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rhinelandjoey.bsky.social
Never Trumper and Twitter refugee from Germany with more than a big heart for my friends in the US. LGBTQ Friendly Pro Democracy Pro Choice
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“The investigations at DHS have raised concerns that the lie detector tests may be used on federal workers accused of leaking non-classified information to the media, particularly at FEMA where sources say classified information is handled in very limited circumstances.”

A seamstress named Elsy Noemi Berrios was forcibly detained by masked agents who did not present a warrant. Elsy is about 52 years old & has an asylum case pending in court. Her teenage daughter filmed this terrifying scene. If they can do it to her, they can do it to you. Speak out now!

Trump’s cohorts have begun wearing Trump pins rather than the US Flag. 🇺🇸 This is no longer the United States of America to them. It’s Trumpland. #MomSky #Voices4Victory

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Just another example of the genius level of the 47 administration. And yes, Rubio is the brainiac of the bunch. #DemVoice1

the three of us are having a conversation

“Hey, hey, Elon, How many kids did you kill today?” admittedly doesn’t rhyme as well as the original. But that’s not as important as Elon being responsible for the needless deaths of tens of thousands of kids.

@booker.senate.gov: "For a guy who spends the weekend on his golf course and brags to the media about him winning a tournament while the struggling-- this is the kind of gross arrogance of a Marie Antoinette saying, "let them eat cake" ... Screw him for telling people to accept pain."

STRAIGHT UP AUTHORITARIANISM!!! DOGE is secretly monitoring staff — scanning messages, watching for disloyalty— and using AI to do it. No one should have to work under these conditions.

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?

Here is an up to date list of Big Law collaborators along with how much in free legal services they have pledged to Trump's causes. Paul Weiss 40M Cadwalader 100M Milbank 100M Skadden Arps 100M Willkie Farr 100M A&O Shearman 125M Kirkland & Ellis 125M Latham & Watkins 125M Simpson Thacher 125M

Florida has ~4,500 teacher vacancies, but one district is firing a teacher AND going after her teaching license. Why? She called a student by their preferred name, so the parents turned her in. If this kid didn’t feel comfortable with their parents, getting a trusted teacher fired won’t help.

Where Were Big Tech’s CEOs on Tariffs? Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, and other #tech leaders refrained from making public statements while their companies collectively lost trillions. Their silence was both deafening and strategic. www.wired.com/story/plaint...

If republicans policies are so popular, maybe we should abolish the electoral college instead of dismantling voting rights and gerrymandering entire states so republicans can win.

We are now working to launch candidates in 6 different red districts here in Florida, and our first in another state. What we did in Florida 6 is the blueprint, now we're coming for all the red seats! This is how we take back our country!

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue Thank you, @joshweil.bsky.social, for continuing to fight. Your (along with @gayforcongress.bsky.social, FL1) overperformance in the special election showed that more parts of Florida will be in play for Democrats soon.

"He says the official then told him: 'Trump is back in town; we’re doing things the way we should have always been doing them.'"

Trump says he’s erasing ‘shame.’ Critics say he’s hiding historic truths. wapo.st/4j7V2h6 gift link

Some fantastic new legal scholarship from Prof. Michael Smith of St. Mary’s University School of Law. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Trump Got Played! Mark Carney’s Checkmate: How The Canadian PM's Quiet Bond Play Forced Trump to Blink deanblundell.substack.com/p/carneys-ch...

Inflation expectations have spiked dramatically.

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Oh, "the widespread abuse of the tenure system"? How exactly has it been abused, my man? Be specific.

Remember the heat @barackobama.bsky.social caught just for wearing a tan suit? This clip deserves to fly in Bluesky, far & wide, every day as reminder. #BlackSky #MomSky

Tax cuts account for 38% of the national debt today, while recession responses and spending increases each caused 29%. And now the Republicans want to pass $5.3T more tax cuts. We can’t keep this up. My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social

The head of the US military base in Greenland has been fired after she reportedly sent an email distancing herself from Vice-President JD Vance's criticism of Denmark. Trump does not like back-talk from women in leadership. www.bbc.com/news/article...

A seismic shift is underway in Texas politics, with ordinary citizens rising up and demanding accountability from a corrupt Republican-dominated state government. One of the leaders of that citizen-movement is Isaiah Martin, now running for congress in a special election.

go.bsky.app/SGRWk1b There is a waking up of people who didn’t think 45 was so bad. He was terrible then, 47 is worse. Unhinged and uncaring. This is what we fight against and we are seeing pleasant changes in local elections. Follow and follow back.

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Food for thought…

Here’s a message for all Trump cowards, Quislings & cocksuckers — looking at you Frau Blondi, Frau Noem, Gauleiters Hegseth, Miller and Patel. The “Just following orders” defense didn’t work at Nuremberg, and your Fuhrer won’t live forever.

Well, well. I thought it was just Target & that chicken place that’s closed Sundays. (never been there). But I bet there are at least 10 places each of us patronizes that donated not just to Trump, but who support P 2025 in all its glory. I haven’t verified all, but shit. #USDemocracy #BlueCrew

80th day of Trump's bribery scheme operating out in the open.

Interested in attending a Dem lead "People's Town Hall" in places where the GQP won't show up for constituents? Find a local event here. democrats.org/peoples-town... #weAreDemocracy #USDemocracy #DemVoice1

Proof that we are already in an authoritarian government because the department of justice does not represent or work for POTUS. #47 has weaponizex the #DOJ #DemVoice1 #Proudblue www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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Yesterday #OH15 Rep Mike Carey voted to strip Medicaid away from more than 216,000 constituents -- mostly seniors & kids Previously he voted to end cancer treatment for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits Meanwhile, taxpayers pay for Carey's gold level health plan #HandsOffOurMedicaid

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NEWS: Chief Justice John Roberts *is* aware there is a matter before him about a man who was improperly sent to a prison in El Salvador. Per the court, Roberts has denied the request from Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers to file a sur-reply — a reply responding to DOJ's reply — in the matter.

$721m to help Louisiana protect itself from Natural Disaster, gone Red Rural Recession. www.fox8live.com/2025/04/10/l...

BREAKING -- Republicans just cut funding for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). That's right. $880 BILLION cut from ACA and Medicaid -- to pay for a billionaire tax cut -- raising the cost of healthcare for 119.3 million Americans. Are you one of them?

ATTN: Veterans who have been fired from federal service. SUBMISSIONS are open for your stories! We will workshop your entry, organize live performances, and produce a limited series podcast. PLEASE SHARE! Let's get into some good trouble! www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-milit...

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Dear Democratic National Establishment, You still don't get it. You think YOU'RE the Democratic Party and that WE, the voters, exist to keep YOU in power. No. WE, the base voters, are the Democratic Party, and YOU are not doing the fucking job we hired you to do. Expect to be replaced. Soon.

youtube.com/watch?v=ZCGw... More student have their visa’s revoked and kicked out of the country. What the hell kind of country does this? An authoritarian country sounds about right! 🤦‍♀️