Monty Boa
@montyboa.bsky.social
Change agent, systems thinker, maven of troll-stomping and MAGA mockery. A 7-year stint in the UK, a smidgeon of studying history, compounded with an MBA & a liberal education, have brewed in me a tolerance of everything but crime, deceit and nonsense.
It's that time when some invertebrates suddenly grow a spine: reelection season.
Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 17h agoRepublican Sen. Susan Collins says she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general. “Mr. Blanche has taken several actions that have further eroded the Department’s independence, and that is the basis for my vote to oppose his confirmation.”Collins said
Susan Collins has gone on record saying she won't vote to confirm Todd Blanche. Of course, that's good news.But the only reason she's doing so is because she's up for reelection & she's trying to appeal to Maine's independent voters. With McConnell gone, we need just 2 more Republicans to vote "no".
Elias Group didn't "reemerge". They've been helping clients fight Trump's authoritian overreach and abuses of power for nearly a decade.
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 18h agoProud that Elias Law Group is helping the Democratic Party fight for voting rights and free and fair elections. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
I think I know why she needs the liver transplant.
nita1956.bsky.social@nita1956.bsky.social · 22h agoWhen I was 16 I was hit by a drunk driver. The car rolled over 4 times and I spent a month in the hospital. She was 26 and already had 5 dui's. She is begging for financial help for a liver transplant. She has 25 dui's. I don't give a damn if this cow needs anything or if she dies.
Imagine working this hard to try to make people forget that you were a 5-time draft dodger who extorted a bogus medical disqualification from a doctor by threatening to evict them.
Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18h agoThis is a man who has a hard time looking in the mirror
Cori Bush was a target of an Israeli PAC propaganda campaign, due to her views that the Israeli government's actions in Palestine and Lebanon constitute genocide. That's a view shared by the United Nations' Int'l Criminal Court, the DSA, and half of Jews worldwide, including in Israel.
Politico@politico.com · 21h agoRep. Ayanna Pressley has once again broken ranks with House Democratic leadership over endorsements, this time to support former Missouri Rep. Cori Bush. Pressley’s endorsement sets her squarely against the establishment wing of the party.
"A lot of people" decide that if they need a therapist because they have poor anger management skills and suffer from outbursts that harm others, they're nowhere close to being fit for office.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 19h agoTapper: Senator Moreno said on Sunday that you have admitted privately that you need to get help. Miller: That’s projection. Tapper: Have you ever said that? Miller: No, not to him. Tapper: To anyone? Miller: I think a lot of people within this country see a therapist
It's only unethical until it exposes criminal conduct. And that's only when the ethics accusation is the consensus, and not just melodramatic histrionics from one person.
Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 21h agoSeattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle had an emotional meltdown at a meeting this morning, calling Mayor Katie Wilson's decision to study police camera surveillance "unconscionable."
Blanche's confirmation hearing in the full Senate still has to happen, and the dungbeetle in the ointment is that Katie Phang is bases loaded again in the 3rd inning with her lawsuit compelling Blanche to cough up the unredacted files and discredit DOJ. So far, DOJ has admitted unlawful redactions.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 21h agoGill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.
Maybe: 1. Enforce due process at impeachment trials? 2. Convict a proven criminal? Twice? 3. Refuse to confirm the SJC nomination of a tantrum-throwing, alleged sex abuser and alcoholic? 4. Block McConnell's theft of 2 SJC noms on a pretext he reversed? 5. Impeach for the #EpsteinFiles and Iran War?
All that matters is how much money went into Trump's pocket, while he misused federal property for his private benefit. www.bbc.com/sport/mixed-...
UFC White House: UFC loses $30m staging Freedom 250 event at White House
UFC owners lose $30m (£22m) staging the Freedom 250 event, which was attended by US President Donald Trump, at the White House in June.
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This tree is 1,000 years older than the oldest ziggurat in the world, at Sialk in modern-day Iran.
ContempraInn 🌹@contemprainn.bsky.social · yesterday6000 year old baobab Tree in Tanzania. Africa
NEW: A federal judge just scheduled a trial for March 2027 to determine whether the potential Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger violates antitrust law — a timeline that could further delay the deal.
Cornyn: "We can't stop this president, which is why I pushed the 'Go' button."
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝@sundaedivine.lol · yesterdayCongress: “We’ve tried nothing and we’re fresh out of ideas.”
A data center was just shut down in Wisconsin after the town council refused to have private talks with the developer and told them everything would include public approval That’s how it’s done, folks
Why would any city in America ever agree to pay for a sports team at all? The people who want the sport there will buy tickets. Make the team take out construction loans, and amortize the cost, and recoup the costs through ticket sales. That way, taxpayers who don't care, don't pay.
Certified Blazed@certifiedblazed.bsky.social · 2d ago"If an NBA team is given $573 million in fully-approved public funds... without a requirement of any private contribution, and then is allowed to bail anyway, why would any city in America ever agree to give a sports team money for a stadium again?" Dundon is a pariah, not an inspiration. @nba.com
Microsoft: $101 BILLION in profits. $12.5 BILLION in tax breaks. $176 BILLION in stock buybacks. 4,800 workers fired this week. 9,000 workers fired last year. Please don't tell me trickle-down economics works. It never did. Nothing trickles down.
Ukraine seems to be allowing a trickle of fuel to get into Crimea just so that the Russians can gas up their cars and leave town.
Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦@perevaa.bsky.social · 21h agoRussia still supplies fuel to occupied Crimea via the Kerch ferry route. Ukraine struck all five ferries in July, leaving three critically damaged. The remaining two, Lavrentiy and Panagia, now operate as non-self-propelled barges towed by tugboats.
time to mix it up a bit
Coral City Camera@coralcitycamera.bsky.social · yesterdayHappy to report that the water temperatures have been declining over the past week, dropping us below critical bleaching temps of 30.5C (86.9F) 🌡️📉🥰🪸🌈🌈🐠🐠🪸 #rainbowparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #coralbleaching #coralcitycamera
"We’re literally knocking every door," says Indivisible Chicago's Bill Mengebier. Instead of focusing solely on known blue voters, we aim to turn out votes for Dems by 1st listening to all voters in swing state districts in MI & WI. @swingleft.bsky.social developed this new approach. Learn more:
Illinois Dems’ Michigan mission
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Schiff: "He waited until he became president. Why did he wait to bring this $10b lawsuit? He waited so he would have the power of the presidency to leverage the IRS and DOJ to make him more money!"
The California Democratic Party has officially endorsed a one-time, 5% wealth tax on billionaires that will be on the ballot this November. They're right to support it — and Gavin Newsom is wrong to oppose it. Here's why.
Why I Support The California Billionaire Tax
Billionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta
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When a Senator declares that Congress is no longer co-equal to the Executive and can't use the oversight powers granted by the Constitution, that Senator becomes #UnfitForOffice. Cornyn was already a lying weasel, but he just became a goldbricker who takes a massive salary but won't do the job.
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social · 21h ago
You could have voted no on Blanche. Idiot.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
They need to hammer down relentlessly on this. They can't become overconfident, like they did with Hillary in 2016.
MacFarlane: We are near the new gold-plated statues the Trump administration unveiled near Memorial Circle, Memorial Bridge, and the Lincoln Memorial. It’s really, really gold.…
