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Joan Resnick Ehrlich

@jremmc.bsky.social

Amateur gardener, IT, SciFi. Personal opinions only. Reposts are my method of FYI. Reposts do not imply agreement.

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 19h ago

I don’t believe the U.S. taxpayer should continue to arm Netanyahu’s government with deadly military equipment. I believe Netanyahu is a war criminal and that his government has committed genocide in Gaza. This doesn't make me antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)

Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years

The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 19h ago

NEW: Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has launched an investigation into Donald Trump Jr.’s relationship with a Russian oligarch who paid for much of the president’s son’s Bahamas wedding earlier this year.

Top Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Oligarch-Funded Wedding

Rep. Robert Garcia said the revelations that Umar Kremlev had bankrolled the wedding raise “serious national security and public corruption concerns” and requested the president’s son provide financia...

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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 19h ago

I am proud that today Elias Law Group filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the DSCC and 37 Democratic Senators opposing the Trump administration's misuse of government data as a part of their voter suppression scheme.

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 18h ago

As if they weren't bad enough, AI data centers — which Trump strongly supports — could drive a surge in "forever chemical" production. And that's after Trump's EPA already approved new forever chemical pesticides and rolled back limits on them in our drinking water. "Make America Healthy Again."

Research Warns of Surge in Cancer-Causing Forever Chemicals From AI Data Center Build-Out | Common Dreams

Experts warn of a global surge in PFAS production driven by AI and data centers.

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Asha Rangappa@asharangappa.bsky.social · 18h ago

So a big part of Iran Contra and one of the (many) reasons it was illegal was that third party fund weren’t deposited into the U.S. Treasury

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

CASTEN: Trump said 'we're taking in billions and billions from Venezuela.' Who is the 'we'? That suggests flows to US persons BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons? BESSENT: No

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 18h ago

Don't forget: Intuit also gave $1M to Trump's inauguration. This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to politicians 2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat We must end this vicious cycle.

ITEP@itep.org · 2d ago

TurboTax maker Intuit paid zero federal income tax on nearly $6 billion in U.S. profits in 2025. The Trump administration has helped Intuit avoid taxes with OBBBA. It also ended a popular free tax filing program with the IRS. Then Intuit's profits grew by 25%.

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h ago

Today is National Voter Registration Day! 🇺🇸 If you’re not registered, register. If you are, take a minute to check your registration and make sure everything is up to date. Your voice matters. Your vote matters. Make sure you’re ready for Election Day. 💙 #GetReadyToVote

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VoteVets@votevets.org · 22h ago

The first five months of the Iran War has cost the U.S. a grand total 38 BILLION DOLLARS. That’s $38 Billion taken out of your taxes to fund a forever war that nobody ever asked for. Even worse is the fact that we’ve spent all of this money and have made almost ZERO PROGRESS ending this war.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Booker eviscerates Patel: "He's like an 18 year old kid who wants to join a fraternity that he could never be a member of, doing keg stands and chugging with friends. He's an embarrassment. He is a disgrace. This is a mockery and a sham. What's bad are the people enabling him."

Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social · yesterday

ProPublica's bombshell that a Putin ally funded Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding was so consequential that it got extensive coverage from every major news organization in the U.S. and a segment on every evening news broadcast -- except for one. Not one word on Bari Weiss's CBS Evening News... 1/4

Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · 23h ago

All of this is a lie. Anyone who has visited recently knows the KC was not "in a virtual state of collapse," and anyone who can read a tax filing can see that it was not "losing hundreds of millions of dollars". In fact, its finances were pretty healthy UNTIL Trump trashified it.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 24h ago

Trump: "The Kennedy Center is in a virtual state of collapse, and has been for many years ... unfortunately, the Building is destined to doom. Isn’t that too bad?"

The Kennedy Center is in a virtual state of collapse, and has been for many years. A large piece of concrete and steel just dropped down, in a thud, from the ceiling of a heavily trafficked main hallway. If the Building were open, innocent people would have been killed. A security guard had just passed the area, one minute prior to this ceiling collapse. He was, therefore, 60 seconds away from certain death. The Judge has made us keep it open even though there are no performances, and no people that would have the Courage to even go in. The Board of The Kennedy Center has strongly voted to save it, and they know I’m the only one who can do so, because I have the ability to raise the money, and the ability to construct — that few others have. I also have the strength and power of the Presidency, which will be needed do what must be done, and give it a strong shot at Greatness again! Remember, The Kennedy Center was losing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars when I took over. It was failing badly! It had nothing to do with me, I am only there to help. I just got there to reveal the facts, but especially those concerning Building Safety. A very hostile and conflicted Judge (What else is new?) seems like he won’t let that happen, in which case, unfortunately, the Building is destined to doom. Isn’t that too bad? We have already wasted more than 6 months “playing around” in Court. Time is our Enemy! The Board, comprised of some of the most prominent and respected people in our Nation, is meeting again today. It will be interesting to see what happens! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 24h ago

🚨NEWS: Pennsylvania has confirmed two more measles-related deaths, bringing the state’s toll to four as an outbreak sickens nearly 700 people and claims its first lives in three decades.

Tim Dickinson@timdickinson.bsky.social · 22h ago

I don't have any way to judge the supposed world-destroying capacities of AI run amok. (Color me highly skeptical). What I do see are billionaire CEOs using the cover of that doomer story to engage in collusive, cartel-like behavior.