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PhD Molecular Biologist & Chemist. Lifelong Democrat. Corgi loving, agility and scentwork competitor
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@sure-no-problem.bsky.social Farmers in Ohio are stressed from actions by Co-Presidents Musk and Trump.

Trump certainly will not help anyone who needs insulin

Want to know why Trump's approval rating has already taken a huge hit? Consumers understand his policies are re-igniting inflation and weakening the economy. From the new U of Mich consumer survey:

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

I've noted some of the procedural things Democrats could be doing in Congress, but this point from @edgeofsports.bsky.social's great piece in the Nation deserves emphasis. This is basic politics, and it's baffling that every Democrat isn't doing it every day. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Dems need a rapid fire team to appear every morning & night telling the country about the latest fiasco undertaken by Musk & Trump. AOC, Pete, Crockett, Chris Murphy, Frost, etc. create a podcast, go in existing podcasts. Get the DNC to raise money for this effort! I’ll donate.

This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people. And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.

BREAKING On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.

The Department of Total Corruption = DOGE

Crockett: "I understand when people say they are concerned about our debt, as they should be. But if you really want to look at the problem, it's probably with the Trump administration. We know that that administration, the last time they were in, ran our debt up an additional $8 trillion."

Musk’s moves are about power and $$$. Who is surprised? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

🚨BREAKING: First Circuit DENIES Trump's emergency motion to stop lower court's order requiring an end to spending freeze. Trump's DOJ is still in search of its first court victory on the merits. www.democracydocket.com/cases/rhode-...

Tedious to keep pointing this out, but: 1) Trump did NOT get "majority" of vote. (49+%, to KH 48+%). Biden 2020, Obama both times, GWB 2004 most recent w *majority*. 2) Carried House w smallest margin in modern times. 3) He flatly denied even knowing what Proj 2025 was. No Proj2025 'mandate'

It’s worth considering that unconfirmed people are doing a total takeover and destruction of US government systems as if we are under foreign attack. Our justice system has repeatedly ruled it’s illegal and ordered them to stop. They are largely ignoring those orders

Fight Against Elon Musk’s Government Takeover Please SIGN! Or use @resist.bot to WRITE a letter directly to your congressional representatives. Text PMTMUW to 50409 or follow the link: resist.bot/petitions/PM...

substack.com/@betoorourke...

Can Americans sue Elon Musk for accessing personal data housed in the Treasury Department? Rep. @raskin.house.gov says it’s possible. Here’s how his theory of a “nationwide class action lawsuit” could work.

From a crude markets perspective, this is a catastrophe for the pharmaceuticals industry (combined market cap: $1.88trn) and biotech industry (combined market cap: $1.32trn). Five alarm fire, "everything we depend on to create value is being dumped down a sewer", catastrophe.

It’s only February, but this may be the winning post of 2025.

Meanwhile, somewhere in New Jersey… I love the Visibility Brigade. Musk raided the Treasury Musk stole your tax data Musk has your SS# Stop Musk Coup

Sydney Kamlager-Dove: "It's total corruption... to try to take control of our govt, to have access to our social security numbers, our medical benefits, all of the information we use when we're trying to get a motherfuckin' tax return. And you're gonna take our money? Homie don't play that."

Ayanna Pressley: "Elon Musk is a Nazi nepo baby."

Chants of "lock him up!" ring out about Elon Musk at Democratic Musk protest in DC

Wyden: "Tell Elon Musk to take his hands off your money!"

Chris Murphy: "We have days to stop the destruction of our democracy ... we are taking back this country from Elon Musk."

Chris Murphy: "We don't pledge allegiance to the creepy 22 year olds working for Elon Musk. We pledge allegiance to the United States of America."

Musk is taking over our government via access to the federal payment system. nymag.com/intelligence...

A must read

I love Senator Warren but a letter is not enough! Every Democrat in the House and Senate need to be outside the US Treasury protesting Musk’s actions. Nothing good will come out of Musk and his cronies access to the US payment system. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

My latest for my Substack, on connecting the dots on Musk's master plan for the takeover the Treasury Department asharangappa.substack.com/p/the-x-factor

6 days in and eggs are selling at record prices 🥚$🥚$ open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

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If we had a functioning DNC (or SuperPACs), they'd be running this FEMA quote on radio ads in disaster-prone red states. Keep it running for months. Let it sink in their heads: Trump will leave them hanging out to dry. Start undermining him, the GOP, and their attempt to screw California *now*.

They will not change us. We will not comply or go gentle into the night.

Amen Bishop Budde www.threads.net/@meidastouch...

Current mood, who's with me? 😆

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"Masculine Energy"

I completely understand TikTok creators being upset that they are losing income. I don’t understand being upset at Dems when Trump & Rs are the ones who started this. Now they suddenly reverse their position to enrich themselves. Wake up, open your eyes, you’re being conned.

The Chinese and TikTok investor/trump supporter Jeff Yass played a game of chicken with the US government. Wait and see if Trump is elected then he will cosplay as TikTok’s savior. No doubt Trump will try to use the situation to his advantage. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/t...

ICYMI: Trump this morning proposing that TikTok becomes a state-sponsored social media app to pump out propaganda. Oh, and if TikTok is spying on us, does that mean the US government will be spying on us, too?