Melstel
@melstel.bsky.social
I am a proud Democrat and Unitarian Universalist. I live with my beautiful wife and two adorable chihuahuas. #tnrt
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FACT - Trump Republican tax cuts are ONLY for people making OVER $360,000 a year
FACT - actual House Republican budget unveiled last week did NOT include removing taxes on tips, overtime, or Social Security
FACT - Republicans are planning to KILL the tax deduction for mortgages
FACT - actual House Republican budget unveiled last week did NOT include removing taxes on tips, overtime, or Social Security
FACT - Republicans are planning to KILL the tax deduction for mortgages
March 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
FACT - Trump Republican tax cuts are ONLY for people making OVER $360,000 a year
FACT - actual House Republican budget unveiled last week did NOT include removing taxes on tips, overtime, or Social Security
FACT - Republicans are planning to KILL the tax deduction for mortgages
FACT - actual House Republican budget unveiled last week did NOT include removing taxes on tips, overtime, or Social Security
FACT - Republicans are planning to KILL the tax deduction for mortgages
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While the work done at the NIH is very valuable, Rep. Raskin hopes they are also working on a treatment for malignant narcissistic personality disorder because... you know...
March 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
While the work done at the NIH is very valuable, Rep. Raskin hopes they are also working on a treatment for malignant narcissistic personality disorder because... you know...
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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
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Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.
February 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
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Luckily we've got a real A Team heading in to this part of the U.S. government right now... 😬
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
January 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Luckily we've got a real A Team heading in to this part of the U.S. government right now... 😬
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
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do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs
A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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How about you?
January 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
How about you?
I have joined the ACLU. Have you?
January 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I have joined the ACLU. Have you?
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This is what he came back with after a week with his family and God— destroying other peoples’ families.
December 2, 2024 at 9:57 PM
This is what he came back with after a week with his family and God— destroying other peoples’ families.
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BREAKING: Biden has been asked to pick Jack Smith for the federal court so Trump can't fire him. Special Counsel Jack Smith can't be fired by Trump if he becomes a federal Judge.
DO IT JOE!!
DO IT JOE!!
November 23, 2024 at 3:37 AM
BREAKING: Biden has been asked to pick Jack Smith for the federal court so Trump can't fire him. Special Counsel Jack Smith can't be fired by Trump if he becomes a federal Judge.
DO IT JOE!!
DO IT JOE!!
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Republicans & Trump are planning to gut Medicaid, SNAP, & put an additional 10%-20% sales tax on nearly everything you buy so they can give MORE tax breaks to billionaires.
Republican economics: Tax breaks for the rich, paid for by working Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Republican economics: Tax breaks for the rich, paid for by working Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation
As Republican leaders look for ways to offset the costs of a new set of tax cuts, social safety net programs are under discussion.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Republicans & Trump are planning to gut Medicaid, SNAP, & put an additional 10%-20% sales tax on nearly everything you buy so they can give MORE tax breaks to billionaires.
Republican economics: Tax breaks for the rich, paid for by working Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Republican economics: Tax breaks for the rich, paid for by working Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Here's what this will look like:
Our military being used on Americans (citizens WILL be caught up in an operation this large)
Mass surveillance
Families ripped apart
Closed businesses, soaring prices, empty grocery shelves
This will hurt all of us.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Our military being used on Americans (citizens WILL be caught up in an operation this large)
Mass surveillance
Families ripped apart
Closed businesses, soaring prices, empty grocery shelves
This will hurt all of us.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations
President-elect Donald Trump is emphasizing his plan to declare a national emergency to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations.
abcnews.go.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Here's what this will look like:
Our military being used on Americans (citizens WILL be caught up in an operation this large)
Mass surveillance
Families ripped apart
Closed businesses, soaring prices, empty grocery shelves
This will hurt all of us.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Our military being used on Americans (citizens WILL be caught up in an operation this large)
Mass surveillance
Families ripped apart
Closed businesses, soaring prices, empty grocery shelves
This will hurt all of us.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
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If House Republicans really wanted to protect women, they'd release the Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz' alleged sex trafficking - not try to ban their colleagues from using the bathroom. Stop the bigotry and release the report.
November 19, 2024 at 4:47 PM
If House Republicans really wanted to protect women, they'd release the Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz' alleged sex trafficking - not try to ban their colleagues from using the bathroom. Stop the bigotry and release the report.
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance—a day honoring trans people who’ve died from anti-trans violence. Too often, their stories are erased.
I’m proud to be an original cosponsor designating Nov. 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance & stands against violence. We won’t forget you.
I’m proud to be an original cosponsor designating Nov. 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance & stands against violence. We won’t forget you.
November 20, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance—a day honoring trans people who’ve died from anti-trans violence. Too often, their stories are erased.
I’m proud to be an original cosponsor designating Nov. 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance & stands against violence. We won’t forget you.
I’m proud to be an original cosponsor designating Nov. 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance & stands against violence. We won’t forget you.
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ideally, you want the President of the United States, an adjudicated rapist and a convicted felon to be three different people
November 16, 2024 at 8:48 PM
ideally, you want the President of the United States, an adjudicated rapist and a convicted felon to be three different people