emveejay
@emveejay737.bsky.social
Vietnam veteran, Army. Bruin for Life.
Democracy is an essential part of America.
I oppose tyranny in all its forms and I use profanity at times.
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Democracy is an essential part of America.
I oppose tyranny in all its forms and I use profanity at times.
Sorry, but I'm not interested in receiving messages.
Diana gets it. Bluesky is full of folks badmouthing every Democrat because of what 8 senators did.
Trump laid off thousands, refused to release SNAP funds, sent the House home, indicted enemies, pardoned friends, paid troops to terrorize cities, and even blew up boats.
Yet folks are blaming Dems.
Trump laid off thousands, refused to release SNAP funds, sent the House home, indicted enemies, pardoned friends, paid troops to terrorize cities, and even blew up boats.
Yet folks are blaming Dems.
Once again they're going to go after Democrats, instead of Republicans? There are 8 senators who voted 'yes' today. Fine, go after their seats when they come up. But it doesn't seem occur to anyone that social media bot farms and trolls, will do anything to sink the Democratic Party, and the
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Diana gets it. Bluesky is full of folks badmouthing every Democrat because of what 8 senators did.
Trump laid off thousands, refused to release SNAP funds, sent the House home, indicted enemies, pardoned friends, paid troops to terrorize cities, and even blew up boats.
Yet folks are blaming Dems.
Trump laid off thousands, refused to release SNAP funds, sent the House home, indicted enemies, pardoned friends, paid troops to terrorize cities, and even blew up boats.
Yet folks are blaming Dems.
So, you would shut down the whole government forever?
Don't ever agree to do anything with anyone again?
"the people were on our side" = BFD
You could have won - WHAT? You had no leverage of any kind and no one was interested in talking to you.
Stop your whining.
Don't ever agree to do anything with anyone again?
"the people were on our side" = BFD
You could have won - WHAT? You had no leverage of any kind and no one was interested in talking to you.
Stop your whining.
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
So, you would shut down the whole government forever?
Don't ever agree to do anything with anyone again?
"the people were on our side" = BFD
You could have won - WHAT? You had no leverage of any kind and no one was interested in talking to you.
Stop your whining.
Don't ever agree to do anything with anyone again?
"the people were on our side" = BFD
You could have won - WHAT? You had no leverage of any kind and no one was interested in talking to you.
Stop your whining.
I am really fucking tired of the complaining that goes on here.
If you assholes would stop electing Republicans, you wouldn't have to complain so much.
If you assholes would stop electing Republicans, you wouldn't have to complain so much.
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I am really fucking tired of the complaining that goes on here.
If you assholes would stop electing Republicans, you wouldn't have to complain so much.
If you assholes would stop electing Republicans, you wouldn't have to complain so much.
Back to work, even for those of us who didn't get any time off.
It's Monday morning.
It's Monday morning.
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Back to work, even for those of us who didn't get any time off.
It's Monday morning.
It's Monday morning.
I think they knew that going in, but they wanted to stop the pain the shutdown was causing to real people.
Notice the 8 aren't running for office in 2026. The other 39, most of whom will be running, would have kept the shutdown going for much longer.
The Repubs won't ever vote for an ACA subsidy.
Notice the 8 aren't running for office in 2026. The other 39, most of whom will be running, would have kept the shutdown going for much longer.
The Repubs won't ever vote for an ACA subsidy.
The 8 Dem-caucusing Senators who voted to separate the ACA into its own negotiation a month from now should be ashamed. Voting on a GOP "promise" is the height of idiocy when you HAD all the leverage. There's no incentive for the GOP to pass it then. None.The ACA is a non-starter for 100% of them.
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I think they knew that going in, but they wanted to stop the pain the shutdown was causing to real people.
Notice the 8 aren't running for office in 2026. The other 39, most of whom will be running, would have kept the shutdown going for much longer.
The Repubs won't ever vote for an ACA subsidy.
Notice the 8 aren't running for office in 2026. The other 39, most of whom will be running, would have kept the shutdown going for much longer.
The Repubs won't ever vote for an ACA subsidy.
Donald Trump was urging people to attack the U.S. Capitol.
That's a fact for which he would have been convicted if the Supreme Court had not prevented the case from going to trial.
He even lied by saying he would "be there with you."
That's a fact for which he would have been convicted if the Supreme Court had not prevented the case from going to trial.
He even lied by saying he would "be there with you."
"....suggesting Panorama edited two parts of Trump's speech together so he appeared to explicitly encourage the Capitol Hill riots of January 2021."
Editing or not, we all know he did! We predicted it and watched it on live TV!
share.google/PUigRIEiWciy...
Editing or not, we all know he did! We predicted it and watched it on live TV!
share.google/PUigRIEiWciy...
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit
Davie says
share.google
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Donald Trump was urging people to attack the U.S. Capitol.
That's a fact for which he would have been convicted if the Supreme Court had not prevented the case from going to trial.
He even lied by saying he would "be there with you."
