Juls
@juls-finney.bsky.social
Massachusetts grandmother; retiree; progressive liberal; believer in equal rights, kindness, Santa Claus, and magic.
Infuriating. With regard to the administration not releasing full Epstein files: "...joint statement by ranking members Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin. They wrote, ‘We are now examining all legal options in the face of this violation of fed law." Why weren't they ready already to take action?
December 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Infuriating. With regard to the administration not releasing full Epstein files: "...joint statement by ranking members Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin. They wrote, ‘We are now examining all legal options in the face of this violation of fed law." Why weren't they ready already to take action?
Seems a simple fix: Move those agencies to the legislative branch.
"... independent agencies established by Congress but which Congress has been placing in the executive branch since the administration of President George Washington." -Heather Cox Richardson.
"... independent agencies established by Congress but which Congress has been placing in the executive branch since the administration of President George Washington." -Heather Cox Richardson.
December 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Seems a simple fix: Move those agencies to the legislative branch.
"... independent agencies established by Congress but which Congress has been placing in the executive branch since the administration of President George Washington." -Heather Cox Richardson.
"... independent agencies established by Congress but which Congress has been placing in the executive branch since the administration of President George Washington." -Heather Cox Richardson.
Trump's plan now, of course, is to get Vance elected in 2028 so the guy can pardon Trump for everything.
Abolish the electoral college now!
Abolish the electoral college now!
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Trump's plan now, of course, is to get Vance elected in 2028 so the guy can pardon Trump for everything.
Abolish the electoral college now!
Abolish the electoral college now!
"Trump declared that...“inflation has taken prices down." -MeidasTouch
Um...that's the opposite of the very definition of inflation.
Um...that's the opposite of the very definition of inflation.
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Trump declared that...“inflation has taken prices down." -MeidasTouch
Um...that's the opposite of the very definition of inflation.
Um...that's the opposite of the very definition of inflation.
Just my periodic reminder that we need to ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE!
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Just my periodic reminder that we need to ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE!
If we'd ever get around to doing away with the electoral college, we could toss all this gerrymandering foolishness.
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If we'd ever get around to doing away with the electoral college, we could toss all this gerrymandering foolishness.
"Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked several questions about [Trump's birthday letter to Epstein]...at her press briefing...[and replied] “The president did not write this letter. He did not sign this letter.”
Ok, technically not a lie. He wasn't President at that time.
Ok, technically not a lie. He wasn't President at that time.
September 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked several questions about [Trump's birthday letter to Epstein]...at her press briefing...[and replied] “The president did not write this letter. He did not sign this letter.”
Ok, technically not a lie. He wasn't President at that time.
Ok, technically not a lie. He wasn't President at that time.
I'm getting tired of living as an extra in someone's reality TV show.
September 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I'm getting tired of living as an extra in someone's reality TV show.
Can you imagine a remake of "Gone with the Wind" that accurately reflects the reality of the lives of the slaves while still telling the story of the main characters, but from an enlightened point of view?
August 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Can you imagine a remake of "Gone with the Wind" that accurately reflects the reality of the lives of the slaves while still telling the story of the main characters, but from an enlightened point of view?
I've begun to believe that proclaiming Trump followers as stupid is throwing a blanket over actual fascists. What if they're not stupid? What if they really understand and mean what they say. What if they really ARE fascists? Would our thoughts and responses change if we thought that?
August 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I've begun to believe that proclaiming Trump followers as stupid is throwing a blanket over actual fascists. What if they're not stupid? What if they really understand and mean what they say. What if they really ARE fascists? Would our thoughts and responses change if we thought that?
This is NOT what I paid taxes for.
"...GEO Group, a private prison and services provider, reported a better than expected second quarter today, thanks in part to two ICE contracts... The company announced a $300 million stock buyback... - Heather Cox Richardson
"...GEO Group, a private prison and services provider, reported a better than expected second quarter today, thanks in part to two ICE contracts... The company announced a $300 million stock buyback... - Heather Cox Richardson
August 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This is NOT what I paid taxes for.
