Keith Wailoo
@kwailoo.bsky.social
Author, historian, and policy scholar Pushing Cool, the untold story of the menthol cigarette; Pain, a political history; Dying in the City of the Blues.
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Well, well, well…❤️
Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — by leaning on an economic message. n.pr/3XLWU62
Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party
Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — by leaning on an economic message.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Well, well, well…❤️
Scott says Americans dont get what’s Beautiful about the bill because we don’t understand the pieces. So every 2 weeks he’s gonna “extract (a piece) and educate” us. The piece I think Scott should extract first is his head from Trumps ass (to paraphrase a fella at a GOP town hall).
Bessent: "I think 2026 is going to be a gangbuster year, and Americans will feel it in their pocketbooks. They will know that the economy is strong."
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Scott says Americans dont get what’s Beautiful about the bill because we don’t understand the pieces. So every 2 weeks he’s gonna “extract (a piece) and educate” us. The piece I think Scott should extract first is his head from Trumps ass (to paraphrase a fella at a GOP town hall).
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While Americans go hungry, President Donald Trump was partying it up.
The president spent Friday night hosting a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween celebration at Mar-a-Lago, just hours before tens of millions of low-income Americans were set to lose access to food stamps.
The president spent Friday night hosting a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween celebration at Mar-a-Lago, just hours before tens of millions of low-income Americans were set to lose access to food stamps.
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
While Americans go hungry, President Donald Trump was partying it up.
The president spent Friday night hosting a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween celebration at Mar-a-Lago, just hours before tens of millions of low-income Americans were set to lose access to food stamps.
The president spent Friday night hosting a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween celebration at Mar-a-Lago, just hours before tens of millions of low-income Americans were set to lose access to food stamps.
A shocking level of cruelty mixed with demented delusion. Building a grand palace ballroom for the rich while using hunger as a political tool against those in need.
BOSTON— @mayorwu.boston.gov : “The president of 🇺🇸 is using hunger as a political tool.”
(Related: So is @GovBillLee… other Republican states are stepping in. Tennessee is refusing, letting 700,000 Tennesseans go hungry)
#TrumpAndLeesHungerGames
(Related: So is @GovBillLee… other Republican states are stepping in. Tennessee is refusing, letting 700,000 Tennesseans go hungry)
#TrumpAndLeesHungerGames
November 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A shocking level of cruelty mixed with demented delusion. Building a grand palace ballroom for the rich while using hunger as a political tool against those in need.
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The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
To be clear, calling it the Epstein Ballroom doesn’t mean it’s named for Epstein the pedophile. So many others. Could be Epstein from Welcome Back, Kotter.
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
To be clear, calling it the Epstein Ballroom doesn’t mean it’s named for Epstein the pedophile. So many others. Could be Epstein from Welcome Back, Kotter.
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Brutal.
A true leader would resign based on this alone.
A true leader would resign based on this alone.
October 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Brutal.
A true leader would resign based on this alone.
A true leader would resign based on this alone.
Every day is Opposite Day if your head is in trumps rectum. Speaker Johnson: “we call it the ‘Hate Anerica’ Rally.. I bet you you’ll see… people who don’t want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic.” That’s a bet you lost big time, opposite boy! Pay up.
October 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Every day is Opposite Day if your head is in trumps rectum. Speaker Johnson: “we call it the ‘Hate Anerica’ Rally.. I bet you you’ll see… people who don’t want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic.” That’s a bet you lost big time, opposite boy! Pay up.
In a Cabinet of Fools. Scott Bessent: “this crazy No Kings rally, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party”. This what you call hard core? Time to take your head out of Trump’s ass, Scott.
October 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In a Cabinet of Fools. Scott Bessent: “this crazy No Kings rally, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party”. This what you call hard core? Time to take your head out of Trump’s ass, Scott.
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lol please watch this with sound
October 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
lol please watch this with sound
Cuomo is an embarrassment. If he hadn’t been publicly sat down once already, I would say “just sit down.” He’s ready &willing to kneel to fascism and sacrifice New Yorkers in the bargain. Pathetic.
Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.
October 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Cuomo is an embarrassment. If he hadn’t been publicly sat down once already, I would say “just sit down.” He’s ready &willing to kneel to fascism and sacrifice New Yorkers in the bargain. Pathetic.
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Gavin Newsom with the receipts!
October 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Gavin Newsom with the receipts!
Mamdani on Trumps threat to punish NYC if he wins: "He’s going through the many stages of grief… First, it’s denial that this could ever take place. Now it’s acceptance. And still through it all, he is looking to use every tool at his disposal to help Andrew Cuomo become the next mayor of the city.”
October 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Mamdani on Trumps threat to punish NYC if he wins: "He’s going through the many stages of grief… First, it’s denial that this could ever take place. Now it’s acceptance. And still through it all, he is looking to use every tool at his disposal to help Andrew Cuomo become the next mayor of the city.”
