@scottax.bsky.social
Senior Citizen, Retired Civil Servant, Clinical Administrator, liberal on social issues, and liberal-centrist on economic issues, and global politics. Grandparent worried about the world our younger generation will inherit from us.
It will take years to reverse what this man is doing to our country and way of life.
For diversity to science to foreign policy, Trump has moved aggressively to reopen long-settled issues and dismantle long-established institutions. At times, it seems like he's trying to repeal much of the 20th century. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/u...
From Science to Diversity, Trump Hits the Reverse Button on Decades of Change
www.nytimes.com
July 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It will take years to reverse what this man is doing to our country and way of life.
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Pam Bondi has hailed as a hero and dismissed charges against a doctor who:
Injected children with placebo instead of COVID19 vaccine
Destroyed $28,000 worth of taxpayer-funded COVID19 vaccines
Sold fake vaccination cards so people could avoid the vaccine
His license is still active in Utah.
Injected children with placebo instead of COVID19 vaccine
Destroyed $28,000 worth of taxpayer-funded COVID19 vaccines
Sold fake vaccination cards so people could avoid the vaccine
His license is still active in Utah.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announces dismissal of charges against plastic surgeon accused of faking COVID-19 vaccine cards
Attorney General Bondi announced she is dismissing charges against Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, a Utah plastic surgeon.
www.cbsnews.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Pam Bondi has hailed as a hero and dismissed charges against a doctor who:
Injected children with placebo instead of COVID19 vaccine
Destroyed $28,000 worth of taxpayer-funded COVID19 vaccines
Sold fake vaccination cards so people could avoid the vaccine
His license is still active in Utah.
Injected children with placebo instead of COVID19 vaccine
Destroyed $28,000 worth of taxpayer-funded COVID19 vaccines
Sold fake vaccination cards so people could avoid the vaccine
His license is still active in Utah.
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Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
July 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
Now all those who voted for trump and his congressional acolytes will see who this government is for. We will be a poorer, sicker and more hateful nation. The amendments added to this bill make it one of the worst bills to hit the floor; the Alaska carve outs for Murkowski's vote, case in point.
Breaking News: The Senate narrowly passed Republicans’ marquee bill to slash taxes and social safety net programs, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote. The bill faces hurdles in the House.
Trump Live Updates: Senate Passes Trump’s Major Policy Bill After 'Vote-a-Rama'
trib.al
July 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Now all those who voted for trump and his congressional acolytes will see who this government is for. We will be a poorer, sicker and more hateful nation. The amendments added to this bill make it one of the worst bills to hit the floor; the Alaska carve outs for Murkowski's vote, case in point.
Nothing like draining the swamp and filling it up with your own muck!
Top Trump lawyer nominated to be a federal judge privately suggested defying court orders, whistleblower says. "Bove stated that D.O.J. would need to consider telling the courts 'fuck you' and ignore any such order." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Nothing like draining the swamp and filling it up with your own muck!
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Trump just cancelled a classified House briefing on the Iran strikes with zero explanation.
The real reason?
He claims he destroyed “all nuclear facilities and capability;” his team knows they can’t back up his bluster and BS.
Here's what they're scared we'll ask:
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The real reason?
He claims he destroyed “all nuclear facilities and capability;” his team knows they can’t back up his bluster and BS.
Here's what they're scared we'll ask:
🧵
June 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Trump just cancelled a classified House briefing on the Iran strikes with zero explanation.
The real reason?
He claims he destroyed “all nuclear facilities and capability;” his team knows they can’t back up his bluster and BS.
Here's what they're scared we'll ask:
🧵
The real reason?
He claims he destroyed “all nuclear facilities and capability;” his team knows they can’t back up his bluster and BS.
Here's what they're scared we'll ask:
🧵
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God bless this woman. She is a hero. Every damn word 🔥
The only thing I’d add: call the local police and report the group of men impersonating ICE and the attempted kidnapping—while they’re still lurking around.
The only thing I’d add: call the local police and report the group of men impersonating ICE and the attempted kidnapping—while they’re still lurking around.
June 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
God bless this woman. She is a hero. Every damn word 🔥
The only thing I’d add: call the local police and report the group of men impersonating ICE and the attempted kidnapping—while they’re still lurking around.
The only thing I’d add: call the local police and report the group of men impersonating ICE and the attempted kidnapping—while they’re still lurking around.
Has there ever been an administration that has more conflicts of interest than the Trump Administration?
Damning Report Exposes Stephen Miller’s Shady Ties to Palantir newrepublic.com/post/197149/... via @newrepublic.com
Stephen Miller owns 100K in stock in Palantir. Miller and Palantir will be making money on surveillance technology and concentration camps .
Stephen Miller owns 100K in stock in Palantir. Miller and Palantir will be making money on surveillance technology and concentration camps .
Damning Report Exposes Stephen Miller’s Shady Ties to Palantir
Palantir has been snapping up massive government contracts to increase surveillance capabilities.
newrepublic.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Has there ever been an administration that has more conflicts of interest than the Trump Administration?
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Alex with the Porta Potty Score!
June 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Alex with the Porta Potty Score!
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June 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers. Nobody’s going to spit on our military,” Mr. Trump stated about LA protest. But yet he did not say that about Jan 6th march on the Capital and he pardons those insurrectionists.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
Trump Jumps at the Chance for a Confrontation in California Over Immigration
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers. Nobody’s going to spit on our military,” Mr. Trump stated about LA protest. But yet he did not say that about Jan 6th march on the Capital and he pardons those insurrectionists.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
And how many other things in this bill don't we know about?
