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Active guy, early 70's..Playing golf. Studying golf. Writing about all sports. Politics reset. Rock and Jazz. Concerts. Restaurants.
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It. Is. Bezos. Shitting. On. The. Front. page. Of. His. Once. Great. Paper.

Proud of my Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social He is brilliant, knowledgeable and with unflinching moral clarity. He would be a truly great President

“The US spent 8 decades building an international system of rules, norms and values that has produced the longest period of great power peace and global prosperity in human history.” Fareed Zakaria on how upending the world order will only weaken America: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

I guess 341,472,698 Americans are just going to pretend THIS does not exist!

Yet again Trump is punishing his own people

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“The Trump administration is deleting taxpayer-funded data — information that Americans use to make sense of the world. In its absence, the president can paint the world as he pleases.” The war on truth is every dictator’s dream. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

Murphy: "If we continue to observe norms, if we continue to engage in business as usual, this democracy could be gone. I don't think we have a year to save American democracy. I think the way the president is acting ... puts out democracy at immediate risk."

As @amoneyresists.bsky.social pointed out, Elon Musk is a mass murderer.

Trump ended funding to Voice of America and Radio Liberty, forcing both to stop broadcasting to countries that restrict press freedom. VOA began operations in 1942; RL started in 1951. Why did Trump silence this voice against communism, fascism and oppression? Iran, Russia and China are thrilled.

Billionaires paying millionaires to convince the middle class to blame poor people. Meanwhile, the billionaires aren't paying any taxes and receive billions from the federal government. People have been falling for this for decades.

This is Chuck. Chuck is selling a book. Chuck also has a full-time job. I would consider buying Chuck’s book if he were doing that job, but he’s not. Don’t be like Chuck. And don’t buy Chuck’s book.

If you’re tired of @schumer.senate.gov constantly falling for the okey-doke and you want bold winning leadership that is willing to go on offense, then #TheReformers is for you. We are calling for Sen Schumer (D-NY) to step down from his leadership role and let someone else take over the reigns.

Incontrovertible Facts!!!

True?

NYT: “The White House did not comment on why the group had altered the contracts data or why it’s now harder for the public to scrutinize it.” The *savings* have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...

Attacks on universities are attacks on democracy and human progress. “University leaders would help themselves, and the country, by emerging from their defensive crouches and making a forthright case for inquiry, research, science and knowledge.”

Murphy: "This is not a normal political fight. What Trump is doing right now is absolutely insidious. He is every single day acting unconstitutionally, he is trying to destroy the rule of law ... this to me is a moment where we need to be restraining POTUS's power, not giving him new authorities"

Trumpers are Traitors!!!!

It's to the point where he brazenly breaks the law with impunity. He never suffers consequences for his behavior. It pisses me off. apnews.com/article/trum...

Jeffries: "The average Social Security recipient in the US receives about $65 a day in benefits. Elon Musk in his contracts with the federal government gets about $8 million a day. If they were really interested in waste, fraud, and abuse, they would start there ... but they're going after grandma"

It time for new leadership.

Schumer’s New York Times interview is a disaster after a dumpster fire. He needs to go. Now.

I learned a ton here from @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social — both about the ins and outs of Trump’s immigration policies, and about the bigger picture meaning of the overall point of his immigration policy, rhetoric, and disregard for both the facts and the law. www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-on...

Murphy: "The president is continuing to act unconstitutionally. He shut down some of our most important programs that protect us abroad, like Radio Free Europe, that were funded & authorized in that spending bill. So it doesn't seem like we have restrained any of the president's lawlessness."

Lol

We’re only two months in, & they’re cancelling research into pediatric brain cancer. They’re deporting US kids with brain cancer. They’re putting millions at risk of malaria, TB, & polio. I for one will never forgive or forget those who said ‘it won’t be that bad’. 😡

I’m so tired of hearing Rubio & other rightwingers now claiming that if you’re on a green card you’re a ‘guest’ in this country. BS. You’re a lawful permanent resident. The clue is in the name. If someone is a permanent resident in your home, are they the same as the guests who come and go? Come on.

Stop the madness!

They started with the undocumented, then they went after visa holders and permanent residents, now it's naturalized citizens. How many times must history rhyme and repeat before we realize what's going on?

EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!!

priorities

Dismantling the federal government is wildly unpopular.

Good morning friends ☀️☕️ Wishing you a nice Sunday! 🦋🌼💙

"All dictators fail." The protests are a sign of an organic worldwide progressive movement that can't be stopped by any of these con men, liars or thieves. open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

MacKenzie Scott

America. If one photo could possibly capture where we are as a nation in this moment, this one comes pretty close. The (United) States, 2025.

This is despicable! We won’t forgive , we won’t forget, we must not accept these conditions either. Keep resisting , keep fighting back! Never give up!

WATCH: Senator Merkley and other Dems say the anger towards Dems that caved is justified. Senator @johnfetterman.com , on the other hand: “What’s fighting? What does that mean?”