"...GEO Group, a private prison and services provider, reported a better than expected second quarter today, thanks in part to two ICE contracts... The company announced a $300 million stock buyback... - Heather Cox Richardson
"...GEO Group, a private prison and services provider, reported a better than expected second quarter today, thanks in part to two ICE contracts... The company announced a $300 million stock buyback... - Heather Cox Richardson
Trump: “You have 200 countries—more. People don't know that. [Dear Prez, I do. Didn't you?] You have a lot of countries. I don't want to sit down with 200 people. So we’re going to be setting a tariff for the rest of the world. You can’t make 200 separate deals.”
Yes, you can. That's your job.
Yes, you can. That's your job.
July 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Trump: “You have 200 countries—more. People don't know that. [Dear Prez, I do. Didn't you?] You have a lot of countries. I don't want to sit down with 200 people. So we’re going to be setting a tariff for the rest of the world. You can’t make 200 separate deals.”
Yes, you can. That's your job.
Yes, you can. That's your job.
No more status quo
Incumbent reps have got to go
We don't care about red or blue
All we want is someone new!
Incumbent reps have got to go
We don't care about red or blue
All we want is someone new!
July 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
No more status quo
Incumbent reps have got to go
We don't care about red or blue
All we want is someone new!
Incumbent reps have got to go
We don't care about red or blue
All we want is someone new!
THIS IS NOT WHAT I PAY TAXES FOR! "The estimated cost to taxpayers of Trump’s trip to Scotland based on GSA numbers is conservatively estimated at $9.7 million, raising the total to $52 million for Trump’s golf outings over the last 6 months." - Ron Filipkowsky
July 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
THIS IS NOT WHAT I PAY TAXES FOR! "The estimated cost to taxpayers of Trump’s trip to Scotland based on GSA numbers is conservatively estimated at $9.7 million, raising the total to $52 million for Trump’s golf outings over the last 6 months." - Ron Filipkowsky
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only 5% of any population has achieved Stage 6 altruistic ethics. some are criminals out for themselves. Some are in-group chauvinists who only care about their kind.
The way that I was raised, being Jewish meant believing that every human life was sacred; to save a single human life meant saving all of humanity. That no law or ritual was more important than saving a single human life.
It's unfathomable that any Jew can accept what Israel is doing in Gaza.
It's unfathomable that any Jew can accept what Israel is doing in Gaza.
July 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
only 5% of any population has achieved Stage 6 altruistic ethics. some are criminals out for themselves. Some are in-group chauvinists who only care about their kind.
At least we're saving a little money on salaries... "The acting archivist of the United States is Marco Rubio (who is also secretary of state, interim national security advisor, and acting administrator of what’s left of the U.S. Agency for International Development)." - Heather Cox Richardson
July 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
At least we're saving a little money on salaries... "The acting archivist of the United States is Marco Rubio (who is also secretary of state, interim national security advisor, and acting administrator of what’s left of the U.S. Agency for International Development)." - Heather Cox Richardson
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Any meeting between Blanche, DOJ, or any other Trump representative, on the one hand, and Ghislaine Maxwell and her attorneys or other representatives, on the other, should be audiovisually recorded. Full stop.
July 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Any meeting between Blanche, DOJ, or any other Trump representative, on the one hand, and Ghislaine Maxwell and her attorneys or other representatives, on the other, should be audiovisually recorded. Full stop.
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HUGE admission by El Salvador here; it completely puts to lie the Trump admin’s repeated claims in court that it has no control over people sent to El Salvador to be imprisoned without trial.
El Salvador told the United Nations definitively; these people are being held under U.S. jurisdiction.
El Salvador told the United Nations definitively; these people are being held under U.S. jurisdiction.
BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
July 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
HUGE admission by El Salvador here; it completely puts to lie the Trump admin’s repeated claims in court that it has no control over people sent to El Salvador to be imprisoned without trial.
