Liz Jostes
@lizjostes.bsky.social
Business owner, marketer & Chi-Town girl. Internet shopper. Traveler. Pro-HGTV, organic, high heels, and democracy.
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This is The Last Supper now.
May 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is The Last Supper now.
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🚨Silicon Valley Crosswalk Buttons Hacked, Speaks As A Sad Elon Musk
Who did this?🔥
Who did this?🔥
April 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
🚨Silicon Valley Crosswalk Buttons Hacked, Speaks As A Sad Elon Musk
Who did this?🔥
Who did this?🔥
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It doesn’t matter if you’re Republican, Democrat or Independent.
It doesn’t matter if you think the signal chat room debacle is a big deal or not.
This is about whether you’re ok with them blatantly lying to you, lying under oath to Congress, and vilifying anyone who sets the record straight.
It doesn’t matter if you think the signal chat room debacle is a big deal or not.
This is about whether you’re ok with them blatantly lying to you, lying under oath to Congress, and vilifying anyone who sets the record straight.
March 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It doesn’t matter if you’re Republican, Democrat or Independent.
It doesn’t matter if you think the signal chat room debacle is a big deal or not.
This is about whether you’re ok with them blatantly lying to you, lying under oath to Congress, and vilifying anyone who sets the record straight.
It doesn’t matter if you think the signal chat room debacle is a big deal or not.
This is about whether you’re ok with them blatantly lying to you, lying under oath to Congress, and vilifying anyone who sets the record straight.
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We are plumbing new depths in the stupidity of rightwing spin. Did Hillary and Obama use Signal to obliviously text war plans to journalists, or nah?
March 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We are plumbing new depths in the stupidity of rightwing spin. Did Hillary and Obama use Signal to obliviously text war plans to journalists, or nah?
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Conclusion of Jim Himes powerful opening statement at House Intel hearing today: “If some over-caffeinated 20 year old succeeds in firing your professionals, if you shut down a unit because Bannon or Gorka doesn’t like it, America will be less safe & people will get hurt.”
March 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Conclusion of Jim Himes powerful opening statement at House Intel hearing today: “If some over-caffeinated 20 year old succeeds in firing your professionals, if you shut down a unit because Bannon or Gorka doesn’t like it, America will be less safe & people will get hurt.”
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New in PN: Unelected billionaire breaks laws to "restore" democracy
"In reality, most of what Musk is up to is flatly illegal. Most egregiously, his deletion of entire depts & Trump’s refusal to spend as directed by Congress violates the Constitution. That’s why multiple courts have enjoined them."
"In reality, most of what Musk is up to is flatly illegal. Most egregiously, his deletion of entire depts & Trump’s refusal to spend as directed by Congress violates the Constitution. That’s why multiple courts have enjoined them."
Unelected billionaire breaks laws to "restore" democracy
This is NOT what democracy looks like.
www.publicnotice.co
February 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
New in PN: Unelected billionaire breaks laws to "restore" democracy
"In reality, most of what Musk is up to is flatly illegal. Most egregiously, his deletion of entire depts & Trump’s refusal to spend as directed by Congress violates the Constitution. That’s why multiple courts have enjoined them."
"In reality, most of what Musk is up to is flatly illegal. Most egregiously, his deletion of entire depts & Trump’s refusal to spend as directed by Congress violates the Constitution. That’s why multiple courts have enjoined them."
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When lawmakers defund the IRS:
- Audits on the wealthy drop
- Deficits go up
- Taxpayer services worsen
An efficient IRS that benefits everyone is a well-funded one.
apnews.com/article/irs-...
- Audits on the wealthy drop
- Deficits go up
- Taxpayer services worsen
An efficient IRS that benefits everyone is a well-funded one.
apnews.com/article/irs-...
IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season
The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, and cuts could come as soon as next week.
apnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
When lawmakers defund the IRS:
- Audits on the wealthy drop
- Deficits go up
- Taxpayer services worsen
An efficient IRS that benefits everyone is a well-funded one.
apnews.com/article/irs-...
- Audits on the wealthy drop
- Deficits go up
- Taxpayer services worsen
An efficient IRS that benefits everyone is a well-funded one.
apnews.com/article/irs-...
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Donald Trump fired more than 1,000 VA employees meant to support veterans, more than 350 employees meant to fight climate change, and more than 300 employees meant to protect America's nuclear weapons.
Let that sink in. This is incompetence at its finest.
Let that sink in. This is incompetence at its finest.
February 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Donald Trump fired more than 1,000 VA employees meant to support veterans, more than 350 employees meant to fight climate change, and more than 300 employees meant to protect America's nuclear weapons.
Let that sink in. This is incompetence at its finest.
Let that sink in. This is incompetence at its finest.
