Josh Rooney
@rooneyexplainsit.bsky.social
Father, husband, teacher, Vermonter.
The Trump administration is filled with small minded men with black hearts. Their careless stupidity is on display with their “beautiful” tariffs.
April 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Trump administration is filled with small minded men with black hearts. Their careless stupidity is on display with their “beautiful” tariffs.
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If your representative is dodging in-person town halls, call them out! Tag them and demand they face their constituents.
February 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If your representative is dodging in-person town halls, call them out! Tag them and demand they face their constituents.
RIP Mr. Hackman. You were a legend. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...
Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95 (Gift Article)
The winner of two Oscars, he was hailed for his nuanced performances in films like “The French Connection,” “Unforgiven” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.”
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
RIP Mr. Hackman. You were a legend. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...
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Brand new Songs From The Truck over on the Patreon.
February 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Brand new Songs From The Truck over on the Patreon.
GET THE MMR VAX FOR CRYING OUT LOUD www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas Outbreak
At least 124 cases have been reported since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
GET THE MMR VAX FOR CRYING OUT LOUD www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
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We need a Labor Secretary who will be a champion of working families.
We need a Labor Secretary who will raise the minimum wage and vigorously defend workers' right to bargain collectively.
We need a Labor Secretary who has the courage to stand up to an anti-worker POTUS.
We need a Labor Secretary who will raise the minimum wage and vigorously defend workers' right to bargain collectively.
We need a Labor Secretary who has the courage to stand up to an anti-worker POTUS.
February 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
We need a Labor Secretary who will be a champion of working families.
We need a Labor Secretary who will raise the minimum wage and vigorously defend workers' right to bargain collectively.
We need a Labor Secretary who has the courage to stand up to an anti-worker POTUS.
We need a Labor Secretary who will raise the minimum wage and vigorously defend workers' right to bargain collectively.
We need a Labor Secretary who has the courage to stand up to an anti-worker POTUS.
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Rep. Derek Tran, an Army veteran and former employment lawyer who represents parts of Orange County, introduced a bill to reinstate veterans fired from federal government under Trump.
California House Democrat introduces bill to reinstate veterans fired from federal government under Trump
Rep. Derek Tran, an Army veteran and former employment lawyer who represents parts of Orange County, introduced the bill.
www.latimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Rep. Derek Tran, an Army veteran and former employment lawyer who represents parts of Orange County, introduced a bill to reinstate veterans fired from federal government under Trump.
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I told you all @jeffbezos was feral. He’s now killed the Graham/Bradlee legacy of justice, the First Amendment and basic humanity in a vomitous spew of nonsense, testosterone fueled (and HGH) double talk that is more than a little pathetic and utterly shameless.
February 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I told you all @jeffbezos was feral. He’s now killed the Graham/Bradlee legacy of justice, the First Amendment and basic humanity in a vomitous spew of nonsense, testosterone fueled (and HGH) double talk that is more than a little pathetic and utterly shameless.
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Investors had been widely expected to reject the proposal during the company’s annual shareholders meeting — in alignment with Apple’s recommendation — despite rising tensions around corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Apple shareholders reject proposed ban on DEI programs
Investors had been expected to reject the proposal, in line with the company’s recommendation, despite rising tensions around corporate diversity efforts.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Investors had been widely expected to reject the proposal during the company’s annual shareholders meeting — in alignment with Apple’s recommendation — despite rising tensions around corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Also on what planet does it make sense to give tax cuts to the wealthiest among us while cutting Medicaid? Only one full of beastly black-hearts. Remember- that’s someone’s vulnerable mother, sister or daughter they are denying healthcare to so billionaires can have another house.
February 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Also on what planet does it make sense to give tax cuts to the wealthiest among us while cutting Medicaid? Only one full of beastly black-hearts. Remember- that’s someone’s vulnerable mother, sister or daughter they are denying healthcare to so billionaires can have another house.
This is interesting, like a car crash. Having a romantic relationship with an AI chat bot is healthy and a deep departure from reality. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Like, Actual Love. With Sex.
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 02/25/2025 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is interesting, like a car crash. Having a romantic relationship with an AI chat bot is healthy and a deep departure from reality. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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This reads like the opening paragraph of a novel so bleakly dystopian you'd put it down after five pages
February 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This reads like the opening paragraph of a novel so bleakly dystopian you'd put it down after five pages
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The top health care companies in America spent 95% of their profits to make their CEOs & stockholders obscenely rich.
How many Americans would be alive today if those companies spent $2.6 trillion on disease prevention and primary care, instead of stock buybacks and dividends?
How many Americans would be alive today if those companies spent $2.6 trillion on disease prevention and primary care, instead of stock buybacks and dividends?
February 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The top health care companies in America spent 95% of their profits to make their CEOs & stockholders obscenely rich.
How many Americans would be alive today if those companies spent $2.6 trillion on disease prevention and primary care, instead of stock buybacks and dividends?
How many Americans would be alive today if those companies spent $2.6 trillion on disease prevention and primary care, instead of stock buybacks and dividends?
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i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people
February 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people
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Someone, who used to know better, told me today that it’s patriotic to support the president even if you don’t always agree. This is the excuse being used by many to explain their acquiescence. Actually, this is what a patriot is: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency
James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said in an email to staff that the F.B.I. was in “a battle of our own.”
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Someone, who used to know better, told me today that it’s patriotic to support the president even if you don’t always agree. This is the excuse being used by many to explain their acquiescence. Actually, this is what a patriot is: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
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USAID is a criminal organization,” Mr. Musk wrote on Sunday in a social media post that many aid workers saw as confirmation the agency would soon be absorbed into the State Department and that some viewed as a potential threat to their personal safety. “Time for it to die.”
THIS HAS TO STOP.
THIS HAS TO STOP.
February 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
USAID is a criminal organization,” Mr. Musk wrote on Sunday in a social media post that many aid workers saw as confirmation the agency would soon be absorbed into the State Department and that some viewed as a potential threat to their personal safety. “Time for it to die.”
THIS HAS TO STOP.
THIS HAS TO STOP.
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Just because it is in plain sight does not mean it is not what it is: A hostile takeover of the U.S. government by an unelected and unfettered power monger. Believe what you see, do not see what you believe.
February 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Just because it is in plain sight does not mean it is not what it is: A hostile takeover of the U.S. government by an unelected and unfettered power monger. Believe what you see, do not see what you believe.
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February 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I don’t think @laloalcaraz.bsky.social gets any sleep, especially in the last month! If you don’t follow him, do yourself a favor and do it. #chicanocartoonist, #resist
February 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I don’t think @laloalcaraz.bsky.social gets any sleep, especially in the last month! If you don’t follow him, do yourself a favor and do it. #chicanocartoonist, #resist
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44,000 protested against the AfD and fascism in Stuttgart yesterday.
February 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
44,000 protested against the AfD and fascism in Stuttgart yesterday.
There is something deeply upsetting to the fact that the richest man in the world has declared that it is “time to die” for the richest country in the world’s international aid program. I am so sad and disgusted about this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team (Gift Article)
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
There is something deeply upsetting to the fact that the richest man in the world has declared that it is “time to die” for the richest country in the world’s international aid program. I am so sad and disgusted about this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
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My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
February 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Does anybody still drink wine coolers? Definitely NOT asking for a friend. #seagramsgoldenwineciers #bartlesandjaymes #brucewillis #delicious
February 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Does anybody still drink wine coolers? Definitely NOT asking for a friend. #seagramsgoldenwineciers #bartlesandjaymes #brucewillis #delicious