Tony Gnoffo
@tonygnoffo.bsky.social
Retired editor from CQ & Roll Call, previously Bloomberg News Washington Bureau and longtime editor and reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Now volunteering at Third Act. Accident-prone cyclist.
This was a happy surprise to me. After Trump’s first election in 2016, military veterans and reservists started contributing more to Democrats than to Republicans, according to Open Secrets review of FEC data. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/11...
Political giving by members of the U.S. armed forces - OpenSecrets News
This week, the United States celebrated both Veterans Day and the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps. OpenSecrets joins all…
www.opensecrets.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This was a happy surprise to me. After Trump’s first election in 2016, military veterans and reservists started contributing more to Democrats than to Republicans, according to Open Secrets review of FEC data. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/11...
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In a world of endless bad news, one huge possibility:
Solar can be Liberation
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Solar can be Liberation
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Solar Is Liberation
Solar is the only scalable way to slow down the climate crisis — and it will free us from the power of billionaires too.
www.rollingstone.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
In a world of endless bad news, one huge possibility:
Solar can be Liberation
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Solar can be Liberation
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
It was a delight to share this story about my neighbor and his Elon Musk effigy on the #ThirdAct Maryland website.
thirdact.org/maryland/202...
thirdact.org/maryland/202...
Retired government lawyer captures Musk for ‘Hands Off’ protest
Elon Musk loomed large over the April 5 “Hands Off” rallies in cities nationwide, where protesters demanded that he and President Donald Trump take their hands off the federal government...
thirdact.org
May 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It was a delight to share this story about my neighbor and his Elon Musk effigy on the #ThirdAct Maryland website.
thirdact.org/maryland/202...
thirdact.org/maryland/202...
I'm not at all religious, but I suspect if Trump actually donned these vestments they would burst into flames.
May 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I'm not at all religious, but I suspect if Trump actually donned these vestments they would burst into flames.
I'm sure there's a logical explanation for this, and I'm sure that explanation is among our worst nightmares.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I'm sure there's a logical explanation for this, and I'm sure that explanation is among our worst nightmares.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
New levels of BS...
"Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people" -- Karoline Leavitt turns reality upside down, then gets mad at an AP reporter after he pushes back
March 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New levels of BS...
Let's all be sure to use these words as often as possible...
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Let's all be sure to use these words as often as possible...
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A report Musk and the Kremlin are pretending U.S. media is ignoring—as a way of distracting from the fact that the MAGA government Musk co-leads is the one _actually_ ignoring it—is in fact the top story in the World section at CNN.
No one should ever trust any Musk claim, anywhere or at any time.
No one should ever trust any Musk claim, anywhere or at any time.
March 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A report Musk and the Kremlin are pretending U.S. media is ignoring—as a way of distracting from the fact that the MAGA government Musk co-leads is the one _actually_ ignoring it—is in fact the top story in the World section at CNN.
No one should ever trust any Musk claim, anywhere or at any time.
No one should ever trust any Musk claim, anywhere or at any time.
Maybe a recession will lower the price of eggs...
Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession as Tariffs Begin to Bite www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession as Tariffs Begin to Bite www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession as Tariffs Begin to Bite
President Trump said that Americans would be better off in the long run from his tariffs, which he said would prevent the country from being “ripped off.”
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Maybe a recession will lower the price of eggs...
Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession as Tariffs Begin to Bite www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession as Tariffs Begin to Bite www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
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Yesterday, every American who loves freedom and democracy and the other values for which prior generations fought and sacrificed found themselves aligned against our own president and vice president. The pro-American president in the Oval Office Friday was Zelensky.
March 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Yesterday, every American who loves freedom and democracy and the other values for which prior generations fought and sacrificed found themselves aligned against our own president and vice president. The pro-American president in the Oval Office Friday was Zelensky.
Finally found something Republican Senators wouldn't do for Trump.
Matt Gaetz has officially withdrawn from being considered to be the next Attorney General, David A. Graham writes. The move comes after bipartisan outcry against the nomination, and forces Trump to nominate a contender with the ability to be confirmed:
Trump’s First Defeat
Matt Gaetz has officially withdrawn from being considered for attorney general.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Finally found something Republican Senators wouldn't do for Trump.
In disinformation/misinformation an incurable societal disease? There's little market incentive to fund better social media models, official censorship is a non- starter. Please show me I'm wrong.
How the Right Triumphed Over Social Media and Helped Elect Trump www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...
How the Right Triumphed Over Social Media and Helped Elect Trump www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...
Opinion | The Right Triumphed Over Social Media and Helped Elect Trump
Under heavy pressure from the right, and with the help of Elon Musk, the leading social media platforms opened the floodgates for propaganda.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:16 PM
In disinformation/misinformation an incurable societal disease? There's little market incentive to fund better social media models, official censorship is a non- starter. Please show me I'm wrong.
How the Right Triumphed Over Social Media and Helped Elect Trump www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...
How the Right Triumphed Over Social Media and Helped Elect Trump www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...
And so it goes...
From 1989 to 2019, the richest 1% of families increased their share of total national wealth from 27% to 34%.
At the same time, families in the bottom 50% saw their share drop from 4% to 2%.
When we say trickle-down economics is a hoax, this is what we mean.
At the same time, families in the bottom 50% saw their share drop from 4% to 2%.
When we say trickle-down economics is a hoax, this is what we mean.
Trends in the Distribution of Family Wealth, 1989 to 2019
At a Glance Building on earlier work by the Congressional Budget Office, this report examines changes in the distribution of family wealth (a family’s assets minus its debts) from 1989 to 2019 and ana...
www.cbo.gov
November 19, 2024 at 12:53 AM
And so it goes...
Stopped here on today's bike ride to apologize for screwing things up so terribly. Departed with hope that maybe we can fix it.
November 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Stopped here on today's bike ride to apologize for screwing things up so terribly. Departed with hope that maybe we can fix it.
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“In total, undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion, or roughly $9,000 per person, in taxes in 2022, the report shows. While their incomes are usually lower, they’re less likely to claim refunds or earn tax-preferred income”
Undocumented Immigrants in US Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes
Undocumented immigrants paid almost $100 billion of taxes, underscoring the importance of border policies on the country’s tax collections, according to a new report.
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:40 AM
“In total, undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion, or roughly $9,000 per person, in taxes in 2022, the report shows. While their incomes are usually lower, they’re less likely to claim refunds or earn tax-preferred income”