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Musk’s website, DOGE, leaked classified government information to the entire world. NOFURN [Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals] information on their website about the [intelligence community] headcount has prompted a scramble as people check whether their information has been accessed.
February 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Musk’s website, DOGE, leaked classified government information to the entire world. NOFURN [Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals] information on their website about the [intelligence community] headcount has prompted a scramble as people check whether their information has been accessed.
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Nothing to worry about, just an administration official suggesting that the DOJ may prosecute a member of Congress for advising people about their rights.
Happening right now. Right in front of us.
Happening right now. Right in front of us.
Homan on CNN suggests AOC is committing a crime by informing people about their constitutional rights
February 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Nothing to worry about, just an administration official suggesting that the DOJ may prosecute a member of Congress for advising people about their rights.
Happening right now. Right in front of us.
Happening right now. Right in front of us.
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On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
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Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.
February 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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The US health department fired employees Saturday across some of its biggest agencies including Medicare, Medicaid and the FDA.
trib.al/99QFCR9
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February 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The US health department fired employees Saturday across some of its biggest agencies including Medicare, Medicaid and the FDA.
trib.al/99QFCR9
trib.al/99QFCR9
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Meanwhile, so much for “free speech” over at The Bad Place.
February 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Meanwhile, so much for “free speech” over at The Bad Place.
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Kevin Hassett’s COVID model, which he was in no way qualified to create, predicted that American COVID deaths would be at ~zero by May 2020
Kevin Hassett on Trump's avian flu plan: "What we need to do is have better ways w/ bio-security & medication & so on to make sure that the perimeter doesn't have to kill the chickens. To have a better, smarter, perimeter...they're killing chickens to stop the spread, but chickens don't really fly"
February 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Kevin Hassett’s COVID model, which he was in no way qualified to create, predicted that American COVID deaths would be at ~zero by May 2020
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@jenpsaki.msnbc.com: “At the Munich Security Conference this week, instead of talking about the war in Ukraine, Vance decided to admonish our European allies for not opening their arms to far-right movements… Putin could not have scripted that speech, or this entire week, any better if he tried.”
February 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
@jenpsaki.msnbc.com: “At the Munich Security Conference this week, instead of talking about the war in Ukraine, Vance decided to admonish our European allies for not opening their arms to far-right movements… Putin could not have scripted that speech, or this entire week, any better if he tried.”
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👂LISTEN: @ezraklein says this Republican-controlled Congress is just a power center now, no longer a check on the president — which is what Madison and our founding fathers warned about.
Congress came first in the constitution for a reason.
Full: overcast.fm/+ABLShP8B9YE
Congress came first in the constitution for a reason.
Full: overcast.fm/+ABLShP8B9YE
February 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
👂LISTEN: @ezraklein says this Republican-controlled Congress is just a power center now, no longer a check on the president — which is what Madison and our founding fathers warned about.
Congress came first in the constitution for a reason.
Full: overcast.fm/+ABLShP8B9YE
Congress came first in the constitution for a reason.
Full: overcast.fm/+ABLShP8B9YE
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Big if true!
It’s quite clear by now that the answer to “why is the Trump administration doing x terrible thing?” is that they are *trying* to dismantle America and destabilize the entire world.
February 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Big if true!
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It’s a cliché to say it—and no two historical scenarios offer a perfectly compelling analogy—but what each American is doing now is what they’d be doing were they a German living in Germany and were it 1936-38
There’s no more doubt about who the appeasers or the bad guys are—they’re in the open now
There’s no more doubt about who the appeasers or the bad guys are—they’re in the open now
February 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It’s a cliché to say it—and no two historical scenarios offer a perfectly compelling analogy—but what each American is doing now is what they’d be doing were they a German living in Germany and were it 1936-38
There’s no more doubt about who the appeasers or the bad guys are—they’re in the open now
There’s no more doubt about who the appeasers or the bad guys are—they’re in the open now
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The hits just keep on coming, if you're a Russian spy
Elon Musk’s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website
www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website
www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...
MSN
www.msn.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The hits just keep on coming, if you're a Russian spy
Elon Musk’s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website
www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website
www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...
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BREAKING: DOGE Publishes Classified Information, Measles Outbreak in West Texas Explodes, Lawsuit Aims to Remove Elon Musk from Government, and more. Subscribe to support my work! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
DOGE Publishes Classified Info as Texas Faces Explosive Measles Outbreak | Evening News Rundown
DOGE Publishes Classified Information, Measles Outbreak in West Texas Explodes, Lawsuit Aims to Remove Elon Musk from Government, and More!
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February 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
BREAKING: DOGE Publishes Classified Information, Measles Outbreak in West Texas Explodes, Lawsuit Aims to Remove Elon Musk from Government, and more. Subscribe to support my work! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...