Jason
@sprinklj.bsky.social
#BlackLivesMatter
#ProDemocracy
#AntiFascist
#ProScience
#ProEnvironment
#ProudDemocrat
#ProDemocracy
#AntiFascist
#ProScience
#ProEnvironment
#ProudDemocrat
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
#PublicTransit #PublicTransportation
#ClearRoads #CleanAir
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
#PublicTransit #PublicTransportation
#ClearRoads #CleanAir
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
#PublicTransit #PublicTransportation
#ClearRoads #CleanAir
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
#PublicTransit #PublicTransportation
#ClearRoads #CleanAir
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
There aren’t any agents with a conscience or half a brain left in the FBI, and very few in our federal government in general.
Kash Patel is such a pathetic fragile little man.
“FBI Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
Kash Patel is such a pathetic fragile little man.
“FBI Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
F.B.I. Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
There aren’t any agents with a conscience or half a brain left in the FBI, and very few in our federal government in general.
Kash Patel is such a pathetic fragile little man.
“FBI Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
Kash Patel is such a pathetic fragile little man.
“FBI Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Knelt During Racial Justice Protests”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
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Stock up on food.
Stock up on water.
Stock up on medicine.
Stock up on birth control.
Stock up on pregnancy tests.
Stock up on N95 masks.
Stock up on COVID-19 tests.
Get vaccinated.
Get boosted.
Get your tubes tied.
Get a vasectomy.
Stock up on water.
Stock up on medicine.
Stock up on birth control.
Stock up on pregnancy tests.
Stock up on N95 masks.
Stock up on COVID-19 tests.
Get vaccinated.
Get boosted.
Get your tubes tied.
Get a vasectomy.
September 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Stock up on food.
Stock up on water.
Stock up on medicine.
Stock up on birth control.
Stock up on pregnancy tests.
Stock up on N95 masks.
Stock up on COVID-19 tests.
Get vaccinated.
Get boosted.
Get your tubes tied.
Get a vasectomy.
Stock up on water.
Stock up on medicine.
Stock up on birth control.
Stock up on pregnancy tests.
Stock up on N95 masks.
Stock up on COVID-19 tests.
Get vaccinated.
Get boosted.
Get your tubes tied.
Get a vasectomy.
Hillary Clinton Sees a Dangerous Moment for Women’s Rights, and Democracy
#WomensRights
#Democracy
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
#WomensRights
#Democracy
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
Hillary Clinton Sees a Dangerous Moment for Women’s Rights, and Democracy
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Hillary Clinton Sees a Dangerous Moment for Women’s Rights, and Democracy
#WomensRights
#Democracy
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
#WomensRights
#Democracy
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
September 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
This big ugly bill from #Trump is the largest single redistribution of wealth from the poor to the rich
It is so unpopular that it only passed by 1 vote in each chamber despite extreme pressure for every Republican to vote “yes”
#CallYourRepresentatives urge them to vote “no” and keep calling!
It is so unpopular that it only passed by 1 vote in each chamber despite extreme pressure for every Republican to vote “yes”
#CallYourRepresentatives urge them to vote “no” and keep calling!
How Every Senator Voted on the G.O.P. Megabill
The Senate voted 51 to 50 to pass President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package.
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This big ugly bill from #Trump is the largest single redistribution of wealth from the poor to the rich
It is so unpopular that it only passed by 1 vote in each chamber despite extreme pressure for every Republican to vote “yes”
#CallYourRepresentatives urge them to vote “no” and keep calling!
It is so unpopular that it only passed by 1 vote in each chamber despite extreme pressure for every Republican to vote “yes”
#CallYourRepresentatives urge them to vote “no” and keep calling!
