LMDella
lmdella.bsky.social
LMDella
@lmdella.bsky.social
A broadly read autodidact who no longer suffers fools gladly, I'm politically progressive, irreligious, and generally irreverent.
All anyone should need to know about Donald Trump
September 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
THIS!!

My Fellow Members of Congress: This Is a Naked Power Grab www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...
Opinion | Rosa DeLauro: Congress, Not Trump, Controls the Money (Gift Article)
It is right there, as clear as day in Article I, Section 9, Clause 7, that the legislature controls the money.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Read this, and weep.

What Trump.and Musk are doing must stop ... NOW.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...
Opinion | It’s America That Suffers When We Cut Foreign Aid
U.S.A.I.D. keeps children alive and us safe.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
And this was before DOGE got busy! Thank you, @rbreich.bsky.social!

youtu.be/0QI6H7voVks?...
What Does Elon Musk Really Want?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
@garykoepnick.bsky.social

Hi, Gary. Saw your comment on Jack Hopkins' post on X about setting up this account, was intrigued and checked your profile to see what you've posted there. I liked what I saw, so concluded you might be good to follow here.
February 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This just in. I'm sure Trump's reaction is going to cause Colombia (and other countries with whom we have deportation agreements) to want to accommodate him (NOT!).

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
President Trump hits Colombia with tariffs for refusing deportation flights
President Trump announced stiff tariffs on Colombian imports for denying the entry of U.S. military deportation flights carrying migrants.
www.usatoday.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Regarding Trump's potential ineligibility to serve another term as president, "Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment does not expressly require a criminal conviction," according to the Congressional Research Service's Legal Sidebar, updated Sept 7, 2022, LSB10569.pdf.
January 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This needs to be shared and shared and shared!!! Thank you, Bernie!
youtu.be/dU3aIpMRRMU?...
We can do better. We must do better.
YouTube video by Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
January 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Rand Paul wants to make Musk the Speaker of the House (which is legally doable). Meanwhile, here's what Musk is doing.
NYTimes www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/w...
Musk Expresses Support for Far-Right Party in Germany’s Election
It was not the first online intervention by Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and adviser to Donald Trump, on behalf of once-fringe anti-immigrant parties in Europe.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 6:58 PM
BREAKING NEWS!

Thank you, Judge Marchand, for the clear ruling! Now let's get the miscreant sentenced!!!

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
December 17, 2024 at 2:11 AM

If nothing else, this violates the Hippocratic Oath ("I will do nothing to harm [my patients").

www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
December 5, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Now this is great news!!!

Trump Transition Live Updates: Gaetz Withdraws as Attorney General Pick www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11...
Matt Gaetz Withdraws as Trump’s Pick for Attorney General: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:36 PM
I was happy to hear about this today (it appeared on Nov. 8).
November 19, 2024 at 4:27 AM
FWIW ...

Women’s March 2025? The resistance to Trump’s second term will look different, but it will happen. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Why the Resistance Will Look Different This Time Around
A massive Women’s March was inspiring, sure, but it wasn’t the reason why things got done.
slate.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:05 AM
In case you were wondering ....

President-elect Donald Trump has promised a major escalation of the nation’s tariffs. Trump has proposed tariffs of between 60% and 100% on Chinese goods, and...

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Trump's proposed tariffs would raise prices for these products, experts say
President-elect Donald Trump has promised a major escalation of the nation’s tariffs. Trump has proposed tariffs of between 60% and 100% on Chinese goods, and a tax of between 10% and 20% on every pr...
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November 19, 2024 at 2:52 AM
What scares me the most about what's happening in D.C. isn't all these appalling Cabinet nominations; it's the specter of something happening to remove Trump from office and Vance (who is so much worse) being elevated to the office.
November 17, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Wow! My first day here was a breath of fresh air! Glad to see accounts I've followed on X, & hope to see a few more. Nice mix of politics, lovely photos & funny cat posts.

Thx for so many follows!! I'm taking my time to reciprocate.

Goodnight, all!
November 15, 2024 at 6:58 AM
Love it!
November 15, 2024 at 2:12 AM