TL
@tjlang.bsky.social
Fellow sojourner on this good Earth. Against those who would destroy it, and those who have no empathy or social awareness. I don't follow bots.
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TL
@tjlang.bsky.social
· Jul 4
"We the People...
These words must apply to everyone...or they mean nothing!"
#weThePeople #declarationOfIndependence #ePlebnista #starTrek #resist
These words must apply to everyone...or they mean nothing!"
#weThePeople #declarationOfIndependence #ePlebnista #starTrek #resist
Trump Shuns “Communist Jihadist” Mamdani but then Invites Actual Jihadist to the White House
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Oh and by the way, we've had roughly 2M federal employees since the 1940s though our population has more than doubled.
Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Oh and by the way, we've had roughly 2M federal employees since the 1940s though our population has more than doubled.
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By sending us $2,000 to give to billionaire insurance CEOs, and by tripling the interest we pay to mortgage companies while he continues to limit what we can write off, he's effectively looting the treasury and using us a mules to launder the stolen money; funneling it to the wealthy.
QUINTANILLA: What's more likely -- a $2,000 tariff rebate check or a 50 year mortgage?
HASSETT: They're both really good ideas
HASSETT: They're both really good ideas
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
By sending us $2,000 to give to billionaire insurance CEOs, and by tripling the interest we pay to mortgage companies while he continues to limit what we can write off, he's effectively looting the treasury and using us a mules to launder the stolen money; funneling it to the wealthy.
Co-rrup-tion.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Co-rrup-tion.
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Yes its the Democratic policy of, "ooo we won, lets sabotage it!".
They can't govern their way out of a paper bag.
They can't govern their way out of a paper bag.
Democrats ran the table on Tuesday at state and local levels, getting not just its base excited but “normies” fed up over the last 10mo, so of course national Democrats want to do everything to pop the air in the balloon.
At this point, it’s clear that the Hamburglar, Dr Evil, and Sideshow Bob are advising Chuck Schumer.
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Yes its the Democratic policy of, "ooo we won, lets sabotage it!".
They can't govern their way out of a paper bag.
They can't govern their way out of a paper bag.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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No Money For SNAP Benefits, but
For Chump,Always Time To Grift....
For Chump,Always Time To Grift....
November 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
No Money For SNAP Benefits, but
For Chump,Always Time To Grift....
For Chump,Always Time To Grift....
Anything you hear coming from a MAGA mouth is fabricated word salad. Lies, deception, incompetence, falsehoods, the real fake news.
These people are an insult to snakes.
These people are an insult to snakes.
Kristi Noem is flat-out lying when she claims no U.S. citizen has been arrested in her violent crackdown. Do a web search on “immigration citizen arrested” and you’ll see. Here’s one of the many documented reports we found.
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Anything you hear coming from a MAGA mouth is fabricated word salad. Lies, deception, incompetence, falsehoods, the real fake news.
These people are an insult to snakes.
These people are an insult to snakes.
Because he's just a node in the corrupt world of transnational mafia criming. Just wants to be the big wheel based on no governmental principles whatsoever. Turf, deals, threats, intimidations, morally bankrupt behavior that would have non-criming folks in jail for years. That's where he belongs.
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Because he's just a node in the corrupt world of transnational mafia criming. Just wants to be the big wheel based on no governmental principles whatsoever. Turf, deals, threats, intimidations, morally bankrupt behavior that would have non-criming folks in jail for years. That's where he belongs.
The subsidy expiration was politics. That happens often will laws. The gamble was that people would like the ACA and want it to continue. By and large, millions benefitted. SNAP, btw, is not ACA. Been around since WW2, a benefit to people and farmers. Very little govt involved.
The people that fail to learn from history tend to repeat it. You do not seem to understand why the subsidies were added 10 years ago to the ACA. The time limit has expired.
November 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The subsidy expiration was politics. That happens often will laws. The gamble was that people would like the ACA and want it to continue. By and large, millions benefitted. SNAP, btw, is not ACA. Been around since WW2, a benefit to people and farmers. Very little govt involved.
This is late stage capitalist government brought to you by Tr*mp and the billionaires. They are starving people. The system doesn't matter as much as the corrupt nature of those in power.
Why do voters choose people who are so obviously corrupt and uncaring?
Did Biden cut SNAP?
No.
MAGAs did.
Why do voters choose people who are so obviously corrupt and uncaring?
Did Biden cut SNAP?
No.
MAGAs did.
November 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is late stage capitalist government brought to you by Tr*mp and the billionaires. They are starving people. The system doesn't matter as much as the corrupt nature of those in power.
Why do voters choose people who are so obviously corrupt and uncaring?
Did Biden cut SNAP?
No.
MAGAs did.
Why do voters choose people who are so obviously corrupt and uncaring?
Did Biden cut SNAP?
No.
MAGAs did.
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Barack, start getting out on the trail. Make your voice heard on the economy, betrayal, and corruption
OBAMA: “Is the economy working better for you? Because it sure has gotten better for Trump & his family… his billionaire friends, finance bros, well-connected corporations have seen their tax bill go down… But for ordinary families, costs have gone UP."
November 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Barack, start getting out on the trail. Make your voice heard on the economy, betrayal, and corruption
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This is the sad simple truth ⤵️
November 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is the sad simple truth ⤵️
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O'Brien hasn't coherently explained his 180 on Trump, but his longtime girlfriend is a big Trump supporter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DQm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DQm...
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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This is why we’re seeing cracks. Their bullshit propaganda blaming democrats isn’t working. By large margins.
New WaPo/ABC poll:
45% of Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown. 33% blame Democrats.
By a 2-to-1 margin, Independents blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats: 46% to 23%.
45% of Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown. 33% blame Democrats.
By a 2-to-1 margin, Independents blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats: 46% to 23%.
October 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is why we’re seeing cracks. Their bullshit propaganda blaming democrats isn’t working. By large margins.
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These people make up and believe the most foolish imaginings as facts. The real "fake news."
#ronJohnson #idiots #Republicant #impeachMAGA #Epstein #EpsteinFiles
#ronJohnson #idiots #Republicant #impeachMAGA #Epstein #EpsteinFiles
Ron Johnson is really giving Joe McCarthy a run for his money for worst Wisconsin politician of all time
ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
These people make up and believe the most foolish imaginings as facts. The real "fake news."
#ronJohnson #idiots #Republicant #impeachMAGA #Epstein #EpsteinFiles
#ronJohnson #idiots #Republicant #impeachMAGA #Epstein #EpsteinFiles
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Look up. We may be watching the future: Jasmine Crockett on “The Necessity of Truth.”
She’s in good company.
"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest." — Thomas Jefferson
"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." — Attributed to George Orwell
She’s in good company.
"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest." — Thomas Jefferson
"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." — Attributed to George Orwell
November 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Look up. We may be watching the future: Jasmine Crockett on “The Necessity of Truth.”
She’s in good company.
"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest." — Thomas Jefferson
"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." — Attributed to George Orwell
She’s in good company.
"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest." — Thomas Jefferson
"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." — Attributed to George Orwell
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Essentially
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Essentially
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
Essentially
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Essentially
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Democrats are furious that the Trump Administration held a briefing on Capitol Hill today about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats. Only Republicans were invited. This is from Sen. Mark Warner D-VA.
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Democrats are furious that the Trump Administration held a briefing on Capitol Hill today about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats. Only Republicans were invited. This is from Sen. Mark Warner D-VA.
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The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.