Joe Sackett
@jfsackett2.bsky.social
Assaulting women, mocking disabled, …, turning Iran into a parking lot.
It won’t end until we pump this administration out of our bilge to the wrong side of history.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
It won’t end until we pump this administration out of our bilge to the wrong side of history.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
June 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Assaulting women, mocking disabled, …, turning Iran into a parking lot.
It won’t end until we pump this administration out of our bilge to the wrong side of history.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
It won’t end until we pump this administration out of our bilge to the wrong side of history.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
Constitutional Crisis Defcon change!
El Salvador’s president says he won’t release Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
A complete lie which belies the terrible truth that this scheme is an attack on both due process and rulings by the judiciary. It starts with immigrants, who's next?
apnews.com/live/donald-...
El Salvador’s president says he won’t release Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
A complete lie which belies the terrible truth that this scheme is an attack on both due process and rulings by the judiciary. It starts with immigrants, who's next?
apnews.com/live/donald-...
April 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Constitutional Crisis Defcon change!
El Salvador’s president says he won’t release Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
A complete lie which belies the terrible truth that this scheme is an attack on both due process and rulings by the judiciary. It starts with immigrants, who's next?
apnews.com/live/donald-...
El Salvador’s president says he won’t release Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
A complete lie which belies the terrible truth that this scheme is an attack on both due process and rulings by the judiciary. It starts with immigrants, who's next?
apnews.com/live/donald-...
“I was just following orders” is not a defense. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) upholds this principle, stating that military personnel have a duty to disobey unlawful orders.
Service members: Remember the duty to disobey
In the not-too-distant future, military members of all ranks and specialties might have a difficult choice: side with an unlawful president or with the Constitution.
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
“I was just following orders” is not a defense. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) upholds this principle, stating that military personnel have a duty to disobey unlawful orders.
"Booker railed for hours against cuts to Social Security offices led by Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. He listed the impacts of Trump’s early orders and spoke to concerns that broader cuts to the social safety net could be coming"
Keep going Sen. Booker !!
Keep going Sen. Booker !!
New Jersey Sen. Booker presses his marathon speech against Trump's agenda past 19 hours and counting
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker has pressed his marathon speech against President Donald Trump’s agenda past 19 hours and counting.
apnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"Booker railed for hours against cuts to Social Security offices led by Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. He listed the impacts of Trump’s early orders and spoke to concerns that broader cuts to the social safety net could be coming"
Keep going Sen. Booker !!
Keep going Sen. Booker !!
Considering ways to acknowledge the great efforts, dedication and sacrifice of those at the "front lines" of our democracy. Baldrige award?
We owe so much to the independent press, constitutional lawyers, political organizers & protesters, and especially our civil servants who "hold the line."
We owe so much to the independent press, constitutional lawyers, political organizers & protesters, and especially our civil servants who "hold the line."
March 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Considering ways to acknowledge the great efforts, dedication and sacrifice of those at the "front lines" of our democracy. Baldrige award?
We owe so much to the independent press, constitutional lawyers, political organizers & protesters, and especially our civil servants who "hold the line."
We owe so much to the independent press, constitutional lawyers, political organizers & protesters, and especially our civil servants who "hold the line."
It could be worse...
at least he visualizes voting happening under his crown, orb and scepter.
Could our party pls start registration initiatives NOW?
at least he visualizes voting happening under his crown, orb and scepter.
Could our party pls start registration initiatives NOW?
Trump signs sweeping action overhauling US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S. Tuesday's order demands documentary proof of citizenship be added as a requirement for federal voter reg...
apnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It could be worse...
at least he visualizes voting happening under his crown, orb and scepter.
Could our party pls start registration initiatives NOW?
at least he visualizes voting happening under his crown, orb and scepter.
Could our party pls start registration initiatives NOW?
A legal win and strong rebuke.
Judge Alsup: “It is sad, a sad day, when our government would fire some good employees and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie. That should not have been done in our country.”
Judge Alsup: “It is sad, a sad day, when our government would fire some good employees and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie. That should not have been done in our country.”
Judge orders Trump to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. U.S.
apnews.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A legal win and strong rebuke.
Judge Alsup: “It is sad, a sad day, when our government would fire some good employees and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie. That should not have been done in our country.”
Judge Alsup: “It is sad, a sad day, when our government would fire some good employees and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie. That should not have been done in our country.”
This is not headlines for most of us but will long-term ruin housing for our most vulnerable.
Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps aging affordable housing livable
The Associated Press has obtained a document showing that the Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing.
apnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This is not headlines for most of us but will long-term ruin housing for our most vulnerable.
This is important enough to echo:
Elon Musk says DOGE is going after Medicare and other entitlement spending.
Just listen to his reason why...
Elon Musk says DOGE is going after Medicare and other entitlement spending.
Just listen to his reason why...
Elon Musk exposes why Democrats don’t want ‘waste and fraud’ to be turned off
YouTube video by Fox Business
youtu.be
March 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This is important enough to echo:
Elon Musk says DOGE is going after Medicare and other entitlement spending.
Just listen to his reason why...
Elon Musk says DOGE is going after Medicare and other entitlement spending.
Just listen to his reason why...
Gandalf censured for holding back Balrog.
"You have no mandate!"
"You shall not pass!"
"You have no mandate!"
"You shall not pass!"
March 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Gandalf censured for holding back Balrog.
"You have no mandate!"
"You shall not pass!"
"You have no mandate!"
"You shall not pass!"
“We’re asking people to divest from Target because they have turned their back on our community,” Rev. Jamal Bryant. “Black people spend upwards of $12 million dollars a day, and so we would expect some loyalty, some decency and some camaraderie.”
I'm OUT too.
Tractor Supply is OFF my list too.
I'm OUT too.
Tractor Supply is OFF my list too.
A 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company | CNN Business
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
www.cnn.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
“We’re asking people to divest from Target because they have turned their back on our community,” Rev. Jamal Bryant. “Black people spend upwards of $12 million dollars a day, and so we would expect some loyalty, some decency and some camaraderie.”
I'm OUT too.
Tractor Supply is OFF my list too.
I'm OUT too.
Tractor Supply is OFF my list too.
In true form, this Republican bill disenfranchises urban and women voters. Even if this particular legislation fails, these attacks will continue. Democrats must pre-register our base or assist in their applying for proof-of-citizenship documents.
What can we do to help our party with their plan?
What can we do to help our party with their plan?
GOP pushes ahead with citizenship voting bill. Some state election officials say it's problematic
The centerpiece election legislation from congressional Republicans would require voters to prove their citizenship when registering.
apnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
In true form, this Republican bill disenfranchises urban and women voters. Even if this particular legislation fails, these attacks will continue. Democrats must pre-register our base or assist in their applying for proof-of-citizenship documents.
What can we do to help our party with their plan?
What can we do to help our party with their plan?
What is the cabinet thinking? Are they all sold on being the corruption nucleus or is there remorse about selling their soul? Pre-Trump, had they EVER considered dismantling the govt and its effects on the vast majority of us? Do they consider what will they preside over when the deed is done?
March 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
What is the cabinet thinking? Are they all sold on being the corruption nucleus or is there remorse about selling their soul? Pre-Trump, had they EVER considered dismantling the govt and its effects on the vast majority of us? Do they consider what will they preside over when the deed is done?
It is clear that Trump and Vance are now Putin's Pawns. Can Trump be endowed with so much greed that he not only turns on our ally in their most desperate time of need but also threatens their leader with WW3 from the Oval Office?
What possible price could cause them to abandon all human decency?
What possible price could cause them to abandon all human decency?
March 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It is clear that Trump and Vance are now Putin's Pawns. Can Trump be endowed with so much greed that he not only turns on our ally in their most desperate time of need but also threatens their leader with WW3 from the Oval Office?
What possible price could cause them to abandon all human decency?
What possible price could cause them to abandon all human decency?
"Democrats would be wise to account for the damage. Each day, they must track the data and gather the individual stories that result from this assault on functional government. Then, they can compare the state of the country before and after Musk’s destruction."
- Jennifer Rubin
- Jennifer Rubin
February 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Democrats would be wise to account for the damage. Each day, they must track the data and gather the individual stories that result from this assault on functional government. Then, they can compare the state of the country before and after Musk’s destruction."
- Jennifer Rubin
- Jennifer Rubin
"I Love You"*
- Rev. JeKaren Olaoya
- Rev. JeKaren Olaoya
February 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"I Love You"*
- Rev. JeKaren Olaoya
- Rev. JeKaren Olaoya
This is on the worse end of the range of outcomes that I had anticipated. They’re frontally attacking the validity of transgender existence, right? I don’t think there’s any other way to put it.
- Alex Chen, director of the L.G.B.T.Q. advocacy clinic at Harvard Law School
- Alex Chen, director of the L.G.B.T.Q. advocacy clinic at Harvard Law School
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is on the worse end of the range of outcomes that I had anticipated. They’re frontally attacking the validity of transgender existence, right? I don’t think there’s any other way to put it.
- Alex Chen, director of the L.G.B.T.Q. advocacy clinic at Harvard Law School
- Alex Chen, director of the L.G.B.T.Q. advocacy clinic at Harvard Law School
February 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Negro National Anthem performed by Chris Bender
kicks off Black History Month in Boston.
You know that Trump's attack on DEI is a thin disguise for a racist war on the Civil Rights Act and ultimately on Equal Protection under the Constitution.
We will fight for the Idea of America.
kicks off Black History Month in Boston.
You know that Trump's attack on DEI is a thin disguise for a racist war on the Civil Rights Act and ultimately on Equal Protection under the Constitution.
We will fight for the Idea of America.
February 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Negro National Anthem performed by Chris Bender
kicks off Black History Month in Boston.
You know that Trump's attack on DEI is a thin disguise for a racist war on the Civil Rights Act and ultimately on Equal Protection under the Constitution.
We will fight for the Idea of America.
kicks off Black History Month in Boston.
You know that Trump's attack on DEI is a thin disguise for a racist war on the Civil Rights Act and ultimately on Equal Protection under the Constitution.
We will fight for the Idea of America.
Hold the Line !!
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January 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Hold the Line !!
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Trump's pardon of the 600 violent criminals is beyond my words. My heart bleeds blue for the family of slain officer Brian Sicknick, as well as Michael Fanone and all of the Capital Police Officers. 💙
January 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Trump's pardon of the 600 violent criminals is beyond my words. My heart bleeds blue for the family of slain officer Brian Sicknick, as well as Michael Fanone and all of the Capital Police Officers. 💙
I read this recommendation in another article:
"[Parents of young children] asked for good books to read with them to fill the gaps in civics education. I suggested Preet Bharara’s Justice Is...: A Guide for Young Truth Seekers."
"[Parents of young children] asked for good books to read with them to fill the gaps in civics education. I suggested Preet Bharara’s Justice Is...: A Guide for Young Truth Seekers."
January 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I read this recommendation in another article:
"[Parents of young children] asked for good books to read with them to fill the gaps in civics education. I suggested Preet Bharara’s Justice Is...: A Guide for Young Truth Seekers."
"[Parents of young children] asked for good books to read with them to fill the gaps in civics education. I suggested Preet Bharara’s Justice Is...: A Guide for Young Truth Seekers."