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Joel Irby
@joelirby.bsky.social
· Jun 21
Thus violating Molly Ivins's First Rule of Holes: When you're in one, stop digging.
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Cool that you made him melt down, but you shouldn’t be making ANY deals with the openly fascist far right party. You should be doing what they’ve always done when they were out of power: obstruct. Refuse to work with them. Stop doing anything that furthers their agenda.
August 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Cool that you made him melt down, but you shouldn’t be making ANY deals with the openly fascist far right party. You should be doing what they’ve always done when they were out of power: obstruct. Refuse to work with them. Stop doing anything that furthers their agenda.
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He's using our money to buy himself a gift.
A billion dollar gift.
A billion dollar gift.
CORRUPTION UPDATE: Donald Trump accepted a “free” luxury jet from Qatar.
A new report says taxpayers will be on the hook for up to $1 billion for renovations.
All for a jet that's going to his future Presidential Library.
A new report says taxpayers will be on the hook for up to $1 billion for renovations.
All for a jet that's going to his future Presidential Library.
July 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
He's using our money to buy himself a gift.
A billion dollar gift.
A billion dollar gift.
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AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
July 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
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Literal cages. Not even metaphorical ones. Literal ones.
July 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Literal cages. Not even metaphorical ones. Literal ones.
He knew *exactly* what he was doing. Such a tool! 😠
June 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
He knew *exactly* what he was doing. Such a tool! 😠
Walk without rhythm. It won't attract the worm.
I promise y’all: marching in step is quite easy. Nothing difficult about it. That bad marching was intentional. I guarantee it.
June 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Walk without rhythm. It won't attract the worm.
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The most important words of our Constitution are the first three: We the People. We have no Kings here, no monarchs, no slaves and no subjects.
We the People.
We the People.
June 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The most important words of our Constitution are the first three: We the People. We have no Kings here, no monarchs, no slaves and no subjects.
We the People.
We the People.
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I’ve been saying that I felt Trump’s dramatic escalation in recent days was driven in part by Musk’s emasculation of him last week.
I also wonder whether it’s being driven by Zelensky’s profound humiliation of Putin, and Putin lashing out at Trump for not delivering Ukraine to him.
I also wonder whether it’s being driven by Zelensky’s profound humiliation of Putin, and Putin lashing out at Trump for not delivering Ukraine to him.
We are in the midst of turning the world’s powerful military away from its focus on Russia and China towards a new enemy - the American people themselves.
Trump keeps working as hard as he can to make Russia and China again.
Trump keeps working as hard as he can to make Russia and China again.
Good job, US Senate
June 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I’ve been saying that I felt Trump’s dramatic escalation in recent days was driven in part by Musk’s emasculation of him last week.
I also wonder whether it’s being driven by Zelensky’s profound humiliation of Putin, and Putin lashing out at Trump for not delivering Ukraine to him.
I also wonder whether it’s being driven by Zelensky’s profound humiliation of Putin, and Putin lashing out at Trump for not delivering Ukraine to him.
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The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.
June 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.
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If you need a little hope this morning
May 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If you need a little hope this morning
The economic harm & human cost of research interrupted (or not started) that'd otherwise provide the basis for life-saving drugs (just to name one example) is "yuge", as Trump might say. And it's not like other countries can make up the gap. Humanity will be poorer, and for what? Owning the libs. 😢
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The economic harm & human cost of research interrupted (or not started) that'd otherwise provide the basis for life-saving drugs (just to name one example) is "yuge", as Trump might say. And it's not like other countries can make up the gap. Humanity will be poorer, and for what? Owning the libs. 😢
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I don't want this to get lost: after RFK Jr. finished with his tantrum, he ADMITTED he is blocking BILLIONS in federal child care funding.
That needs to change IMMEDIATELY.
That needs to change IMMEDIATELY.
here's the full clip of RFK Jr losing his shit at Patty Murray today during a hearing so badly that Republican Sen. Capito had to step in and tell him to "hold back"
May 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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here's the full clip of RFK Jr losing his shit at Patty Murray today during a hearing so badly that Republican Sen. Capito had to step in and tell him to "hold back"
May 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Where's the (sarcastic) laugh-react button, Bluesky?
"Well. We're waiting." (Ted Knight character in Caddyshack voice)
"Well. We're waiting." (Ted Knight character in Caddyshack voice)
Trump on Comey: "He knew exactly what that meant ... it meant assassination. It says it loud and clear ... he's calling for the assassination of the president ... it's gonna be up to Pam ... he's a dirty cop."
