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traildave.bsky.social
Citizen systems scientist, retired faculty, researching issues in systems science, sustainability, and evolutionary systems. Pragmatic progressive in shaping a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive world.
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Today is Saturday and it’s still the Gulf of Mexico!

Seems Trump hired an immigrant (Musk) to be president while Trump plays golf.

This is how I would respond to the email Musk has had sent to government employees (not legal advice). 1. Refused to violate the law. 2. Refused to violate the Constitution. 3. Refused to bow or scrape. 4. Refused to bend a knee. 5. Deleted this stupid email.

DOGE has also canceled leases for ten Social Security offices, a vast majority of which are in states Trump carried. Really screwing over Trump’s own voters. Green Bay WI White Plains NY Logan WV Carlsbad CA Batesville AR Columbus OH Okemos MI Nacogdoches TX Las Vegas NV Roanoke Rapids NC

Today and the next 4 years are going to be hard but we are with you 💪🏻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Sometimes, the only way across is through, the night is darkest just before the dawn and just living is a form of defiance. We’ve had setbacks and back slides before, let’s looks after our #TransFamily ❤️

Musk took over the US government with graft and is using it—in combination with his space launch firm—to exploit an allied country that’s suffering under Russian invasion for its mineral rights. The scheme is so imperiously evil I feel like audiences wouldn’t find it believable in a Bond villain.

He just got embarrassed BY A WOMAN. 💪🏽

Read the real stories about what USAID cuts mean, not the Musk propaganda www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.

Judge orders nationwide preliminary injunction of anti-DEI executive orders. "Plaintiffs’ irreparable harms include widespread chilling of unquestionably protected speech." www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...

⚡️🇩🇪🇺🇸 German Foreign Minister Baerbock threatens the U.S. with a severing of ties over Trump’s remarks on Zelensky and Ukraine. "We will increase pressure on the Americans to make them realize they have a lot to lose if they stop supporting Europe's liberal democracies," Baerbock stated.

What if your mom was diagnosed with breast cancer & Medicaid could have saved her life, but Republicans cut it? This isn't just a budget cut, it's a death sentence for thousands of mom's... #DontCutMyMedicaid

The GOP Tax Scam is here. MAGA is stealing 880 BILLION away from healthcare - (that's 92 million people) so that the wealthy can buy some more yachts.... #DontCutMyMedicaid

WI Supreme Court Race: If you care about abortion rights and FREEDOM then make a plan to vote for Judge Susan Crawford on April 1st‼️

Well, turns out there’s another layer to his dubious background. According to independent journalist Jacob Silverman, Coristine is the grandson of Valery Martynov, a former KGB spy. Per Silverman’s research, Martynov was an officer in the technical espionage division… gizmodo.com/doge-staffer...

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

Trump and Musk are going to continue to destroy the country until they are stopped. They are daring America to stop them and if not stopped, they will then push to takeover the world. In simple terms, we are now living in a “resist or die world” The choice is ours.

Among those Trump and Musk fired at the FAA: - Lawyers who help keep drunk or reckless pilots out of the skies - Air traffic control support staff - Employees who track potential new flying hazards like cranes - Staffers who medically clear pilots to fly www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

"The increase to Musk's wealth since Trump was elected president three months ago is greater than all of the American aid given to Ukraine over the last three years."-- @timothysnyder.bsky.social

Give Musk and other billionaires the $4.5 trillion they want and in a few more weeks or so they will be back for more. They will never have too much power and money!

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This BETTER OUTRAGE EVERYONE DO YOU KNOW HOW HELPFUL AND NECESSARY THESE VISITS ARE??? CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES 202 224-3121 THIS IS WRONG !!!

There are basically 5 ways to accumulate a billion dollars: 1) Profiting from a monopoly 2) Insider-trading 3) Political payoffs 4) Fraud 5) Inheritance Don’t believe the self-made myth.

Know why the US is $36 trillion in debt? Because the Republicans give rich people and corporations tax cuts, and we, the middle and lower class, foot the bill. Rob the poor to give to the rich. #VoteBlue2025 #wtpBLUE #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue

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SUPPORT UKRAINE Call your Senators and MOC Click below for background info, a call script and an opportunity to look up your representatives contact info.

Keep going, people. www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025...

White House press secretary KKKaroline Leavitt: Donald Trump “looks forward to watching the game tonight— as we look forward to the United States beating our soon to be 51st state.” This one’s for you👇

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia has published a letter sent to him by Trump’s Department of Justice threatening to potentially prosecute him for criticizing Elon Musk.

Has Musk fired Trump yet, I heard it was coming soon.

The silence of Republican senators too intimidated to do their duty and vote against the most openly corrupt, treasonous and inept cabinet nominees in American history was deafening. And a disgrace to 41 million US soldiers, excluding Trump and Musk, who served our country since 1776. #USDemocracy

In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.

Since Trump’s inauguration over 10k people have been deported. In Texas, school bullies repeatedly threatened to deport a little girl's family. This poor 11yo was tormented so brutally that she ended her own life. Please share the suicide hotline #: 988. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

We are literally getting defined out of existence. Why isn’t any politician standing up for us??? We are literally the first domino to fall and then they’ll attack the next vulnerable group.

Today is Thursday. The price of eggs is at record highs. It’s still the Gulf of Mexico. Inflation is still up. The market dropped. So much winning for Trump/Musk. Just another day breaking things with their sledgehammer.

For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.