Ron Abel
@ronabel.bsky.social
Husband, father, aviator, and troublemaker who believes in turning ideas into reality.
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Who else nearly fell out of the seat when you heard Cosplay Kristi accuse Sen. Padilla of “political theater”?
June 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Who else nearly fell out of the seat when you heard Cosplay Kristi accuse Sen. Padilla of “political theater”?
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This woman won her last election by 6 %, don’t get too comfortable. www.yahoo.com/news/ernst-d...
Ernst doubles down on Medicaid comment with sarcastic video ‘apology’
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) doubled down on a recent quip about Medicaid in a Saturday post on her Instagram story. “Hello, everyone. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize for a st...
www.yahoo.com
June 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
This woman won her last election by 6 %, don’t get too comfortable. www.yahoo.com/news/ernst-d...
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Absolutely shameful.👇
"None of the top 20 law firms in the US have so far offered their 'unconditional support' to an effort by Perkins Coie to fight sanctions imposed by the Trump administration." www.ft.com/content/494a...
"None of the top 20 law firms in the US have so far offered their 'unconditional support' to an effort by Perkins Coie to fight sanctions imposed by the Trump administration." www.ft.com/content/494a...
Top US law firms balk at backing Perkins’ challenge to Trump sanctions
Legal industry split over whether to join amicus brief against president’s order for fear of retaliation
www.ft.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Absolutely shameful.👇
"None of the top 20 law firms in the US have so far offered their 'unconditional support' to an effort by Perkins Coie to fight sanctions imposed by the Trump administration." www.ft.com/content/494a...
"None of the top 20 law firms in the US have so far offered their 'unconditional support' to an effort by Perkins Coie to fight sanctions imposed by the Trump administration." www.ft.com/content/494a...
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This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
propub.li
March 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
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Corruption, theft and oligarchic rule, courtesy of the Supreme Court and Citizen’s United. Good piece by @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-road-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-road-f...
The Road from ‘Citizens United’ to Trump, Musk, and Corruption
A ‘naïve’ Supreme Court delivered lawless greed and cruelty. We’ll have to save ourselves, if we can.
www.thebulwark.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Corruption, theft and oligarchic rule, courtesy of the Supreme Court and Citizen’s United. Good piece by @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-road-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-road-f...
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They do seem like inconsistent positions, but the attacks on teachers was really about dismantling public schools to get taxpayer dollars for home schoolers and private charter schools run by charlatans.
March 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
They do seem like inconsistent positions, but the attacks on teachers was really about dismantling public schools to get taxpayer dollars for home schoolers and private charter schools run by charlatans.
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2 lies I hear from the right about the federal government:
"The federal government has gotten so bloated!"
The federal government is the same size it was when Kennedy was president.
"Reagan was the last president to cut the federal government!"
There were MORE fed employees when he left office.
"The federal government has gotten so bloated!"
The federal government is the same size it was when Kennedy was president.
"Reagan was the last president to cut the federal government!"
There were MORE fed employees when he left office.
March 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
2 lies I hear from the right about the federal government:
"The federal government has gotten so bloated!"
The federal government is the same size it was when Kennedy was president.
"Reagan was the last president to cut the federal government!"
There were MORE fed employees when he left office.
"The federal government has gotten so bloated!"
The federal government is the same size it was when Kennedy was president.
"Reagan was the last president to cut the federal government!"
There were MORE fed employees when he left office.
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Chris Murphy: "Everyone who signs up to work for Donald Trump is signing up for one single project, and that is the transition of American democracy to a kind of kleptocratic oligarchy in which the billionaires rule and get to steal from regular Americans."
March 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Chris Murphy: "Everyone who signs up to work for Donald Trump is signing up for one single project, and that is the transition of American democracy to a kind of kleptocratic oligarchy in which the billionaires rule and get to steal from regular Americans."
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Pete Hegseth just reportedly ordered the US military’s Cyber Command to “stand down” from all planning against Russia. Analysts have been ordered not to follow or report on Russian threats.
One inside source said, “Putin is on the inside now.”
One inside source said, “Putin is on the inside now.”
Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats
Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Pete Hegseth just reportedly ordered the US military’s Cyber Command to “stand down” from all planning against Russia. Analysts have been ordered not to follow or report on Russian threats.
One inside source said, “Putin is on the inside now.”
One inside source said, “Putin is on the inside now.”
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Next thing you know, Trump will expect Jews to stop saying negative things about Hitler.
Trump says President Zelensky should be nicer to Vladimir Putin:
“He doesn’t have to stand there and say ‘Putin this, Putin that,’ all negative things. He’s got to say, ‘I want to make peace, I don’t want to fight any longer.’”
(It’s clear that Trump wants Ukraine to surrender to Putin.)
“He doesn’t have to stand there and say ‘Putin this, Putin that,’ all negative things. He’s got to say, ‘I want to make peace, I don’t want to fight any longer.’”
(It’s clear that Trump wants Ukraine to surrender to Putin.)
March 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Next thing you know, Trump will expect Jews to stop saying negative things about Hitler.
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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
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"The spectacle of the president and vice president of the United States tag-teaming to bully the leader of a U.S.-allied democracy fighting for its life against an autocratic aggressor has appalled observers around the world." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-vanc...
A Shameful, Appalling Spectacle
In an Oval Office shitshow for the ages, Trump and Vance try to humiliate Ukraine’s wartime leader Zelensky.
www.thebulwark.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"The spectacle of the president and vice president of the United States tag-teaming to bully the leader of a U.S.-allied democracy fighting for its life against an autocratic aggressor has appalled observers around the world." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-vanc...
