Tony Soto
@milazuli.bsky.social
Independent - retired
Husband and father.
Just concerned about the survival of our democracy!
No DM’s please.
Husband and father.
Just concerned about the survival of our democracy!
No DM’s please.
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Carl Sagan on why books are human’s greatest invention:
July 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Carl Sagan on why books are human’s greatest invention:
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Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever the universe has to teach us, or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved?
July 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever the universe has to teach us, or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved?
Evidence that can only be achieved through research and critical thinking.
“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. “
-R. Feynman
“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. “
-R. Feynman
July 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Evidence that can only be achieved through research and critical thinking.
“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. “
-R. Feynman
“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. “
-R. Feynman
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ICE just became the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the entire country.
There’s no telling what Trump is planning to unleash now.
There’s no telling what Trump is planning to unleash now.
July 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ICE just became the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the entire country.
There’s no telling what Trump is planning to unleash now.
There’s no telling what Trump is planning to unleash now.
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McMorrow: What Trump has done is weaponize us against each other, when everybody needs hospitals, good schools, and health care.
It has become this battle for scarcity, when we’re the wealthiest country in the world. We should not be fighting each other for our basic needs.
It has become this battle for scarcity, when we’re the wealthiest country in the world. We should not be fighting each other for our basic needs.
July 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
McMorrow: What Trump has done is weaponize us against each other, when everybody needs hospitals, good schools, and health care.
It has become this battle for scarcity, when we’re the wealthiest country in the world. We should not be fighting each other for our basic needs.
It has become this battle for scarcity, when we’re the wealthiest country in the world. We should not be fighting each other for our basic needs.
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When experts warned for months that the NWS “is being destroyed” by Trump’s personnel cuts, Howard Lutnick assured Congress that forecasting won’t be affected. Now TX officials are blaming a faulty forecast by NWS for the deadly impact of a storm. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Texas Officials Blame Agency Gutted by Trump for Results of Deadly Storm
Experts warned for months about cuts to NWS and NOAA
open.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
When experts warned for months that the NWS “is being destroyed” by Trump’s personnel cuts, Howard Lutnick assured Congress that forecasting won’t be affected. Now TX officials are blaming a faulty forecast by NWS for the deadly impact of a storm. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood, incl girls still missing from a camp. In the time of climate change we need better weather prediction from fed’l resources, not the dramatic cuts Trump/Musk have imposed. joycevance.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
When the Cuts Hit Home
I am not an alarmist.
joycevance.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood, incl girls still missing from a camp. In the time of climate change we need better weather prediction from fed’l resources, not the dramatic cuts Trump/Musk have imposed. joycevance.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
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The hypocrisy is off the scale! Jesus is weeping for the corruption of his message by these blasphemous posers! 👿👇🏼
July 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The hypocrisy is off the scale! Jesus is weeping for the corruption of his message by these blasphemous posers! 👿👇🏼
It’s been said that to understand something it needs to repeated, so:
“The problem with christianity is that it’s never been practiced”
-Bernard Shaw
“The problem with christianity is that it’s never been practiced”
-Bernard Shaw
The hypocrisy is off the scale! Jesus is weeping for the corruption of his message by these blasphemous posers! 👿👇🏼
July 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It’s been said that to understand something it needs to repeated, so:
“The problem with christianity is that it’s never been practiced”
-Bernard Shaw
“The problem with christianity is that it’s never been practiced”
-Bernard Shaw
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Tom Paine: in monarchies the king is the law, but in the free societies the law is king.
Wishing everyone an exuberant and free Fourth of July. Together we fight for a more perfect union.
Wishing everyone an exuberant and free Fourth of July. Together we fight for a more perfect union.
July 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Tom Paine: in monarchies the king is the law, but in the free societies the law is king.
Wishing everyone an exuberant and free Fourth of July. Together we fight for a more perfect union.
Wishing everyone an exuberant and free Fourth of July. Together we fight for a more perfect union.
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I received this email from the SSA as well. It is a complete lie. Social Security income is still taxed — the Big, Ugly Bill did NOTHING to change that.
Welcome to 1984, folks.
Welcome to 1984, folks.
