Mark
@qwtchz.bsky.social
I am a lifelong Democrat, liberal, atheist, lover of big trees, BLM & LGBTQ+ supporter, dog lover, animal lover, Alaskan, Arizonan, Californian, 49ers fan, F1 fan, Ukraine supporter, and a big old retired guy. 🚫FASCIST 🚫MAGA 🚫NAZI 🚫RUSSIA 🚫META 🚫X
This is all he does now, run to the Supreme Court whenever he doesn’t get his way. It feels like every day there’s another “emergency” request. Now the Trump administration says it will appeal the federal court ruling blocking construction of the White House ballroom project to the US Supreme Court.
“The Trump administration is bulldozing our public lands, destroying century-old trees, and endangering wildlife —all to build an unnecessary second border wall. That’s not border security; it’s reckless destruction.” 😭
Trump border wall demolishes 250-year-old trees in Arizona
On July 27, contractors for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) felled the first of the three trees located in Lochiel, Arizona.
coppercourier.com
Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) re: reports Trump is again seeking to fire Lisa Cook from Fed Reserve "Trump is tanking the economy & he's desperate to shift the blame for higher costs & higher interest rates. So he’s once again trying to illegally take over America’s central bank"
Trump renewed his attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Friday, two months after the Supreme Court blocked his initial effort to preserve the central bank's independence. 👎
On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Michael F. Urbanski ruled the Shenandoah County School Board violated federal civil rights laws by reinstating Confederate names to two schools, ordering the board to promptly remove the monikers. 👍
Trump restarted bombing, and what did he get for it? -Hormuz closed, more economic damage -Lost Oman, which was working with the US before -A vote of no confidence from Saudis -Worsened munitions shortage -More US casualties -No concessions from Iran -Now poised to surrender My latest, in @ms.now
Opinion | Iran’s Hormuz deal with Oman has Trump poised for the big surrender
Nicholas Grossman: Trump started bombing Iran again to keep it from having control over the Strait of Hormuz. That gambit failed — again.
ms.now
😱😲🇷🇺Wow. A Russian woman says: "I’m speaking to every f*ck!ng bast•rd who supports this war, who keeps waiting for the 'SMO' to achieve its goals. If you want this war so badly, then go fight in it and die there!"
The turds on The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times during a hearing on the federal COVID-19 response. 1/2
Call your Senators and let them know to BLOCK BLANCHE. He's coming for your reproductive rights.
Reproductive Freedom for All@reproductivefreedomforall.org · 3d ago@katiephang.bsky.social lays out how nominee for AG Todd Blanche is saying the quiet part out loud: The Trump admin will use every lever they can to restrict abortion, in every state. Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on Blanche. 📞 888-380-2711 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vXNF98NXAjg
Trump in Nevada: “Michael Whatley should be your governor.” Minor detail: Whatley is running for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina. 25th Amendment now!
Trump inherited one of the strongest economies in the world, yet 33% of Americans still think he inherited a disaster. The power of right wing propaganda. #BlueWaveIn90Days
ICE arrested roughly 51,000 people in July, setting the agency's highest single-month arrest total on record. The July figure follows June's prior record (~43,000) and marks a second straight monthly record. 🤬🤬🤬 👎👎👎
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued the U.S. Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for "complete and unredacted access" to files regarding Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch, claiming federal obstruction hinders the state's criminal investigation. 👍👍👍👍👍
The “conspiracy doctrine” requires only agreement with the idea of an action, not action itself. 🤬
The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans
Why National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 is so important.
thenation.com
Lying liars always lie and stifle free speech. 🤬
Trump vowed to 'bring free speech back.' Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of "government c...
reuters.com
A CNN/SSRS poll taken July 23-27 found 78% of Republicans approve of President Donald Trump, but only 19% are enthusiastic about the rest of his second term, down from 38% last spring. His overall approval was 34%, with weak marks on Iran, inflation, and gas prices.
Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."
Federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate program A divided federal appeals court said the Trump administration improperly terminated a multi-billion-dollar initiative to boost clean energy projects. (AP)
I'm so sick of Republican politicians referring to social security as an "entitlement." No, tax breaks for billionaires are entitlements.
Sunday: I’ll do a quick fact check of this insane RFK Jr interview Monday: Up to 40 lies & it was only a 3 min clip! Tuesday: Ready to defend my 2nd PhD thesis on fascist quackery That's why @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social & I are holding him accountable rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-is-...
RFK Jr is Asking to Be Proven Wrong Again So Here Are 40 Examples From Just One CNN Interview
He's just creating work for us at this point
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