Bob Dutton
@puff4336.bsky.social
Father, Grandfather, I like art (especially photography, graphite & colored pencil drawing). country & classical music, swimming, and reading.
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Donald Trump’s cruelty is endless.
He just cut a program that helps people who are blind run businesses.
He just cut a program that helps people who are blind run businesses.
Donald Trump’s cruelty is endless.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Donald Trump’s cruelty is endless.
He just cut a program that helps people who are blind run businesses.
He just cut a program that helps people who are blind run businesses.
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"Thank you for your attention to this matter"
Democratic leaders ask Trump for meeting to end shutdown
New letter ===>
Democratic leaders ask Trump for meeting to end shutdown
New letter ===>
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"Thank you for your attention to this matter"
Democratic leaders ask Trump for meeting to end shutdown
New letter ===>
Democratic leaders ask Trump for meeting to end shutdown
New letter ===>
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Fact: by law, NONE of those benefits are allowed to go to anyone in the country illegally. Period. But they’re desperate to not talk about HUGE health care cuts.
October 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Fact: by law, NONE of those benefits are allowed to go to anyone in the country illegally. Period. But they’re desperate to not talk about HUGE health care cuts.
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Rs are lying and changing the subject, because even their own voters like Medicaid, Medicare and ACA benefits. So they invent “illegal aliens” getting benefits.
October 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Rs are lying and changing the subject, because even their own voters like Medicaid, Medicare and ACA benefits. So they invent “illegal aliens” getting benefits.
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Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
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So let me get this straight.
Trump gets into a trade war with China.
China stops buying American crops.
Argentine farmers fill the gap, screwing US farmers out of billions.
Trump then sends $20 billion to help out Argentina's economy.
How is this winning? What am I missing?
Trump gets into a trade war with China.
China stops buying American crops.
Argentine farmers fill the gap, screwing US farmers out of billions.
Trump then sends $20 billion to help out Argentina's economy.
How is this winning? What am I missing?
September 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So let me get this straight.
Trump gets into a trade war with China.
China stops buying American crops.
Argentine farmers fill the gap, screwing US farmers out of billions.
Trump then sends $20 billion to help out Argentina's economy.
How is this winning? What am I missing?
Trump gets into a trade war with China.
China stops buying American crops.
Argentine farmers fill the gap, screwing US farmers out of billions.
Trump then sends $20 billion to help out Argentina's economy.
How is this winning? What am I missing?
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By not extending the healthcare subsidies for the ACA, Republicans are playing with fire. The working class is already struggling because groceries and energy prices are so expensive. If MAGA Republicans won’t negotiate with Democrats then #ThisIsTrumpsShutdown Shameful‼️
September 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
By not extending the healthcare subsidies for the ACA, Republicans are playing with fire. The working class is already struggling because groceries and energy prices are so expensive. If MAGA Republicans won’t negotiate with Democrats then #ThisIsTrumpsShutdown Shameful‼️
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The US wine industry today employs more people than coal did at its peak a century ago
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
September 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The US wine industry today employs more people than coal did at its peak a century ago
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Don’t get me wrong, shit’s fucking scary—but this last week’s worth of absurd headlines and wonky ass shit coming out of the WH really convinces me that they’re are flailing around and grasping at straws that are getting harder to pick up
The window for resistance is still open, folks
The window for resistance is still open, folks
September 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Don’t get me wrong, shit’s fucking scary—but this last week’s worth of absurd headlines and wonky ass shit coming out of the WH really convinces me that they’re are flailing around and grasping at straws that are getting harder to pick up
The window for resistance is still open, folks
The window for resistance is still open, folks
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The Supreme Court ruled that Trump can unilaterally withhold $4 billion in foreign aid already approved by Congress that his regime deemed “wasteful.”
Meanwhile, he’s happy to bail out his authoritarian pal in Argentina to the tune of $20 billion.
Talk about wasteful.
Meanwhile, he’s happy to bail out his authoritarian pal in Argentina to the tune of $20 billion.
Talk about wasteful.
September 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Supreme Court ruled that Trump can unilaterally withhold $4 billion in foreign aid already approved by Congress that his regime deemed “wasteful.”
Meanwhile, he’s happy to bail out his authoritarian pal in Argentina to the tune of $20 billion.
Talk about wasteful.
Meanwhile, he’s happy to bail out his authoritarian pal in Argentina to the tune of $20 billion.
Talk about wasteful.
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Here’s the real “fake news,” paid for by creepy billionaires.
Inside the hidden conservative network bankrolling an "ecosystem" of right-wing news
John Solomon's Informing America set out to create an echo chamber to shape public opinion. It's working.
www.motherjones.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Here’s the real “fake news,” paid for by creepy billionaires.
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BREAKING: The White House claimed the FBI deep state targeted Homan in the $50K bag-o-cash bribe for government contracts, but it was actually a fellow ICE colleague that steered undercover agents to Homan. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...
