Joseph McIntyre ❌👑
@josmac101.bsky.social
Meeting this moment with all the skill & compassion I can muster. A facilitator who sees beyond polarization, a mystic who believes peace is power, a human who wants a better world. Small town elected rep.
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#TruthBrigade #Indivisible
Lover of ⛰️ 🐩 🍫 🚴🏼♂️ 🌹🇺🇸 🇨🇦
#TruthBrigade #Indivisible
While today we may be preoccupied with elections, corporate power will continue its relentless assault on the common good. What is so disturbing to me in this story is the stupid greed. The company has good products, but wants to protect a few percentage points of profit on the backs of millions.
The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
While today we may be preoccupied with elections, corporate power will continue its relentless assault on the common good. What is so disturbing to me in this story is the stupid greed. The company has good products, but wants to protect a few percentage points of profit on the backs of millions.
And if we can open ourselves up just a bit more and welcome in the politically isolated, economically fragile, and just plain tired of our neighbors, we could push this number up to 60% or more.
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
And if we can open ourselves up just a bit more and welcome in the politically isolated, economically fragile, and just plain tired of our neighbors, we could push this number up to 60% or more.
Hard to disagree with this take. For all the awfulness that 47/MAGA/R's have inflicted on us over the past 12 years, the foundations of their abuses of power were laid long before by the Nixons, Hoovers, and Cheneys of the world. History matters.
So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
November 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Hard to disagree with this take. For all the awfulness that 47/MAGA/R's have inflicted on us over the past 12 years, the foundations of their abuses of power were laid long before by the Nixons, Hoovers, and Cheneys of the world. History matters.
Oh well, here is #238 on the hit parade "how do you know your democracy is slipping away". Your would be king as president destroys public property with no remorse or even nod to the idea that the White House belongs to all Americans. Of course 47's motto is of the Trump, for the Trump, by the Trump
The American model of government draws a clear line between an elected official’s public responsibilities and private desires; the alternative is corruption and malfeasance.
Yet, Donald Trump has departed from these principles to convert the White House into a personal palace. trib.al/jdrdrxt
Yet, Donald Trump has departed from these principles to convert the White House into a personal palace. trib.al/jdrdrxt
Trump’s White House Ballroom Is the Perfect Symbol of His Presidency
If a picture tells a thousand words, there’s no better testament to the rot and ruin of this administration than the demolished East Wing of the White House.
trib.al
October 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Oh well, here is #238 on the hit parade "how do you know your democracy is slipping away". Your would be king as president destroys public property with no remorse or even nod to the idea that the White House belongs to all Americans. Of course 47's motto is of the Trump, for the Trump, by the Trump
Ways you know Democracy is in peril #237. Duly elected congress members are not sworn in by sycophant House Majority Leader to protect the President from the Epstein scandal. I'd list the other 236 but it is getting late in the day, in more ways than one.
It’s been a full month since Adelita Grijalva was elected to the House, but Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in — because Grijalva would be the decisive 218th signature to force a vote on releasing the Epstein Files. Take action with our social toolkit: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/adel...
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Ways you know Democracy is in peril #237. Duly elected congress members are not sworn in by sycophant House Majority Leader to protect the President from the Epstein scandal. I'd list the other 236 but it is getting late in the day, in more ways than one.
I refuse to cede the US flag to those who make it a symbol for hate. I refuse to cede my spiritual values to those whose actions make a mockery of every teaching of Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, or Buddha. I refuse to cede my Country to those who shred it for ego, power, & money. What would you add?
October 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I refuse to cede the US flag to those who make it a symbol for hate. I refuse to cede my spiritual values to those whose actions make a mockery of every teaching of Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, or Buddha. I refuse to cede my Country to those who shred it for ego, power, & money. What would you add?
Like so many of us I was heartened by the #NoKings rally. But I left wondering how we unite around what we aspire to and not what we oppose. Trump killed the Republican Party, Biden put the Democrats on life support. Where is the phoenix party arising from the ashes of what was? Got ideas? Share 👇🏼
October 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Like so many of us I was heartened by the #NoKings rally. But I left wondering how we unite around what we aspire to and not what we oppose. Trump killed the Republican Party, Biden put the Democrats on life support. Where is the phoenix party arising from the ashes of what was? Got ideas? Share 👇🏼
The little hamlet of Graton in Northern California represented today. 260+ strong. So proud of my town, my neighbors. Yes we want no kings--but more we want our democracy back. #nokings #Indivisible
October 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The little hamlet of Graton in Northern California represented today. 260+ strong. So proud of my town, my neighbors. Yes we want no kings--but more we want our democracy back. #nokings #Indivisible
Trump and his cronies have come to Bsky to spew disinformation and troll our work to restore democracy. I never dreamt I would have block an agency of OUR federal government for deliberately trying to politicize every aspect of our lives. Don't take your eyes off the prize, block these accounts.
