Shelli P
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"The Trump power grab is not absolute...institutions & prominent individuals are beginning to join the loud voices of millions heard this weekend at rallies saying enough is enough," - Public Citizen Co-President @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social.
Check it out: contrarian.substack.com/p/a-chorus-o...
Check it out: contrarian.substack.com/p/a-chorus-o...
A chorus of authoritarian pushback
Ordinary people proclaim “No Kings,” and institutions start to fight back.
contrarian.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"The Trump power grab is not absolute...institutions & prominent individuals are beginning to join the loud voices of millions heard this weekend at rallies saying enough is enough," - Public Citizen Co-President @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social.
Check it out: contrarian.substack.com/p/a-chorus-o...
Check it out: contrarian.substack.com/p/a-chorus-o...
You know what all these shootings have in common? Someone who shouldn’t have been allowed to have a gun had a gun.
It’s the guns.
It’s the guns.
September 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
You know what all these shootings have in common? Someone who shouldn’t have been allowed to have a gun had a gun.
It’s the guns.
It’s the guns.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If the Department of Defense was a student in a Florida school it would be illegal for the teacher to call it Department of War.
September 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
If the Department of Defense was a student in a Florida school it would be illegal for the teacher to call it Department of War.
When you decide to have a theme birthday party and pick fascism as the theme and no one shows up. #trumpparade #nokings
June 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
When you decide to have a theme birthday party and pick fascism as the theme and no one shows up. #trumpparade #nokings
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This isn't The Art of the Deal.
It's insider trading with a bad comb-over.
Step 1: Tank the Market, Scare the Non-Millionaires
Step 2: Let the Aristocrats Feast
Step 3: Flip, but say ‘Winning’
Step 4: Pretend None of This Ever Happened & Get Your Media Dregs To Do The Same
Rinse, Enrich, Repeat.
It's insider trading with a bad comb-over.
Step 1: Tank the Market, Scare the Non-Millionaires
Step 2: Let the Aristocrats Feast
Step 3: Flip, but say ‘Winning’
Step 4: Pretend None of This Ever Happened & Get Your Media Dregs To Do The Same
Rinse, Enrich, Repeat.
April 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This isn't The Art of the Deal.
It's insider trading with a bad comb-over.
Step 1: Tank the Market, Scare the Non-Millionaires
Step 2: Let the Aristocrats Feast
Step 3: Flip, but say ‘Winning’
Step 4: Pretend None of This Ever Happened & Get Your Media Dregs To Do The Same
Rinse, Enrich, Repeat.
It's insider trading with a bad comb-over.
Step 1: Tank the Market, Scare the Non-Millionaires
Step 2: Let the Aristocrats Feast
Step 3: Flip, but say ‘Winning’
Step 4: Pretend None of This Ever Happened & Get Your Media Dregs To Do The Same
Rinse, Enrich, Repeat.
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pro tip: if your government claims to have no money for children's heathcare but will eagerly waste millions on a gaudy military parade to stroke the fragile ego of a broken-inside president, you just might live in a shithole country
April 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
pro tip: if your government claims to have no money for children's heathcare but will eagerly waste millions on a gaudy military parade to stroke the fragile ego of a broken-inside president, you just might live in a shithole country
If you have so much money you don’t notice when some of it disappears, you have too much money.
April 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If you have so much money you don’t notice when some of it disappears, you have too much money.
Maybe we should have built the new U.S. factories before putting tariffs on the building materials.
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Surging Costs Complicate Plans for New U.S. Factories
New tariffs mean higher material and equipment costs for manufacturers seeking to expand.
www.wsj.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Maybe we should have built the new U.S. factories before putting tariffs on the building materials.
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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U.S. consumer confidence plummets in February, biggest monthly decline since 2021 and markets on Wall Street immediately dropped. apnews.com/article/cons...
US consumer confidence plummets in February, biggest monthly decline since 2021
U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research group said Tuesday.
apnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
U.S. consumer confidence plummets in February, biggest monthly decline since 2021 and markets on Wall Street immediately dropped. apnews.com/article/cons...
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Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) told constituents that there was nothing he could do to stop DOGE layoffs affecting people in his state. Says said he found out about budget cuts impacting Alaska "on Twitter" and "had no idea these things were going on" in advance.
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Freshman Congressman tells constituent he is powerless to stop Musk's budget cuts
At an open house in Fairbanks on Monday, Alaskan Congressman Nick Begich (R) told constituents that there was nothing he could do to stop agency budget cuts being implemented by the Department of Gove...
popular.info
February 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) told constituents that there was nothing he could do to stop DOGE layoffs affecting people in his state. Says said he found out about budget cuts impacting Alaska "on Twitter" and "had no idea these things were going on" in advance.
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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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Inbox: Morgan Stanley economists warn that Trump's immigration restrictions look likely to drag on GDP this year, increase inflationary pressures, limit interest rate cuts
February 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Inbox: Morgan Stanley economists warn that Trump's immigration restrictions look likely to drag on GDP this year, increase inflationary pressures, limit interest rate cuts
Happy Lincoln’s Birthday! With a reminder of what he believed government’s role is.
February 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Happy Lincoln’s Birthday! With a reminder of what he believed government’s role is.