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Schmerry
@carenow.bsky.social
· Oct 15
I’m sure I’m not completely new, but my prior posts are from my before time. Thankfully, I have a loving mission & loving allies.
December 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Tonight should be a good reminder to Senate Democrats they better not cave.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Tonight should be a good reminder to Senate Democrats they better not cave.
I’m sure I’m not completely new, but my prior posts are from my before time. Thankfully, I have a loving mission & loving allies.
October 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I’m sure I’m not completely new, but my prior posts are from my before time. Thankfully, I have a loving mission & loving allies.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
an emogi language one emogi per letter of the alphabet like this 🤯a 🥶b 😘c 💩d 👿e 😁f 🤚🏻g ❤️h 🤖i 👽j 😂k ☠️l 👊🏻m 😍n ❄️o 🧻p 🚽q 🐵r 💯s 🤓t 😇u 🥹v 😆w 🧐x 🥳y 😎z
Random thought on the last Monday of working at my almost 40-year federal job due to Trump & Musk’s forcing me out & destroying IRS
Remember worrying about Mike Pence?
Trump’s 2nd term zealots like Vought don’t just want a seat at the table. They want all the seats
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
Remember worrying about Mike Pence?
Trump’s 2nd term zealots like Vought don’t just want a seat at the table. They want all the seats
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Random thought on the last Monday of working at my almost 40-year federal job due to Trump & Musk’s forcing me out & destroying IRS
Remember worrying about Mike Pence?
Trump’s 2nd term zealots like Vought don’t just want a seat at the table. They want all the seats
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
Remember worrying about Mike Pence?
Trump’s 2nd term zealots like Vought don’t just want a seat at the table. They want all the seats
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
Trump won with just enough non-rich voters who expected at least the following: the rich get richer, the non-rich don’t get poorer & the marginalized remain marginalized.
The non-rich are getting poorer.
It’s time to make the rich poorer, the non-rich richer & the marginalized less marginalized.
The non-rich are getting poorer.
It’s time to make the rich poorer, the non-rich richer & the marginalized less marginalized.
May 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Trump won with just enough non-rich voters who expected at least the following: the rich get richer, the non-rich don’t get poorer & the marginalized remain marginalized.
The non-rich are getting poorer.
It’s time to make the rich poorer, the non-rich richer & the marginalized less marginalized.
The non-rich are getting poorer.
It’s time to make the rich poorer, the non-rich richer & the marginalized less marginalized.
I learned from @maddow.msnbc.com that there will be No Kings protests on June 14 the same day Trump throws himself a birthday military parade. Let’s celebrate Burl Ives’ birthday instead. Here’s a song he’s famous for singing with very timely apropos lyrics. youtu.be/JWminVCg3TA?...
Big Rock Candy Mountain BURL IVES
YouTube video by tryton111
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May 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I learned from @maddow.msnbc.com that there will be No Kings protests on June 14 the same day Trump throws himself a birthday military parade. Let’s celebrate Burl Ives’ birthday instead. Here’s a song he’s famous for singing with very timely apropos lyrics. youtu.be/JWminVCg3TA?...
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Germany: Never again.
USA: How about now?
USA: How about now?
May 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Germany: Never again.
USA: How about now?
USA: How about now?
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A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.
April 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.
“Life is what you do while you're waiting to die. You know, it’s all a rather sad situation. We're here & we live our 60, 70, or 80 years & we're gone. You win, you win & in the end, it doesn't mean a hell of a lot, but it’s something to do to keep you interested” www.ebroadsheet.com/wp-content/u...
April 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
“Life is what you do while you're waiting to die. You know, it’s all a rather sad situation. We're here & we live our 60, 70, or 80 years & we're gone. You win, you win & in the end, it doesn't mean a hell of a lot, but it’s something to do to keep you interested” www.ebroadsheet.com/wp-content/u...
Bessent won’t stop conspiring with Trump. On the imminent US debt default, will the bond raters stop & even if they do, will it matter? In 2013, the GOP Congress caved to Obama due to an imminent default. Obama cared. Trump doesn’t. Even if Thune cares & acts, will it matter? Is a crisis inevitable?
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent update on the debt limit: “We do not have a new X date yet.”
“Because of paper filings, which are substantial, we are still taking in revenues,” he tells reporters on the Hill, adding: “We may have a better calculation before the end of the week or next week.”
“Because of paper filings, which are substantial, we are still taking in revenues,” he tells reporters on the Hill, adding: “We may have a better calculation before the end of the week or next week.”
