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Old woman, blue dot in KY. Enjoys travel and also being at home. Loves fam and friends, tries hard to like other people too. Retired scientist, Dem since Tea Party rise, marched on DC, $$ to ACLU, joined a union = this season of her life. #Indivisible
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Important to emphasize that he’s doing tariffs primarily because he doesn’t understand economics

chef’s kiss

CNBC has a headline that says markets fear "Trump tariffs will spark trade war." What? This is like saying you're afraid Russia invading Ukraine will spark a conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

I spoke to a South Carolina woman today who is miscarrying - her fetus has no heartbeat - but the state's ban is preventing doctors from taking action. She has to walk around with a dead fetus for another week so she can get a FOURTH ultrasound. This is what bans do.

Well, I sure feel more secure about my financial future.

As of now, this FL-6 story in NYT does not mention that Trump carried the district five months ago, let alone that he carried it *by 30 points.* I'm not talking about omitting it in headline. I'm talking about the whole story. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today. One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease. By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:

By Berry Craig Check out all the great photos!

Me, some chickens, and @lesinky.bsky.social at yesterday's Chicken Comer Town Hall. 🙂

Thanks, @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social! His not-so-clever response that "Congressman Comer does not plan on holding therapy sessions for left-wing activists suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome" is hardly sitting well with his constituents who have repeatedly asked for an in-person town hall!

This is true. And they are also not the least bit concerned about whether ordinary Americans can afford college or if federal student loan borrowers who cannot afford to pay outright can afford to pay back their loans.

Woot! And Comer's not-so-clever response to his constituents asking repeatedly for an in-person town halls is "Congressman Comer does not plan on holding therapy sessions for left-wing activists suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome." He is so proud of it he post the screenshot of it. :D

Make ya' smile! Our inflatable chicken costume at the Chicken Comer Town Hall. Look for upcoming media coverage, this story has some legs outside of Paducah. . . .

Repeal the 20th Century--Who Needs It? is probably my favorite Republican sign we made for our Chicken Comer Town Hall Thurs Mar 20th.

Do Your Job Jamie! Chicken Comer Town Hall! Town hall 3/20, Paducah KY. It followed 4 weekly protests that included visits inside the field staff office to present concerns to the staffer. Asked each time for a town hall and were told he didn't have any plans at this time. more photos/vid to come!

Made the news! Comer is posting a screenshot with his response-- he makes a statement about not providing therapy to people with Trump Derangement Syndrome on X as if he is proud of it. Methinks a lot of people will not agree. Also got the station to update the print story with my rebuttal.

I just sell cars and love everyone!

This headline is so disingenuous it might as well be OANN. Shame on NPR, you garbage tote bag traitors.

Paducah, Kentucky!

This should be every Democrat's reaction to an unelected billionaire gutting our federal government and services with no oversight or accountability.

one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

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This is exactly what they're trying to achieve by destroying government services that benefit the public. A VC-backed startup intervenes to gather data that the National Weather Service was previously collecting, and before we know it, we will be paying them for what was once funded by our taxes.

There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security. Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."

Indivisible Northern Kentucky Stands with Ukraine. #Indivisible #WeStandWithUkraine

To be clear: a tariff is a tax.

“What’s transpired over the last three or four days just takes it to a whole new level of cruelty and inhumanity and, frankly, a whole new level of stupidity in doing this is the most non-strategic way.” Tens of thousands of people will die as a result of this action. www.salon.com/2025/02/28/a...

When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies. Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE. Funny how that works, huh?

Any country, corp, org, or individual that uses Starlink is subject to the whims, wishes, demands and insults of The Owner. Do so at your peril.

Remember: If unions didn’t matter, powerful corporations wouldn’t spend millions of dollars every year to stop them from forming. Keep up the fight.

From “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler #skybrary #skybrarians #booksky

ICYMI: Trump has dropped investigations and enforcement actions against 89 lawbreaking corporations, including: -42 cases at the CFPB -15 cases at the DOJ -6 cases at the EEOC -7 crypto cases at the SEC It's a new golden age for corporate criminals.

Wow…

Four Rivers Indivisible members showed up at Congressman James Comer's Office yesterday, 03/06/2025, for their weekly visit, only to find that his staffer was not in. Hmmm ... #Indivisible #FourRiversIndivisible #DoYourJobJamie #WeStandWithUkraine #NoOneElectedElonMusk #RussianDance

I’m so sick of his ignorance. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

We've been showing up every week to express concerns and ask questions of Rep. James Comer and asking for a town hall. So far, all we've heard is that there are no plans for one at this time. Evidently he's too chicken to show up and listen to his constituents. mobilize.us/s/lYAJru

I used to respect the office of the president regardless of who occupied it. But after what SCOTUS did to the office of the president, I don’t respect the office, either.

Visible Indivisibles in Western Kentucky! #WeStandWithUkraine #Indivisible

‘Prelude to privatization:’ Social Security confirms workforce reduction targets, continues to shutter offices www.govexec.com/workforce/20... via @GovExec

"The new US administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. This largely coincides with our vision." - Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson Add this to the growing list of things you never thought you'd see in your lifetime.

Yes, please. Also "its" and "it's". And no apostrophes in non-possessive plurals.

This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.

New, from me: Musk is not just destroying core government functions, he is also destroying the tech capacity of government. The people with serious tech skills who care about fixing govt have been fired. Both 18F and the US Digital Service are gone. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/skilled-te...

"I hope they give you fake maple syrup tomorrow!" - Vermonter