@ty61.bsky.social
USAF Retired, Northeast bleeding heart liberal, grandmother, Deadhead, probably won't respond to your DM
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I think it should be a mandatory job requirement that the chair of the DNC be social media savvy with a strong presence on camera.
Ken Martin doesn’t have those skills and doesn’t seem to want to invest in fixing that.
EVERY special election should be all over social media. It is a massive
Ken Martin doesn’t have those skills and doesn’t seem to want to invest in fixing that.
EVERY special election should be all over social media. It is a massive
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I think it should be a mandatory job requirement that the chair of the DNC be social media savvy with a strong presence on camera.
Ken Martin doesn’t have those skills and doesn’t seem to want to invest in fixing that.
EVERY special election should be all over social media. It is a massive
Ken Martin doesn’t have those skills and doesn’t seem to want to invest in fixing that.
EVERY special election should be all over social media. It is a massive
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
When democracy needed them, they capitulated to fascism. That is now and forever their legacy.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown
There are few obvious threads connecting the group who broke the partisan impasse.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
When democracy needed them, they capitulated to fascism. That is now and forever their legacy.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Any Democrat who settles with the GOP to end the government shutdown at the expense of millions of American’s healthcare costs better prepare to be primaried at the first available opportunity.
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Any Democrat who settles with the GOP to end the government shutdown at the expense of millions of American’s healthcare costs better prepare to be primaried at the first available opportunity.
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Trump arrives in FL for another weekend of parties and golf while his attorneys fight in the Supreme Court to deny food to SNAP beneficiaries despite a court order.
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Trump arrives in FL for another weekend of parties and golf while his attorneys fight in the Supreme Court to deny food to SNAP beneficiaries despite a court order.
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While all hell seems to be breaking loose at home in the US, here’s some picks I took this week on our 3 month trip to South Africa. I deeply regret checking the news back home. Back to the bush on Sunday and if I can help it, a few weeks of a news blackout
September 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
While all hell seems to be breaking loose at home in the US, here’s some picks I took this week on our 3 month trip to South Africa. I deeply regret checking the news back home. Back to the bush on Sunday and if I can help it, a few weeks of a news blackout
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Look at this graph.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
August 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Look at this graph.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
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Angus: I’m saying we need to start building progressive media that people actually listen to.
I’ll give you an example: MeidasTouch. Wherever I go in Canada, working-class people listen to MeidasTouch because they talk about what’s happening in a practical way. They give facts.
I’ll give you an example: MeidasTouch. Wherever I go in Canada, working-class people listen to MeidasTouch because they talk about what’s happening in a practical way. They give facts.
August 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Angus: I’m saying we need to start building progressive media that people actually listen to.
I’ll give you an example: MeidasTouch. Wherever I go in Canada, working-class people listen to MeidasTouch because they talk about what’s happening in a practical way. They give facts.
I’ll give you an example: MeidasTouch. Wherever I go in Canada, working-class people listen to MeidasTouch because they talk about what’s happening in a practical way. They give facts.
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“My name is Captain Dylan Blaha, and this message is for members of the National Guard across the United States of America.”
August 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“My name is Captain Dylan Blaha, and this message is for members of the National Guard across the United States of America.”
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Proud to join Denmark Foreign Affairs Minister @lars-loekke.bsky.social and Ambassador Sørensen to sign a new partnership between California and Denmark.
Our message to the rest of the world is clear: California is a stable, reliable partner — no matter who's in the White House.
Our message to the rest of the world is clear: California is a stable, reliable partner — no matter who's in the White House.
August 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Proud to join Denmark Foreign Affairs Minister @lars-loekke.bsky.social and Ambassador Sørensen to sign a new partnership between California and Denmark.
Our message to the rest of the world is clear: California is a stable, reliable partner — no matter who's in the White House.
Our message to the rest of the world is clear: California is a stable, reliable partner — no matter who's in the White House.
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Red states rely on the money from Blue states to function. This can all be over the second Democratic governors actually wield their power.
August 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Red states rely on the money from Blue states to function. This can all be over the second Democratic governors actually wield their power.
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Ok, I'm an old lady and this is my first post. I might do it wrong. Stop saying we're close to a constitutional crisis. We're smack in the middle. We have to organize and get everyone to rise up as one . I am so tired of hearing some people pussyfooting around this. Say it, it's what is needed!
August 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ok, I'm an old lady and this is my first post. I might do it wrong. Stop saying we're close to a constitutional crisis. We're smack in the middle. We have to organize and get everyone to rise up as one . I am so tired of hearing some people pussyfooting around this. Say it, it's what is needed!
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From @juddlegum.bsky.social : “Hegseth is a member of a church that is part of Wilson's network, the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), in Tennessee.”
Wild that the Sunday shows ignored Hegseth promoting stripping the right to vote from Women.
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
Wild that the Sunday shows ignored Hegseth promoting stripping the right to vote from Women.
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
August 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
From @juddlegum.bsky.social : “Hegseth is a member of a church that is part of Wilson's network, the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), in Tennessee.”
Wild that the Sunday shows ignored Hegseth promoting stripping the right to vote from Women.
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
Wild that the Sunday shows ignored Hegseth promoting stripping the right to vote from Women.
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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Let me repeat it! 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏼👇🏽
August 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Let me repeat it! 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏼👇🏽
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To the other countries of the world…begin lobbying your leaders…NOW….to skip the 2028 Olympics in the United States.
August 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
To the other countries of the world…begin lobbying your leaders…NOW….to skip the 2028 Olympics in the United States.
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Susanne Williamson is a teacher with a master’s degree who has been dedicated to teaching for fifteen years and made $58,000 a year.
Meanwhile, ICE is offering new hires $100,000 to start, plus signing bonuses, and student loan debt forgiveness.
We’re not broke!
We’re funding hate!
Meanwhile, ICE is offering new hires $100,000 to start, plus signing bonuses, and student loan debt forgiveness.
We’re not broke!
We’re funding hate!
August 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Susanne Williamson is a teacher with a master’s degree who has been dedicated to teaching for fifteen years and made $58,000 a year.
Meanwhile, ICE is offering new hires $100,000 to start, plus signing bonuses, and student loan debt forgiveness.
We’re not broke!
We’re funding hate!
Meanwhile, ICE is offering new hires $100,000 to start, plus signing bonuses, and student loan debt forgiveness.
We’re not broke!
We’re funding hate!
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Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com last night: "We do now live in a country that has an authoritarian leader in charge. We have a consolidating dictatorship in our country."
August 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com last night: "We do now live in a country that has an authoritarian leader in charge. We have a consolidating dictatorship in our country."
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Pay attention to the people who know, such as a Nobel-winning economist
www.rawstory.com/paul-krugman...
www.rawstory.com/paul-krugman...
Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman warns US faces Venezuela-style collapse under Trump
Nobel Prize-winning economist turned political commentator Paul Krugman tore into President Donald Trump on MSNBC for firing the nation's chief labor statistics analyst for reporting weak jobs numbers...
www.rawstory.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Pay attention to the people who know, such as a Nobel-winning economist
www.rawstory.com/paul-krugman...
www.rawstory.com/paul-krugman...
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McGowan: He seems to be getting rid of statisticians and climate people and weather experts and scientists and anyone who doesn't agree with what he wants to tell or what he wants to say.
August 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
McGowan: He seems to be getting rid of statisticians and climate people and weather experts and scientists and anyone who doesn't agree with what he wants to tell or what he wants to say.
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Detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” are on a hunger strike over what they call inhumane, dangerous conditions.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
August 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” are on a hunger strike over what they call inhumane, dangerous conditions.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
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Firing the BLS Commissioner — the wonk in charge of the statisticians who track economic reality — is an authoritarian four alarm fire.
It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy.
It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy.
August 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Firing the BLS Commissioner — the wonk in charge of the statisticians who track economic reality — is an authoritarian four alarm fire.
It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy.
It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy.
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Will everyone quit and roll over? The law firms, media companies, universities, government employees. Will you all cling to what you have and hope you can just ride it out, Republic be damned? Shame on all of you who don’t stand up, just remember we will never forget.
August 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Will everyone quit and roll over? The law firms, media companies, universities, government employees. Will you all cling to what you have and hope you can just ride it out, Republic be damned? Shame on all of you who don’t stand up, just remember we will never forget.