The Milkman
@the-milkyway.bsky.social
Steve Loudermilk, Dad, Husband, Army Veteran, Retired IT Professional, Idealist, and Unitarian Universalist.
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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Critics say water is wet, but Trump says it is dry, and the NYT has no opinion. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/politics/noem-chemical-agents-minnesota.html
January 19, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Critics say water is wet, but Trump says it is dry, and the NYT has no opinion. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/politics/noem-chemical-agents-minnesota.html
Obviously not enough people were listening.
January 18, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Obviously not enough people were listening.
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Tar and feathers and early retirement for any Democrat who wants to see the army waging war against US citizens get better training.
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Tar and feathers and early retirement for any Democrat who wants to see the army waging war against US citizens get better training.
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Try "the billionaires took all your money and we're taking it back and giving it back to you. They say they'll leave if we do it. We say that's a funny word for fleeing."
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Try "the billionaires took all your money and we're taking it back and giving it back to you. They say they'll leave if we do it. We say that's a funny word for fleeing."
Congressman #Hoyer has been a great representative of MD-5 for many years. I thank him for his fine service.
But I have been advocating for the last several years that he step aside. I don't believe our founding fathers intended we have career legislators.
marylandmatters.org/2026/01/08/h...
But I have been advocating for the last several years that he step aside. I don't believe our founding fathers intended we have career legislators.
marylandmatters.org/2026/01/08/h...
Hoyer will not seek reelection this fall, ending a six-decade career atop Maryland politics - Maryland Matters
Rep. Steny Hoyer will announce Thursday that he will not seek reelection, capping a 60-year career in state and federal politics that saw him become a legendary figure in Maryland politics and the sec...
marylandmatters.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Congressman #Hoyer has been a great representative of MD-5 for many years. I thank him for his fine service.
But I have been advocating for the last several years that he step aside. I don't believe our founding fathers intended we have career legislators.
marylandmatters.org/2026/01/08/h...
But I have been advocating for the last several years that he step aside. I don't believe our founding fathers intended we have career legislators.
marylandmatters.org/2026/01/08/h...
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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Lotta people get mad at me when I criticize Democratic messaging but THIS IS HOW DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE TALKING. Like normal people using normal language to communicate normal human emotions about the fucked up situation.
THIS.
THIS.
Q: After you told ICE to get the F out, Republicans are criticizing you for escalating tensions
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
January 8, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Lotta people get mad at me when I criticize Democratic messaging but THIS IS HOW DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE TALKING. Like normal people using normal language to communicate normal human emotions about the fucked up situation.
THIS.
THIS.
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Clarity, @aoc.bsky.social speaks with clarity
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Clarity, @aoc.bsky.social speaks with clarity
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Roberts’ 2024 opinion without textual or historical legitimacy, granted Trump immunity for virtually all crimes ushered in reign of domestic terror, and now an unconstitutional and shameful war for oil. No one has done more to destroy the “rule of law” than Roberts. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
If We had a Functional Constitution, We Wouldn’t have an Illegal War
MAGA stooges destroyed the rule of law
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Roberts’ 2024 opinion without textual or historical legitimacy, granted Trump immunity for virtually all crimes ushered in reign of domestic terror, and now an unconstitutional and shameful war for oil. No one has done more to destroy the “rule of law” than Roberts. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Your activism will be even more important this year.
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year
robertreich.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Your activism will be even more important this year.
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
Donald Trump is, once again, on display this morning, in all his immature, rambling incoherent, braggadocious, spendor.
Even more shameful are those who are silent, see him for what he is and take no action against him.
Even more shameful are those who are silent, see him for what he is and take no action against him.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Donald Trump is, once again, on display this morning, in all his immature, rambling incoherent, braggadocious, spendor.
Even more shameful are those who are silent, see him for what he is and take no action against him.
Even more shameful are those who are silent, see him for what he is and take no action against him.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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Americans should accept that the US second republic (the one that lasted from the civil war until Trump) has come to an end and a new constitutional convention will be needed to found a third
January 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Americans should accept that the US second republic (the one that lasted from the civil war until Trump) has come to an end and a new constitutional convention will be needed to found a third
Looks like MS NOW continues to have technical difficulties. I haven't been able to see their live TV video feed for days on either their Android App or their Website. #msnow
January 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Looks like MS NOW continues to have technical difficulties. I haven't been able to see their live TV video feed for days on either their Android App or their Website. #msnow
To me, this is one of the biggest "feel good -- give me hope" stories of 2025. And I don't think it's gotten near the media coverage and universal accolades that it deserves.
Good on you, New Mexico. Let's the rest of us. follow your example.
#healthcare
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Good on you, New Mexico. Let's the rest of us. follow your example.
