j gustafson
@mntnboomer.bsky.social
WY native. old hippie. happily married, mom & grandma. rescue dog & cat mom. humanity matters, science matters. no DM’s unless i know you, or you have an urgent animal rescue situation in WY.
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Listen to this. He's a total lunatic - you wouldn't let him join your local school board - and he's helping decide federal vaccine policy recommendations.
Meet the head of a federal panel expected to upend the childhood vaccine schedule later this week. Dr. Kirk Milhoan believes that Covid was made in North Carolina and deployed to China as a bioweapon ... among other conspiracy theories. www.ms.now/news/rfk-jr-...
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Listen to this. He's a total lunatic - you wouldn't let him join your local school board - and he's helping decide federal vaccine policy recommendations.
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Kremlin releases video of Witkoff and Kushner meeting Putin, along with Kirill Dmitriev and Yuri Ushakov | RFE
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December 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Kremlin releases video of Witkoff and Kushner meeting Putin, along with Kirill Dmitriev and Yuri Ushakov | RFE
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When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.
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this morning's Fox & Friends featured commercials for Trump Watches *and* Trump-branded handguns. a level of presidential grifting that was unfathomable a decade ago.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
this morning's Fox & Friends featured commercials for Trump Watches *and* Trump-branded handguns. a level of presidential grifting that was unfathomable a decade ago.
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They think we’re all so stupid
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
They think we’re all so stupid
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"Trump is historically and deeply unpopular. it’s not just that people disapprove of him; they strongly disapprove of him. This is the biggest story in US politics. [It's] bad for Rs and getting worse."
On the pod @speechboy71.bsky.social is great on the big picture:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
On the pod @speechboy71.bsky.social is great on the big picture:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Explodes in Angriest Epstein Tirade Yet as Allies Visibly Panic
With Trump distracted by Jeffrey Epstein even as allies and advisers fret about the midterms, the author of a new piece on Trump’s standing decodes why his approval is hitting dangerous new lows.
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"Trump is historically and deeply unpopular. it’s not just that people disapprove of him; they strongly disapprove of him. This is the biggest story in US politics. [It's] bad for Rs and getting worse."
On the pod @speechboy71.bsky.social is great on the big picture:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
On the pod @speechboy71.bsky.social is great on the big picture:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Two-thirds of registered voters say Trump and his administration have fallen short of their expectations on the cost of living
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna240...
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna240...
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Two-thirds of registered voters say Trump and his administration have fallen short of their expectations on the cost of living
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna240...
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna240...
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Cool optics bro
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Cool optics bro
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Foxes, henhouses www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-trum...
SCOOP: Trump Swaps Decorated Admiral With 33-Year-Old DOGEr
The highly unorthodox personnel change affects a critical government research role.
www.thebulwark.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Foxes, henhouses www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-trum...
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"Could the example of the British monarch jolt Republicans free from their pathetic servility to their king? Or have we fallen so far from the republican spirit of the nation’s founding that we cannot now even live up to the standard of a British king?" www.thebulwark.com/p/for-one-da...
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"Could the example of the British monarch jolt Republicans free from their pathetic servility to their king? Or have we fallen so far from the republican spirit of the nation’s founding that we cannot now even live up to the standard of a British king?" www.thebulwark.com/p/for-one-da...
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My rage tonight at Trump CHOOSING to stop SNAP benefits and continue to deny paychecks to USG families is incandescent. The cruelty knows no bounds. The dereliction of duty is so dark. The GOP owns all of this. This is their choice.
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
My rage tonight at Trump CHOOSING to stop SNAP benefits and continue to deny paychecks to USG families is incandescent. The cruelty knows no bounds. The dereliction of duty is so dark. The GOP owns all of this. This is their choice.
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Good piece as a “tail risk scenario.” But again, as I’ve tried to point out many times, any argument that 🇺🇸 is going to face a debt crisis & capital flight at debt/GDP ratios 100% lower than 🇯🇵 must answer all kinds of questions about where investors are going to go:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
October 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Good piece as a “tail risk scenario.” But again, as I’ve tried to point out many times, any argument that 🇺🇸 is going to face a debt crisis & capital flight at debt/GDP ratios 100% lower than 🇯🇵 must answer all kinds of questions about where investors are going to go:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Sources: X's advertising chief John Nitti, who joined in January, has left; X's CFO Mahmoud Reza Banki left in early October after less than a year in the role (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
October 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Sources: X's advertising chief John Nitti, who joined in January, has left; X's CFO Mahmoud Reza Banki left in early October after less than a year in the role (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
October 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
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Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
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This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...
October 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...
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Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."
October 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."
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TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
October 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
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79. American citizen.
September 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
79. American citizen.
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.