JudyP
@jpagir.bsky.social
Blue in PA; formerly NC. Acquainted with both the frying pan and the fire. Swear a hell of a lot more than I used to.
Most of the corruption perpetrated by the Trump admin would not be possible without the complicit enabling of the Republican majorities in the House and Senate. The only way to put any check and balance on this out of control regime is to vote them out in November.
On the campaign trail ahead of Election Day 2024, Trump said Americans could expect to see their energy bills cut in half by July 2026. It’s July 2026. How’d that work out?
Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · last wk."From Trump’s inauguration in January 2025 to April 2026 (the most recent month for which government data are available), residential electricity rates have risen by an eye-watering 18%..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Trump has burned through around a third of US stockpiles of key precision munitions in his failed war in Iran, ABC reports.
what are people talking about?! No one has any power to do anything unless McConnell resigns the seat. Ds benefit by Rs being a seat down. How is McConnell fucking over the Rs a sign of D corruption or complicity?! W.T.F.
Navy Man (descendant of ANTIFA since the revolution)@navymanhy.bsky.social · 2w agoI have to admit, the longer this goes the more I suspect the Democrats made a deal...
If you were "stunned" by Trump's hateful rambling performance, then you haven't been paying attention for the last decade. If you sat in "silence" while Trump attacked democracy and elections, then you have learned nothing. We need an independent, pro-democracy media. demdock.com/4w6emld
Never Trumpers have to recognize their power. And their complete lack of power. They represent voters who don't exist. The few Republicans who never voted Trump basically all have substacks. But they're huge substacks. Their power to shape narrative is inordinate. Don't help Trump smear the left!
🗽LOLGOP🗽@thefarce.org · 2w ago"Beating Trump means sitting with something less comfortable than an alliance of the reasonable: it will look like an activated progressive base, which isn’t built to impress lifelong Republican voters." Never Trump Republicans Need Us to Win Get in, hosers, we’re doing a national front.
I saw a post from Taylor Farms on Facebook yesterday where they were claiming there was no iceberg in their “salad kits.” They are actively trying to make this harder and lying to people. And they’re a Tr*mp donor so I guess that’s allowed
Melody Schreiber@melodyschreiber.com · 3w agoNEW: Taylor Farms recalled iceberg lettuce sent to 27 states with possible cyclospora contamination. But they didn't even name the products, making it VERY tricky to recall them. And at least two hard-hit states aren't on this list. TL;DR: prepare for more www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
In case it wasn't yet clear, Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have no qualms about sacrificing your children in a stupid war in Iran. They don't care. They view your children as cannon fodder in service to Trump's narcissism and never-ending incompetence.
Survivors are reminding us of something that should never be forgotten. This was never about politics. It was about real people, real crimes & the pursuit of justice! Stop turning survivors into political collateral!! #JusticeForSurvivors #TruthMatters #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance
The air is the color of ashes. People are filling their tanks and boiling spinach. Butterflies have died and an El Niño of titanic scale looms ahead in the autumn. Tomorrow, elections will be declared illegitimate.
It is not a great look that some senior Democratic leaders have had time to put out statements on social media about how much they'll miss Lindsey Graham but haven't had time to talk about these latest executions carried out by Trump's gestapo in American streets.
"The ugly meaning of collaborator carries an implication of treason: betrayal of one’s nation, ideology, morality, values. It was Graham who played golf w/Trump, made excuses for him, supported the president even as he slowly destroyed the American alliances that Graham had defended all his life."
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 3w agoLindsey Graham was one of the main subjects of a @theatlantic.com cover story I wrote in 2020, on why people collaborate with regimes they know are immoral. Here's a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
If you care about retaking the Senate, Platner's given us extra work: If Maine falls short, we need to hold MI and GA and take NC -- and then we have to pick out 3/4 out of AK, IA, OH, and TX. Please pick a race you care about and donate/volunteer if you have the capacity. Some links to follow...
The National Guard. Out there protecting the President's ego, I see.
Leah Millis@leahmillis.bsky.social · last mo.National Guard troops keeping an eye on the fenced-off reflecting pool in DC last night. Photos: @leahmillis / @reuters
Future generations won’t ask what happened. They’ll ask who allowed this.
Having a million dollars is a success. Having a billion dollars is an illness.
I wrote about the White House UFC cage match, including Josh Hokit calling Michelle Obama a man. As we turn 250, America is celebrating the worst it has to offer. www.liberalcurrents.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Put America In a Cage Match With Itself. We Lost.
This was never for the American people; it was for the most vicious and barbarous among us.
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The White House before the current occupants and as it should have looked for America’s 250th birthday.
🧪⚛️ For scale, this is roughly 25 years of NSF funding, or 5 years of NIH funding. This, from people who claim that we can’t afford to support research, or public health.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2mo agoIn the last 18 months, Congress has given DHS $240 billion — a quarter of a trillion.
Senate Republicans just started a marathon voting session known as vote-a-rama in the Senate. Not to improve your life. Not to lower your costs. But to funnel $70 billion more to ICE and the abuses I saw at Delaney Hall. Not another dime.
The advantage of using @standupforscience.net, as opposed to going straight to the site (which may be flagged as closed for some) is that we keep a record of every transaction including time submitted/accepted and the full content. 2/3
WHY WOULD ANYONE FRAUDULENTLY PURCHASE HEALTH INSURANCE????? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoDr Oz: "We believe that 35 percent of the people using the Obamacare exchanges may not be legit. That's 5, 6 million people. We have to evaluate these numbers. They are extremely concerning."
Men who worship Trump, a man who wears liquid foundation, is *obsessed* with ballrooms, dances to gay anthems from the ‘70s, plays music from Broadway musicals, talks fondly about Arnold Palmer’s enormous penis, and gushes about how hot Jaxson Dart is, are questioning James Talarico’s sexuality?
All eyes on Maine. More reasons I’m glad not to be living there this cycle, but , Dems, we gotta do better.
The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social · 9mo ago1. When it comes to Graham Platner, I don’t have skin in the game. I live in CT, not ME. The good people of that state will figure out for themselves whether he has the right stuff to be their next senator. Indeed, there’s a lot to sort through, including the story of his Nazi tattoo.
🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n