April 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Bessent won’t stop conspiring with Trump. On the imminent US debt default, will the bond raters stop & even if they do, will it matter? In 2013, the GOP Congress caved to Obama due to an imminent default. Obama cared. Trump doesn’t. Even if Thune cares & acts, will it matter? Is a crisis inevitable?
Unacceptable! Trump is a dictator. It is not possible to reform him or effect change from the inside. Republicans need to leave their party & pledge to caucus with Dems. The other two Branches must counter Trump with the rule of law, while the people peacefully protest. The alternative is violence.
BLITZER: Do Republican need to reconsider their lockstep support for Trump's agenda?
LANKFORD: There's 2 ways to do check and balances. One is to do press conferences, and the other one is to go privately to people. You'll find a lot of Republicans go to administration officials behind the scenes.
LANKFORD: There's 2 ways to do check and balances. One is to do press conferences, and the other one is to go privately to people. You'll find a lot of Republicans go to administration officials behind the scenes.
April 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Unacceptable! Trump is a dictator. It is not possible to reform him or effect change from the inside. Republicans need to leave their party & pledge to caucus with Dems. The other two Branches must counter Trump with the rule of law, while the people peacefully protest. The alternative is violence.
Trump, Musk, and Bessent have brought the IRS to the brink of extinction.
The Acting Commissioner is Bessent’s deputy. The Acting Chief Counsel “a Trump ally and mid-level employee…jumped multiple seniority levels to take the position, worrying executives in the office about his ability to lead.”
The Acting Commissioner is Bessent’s deputy. The Acting Chief Counsel “a Trump ally and mid-level employee…jumped multiple seniority levels to take the position, worrying executives in the office about his ability to lead.”
The departures of leaders—combined with broader workforce cuts—erode an important layer of defense to the IRS’ most important missions: taxpayer data security and a fair tax system.
IRS’ Core Mission in Doubt as Trump Policies Push Leaders Out
The departures of leaders—combined with broader workforce cuts—erode an important layer of defense to the IRS’ most important missions: taxpayer data security and a fair tax system, according to over a dozen former and current agency officials who spoke to Bloomberg Tax.
bit.ly
April 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Trump, Musk, and Bessent have brought the IRS to the brink of extinction.
The Acting Commissioner is Bessent’s deputy. The Acting Chief Counsel “a Trump ally and mid-level employee…jumped multiple seniority levels to take the position, worrying executives in the office about his ability to lead.”
The Acting Commissioner is Bessent’s deputy. The Acting Chief Counsel “a Trump ally and mid-level employee…jumped multiple seniority levels to take the position, worrying executives in the office about his ability to lead.”
Even if Bessent resigns because of trade war skepticism, he absolutely must not be credited with being a principled person. Trump & Musk could never have brought the IRS to the brink of extinction without Bessent’s letting them & helping them. He will forever be near the top of my list of villains.
Scott Bessent admitted China isn’t budging in the face of Trump’s ill-advised tariffs—directly contradicting Trump's Time magazine interview where he said Xi called him.
"Uh, maybe they’ll call me one day,” Bessent said.
"Uh, maybe they’ll call me one day,” Bessent said.
Treasury Secretary Admits Trump Is Nowhere Close to China Trade Deal
Trump’s own treasury secretary poured cold water all over his claims about trade talks with China.
newrepublic.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Even if Bessent resigns because of trade war skepticism, he absolutely must not be credited with being a principled person. Trump & Musk could never have brought the IRS to the brink of extinction without Bessent’s letting them & helping them. He will forever be near the top of my list of villains.
I call bullshit on Axios’ report. Big Money is merely propping up Bessent. No one should think Bessent’s besting Musk about who acts as IRS Commissioner matters. Trump, Musk & Bessent all want IRS to die & that pleases Big Money, because no IRS means no tax collector. @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
Bessent.one
April 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I call bullshit on Axios’ report. Big Money is merely propping up Bessent. No one should think Bessent’s besting Musk about who acts as IRS Commissioner matters. Trump, Musk & Bessent all want IRS to die & that pleases Big Money, because no IRS means no tax collector. @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
All I can say is, if any fellow Jews still believe Trump isn’t an antisemite & is only supporting Netanyahu to steal Jews’ votes from Democrats, you are not only risking your own safety but also the safety of all other Jews. You need to stop being selfish, if only because you’re threatened, too.
UPDATES: Barnard turned over personal info to feds. Almost every prof got this text. “The federal government reaching out to our personal cellphones to identify who is Jewish is incredibly sinister,” said Barnard prof. Debbie Becher, who is Jewish & got the text. theintercept.com/2025/04/23/t...
