@mostly-sane.bsky.social
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Jon Tester: “What [Trump] has proposed to do with the Postal Service is a nail in the coffin for rural America… 10% of the people who live in Montana are veterans. You can say you're not cutting benefits, but if you don't have people in the VA to deliver those benefits, you have cut those benefits.”
March 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Jon Tester: “What [Trump] has proposed to do with the Postal Service is a nail in the coffin for rural America… 10% of the people who live in Montana are veterans. You can say you're not cutting benefits, but if you don't have people in the VA to deliver those benefits, you have cut those benefits.”
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BREAKING: A judge just ruled that the US DOGE Service is likely subject to FOIA and ordered the preservation of documents and expedited processing of CREW’s FOIA requests.
Judge rules DOGE likely subject to FOIA, must give CREW documents - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Judge Cooper ruled that US DOGE Service is likely subject to FOIA and issued a preliminary injunction requiring the preservation of documents.
www.citizensforethics.org
March 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
BREAKING: A judge just ruled that the US DOGE Service is likely subject to FOIA and ordered the preservation of documents and expedited processing of CREW’s FOIA requests.
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Anonymous has entered the fight against fascism. They already took X down three times today. This should be fun to watch play out…
March 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Anonymous has entered the fight against fascism. They already took X down three times today. This should be fun to watch play out…
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🚨Special Report: "Senator Mark Kelly Unleashes Scathing Rebuke, Labeling Vladimir Putin a 'War Criminal' and Lashing Out at Donald Trump for His Naive and Misguided Attempts to Normalize Relations with the Russian Leader, Vowing to See Putin Held Accountable for His Heinous Crimes"
March 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
🚨Special Report: "Senator Mark Kelly Unleashes Scathing Rebuke, Labeling Vladimir Putin a 'War Criminal' and Lashing Out at Donald Trump for His Naive and Misguided Attempts to Normalize Relations with the Russian Leader, Vowing to See Putin Held Accountable for His Heinous Crimes"
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It’s a DOGE eat DOGE World
March 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It’s a DOGE eat DOGE World
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Ok, friends. Here’s your homework for the week. Congress is employed by and paid for by the American taxpayer so if federal employees have to submit “5 bullet” points of what they did the week before to “justify” their jobs, so should Congress.
March 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Ok, friends. Here’s your homework for the week. Congress is employed by and paid for by the American taxpayer so if federal employees have to submit “5 bullet” points of what they did the week before to “justify” their jobs, so should Congress.
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From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
March 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
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Anyone who cares about the shocking resurgence of antisemitism and its relationship to the attack on democracy all over the world must read this powerful analysis of the Trump-Vance attempt to humiliate President Zelensky in the Oval Office. Tim Snyder’s analysis is devastating.
Antisemitism in the Oval Office
A confrontation seen with a historian's eye
snyder.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Anyone who cares about the shocking resurgence of antisemitism and its relationship to the attack on democracy all over the world must read this powerful analysis of the Trump-Vance attempt to humiliate President Zelensky in the Oval Office. Tim Snyder’s analysis is devastating.
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SSA's former Acting Chief of Staff gave a detailed declaration describing the events leading up to DOGE's takeover of SSA.
When I have time, I'll try to write a summary of the key points.
Pretty much everyone with a Social Security Number has a case to sue DOGE for violating their privacy rights.
When I have time, I'll try to write a summary of the key points.
Pretty much everyone with a Social Security Number has a case to sue DOGE for violating their privacy rights.
storage.courtlistener.com
March 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
SSA's former Acting Chief of Staff gave a detailed declaration describing the events leading up to DOGE's takeover of SSA.
When I have time, I'll try to write a summary of the key points.
Pretty much everyone with a Social Security Number has a case to sue DOGE for violating their privacy rights.
When I have time, I'll try to write a summary of the key points.
Pretty much everyone with a Social Security Number has a case to sue DOGE for violating their privacy rights.
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“…our job is to hear from people and if you aren’t doing Town Halls because your own residents and members of your community are upset with what you are doing, the answer is you have to own your decisions.”
Also, if your reps aren’t doing Town Halls, get in touch with AOC. She’s willing to come!
Also, if your reps aren’t doing Town Halls, get in touch with AOC. She’s willing to come!
Watch the full interview with @aoc.bsky.social and subscribe to support independent media:
🚨 AOC drops NIGHTMARE news on Trump, Republicans
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“…our job is to hear from people and if you aren’t doing Town Halls because your own residents and members of your community are upset with what you are doing, the answer is you have to own your decisions.”
