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Film composer, songwriter, essayist. I love to make stuff up. https://open.substack.com/pub/ernesttroost
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Look around. The world is full of food, full of wealth, full of possibility. And yet, children are going to bed hungry. Families are choosing which bills to pay and which meals to skip. People are struggling to survive while others count fortunes they could never spend in ten lifetimes.
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Look around. The world is full of food, full of wealth, full of possibility. And yet, children are going to bed hungry. Families are choosing which bills to pay and which meals to skip. People are struggling to survive while others count fortunes they could never spend in ten lifetimes.
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Brava to Beth Thompson of Big Hill Books in Minneapolis for this excellent rejoinder to our reprehensibly and rabidly racist president.
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Minneapolis book seller Beth Thompson shares her appreciation for the Somali community and highlights the importance of supporting local businesses that bring people together. The importance of commun...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Brava to Beth Thompson of Big Hill Books in Minneapolis for this excellent rejoinder to our reprehensibly and rabidly racist president.
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Thanks so much for giving Senator Kelly a platform, haters! He's making gorgeous use of it and looking pretty fearless too.
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Thanks so much for giving Senator Kelly a platform, haters! He's making gorgeous use of it and looking pretty fearless too.
Putin’s also made it to the White House.
In four years Stalin made it all the way to Berlin. In four years Putin has made it about five miles.
Putin says it's senseless to sign documents with 'illegitimate' Ukrainian leadership - Reuters
Putin has the brass neck to call the democratically elected Ukrainian‘illegitimate”
Putin has the brass neck to call the democratically elected Ukrainian‘illegitimate”
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Putin’s also made it to the White House.
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Speaker Mike Johnson has reportedly told the White House that most Republicans aren't interested in extending ACA subsidies.
Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson has reportedly told the White House that most Republicans aren't interested in extending ACA subsidies.
Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
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It has taken them a few decades, but they definitely understood the assignment in Missouri.
Billionaires are sending taxpayer money to private religious schools, and they have funded the politicians who helped them achieve the goal.
Billionaires are sending taxpayer money to private religious schools, and they have funded the politicians who helped them achieve the goal.
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It has taken them a few decades, but they definitely understood the assignment in Missouri.
Billionaires are sending taxpayer money to private religious schools, and they have funded the politicians who helped them achieve the goal.
Billionaires are sending taxpayer money to private religious schools, and they have funded the politicians who helped them achieve the goal.
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With every single insane post Trump makes, he becomes less powerful. Less believable. Less authoritarian.
He’s a weak man.
He’s a weak man.
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
With every single insane post Trump makes, he becomes less powerful. Less believable. Less authoritarian.
He’s a weak man.
He’s a weak man.
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Everybody is talking about the new reporting on DOJ corruption today. Please note this as well: The Trump Murder Memo was also produced by DOJ. It's another window into how badly DOJ has been corrupted.
This is arguably worse than the Bush torture memo. Liberal commentators should talk about it.
This is arguably worse than the Bush torture memo. Liberal commentators should talk about it.
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Everybody is talking about the new reporting on DOJ corruption today. Please note this as well: The Trump Murder Memo was also produced by DOJ. It's another window into how badly DOJ has been corrupted.
This is arguably worse than the Bush torture memo. Liberal commentators should talk about it.
This is arguably worse than the Bush torture memo. Liberal commentators should talk about it.
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The WH is prosecuting public servants like Comey & James—while hiding the Trump-Epstein files & covering up a $50K bribe to Homan
The American people aren’t stupid
They see the corruption
That’s why they strongly disapprove
Read👇 - TN www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/9.26.25-pr
The American people aren’t stupid
They see the corruption
That’s why they strongly disapprove
Read👇 - TN www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/9.26.25-pr
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The WH is prosecuting public servants like Comey & James—while hiding the Trump-Epstein files & covering up a $50K bribe to Homan
The American people aren’t stupid
They see the corruption
That’s why they strongly disapprove
Read👇 - TN www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/9.26.25-pr
The American people aren’t stupid
They see the corruption
That’s why they strongly disapprove
Read👇 - TN www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/9.26.25-pr
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Stood with Rep. Thomas Massie to watch @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social sign our discharge petition as the 218th and final signature.
Thank you to the brave survivors who made the possible. Let’s bring it to the floor for a vote!