May 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Where's the (sarcastic) laugh-react button, Bluesky?
"Well. We're waiting." (Ted Knight character in Caddyshack voice)
"Well. We're waiting." (Ted Knight character in Caddyshack voice)
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May 14, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Trumpian Projection: Look for it in every major statement or action. It's the tendency to accuse others, usually "godless, communist" Democ-RATs, never mind the fact that many Dems their lives according to the Golden Rule and favor regulated capitalism with social safety net *and* high GDP growth. 🙄
Glad to hear they have a Weaponization Working Group to consolidate all their planned weaponization of the DoJ.
May 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Trumpian Projection: Look for it in every major statement or action. It's the tendency to accuse others, usually "godless, communist" Democ-RATs, never mind the fact that many Dems their lives according to the Golden Rule and favor regulated capitalism with social safety net *and* high GDP growth. 🙄
May 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
No POTUS can just "set the deal". Countries have other options as trading partners. Will the switch take a long time & cause financial pain? Sure, but why would they trust a man like him not to break tomorrow whatever deal he strikes with them today? And look weak back home? No thanks! #ElbowsUp
Trump: "At the end of this, I'll set my own deals because I set the deal. They don't set the deal. I set the deal. They've been ripping us off for years. I set the deal ... we don't have to sign them. I'm going to be setting the deal. I'm setting the tariff."
May 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
No POTUS can just "set the deal". Countries have other options as trading partners. Will the switch take a long time & cause financial pain? Sure, but why would they trust a man like him not to break tomorrow whatever deal he strikes with them today? And look weak back home? No thanks! #ElbowsUp
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BREAKING:
Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation is "unlawful," a federal judge in Texas ruled.
That judge was appointed by Trump.
Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/aea-inquis...
Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation is "unlawful," a federal judge in Texas ruled.
That judge was appointed by Trump.
Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/aea-inquis...
May 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
BREAKING:
Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation is "unlawful," a federal judge in Texas ruled.
That judge was appointed by Trump.
Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/aea-inquis...
Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation is "unlawful," a federal judge in Texas ruled.
That judge was appointed by Trump.
Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/aea-inquis...
Watch this and act accordingly, please.
April 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Watch this and act accordingly, please.
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This right here 🔥
“If there was market manipulation, it is a crime. Someone needs to go to jail… I want the documents. I want the Signal chats too, because I don’t trust them — that they weren’t sharing all this information across their Signal chats.” – @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social
“If there was market manipulation, it is a crime. Someone needs to go to jail… I want the documents. I want the Signal chats too, because I don’t trust them — that they weren’t sharing all this information across their Signal chats.” – @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This right here 🔥
“If there was market manipulation, it is a crime. Someone needs to go to jail… I want the documents. I want the Signal chats too, because I don’t trust them — that they weren’t sharing all this information across their Signal chats.” – @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social
“If there was market manipulation, it is a crime. Someone needs to go to jail… I want the documents. I want the Signal chats too, because I don’t trust them — that they weren’t sharing all this information across their Signal chats.” – @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social
This is one way to #resist. It’s at least a start, and my hope is that it’ll inspire others to resist in their own way. All with elections in 2026 and beyond in mind, not just at the federal level but also state and local elections, some of which choose election officials and judges.
BREAKING: Last night, the Harvard faculty chapter of the AAUP and the national AAUP filed a lawsuit & TRO to block the Trump administration from illegally demanding that we keep quiet and change how we teach and research at the point of a financial gun.
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April 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is one way to #resist. It’s at least a start, and my hope is that it’ll inspire others to resist in their own way. All with elections in 2026 and beyond in mind, not just at the federal level but also state and local elections, some of which choose election officials and judges.
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i have argued before that MAGA is recapitulating antebellum pro-slavery ideas about citizenship and bodily autonomy. one thing i am also thinking about, when it comes to the rendition of people to a foreign gulag, is the way it is reminiscent of the kidnapping of free blacks for sale into slavery
Team Trump Is Gaming Out How to Ship U.S. Citizens to El Salvador
Donald Trump’s administration is talking internally about denaturalizing American citizens — and potentially sending some to El Salvador.
www.rollingstone.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
i have argued before that MAGA is recapitulating antebellum pro-slavery ideas about citizenship and bodily autonomy. one thing i am also thinking about, when it comes to the rendition of people to a foreign gulag, is the way it is reminiscent of the kidnapping of free blacks for sale into slavery
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sir, a second Trump term has hit the economy
April 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
sir, a second Trump term has hit the economy