That's a fact for which he would have been convicted if the Supreme Court had not prevented the case from going to trial.
He even lied by saying he would "be there with you."
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Reductions in Force not required by shutdowns, have never happened in any previous shutdown, and a judge has ruled they are illegal.
The shutdown is an excuse, not a reason, for them to do what they wanted to do: destroy government.
The shutdown is an excuse, not a reason, for them to do what they wanted to do: destroy government.
Lee Zeldin announces on Fox that there will be "severe" layoffs at the EPA if the shutdown continues
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Reductions in Force not required by shutdowns, have never happened in any previous shutdown, and a judge has ruled they are illegal.
The shutdown is an excuse, not a reason, for them to do what they wanted to do: destroy government.
The shutdown is an excuse, not a reason, for them to do what they wanted to do: destroy government.
Kristi Noem and Cory Lewandoski recently arranged for DHS to purchase 10 Boeing 737 aircraft from Spirit Airlines.
The engines are sold separately.
The engines are sold separately.
DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own
Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travel
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Kristi Noem and Cory Lewandoski recently arranged for DHS to purchase 10 Boeing 737 aircraft from Spirit Airlines.
The engines are sold separately.
The engines are sold separately.
Stopping SNAP benefits has nothing to do with the 'shutdown.'
SNAP has existed for 60 years. Benefits have gone out every single month over those six decades, including during government shutdowns. Until now.
Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.
Don’t forget this.
Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.
Don’t forget this.
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Stopping SNAP benefits has nothing to do with the 'shutdown.'
Mike Johnson makes sure the shutdown can't end.
If the House is not in session, it can't pass the solution.
If the House is not in session, it can't pass the solution.
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Mike Johnson makes sure the shutdown can't end.
If the House is not in session, it can't pass the solution.
If the House is not in session, it can't pass the solution.
SNAP recipients are NOT impacted by government shutdown.
They are impacted by Donald Trump's refusal to release the funds allocated for SNAP recipients.
They are impacted by Donald Trump's refusal to release the funds allocated for SNAP recipients.
Jimmy Kimmel Launches ‘Big, Beautiful Food Bank’ to Help SNAP Recipients Impacted by Government Shutdown
Jimmy Kimmel Launches ‘Big, Beautiful Food Bank’ to Help SNAP Recipients Impacted by Government Shutdown
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is giving back to its community by launching a donation center amid the ongoing government shutdown.
www.yahoo.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
SNAP recipients are NOT impacted by government shutdown.
They are impacted by Donald Trump's refusal to release the funds allocated for SNAP recipients.
They are impacted by Donald Trump's refusal to release the funds allocated for SNAP recipients.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has kept the House on its own vacation for the past eight weeks.
Why is he talking to the press while he refuses to call the House into session?
What is so important about not allowing the House to vote on releasing the Epstein files?
Why is he talking to the press while he refuses to call the House into session?
What is so important about not allowing the House to vote on releasing the Epstein files?
we're on day 2 of Mike Johnson urging everyone to ignore the drubbing his party took on Tuesday
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has kept the House on its own vacation for the past eight weeks.
Why is he talking to the press while he refuses to call the House into session?
What is so important about not allowing the House to vote on releasing the Epstein files?
Why is he talking to the press while he refuses to call the House into session?
What is so important about not allowing the House to vote on releasing the Epstein files?
Mike Johnson is on a singular mission to protect all the Epstein related pedophiles from being held accountable. He will never reconvene the House as long as Trump is in control.
He just swipes at Democrats every day with his lies and disinformation because he doesn't have a soul.
He just swipes at Democrats every day with his lies and disinformation because he doesn't have a soul.
It's been 42 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Mike Johnson is on a singular mission to protect all the Epstein related pedophiles from being held accountable. He will never reconvene the House as long as Trump is in control.
He just swipes at Democrats every day with his lies and disinformation because he doesn't have a soul.
He just swipes at Democrats every day with his lies and disinformation because he doesn't have a soul.
Why is the government shut down?
Congress failed to pass a budget for the fiscal year that began on October 1, 2025. There are no appropriations for anything.
Republicans control both houses of Congress. It's their job to pass a budget.
They think we're stupid enough to blame Democrats.
Congress failed to pass a budget for the fiscal year that began on October 1, 2025. There are no appropriations for anything.
Republicans control both houses of Congress. It's their job to pass a budget.
They think we're stupid enough to blame Democrats.
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Why is the government shut down?
Congress failed to pass a budget for the fiscal year that began on October 1, 2025. There are no appropriations for anything.
Republicans control both houses of Congress. It's their job to pass a budget.
They think we're stupid enough to blame Democrats.
Congress failed to pass a budget for the fiscal year that began on October 1, 2025. There are no appropriations for anything.
Republicans control both houses of Congress. It's their job to pass a budget.
They think we're stupid enough to blame Democrats.
CBS reported SNAP benefits were cut by the shutdown.
CBS is now full blooded right wing extremist news.