Gov Pritzker: “…Donald Trump not only has dementia set in, but he’s copying tactics of Vladimir Putin. Sending troops into cities, thinking that that’s some sort of proving ground for war…is just, frankly, inane.. something genuinely wrong with this man, and the 25th Amendment ought to be invoked.”
@editorialboard.bsky.social had a solid piece yesterday on how Trump's "dementia" is creeping into the political conversation. I want to add just a couple of points, if I may: www.editorialboard.com/what-can-uni...
What can unite Dems and swing voters? Trump's dementia
JB Pritzker uses the d-word.
www.editorialboard.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Gov Pritzker: “…Donald Trump not only has dementia set in, but he’s copying tactics of Vladimir Putin. Sending troops into cities, thinking that that’s some sort of proving ground for war…is just, frankly, inane.. something genuinely wrong with this man, and the 25th Amendment ought to be invoked.”
Wow. The GOP Speaker of the House, when told by a Dem Representative that “the president is unhinged. He is unwell,” responds “A lot of folks on your side are too. I dont control him.” So he sees Trump as unhinged and unwell. Glad that’s out in the open. Thanks Mike.
MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
October 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Wow. The GOP Speaker of the House, when told by a Dem Representative that “the president is unhinged. He is unwell,” responds “A lot of folks on your side are too. I dont control him.” So he sees Trump as unhinged and unwell. Glad that’s out in the open. Thanks Mike.
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MAGA: If you want to know what the rest of the world thinks of Donald Trump, here you go.
They think he's an idiot and a buffoon.
Because that's what he is.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
They think he's an idiot and a buffoon.
Because that's what he is.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.
October 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
MAGA: If you want to know what the rest of the world thinks of Donald Trump, here you go.
They think he's an idiot and a buffoon.
Because that's what he is.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
They think he's an idiot and a buffoon.
Because that's what he is.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Back in the day TV used to be called the idiot box. George Carlin had it right: “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” m.youtube.com/watch?v=AKN1...
September 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Back in the day TV used to be called the idiot box. George Carlin had it right: “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” m.youtube.com/watch?v=AKN1...
For farmers, Trump tariffs destroy markets abroad & wreck local economy. “Gackle said the losses are not just tied to individual farmers. "It's the small businesses, the local grocery stores, hardware stores, our local schools, our financial institutions, they are all feeling the hurt from this."
"We're always looking to find new markets, expand markets, but China just being the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans, you can't replace that," said farmer Josh Gackle.
“That China market was built over 40 years. You can't replace it in a month or six weeks."
www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...
“That China market was built over 40 years. You can't replace it in a month or six weeks."
www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...
As Trade Freeze With China Continues, North Dakota Farmers Face Basis, Storage Pressures
Farmers in North Dakota are facing wide basis levels as they go into harvest. Normally their soybeans would be heading on trains to ports in the Pacific Northwest to ship to China; but the trade war h...
www.dtnpf.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
For farmers, Trump tariffs destroy markets abroad & wreck local economy. “Gackle said the losses are not just tied to individual farmers. "It's the small businesses, the local grocery stores, hardware stores, our local schools, our financial institutions, they are all feeling the hurt from this."
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Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.
September 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.
Thinking ahead about what the post-Nazi era of accountability might look like. Who will be named today’s “major offenders,” “militarists,” “profiteers,” “lesser offenders,” and “followers”? Not too soon to plan for after the fall. www.theholocaustexplained.org/survival-and...
September 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Thinking ahead about what the post-Nazi era of accountability might look like. Who will be named today’s “major offenders,” “militarists,” “profiteers,” “lesser offenders,” and “followers”? Not too soon to plan for after the fall. www.theholocaustexplained.org/survival-and...
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Ezra Klein has been speaking a lot on red states and rural Democrats and here’s the thing…he shouldn’t.
He has no idea what he’s talking about.
He has no idea what he’s talking about.
September 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Ezra Klein has been speaking a lot on red states and rural Democrats and here’s the thing…he shouldn’t.
He has no idea what he’s talking about.
He has no idea what he’s talking about.
Sometimes the truth just pops out that way.
LOOOOOOOL
Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."
September 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Sometimes the truth just pops out that way.
Here we go again America. Taking advice from dude who told us about disinfectants against COVID and that he heard “the virus dies quickly in sunlight..” and we could maybe bring that “into the body.”
September 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Here we go again America. Taking advice from dude who told us about disinfectants against COVID and that he heard “the virus dies quickly in sunlight..” and we could maybe bring that “into the body.”
What kind sickness is it when someone says an obvious thing, as Harper did, “If you want people to speak kindly about you after you’re gone then you should speak kindly while you’re alive.” And so-called people are like, hey dude, take that back!! Bryce is right: speak kindness not cruelty.
September 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
What kind sickness is it when someone says an obvious thing, as Harper did, “If you want people to speak kindly about you after you’re gone then you should speak kindly while you’re alive.” And so-called people are like, hey dude, take that back!! Bryce is right: speak kindness not cruelty.