April 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
All I can say is, if any fellow Jews still believe Trump isn’t an antisemite & is only supporting Netanyahu to steal Jews’ votes from Democrats, you are not only risking your own safety but also the safety of all other Jews. You need to stop being selfish, if only because you’re threatened, too.
The quickest (and increasingly best) way out of our crisis is for a few House Republicans to vote for Jeffries as Speaker and for Trump & Vance to resign.
April 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The quickest (and increasingly best) way out of our crisis is for a few House Republicans to vote for Jeffries as Speaker and for Trump & Vance to resign.
Pelosi waited until after the 2018 midterms to say Trump might be impeachable.
The people are telling Congress NOW
The people are telling Congress NOW
April 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Pelosi waited until after the 2018 midterms to say Trump might be impeachable.
The people are telling Congress NOW
The people are telling Congress NOW
If Big Media cared about antisemitism, they’d drop Greenblatt & add @peterbeinart.bsky.social My parents opined often about what news & opinions were & weren’t “good for the Jews.” They’d deplore Greenblatt’s opinions. They’d cherish Beinart’s. I miss them but am happy they’re missing today’s news.
i mean, this is a guy who shrugged off elon musk's seig heil. he's a clown
BASH: What is the ADL doing to pressure the White House to give students who are being arrested due process?
GREENBLATT: We're not sort of public defenders for some of the Hamasniks on these college campuses, and I don't want to be
GREENBLATT: We're not sort of public defenders for some of the Hamasniks on these college campuses, and I don't want to be
April 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If Big Media cared about antisemitism, they’d drop Greenblatt & add @peterbeinart.bsky.social My parents opined often about what news & opinions were & weren’t “good for the Jews.” They’d deplore Greenblatt’s opinions. They’d cherish Beinart’s. I miss them but am happy they’re missing today’s news.
This is a great point. It’s also worth noting that the rich, of course, would love it if their 2017 tax cuts were extended, but they’re going to love even more that Trump, Musk & Bessent are killing the IRS. Who needs Congress to cut taxes when you can simply not pay them and go unpunished?
This is gonna really cut in to the bribery that Rich men are willing to pay to Supreme Court justices. Apparently you can just ignore their rules and that’s gonna be much cheaper.
Rep @robertgarcia.bsky.social, who was just in El Salvador, confirms to me there's no indication that the US Embassy there has gotten any directive from the Trump administration to even begin facilitating Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return.
"Trump is defying the Supreme Court," the Congressman says.
"Trump is defying the Supreme Court," the Congressman says.
April 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is a great point. It’s also worth noting that the rich, of course, would love it if their 2017 tax cuts were extended, but they’re going to love even more that Trump, Musk & Bessent are killing the IRS. Who needs Congress to cut taxes when you can simply not pay them and go unpunished?
@maddow.msnbc.com @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @jacobbogage.bsky.social @stevebenen.com @wyden.senate.gov
Outrageous that Bessent gave a private advantage to a select group of investors.
April 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Outrageous that Bessent gave a private advantage to a select group of investors.
April 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Outrageous that Bessent gave a private advantage to a select group of investors.
If Wall St tugs Trump’s leash & elevates Bessent over Musk, the coming recession may be shallower than it otherwise would have been,
but
no one should expect Wall St to care about Trump & Musk’s destroying SSA and IRS.
The people & their representatives care about SSA.
They should care about IRS
but
no one should expect Wall St to care about Trump & Musk’s destroying SSA and IRS.
The people & their representatives care about SSA.
They should care about IRS
April 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
If Wall St tugs Trump’s leash & elevates Bessent over Musk, the coming recession may be shallower than it otherwise would have been,
but
no one should expect Wall St to care about Trump & Musk’s destroying SSA and IRS.
The people & their representatives care about SSA.
They should care about IRS
but
no one should expect Wall St to care about Trump & Musk’s destroying SSA and IRS.
The people & their representatives care about SSA.
They should care about IRS
I love this whole thread, but OMG the Thomas Paine quote!
seeing a flood of Turkish pro-democracy accounts joining bluesky twitter . . . apparently Elon collaborated with the autocratic president there (in office over 20 years) to ban a bunch of accounts from 'X' twitter . . .
per google translate:
We do not shut up,
We are not afraid,
We do not obey.
per google translate:
We do not shut up,
We are not afraid,
We do not obey.
April 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I love this whole thread, but OMG the Thomas Paine quote!