R.J. Hufnagel
@rjhuf.bsky.social
Union guy, writer, traveler, dog lover, music listener, book reader, beer drinker, avid hockey fan. Football fan by birth, long-suffering baseball fan by choice. Pittsburgh is home. Opinions are mine.
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R.J. Hufnagel
@rjhuf.bsky.social
· Jan 31
The amount of suffering the American people (and the world) have endured - just to make a group of pathetic, privileged, fragile white Americans feel better about their bigotry, stupidity and selfishness - is astonishing. We paid the price before, we're paying it again, and it's unconscionable.
1/ "We will release all of the files."
2/ "Biden didn't release the files, so why should we?"
3/ "There are no files."
4/ "The files are fake."
5/ "Please, please, PLEASE don't make us release the files."
2/ "Biden didn't release the files, so why should we?"
3/ "There are no files."
4/ "The files are fake."
5/ "Please, please, PLEASE don't make us release the files."
Top administration officials met with Boebert about House vote on release of Epstein files: Sources
Top administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert Wednesday about the effort to force a vote on the release of DOJ's Epstein files, sources told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
1/ "We will release all of the files."
2/ "Biden didn't release the files, so why should we?"
3/ "There are no files."
4/ "The files are fake."
5/ "Please, please, PLEASE don't make us release the files."
2/ "Biden didn't release the files, so why should we?"
3/ "There are no files."
4/ "The files are fake."
5/ "Please, please, PLEASE don't make us release the files."
I can count on less than one hand the number of times I've ever agreed with Josh Hawley. This is one of those times.
Opinion | Josh Hawley: No American Should Go to Bed Hungry
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I can count on less than one hand the number of times I've ever agreed with Josh Hawley. This is one of those times.
The cruelty is the point. They have the means to help people in dire need. They just refuse to do so. It's inhuman. www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-...
Trump administration won't use emergency funds for food stamps amid shutdown
The Trump administration says it will not use emergency funds to pay for federal food benefits with a fast-approaching deadline. One in eight Americans relies on SNAP benefits. Christina Fan has more ...
www.cbsnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The cruelty is the point. They have the means to help people in dire need. They just refuse to do so. It's inhuman. www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-...
Hey all, just checking in on that health care plan that Trump said he was working on. Supposed to be way better than Obamacare, and cost less! AND will cover everyone! Great deal. He said it would be ready in two weeks, but that was eight years ago. Any word on that?
Premium increases hit home for millions amid ACA turmoil
Sticker shock could lead many Americans to conclude health coverage is out of reach.
www.axios.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Hey all, just checking in on that health care plan that Trump said he was working on. Supposed to be way better than Obamacare, and cost less! AND will cover everyone! Great deal. He said it would be ready in two weeks, but that was eight years ago. Any word on that?
The fact that the "White House" is spending even one millisecond of its time "reacting" to SNL should piss us all off. Secondly, the ability to laugh at yourself is a sign of 1/ Emotional intelligence 2/ Sense of humor 3/ Humility 4/ Self-awareness. Trump clearly possesses ZERO of these qualities.
White House reacts to 'SNL' mocking President Donald Trump in cold open
The White House has offered its blunt reaction to the latest cold open for 'Saturday Night Live' — which mocked President Donald Trump, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth — i...
ew.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The fact that the "White House" is spending even one millisecond of its time "reacting" to SNL should piss us all off. Secondly, the ability to laugh at yourself is a sign of 1/ Emotional intelligence 2/ Sense of humor 3/ Humility 4/ Self-awareness. Trump clearly possesses ZERO of these qualities.
Is this real life? Please tell me we're in the Matrix or some alternative universe where someone will soon be pulling the mask off this lunatic and he'll say "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!"
Donald Trump halts live TV speech to threaten teleprompter operator: 'Big trouble'
Donald Trump paused a live, televised speech to the United Nations General Assembly to threaten a crew member: 'Whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble,' he said before a long silence...
ew.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Is this real life? Please tell me we're in the Matrix or some alternative universe where someone will soon be pulling the mask off this lunatic and he'll say "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!"
This is the same dipshit who literally THREE MONTHS AGO said we didn't need a Juneteenth holiday because we already had too many holidays in this country.
JUST IN: Trump "wouldn't oppose" Charlie Kirk national holiday, White House says
Trump "wouldn't oppose" Charlie Kirk national holiday, White House says
Congress has already moved to honor Kirk following his assassination.
trib.al
September 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is the same dipshit who literally THREE MONTHS AGO said we didn't need a Juneteenth holiday because we already had too many holidays in this country.