#BillMaher is so desperate to differentiate himself he now just regurgitates conservative talking points
All decent comedic writers left his show long ago
If he were actually smart/funny then maybe he could compete with the likes of #JohnOliver
But he can’t
Because he’s not smart OR funny
All decent comedic writers left his show long ago
If he were actually smart/funny then maybe he could compete with the likes of #JohnOliver
But he can’t
Because he’s not smart OR funny
June 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
#BillMaher is so desperate to differentiate himself he now just regurgitates conservative talking points
All decent comedic writers left his show long ago
If he were actually smart/funny then maybe he could compete with the likes of #JohnOliver
But he can’t
Because he’s not smart OR funny
All decent comedic writers left his show long ago
If he were actually smart/funny then maybe he could compete with the likes of #JohnOliver
But he can’t
Because he’s not smart OR funny
#Trump thinks he can weaponize our #DepartmentofJustice and force #UniversityofVirginia President to resign
#TrumpAdmin will stop at nothing and will threaten federal funding for every university in the country
#UVA Board of Visitors please don’t cave
#AcademicFreedom
#HoldTheLine
#TrumpAdmin will stop at nothing and will threaten federal funding for every university in the country
#UVA Board of Visitors please don’t cave
#AcademicFreedom
#HoldTheLine
Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
#Trump thinks he can weaponize our #DepartmentofJustice and force #UniversityofVirginia President to resign
#TrumpAdmin will stop at nothing and will threaten federal funding for every university in the country
#UVA Board of Visitors please don’t cave
#AcademicFreedom
#HoldTheLine
#TrumpAdmin will stop at nothing and will threaten federal funding for every university in the country
#UVA Board of Visitors please don’t cave
#AcademicFreedom
#HoldTheLine
#TrumpAdmin and #Republicans abandoned #Ukraine
They slash vital programs for tax cuts for the rich, raise taxes on everyone else, increase the ridiculously bloated defense budget, and raise national debt
Why spend so much on defense if we don’t defend allies against tyranny?
#IStandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
They slash vital programs for tax cuts for the rich, raise taxes on everyone else, increase the ridiculously bloated defense budget, and raise national debt
Why spend so much on defense if we don’t defend allies against tyranny?
#IStandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
Russia Bombards Ukraine With One of Largest Air Assaults of the War
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#TrumpAdmin and #Republicans abandoned #Ukraine
They slash vital programs for tax cuts for the rich, raise taxes on everyone else, increase the ridiculously bloated defense budget, and raise national debt
Why spend so much on defense if we don’t defend allies against tyranny?
#IStandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
They slash vital programs for tax cuts for the rich, raise taxes on everyone else, increase the ridiculously bloated defense budget, and raise national debt
Why spend so much on defense if we don’t defend allies against tyranny?
#IStandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
finally received 2024 tax refund just over 2 months late
they mailed paper check not direct deposit as requested
i’ve received my tax refund on-time via direct deposit for over 20 years
#trump + #musk fired a ton of IRS employees and things went to shit
see how that works?
#IRS
#taxes
#refund
they mailed paper check not direct deposit as requested
i’ve received my tax refund on-time via direct deposit for over 20 years
#trump + #musk fired a ton of IRS employees and things went to shit
see how that works?
#IRS
#taxes
#refund
May 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
e-filed taxes 2/21
refund should have direct deposited 3/3
IRS said refund to be mailed
IRS mailed paper check to old address marked undeliverable though USPS has forwarded mail since I moved
Now 6 more weeks to receive refund
This is not normal
#IRS under attack
#USPS under attack
#FuckTrump
refund should have direct deposited 3/3
IRS said refund to be mailed
IRS mailed paper check to old address marked undeliverable though USPS has forwarded mail since I moved
Now 6 more weeks to receive refund
This is not normal
#IRS under attack
#USPS under attack
#FuckTrump
April 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
e-filed taxes 2/21
refund should have direct deposited 3/3
IRS said refund to be mailed
IRS mailed paper check to old address marked undeliverable though USPS has forwarded mail since I moved
Now 6 more weeks to receive refund
This is not normal
#IRS under attack
#USPS under attack
#FuckTrump
refund should have direct deposited 3/3
IRS said refund to be mailed
IRS mailed paper check to old address marked undeliverable though USPS has forwarded mail since I moved
Now 6 more weeks to receive refund
This is not normal
#IRS under attack
#USPS under attack
#FuckTrump
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"The security of the world is at stake." Well worth watching President Zelenskyy's interview on 60 Minutes www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview transcript
As Russia's war with Ukraine continues, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sits down with Scott Pelley to discuss U.S. support for Ukraine, the war, the Oval Office meeting, and the latest attacks on civil...
www.cbsnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"The security of the world is at stake." Well worth watching President Zelenskyy's interview on 60 Minutes www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine...