Republicans snuck a line into their "big beautiful bill” that could CLOSE nearly 200 Planned Parenthood locations.
And guess what? 90% of those centers would be in states where abortion is LEGAL.
It’s one step closer to banning abortion nationwide.
And guess what? 90% of those centers would be in states where abortion is LEGAL.
It’s one step closer to banning abortion nationwide.
Republicans snuck a line into their bill that could CLOSE nearly 200 Planned Parenthood locations.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
www.youtube.com
June 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
And how many other things in this bill don't we know about?
This man will now have your personal social security number and information due to a recent Supreme Court expedited decision.
"I won’t soon forget this tweet (which Musk took down after it caused an uproar): 'Stalin, Mao, and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector employees did.'"
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Meet Elon Musk’s Puppet Master: Russell Vought
The person poised to take over DOGE from Trump’s pet billionaire is the guy who’s actually been running it all along.
trib.al
June 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This man will now have your personal social security number and information due to a recent Supreme Court expedited decision.
The affect of these cuts to projects supported by the NIH will be devastating in the long run to scientific/medical advancement. When you read why some of these grants were cut or delayed, you should be outraged. How does this make America great?
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The affect of these cuts to projects supported by the NIH will be devastating in the long run to scientific/medical advancement. When you read why some of these grants were cut or delayed, you should be outraged. How does this make America great?
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Does trump realize that these people are indigenous to the US and his family are the immigrants. Another shameless act.
About 75,000 pages of Indian boarding school records sit in online storage systems that “can’t be touched until we get new funding.”
‘Slap in the face’: Trump cuts halt Indian boarding school digitization effort
Tribal leaders say the funding cuts have serious implications for boarding school survivors, their families and the general public.
montanafreepress.org
June 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Does trump realize that these people are indigenous to the US and his family are the immigrants. Another shameless act.
Is this the United States of America? Why is this administration doing this? We used to protest things like this happening in other countries, now we are showing we are no better than them. Shame on us.
These people were following the law and went to check in with immigration like they are supposed to.
This woman's immigration case was dismissed, which made her immediately undocumented.
So ICE took her into custody.
The air conditioning was off in the back of the truck.
"I can't breathe."
This woman's immigration case was dismissed, which made her immediately undocumented.
So ICE took her into custody.
The air conditioning was off in the back of the truck.
"I can't breathe."
June 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this the United States of America? Why is this administration doing this? We used to protest things like this happening in other countries, now we are showing we are no better than them. Shame on us.
Love this!
June 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Love this!
So shocking? This administration is built on lies.
June 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
So shocking? This administration is built on lies.
This administration is clueless as to why government exists. Unfortunately, it will be the people in hurricane prone states that will find out very soon what disruptions to these agencies have done.
Hurricane season is here. But with FEMA and NOAA in turmoil, experts fear the real disaster could be in the response.
Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins
As hurricane season begins, experts in storms and disasters are worried about massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to the storms.
bit.ly
June 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This administration is clueless as to why government exists. Unfortunately, it will be the people in hurricane prone states that will find out very soon what disruptions to these agencies have done.
As a Bills fan, congrats to Josh Allen!
Pictures emerged from the power couple’s wedding that took place in Southern California, where both Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and actor Hailee Steinfeld live.
Bills QB Josh Allen and actor Hailee Steinfeld marry in Southern California
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and actor Hailee Steinfeld tied the knot on Saturday, according to multiple media reports.
www.chicagotribune.com
June 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
As a Bills fan, congrats to Josh Allen!
trump has donated to Democrats in the past, so we all know this is not the reason. We also know that Isaacman's appointment will certainly be questionable considering his relationship with Musk.
The reasons given by White House insiders on why Donald Trump withdrew the nomination of Elon Musk associate Jared Isaacman to head NASA are now being questioned.
Trump's reason for dumping Elon Musk associate is falling apart: NYT
The reasons given by White House insiders on why Donald Trump withdrew the nomination of Elon Musk associate Jared Isaacman to head NASA are now being questioned.According to a report from the New York Times' Maggie Haberman and Ryan Mac, the dismissal of Isaacman was officially described as being d...
bit.ly
June 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
trump has donated to Democrats in the past, so we all know this is not the reason. We also know that Isaacman's appointment will certainly be questionable considering his relationship with Musk.
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To all the media and journalists out there-please stop normalizing trump's behavior, it is not normal or presidential, it is embarrassing and delusional. Case in point below:
I do understand that Biden’s inner circle covered up his decline. Got it. What I don’t understand is the same journalists and pundits pounding that story are ignoring this psychopath like it’s normal. I accepted Biden was old all along. I can’t accept this lunatic leading us.
May 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
To all the media and journalists out there-please stop normalizing trump's behavior, it is not normal or presidential, it is embarrassing and delusional. Case in point below:
The French know the true meaning of Memorial Day, unlike our current "president" who gave a disgusting speech today lifting himself up.
Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
May 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The French know the true meaning of Memorial Day, unlike our current "president" who gave a disgusting speech today lifting himself up.
Amen
Phang: It’s time for federal judges to acknowledge that they have lifetime appointments—and that should give them the courage to uphold the rule of law, but also to put some damn teeth into the court orders they’re issuing.
it’s time that we start seeing action from the judiciary.
Grow some balls
it’s time that we start seeing action from the judiciary.
Grow some balls
May 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Amen