Bob Dedrick
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Raising the alarm and fighting back.
Trump has now cut off funding for two key infrastructure projects here in New York because of "irregularities" in the contracting process. It's apparently related to "DEI" otherwise known as "you're not hiring enough white men".
October 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Trump has now cut off funding for two key infrastructure projects here in New York because of "irregularities" in the contracting process. It's apparently related to "DEI" otherwise known as "you're not hiring enough white men".
For a number of years we have been encouraged to replace gas and oil appliances with electrical ones on the assumption that in the near future, a large percentage of our electricity would be generated renewably.
Trump seems committed to stopping new renewable energy projects and even...
Trump seems committed to stopping new renewable energy projects and even...
August 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For a number of years we have been encouraged to replace gas and oil appliances with electrical ones on the assumption that in the near future, a large percentage of our electricity would be generated renewably.
Trump seems committed to stopping new renewable energy projects and even...
Trump seems committed to stopping new renewable energy projects and even...
There are no “roving mobs of wild youth” in DC unless you count DOGE.
August 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There are no “roving mobs of wild youth” in DC unless you count DOGE.
We don’t want secret police in New York! Contact your state senator and assemblyperson and ask them to support the MELT Act. More info: www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pre...
Senator Fahy Introduces MELT Act to Prohibit Masking by ICE Agents
ALBANY, N.Y. – Senator Patricia Fahy announced today she is introducing the Mandating End of Lawless Tactics (MELT) Act (S.XXXX Fahy/A.XXXX Simone), previously introduced in the State Assembly by Asse...
www.nysenate.gov
July 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We don’t want secret police in New York! Contact your state senator and assemblyperson and ask them to support the MELT Act. More info: www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pre...
"They paved paradise, put up a parking lot" - Joni Mitchell, 1970
"We'll pave Gaza, put up a parking lot" - Benjamin Netanyahu, 2025
"We'll pave Gaza, put up a parking lot" - Benjamin Netanyahu, 2025
July 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"They paved paradise, put up a parking lot" - Joni Mitchell, 1970
"We'll pave Gaza, put up a parking lot" - Benjamin Netanyahu, 2025
"We'll pave Gaza, put up a parking lot" - Benjamin Netanyahu, 2025
A couple of weeks ago, I saw a black SUV with DHS plates at a nearby state park. Do they think some of the rangers are undocumented (that's not happening), or are they going to start profiling hikers? WTF?
I think the point is that no one should feel safe anywhere.
I think the point is that no one should feel safe anywhere.
July 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A couple of weeks ago, I saw a black SUV with DHS plates at a nearby state park. Do they think some of the rangers are undocumented (that's not happening), or are they going to start profiling hikers? WTF?
I think the point is that no one should feel safe anywhere.
I think the point is that no one should feel safe anywhere.
The VOA video stream, which used to carry international news, is now a loop of puerile graphics with a message that henceforth VOA will be fair and balanced. It should be changed to “VOA will not be”.
July 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The VOA video stream, which used to carry international news, is now a loop of puerile graphics with a message that henceforth VOA will be fair and balanced. It should be changed to “VOA will not be”.
Here’s what the Voice of America app looked like this evening before I deleted it from my phone. Note the dates on the stories. RIP, VOA.
July 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Here’s what the Voice of America app looked like this evening before I deleted it from my phone. Note the dates on the stories. RIP, VOA.
The Big Bad Bill authorizes the hiring of far more federal agents and the construction of far more detention facilities than are required to enforce immigration laws. What do you think the administration has in mind? We are creating our own Gestapo, Stasi or FSB.
July 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Big Bad Bill authorizes the hiring of far more federal agents and the construction of far more detention facilities than are required to enforce immigration laws. What do you think the administration has in mind? We are creating our own Gestapo, Stasi or FSB.
In the future, we (the US) must hold persons who take part in illegal deportations individually responsible for actions that violate international law.
July 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In the future, we (the US) must hold persons who take part in illegal deportations individually responsible for actions that violate international law.
Establishment Dems need to understand these are not ordinary times and this administration is not a normal one. As do all Americans.
July 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Establishment Dems need to understand these are not ordinary times and this administration is not a normal one. As do all Americans.
Like almost all Republicans, Mike Lawler (NY 17) voted for the Big Bad Bill. His district was represented by Democrats for 40 years and voted for Obama (twice), Clinton, Biden and Harris. Lawler is an anomaly. If we go all out in 2026 we can beat him.
July 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Like almost all Republicans, Mike Lawler (NY 17) voted for the Big Bad Bill. His district was represented by Democrats for 40 years and voted for Obama (twice), Clinton, Biden and Harris. Lawler is an anomaly. If we go all out in 2026 we can beat him.
Health care is as much of a human right as food and shelter. Our country can afford it. It is a moral failing not to provide it.
July 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Health care is as much of a human right as food and shelter. Our country can afford it. It is a moral failing not to provide it.
Dems need to do whatever they can to block Trump’s big bad bill. Requiring the bill to be read on the floor was a good first step. Keep using parliamentary procedure as a form of civil disobedience.
July 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Dems need to do whatever they can to block Trump’s big bad bill. Requiring the bill to be read on the floor was a good first step. Keep using parliamentary procedure as a form of civil disobedience.
Perhaps one of the reasons ICE agents are masked is to conceal their background as Rikers Island guards, Proud Boys and J6ers.
July 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Perhaps one of the reasons ICE agents are masked is to conceal their background as Rikers Island guards, Proud Boys and J6ers.
Reposted by Bob Dedrick
This could have been written by some young girl in the United States of America.
This is so absolutely terrifying.
This is so absolutely terrifying.
June 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This could have been written by some young girl in the United States of America.
This is so absolutely terrifying.
This is so absolutely terrifying.
There are reports, including a video, indicating that NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested by masked ICE agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There are reports, including a video, indicating that NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested by masked ICE agents.
Remember, most of us (I cringe at those words) still have freedom of speech and assembly in this country. But we will keep them only if we use them.
June 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Remember, most of us (I cringe at those words) still have freedom of speech and assembly in this country. But we will keep them only if we use them.
Fetterman must get his news from right wing media. He is circulating a highly unrepresentative picture from LA that is making the rounds of all the usual places.
June 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Fetterman must get his news from right wing media. He is circulating a highly unrepresentative picture from LA that is making the rounds of all the usual places.
Reposting this because it’s especially relevant right now.
Beware the 2025 version of the Reichstag fire -- a dramatic event (think 9/11) that leads to a declaration of emergency. Troops in the streets "keeping them clear". MSM focused on the event, not the state of emergency, which is the real news. This was Putin's, and Hitler's, playbook.
June 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Reposting this because it’s especially relevant right now.
Reposted by Bob Dedrick
The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
June 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.