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christineriedel.bsky.social
Writer, fiber artist, potter. Antifascist (I always thought this was inherent part of the American identity, but here we are). Defender of facts, science, democracy. Intolerant of BS.
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A party that fears its own voters

submitted 19 hours ago • 128 comments

Just heard from a friend who is a true hero veteran. His company was destroyed in 30 days by the VA when they canceled 5 contracts without notice. 23 Americans mostly veterans out of work and a veteran owned small business destroyed. For nothing. They're dismantling the VA not "reforming" it.

submitted 8 hours ago • 911 comments

NYT normalizing stockpiling food here. Nothing in the article suggests this is not normal or that it is only being considered because of Trump's bizarre, easily debunked "plan" to save by employing tariffs. "A move that is as practical as it is economical" they say at one point. Shameful!

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

submitted 9 days ago • 2400 comments

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

submitted 12 days ago • 603 comments

"People who like to sound tough reflexively back the guys with guns over the guys in jeans with sacks of grain or the guys in suits with papers. But take it from someone who spent nearly 1,500 days downrange over the course of 20 years: USAID is worth every penny." www.thebulwark.com/p/usaid-kept...

submitted 14 days ago • 115 comments

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

submitted 15 days ago • 3883 comments

How does this improve your life?

submitted 16 days ago • 381 comments

submitted 16 days ago • 911 comments

Simply incredible. Will Trump’s government now fire people for identifying threats to government?

submitted 19 days ago • 80 comments

Yes, it's long, but if you want the tea, and want to be empowered, listen to this while you are working today. God, how I wish the Dems would let the Progressives OFF THE LEASH! This is the energy we need. Leaders are stepping forward. @aoc.bsky.social youtu.be/CVgNJf6CsBA?...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

So, not really the party of alpha males.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Putin and Xi are having a great great week.

submitted 21 days ago • 89 comments

“President Trump regards people who take their constitutional oath seriously as, by definition, his political enemies. His attack on public service is not about reform; it’s a first strike against a key obstacle to authoritarianism” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 21 days ago • 131 comments

NEW on CNN: Marco Rubio spent years praising foreign aid and USAID as a vital part of American foreign policy according to a review of press releases and letters he sent as a Senator. Including arguing that the agency was needed to counter CCP influence www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/p...

submitted 21 days ago • 62 comments

In the face of a trade war with America’s neighbors, Trump blinked. This sign of weakness on his part should surprise no one.

submitted 22 days ago • 277 comments

an unelected billionaire storming into US agencies, installing his unqualified and unapproved lackeys, purging civil servants, seizing access to sensitive data and payments, unilaterally eliminating federal agencies: fine identifying the lackeys: illegal

submitted 23 days ago • 245 comments

Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.

submitted 23 days ago • 2321 comments

These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.

submitted 23 days ago • 2227 comments

Trump’s trade war is about to screw us twice. Higher prices on Canadian goods and anything made with them. Then, less demand for U.S. products in Canada. Now Trudeau is hitting back with $155B in tariffs on American goods. This isn’t “winning”—it’s self-sabotage. Good job Trump voters.

submitted 24 days ago • 341 comments

Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.

submitted 24 days ago • 971 comments

The head of the FAA, Mike Whitaker, resigned on January 20 — one year into his 5 year term — after facing relentless criticism from Musk for not approving SpaceX missions quickly enough. The Senate confirmed him unanimously in 2023. No acting FAA head has been appointed.

submitted 27 days ago • 259 comments

Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.

submitted 27 days ago • 1311 comments

The federal workforce needs to stay en masse. Revolt by digging in.

submitted 28 days ago • 43 comments

RFK JR: I will commit to not firing anybody who is doing their job WARNER: Based upon your opinion? RFK Jr: Based upon my opinion WARNER: So I guess that means a lot of folks who have any type of views on vaccines will be out of work

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

Governing through chaos and confusion will not save taxpayer dollars, lower prices, or deliver solutions to working Americans.

submitted 28 days ago • 108 comments

I know we always feel like we are powerless in red states, but we have power. Thousands of us need to be calling and emailing about the federal freeze. The onus is on red state governments who support this. If you’re in a red state, now is the time to stand up call. Email. Show up at their office.

submitted 29 days ago • 87 comments

Speaker Mike Johnson supports Trump’s outrageous order — he even called it harmless. Yet 80 million Americans had their health insurance cut off today, including kids. Firefighters’ jobs were eliminated. Head Start classrooms and community health centers were defunded. That’s harmless?

submitted 28 days ago • 32 comments

Surprise, surprise.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

The only time Trump freed more terrorists than tonight was the time he agreed to let 5,000 Taliban prisoners go free.

submitted 36 days ago • 137 comments

I don’t know who did this, but thank you 🤣

submitted 41 days ago • 964 comments

Never forget.

submitted 51 days ago • 401 comments

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submitted 54 days ago • 198 comments

I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣

submitted 63 days ago • 1630 comments

It’s quite a thing that so many evangelicals are super cool with underage sex, drug use, swinging parties & pathological lying as part of MAGA— as long as they win. I don’t see Jesus being alright with that. QAnon was a “confession”. Child trafficking seems to be a thing for those within MAGA

submitted 65 days ago • 22 comments

I don’t know who made this but great job

submitted 65 days ago • 721 comments

Billionaires have more money than they could ever need but never enough to fill the holes in their souls. They would send every last one of you into an early grave if it meant paying one cent less in taxes.

submitted 68 days ago • 777 comments

Just a reminder that the GOP relied on the testimony of a man who just plead guilty to lying about a bribery scheme between Joe and Hunter Biden . This was the main witness and story the GOP relied on in impeachment committee

submitted 70 days ago • 399 comments

In a world of modern-day Neville Chamberlains, be a Judge Juan Merchan www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/n...

submitted 71 days ago • 9 comments

Another shooting. Another school. Another community shattered.

submitted 72 days ago • 296 comments

Don’t think we forgot.

submitted 80 days ago • 590 comments

I’m crowdsourcing a list of non-corporate / independent media sources. This could include independent journalists, bloggers, podcasters, creators, etc. Please share this post and reply with your favorite trusted sources. Thank you.

submitted 82 days ago • 433 comments

If you see this post, can you please help spread this information? #ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US. People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women! Let’s spread word! ❤️✊

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