Dom
dbarone58.bsky.social
Dom
@dbarone58.bsky.social
Retired, 67, gay & married Democrat (vote blue 💙)
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Major Afternoon Update on No Kings Protests
www.meidasplus.com/p/major-afte...
Major Afternoon Update on No Kings Protests
The day America said “No Kings”
www.meidasplus.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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WATCH - @jessicatarlov.bsky.social on Fox: “If that was a Democratic dogemaster who showed up with a shiner and there was a report he did so much Ketamine he couldn’t pee straight… you would be leading your show with it.”
May 31, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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"California Republican Reps. David Valadao and Young Kim's districts are among the highest Medicaid enrollment rates in the state. In an April 14 letter, both said they were against the bill if it included Medicaid cuts — but then they voted for the bill anyway..."

www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
9 Calif. Republicans in hot seat after consequential health care vote
California's nine House Republicans voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes cuts to key programs such as Medicaid.
www.sfgate.com
June 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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“As many as 2.7 million households would lose food benefits, with the average blow to the family grocery budget totaling $254 a month…

“By design, the Trumpy Medicaid changes will remove 10.3 million people from their health insurance, according to the CBO…”

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Seven Ugliest Provisions in Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Weakened courts, happy heirs, and work requirements. The House-passed version of Donald Trump's tax plan takes from poor, gives to rich.
www.rollingstone.com
June 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“As many as 2.7 million households would lose food benefits, with the average blow to the family grocery budget totaling $254 a month…

“By design, the Trumpy Medicaid changes will remove 10.3 million people from their health insurance, according to the CBO…”

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Seven Ugliest Provisions in Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Weakened courts, happy heirs, and work requirements. The House-passed version of Donald Trump's tax plan takes from poor, gives to rich.
www.rollingstone.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone — and it is happening...”

www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
'It can happen to anyone': Nadler rebukes DHS after staffer detained in Manhattan office
The agency said the unidentified staff member was not charged.
www.politico.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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June 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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"Support for the law firms that didn’t make deals has been growing...

"At least 11 big companies are moving work away from firms that settled with the administration or are giving more business to firms that have been targeted but refused to strike deals..."

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
June 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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"The agreements were supposed to buy peace and allow the firms to move on, but in the weeks since they have caused rifts between partners, alienated younger associates and created problems with longtime clients..."

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
The Law Firms That Appeased Trump—and Angered Their Clients
After firms struck deals to avoid punitive executive orders, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhere.
www.wsj.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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June 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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June 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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"If Crater Lake were fully staffed this summer, it would have eight park rangers, said a current park employee who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. Instead, it has three...."

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Crater Lake National Park superintendent resigns as staffing plunges
Kevin Heatley stepped down Friday as superintendent of Crater Lake National Park, as internal data shows a sharp decline in the National Park Service’s workforce.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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"To hear the president tell it, the process of making laws and policy the proper way is overly burdensome..."

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
On Congress and trade tariffs, Trump gives away the game about his power grab
On tariffs, the courts have directed Trump to work with a Congress led by his own party on a new law. By the president's own admission, he doesn’t want to.
www.msnbc.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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"Reducing the operating budget by $900 million, as the Trump administration wants to do, would require closing 350 of the 433 parks, monuments, historic sites and other locations overseen by the Park Service..."

(gift link)

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/o...
Opinion | Is This the Beginning of the End of America’s National Parks?
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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"The underlying point isn’t to chastise the firms for making the wrong decision; it’s to remind those firms that it’s not too late to reverse course and join the ranks of the firms resisting Trump’s gambit..."

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Law firms that appeased Trump confront the consequences of their misjudgment
Law firms that gave into the White House’s demands thought they were making a wise business decision. They’re now learning otherwise.
www.msnbc.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Good people who showed up today to protest against ICE, across from Avelo at Wilmington Airport here in Delaware. Due process is for everyone! Keep up the good work, democracy is at risk. #habeascorpus #resist #democracy #constitution
May 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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📍 Salem Municipal Airport
Part of today’s Nationwide Day of Protest against Avelo Airlines.

It takes all of us to make change. Together, we can stop these deportation flights and stand up for justice + due process.

#StopAvelo #DontFlyAvelo #StopDeportationFlights #NationwideDayofAveloProtests
May 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Troy Indivisible joined other local activists in supporting the National Boycott Avelo Event. We are tough and stood our ground through the pouring rain.
May 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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❗️SHAME❗️Avelo Airlines signed a contract to run deportation flights for the Trump regime. Human rights & laws be damned, the Avelo CEO wants the 💰 from ICE flights.

Near Chicago's O'Hare Airport, we're over the Kennedy, spreading the word: #BoycottAvelo
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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This is well worth reading:

"Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..."

slate.com/news-and-pol...
A Bright Spot Is Emerging Amid All This Trump Chaos
The point of mass protest is not to stage a perfectly organized, fully realized one-time event.
slate.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM