FLX Joe
@joefingerlakes.bsky.social
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FLX Joe
@joefingerlakes.bsky.social
· Nov 12
The pro-democracy side needs coalitions 2 win. I'm here 2 support & fight with all of them.
Women. LGBTQ. Minorities. Immigrants.
Men, let's proudly wear the liberal flag and open the door welcome other men into the movement! RT to support.
Women. LGBTQ. Minorities. Immigrants.
Men, let's proudly wear the liberal flag and open the door welcome other men into the movement! RT to support.
Volatility is not good for the market or regular investor (those with retirement accounts).
The 3 largest volatile times since 2004 (the history of this tracking, VIX):
Trump's tariffs, COVID, 2008 Housing Crash.
Trump has 2 of these moments but COVID at least was not a self-inflicted problem.
The 3 largest volatile times since 2004 (the history of this tracking, VIX):
Trump's tariffs, COVID, 2008 Housing Crash.
Trump has 2 of these moments but COVID at least was not a self-inflicted problem.
April 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Volatility is not good for the market or regular investor (those with retirement accounts).
The 3 largest volatile times since 2004 (the history of this tracking, VIX):
Trump's tariffs, COVID, 2008 Housing Crash.
Trump has 2 of these moments but COVID at least was not a self-inflicted problem.
The 3 largest volatile times since 2004 (the history of this tracking, VIX):
Trump's tariffs, COVID, 2008 Housing Crash.
Trump has 2 of these moments but COVID at least was not a self-inflicted problem.
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Rieckhoff: He's losing his women and children. His cities are being bombed, and we're talking about his clothes? It was victim shaming, which is what trump has been doing to Zelenskyy and Ukraine since before he got elected. It's unacceptable.
March 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Rieckhoff: He's losing his women and children. His cities are being bombed, and we're talking about his clothes? It was victim shaming, which is what trump has been doing to Zelenskyy and Ukraine since before he got elected. It's unacceptable.
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Oh my fucking God.
February 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Oh my fucking God.
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To the right-wing pundits crowing over Vance's speech: if you are really "less worried" about a dictator-state that's invaded its neighbour, killed tens of thousands of people, reduced cities to rubble & engaged in mass rape and child abduction, than you are about "wokery", then you are truly lost.
February 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
To the right-wing pundits crowing over Vance's speech: if you are really "less worried" about a dictator-state that's invaded its neighbour, killed tens of thousands of people, reduced cities to rubble & engaged in mass rape and child abduction, than you are about "wokery", then you are truly lost.
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Did Little X tell Trump to shush his mouth?
February 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Did Little X tell Trump to shush his mouth?
Government contracts that Doge won't touch. Musk gets richer off government contracts.
US Department of State plans to spend $400m on Tesla armoured vehicles
Plan raises possibility of more conflicts of interest for Elon Musk as he leads efforts to slash government spending
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Government contracts that Doge won't touch. Musk gets richer off government contracts.
Trump talks of ending FEMA and shifting responsibility to the states.
FEMA does help during emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA is not broken.
Attacks against FEMA are political to damage trust in the government and the base. And reactionary, someone to blame during a disaster.
FEMA does help during emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA is not broken.
Attacks against FEMA are political to damage trust in the government and the base. And reactionary, someone to blame during a disaster.
Trump claims FEMA is getting ‘in the way’ and pitches abolishing it
Trump wants to shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency and let states handle their own disaster needs. ‘I don’t think we should give California anything,’ he said
www.independent.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Trump talks of ending FEMA and shifting responsibility to the states.
FEMA does help during emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA is not broken.
Attacks against FEMA are political to damage trust in the government and the base. And reactionary, someone to blame during a disaster.
FEMA does help during emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA is not broken.
Attacks against FEMA are political to damage trust in the government and the base. And reactionary, someone to blame during a disaster.
Janet Petro sent out a letter to NASA employees shutting down DEI, calling it shameful and encouraged snitching for DEI policies.
Petro may not be a DEI hire, but she was hired for her willingness to serve Trump. "Appointed as acting NASA Administrator by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025,
Petro may not be a DEI hire, but she was hired for her willingness to serve Trump. "Appointed as acting NASA Administrator by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025,
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Janet Petro sent out a letter to NASA employees shutting down DEI, calling it shameful and encouraged snitching for DEI policies.
