: If Trump can just ignore rulings that go against him, so can the next Democratic president.”

Brad Polumbo writes about how Republicans urging Trump to defy the courts seem to be forgetting something.

READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Conservatives are playing with fire by threatening our judicial system
Ignoring the courts would completely upend America's system of checks and balances.
www.msnbc.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Zelenskyy tells aides to reject U.S. pitch for 50% of Ukraine’s rare earth minerals
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Zelenskyy tells aides to reject U.S. pitch for 50% of Ukraine’s rare earth minerals
The Ukrainian president did not feel the draft agreement included security guarantees for Kyiv.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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"It’s a toxic bait and switch that is underway," Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said.
Democratic Leader Slams Trump For Failing To FulFill This Core Campaign Promise
"It’s a toxic bait and switch that is underway," Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said.
www.huffpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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“The reason we face the worst is because it helps us imagine the best.” What a fantastic, hopeful read. Treat yourself to this, and then spread it around.
I wrote about the worst people in the world, charting the depths of their depravity and vastness of their incompetence, and offered some thoughts about the opportunity presented by their failure to acknowledge reality and their refusal to access any form of human virtue.

www.the-reframe.com/the/
The Worst and the Dimmest
It's not a coincidence that we're being led by the least qualified monsters available; it's a deliberate strategy. Facing the Worst - a series about directional alignment.
www.the-reframe.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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The democratic world will have to get along without America. It may even have to defend itself from it www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The democratic world will have to get along without America. It may even have to defend itself from it
The U.S. is now on the side of the dictatorships
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Ukraine not invited to U.S. and Russia talks: Sen. Reed calls it a ‘horrific’ Trump repeat

Ukraine's president indicated he wasn't invited to begin Ukraine-Russia peace talks. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) joins The Weekend’s panel to discuss.

WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uez_...
Ukraine not invited to U.S. and Russia talks: Sen. Reed calls it a ‘horrific’ Trump repeat
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM