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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 1d

“How can anyone in Congress — Democrats or Republicans — make a budget “deal” with this administration if we now know the President is going to ignore implementing any part of the “deal” he wants?”

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

How do you find a compromise budget that reflects the priorities of 535 members of the House and Senate when Trump will just withhold any money he doesn't want to spend? A representative democracy cannot function as Trump has broken the US system this year. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 1d

“How can anyone in Congress — Democrats or Republicans — make a budget “deal” with this administration if we now know the President is going to ignore implementing any part of the “deal” he wants?”

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

How do you find a compromise budget that reflects the priorities of 535 members of the House and Senate when Trump will just withhold any money he doesn't want to spend? A representative democracy cannot function as Trump has broken the US system this year. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

There is no budget "deal" to be made

President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.

www.doomsdayscenario.co

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 1d

Remember this….

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...

-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 1d

@vermontgmg.bsky.social
Doomsday Scenario newsletter must read-

“How can anyone in Congress — Democrats or Republicans — make a budget “deal” with this admin if we now know the President is going to ignore implementing any part of the “deal” he wants?”

www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

There is no budget "deal" to be made

President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.

www.doomsdayscenario.co

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 2d

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 2d

It had been hours since the President had announced a tariff change, and all of this stability was killing the economy. He had to act to provide the American people with the uncertainty they deserve.

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 3d

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 4d

📽️A MUST watch from Marc Elias: It's easy to disengage with the constant stream of bad news flowing out from the Trump administration. But when we become immune — when we stop being outraged — our democracy crumbles.
https://bit.ly/48aleVG

There Are No "Good" Republicans

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 4d

Good read- thank you for gift link-

And make sure to watch the three minute video of Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep AOC- 👏👏👏

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s a gift link to my New York Times piece on what Dems can learn from bad bunny

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

Opinion | What Chuck Schumer Can Learn From Bad Bunny

www.nytimes.com

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 4d

🖇️Country Roads, Take Me Away 🖇️ @mrspnkrsnow.bsky.social · 4d

I asked ChatGPT: What would Fox News anchors have said in 2024 if Joe Biden had announced he was ordering the US Treasury to override "The Coinage Act of 1792" to mint a coin with his face on it?

And, well, nailed it... 🎯
@hcrichardson.bsky.social

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 5d

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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 5d

"Prosecutors in Tallahassee are convening a grand jury relating to the Hope Florida scandal."

www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

Prosecutors convening grand jury in Hope Florida investigation

Witnesses have been issued subpoenas in recent weeks.

www.tampabay.com

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 5d

Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 5d

This was posted by the President of the United States—a job once held by Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and FDR.

Meantime, has the price of groceries or housing gone down for your family? How’s your kid’s job search going in the Trump economy?

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 7d

Collier County Democratic Party @collierdems.bsky.social · 7d

📣 County Democratic Party, in partnership with Go Blue Naples, invites you to a Town Hall featuring former Congressman David Jolly.

📅 Date: Mon, Oct 13 from 2-4PM
📍 Location: South Regional Library, 8065 Lely Cultural Parkway, Naples
✅Register: www.mobilize.us/colliercountydec/event/833902/

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 7d

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 7d

I’d like one newspaper to try out the headline “Republicans fail to attract Democratic votes they need to end shutdown” as a little treat.

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 8d

Me!!! 🙋‍♀️ MeMeMe!!!
Listen to you every morning on my walk with the dogs-….

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 11d

Margarita @margarita.bsky.social · 11d

Here is an unlocked NYT summary of Ian Roberts's detention, deleted prior post to avoid sharing unconfirmed records referencing his whereabouts before 2022

Des Moines Schools Chief Is Detained and Accused of Living in U.S. Illegally

www.nytimes.com

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 13d

Tara Palmeri @tarapalmeri.bsky.social · 13d

Here's my latest on Senator Murkowski, the deciding vote not to release the files, and how survivors are striking back. open.substack.com/pub/tarapalm...

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 13d

Elevate Utah @elevateutahpac.bsky.social · 13d

Every single Utah Republican is gearing up to shut the government down and let Affordable Care Act subsidies expire. Any shutdown is their fault, and they must be held accountable at the polls. Spread the word and vote them out.

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 13d

And a slowly moving escalator doesn’t make him vulnerable at all…. 🤔🤔
Got it…

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 15d

Colin Jones @colinjones.bsky.social · 15d

This story from @jvl.bsky.social is heartbreaking and infuriating www.thebulwark.com/p/autism-mah...

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 15d

Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 16d

American Psychiatrist Association Statement on White House Announcement on Autism

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 16d

Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 16d

Is it is more dangerous for the regime to make threats publicly or privately?

@jvl.bsky.social in today's Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/open-air-e...

Open-Air Extortion Markets

Is it more dangerous for the regime to make threats publicly or privately?

www.thebulwark.com

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 18d

open.substack.com/pub/philosop...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Terrifying Theory of Stupidity

Why It's More Dangerous Than Evil

open.substack.com

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 20d

😳😳😳😳!!!

CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 20d

🚨NEW: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.

Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣

This is a must-watch. 🔥

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 21d

Oh my… @mehdirhasan.bsky.social …
Great point!!

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21d

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 21d

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 21d

How did Dr. Monarez go from being “a public health expert with unimpeachable scientific credentials” who had the “full confidence” of Secretary Kennedy into being a “liar” and “untrustworthy” in less than a month?

She refused to rubber stamp his anti-vaccine recommendations.

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GoodTrouble @bellasmom.bsky.social · 21d

My dermatologist recommended this and the research is pretty convincing…

NPR @npr.org · 21d

Dermatologists often recommend nicotinamide — a form of Vitamin B3 — following skin cancer. A study of nearly 34,000 veterans finds this supplement reduces the risk of skin cancer recurrence.

Vitamin B3 can help protect against skin cancer. Here's who may benefit

Dermatologists often recommend nicotinamide — a form of Vitamin B3 — following skin cancer. A study of nearly 34,000 veterans finds this supplement reduces the risk of skin cancer recurrence.

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