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Friend of Bill since 4/23/83, mom of one, grandmother of one, a voracious reader of library books & retired Reading Specialist, 💕felines, lover of classical music/BSO/Tanglewood, Trinity Rep theater, happy to live in a Blue State.
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They shouldn’t do it. This administration isn’t trustworthy enough for an agreement like that.

He nails it.

Let’s be clear: Musk and Trump want to dismantle the government from within and sell it for parts.  This isn’t government efficiency – this is government incompetence.

Trump's SEC and DOJ dismissing lawsuits against crypto scammers and Musk's companies is too on the nose.

'This is a dictator': New York Post shames Trump for parroting Putin talking points www.rawstory.com/new-york-pos...

In case you were wondering!

About right. I stand with all Americans.

Did not think I would ever speak positively about Pence, but he is one of the few Republicans willing to call out Trump. Maybe he figures his political life is done, or he is prepping for a run in 2028. Interesting?

You know how you get that feeling when you're walking in an area that's abandoned and dark and your instincts kick in that something's fucked up and you need to get the hell out of there before the terrible thing happens and you're supposed to listen to that? That's how I feel living in the US now.

If he fucks with SS and Medicare/Medicaid, that tells me he's not worried about elections. MAGA will defend almost anything he does but they will not accept losing SS--they KNOW they paid into it. They want their money. If voters have any power, SS and Medicare will be left alone.

Chris Murphy: "This deal that Donald Trump just cut with the mayor of New York -- it's a big deal ... they did that out in the open on TV because it's a signal to everybody else out there that the law will be applied differently to you if you are loyal to the president."

Spreading this as it needs to spread. We have reached the tipping point. The time is now to finally wake up.

Hey Did you hear… Trump is lowing food prices, getting the inflation down and finally settling the border crisis No 🤷‍♂️ ⁉️ Neither have I .. Too busy destroying our government Causing unsafe conditions for transportation, especially air travel Is he Making America Great Again Or DESTROYING HER

INTELLIGENT men In an attempt to be more perfect in their lives Will, at times, make mistakes They willingly accept them and attempt to correct them Only, Self serving UNINTELLIGENT MEN Will blame others Never accepting responsibility for anything Because they never make mistakes, They’re perfect

Christ, it's only been one month. How do we survive years of this?

Don't boo. Get involved with pro-democracy organizations. Don't boo. Write post cards and phone bank. Don't boo. Donate what you can to firms representing gov workers pro bono and filing lawsuits on behalf of us REAL AMERICANS Don't boo... Beat their asses in every election DONT BOO... VOTE!!!

This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.

1/ Trump and Musk aren’t just replacing government officials. They’re replacing competence itself. Their goal isn’t efficiency—it’s destruction. Because when experts are gone, corruption thrives. Let’s talk about why authoritarians fear expertise.🧵👇 #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

This needs to be stopped.

#Felon47 is terminating people during a time when people need jobs more than ever. How does firing thousands of federal employees supposed to be good for America? Does this lower inflation or egg prices? #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #USDemocracy www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

The GOP gave permanent tax cuts of $2.3 trillion to rich people but believe food stamps & school lunch is something the country can't afford. A political party who forces people to go hungry, so the wealthy don't have to pay taxes, is morally bankrupt. #ProudBlue #SaveMedicaidAndSocialSecurity

Unconscionable

It’s been 3+ weeks. Can you name 1 thing the GOP has done to help the average American? Didn’t think so. Now House GOP will be introducing their tax plan which does nothing but steal from taxpayers to enrich the wealthy. Contact your rep: no more tax breaks for the 1%! #ProudBlue

Donald Trump has done so much to “protect women”. Cut off funding for domestic violence services, work to deregulate guns, and embolden perpetrators of campus sexual assault. “Protection” only as our Abuser-in-Chief would define it. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/ruthzaka...

This. This. This.👇

Valor Danielle Sassoon, Acting U.S. attorney for SDNY - refuses to drop Adams charges and resigns John Keller, Acting head of DOJ Public Integrity Section - refuses and resigns Kevin Driscoll, Acting head of DOJ Criminal Division - refuses and resigns www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Huh?

Powerful

This is why Latinos and other POC who are in the US legally, even those who are citizens, are terrified and carrying their documents with them. It's not like getting arrested by the police. You are not guaranteed a phone call or a lawyer. You just disappear.

This is your daily reminder that it's a coup.

Trump has never been to the Kennedy Center

Easy to get to.

Inevitably will be confirmed to the Cabinet of Dunces for this administration. The two dunces in chief clueless about how government works and leading the way into the death and destruction of America.

Those administrative costs included in NIH contracts that Musk went after? There’s a similar line item in government contracts for administrative costs. How many millions does Musk receive from his US government contracts for administrative costs?

Don’t even try to disguise the advantages for Elon Musk until caught. Unconscionable .

Believing that Tulsi Gabbard — longtime Russian asset and newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence — is acting in the interests of the United States requires an extraordinary level of self-delusion.