@sandyskyblue14.bsky.social
Lifelong liberal loving life-but really pissed right now!
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Willie Nelson’s son Lucas talks about farm app (jd vance) on Farm Aid.
Making it convenient and easy for private equity to scoop it up while they put family farms out of business with their bullshit tariffs.
Making it convenient and easy for private equity to scoop it up while they put family farms out of business with their bullshit tariffs.
JD Vance Funded AcreTrader. Here’s Why That Matters.
The real estate platform streamlines investing in US farmland. Now farms are fast becoming a portfolio staple for investors worldwide.
civileats.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Willie Nelson’s son Lucas talks about farm app (jd vance) on Farm Aid.
Making it convenient and easy for private equity to scoop it up while they put family farms out of business with their bullshit tariffs.
Making it convenient and easy for private equity to scoop it up while they put family farms out of business with their bullshit tariffs.
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I just wanna mention that the musicians at Farm Aid did more tonight to call out the blatant corruption & fascism in Washington DC than Democratic “leaders” like Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jeffries have done in 9 months.
September 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I just wanna mention that the musicians at Farm Aid did more tonight to call out the blatant corruption & fascism in Washington DC than Democratic “leaders” like Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jeffries have done in 9 months.
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Neil Young started his Farm Aid set with his anti-Trump fascism in the White House song.
September 21, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Neil Young started his Farm Aid set with his anti-Trump fascism in the White House song.
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While fallen soldiers returned home, Trump hit the golf course and veterans took notice.
April 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
While fallen soldiers returned home, Trump hit the golf course and veterans took notice.
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You can smell the fear in this post.
April 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
You can smell the fear in this post.
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“A private security force that is exercising the power of the marshals…you have to start worrying about whether they are acting in the public interest and whether they understand the rules that apply to the marshals.”
Elon Musk's secret weapon: the US Marshals Service
“The risk to people’s civil rights is enormous.”
www.motherjones.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“A private security force that is exercising the power of the marshals…you have to start worrying about whether they are acting in the public interest and whether they understand the rules that apply to the marshals.”
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Do you want Trump's filthy HANDS OFF your FREEDOM?
Please join us TOMORROW 4/5 at the rally nearest you and tell him HANDS OFF!!!!
To find the rally nearest you click the link below ⬇️
Even attending for 10m makes a difference!
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Please join us TOMORROW 4/5 at the rally nearest you and tell him HANDS OFF!!!!
To find the rally nearest you click the link below ⬇️
Even attending for 10m makes a difference!
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Hands Off! Join the National Mobilization to Fight Back · Hands Off on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Hands Off.
www.mobilize.us
April 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Do you want Trump's filthy HANDS OFF your FREEDOM?
Please join us TOMORROW 4/5 at the rally nearest you and tell him HANDS OFF!!!!
To find the rally nearest you click the link below ⬇️
Even attending for 10m makes a difference!
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Please join us TOMORROW 4/5 at the rally nearest you and tell him HANDS OFF!!!!
To find the rally nearest you click the link below ⬇️
Even attending for 10m makes a difference!
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
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If the market drops by 3000 points in TWO DAYS, that's grounds for Trump to be impeached for dereliction of duty and abuse of power, and for putting the wants of the rich above the needs of the poor.
April 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
If the market drops by 3000 points in TWO DAYS, that's grounds for Trump to be impeached for dereliction of duty and abuse of power, and for putting the wants of the rich above the needs of the poor.
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And not a peep from draft-dodger Trump, who calls soldiers “suckers & losers,” and is off to golf today.
On April 2nd, 4 US Army Soldiers died in a training accident in Lithuania. 🕊️
The Lithuania Govt. showed more respect than our own govt
Staff Sgt. Knutson-Collins, 28,
Michigan
Sgt. Duenez Jr., 25, Illinois
Sgt. Franco, 25, California.
Pfc. Taitano, 21,
Guam.
Much Respect 🙏🏻 🇺🇸
#SheShed
The Lithuania Govt. showed more respect than our own govt
Staff Sgt. Knutson-Collins, 28,
Michigan
Sgt. Duenez Jr., 25, Illinois
Sgt. Franco, 25, California.
Pfc. Taitano, 21,
Guam.
Much Respect 🙏🏻 🇺🇸
#SheShed
April 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
And not a peep from draft-dodger Trump, who calls soldiers “suckers & losers,” and is off to golf today.