#healthcare
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
In U.S. first, New Mexico launches free child care for all
Under the program, families, regardless of income, can receive state vouchers to cover public and private child care fees.
www.nbcnews.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
To me, this is one of the biggest "feel good -- give me hope" stories of 2025. And I don't think it's gotten near the media coverage and universal accolades that it deserves.
Good on you, New Mexico. Let's the rest of us. follow your example.
#healthcare
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Good on you, New Mexico. Let's the rest of us. follow your example.
#healthcare
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Friends, it's important we step back from the daily chaos and headlines which make us feel hopeless. We need some context.
How can we get out of this mess? -- I believe these (relatively) short readings are worth your time and may give you a new perspective.
#softsecession #politics #america
How can we get out of this mess? -- I believe these (relatively) short readings are worth your time and may give you a new perspective.
#softsecession #politics #america
December 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Friends, it's important we step back from the daily chaos and headlines which make us feel hopeless. We need some context.
How can we get out of this mess? -- I believe these (relatively) short readings are worth your time and may give you a new perspective.
#softsecession #politics #america
How can we get out of this mess? -- I believe these (relatively) short readings are worth your time and may give you a new perspective.
#softsecession #politics #america
Listen to AOC, Crockett, Buttigieg, Newsom, and Moore.
"Gone are the days when Democrats are the party of ‘no’ and ‘slow.’ We must be the party of ‘yes’ and ‘now.’ … ”
-- Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, May 30, 2025
Let's be the Party of YES and NOW!
#Democrats #Politics #Leadership
"Gone are the days when Democrats are the party of ‘no’ and ‘slow.’ We must be the party of ‘yes’ and ‘now.’ … ”
-- Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, May 30, 2025
Let's be the Party of YES and NOW!
#Democrats #Politics #Leadership
December 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Listen to AOC, Crockett, Buttigieg, Newsom, and Moore.
"Gone are the days when Democrats are the party of ‘no’ and ‘slow.’ We must be the party of ‘yes’ and ‘now.’ … ”
-- Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, May 30, 2025
Let's be the Party of YES and NOW!
#Democrats #Politics #Leadership
"Gone are the days when Democrats are the party of ‘no’ and ‘slow.’ We must be the party of ‘yes’ and ‘now.’ … ”
-- Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, May 30, 2025
Let's be the Party of YES and NOW!
#Democrats #Politics #Leadership
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Didn't watch it.
It's always lies.
Moving on.
It's always lies.
Moving on.
December 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Didn't watch it.
It's always lies.
Moving on.
It's always lies.
Moving on.
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Republicans just voted to let ACA subsidies expire, forcing millions to choose between groceries or healthcare. This is shameful!
Families can’t survive on a $1,500 HSA coupon. We need real, lasting solutions to rising healthcare costs, NOT political stunts. Voters won’t forget! seiu.co/4iQUNaN
Families can’t survive on a $1,500 HSA coupon. We need real, lasting solutions to rising healthcare costs, NOT political stunts. Voters won’t forget! seiu.co/4iQUNaN
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Republicans just voted to let ACA subsidies expire, forcing millions to choose between groceries or healthcare. This is shameful!
Families can’t survive on a $1,500 HSA coupon. We need real, lasting solutions to rising healthcare costs, NOT political stunts. Voters won’t forget! seiu.co/4iQUNaN
Families can’t survive on a $1,500 HSA coupon. We need real, lasting solutions to rising healthcare costs, NOT political stunts. Voters won’t forget! seiu.co/4iQUNaN
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Federal workers are the front line of our democracy. If politicians can take away their rights today, they can take away any worker’s rights tomorrow.
Tell Congress: Protect federal workers. Protect ALL workers. seiu.co/protect
Tell Congress: Protect federal workers. Protect ALL workers. seiu.co/protect
December 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Federal workers are the front line of our democracy. If politicians can take away their rights today, they can take away any worker’s rights tomorrow.
Tell Congress: Protect federal workers. Protect ALL workers. seiu.co/protect
Tell Congress: Protect federal workers. Protect ALL workers. seiu.co/protect
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Thanksgiving is a moment to be grateful — for one, grateful for many things including our unyielding fight for justice.
We celebrate each other today, and we fight for each other, always.
We celebrate each other today, and we fight for each other, always.
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Thanksgiving is a moment to be grateful — for one, grateful for many things including our unyielding fight for justice.
We celebrate each other today, and we fight for each other, always.
We celebrate each other today, and we fight for each other, always.
This morning I'm reminded of this quote from Frances Ellen Watkins Harper in 1866:
"We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity, and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving the curse in its own soul".
"We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity, and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving the curse in its own soul".
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This morning I'm reminded of this quote from Frances Ellen Watkins Harper in 1866:
"We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity, and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving the curse in its own soul".
"We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity, and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving the curse in its own soul".