July 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I received this email from the SSA as well. It is a complete lie. Social Security income is still taxed — the Big, Ugly Bill did NOTHING to change that.
Welcome to 1984, folks.
Welcome to 1984, folks.
I received it too.
And it also reminded me of “1984”:
“The possibility of enforcing not only complete obedience to the will of the State, but complete uniformity of opinion on all subjects, now existed for the first time.”
And it also reminded me of “1984”:
“The possibility of enforcing not only complete obedience to the will of the State, but complete uniformity of opinion on all subjects, now existed for the first time.”
I received this email from the SSA as well. It is a complete lie. Social Security income is still taxed — the Big, Ugly Bill did NOTHING to change that.
Welcome to 1984, folks.
Welcome to 1984, folks.
July 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I received it too.
And it also reminded me of “1984”:
“The possibility of enforcing not only complete obedience to the will of the State, but complete uniformity of opinion on all subjects, now existed for the first time.”
And it also reminded me of “1984”:
“The possibility of enforcing not only complete obedience to the will of the State, but complete uniformity of opinion on all subjects, now existed for the first time.”
As simple as that!
Is it too difficult to understand?
Or is it plain greed and stupidity?
Is it too difficult to understand?
Or is it plain greed and stupidity?
July 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
As simple as that!
Is it too difficult to understand?
Or is it plain greed and stupidity?
Is it too difficult to understand?
Or is it plain greed and stupidity?
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More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
July 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
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Trump’s DOJ forced UVA President Jim Ryan to resign. Wesleyan President Michael Roth calls it what it is: an assault on academic freedom and a warning sign of tyranny. A must-read for anyone who cares about democracy:
A Message from a University President: Jim Ryan’s Questions
Guest article by Michael Roth
www.meidasplus.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Trump’s DOJ forced UVA President Jim Ryan to resign. Wesleyan President Michael Roth calls it what it is: an assault on academic freedom and a warning sign of tyranny. A must-read for anyone who cares about democracy:
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Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
July 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
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I just left the Senate floor after speaking out against the Big Ugly Bill.
It breaks my heart that this is what we’ve come to as a Senate — and as a country.
It breaks my heart that this is what we’ve come to as a Senate — and as a country.
June 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I just left the Senate floor after speaking out against the Big Ugly Bill.
It breaks my heart that this is what we’ve come to as a Senate — and as a country.
It breaks my heart that this is what we’ve come to as a Senate — and as a country.
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There’s something deeply wrong with a society that watches people get snatched by masked men in unmarked cars & looks the other way.
Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov, describes an alarming system of relocating detainees, making it nearly impossible for their families to find them or get legal counsel.
Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov, describes an alarming system of relocating detainees, making it nearly impossible for their families to find them or get legal counsel.
June 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There’s something deeply wrong with a society that watches people get snatched by masked men in unmarked cars & looks the other way.
Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov, describes an alarming system of relocating detainees, making it nearly impossible for their families to find them or get legal counsel.
Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov, describes an alarming system of relocating detainees, making it nearly impossible for their families to find them or get legal counsel.
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The budget bill contains tens of billions to fund an army of 10,000 more ICE agents. This is a red alert moment for our democracy.
June 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The budget bill contains tens of billions to fund an army of 10,000 more ICE agents. This is a red alert moment for our democracy.
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No name. No badge. No ID. No warrant. Face covered. That’s not an officer that’s an armed thug with government protection. If you can’t show who you are or why you’re detaining someone, you have no business laying a hand on them.
June 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
No name. No badge. No ID. No warrant. Face covered. That’s not an officer that’s an armed thug with government protection. If you can’t show who you are or why you’re detaining someone, you have no business laying a hand on them.
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Lisa Murkowski and John Thune deserve this. Trying to exempt Alaska from odious parts of this bill to buy her vote is overruled by parliamentarian. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Senate rulekeeper deals blows to revised ‘Big, beautiful bill’
A Medicaid carveout for Alaska was among the “Byrd bath” casualties.
www.politico.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Lisa Murkowski and John Thune deserve this. Trying to exempt Alaska from odious parts of this bill to buy her vote is overruled by parliamentarian. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...