Petro may not be a DEI hire, but she was hired for her willingness to serve Trump. "Appointed as acting NASA Administrator by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025,
Petro may not be a DEI hire, but she was hired for her willingness to serve Trump. "Appointed as acting NASA Administrator by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025,
13 million egg-laying hens died in December due to the bird flu. Unless the President is going to mandate vaccines for chickens (insert COVID vaccine hysteria here), there is zero way he can control the impact on the cost of eggs and chicken.
Broken campaign promise incoming.
Broken campaign promise incoming.
There are accurate articles on egg prices if one can dig deeper than memes. TV networks can learn from this.
"Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
You can blame bird flu for high egg prices at the grocery store."
"Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
You can blame bird flu for high egg prices at the grocery store."
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
13 million egg-laying hens died in December due to the bird flu. Unless the President is going to mandate vaccines for chickens (insert COVID vaccine hysteria here), there is zero way he can control the impact on the cost of eggs and chicken.
Broken campaign promise incoming.
Broken campaign promise incoming.
There are accurate articles on egg prices if one can dig deeper than memes. TV networks can learn from this.
"Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
You can blame bird flu for high egg prices at the grocery store."
"Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
You can blame bird flu for high egg prices at the grocery store."
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
There are accurate articles on egg prices if one can dig deeper than memes. TV networks can learn from this.
"Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
You can blame bird flu for high egg prices at the grocery store."
"Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
You can blame bird flu for high egg prices at the grocery store."
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Democrats who want to be relevant and have a future with the party, look at AOC, Jamie Raskin, Jasmine Crockett, Senators Van Hollen and even Murphy right now.
They're the ones calling it out, refusing to bend the knee, and reflecting the righteous anger of America against the broligarchy.
They're the ones calling it out, refusing to bend the knee, and reflecting the righteous anger of America against the broligarchy.
January 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Democrats who want to be relevant and have a future with the party, look at AOC, Jamie Raskin, Jasmine Crockett, Senators Van Hollen and even Murphy right now.
They're the ones calling it out, refusing to bend the knee, and reflecting the righteous anger of America against the broligarchy.
They're the ones calling it out, refusing to bend the knee, and reflecting the righteous anger of America against the broligarchy.
Dem activists & politicians, let's not keep doing the same things over & over again.
We can all keep sharing the mountain of things Trump is doing that are terrible. But we ALSO need to make the case 4 dems/progressives.
We need to talk about what we stand for. How we support the working class...
We can all keep sharing the mountain of things Trump is doing that are terrible. But we ALSO need to make the case 4 dems/progressives.
We need to talk about what we stand for. How we support the working class...
January 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Dem activists & politicians, let's not keep doing the same things over & over again.
We can all keep sharing the mountain of things Trump is doing that are terrible. But we ALSO need to make the case 4 dems/progressives.
We need to talk about what we stand for. How we support the working class...
We can all keep sharing the mountain of things Trump is doing that are terrible. But we ALSO need to make the case 4 dems/progressives.
We need to talk about what we stand for. How we support the working class...
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The regime is already shutting down access to information that in a free country would be accessible.
Unlike the trial run of a fascist usa from 2016-2020, the fascist are hitting the ground running.
We need to be two steps ahead at all turns with these fascist fucks.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
Unlike the trial run of a fascist usa from 2016-2020, the fascist are hitting the ground running.
We need to be two steps ahead at all turns with these fascist fucks.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
Donald Trump and his team have shut down reproductiverights.gov
January 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The regime is already shutting down access to information that in a free country would be accessible.
Unlike the trial run of a fascist usa from 2016-2020, the fascist are hitting the ground running.
We need to be two steps ahead at all turns with these fascist fucks.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
Unlike the trial run of a fascist usa from 2016-2020, the fascist are hitting the ground running.
We need to be two steps ahead at all turns with these fascist fucks.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
This thread right here needs to be a wake up call to the Dem party and activists. By taking the bait with culture wars and moral victories, the message against the real fight gets buried.
It shouldn't be mainly left vs right culture fights. But corporations and billionaires vs the working class.
It shouldn't be mainly left vs right culture fights. But corporations and billionaires vs the working class.
As the wealthy have gained more control over our politics we've been trained to accept moral and symbolic "victories" that make us feel good but ultimately change nothing.
If we're going to defeat authoritarianism we'll need to fight for actual change.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/stop-accep...
If we're going to defeat authoritarianism we'll need to fight for actual change.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/stop-accep...
Stop Accepting Symbolic Victories: Audio From A Collapsing State
The wealth class has taken over by teaching us that symbolic victories and gestures that don't mean anything are all we can get.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
January 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This thread right here needs to be a wake up call to the Dem party and activists. By taking the bait with culture wars and moral victories, the message against the real fight gets buried.