How Tom Homan wound up ensnared in an FBI contracts-for-cash sting
A former associate of Trump’s border czar allegedly proposed a $1 million scheme last year that put FBI agents on Homan's trail.
www.msnbc.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
BREAKING: The White House claimed the FBI deep state targeted Homan in the $50K bag-o-cash bribe for government contracts, but it was actually a fellow ICE colleague that steered undercover agents to Homan. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...
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"The decision to bar the teenage athletes from entering the United States comes as the country prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028..."
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series
The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be able to participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"The decision to bar the teenage athletes from entering the United States comes as the country prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028..."
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
The only way to make a deal with Trump
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The only way to make a deal with Trump
is to create the largest and most powerful counter-force possible
open.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The only way to make a deal with Trump
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open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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For the love of Scotland, we in the USA appreciate you!
The thistle, particularly the Scottish thistle, is a powerful symbol of Scotland, representing resilience, strength, and pride. It's more than just a national flower; it embodies the spirit of the Scottish people and their history.
The thistle, particularly the Scottish thistle, is a powerful symbol of Scotland, representing resilience, strength, and pride. It's more than just a national flower; it embodies the spirit of the Scottish people and their history.
July 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
For the love of Scotland, we in the USA appreciate you!
The thistle, particularly the Scottish thistle, is a powerful symbol of Scotland, representing resilience, strength, and pride. It's more than just a national flower; it embodies the spirit of the Scottish people and their history.
The thistle, particularly the Scottish thistle, is a powerful symbol of Scotland, representing resilience, strength, and pride. It's more than just a national flower; it embodies the spirit of the Scottish people and their history.
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Good Sunday morning everyone! 😁🌞☕🌈🌻☮️💙
I hope everyone has been enjoying their weekend so far. If you haven't taken any time for yourself yet, find time today to do something just for you. That could be a walk, a nap, a bite out, special time with family or friends. Be kind.
I hope everyone has been enjoying their weekend so far. If you haven't taken any time for yourself yet, find time today to do something just for you. That could be a walk, a nap, a bite out, special time with family or friends. Be kind.
July 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Good Sunday morning everyone! 😁🌞☕🌈🌻☮️💙
I hope everyone has been enjoying their weekend so far. If you haven't taken any time for yourself yet, find time today to do something just for you. That could be a walk, a nap, a bite out, special time with family or friends. Be kind.
I hope everyone has been enjoying their weekend so far. If you haven't taken any time for yourself yet, find time today to do something just for you. That could be a walk, a nap, a bite out, special time with family or friends. Be kind.
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Mental health conditions, like suicides & overdoses, are the leading underlying causes of maternal deaths in the US.
Antidepressants save women's lives—& they're safe.
So why is RFKJr's FDA hell-bent on undermining their use among pregnant & postpartum moms?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Antidepressants save women's lives—& they're safe.
So why is RFKJr's FDA hell-bent on undermining their use among pregnant & postpartum moms?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Is the FDA about to keep pregnant women from taking antidepressants?
A panel of experts repeated what one women's health expert called "MAHA talking points."
www.motherjones.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Mental health conditions, like suicides & overdoses, are the leading underlying causes of maternal deaths in the US.
Antidepressants save women's lives—& they're safe.
So why is RFKJr's FDA hell-bent on undermining their use among pregnant & postpartum moms?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Antidepressants save women's lives—& they're safe.
So why is RFKJr's FDA hell-bent on undermining their use among pregnant & postpartum moms?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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trump is first and foremost a vehicle for delusional extremists — most of whom are total mediocrities — to impose their ideologies on the country, with vought as a paradigmatic example
TAPPER: 14 Republicans say you're risking undermining critical research by holding up NIH funding
VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.
VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.
July 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
trump is first and foremost a vehicle for delusional extremists — most of whom are total mediocrities — to impose their ideologies on the country, with vought as a paradigmatic example
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President Trump is calling for increased logging in national forests and raising trade protections against Canadian exports.
The Pacific Northwest Lumber Industry Hopes for a Trump Bump
The president is calling for increased logging in national forests and raising trade protections against Canadian exports.
on.wsj.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
President Trump is calling for increased logging in national forests and raising trade protections against Canadian exports.
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Also “pocket recissions” are illegal.
Friendly reminder: the president who most increased debt in US history? Donald Trump! More than 43 other presidents accumulated in the country’s first 216 years combined.
Russ Vought: "It is very possible that we might use pocket rescissions as one of our executive tools ... nothing is taken off the table for us to be able to deal with the deficits that we have."
July 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Also “pocket recissions” are illegal.
www.edf.org/solutions-ne.... Especially powerful and disturbing newsletter. The article on p.6, titled “Fighting an extreme threat” is “extremely disturbing.
Solutions newsletter
It's making the planet hotter, faster. Environment Defense Fund is moving the world to meet this urgent threat - Methane.
www.edf.org
July 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
www.edf.org/solutions-ne.... Especially powerful and disturbing newsletter. The article on p.6, titled “Fighting an extreme threat” is “extremely disturbing.
An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...
An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How.
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...
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It's here...
June 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
It's here...