Diane M
@dianegermaine.bsky.social
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Vance was obviously lying when he said violent Jan. 6 criminals shouldn’t/wouldn’t be pardoned.
Trump was clear he intended to, getting his Blackshirts back on the street. Vance was clear that, unlike Pence, he would’ve broken the law to aid the coup.
The error here is media’s credulous stenography.
Trump was clear he intended to, getting his Blackshirts back on the street. Vance was clear that, unlike Pence, he would’ve broken the law to aid the coup.
The error here is media’s credulous stenography.
January 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Vance was obviously lying when he said violent Jan. 6 criminals shouldn’t/wouldn’t be pardoned.
Trump was clear he intended to, getting his Blackshirts back on the street. Vance was clear that, unlike Pence, he would’ve broken the law to aid the coup.
The error here is media’s credulous stenography.
Trump was clear he intended to, getting his Blackshirts back on the street. Vance was clear that, unlike Pence, he would’ve broken the law to aid the coup.
The error here is media’s credulous stenography.
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Easiest layup question in media today: ask Republican elected officials if Trump should have pardoned the January 6th folks who violently attacked cops that day.
January 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Easiest layup question in media today: ask Republican elected officials if Trump should have pardoned the January 6th folks who violently attacked cops that day.
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trump just withdrew us from the World Health Organization (WHO) because his disastrous ineptitude didn't kill enough Americans the first time around.
January 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
trump just withdrew us from the World Health Organization (WHO) because his disastrous ineptitude didn't kill enough Americans the first time around.
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Trump just pardoned these people.
Don’t ever tell me Republicans “back the blue” again.
Don’t ever tell me Republicans “back the blue” again.
January 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump just pardoned these people.
Don’t ever tell me Republicans “back the blue” again.
Don’t ever tell me Republicans “back the blue” again.
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Elise Stefanik thinks Israel's corrupt Netanyahu government has a "biblical right" to steal the West Bank from the Palestinians.
Our foreign policy has been hijacked by Christofascists.
Our foreign policy has been hijacked by Christofascists.
VAN HOLLEN: Do you share the view that Israel has a biblical right to the entire West Bank?
STEFANIK: Yes
STEFANIK: Yes
January 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Elise Stefanik thinks Israel's corrupt Netanyahu government has a "biblical right" to steal the West Bank from the Palestinians.
Our foreign policy has been hijacked by Christofascists.
Our foreign policy has been hijacked by Christofascists.
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Rebecca Solnit: “They want you to feel powerless and surrender and let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving.”
January 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Rebecca Solnit: “They want you to feel powerless and surrender and let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving.”
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Can someone explain why TikTok is a bigger national security concern than a social media platform run by a South African technofeudal oligarch actively interfering in our elections and sabotaging our national interests here and abroad?
January 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Can someone explain why TikTok is a bigger national security concern than a social media platform run by a South African technofeudal oligarch actively interfering in our elections and sabotaging our national interests here and abroad?
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Would we rather have TikTok be a Chinese spying operation or another platform for Elon Musk?
January 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Would we rather have TikTok be a Chinese spying operation or another platform for Elon Musk?
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Let’s not forget that the purpose of government is to make lives better, not make rich guys richer.
December 17, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Let’s not forget that the purpose of government is to make lives better, not make rich guys richer.
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Sometimes the combination of arrogance and ignorance is breathtaking. Yes, US health care has high admin costs; that's because it relies so much on private insurers. Govt-run health insurance has much lower overhead
December 6, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Sometimes the combination of arrogance and ignorance is breathtaking. Yes, US health care has high admin costs; that's because it relies so much on private insurers. Govt-run health insurance has much lower overhead
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RBG PAC’s $20M last-minute pro-Trump abortion campaign wasn’t just shady (and completely opposed by RBG’s surviving family members)—it was fully bankrolled by Elon Musk, new campaign finance reports show. Billionaire meddling in our elections must be stopped.
December 6, 2024 at 5:27 PM
RBG PAC’s $20M last-minute pro-Trump abortion campaign wasn’t just shady (and completely opposed by RBG’s surviving family members)—it was fully bankrolled by Elon Musk, new campaign finance reports show. Billionaire meddling in our elections must be stopped.
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Trump's cabinet picks are united in denying the climate crisis.
The consequences of climate denial — including on agriculture, infrastructure, and human health — will cost our planet up to $3.1 trillion a year by 2050.
Do they have another planet to live on?
The consequences of climate denial — including on agriculture, infrastructure, and human health — will cost our planet up to $3.1 trillion a year by 2050.
Do they have another planet to live on?
Climate denial a unifying theme of Trump’s cabinet picks, experts say
Loyalists selected for important roles have offered staunch support to fossil fuels and downplayed climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Trump's cabinet picks are united in denying the climate crisis.
