Leo Newberg
@elio-newberg.bsky.social
Grass Roots environmentalist, and an optimistic believer in the power of education, community, and character.
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The consequences of Republicans' big ugly budget bill for Oregon can't be overstated. Thousands will lose health care and go hungry. An entire generation of Oregonians will be sicker and poorer because of Trump's twisted agenda.
Huge Federal Cuts Loom for Oregon Health Plan, SNAP and More, State Says
Over the next six years, Oregon could lose roughly $12 billion in federal health insurance funding and an additional $2 billion-plus in food benefits as a result of the massive Trump budget bill.
www.wweek.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The consequences of Republicans' big ugly budget bill for Oregon can't be overstated. Thousands will lose health care and go hungry. An entire generation of Oregonians will be sicker and poorer because of Trump's twisted agenda.
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“I could … but we have lawyers who don’t want to do that.”
This means nothing less than the Trump Administration is in open defiance of the Supreme Court of the United States.
This means nothing less than the Trump Administration is in open defiance of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Host: You could call and get Abrego Garcia back.
Trump: I could
Host: But the Supreme Court has ordered you to facilitate his release.
Trump: I'm not the one making this decision
Host: You're the president!
Trump: I could
Host: But the Supreme Court has ordered you to facilitate his release.
Trump: I'm not the one making this decision
Host: You're the president!
April 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
“I could … but we have lawyers who don’t want to do that.”
This means nothing less than the Trump Administration is in open defiance of the Supreme Court of the United States.
This means nothing less than the Trump Administration is in open defiance of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
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It’s well known that I was on The Apprentice. We were all covered by NDAs at the time, but mine has now expired. And do I ever have some tea to spill. I’ll post it later today after consulting once again with my attorneys.
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It’s well known that I was on The Apprentice. We were all covered by NDAs at the time, but mine has now expired. And do I ever have some tea to spill. I’ll post it later today after consulting once again with my attorneys.
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Breaking: Trump’s National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and his team used their personal Gmail accounts for work, including to handle sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems.
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Breaking: Trump’s National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and his team used their personal Gmail accounts for work, including to handle sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems.
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IT GETS WORSE
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.
New via @wsj.com:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.
New via @wsj.com:
Exclusive | Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials
The defense secretary’s handling of sensitive information is under fire after he shared details about a strike on Houthi militants in a group chat on a widely used app.
www.wsj.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
IT GETS WORSE
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.
New via @wsj.com:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.
New via @wsj.com:
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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❗DOGE staffers forced their way into the U.S. Institute of Peace, despite protests by the nonprofit that it's not part of the executive branch.
USIP is a congressionally funded independent nonprofit.
Employees called DC police and reported it as a break-in. www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-...
USIP is a congressionally funded independent nonprofit.
Employees called DC police and reported it as a break-in. www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-...
Trump Administration Guts Board Of U.S. Institute of Peace, Enters Building With Police Escort
Employees of Elon Musk’s DOGE have entered the U.S. Institute of Peace despite protests that it amounts to an "illegal takeover" of the independent agency.
www.huffpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
❗DOGE staffers forced their way into the U.S. Institute of Peace, despite protests by the nonprofit that it's not part of the executive branch.
USIP is a congressionally funded independent nonprofit.
Employees called DC police and reported it as a break-in. www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-...
USIP is a congressionally funded independent nonprofit.
Employees called DC police and reported it as a break-in. www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-...
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I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
March 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
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There’s only so much we can take. We are not asking for Trump and his administration to listen to the American people. We are demanding that he listen. HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY! April 5th.
#5050movement #politicalrevolution #handsoff #april5th
@polrev.bsky.social @indivisible.org
#5050movement #politicalrevolution #handsoff #april5th
@polrev.bsky.social @indivisible.org
March 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
There’s only so much we can take. We are not asking for Trump and his administration to listen to the American people. We are demanding that he listen. HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY! April 5th.