Here are all the accounts to block:
October 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Trump and his cronies have come to Bsky to spew disinformation and troll our work to restore democracy. I never dreamt I would have block an agency of OUR federal government for deliberately trying to politicize every aspect of our lives. Don't take your eyes off the prize, block these accounts.
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I am heartened by the tremendous work being done to build a better America. Thanks to these groups for their excellent work.
@indivisible.org
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@4taxfairness.bsky.social
@openmarkets.bsky.social
@demcast.com
@thirdactorg.bsky.social
@fightforaunion.bsky.social
@indivisible.org
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@4taxfairness.bsky.social
@openmarkets.bsky.social
@demcast.com
@thirdactorg.bsky.social
@fightforaunion.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I am heartened by the tremendous work being done to build a better America. Thanks to these groups for their excellent work.
@indivisible.org
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@4taxfairness.bsky.social
@openmarkets.bsky.social
@demcast.com
@thirdactorg.bsky.social
@fightforaunion.bsky.social
@indivisible.org
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@4taxfairness.bsky.social
@openmarkets.bsky.social
@demcast.com
@thirdactorg.bsky.social
@fightforaunion.bsky.social
This is why we gather tomorrow. Our presidents are public servants. They deserve respect but not adulation or obeisance. And when they cross the line and claim to be 'saviors' they do not even deserve respect. Please find a place tomorrow where you can stand w/ millions and demand our country back.
SEEN on the Department of Labor! In America, we decide, not dictators. On Oct 18, millions say: No Thrones. No Crowns. #NoKings Find your event At nokings.org.
See you there!
See you there!
October 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is why we gather tomorrow. Our presidents are public servants. They deserve respect but not adulation or obeisance. And when they cross the line and claim to be 'saviors' they do not even deserve respect. Please find a place tomorrow where you can stand w/ millions and demand our country back.
I want to invite Speaker Johnson to come visit the little town of Graton, CA and meet the American patriots he is calling terrorists. Can he look the grandmothers, veterans, parents who will stand on the corner of our downtown to protect our democracy and call them terrorists? Of course not.
Mike Johnson Calls No Kings Protestors ‘Terrorists’
GOP panic rises as millions prepare to turn out on Saturday
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I want to invite Speaker Johnson to come visit the little town of Graton, CA and meet the American patriots he is calling terrorists. Can he look the grandmothers, veterans, parents who will stand on the corner of our downtown to protect our democracy and call them terrorists? Of course not.
Friends, there are times we are called to rise above politics and defend core common values. That is what No Kings Day means to me. I will stand next to my friends and neighbors and say we are here because we love America and we will not see it and our democracy destroyed by Trump and the MAGA R's.
Tomorrow is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. There will be more people, in more places, bringing more signs and songs and joyful defiance than anything we’ve ever done before. We need you with us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Friends, there are times we are called to rise above politics and defend core common values. That is what No Kings Day means to me. I will stand next to my friends and neighbors and say we are here because we love America and we will not see it and our democracy destroyed by Trump and the MAGA R's.
This is the kind of simple messaging that we need. Thanks @4taxfairness.bsky.social
The top 0.1% of highest-income households will each on average receive a tax cut of over $286,000 next year.
It’s not that we’re broke, it’s that we’re spending money on the wrong things.
It’s not that we’re broke, it’s that we’re spending money on the wrong things.
October 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is the kind of simple messaging that we need. Thanks @4taxfairness.bsky.social
I have a lot of hope that politicians like Andy Beshear can help turn our country around, but I do not think praying for the rule of law is going to be enough. We need to defend it and show how the erosion of rule of law makes us poorer and less safe at home and in the world. Dems get to work!
A threat to our judicial system is a threat to our country. The rule of law is one of the reasons our country has remained strong and successful, and I pray it remains that way for the American people.
September 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I have a lot of hope that politicians like Andy Beshear can help turn our country around, but I do not think praying for the rule of law is going to be enough. We need to defend it and show how the erosion of rule of law makes us poorer and less safe at home and in the world. Dems get to work!
We have been hounding Trump for years, impeached him multiple times, even won prosecutions against him. But he is still tearing this country to shreds. Maybe it is time to shift our focus. Maybe it is time to talk about what real prosperity is and how we can create it. Dems, your move.
September 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We have been hounding Trump for years, impeached him multiple times, even won prosecutions against him. But he is still tearing this country to shreds. Maybe it is time to shift our focus. Maybe it is time to talk about what real prosperity is and how we can create it. Dems, your move.
It is long past time we stopped focusing on Trump alone and start getting folks to look at what drives our descent into polarization & stagnation. Having a few huge and unaccountable media conglomerates control what we see and what we know is a recipe for breeding subservience and narrow mindedness.
Larry Ellison, one of T’s most influential allies, got T’s support for his acquisition of Paramount & is now looking at Warner Bros.
T has stated he preferred Ellison buy TikTok & he is involved in consortium to take over its U.S. operations.