Reposted by R.J. Hufnagel
We have officially reached "Michael Eisner would never have done this" levels of corporate spinelessness in compliance with fascism.
Michael Eisner, who served as CEO of Disney for 21 years and acquired ABC while he was in charge, slams his successor Bob Iger for bending the knee.
September 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We have officially reached "Michael Eisner would never have done this" levels of corporate spinelessness in compliance with fascism.
Just for a moment, imagine an alt-universe in which President Kamala Harris' FCC demanded that Sean Hannity be taken off the air on Fox News. Hard to imagine, I know, because it wouldn't happen in 1,000 lifetimes, but IF IT DID. The outrage from the MAGA crowd would be deafening, and rightfully so.
September 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Just for a moment, imagine an alt-universe in which President Kamala Harris' FCC demanded that Sean Hannity be taken off the air on Fox News. Hard to imagine, I know, because it wouldn't happen in 1,000 lifetimes, but IF IT DID. The outrage from the MAGA crowd would be deafening, and rightfully so.
Thank you Dave for calling this what it is - state-run media. The state (in the form of the FCC) holds feckless corporations hostage and blackmails them to do their bidding, or else. You either bow down to Dear (criminal, crybaby) Leader, or you face consequences. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
David Letterman has some thoughts on Trump's 'criminal administration'
Legendary comedian and talk show host David Letterman spoke with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg on Thursday, sharing his thoughts on the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and the broader attack on ...
www.dailykos.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thank you Dave for calling this what it is - state-run media. The state (in the form of the FCC) holds feckless corporations hostage and blackmails them to do their bidding, or else. You either bow down to Dear (criminal, crybaby) Leader, or you face consequences. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
You could literally kill a person by assaulting them like this. And they are doing this in our name, under our flag, to our own citizens.
They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
September 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
You could literally kill a person by assaulting them like this. And they are doing this in our name, under our flag, to our own citizens.
A. Kimmel's comments were not about Kirk. They were about MAGA Republicans.
B. Kirk's family is worth millions. What would Kimmel giving them money accomplish other a public show (which is all this is in the first place)?
C. Apologize for what and to whom, exactly?
people.com/jimmy-kimmel...
B. Kirk's family is worth millions. What would Kimmel giving them money accomplish other a public show (which is all this is in the first place)?
C. Apologize for what and to whom, exactly?
people.com/jimmy-kimmel...
Jimmy Kimmel Asked to Apologize and Pay Charlie Kirk's Family if He Wants Suspension Lifted by Nation's Largest ABC Affiliate
Jimmy Kimmel has been given a list of demands for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to return to air by Sinclair, the broadcasting company with the nation's largest ABC affiliate group, after the show was pulled i...
people.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A. Kimmel's comments were not about Kirk. They were about MAGA Republicans.
B. Kirk's family is worth millions. What would Kimmel giving them money accomplish other a public show (which is all this is in the first place)?
C. Apologize for what and to whom, exactly?
people.com/jimmy-kimmel...
B. Kirk's family is worth millions. What would Kimmel giving them money accomplish other a public show (which is all this is in the first place)?
C. Apologize for what and to whom, exactly?
people.com/jimmy-kimmel...
Shocking to learn that the company that doesn't stand up to defend the First Amendment also doesn't care about whether its workers can make a living. Are we great yet?
And surprise surprise, their workers are getting screwed six ways from Sunday
NABET-CWA Releases Study Revealing Majority of Nexstar Workers Don't Make Living Wage
Survey respondents reported an average hourly wage of $22.88 and a median wage of $20.13. Twenty-five percent of respondents reported earning less than $18 an hour.
www.adweek.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Shocking to learn that the company that doesn't stand up to defend the First Amendment also doesn't care about whether its workers can make a living. Are we great yet?
Of course, at the end of the day, like most everything, it's all about the rich getting richer. Kimmel is just a casualty of the unchecked greed and hypocrisy that we accept as the norm now. Stand in the way of the wealthy getting more wealthy and you'll just be swept aside, Constitution be damned.
IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE: What I have not seen anyone discussing is that Nexstar pulling Kimmel, forcing ABC’s hand, comes as Nexstar is leading the way for the industry on trying to get FCC approval for media consolidation. www.poynter.org/business-wor...
Nexstar’s takeover of Tegna would require an overhaul of FCC ownership rules - Poynter
The proposed sale would exceed the FCC’s 39% cap, igniting debate among broadcasters, unions and press groups
www.poynter.org
September 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Of course, at the end of the day, like most everything, it's all about the rich getting richer. Kimmel is just a casualty of the unchecked greed and hypocrisy that we accept as the norm now. Stand in the way of the wealthy getting more wealthy and you'll just be swept aside, Constitution be damned.