#5050movement #politicalrevolution #handsoff #april5th
@polrev.bsky.social @indivisible.org
#5050movement #politicalrevolution #handsoff #april5th
@polrev.bsky.social @indivisible.org
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And you know who you have to blame for this, Nikki?
February 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
And you know who you have to blame for this, Nikki?
Worth a listen
Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.
February 20, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Worth a listen
Modern day book burning doesn't involve books. It is the mass deletion of scientific websites. It is the algorithms that block access to ideas that don't align with the new authoritarian regime. Modern day book burning happens in the darkness of the Internet, without witnesses, and without fanfare.
February 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Modern day book burning doesn't involve books. It is the mass deletion of scientific websites. It is the algorithms that block access to ideas that don't align with the new authoritarian regime. Modern day book burning happens in the darkness of the Internet, without witnesses, and without fanfare.
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Will their voters ever wake up to the fact that the GOP isn’t out to help them?
February 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Will their voters ever wake up to the fact that the GOP isn’t out to help them?
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Trump's politics of spite are front and center in his second term. It's a virus that has spread to the entire Republican Party, making his presidency more about "owning the libs" than effecting any positive change. Todd Beeton dug into this mindset for The Big Picture.
It’s All About Owning The Libs Now
How can Democrats fight back against MAGA Trump nihilism?
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Trump's politics of spite are front and center in his second term. It's a virus that has spread to the entire Republican Party, making his presidency more about "owning the libs" than effecting any positive change. Todd Beeton dug into this mindset for The Big Picture.
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Now this, I can co-sign.
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." As the foundation of #democracy in America crumbles and the vulnerable are under attack from a rogue administration, we, the people, are asking our former presidents to "Say something!”
February 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Now this, I can co-sign.
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The other day (BEFORE Russia bragged about wowing Trump with promises of goodies) I noted that Trump didn't do his pivot turn on Russia and Ukraine until Pam Bondi had shut down any chance of investigating RU influence and electoral help.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/14/d...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/14/d...
Did Pam Bondi Bury the Election Day Bomb Threats? - emptywheel
With twin efforts taken in recent weeks -- the closure of FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force and the sidelining of the people at CISA who protected the 2024 election -- we may never get an explanation...
www.emptywheel.net
February 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The other day (BEFORE Russia bragged about wowing Trump with promises of goodies) I noted that Trump didn't do his pivot turn on Russia and Ukraine until Pam Bondi had shut down any chance of investigating RU influence and electoral help.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/14/d...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/14/d...
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NEW: The Trump administration has just told a federal judge in a court filing that it will not comply with the court's order to resume funding for USAID and State Department foreign assistance.
February 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
NEW: The Trump administration has just told a federal judge in a court filing that it will not comply with the court's order to resume funding for USAID and State Department foreign assistance.
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repeating myself a bit here but trump can issue an executive order but that doesn’t necessarily mean shit if it doesn’t have a firm statutory basis. if congress lays out in law what the duties of a particular official are, then no, the president can’t decide those duties are something else
Trump official announces that Trump has signed an executive order claiming that only the president can speak for “what the law is”
(This is not how the Constitution works)
(This is not how the Constitution works)
February 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
repeating myself a bit here but trump can issue an executive order but that doesn’t necessarily mean shit if it doesn’t have a firm statutory basis. if congress lays out in law what the duties of a particular official are, then no, the president can’t decide those duties are something else
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It is possible to end the slaughter: 40,000 deaths per year due to motor vehicle collisions in the United States should be considered a national crisis, and the failure to even try to address it is a national disgrace.
“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. Oslo & Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.” #VisionZero #SpeedKills #Oslo #Helsinki
How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero
After years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It is possible to end the slaughter: 40,000 deaths per year due to motor vehicle collisions in the United States should be considered a national crisis, and the failure to even try to address it is a national disgrace.
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Musk is full of shit as always.
February 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Musk is full of shit as always.