Tony Stokes
@tony-stokes.bsky.social
Payroll Tax pro; President of South Coast Chorale, the LGBTQ+ Chorus of Long Beach, California. I collect cheapish watches and vintage telephones. Married co-parent to two small dogs. 🏳️🌈
🎵“I can’t believe @robertgarcia.bsky.social called me a dick!” 🎵
Elon Musk, “Spooky Tesla Hell Dream,” probably.
Elon Musk, “Spooky Tesla Hell Dream,” probably.
February 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🎵“I can’t believe @robertgarcia.bsky.social called me a dick!” 🎵
Elon Musk, “Spooky Tesla Hell Dream,” probably.
Elon Musk, “Spooky Tesla Hell Dream,” probably.
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This is payback for Harrison Butker being such a toxic butthead.
February 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is payback for Harrison Butker being such a toxic butthead.
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At least $12 *trillion* from global oligarchs is hidden offshore in secret tax havens worldwide. And it is headquartered right here in the USA.
Instead of cutting lifesaving programs like the VA, Medicaid, and food stamps, we should be cracking down on tax havens for the ultra-rich.
Instead of cutting lifesaving programs like the VA, Medicaid, and food stamps, we should be cracking down on tax havens for the ultra-rich.
February 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
At least $12 *trillion* from global oligarchs is hidden offshore in secret tax havens worldwide. And it is headquartered right here in the USA.
Instead of cutting lifesaving programs like the VA, Medicaid, and food stamps, we should be cracking down on tax havens for the ultra-rich.
Instead of cutting lifesaving programs like the VA, Medicaid, and food stamps, we should be cracking down on tax havens for the ultra-rich.
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Outrageous.
1/My statement on learning through news reports that my #securityclearance has just been revoked.
February 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Outrageous.
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Whole Foods, which is owned by notorious union-buster Amazon, is arguing that Trump's dismantling of the NLRB means the company doesn't have to recognize a newly unionized store in Philadelphia.
Looks like Jeff Bezos' investment in Trump is paying off.
Looks like Jeff Bezos' investment in Trump is paying off.
Amazon's Whole Foods cites Trump's NLRB purge as grounds for rejecting union win
Last month, workers at a Whole Foods store in Philadelphia voted in favor of joining the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.
www.cnbc.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Whole Foods, which is owned by notorious union-buster Amazon, is arguing that Trump's dismantling of the NLRB means the company doesn't have to recognize a newly unionized store in Philadelphia.
Looks like Jeff Bezos' investment in Trump is paying off.
Looks like Jeff Bezos' investment in Trump is paying off.
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In case you forgot the options that have been at the fingertips of every Senate Democrat, please read a these concise instructions that weee previously sent to you. Pass it around. Every Dem. Senator must attend every vote—no exceptions!!—and vote against every single Trump issue and nominee.
February 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
In case you forgot the options that have been at the fingertips of every Senate Democrat, please read a these concise instructions that weee previously sent to you. Pass it around. Every Dem. Senator must attend every vote—no exceptions!!—and vote against every single Trump issue and nominee.
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To comply with Trump's executive order on DEI, workers at NOAA have been instructed to deactivate specific agency materials containing the following keywords, per memos I obtained:
January 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
To comply with Trump's executive order on DEI, workers at NOAA have been instructed to deactivate specific agency materials containing the following keywords, per memos I obtained:
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My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
Civil rights attorney, former Miss Kansas contestant killed in plane crash near DC airport
As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., we’re learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among t...
www.kwch.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
One practical thing you can do now is sign up for a library card, even if you don’t anticipate using their services much. It helps with their funding.
Shoutout to my library, and all libraries. #booksky #readbannedbooks
January 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
One practical thing you can do now is sign up for a library card, even if you don’t anticipate using their services much. It helps with their funding.
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NEW: We sent a letter to the Department of Justice reminding them that President Trump cannot legally prosecute state and local officials who refuse to carry out mass deportations.
His threats of retribution against these officials go against the Constitution.
His threats of retribution against these officials go against the Constitution.
January 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
NEW: We sent a letter to the Department of Justice reminding them that President Trump cannot legally prosecute state and local officials who refuse to carry out mass deportations.
His threats of retribution against these officials go against the Constitution.
His threats of retribution against these officials go against the Constitution.
I just picked up this book by @timothysnyder.bsky.social and I’m about to dive in. Have you read this yet?
January 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I just picked up this book by @timothysnyder.bsky.social and I’m about to dive in. Have you read this yet?
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Libraries & librarians have never been more important. If we care about the future, we must make sure every school, every community, every child has access to a library & a librarian. And we have to give them all our support, so they can do their vital work, which benefits us ALL! #SaveLibraries
January 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Libraries & librarians have never been more important. If we care about the future, we must make sure every school, every community, every child has access to a library & a librarian. And we have to give them all our support, so they can do their vital work, which benefits us ALL! #SaveLibraries
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BREAKING: Latest horror a distraction from many other horrors
January 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
BREAKING: Latest horror a distraction from many other horrors
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The purpose of yesterday was to frighten us to submitting in advance. I have my freedom of speech and I will use it here and everywhere else I exist online to make my voice heard. No oligarch, no president will silence me. So, be prepared for more Latinx books just as soon as my mourning ends, okay?
January 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The purpose of yesterday was to frighten us to submitting in advance. I have my freedom of speech and I will use it here and everywhere else I exist online to make my voice heard. No oligarch, no president will silence me. So, be prepared for more Latinx books just as soon as my mourning ends, okay?
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This is your mission. We take our power back now at the local and state level. Stop waiting for a national hero. It’s you. Get to work.
January 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is your mission. We take our power back now at the local and state level. Stop waiting for a national hero. It’s you. Get to work.
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BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration to block the president’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
An executive order does not have the power to override the Constitution.
An executive order does not have the power to override the Constitution.
January 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration to block the president’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
An executive order does not have the power to override the Constitution.
An executive order does not have the power to override the Constitution.
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It is not free speech when Trump aligned oligarchs have their thumbs on the algorithms of all the social media apps.
January 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It is not free speech when Trump aligned oligarchs have their thumbs on the algorithms of all the social media apps.