Thank you to the brave survivors who made the possible. Let’s bring it to the floor for a vote!
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Stood with Rep. Thomas Massie to watch @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social sign our discharge petition as the 218th and final signature.
Thank you to the brave survivors who made the possible. Let’s bring it to the floor for a vote!
Thank you to the brave survivors who made the possible. Let’s bring it to the floor for a vote!
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In a better society, all the men in those Epstein emails were taken out to the middle of the ocean and given a fair opportunity to swim home
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
In a better society, all the men in those Epstein emails were taken out to the middle of the ocean and given a fair opportunity to swim home
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Much of America is afraid. Afraid of the government. Afraid of their fellow citizens. Afraid America’s legal and judicial institutions will no longer protect them. If Americans don't wake up, organize, and fight harder to defend the rule of law, we'll find ourselves living in an authoritarian system
How Will You Know That America Has Become a Dictatorship? After 20 Years Living in One, I Can Tell You.
Much of the country is afraid: afraid of the government. Afraid of their fellow citizens. Afraid U.S. laws will no longer protect them.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Much of America is afraid. Afraid of the government. Afraid of their fellow citizens. Afraid America’s legal and judicial institutions will no longer protect them. If Americans don't wake up, organize, and fight harder to defend the rule of law, we'll find ourselves living in an authoritarian system
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If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.
A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.
I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.
A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.
I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.
A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.
I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.
A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.
I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.
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Make it the largest protest in American history.
Patriotic. Peaceful. Pivotal.
Make a plan. Bring an American flag. Stand up for freedom. NoKings.org
Tomorrow
Patriotic. Peaceful. Pivotal.
Make a plan. Bring an American flag. Stand up for freedom. NoKings.org
Tomorrow
October 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Make it the largest protest in American history.
Patriotic. Peaceful. Pivotal.
Make a plan. Bring an American flag. Stand up for freedom. NoKings.org
Tomorrow
Patriotic. Peaceful. Pivotal.
Make a plan. Bring an American flag. Stand up for freedom. NoKings.org
Tomorrow
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NEW: if you’re planning on taking I-5 to the No Kings rally, you might wanna leave now. In order to disrupt our protests, they’re shutting parts of it down. meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
NEW: if you’re planning on taking I-5 to the No Kings rally, you might wanna leave now. In order to disrupt our protests, they’re shutting parts of it down. meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...
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The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.
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You can find a #NoKingsDay event near you at nokings.org/#map.
Join your neighbors and friends. Stand up for what actually makes America great.
This Saturday. Everywhere.
Join your neighbors and friends. Stand up for what actually makes America great.
This Saturday. Everywhere.
October 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
You can find a #NoKingsDay event near you at nokings.org/#map.
Join your neighbors and friends. Stand up for what actually makes America great.
This Saturday. Everywhere.
Join your neighbors and friends. Stand up for what actually makes America great.
This Saturday. Everywhere.
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As horrific as this is, my guess is that stories about ICE shooting people's dogs will spark more outrage than them kidnapping & torturing the owners themselves.
EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.
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October 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
As horrific as this is, my guess is that stories about ICE shooting people's dogs will spark more outrage than them kidnapping & torturing the owners themselves.
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someone should tell Trump they don't give the Peace Prize to people who blow up boats and murder those on high seas nor to those who deploy military against their own people. NEVER.
October 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
someone should tell Trump they don't give the Peace Prize to people who blow up boats and murder those on high seas nor to those who deploy military against their own people. NEVER.
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Democratic Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and Ranking Member Robert Garcia are fighting to save health care and end the Epstein cover up. Stop the shutdown, release the files.
October 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Democratic Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and Ranking Member Robert Garcia are fighting to save health care and end the Epstein cover up. Stop the shutdown, release the files.
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How much money would it take to sell your humanity?
Ask an ICE agent.
Ask an ICE agent.
October 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
How much money would it take to sell your humanity?
Ask an ICE agent.
Ask an ICE agent.
Some good news!
incredibly important-- why not so much attention? BIG restraint on ICE: www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Federal judge further limits ICE ability to arrest without warrants, probable cause
A federal judge's ruling is a legal win for people wrongfully arrested in recent ICE and Border Patrol sweeps.
www.cbsnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Some good news!
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You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
October 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.