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Writer, former news producer/reporter. Information junkie. Lover of libraries. Equal parts humor and rant.
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I am HEARTBROKEN BUT ALSO INFURIATED THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER NEVER Love you @lisaloe.bsky.social and your family Join ME Pledge to FIGHT HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT FOR EVERYONE

Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, and other contractors have pitched Trump WH on proposal to carry out mass deportations through a network of “processing camps” on military bases, a private fleet of 100 planes, and a “small army” of private citizens… www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings @apnews.com apnews.com/article/doge...

@maddow.msnbc.com did a good job tonight explaining how when people push back against these stupid and punitive orders by Trump many of them are being restored. Remember this!

In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.

I'll be Goddamn! Credit, where credit is due. Bravo!!

This is a coup.

Earlier today I wrote an open letter to Elon Musk in response to a post in which he claimed that I am “undermining civilization” and suffering from “generational trauma.” The response I received from so many of you was overwhelming. Thank you for all the kind words of support. The fight continues.

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

Ruhle: The left-leaning podcast MeidasTouch has just done the unthinkable—dethroned Joe Rogan to become the country’s most popular podcast…

Trump is a Russian stooge. Putin may as well written this himself. And any Republican in Congress who said they support our allies before, but are silent today over this, are worthless.

Elon’s Baby Mama got dumped.

I don’t often feel rage. That said, I’ve been getting pretty damn close, watching one of the few truly warrior like heroes in the world of leadership…Zelensky…being rat fucked by two of the biggest pieces of shit on the planet.

Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.

Thank you to @maddow.msnbc.com for promoting @bsky.app on air and complimenting it. Her on air support is truly important

Environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to stop the Trump administration from opening up vast new areas to offshore oil and gas drilling.

www.kcur.org/podcast/up-t...

This is the story.

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

Welcome back, Cathy.

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

In a 4-3 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed a right-wing legal challenge that sought to limit the authority of municipalities to designate early absentee voting locations and prevent future use of a mobile voting van deployed by the city of Racine during the 2022 election cycle.

They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it.

Brazil shows that it can be done. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

Could someone place an order for 100 more Jasmine Crocketts for overnight delivery to the Democratic Party thx in advance

Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

Go ahead. Let the people see you for what you are.

NEW: A blockbuster ruling in Wisconsin hands vote suppressors a big loss. A victory for voting rights! Paige and I explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXur...

Crockett: "It's just that they're idiots. These are the same guys as it relates to our nuclear stockpile, they're like, 'Oh, wait a minute, we needed those guys? Can we get them back? Oh, we don't know how to.' I don't know how anyone can look at this administration & feel a semblance of confidence"

Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to have Pete Buttigieg's salary reduced to $1 in November 2023. Does she think Sean Duffy should keep his job if planes can't manage to stay in the sky?

It’s becoming very clear that the Trump Admin never had any interest in serving as an honest broker to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The plan was always to join Russia and others in plundering the Ukrainian economy like a 17th century colonizer.

Europe needs to back Ukraine with everything then freeze Trump out. Make him absolutely unimportant

This is fascism.

A point to consider.

I will never get over the depth of Trump’s depravity.

Three fights in first nine seconds of US vs. Canada game at 4 Nations www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...

Justice Department fires at least two dozen immigration judges in the middle of a case backlog. This is premeditated malignant activity specifically designed for the purpose of bringing harm to innocent people.

Too fucking bad. You reap what you sow. Those of us who didn’t vote for the dictator are suffering too because of these farmers.

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

Sadly the media, for the most part, has caused its own decline.

Trump is blocking the Associated Press from the Oval Office. Rather than stand up for freedom of the press, the rest of legacy media is taking advantage of AP's absence. When this inevitably leads to AP cutbacks, the same legacy media will lament the plight of media decline.

This is about as disturbing as it gets. When Trump says he plans to be a dictator, there’s no reason not to believe him.

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Don’t contact me. I don’t give a shit that you’ve been fired.

Sorry, but I’m unfollowing you, @axios.com. If you want me back, you know what to do.