Jill Valentino
@jillv1315.bsky.social
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Pres, Gagliardi, of the 🇺🇸 Federation of Musicians:
“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
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“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
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May 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Pres, Gagliardi, of the 🇺🇸 Federation of Musicians:
“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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You might be getting bored of tariff talk but the rubber is going to hit the road in the coming months as price increases hit. Walmart tells investors that it's raising prices later this month. And inflation expectations have shot up a shocking amount in the Michigan consumer survey released today.
May 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
You might be getting bored of tariff talk but the rubber is going to hit the road in the coming months as price increases hit. Walmart tells investors that it's raising prices later this month. And inflation expectations have shot up a shocking amount in the Michigan consumer survey released today.
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This.
March 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This.
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“Just because the corruption plays out in public doesn’t mean it’s not corruption”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Trump turns White House lawn into car lot for megadonor Musk
It’s easy to get inured to the corruption, but hawking Teslas on the South Lawn was among the most obscene events in White House history.
www.msnbc.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“Just because the corruption plays out in public doesn’t mean it’s not corruption”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
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BREAKING: Trump gets Mexico to send an extra 10,000 troops to secure their side of the border.
Oh wait, sorry, that’s what Biden did in 2021:
Oh wait, sorry, that’s what Biden did in 2021:
Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala deploy troops to lower migration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has struck an agreement with Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to temporarily surge security forces to their borders in an effort to reduce the tide of migratio...
apnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
BREAKING: Trump gets Mexico to send an extra 10,000 troops to secure their side of the border.
Oh wait, sorry, that’s what Biden did in 2021:
Oh wait, sorry, that’s what Biden did in 2021:
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One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
February 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
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"Did America vote in 2024 to immediately halt federal efforts at veteran suicide prevention?" says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the Trump funding freeze. "Of course not. And yet that seems to be what he tried to do today."
January 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
"Did America vote in 2024 to immediately halt federal efforts at veteran suicide prevention?" says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the Trump funding freeze. "Of course not. And yet that seems to be what he tried to do today."
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Yes please
To every Senate Dem: Shut it the fuck down. Trump’s unconstitutional chaos will kill people.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
Asked how organizations that rely on federal funding should make payroll, Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says they should call Russ Vought and make a case
January 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Yes please
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Trump just withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization.
The US is now the only country in the world besides Liechtenstein to not be a member of the organization.
The US is now the only country in the world besides Liechtenstein to not be a member of the organization.
January 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Trump just withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization.
The US is now the only country in the world besides Liechtenstein to not be a member of the organization.
The US is now the only country in the world besides Liechtenstein to not be a member of the organization.
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Not a single Republican senator has dared express any concerns about Hegseth's inexperience, allegations of sexual assault, corruption, drinking problems, misogyny or his dangerous policy positions.
They're terrified of Trump's wrath and Elon's money.
They'd confirm a bar stool if he told them to.
They're terrified of Trump's wrath and Elon's money.
They'd confirm a bar stool if he told them to.
January 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Not a single Republican senator has dared express any concerns about Hegseth's inexperience, allegations of sexual assault, corruption, drinking problems, misogyny or his dangerous policy positions.
They're terrified of Trump's wrath and Elon's money.
They'd confirm a bar stool if he told them to.
They're terrified of Trump's wrath and Elon's money.
They'd confirm a bar stool if he told them to.
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Markwayne Mullin rips the white sheet off the truth as he argues that Hegseth’s lack of qualifications don’t matter because he will be surrounded by capable people. When the nominee is Black or a woman, no amount of education or personnel support is sufficient to prevent the right’s “DEI hire” slur.
January 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Markwayne Mullin rips the white sheet off the truth as he argues that Hegseth’s lack of qualifications don’t matter because he will be surrounded by capable people. When the nominee is Black or a woman, no amount of education or personnel support is sufficient to prevent the right’s “DEI hire” slur.
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They need to raise the debt ceiling to pass their massive tax cut for the super wealthy.
So the message is: we will only rebuild California if our billionaire and corporate friends get their money.
Unreal.
So the message is: we will only rebuild California if our billionaire and corporate friends get their money.
Unreal.
Johnson confirms 'discussions' on tying wildfire aid to debt limit
Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters one option on the table is making a new tranche of disaster relief funding for the California wildfires conditional on agreeing to raise the debt ceiling.
www.politico.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
They need to raise the debt ceiling to pass their massive tax cut for the super wealthy.
So the message is: we will only rebuild California if our billionaire and corporate friends get their money.
Unreal.
So the message is: we will only rebuild California if our billionaire and corporate friends get their money.
Unreal.
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The Bribing of Pam Bondi
In 2013, Pam Bondi was running for re-election as Florida attorney general. She needed money for her campaign. Bondi went directly to Donald Trump and personally solicited a donation to meet her needs.
Timing is everything.
Trump sent Bondi’s political action…
In 2013, Pam Bondi was running for re-election as Florida attorney general. She needed money for her campaign. Bondi went directly to Donald Trump and personally solicited a donation to meet her needs.
Timing is everything.
Trump sent Bondi’s political action…
January 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Bribing of Pam Bondi
In 2013, Pam Bondi was running for re-election as Florida attorney general. She needed money for her campaign. Bondi went directly to Donald Trump and personally solicited a donation to meet her needs.
Timing is everything.
Trump sent Bondi’s political action…
In 2013, Pam Bondi was running for re-election as Florida attorney general. She needed money for her campaign. Bondi went directly to Donald Trump and personally solicited a donation to meet her needs.
Timing is everything.
Trump sent Bondi’s political action…
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This is so spot-on it’s scary.
December 29, 2024 at 5:46 PM
This is so spot-on it’s scary.
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It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
December 22, 2024 at 11:58 PM
It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
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Bill weight seems like a very stupid metric
December 20, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Bill weight seems like a very stupid metric
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If the price of eggs is a red line but a felon fucking over kids with cancer is not, maybe, just maybe, the problem here… is you.
December 21, 2024 at 3:27 AM
If the price of eggs is a red line but a felon fucking over kids with cancer is not, maybe, just maybe, the problem here… is you.
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Lisa Kudrow is right: friendship ‘takes work’. But you wouldn’t know it from TV | Emma Beddington
Lisa Kudrow is right: friendship ‘takes work’. But you wouldn’t know it from TV | Emma Beddington
For decades I accepted what sitcoms and soaps told me: that groups of like-minded people form and stay together effortlessly. Now the former Friend has told it like it is
Lisa Kudrow says being and staying friends with her Friends co-stars was tough at…
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Lisa Kudrow is right: friendship ‘takes work’. But you wouldn’t know it from TV | Emma Beddington
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The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.
December 19, 2024 at 10:22 PM
The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.
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📌“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
― Lyndon B. Johnson
*(One of the most prescient things ever said by anybody.)
― Lyndon B. Johnson
*(One of the most prescient things ever said by anybody.)
December 15, 2024 at 4:08 PM
📌“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
― Lyndon B. Johnson
*(One of the most prescient things ever said by anybody.)
― Lyndon B. Johnson
*(One of the most prescient things ever said by anybody.)