A handful of media companies own everything. Save this ⬇️
T has stated he preferred Ellison buy TikTok & he is involved in consortium to take over its U.S. operations.
A handful of media companies own everything. Save this ⬇️
September 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It is long past time we stopped focusing on Trump alone and start getting folks to look at what drives our descent into polarization & stagnation. Having a few huge and unaccountable media conglomerates control what we see and what we know is a recipe for breeding subservience and narrow mindedness.
Well I am happy Iger/ABC/Disney reinstated Kimmel. But they won't get this subscriber back so easily. Trust broken is trust broken and it will take a stronger push-back than this to get me back.
September 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Well I am happy Iger/ABC/Disney reinstated Kimmel. But they won't get this subscriber back so easily. Trust broken is trust broken and it will take a stronger push-back than this to get me back.
Sometimes the only thing to do is the small thing you can do. I cancelled Disney+ yesterday and sent an email to Bob Iger letting him know that for this former subscriber, protecting the First Amendment is far more important than what Disney/ABC sells. Join me.
September 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Sometimes the only thing to do is the small thing you can do. I cancelled Disney+ yesterday and sent an email to Bob Iger letting him know that for this former subscriber, protecting the First Amendment is far more important than what Disney/ABC sells. Join me.
This is what we continue to need to shout from the rooftops. The Republican fraud of the American people is as brazen as it is cruel and damaging. All the Republicans have ever done is make income inequality worse. That is their DNA.
Another month of rising inflation.
Another month of no action from Trump to bring down your costs.
Meanwhile, nonpartisan reports affirm that the Republican budget is only going make it harder to get by for those struggling the most.
Another month of no action from Trump to bring down your costs.
Meanwhile, nonpartisan reports affirm that the Republican budget is only going make it harder to get by for those struggling the most.
August 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is what we continue to need to shout from the rooftops. The Republican fraud of the American people is as brazen as it is cruel and damaging. All the Republicans have ever done is make income inequality worse. That is their DNA.
I still can not believe this is the world we live in today. Trump and R's literally want to burn down and drown the world so a handful of fossil fuel companies can keep cashing checks. Where are the D's, where is the pushback? This nightmare continues until we learn to fight harder and smarter.
The Great Betrayal continues...
Unless we stop them, Trump and his petrofascist cronies will burn our world. 🔌💡 #ClimateSky 🎁 link:
Unless we stop them, Trump and his petrofascist cronies will burn our world. 🔌💡 #ClimateSky 🎁 link:
In Game-Changing Climate Rollback, E.P.A. Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I still can not believe this is the world we live in today. Trump and R's literally want to burn down and drown the world so a handful of fossil fuel companies can keep cashing checks. Where are the D's, where is the pushback? This nightmare continues until we learn to fight harder and smarter.
It used to be said that sex sells, these days it more like lies, conspiracies, and hate outsell everything. Bloggers, bloviators, and headline writers have only one job--grab and hold our eyeballs. Join me in curating who gets the chance to inform and motivate you. @indivisible.org is a good start.
Drowning in a sea of digital noise? Wonder why? It’s no accident. Profit drives stunts that cost us our mental health…and our democracy. We DO have power to change this! Let’s uplift truth, not feed the outrage. Turn off media. #TruthBrigade truthbrigade.indivisible.org/s/F0eaQUUh
July 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It used to be said that sex sells, these days it more like lies, conspiracies, and hate outsell everything. Bloggers, bloviators, and headline writers have only one job--grab and hold our eyeballs. Join me in curating who gets the chance to inform and motivate you. @indivisible.org is a good start.
Dissent is always patriotic. The key is standing up for our friends and community members who are targets of hate, ICE, or abuse. I stand with immigrants who continue to build this country. I stand with the LBGTQ+ community who represent the beautiful diversity of our species. Join me. #TruthBrigade
Americans know the 1st Amendment gives us the right to protest peacefully. Who are these folks who vilify protesters & label, “not like us?” Degrading groups of folks is dangerous. We are stronger showing up and standing up for our neighbors! #TruthBrigade truthbrigade.indivisible.org/s/WcMMDBth
July 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Dissent is always patriotic. The key is standing up for our friends and community members who are targets of hate, ICE, or abuse. I stand with immigrants who continue to build this country. I stand with the LBGTQ+ community who represent the beautiful diversity of our species. Join me. #TruthBrigade
We all want our health care system to work better. This bill did noting to promote that. It puts millions at risk of losing coverage so big tax breaks can go to people who do not need them. The truth is we need our elected representative to actually represent us, our kids, and our grandkids.
The claim of pursuing a “balanced budget” sounds good… until you see the math. Trillions in tax cuts for the rich, increasing the deficit, while slashing healthcare and Social Security. Who benefits from this? We can do better! #TruthBrigade
July 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We all want our health care system to work better. This bill did noting to promote that. It puts millions at risk of losing coverage so big tax breaks can go to people who do not need them. The truth is we need our elected representative to actually represent us, our kids, and our grandkids.