The consequences of climate denial — including on agriculture, infrastructure, and human health — will cost our planet up to $3.1 trillion a year by 2050.
Do they have another planet to live on?
The consequences of climate denial — including on agriculture, infrastructure, and human health — will cost our planet up to $3.1 trillion a year by 2050.
Do they have another planet to live on?
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My thoughts on the insanity we’re witnessing: a shadow president, an unelected billionaire, working to dismantle our institutions with a fake, non-governmental agency, all while the media treats Musk's actions as if they’re perfectly normal.
Elon Musk: Shadow President of the United States (But Sure, Totally Normal, Right?)
In the wake of the 2024 election, two unelected billionaires, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, have plans to reshape the United States government.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:53 PM
My thoughts on the insanity we’re witnessing: a shadow president, an unelected billionaire, working to dismantle our institutions with a fake, non-governmental agency, all while the media treats Musk's actions as if they’re perfectly normal.
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Fox Nation gave Trump the “patriot of the year” award last night. That award to the guy who incited a deadly attack on our Capitol to overthrow our govt. He’s as deserving of a patriot award as Fox is deserving to be called a news organization.
December 6, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Fox Nation gave Trump the “patriot of the year” award last night. That award to the guy who incited a deadly attack on our Capitol to overthrow our govt. He’s as deserving of a patriot award as Fox is deserving to be called a news organization.
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"We've looked at the economic data and the only solution is more tax cuts for us."
Trump: billionaire
Elon Musk, DOGE: billionaire
Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE: billionaire
Linda McMahon, Education Sec: billionaire
Doug Burgum, Interior Sec: billionaire
Howard Lutnick, Commerce Sec: billionaire
Scott Bessent, Treasury Sec: billionaire
Elon Musk, DOGE: billionaire
Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE: billionaire
Linda McMahon, Education Sec: billionaire
Doug Burgum, Interior Sec: billionaire
Howard Lutnick, Commerce Sec: billionaire
Scott Bessent, Treasury Sec: billionaire
December 6, 2024 at 3:27 PM
"We've looked at the economic data and the only solution is more tax cuts for us."
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The Trump transition team is being run with unlimited secret money — potentially including contributions from foreign nationals. @fahrenthold.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u... 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u... 🎁🔗
Trump Is Running His Transition Team on Secret Money (Gift Article)
Breaking with past practice, President-elect Donald J. Trump has not agreed to disclose the donors paying for his planning effort or to limit their contributions.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:30 PM
The Trump transition team is being run with unlimited secret money — potentially including contributions from foreign nationals. @fahrenthold.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u... 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u... 🎁🔗
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RBC PAC’s $20 million last-minute spending spree boosting Trump on abortion was one of the most brazen stunt campaigns in recent memory, designed to evade basic transparency rules.
Turns out it was 100% funded by Elon Musk. @rollingstone.com.web.brid.gy
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Turns out it was 100% funded by Elon Musk. @rollingstone.com.web.brid.gy
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Elon Musk Bankrolled the Pro-Trump Troll Campaign RBG PAC
The Super PAC spent $20 million claiming Trump won’t support a national abortion ban. Now we know Musk funded it
www.rollingstone.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:33 AM
RBC PAC’s $20 million last-minute spending spree boosting Trump on abortion was one of the most brazen stunt campaigns in recent memory, designed to evade basic transparency rules.
Turns out it was 100% funded by Elon Musk. @rollingstone.com.web.brid.gy
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Turns out it was 100% funded by Elon Musk. @rollingstone.com.web.brid.gy
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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When I hear people talk about deregulation, what I'm really hearing them say is: "any limitation on harming people is a limitation on profits".
December 6, 2024 at 3:38 AM
When I hear people talk about deregulation, what I'm really hearing them say is: "any limitation on harming people is a limitation on profits".
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Hey, you know what would keep billionaire Health Insurance Company CEOs from getting randomly assassinated on the street by angry disgruntled citizens?
Universal Single Payer Healthcare like they have in civilized countries
Universal Single Payer Healthcare like they have in civilized countries
December 5, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Hey, you know what would keep billionaire Health Insurance Company CEOs from getting randomly assassinated on the street by angry disgruntled citizens?
Universal Single Payer Healthcare like they have in civilized countries
Universal Single Payer Healthcare like they have in civilized countries
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Thanks for this reminder to fund the ACLU, which I do most years and will up now that their job just got bigger and harder.
I’m curious how much federal funding he thinks the ACLU receives (it’s none).
December 5, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Thanks for this reminder to fund the ACLU, which I do most years and will up now that their job just got bigger and harder.
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A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo
December 5, 2024 at 3:01 PM
A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo