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margem304.bsky.social
Retired special education teacher; Swiftie and Manilow fan; love making jewelry, trying new recipes, sewing and crochet.
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Russia isn’t winning. They’re burning through men, tanks older than your dad, and begging North Korea for troops. That’s not strength—it’s desperation. We didn’t let them win the Cold War, and we won’t let them fake a win now. youtu.be/lvVI64jVXuI?...

Trump is not only pulling Americans together but also pulling American institutions together in ways no one could have predicted just months ago. A Great Pushback seems to be happening. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-great-pushback

Trump's executive order to gut funding for public media (including NPR and PBS) will cut off news sources for millions. That’s exactly what he wants: to exert even more control over the information that the public receives – or doesn’t even receive at all. It’s a hallmark of dictatorship.

Some Senate Republicans are raising concerns about an exclusive dinner and White House tour President Donald Trump is offering top investors in his $TRUMP meme token. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Under Trump, they’re allowed to start resegregating schools in Louisiana. This must be stopped.

Cal-Maine, the biggest egg producer, has been accused of using bird flu as cover to jack up prices and triple its profits from a year ago. It also received $22M in federal aid. While you're getting gouged at the grocery store, your tax dollars are subsidizing corporate greed.

How did 11 top corporations — including PepsiCo, ComCast, and Kimberly Clark — spend their spoils from Trump's tax scam? By spending three times as much on stock buybacks as they paid in taxes. Nothing trickled down. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/trump-tax-cuts-stock-buybacks

Socialism is what they called public power.  Socialism is what they called social security.    Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.   Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

Anyone who forgot how bad it was pre-covid (and it was beyond awful, even then) should read @chrislhayes.bsky.social book The Sirens' Call. Sounds hokey, sure, but I think we're partially back where we started because our attentions are shot to hell. We can't remember or retain shit anymore.

from today's post, about Mad King Donny blaming Joe Biden for his own reckless economy-destroying blunders. also, how about that batshit cabinet meeting? thanks for reading! link to the whole deal is here: bit.ly/3YUVqY6 (and as always, there's longer excerpt in the alt text)

It’d be cool if the ppl who kicked & screamed about the phony Biden bribery story (where the FBI informant went to prison for lying) at least pretended to care about Trump blatantly selling access. (cc: @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty @RepTimBurchett) newrepublic.com/post/194420/...

Trump has been caught making millions pumping a meme coin in exchange for dinner with him and a tour of the White House. This is not only unethical, it’s ILLEGAL.

Yes it is!

The United States is the richest country in the history of the world. But who benefits from those riches? Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%. See the problem?

#BREAKING: Over 36,000 people rallied in Los Angeles today in support of @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social’s OLIGARCHY TOUR — setting a record as their largest stop on this tour.

Everyone needs to see the best moments from Bernie Sanders and AOC’s rally in front of 36,000 people today. Something big is happening in this country.

They’re in such a cult bubble that they can’t understand why so many free-thinking people voluntarily give of their time to oppose him.

DEVELOPING: Police search for arsonist after overnight fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gov-josh-shapiro-residence-arson-investigation-rcna201044

By the way, both women who ran for president were right. They predicted this moment would happen. Says something very disturbing about our country that many still think they’re unrealistic or dramatic, when they were and are, in fact, correct.

The otter keeper gave this baby otter a sock to keep warm. She later turned it into a onesie with holes for the hands, feet, and tail

Let's get an even larger turnout! If you can't come out, use your buying power to resist, phone banking, and post cards, calling your representatives.. We all make an impact 💙🌊✊️

Strongsville Ohio Hands off!

"If people start calling Donald Trump ‘Liz Truss in drag,’ it will be because he blew up his government with a financial crisis entirely of his own making..." www.marketwatch.com/story/iwas-i...

Perhaps “Liberation Day” referred to enough voters finally realizing Trump is a dangerous fool. I know, wishful thinking…

Well this seems like a fantastic plan. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...

While the United States has plenty of real problems to deal with, Trump is ignoring them to manufacture fake emergencies. Why? He wants more power — and in the process, he’s subjecting millions to real harm. America’s actual national emergency is Donald J. Trump.

7 months ago. Bring back Bidenomics.

One of the resonant signs at the #HandsOff rally: "If Kamala had been elected, we'd all be at brunch right now." Yes, and we'd be sleeping soundly at night knowing our country wouldn't be navigating multiple crises with a madman at the helm.

The only people worse than Trump are his lackeys and apologists.

This has always been the GOP's strategy: 1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves. 2) Explode the deficit. 3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions. 4) Repeat. They're trying to get away with it again.

but at least we denied the presidency to that woman who had that laugh, so there's that

Civil disobedience in action.

Resign or get Fired! Let him feel the heat!

I’ve been in or around public service for almost 50 years now. I’ve never seen anywhere close to the level of incompetence that this administration displayed with "Signalgate." Full episode: youtu.be/Eqlwr9b5HqM

Never would have made it out of the VEEP writers room Too broad

🚨 Trump threatens to use military action to annex Greenland, says he hopes automakers raise prices, pretends he's never heard of Signal and more in a deranged interview with NBC News. Watch:

THEY WANT NO EDUCATION Keep em stupid.

Pete Hegseth's wife was at that top secret clearance military service department defense meeting? She's not a member of the federal government.

To the Trump supporters saying “this ain’t what we voted for,” yes it is! When you say that you’re letting us know that we listened to your guy more than you did.

Them calling Jasmine Crockett “ghetto” with this wildebeest on the loose.

He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.

The fact that the Department of Justice has not, and will never, launch an investigation into this massive national security breach tells you all you need to know about this lawless and profoundly corrupt Administration.

After the Atlantic published the texts this morning, Tulsi Gabbard is confronted over why she lied in her testimony to the Senate yesterday. She "misremembered", apparently. If you listen very carefully, you can hear her sphincter contracting.

We know what we’re looking at. Even if you wish you didn't.