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New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has kicked off what is expected to be a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration, saying that he will keep going “as long as I am physically able.”
Democrat kicks off marathon Senate floor speech to protest Trump administration actions | CNN Politics
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has kicked off what is expected to be a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration, saying that he will keep go...
www.cnn.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has kicked off what is expected to be a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration, saying that he will keep going “as long as I am physically able.”
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Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids.
Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears as FBI Raids His Homes
Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids.
wrd.cm
March 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids.
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NEW: DOGE is trying to gift itself a building worth $500 million, court filings show. It's the culmination of a dramatic battle between DOGE and the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded think tank. www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
NEW: DOGE is trying to gift itself a building worth $500 million, court filings show. It's the culmination of a dramatic battle between DOGE and the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded think tank. www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
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New Jersey Sen. @corybooker.com is on the Senate floor, saying, "I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able" to protest President Trump and Elon Musk.
Watch live: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
Watch live: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
April 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
New Jersey Sen. @corybooker.com is on the Senate floor, saying, "I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able" to protest President Trump and Elon Musk.
Watch live: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
Watch live: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
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Don’t worry, this won’t entirely foreseeably come back to bite us in the ass and kill tens of thousands of innocent Americans
The US Department of Health and Human Services canceled around $12 billion in federal grants to states that were allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants were being used to track, prevent and control infectious diseases, said lawmakers reut.rs/41WVed3
US pulls back $12 billion in funding to state health departments
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled around $12 billion in federal grants to states that were allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal department and state officials said on Wednesday.
reut.rs
March 27, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Don’t worry, this won’t entirely foreseeably come back to bite us in the ass and kill tens of thousands of innocent Americans
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Absolutely insane. A billionaire just buying elections. We have to stop this.
Elon Musk has already poured $12+ million into an effort to shift control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to right-wing judicial activists.
This is an unprecedented effort to seize control of a powerful state court. And it won’t be the last.
Here’s the full story:
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
This is an unprecedented effort to seize control of a powerful state court. And it won’t be the last.
Here’s the full story:
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Has Become All About Elon Musk
The richest man in the world is the biggest spender on behalf of a right-wing effort to take control of a state Supreme Court.
www.thenation.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Absolutely insane. A billionaire just buying elections. We have to stop this.
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There are a few problems with the richest man donating internet service to the White House...(a) Conflicts of interest; (b) Musk already collects billions from gov't contracts; (c) if employees are using Starlink, Musk could have access their data. He could also pull that service whenever he wants.
Elon Musk’s Starlink Takes Over the White House
The world’s richest man now has control over the internet at the White House.
newrepublic.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
There are a few problems with the richest man donating internet service to the White House...(a) Conflicts of interest; (b) Musk already collects billions from gov't contracts; (c) if employees are using Starlink, Musk could have access their data. He could also pull that service whenever he wants.
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100% no, there is no way Trump won, he claimed he didn’t need votes, Elon had the system manipulated.
March 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
100% no, there is no way Trump won, he claimed he didn’t need votes, Elon had the system manipulated.
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Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
March 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
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Trump is coming for the judges again by calling for impeachment of one whose order he really didn’t like. But his outburst generated some important pushback, including from the Chief Justice himself. My write-up in today’s piece: open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
March 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Trump is coming for the judges again by calling for impeachment of one whose order he really didn’t like. But his outburst generated some important pushback, including from the Chief Justice himself. My write-up in today’s piece: open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
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Let's call it what it is: Donald Trump and Elon Musk HATE people of color, those in the LGTBQ community, and women.
If you think that's not the case, you're bullshitting yourself.
If you think that's not the case, you're bullshitting yourself.
March 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Let's call it what it is: Donald Trump and Elon Musk HATE people of color, those in the LGTBQ community, and women.
If you think that's not the case, you're bullshitting yourself.
If you think that's not the case, you're bullshitting yourself.
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UCONN WBB! YOUR BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPS!
March 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
UCONN WBB! YOUR BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPS!
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Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group...
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.
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NEW SCOOP: Some staffers at Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing robust taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are slashing and burning, WIRED has learned.
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
NEW SCOOP: Some staffers at Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing robust taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are slashing and burning, WIRED has learned.
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
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If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines…
propub.li
March 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.