Reposted by R.J. Hufnagel
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
Reposted by R.J. Hufnagel
Since President Trump’s March executive order stripped nearly 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights, he has expanded his attacks to even MORE workers.
Tell your senators: cosponsor the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Tell your senators: cosponsor the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
September 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Since President Trump’s March executive order stripped nearly 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights, he has expanded his attacks to even MORE workers.
Tell your senators: cosponsor the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Tell your senators: cosponsor the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
On one network we have a host who says we should kill homeless people. On another we have a host who says MAGA is trying to distance itself from a murderer. The first is still on the air, the second isn’t. Government for the hypocrites, by the hypocrites. What a joke.
September 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
On one network we have a host who says we should kill homeless people. On another we have a host who says MAGA is trying to distance itself from a murderer. The first is still on the air, the second isn’t. Government for the hypocrites, by the hypocrites. What a joke.
John Roberts is "wary" of entering the current political fray? Dude, you tossed TNT into the fray a long time ago when you granted Trump immunity. Now, he's running amok and destroying everything in his path. You're a smart guy. What did you think would happen?
Chief Justice John Roberts is wary of entering political fray, his top adviser says
But Roberts has on occasion responded to partisan criticism of federal judges.
www.politico.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
John Roberts is "wary" of entering the current political fray? Dude, you tossed TNT into the fray a long time ago when you granted Trump immunity. Now, he's running amok and destroying everything in his path. You're a smart guy. What did you think would happen?
Target's stock price has dropped about 30 percent since the company ended DEI initiatives in a cowardly response to Trump policies. I haven't spent a dime there since, and yesterday, they sent me a note telling me how much they "miss me." BS. They miss my money, which I can easily spend elsewhere.
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Target's stock price has dropped about 30 percent since the company ended DEI initiatives in a cowardly response to Trump policies. I haven't spent a dime there since, and yesterday, they sent me a note telling me how much they "miss me." BS. They miss my money, which I can easily spend elsewhere.
I think of the union workers who not only voted for this clown, but stood behind him during his rallies, making a public spectacle out of the fact that they were the sheep, voting for the wolf who said he wouldn't eat them.
Trump Administration Begins to Strip Federal Workers of Union Protections
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I think of the union workers who not only voted for this clown, but stood behind him during his rallies, making a public spectacle out of the fact that they were the sheep, voting for the wolf who said he wouldn't eat them.
When you elect an incompetent moron whose TV catchphrase was "You're Fired," I guess you shouldn't be shocked when he enjoys firing people for no good reason.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
CDC director Susan Monarez fired by Trump administration after refusing to resign, citing 'reckless directives'
Monarez’s lawyers said she “refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives.” The White House responded that she was “not aligned with the President’s agenda.”
www.nbcnews.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
When you elect an incompetent moron whose TV catchphrase was "You're Fired," I guess you shouldn't be shocked when he enjoys firing people for no good reason.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Forgive me, but I care way more about fascist-dictator-wannabes sending the National Guard into our cities that I do about the damn Cracker Barrel logo.
August 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Forgive me, but I care way more about fascist-dictator-wannabes sending the National Guard into our cities that I do about the damn Cracker Barrel logo.
50 years ago people thought Nixon/Watergate was as bad as it could get, and his own party was moving toward impeachment. But that was pocket change compared to this billion-dollar horror show, and the bootlicking GOP toadies are just happy to be along for the ride with no end in sight.
That was one of the most batshit press conferences of Trump's public life. He brandished a photo of Putin and promised to deploy the US military to occupy Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. A sane country would be moving toward impeachment and removal right now.
August 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
50 years ago people thought Nixon/Watergate was as bad as it could get, and his own party was moving toward impeachment. But that was pocket change compared to this billion-dollar horror show, and the bootlicking GOP toadies are just happy to be along for the ride with no end in sight.
This meeting could have been an email.
August 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This meeting could have been an email.
90 years ago today, FDR signed Social Security into law. It was part of the new and desperately needed safety net for vulnerable Americans. Before that day, older workers toiled until they died, lived in poverty, or were forced to live with family as they aged. MAGA would return us to those days.
August 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
90 years ago today, FDR signed Social Security into law. It was part of the new and desperately needed safety net for vulnerable Americans. Before that day, older workers toiled until they died, lived in poverty, or were forced to live with family as they aged. MAGA would return us to those days.