SNAP benefits were cut by Republicans a few months ago.
CBS is now full blooded right wing extremist news.
SNAP benefits were cut by Republicans a few months ago.
November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
CBS reported SNAP benefits were cut by the shutdown.
CBS is now full blooded right wing extremist news.
SNAP benefits were cut by Republicans a few months ago.
CBS is now full blooded right wing extremist news.
SNAP benefits were cut by Republicans a few months ago.
Only Republicans voted for their tax cut to billionaires, partially offset by taking $187 from SNAP, cutting ACA subsidies for everyone, imposing harsh requirements on Medicaid, taking $500B from Medicare, and adding a trillion to debt.
Every Dem politician voted against it.
Those are the facts.
Every Dem politician voted against it.
Those are the facts.
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Only Republicans voted for their tax cut to billionaires, partially offset by taking $187 from SNAP, cutting ACA subsidies for everyone, imposing harsh requirements on Medicaid, taking $500B from Medicare, and adding a trillion to debt.
Every Dem politician voted against it.
Those are the facts.
Every Dem politician voted against it.
Those are the facts.
Trump regime: Tell the truth and you will get fired.
That is the whole fucking point of this regime.
That is the whole fucking point of this regime.
Kash fired the guy he thinks outed him for taking another private jet flight to see his girlfriend sing.
November 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Trump regime: Tell the truth and you will get fired.
That is the whole fucking point of this regime.
That is the whole fucking point of this regime.
The Republican politicians know there are millions of dark skinned babies and toddlers who are now dead or dying. Ask them about exactly what is in their One Big Ugly Bill.
Republican politicians want poor dark-skinned Americans to die young, and the younger the better.
That's who wants you vote.
Republican politicians want poor dark-skinned Americans to die young, and the younger the better.
That's who wants you vote.
November 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The Republican politicians know there are millions of dark skinned babies and toddlers who are now dead or dying. Ask them about exactly what is in their One Big Ugly Bill.
Republican politicians want poor dark-skinned Americans to die young, and the younger the better.
That's who wants you vote.
Republican politicians want poor dark-skinned Americans to die young, and the younger the better.
That's who wants you vote.
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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Every. Damn. Time.
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Every. Damn. Time.
SEN. JOHN THUNE, FUCK YOU, YOU HYPOCRITE
YOU VOTED FOR THE REPUBLICAN ONE BIG UGLY BILL
NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRAT VOTED FOR THAT
YOU TOOK AWAY MEDICAID AND DAMAGED MEDICARE
YOU TOOK HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIARIES FROM MILLIONS
YOU TOOK $187 BILLION FROM SNAP FUNDS
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO STARVE AND DIE
FUCK YOU
YOU VOTED FOR THE REPUBLICAN ONE BIG UGLY BILL
NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRAT VOTED FOR THAT
YOU TOOK AWAY MEDICAID AND DAMAGED MEDICARE
YOU TOOK HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIARIES FROM MILLIONS
YOU TOOK $187 BILLION FROM SNAP FUNDS
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO STARVE AND DIE
FUCK YOU
October 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
SEN. JOHN THUNE, FUCK YOU, YOU HYPOCRITE
YOU VOTED FOR THE REPUBLICAN ONE BIG UGLY BILL
NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRAT VOTED FOR THAT
YOU TOOK AWAY MEDICAID AND DAMAGED MEDICARE
YOU TOOK HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIARIES FROM MILLIONS
YOU TOOK $187 BILLION FROM SNAP FUNDS
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO STARVE AND DIE
FUCK YOU
YOU VOTED FOR THE REPUBLICAN ONE BIG UGLY BILL
NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRAT VOTED FOR THAT
YOU TOOK AWAY MEDICAID AND DAMAGED MEDICARE
YOU TOOK HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIARIES FROM MILLIONS
YOU TOOK $187 BILLION FROM SNAP FUNDS
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO STARVE AND DIE
FUCK YOU
Xi just learned that Trump's cognitive decline has been horrific.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Xi just learned that Trump's cognitive decline has been horrific.
@CNN went pro-Trump, fuck the truth, a long time ago.
October 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
@CNN went pro-Trump, fuck the truth, a long time ago.
There is no doubt that we produce plenty of food for everyone in the country plus what we can export.
It's just that some big bosses require the 21st century version of slave labor.
It's just that some big bosses require the 21st century version of slave labor.
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
There is no doubt that we produce plenty of food for everyone in the country plus what we can export.
It's just that some big bosses require the 21st century version of slave labor.
It's just that some big bosses require the 21st century version of slave labor.
The Democratic Party needs a daily show of some sort that's available to a wide range of media . . .
and they need to promote it themselves . . .
and not count on independent media to pick it up.
and they need to promote it themselves . . .
and not count on independent media to pick it up.
October 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Democratic Party needs a daily show of some sort that's available to a wide range of media . . .
and they need to promote it themselves . . .
and not count on independent media to pick it up.
and they need to promote it themselves . . .
and not count on independent media to pick it up.