Julie McKain
@texasexpat.bsky.social
Texas ExPat in Sonoma County
Wine Diva & Mimi!🍷
Act with justice, love with mercy, walk humbly. LMF. WHT.
#Resist
Wine Diva & Mimi!🍷
Act with justice, love with mercy, walk humbly. LMF. WHT.
#Resist
Jake Tapper on Colbert. Seriously?? STFU!!
September 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Jake Tapper on Colbert. Seriously?? STFU!!
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“I voted for Donald Trump, and so did practically everyone here,” said Vanessa Cowart, a friend of Ms. Hui from church. “But no one voted to deport moms. We were all under the impression we were just getting rid of the gangs, the people who came here in droves.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...
A Missouri Town Was Solidly Behind Trump. Then Carol Was Detained.
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“I voted for Donald Trump, and so did practically everyone here,” said Vanessa Cowart, a friend of Ms. Hui from church. “But no one voted to deport moms. We were all under the impression we were just getting rid of the gangs, the people who came here in droves.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...
May 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
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Where. Is. The White House Press Corps?
A.P.: “.. It is among the most basic tenets of the First Amendment that the government cannot retaliate against the public or the press for what they say.”
@nytimes.com @apnews.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
@nytimes.com @apnews.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
AP Accuses White House of Violating First Amendment
The Associated Press said the White House had blocked its journalists from attending press events because the news agency had not started using the term Gulf of America.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Where. Is. The White House Press Corps?
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I was previously told by Republicans that the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan was one of history’s greatest scandals. But the chaotic withdrawal of *all* USAID from the whole globe?! Crickets.
Via Robbie Gramer at Politico, in a legal filing a USAID employee details trying to leave Kinshasa, Congo with their family and leaving their possessions behidn amid panic created by Trump and Musk's sudden shutdown of the agency
February 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I was previously told by Republicans that the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan was one of history’s greatest scandals. But the chaotic withdrawal of *all* USAID from the whole globe?! Crickets.
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After reports circulated Wednesday night of the State Department's intent to purchase Tesla vehicles, the document was edited, at 9:12 p.m., and now says the federal contract is for $400 million worth of "armored electric vehicles," but the word "Tesla" was removed.
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas
That's according to a public State Department procurement document. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a top White Ho...
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM
After reports circulated Wednesday night of the State Department's intent to purchase Tesla vehicles, the document was edited, at 9:12 p.m., and now says the federal contract is for $400 million worth of "armored electric vehicles," but the word "Tesla" was removed.
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
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FORD CEO: ".. Let's be real honest: Long term, a 25% tariff across the Mexico and Canada borders would blow a hole in the U.S. industry that we've never seen."
$F
www.wardsauto.com/ford/ford-ce...
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Ford CEO Jim Farley Is Gloves Off With Trump
Ford CEO Jim Farley is the most outspoken industry leader when it comes to Trump’s tariffs impacting the auto industry.
www.wardsauto.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
FORD CEO: ".. Let's be real honest: Long term, a 25% tariff across the Mexico and Canada borders would blow a hole in the U.S. industry that we've never seen."
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www.wardsauto.com/ford/ford-ce...
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www.wardsauto.com/ford/ford-ce...
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CANADA'S FREELAND: US tariffs are an act of "economic self-mutilation -- by the United States."
If America pursues "a punishing trade war with Canada and its other allies, all of us will have no choice but to seek other friends, wherever we can find them."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
If America pursues "a punishing trade war with Canada and its other allies, all of us will have no choice but to seek other friends, wherever we can find them."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
Opinion | Chrystia Freeland on the U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum
Retaliation is a must. One hundred percent tariffs on Teslas, imposed by every country in the world, would be a good place to start.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
CANADA'S FREELAND: US tariffs are an act of "economic self-mutilation -- by the United States."
If America pursues "a punishing trade war with Canada and its other allies, all of us will have no choice but to seek other friends, wherever we can find them."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
If America pursues "a punishing trade war with Canada and its other allies, all of us will have no choice but to seek other friends, wherever we can find them."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
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If you want to know why Trump is able to rule like an autocrat, compare the Washington Post' coverage of the Saturday Night Massacre with Trump doing exactly the same thing
February 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
If you want to know why Trump is able to rule like an autocrat, compare the Washington Post' coverage of the Saturday Night Massacre with Trump doing exactly the same thing
Cruelty is the point.
Ignorance is dangerous
“It is unclear whether Mr. Rubio or the president understands that the presence of unexploded munitions threatens the lives of Americans as well, given that U.S. troops are often killed or wounded by hazardous battlefield munitions…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...
“It is unclear whether Mr. Rubio or the president understands that the presence of unexploded munitions threatens the lives of Americans as well, given that U.S. troops are often killed or wounded by hazardous battlefield munitions…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...
State Dept. Halts Global Mine-Clearing Programs
Efforts to clear unexploded munitions in places like Iraq and Southeast Asia will stop for at least three months, according to a surprise announcement.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Cruelty is the point.
Do your own research - Kash Patel is trouble for our democracy.
My piece on Patel is up. (Gifted here. Thanks, Bluesky folks.)
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Kash Patel Principle
Trump’s choice for FBI director speaks volumes about his real second-term agenda
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Do your own research - Kash Patel is trouble for our democracy.