Tyler Powell
@ty-nj.bsky.social
Quaker. Husband. Climate Advocate. NJ Assembly Candidate, LD23 (in NJ7). Smallholder farmer. Cybersecurity curmudgeon. Literary dabbler. Former Texan. Great Pyrenees enthusiast.
Just read an article about jellyfish migrating north into warmer waters; the theory that they’re being driven by climate change is apparently wrong.
Turns out they were just heading north to DC to hang out with the platonic ideal of spinelessness, @schumer.senate.gov and the @democrats.org caucus
Turns out they were just heading north to DC to hang out with the platonic ideal of spinelessness, @schumer.senate.gov and the @democrats.org caucus
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Just read an article about jellyfish migrating north into warmer waters; the theory that they’re being driven by climate change is apparently wrong.
Turns out they were just heading north to DC to hang out with the platonic ideal of spinelessness, @schumer.senate.gov and the @democrats.org caucus
Turns out they were just heading north to DC to hang out with the platonic ideal of spinelessness, @schumer.senate.gov and the @democrats.org caucus
Hey look, @fetterman.senate.gov is even better at fucking the working class than @bunnyranchnv.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Hey look, @fetterman.senate.gov is even better at fucking the working class than @bunnyranchnv.bsky.social
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Americans know our economy is rigged.
Billionaires become richer while working people can’t afford health care, housing & food.
If Trump wants my vote to fund the government, he must not raise health care premiums by 75% for 20 million people or throw millions off health care.
Billionaires become richer while working people can’t afford health care, housing & food.
If Trump wants my vote to fund the government, he must not raise health care premiums by 75% for 20 million people or throw millions off health care.
September 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Americans know our economy is rigged.
Billionaires become richer while working people can’t afford health care, housing & food.
If Trump wants my vote to fund the government, he must not raise health care premiums by 75% for 20 million people or throw millions off health care.
Billionaires become richer while working people can’t afford health care, housing & food.
If Trump wants my vote to fund the government, he must not raise health care premiums by 75% for 20 million people or throw millions off health care.
Every person of faith who voted for this should be ashamed.
“I feel it is my duty, my responsibility, as a Baptist minister and as someone who has read the words of Jesus and tries to follow the way of Jesus to offer a litany of condemnation — condemnation of making the poor be poorer as the rich grow wealthy.” -Rev. @raushenbush.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Every person of faith who voted for this should be ashamed.
Well worth the read.
At this time of day on July 2, I’m drawn to think of the several thousand US troops spread out in an ever thinning line along Culp’s Hill, on the US right. All afternoon, units have been pulled from this position to bolster the left flank - Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, and Cemetery Ridge
July 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Well worth the read.
I have been homeless, I have been unable to work, and I have felt what it is like to live with a chronic condition that, through no fault of your own, will prevent you from achieving your ambitions. Impotent ambition and true powerlessness are some of the worst feelings in the world.
July 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I have been homeless, I have been unable to work, and I have felt what it is like to live with a chronic condition that, through no fault of your own, will prevent you from achieving your ambitions. Impotent ambition and true powerlessness are some of the worst feelings in the world.
Recession is inevitable at this point- my biggest question is if the world is going to be able to simply move on without us while we get our house in order.
The economy got half a percentage point smaller last quarter
July 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Recession is inevitable at this point- my biggest question is if the world is going to be able to simply move on without us while we get our house in order.
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Trump's reconciliation bill is the most dangerous bill I have seen in my time in Congress.
– 17 million lose health care
– 20% cut to food aid for families
– Adds more to the debt than any bill in history
– Energy bills spike 30%
– Guts US clean energy and cedes our edge to China
– 17 million lose health care
– 20% cut to food aid for families
– Adds more to the debt than any bill in history
– Energy bills spike 30%
– Guts US clean energy and cedes our edge to China
June 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Trump's reconciliation bill is the most dangerous bill I have seen in my time in Congress.
– 17 million lose health care
– 20% cut to food aid for families
– Adds more to the debt than any bill in history
– Energy bills spike 30%
– Guts US clean energy and cedes our edge to China
– 17 million lose health care
– 20% cut to food aid for families
– Adds more to the debt than any bill in history
– Energy bills spike 30%
– Guts US clean energy and cedes our edge to China
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July 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Beyond this, you know who is most likely to vote to screw corrupt machine interests out of sheer contrariness? New Yorkers who have been getting screwed for way too long.
Tit for tat.
Tit for tat.
I really think the attacks on Zohran are going to backfire tremendously with normal people. The appalling racism and Islamophobia will work for people who are racist and bigoted. But the primary vote was a rejection of these tactics, and I don’t believe doubling down will work
July 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Beyond this, you know who is most likely to vote to screw corrupt machine interests out of sheer contrariness? New Yorkers who have been getting screwed for way too long.
Tit for tat.
Tit for tat.
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A great @rexhuppke.bsky.social piece on how to still be a patriot when your president is a dictator www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
This July Fourth, my patriotism looks like two middle fingers – and that's OK | Opinion
As America enters the Fourth of July with a president behaving in un-American ways, it's worth wondering what patriotism should look like.
www.usatoday.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A great @rexhuppke.bsky.social piece on how to still be a patriot when your president is a dictator www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If we’re getting screwed, it needs to be equally- that way the folks who put Trump in his seat can see just how empty his promises really are.
Republicans are about to decimate Medicaid across the country and their top two Senate leaders are trying to get their states exempted from the cuts at the 11th hour.
July 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If we’re getting screwed, it needs to be equally- that way the folks who put Trump in his seat can see just how empty his promises really are.
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The world must be set free.
June 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The world must be set free.
