Philip Coultas
@pj-in-the-818.bsky.social
Good on CA, OR, & WA:
California pushes back on Trump's CDC with West Coast Health Alliance
The governors of California, Oregon and Washington announced the creation of the West Coast Health Alliance to keep their states’ health policies unified and grounded in science.
www.latimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Good on CA, OR, & WA:
Bill Bramhall, NYDN, 6/19/25
June 22, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Bill Bramhall, NYDN, 6/19/25
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Kady Grass, a lesbian teenager in Illinois, was severely beaten after trying to use the bathroom in a McDonald's.
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May 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Kady Grass, a lesbian teenager in Illinois, was severely beaten after trying to use the bathroom in a McDonald's.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Friends—it’s 10:00 pm Eastern and the Republicans will **BEGIN** Rules debate on Reconciliation three hours from now at 1:00 am in the dark of night.
Here is a link to watch the debate:
Here is a link to watch the debate:
Rules Committee Hearing H.R. ____
rules.house.gov
May 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Friends—it’s 10:00 pm Eastern and the Republicans will **BEGIN** Rules debate on Reconciliation three hours from now at 1:00 am in the dark of night.
Here is a link to watch the debate:
Here is a link to watch the debate:
14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, Section 1:
"...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
"...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
April 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, Section 1:
"...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
"...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
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Trump Boys Hook Dollar Bill Up To Potato To Make Cryptocurrency
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April 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump Boys Hook Dollar Bill Up To Potato To Make Cryptocurrency
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R.I.P. Clem Burke, drummer for Blondie.
Blondie - Dreaming
YouTube video by BlondieVEVO
youtu.be
April 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
R.I.P. Clem Burke, drummer for Blondie.
Ben Stein is definitely a right-wing tool, but his teacher character from Ferris Bueller is spot on:
Hawley–Smoot Tariff - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
YouTube video by International School History
youtu.be
April 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Ben Stein is definitely a right-wing tool, but his teacher character from Ferris Bueller is spot on:
For Angelinos, this is sad news:
Dodgers Longtime Organist Passes Away at 89
The Los Angeles Dodgers mourn the loss of their longtime organist Nancy Bea Hefley as she passed away at 89 years old.
dodgersnation.com
March 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
For Angelinos, this is sad news:
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
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Was just reading John Quincy Adams' oral arguments before SCOTUS in the Amistad case and this part seems, uh, pretty relevant
March 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Was just reading John Quincy Adams' oral arguments before SCOTUS in the Amistad case and this part seems, uh, pretty relevant
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BREAKING
President Trump has signed sanctions against South Africa for their recent land seizure bill.
He is ordering all aid to South Africa be halted and he is also ordering federal agencies to prioritize humanitarian relief and admission to the United States for Afrikaner refugees.
President Trump has signed sanctions against South Africa for their recent land seizure bill.
He is ordering all aid to South Africa be halted and he is also ordering federal agencies to prioritize humanitarian relief and admission to the United States for Afrikaner refugees.
February 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
BREAKING
President Trump has signed sanctions against South Africa for their recent land seizure bill.
He is ordering all aid to South Africa be halted and he is also ordering federal agencies to prioritize humanitarian relief and admission to the United States for Afrikaner refugees.
President Trump has signed sanctions against South Africa for their recent land seizure bill.
He is ordering all aid to South Africa be halted and he is also ordering federal agencies to prioritize humanitarian relief and admission to the United States for Afrikaner refugees.
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Not for nothing, but announcing that the US is taking over Gaza the same week you’re neutering the FBI’s entire counterterrorism program isn’t that smart from a security perspective.
February 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Not for nothing, but announcing that the US is taking over Gaza the same week you’re neutering the FBI’s entire counterterrorism program isn’t that smart from a security perspective.
It was absolutely pointless.
The water unexpectedly released from dams on Trump’s order didn't help farms or L.A.
The Trump administration abruptly sent water flowing from two California dams. The action could leave less water in dams for the summer, when farmers typically use it.
www.latimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It was absolutely pointless.
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The CFPB is the financial watchdog for the American people.
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a consumer watchdog agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to “delete” it.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The CFPB is the financial watchdog for the American people.
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
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Oh look, the former president of Russia and top Putin ally Dmitry Medevev is totally onboard with Musk and Trump’s plans for USAID.
February 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Oh look, the former president of Russia and top Putin ally Dmitry Medevev is totally onboard with Musk and Trump’s plans for USAID.
I meant to post this several days ago when I learned of her passing. My favorite of her covers.
It's All over Now Baby Blue
YouTube video by Marianne Faithfull - Topic
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I meant to post this several days ago when I learned of her passing. My favorite of her covers.
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This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
February 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
ARREST ELON MUSK!!! He needs to be forcefully removed from the levers of government.
February 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM
ARREST ELON MUSK!!! He needs to be forcefully removed from the levers of government.
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The new acting Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy — State’s top public diplomacy official:
1) not only denies the Uyghur genocide but appears to applaud it
2) says the US should sell out Taiwan to China for concessions in Antarctica (???)
1) not only denies the Uyghur genocide but appears to applaud it
2) says the US should sell out Taiwan to China for concessions in Antarctica (???)
February 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The new acting Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy — State’s top public diplomacy official:
1) not only denies the Uyghur genocide but appears to applaud it
2) says the US should sell out Taiwan to China for concessions in Antarctica (???)
1) not only denies the Uyghur genocide but appears to applaud it
2) says the US should sell out Taiwan to China for concessions in Antarctica (???)
This is so beyond pointless. If I were a Central Valley farmer, I'd be pissed off at this absolute waste of water.
www.kvpr.org/environment/...
www.kvpr.org/environment/...
Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes
Tulare County water managers were perplexed and frustrated, noting both physical and legal barriers that make it virtually impossible for Tulare County river water to be used for southern California f...
www.kvpr.org
February 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
This is so beyond pointless. If I were a Central Valley farmer, I'd be pissed off at this absolute waste of water.
www.kvpr.org/environment/...
www.kvpr.org/environment/...