Also, if your reps aren’t doing Town Halls, get in touch with AOC. She’s willing to come!
Also, if your reps aren’t doing Town Halls, get in touch with AOC. She’s willing to come!
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PLEASE take 30 minutes to watch this excellent summary of the most blatant corrupt acts in the first 6 weeks of the Trump administration.
We cannot let them normalize corruption just because it is being done so openly. THIS IS NOT NORMAL
youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
We cannot let them normalize corruption just because it is being done so openly. THIS IS NOT NORMAL
youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
youtube.com
March 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
PLEASE take 30 minutes to watch this excellent summary of the most blatant corrupt acts in the first 6 weeks of the Trump administration.
We cannot let them normalize corruption just because it is being done so openly. THIS IS NOT NORMAL
youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
We cannot let them normalize corruption just because it is being done so openly. THIS IS NOT NORMAL
youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
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Reminder that polygraph tests aren't admissible in a court of law, because they're junk science. This is meant to intimidate those who want to speak out or leak information. Polygraphs are beatable, if you prepare. Time to read up!
antipolygraph.org
antipolygraph.org
March 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reminder that polygraph tests aren't admissible in a court of law, because they're junk science. This is meant to intimidate those who want to speak out or leak information. Polygraphs are beatable, if you prepare. Time to read up!
antipolygraph.org
antipolygraph.org
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Yeah, those results will hold up in court. 🙄
March 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Yeah, those results will hold up in court. 🙄
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any and all signal boosting truly appreciated
March 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
any and all signal boosting truly appreciated
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I wonder if Big Balls and his boss Numb Nuts know that the one of the largest supervolcanic systems on the planet lies beneath the northwest corner of Wyoming and someday will explode with the force of over a million Hiroshima fission bombs and that maybe volcanos are worth studying?
DOGE now shutting down volcano monitoring stations in Alaska and Hawaii as examples of big government overreach www.notus.org/health-scien...
DOGE Is Trying to Shutter Crucial Volcano Observatory Facilities
The Trump administration plans to terminate leases for buildings that are used to monitor active volcanoes close to population centers. Reductions in force could make relocating these facilities even ...
www.notus.org
March 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I wonder if Big Balls and his boss Numb Nuts know that the one of the largest supervolcanic systems on the planet lies beneath the northwest corner of Wyoming and someday will explode with the force of over a million Hiroshima fission bombs and that maybe volcanos are worth studying?
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Hey Democratic Party,
You ain’t raising money until you start raising hell.
Sincerely,
A Huge Portion of Your Supporters
You ain’t raising money until you start raising hell.
Sincerely,
A Huge Portion of Your Supporters
March 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hey Democratic Party,
You ain’t raising money until you start raising hell.
Sincerely,
A Huge Portion of Your Supporters
You ain’t raising money until you start raising hell.
Sincerely,
A Huge Portion of Your Supporters
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Reminder: Amazon Blackout—starting tomorrow.
Amazon ❌, Whole Foods ❌ off the to-do list!
Amazon ❌, Whole Foods ❌ off the to-do list!
March 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Reminder: Amazon Blackout—starting tomorrow.
Amazon ❌, Whole Foods ❌ off the to-do list!
Amazon ❌, Whole Foods ❌ off the to-do list!
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Also, SSA operates at ~1% overhead. Any MAGA Gooner who claims there's any more efficiency to be found is lying, stupid, or both.
SOCIAL SECURITY IS NOT PART OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET
They're counting on people not knowing this so they can get away with their fuckery. Don't let them!
They're counting on people not knowing this so they can get away with their fuckery. Don't let them!
Republicans 'going to have to' cut Social Security — Rick Scott
The former Florida governor said there could be spending cuts to "any program you care about."
www.newsweek.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Also, SSA operates at ~1% overhead. Any MAGA Gooner who claims there's any more efficiency to be found is lying, stupid, or both.
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No bone spurs detected.
March 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
No bone spurs detected.
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Extortion of a brave ally, deaths almost certainly resulting, to aid a murderous tyrant. Beyond belief.
U.S. suspends commercial satellite imagery service to Ukraine
Maxar, a leading provider of orbital imagery, said that the U.S. government has decided to temporarily suspend services to Ukraine. Soldiers on the ground are feeling the impact already.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Extortion of a brave ally, deaths almost certainly resulting, to aid a murderous tyrant. Beyond belief.