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
April 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
April 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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The fact that everything around us is burning to the ground & some people still have no clue that they voted for the arsonist or are complicit in the arson is absolutely mind boggling.
People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯.
America, we have a problem!
People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯.
America, we have a problem!
April 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The fact that everything around us is burning to the ground & some people still have no clue that they voted for the arsonist or are complicit in the arson is absolutely mind boggling.
People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯.
America, we have a problem!
People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯.
America, we have a problem!
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The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim—
Oh.
Oh.
April 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim—
Oh.
Oh.
“A liberal candidate for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court overcame $25 million in spending from Elon Musk and defeated her conservative opponent on Tuesday.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, Despite Elon Musk’s Millions
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“A liberal candidate for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court overcame $25 million in spending from Elon Musk and defeated her conservative opponent on Tuesday.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
Went stargazing at #LostDutchmanStatePark here in #Arizona this evening with @jojonaturally.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Went stargazing at #LostDutchmanStatePark here in #Arizona this evening with @jojonaturally.bsky.social
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me waiting for the “but her emails” crowd to find their tongues
March 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
me waiting for the “but her emails” crowd to find their tongues
This past weekend we hiked Wasson Peak in Saguaro National Park!
#NationalPark
#SaguaroNationalPark
#ProtectOurParks
#Conservation
#Preservation
#NationalPark
#SaguaroNationalPark
#ProtectOurParks
#Conservation
#Preservation
March 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This past weekend we hiked Wasson Peak in Saguaro National Park!
#NationalPark
#SaguaroNationalPark
#ProtectOurParks
#Conservation
#Preservation
#NationalPark
#SaguaroNationalPark
#ProtectOurParks
#Conservation
#Preservation
millionaires and billionaires design our economy to go boom and bust
because millionaires and billionaires get even richer even quicker when the market plummets + surges
the oligarchy wants to buy low + sell high, so they play monopoly with our money
it's disgusting
#trump
#recession
#oligarchy
because millionaires and billionaires get even richer even quicker when the market plummets + surges
the oligarchy wants to buy low + sell high, so they play monopoly with our money
it's disgusting
#trump
#recession
#oligarchy
Are We Headed for a Trump Recession? Three Questions to Consider.
We explore three big questions about the economy.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
millionaires and billionaires design our economy to go boom and bust
because millionaires and billionaires get even richer even quicker when the market plummets + surges
the oligarchy wants to buy low + sell high, so they play monopoly with our money
it's disgusting
#trump
#recession
#oligarchy
because millionaires and billionaires get even richer even quicker when the market plummets + surges
the oligarchy wants to buy low + sell high, so they play monopoly with our money
it's disgusting
#trump
#recession
#oligarchy
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Tesla is recalling nearly every Cybertruck in the United States due to the risk of the exterior panels flying off and hitting other cars on the road.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
Tesla is recalling most Cybertrucks due to exterior panel issue | CNN Business
Tesla is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach during driving, the latest in a series of call-backs for the pickup truck.
www.cnn.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Tesla is recalling nearly every Cybertruck in the United States due to the risk of the exterior panels flying off and hitting other cars on the road.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
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A new report from @budgetlab.bsky.social confirms the GOP budget steals from the middle class to give to the ultra-rich.
While billionaires get massive giveaways, costs go up for the bottom 40%.
Republicans are proving they work for their billionaire donors — not for working Americans
While billionaires get massive giveaways, costs go up for the bottom 40%.
Republicans are proving they work for their billionaire donors — not for working Americans
March 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A new report from @budgetlab.bsky.social confirms the GOP budget steals from the middle class to give to the ultra-rich.
While billionaires get massive giveaways, costs go up for the bottom 40%.
Republicans are proving they work for their billionaire donors — not for working Americans
While billionaires get massive giveaways, costs go up for the bottom 40%.
Republicans are proving they work for their billionaire donors — not for working Americans
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Senate Democratic leadership essentially played dead today and greenlit the Trump-Musk-Vance coup. What is the point of the Democratic Party if it doesn't actually act like an opposition party? Hello?
March 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Senate Democratic leadership essentially played dead today and greenlit the Trump-Musk-Vance coup. What is the point of the Democratic Party if it doesn't actually act like an opposition party? Hello?
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.