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Call your Senators & Reps tomorrow morning, especially the GOP ones, & demand support for Ukraine. Every GOP official needs to be asked if they are behind Trump & believe we should ally with Putin over Zelensky.
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Call your Senators & Reps tomorrow morning, especially the GOP ones, & demand support for Ukraine. Every GOP official needs to be asked if they are behind Trump & believe we should ally with Putin over Zelensky.
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"Elon Musk is in charge. You know it. I know it. Everyone knows it. So does the Trump administration," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social. "But they keep obfuscating in the courts and in the media … because they know it is an unconstitutional seizure of power that is an insult to our democratic system."
February 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
"Elon Musk is in charge. You know it. I know it. Everyone knows it. So does the Trump administration," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social. "But they keep obfuscating in the courts and in the media … because they know it is an unconstitutional seizure of power that is an insult to our democratic system."
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Jane Fonda in SAG Awards speech: "Woke just means you give a damn about other people" cnn.it/3XdUSvy
Jane Fonda gives politically-charged speech at SAG Awards: ‘Woke just means you give a damn about other people’ | CNN
Jane Fonda persevered against some audio issues Sunday night to encourage activism at Sunday night’s SAG Awards.
cnn.it
February 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Jane Fonda in SAG Awards speech: "Woke just means you give a damn about other people" cnn.it/3XdUSvy
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CNN plays a clip of Russian state TV praising Trump for being "in total alignment" with Putin
February 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
CNN plays a clip of Russian state TV praising Trump for being "in total alignment" with Putin
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Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
February 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
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Wisconsin voters will return to the polls this spring for the 1st major election since the 2024 presidential race.
Guess who's in the process of BUYING this SUPREME COURT race! Yep, it's Elon Musk, AGAIN!
We can't let this happen. See next post for how to help.
1/3
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Guess who's in the process of BUYING this SUPREME COURT race! Yep, it's Elon Musk, AGAIN!
We can't let this happen. See next post for how to help.
1/3
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is up for grabs — again — in first big 2025 battleground race
The contest will serve as a barometer of the political environment in the early stages of the new Trump administration.
www.nbcnews.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Wisconsin voters will return to the polls this spring for the 1st major election since the 2024 presidential race.
Guess who's in the process of BUYING this SUPREME COURT race! Yep, it's Elon Musk, AGAIN!
We can't let this happen. See next post for how to help.
1/3
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Guess who's in the process of BUYING this SUPREME COURT race! Yep, it's Elon Musk, AGAIN!
We can't let this happen. See next post for how to help.
1/3
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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These people all have actual conflicts of interest that should keep them from working on any investigations like this. It's a measure of how tainted and corrupt this Justice Department is becoming and it breaks my heart. I hope it doesn't break our country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
DoJ investigation into cases against Trump marked by vested interests
From Pam Bondi to Ed Martin, the tangle of possible conflicts of the investigators is acute
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
These people all have actual conflicts of interest that should keep them from working on any investigations like this. It's a measure of how tainted and corrupt this Justice Department is becoming and it breaks my heart. I hope it doesn't break our country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.
NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga.
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
Prominent DOGE Staffer Is Grandson Of Turncoat KGB Spy
Edward “Big Balls” Coristine happens to be the descendant of Valery Martynov, a KGB agent who spied for the US.
www.jacobsilverman.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.
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Cuts to NSF expected to be at 50% reduction in force for an independent agency that fuels discovery and innovation.
"The NSF budget was $9B, or 0.13% of the total [budget]."
This is not about fiscal prudence. This is about killing universities.
nanoscale.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
"The NSF budget was $9B, or 0.13% of the total [budget]."
This is not about fiscal prudence. This is about killing universities.
nanoscale.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
The National Science Foundation - this is not business as usual
The National Science Foundation was created 75 years ago, at the behest of Vannevar Bush , who put together the famed study, Science, The E...
nanoscale.blogspot.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Cuts to NSF expected to be at 50% reduction in force for an independent agency that fuels discovery and innovation.
"The NSF budget was $9B, or 0.13% of the total [budget]."
This is not about fiscal prudence. This is about killing universities.
nanoscale.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
"The NSF budget was $9B, or 0.13% of the total [budget]."
This is not about fiscal prudence. This is about killing universities.
nanoscale.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
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@jenpsaki.msnbc.com: "Inspectors general are a headache for everyone. You know why? Because they're investigating every agency and they find stuff! Including waste and fraud and abuse! They wouldn't be firing them if they cared about waste, fraud, and abuse."
February 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
@jenpsaki.msnbc.com: "Inspectors general are a headache for everyone. You know why? Because they're investigating every agency and they find stuff! Including waste and fraud and abuse! They wouldn't be firing them if they cared about waste, fraud, and abuse."
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Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Joni Ernst, etc: You’ve seen Hegseth, RFK Jr, and others give worthless assurances. You’re now seeing the US appease Putin, and DOJ guardrails crumble. Are you going to let Kash Patel use the FBI against his enemies list and further destroy the rule of law?
February 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Joni Ernst, etc: You’ve seen Hegseth, RFK Jr, and others give worthless assurances. You’re now seeing the US appease Putin, and DOJ guardrails crumble. Are you going to let Kash Patel use the FBI against his enemies list and further destroy the rule of law?
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.