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Part time boatbuilder, full time Walker, retired Marine. Democrat recovering from the crushing defeat and the dumpsters return to the White House! It’s not the economy, stupid! It’s racism and sexism writ large! God help us!
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I love that @maddow.msnbc.com just said on her show that a) she disagrees with MSNBC's decision to cancel @joyannreid.bsky.social and b) it is "indefensible" that @msnbc.com let go of 3 women of color who headlined anchor desks at the network: Joy Reid, Alex Wagner, and Katie Phang. Thank you!

BOOM: Rep. Mark Pocan takes the GLOVES OFF during my interview with him: “Donald Trump is full of shit (and he) needs to get the fuck away from Mar-a-Lago” and instead come to talk to real people. 🔥🔥🔥

Trump RAGES After Jimmy Kimmel DROPS AWKWARD Truth About His Marriage! youtu.be/37hsmQkx72Y?...

Most of Maddow’s Staff To Be Let Go Amid MSNBC Cuts: Report: The majority of the production crew working on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show will be let go, The Guardian reported on Tuesday night. The post Most of Maddow’s Staff To Be Let Go Amid MSNBC Cuts: Report first appeared on Mediaite.

Saw a post that noted that they went after USAID first as a way to target the weakest, wokest agency and impale its corpse on a pike as a warning to others. And i really want to credit that insight/metaphor, but can't find so if that jogs any memories out there...

But Trump promised to balance the budget…

I ♥️ you, @katiephang.bsky.social

I pointed it out recently but I want to note again that Musk and his racist pals consistently post photos of any women or nonwhite judges who rule against USDS, while ignoring the equally large or maybe greater number of decisions against USDS where the judge was a white man and/or Trump-appointed

This is what a deal with the devil looks like👇 @housegop.bsky.social JUST VOTED TO CUT Medicaid, SNAP benefits, school meals, & housing assistance all in exchange for giving corporations & billionaires a tax cut all at the  expense of the middle class.

Joy on our crisis of democracy: "Tonight on our final ReidOut, we’re going to talk about what people are actually doing to resist this and get some great advice from some of our favorite friends on what more we can do."

Here to support my friend @joyannreid.bsky.social as she signs off, her last show! She's one of the best!!!

People message me and say, “Watch out. You know Musk is monitoring social media for ‘anti-Trump’ messages.” Me: I sure hope so.

Warren: Donald Trump ran for office saying he would cut costs for ordinary families. Remember his words on day one? Now we're in the second month and what we're watching is cuts for billionaires in their taxes, but paid for by driving up costs for middle class families

Rep. Massie, the lone Republican NO, says the Republican budget will add $20 trillion to the debt over 10 years. They don’t care about the debt and never did. This was all a dance to get their trillions in tax cuts for the rich. (Again) Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGheJx1...

A hero walks among us!

This truly breaks my 💔 Thank you @joyannreid.bsky.social, I’ll be watching for what’s next. 🙏🏽

CNN’s Scott Jennings Goes to the Mat for Musk’s Federal Contracts While Dismissing ‘Conflict’ Concerns: CNN’s Scott Jennings went to the mat for Elon Musk’s numerous federal contracts Tuesday night during a back-and-forth on the network over the billionaire’s role in the Trump White House and…

Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics

There was NEVER such a thing as “America First.” It was always “Trump First.”

Remember when Republicans wanted to impeach Bill Clinton because big donors got to stay a night in the Lincoln bedroom? Seems quaint now.

Rising. Climbing. Ascending and soaring.

My latest: MSNBC just went full Jim Crow and the Resistance is DONE with them

The GOP passed a budget resolution tonight that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%. We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.

Once again they screw veterans first. — Veteran-owned small firms hit first by VA's push for $2B in contract cuts. Service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs bear 89% of the claimed savings. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins claims this is just step one. washingtontechnology.com/contracts/20...

@Rachel Maddow just did the best three minutes of tv in a generation, calling out the suits at MSNBC. Brava, Rachel!

The front page of the New York Times, July 31, 1965, showing LBJ signing the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965 into law in the presence of Harry Truman.

Though the loss of the ReidOut is a disturbing tragedy, I know that Ms. Joy is going to continue to bring truth to the fight and I look forward to being with her in the battles to come. Love you my sister.

Thank you SO MUCH to the amazing @joy.msnbc.com for shouting out my Substack today. You will be DEARLY missed. I’ll be following you wherever you go!

My show, @velshimsnbc.bsky.social, exists because @joyannreid.bsky.social made that viable & important. Joy is a builder, a thought leader, a fierce warrior for justice, fairness and equity. Joy is a masterclass in holding power to account. I can’t wait to see what she ends up doing next. #myhero

Marjorie Taylor Greene said "Federal workers deserve to lose their jobs." Majorie Taylor Greene is a _ _ _ _! I'll bet even 99.9999% of the women reading this filled in the slots correctly.

Thank you @maddow.msnbc.com 🙏🏻

Today Congressman Mark Pocan TOOK THE GLOVES OFF. “Donald Trump is full of shit…and he needs to get the fuck out of Mar-a-Lago and talk to real people. “Elon Musk is a grifter. He makes Donald Trump look like elementary school level grifter. This guy has a PHD in theft from the American people.”

MSNBC left casual racism behind and went competitive.

A personal note about the @katiephangshow.bsky.social:

Maddow tries to shake Jeffries into meeting the moment: "Policy doesn't feel like the main convo…we are in the middle of a Ketamine-fueled autocratic power grab rendering Congress irrelevant, making the rule of law an afterthought if not a joke”: Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGe93bq...

One of the loudest voices of Republican rage is now in a position to channel that anger at his enemies. The implications are chilling. My latest dives in to who is Dan Bongino and what he has promised before. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

White House official pushes to axe Canada from Five Eyes intelligence group. Alienating our friends and courting our enemies. This is straight out of Orwell.

The markets understand that the Europeans know they’re now going to have to make their own stuff, and not rely on their strategic adversary, the United States.

Wild. Bond villain stuff. Conflict of interest doesn’t even begin to describe this. The national security concerns here are off the charts. www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...

The House could vote on this as soon as this evening. Watch and then call your reps!

😳 this dude ran the FSB [KGB]!

A coalition of federal unions and advocacy groups challenged Elon Musk’s order for nearly two million federal employees to explain via email what they accomplished over the past week or face dismissal.

MUST-WATCH: House GOP leadership refused to allow Rep. Brittany Peterson, who's on maternity leave, to vote remotely, but that didn't stop her. She showed up, not only voted but also spoke out against the GOP budget proposal with Sam, who turned 1 month old today, in her hands.

You know… Congress and the senate could always pass resolutions calling Russia the aggressor, supporting NATO and calling for a Ukraine victory. Just sayin…. Stop tweeting start forcing.