This is how they come for anyone they disagree with.
Vote for a democrat- any democrat. There are a lot of issues with the Democratic Party, and yea they helped put us here. But they are also the only ones who can unfuck this.
Vote for a democrat- any democrat. There are a lot of issues with the Democratic Party, and yea they helped put us here. But they are also the only ones who can unfuck this.
Anyone still quibbling that this isn't fascism?
The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens.
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
July 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This is how they come for anyone they disagree with.
Vote for a democrat- any democrat. There are a lot of issues with the Democratic Party, and yea they helped put us here. But they are also the only ones who can unfuck this.
Vote for a democrat- any democrat. There are a lot of issues with the Democratic Party, and yea they helped put us here. But they are also the only ones who can unfuck this.
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“In our first summer, the first three months, our electric bill was only like $15 because we have solar panels, and it was a very sunny summer.”
Here’s how one Ohio homeowner used federal tax credits to save big on appliances that lower her energy bills: www.rewiringamerica.org/stories/clev...
Here’s how one Ohio homeowner used federal tax credits to save big on appliances that lower her energy bills: www.rewiringamerica.org/stories/clev...
This Cleveland nurse is living the ‘electric dream’ | Rewiring America
Cathy remade her 105-year-old home, her life, and career, one switch at a time.
www.rewiringamerica.org
June 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“In our first summer, the first three months, our electric bill was only like $15 because we have solar panels, and it was a very sunny summer.”
Here’s how one Ohio homeowner used federal tax credits to save big on appliances that lower her energy bills: www.rewiringamerica.org/stories/clev...
Here’s how one Ohio homeowner used federal tax credits to save big on appliances that lower her energy bills: www.rewiringamerica.org/stories/clev...
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I am heartbroken by the news from Colorado where Karen Diamond, a victim of the vicious attack earlier this month, has passed away.
May Karen’s memory be a blessing and a reminder that we must constantly work to eradicate hatred and violence.
May Karen’s memory be a blessing and a reminder that we must constantly work to eradicate hatred and violence.
Victim of Boulder Firebombing Attack Dies of Wounds
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I am heartbroken by the news from Colorado where Karen Diamond, a victim of the vicious attack earlier this month, has passed away.
May Karen’s memory be a blessing and a reminder that we must constantly work to eradicate hatred and violence.
May Karen’s memory be a blessing and a reminder that we must constantly work to eradicate hatred and violence.
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As we’ve reported before, ICE facilities are rife with human rights violations. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is trying to hide them, formally requiring members of Congress and their staff to give seven days’ notice before visiting immigration detention centers.
June 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
As we’ve reported before, ICE facilities are rife with human rights violations. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is trying to hide them, formally requiring members of Congress and their staff to give seven days’ notice before visiting immigration detention centers.
We need better public transit and more of it, not a turnpike expansion! For $11 billion we could upgrade and extend an awful lot of train service, as well as fund citibikes in major metros and high density villages.
We could have trolley cars, more buses, and light rail expansions.
We could have trolley cars, more buses, and light rail expansions.
NJ Transit Authority is accepting comments now over an $11 billion plan to expand the NJ Turnpike between Newark and Jersey City. This project will induce MORE traffic and pollution while leaving public transit underfunded. Comment by 7/3 to oppose!
actionnetwork.org/forms/public...
actionnetwork.org/forms/public...
Public Comment Deadline 7/3: Oppose the Turnpike Expansion!
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is taking public comment on the $11 billion proposal to expand the NJ Turnpike between Newark and Jersey City – at a time when public transit is failing, air quality…
actionnetwork.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We need better public transit and more of it, not a turnpike expansion! For $11 billion we could upgrade and extend an awful lot of train service, as well as fund citibikes in major metros and high density villages.
We could have trolley cars, more buses, and light rail expansions.
We could have trolley cars, more buses, and light rail expansions.
These are not harmless lies. They are aimed at the keystones of American life. This is how the American dream dies a final death; it is up to us to stop the execution.
July 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
These are not harmless lies. They are aimed at the keystones of American life. This is how the American dream dies a final death; it is up to us to stop the execution.
This is abhorrent. It isn’t just a slap in the face to our founding fathers- it is a vile, evil thing, a weapon aimed at the heart of the American Ideal and the standards to which we as a nation should aspire. We are the world’s only remaining superpower- 1/2
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for criminal offenses
Memo says those subjected to civil proceedings are not entitled to an attorney like they are in criminal cases
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is abhorrent. It isn’t just a slap in the face to our founding fathers- it is a vile, evil thing, a weapon aimed at the heart of the American Ideal and the standards to which we as a nation should aspire. We are the world’s only remaining superpower- 1/2
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We sailed past ridiculous some time ago.
Yeah it’s all fine
NEW: Tucked inside the GOP mega-bill is an excise tax for solar and wind.
And Republicans say they have no idea who put this provision in, or why.
"I don't know where it came from," Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham, who released the bill, tells NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
And Republicans say they have no idea who put this provision in, or why.
"I don't know where it came from," Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham, who released the bill, tells NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
July 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
We sailed past ridiculous some time ago.
This is a beautiful explanation.
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This is a beautiful explanation.
Mike Lee over here trying to beat Robert E’s land theft record.
After getting blocked the first time, Sen. Mike Lee is revising his land grab plan and trying to sneak it back into the “Big 💩 Bill.” The new proposal would force the sale of up to 1.2 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
June 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Mike Lee over here trying to beat Robert E’s land theft record.
But the Republican Party says climate change isn’t real!
That is one ugly chart www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/c...
June 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
But the Republican Party says climate change isn’t real!