Jason Palitsch
@jasonpalitsch.bsky.social
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and occasionally elsewhere. | This account reflects my personal views only.
Get at it, Shrewsbury!
May 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Get at it, Shrewsbury!
250 years ago, 128 from Shrewsbury answered the call.
April 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
250 years ago, 128 from Shrewsbury answered the call.
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Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
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Thank you, Wisconsin!
April 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Thank you, Wisconsin!
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March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If you're out of state, sign up for a phonebanking shift to help get out the vote for Judge Crawford: www.mobilize.us/wisdems/
Worcester, Mass: A room full of local Democrats ready to go 💪
March 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Worcester, Mass: A room full of local Democrats ready to go 💪
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I’m not sure if you know this but we’re about a 1 degree temp change away from completely wiping out North American salmon.
You want people studying fish.
You want people studying fish.
March 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m not sure if you know this but we’re about a 1 degree temp change away from completely wiping out North American salmon.
You want people studying fish.
You want people studying fish.
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Historically in politics saying “read my lips” before making a sweeping proclamation has never backfired.
February 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Historically in politics saying “read my lips” before making a sweeping proclamation has never backfired.
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Trump promised on day one he would bring prices down.
More than a month in and gas, groceries, rent, cars, and eggs all cost more...
And yet what are Republicans focused on today?
Gutting Medicaid so they can give tax cuts for billionaires.
More than a month in and gas, groceries, rent, cars, and eggs all cost more...
And yet what are Republicans focused on today?
Gutting Medicaid so they can give tax cuts for billionaires.
February 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Trump promised on day one he would bring prices down.
More than a month in and gas, groceries, rent, cars, and eggs all cost more...
And yet what are Republicans focused on today?
Gutting Medicaid so they can give tax cuts for billionaires.
More than a month in and gas, groceries, rent, cars, and eggs all cost more...
And yet what are Republicans focused on today?
Gutting Medicaid so they can give tax cuts for billionaires.
Taking inspiration from my Congressman @repmcgovern.bsky.social. No person I’d rather have representing our communities in Washington right now.
February 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Taking inspiration from my Congressman @repmcgovern.bsky.social. No person I’d rather have representing our communities in Washington right now.
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U.S. stocks fell sharply after reports showed that worries about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the economy.
U.S. stocks tumble as companies and consumers worry about tariffs and Washington
The S&P 500 sank 1.7% for its worst day in two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 748 points, or 1.7%, and the Nasdaq composite tumbled 2.2%.
www.wbur.org
February 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
U.S. stocks fell sharply after reports showed that worries about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the economy.
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Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story.
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
February 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story.
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Today I convened a roundtable in my district to hear how cuts to the NIH will hurt people—patients, clinical trial participants, and researchers working on lifesaving cures. And how cutting Medicaid coverage is going to mean people will lose care, get sicker, and die.
February 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Today I convened a roundtable in my district to hear how cuts to the NIH will hurt people—patients, clinical trial participants, and researchers working on lifesaving cures. And how cutting Medicaid coverage is going to mean people will lose care, get sicker, and die.
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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov
February 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov
A darkly symbolic step on Trump’s road to gutting our democratic institutions. Disgusting.
Five employees at the JFK Library in Boston were laid off today in connection with a Trump administration overhaul of federal workers.
"Without them, we are unable to stay open," a source tells @gbhnews.bsky.social. "It has been chaotic and we are seeking clarity."
"Without them, we are unable to stay open," a source tells @gbhnews.bsky.social. "It has been chaotic and we are seeking clarity."
February 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A darkly symbolic step on Trump’s road to gutting our democratic institutions. Disgusting.
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Don't let the bastards grind you down
February 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Don't let the bastards grind you down
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If you want to understand Trump's approach you need to understand the concept of "Gorilla Dust." When threatened, gorillas kick up dust to make themselves appear bigger.
Trump wants everyone to think he is strong, instead he is trying to mask his weakness
www.messageboxnews.com/p/dont-fall-...
Trump wants everyone to think he is strong, instead he is trying to mask his weakness
www.messageboxnews.com/p/dont-fall-...
Don't Fall for Trump's Strongman Gambit
Trump's first two weeks reveal a chaotic and incompetent administration trying to mask weakness.
www.messageboxnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you want to understand Trump's approach you need to understand the concept of "Gorilla Dust." When threatened, gorillas kick up dust to make themselves appear bigger.
Trump wants everyone to think he is strong, instead he is trying to mask his weakness
www.messageboxnews.com/p/dont-fall-...
Trump wants everyone to think he is strong, instead he is trying to mask his weakness
www.messageboxnews.com/p/dont-fall-...
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.” — FDR, written but not delivered
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.” — FDR, written but not delivered
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
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Jimmy Carter has died. A remarkable man who has been on our minds a lot lately, for many reasons. What an example he set for everyone who has had to ask themselves, “Now what?”
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
Jimmy Carter Dies at 100: News and Reactions (Gift Article)
The former president, a peanut farmer and Democrat from Georgia, was known as much for his charity and diplomatic work later in life as he was for his single presidential term, which ended in 1981.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Jimmy Carter has died. A remarkable man who has been on our minds a lot lately, for many reasons. What an example he set for everyone who has had to ask themselves, “Now what?”
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
A Saturday afternoon brought to you by the 2024 New England Patriots.
mario and luigi are standing next to each other on a beach
ALT: mario and luigi are standing next to each other on a beach
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December 28, 2024 at 9:04 PM
A Saturday afternoon brought to you by the 2024 New England Patriots.
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Merry Christmas!
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One of the lessons of the last month is that great wealth cannot buy courage but it can reveal cowardice.
December 13, 2024 at 10:00 PM
One of the lessons of the last month is that great wealth cannot buy courage but it can reveal cowardice.
Great job by the volunteers who put together Shrewsbury’s Yuletide Market & Light the Common!
December 7, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Great job by the volunteers who put together Shrewsbury’s Yuletide Market & Light the Common!