El Salvador told the United Nations definitively; these people are being held under U.S. jurisdiction.
El Salvador told the United Nations definitively; these people are being held under U.S. jurisdiction.
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No easy baskets. Keep talking.
July 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
No easy baskets. Keep talking.
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Here’s how to do it:
1. Open the Facebook app.
2. Tap “What’s on your mind?”
3. Select “Check In”.
4. Search for “U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC” and select it.
5. Add your message of support if you’d like, something like “Standing with Hakeem Jeffries” or “Hold the floor.”.
6. Post it!
1. Open the Facebook app.
2. Tap “What’s on your mind?”
3. Select “Check In”.
4. Search for “U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC” and select it.
5. Add your message of support if you’d like, something like “Standing with Hakeem Jeffries” or “Hold the floor.”.
6. Post it!
July 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Here’s how to do it:
1. Open the Facebook app.
2. Tap “What’s on your mind?”
3. Select “Check In”.
4. Search for “U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC” and select it.
5. Add your message of support if you’d like, something like “Standing with Hakeem Jeffries” or “Hold the floor.”.
6. Post it!
1. Open the Facebook app.
2. Tap “What’s on your mind?”
3. Select “Check In”.
4. Search for “U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC” and select it.
5. Add your message of support if you’d like, something like “Standing with Hakeem Jeffries” or “Hold the floor.”.
6. Post it!
I did NOT pay taxes to fund these commercials:
..."the local news ran the commercial featuring Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem telling people to self-deport “or else,” and encouraging community members to rat each other out to ICE. " - MeidasTouch
..."the local news ran the commercial featuring Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem telling people to self-deport “or else,” and encouraging community members to rat each other out to ICE. " - MeidasTouch
July 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I did NOT pay taxes to fund these commercials:
..."the local news ran the commercial featuring Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem telling people to self-deport “or else,” and encouraging community members to rat each other out to ICE. " - MeidasTouch
..."the local news ran the commercial featuring Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem telling people to self-deport “or else,” and encouraging community members to rat each other out to ICE. " - MeidasTouch
I'm entertaining myself now imagining the final stand, with Trump, his cronies, and his sons bunkered n Mar-a-Lago while millions of people stand in siege all around it.
July 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I'm entertaining myself now imagining the final stand, with Trump, his cronies, and his sons bunkered n Mar-a-Lago while millions of people stand in siege all around it.
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First #NIH staff stood up. Now #EPA staff are doing the same. This is courage. This is bravery. What Zeldin represents at EPA is political interference, censorship and rollbacks of key protections.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
At 7:59am, Zeldin - Trump crony and head of EPA - received the Declaration of Dissent from EPA workers.
Workers are uniting against political interference, censorship & rollbacks at EPA under Zeldin’s leadership.
Someone’s week is off to a bad start. (1/5)
At 7:59am, Zeldin - Trump crony and head of EPA - received the Declaration of Dissent from EPA workers.
Workers are uniting against political interference, censorship & rollbacks at EPA under Zeldin’s leadership.
Someone’s week is off to a bad start. (1/5)
July 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Senate Republicans just voted to kick 20 million Americans off their health care.
JD Vance thinks that is "minutiae."
Ernst doesn't care because "we're all gonna die."
McConnell says people will "get over it."
Don't EVER let Republicans live this down.
JD Vance thinks that is "minutiae."
Ernst doesn't care because "we're all gonna die."
McConnell says people will "get over it."
Don't EVER let Republicans live this down.
July 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Senate Republicans just voted to kick 20 million Americans off their health care.
JD Vance thinks that is "minutiae."
Ernst doesn't care because "we're all gonna die."
McConnell says people will "get over it."
Don't EVER let Republicans live this down.
JD Vance thinks that is "minutiae."
Ernst doesn't care because "we're all gonna die."
McConnell says people will "get over it."
Don't EVER let Republicans live this down.