It shouldn't be mainly left vs right culture fights. But corporations and billionaires vs the working class.
It shouldn't be mainly left vs right culture fights. But corporations and billionaires vs the working class.
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Another journalist, Max Blumenthal, absolutely shredding Blinken to bits at the same press conference where Sam Husseini was forcibly removed
January 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Another journalist, Max Blumenthal, absolutely shredding Blinken to bits at the same press conference where Sam Husseini was forcibly removed
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Weirdly, I can’t find Kid Rock’s complaint about Trump not attending Biden’s.
January 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Weirdly, I can’t find Kid Rock’s complaint about Trump not attending Biden’s.
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A high-powered lawyer representing Meta in a copyright case said he was dropping the company as a client due to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s “descent into toxic masculinity.”
Big-Shot Lawyer: I Won’t Represent Meta Any More Thanks to Zuckerberg
A lawyer representing the social media giant in a copyright dispute with famous writers said he could no longer “in good conscience” keep working with the company.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:24 AM
A high-powered lawyer representing Meta in a copyright case said he was dropping the company as a client due to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s “descent into toxic masculinity.”
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Nothing speaks to the integrity of Trump’s billionaire donors than Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos donating millions to Trump, but zero dollars to victims of the LA wildfire.
January 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Nothing speaks to the integrity of Trump’s billionaire donors than Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos donating millions to Trump, but zero dollars to victims of the LA wildfire.
R's want 2 tie politics with disaster relief in Cali. Let's not change it later to MAGA. It's Republicans.
"Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters one option on the table is making a new tranche of disaster relief funding for the California wildfires conditional on agreeing to raise the debt ceiling."
"Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters one option on the table is making a new tranche of disaster relief funding for the California wildfires conditional on agreeing to raise the debt ceiling."
Johnson confirms ‘discussions’ on tying wildfire aid to debt limit
Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters one option on the table is making a new tranche of disaster relief funding for the California wildfires conditional on agreeing to raise the debt ceiling.
www.politico.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
R's want 2 tie politics with disaster relief in Cali. Let's not change it later to MAGA. It's Republicans.
"Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters one option on the table is making a new tranche of disaster relief funding for the California wildfires conditional on agreeing to raise the debt ceiling."
"Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters one option on the table is making a new tranche of disaster relief funding for the California wildfires conditional on agreeing to raise the debt ceiling."
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My favorite part of Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview is when he suggests there is not enough masculine energy at his company, where two out of every three employees is a man.
January 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My favorite part of Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview is when he suggests there is not enough masculine energy at his company, where two out of every three employees is a man.
The idea that Trump, Republicans, and the billionaire class cared about and had the ability and desire to fix working class cost of living issues was always a farce.
Donald Trump has gone silent on working class cost of living issues | Opinion
Now that Trump has been elected, he says nothing about working class cost of living issues and many of his statements are outlandish and disrespectful.
www.citizen-times.com
January 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The idea that Trump, Republicans, and the billionaire class cared about and had the ability and desire to fix working class cost of living issues was always a farce.
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Schiff: "The reservoirs were full at the initiation of these fires, but frankly they have the capacity to put out homes that may be a house, multiple houses -- not if the whole town is up in flames."
January 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Schiff: "The reservoirs were full at the initiation of these fires, but frankly they have the capacity to put out homes that may be a house, multiple houses -- not if the whole town is up in flames."
Interesting to hear that shareholders are asking the same questions as many of us in the public.
-UnitedHealth Group shareholders on Wednesday said they requested the company prepare a report on the costs and public health impact related to its "practices that limit or delay access to healthcare."
Shareholders urge UnitedHealth to analyze impact of healthcare denials
UnitedHealth Group shareholders on Wednesday said they requested the company prepare a report on the costs and public health impact related to its "practices that limit or delay access to healthcare."...
finance.yahoo.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Interesting to hear that shareholders are asking the same questions as many of us in the public.
-UnitedHealth Group shareholders on Wednesday said they requested the company prepare a report on the costs and public health impact related to its "practices that limit or delay access to healthcare."
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Donold says he will rename the “Gulf of Mexico” the “Gulf of America.”
Still no plans for eggs or gas.
Still no plans for eggs or gas.
January 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Donold says he will rename the “Gulf of Mexico” the “Gulf of America.”
Still no plans for eggs or gas.
Still no plans for eggs or gas.