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drdee23.bsky.social
Theologian (Professor of Theology for 20 years) and Employee Rights Attorney Author: God’s Apocalyptic Insurrection: A Postevangelical Theology of Salvation
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My new favorite drug is Republican members of Congress getting yelled at in their districts by constituents who hate Musk.

I’m starting to think he’s got no second act. He’s like a bad one-hit wonder band from the 80s.

#AbuseOfPower 🎯

"The Washington Post reports that several Trump White House officials are also sick of Musk throwing his weight around and unilaterally shutting down agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau."

At 3am, Republicans had an opportunity to keep their promise to our nation’s veterans and pass legislation to guarantee no cuts or delays to health care benefits we secured for toxic-exposed service members. They voted it down.

When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute

Can confirm, having read the news in four languages and listened to two German podcasts today…we are the baddies now. The most cynical, unserious idiots. What a clusterfuck. 🤬

The Republicans in the house and senate are afraid for their families and their own lives 🙄. Thom Tillis supposedly voted for Hegseth because of death threats against him or his family #fafo . I'm going to need more popcorn 🍿. We are being run by the mob .

“The growing autocracy of Donald Trump should be confronted by a faithful church at many levels, with grassroots resistance, legal challenges, protection of the vulnerable, and witnessing to truth.” sojo.net/articles/opi...

Extraordinary story the Wall Street Journal. X is threatening advertisers that if they don’t spend more, Elon Musk will use his influence in government to block company mergers. That’s extortion.

If we are going to evaluate “traditional masculinity,” interesting advice from the man who regularly wears eyeliner!

Boris Johnson Calls Out Trump’s Lies About Ukraine: He “Might As Well Say US Attacked Japan At Pearl Harbor”

📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally. The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com

"They're putting persecuted Christian refugees in camps in the jungle" sounds like something Glenn Beck would accuse the Obama administration of doing and yet now it's a pillar of the Republican agenda.

Dark Pence is back.

Those who read this New York Times bestseller in 2019 understand everything that is happening right now just fine

"Trump did not run on a promise to unleash an unelected billionaire to slash-and-burn through the government, firing tens of thousands of employees and arbitrarily canceling contracts and federal programs. And *even if he had*, that still wouldn’t make it legal." -- @lizdye.bsky.social

IF MIKE MF PENCE HAS THE COURAGE

Certainly doesn’t look to me as though the end goal is cutting government spending… They’re looking to reroute $$$ to the oligarchs. Firstly, by funneling our tax dollars into tax cuts for the oligarchs. Secondly, by creating government contracts for the oligarchs by privatizing our services.

The only life @realdonaldtrump wants to save in the war is Vladimir Putin's.

Money talks

Via reddit:

"I spent past year and a half with The Lincoln Project... There, I learned some of the hard-line messaging tactics R's have used for decades to defeat Dems. R's know how to define opponents early, sharply, and relentlessly—exactly what Dems need to do." Must read: 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 bsky.app/profile/evel...

Trump Joins The Wrong Side in WWIII open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

Money and markets, y'all. It's your superpower.

Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

I was just an Education Department guy under Reagan and the most junior WH senior staffer under G.H.W. Bush, so what do I know? But if I were an ex-president, and the current president were executing the most disastrous turn in American foreign policy in 80 years, I think I might say something?

This is the sad, resigned look of a man who 100% knows what he is doing is wrong, both morally and strategically, and who could’ve walked away from it all and lived a quiet, private life while raking in consulting & lobbying fees, but is just too addicted to power and attention to do the right thing

Trump and Putin meeting to “negotiate peace” on anything should be seen for what it is — two criminals discussing how to split the loot.

Well, we have passed the "We warned you about this" period and entered into the "Yes, fair enough, we did not warn you about the fact that airplanes would be falling out of the fucking sky" period.

"Trump owns this, Elon owns this, and all of those spineless GOP Senators who greenlit Sean Duffy own this... We can barely go a day without a plane crashing. Maybe next time these Republicans should disconnect their lips from Trump’s ass and focus on the people they’re supposed to be representing."

theintercept.com/2025/02/17/e...

A must read---> "What can regular Americans do? Perhaps most crucially, they can stay informed and engaged.They can keep track of what’s happening, not just throw up their hands and think only of sports, entertainment and family life." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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.

democrats won’t admit it, but my family’s economic outlook has gotten a LOT better since Trump took office. but what do i know? i don’t have a fancy economics degree, i’m just a regular guy who runs an airplane scrapyard

“Musk could also have simply looked up the SSA’s own website, which explains that since September 2015 the agency has automatically stopped benefit payments when anyone reaches the age of 115.” www.wired.com/story/elon-m...