@mamabear721.bsky.social
Native San Diegan -still married to the woman I have raised 3 college age young men with - 2 dogs, 2 cats, a career I love and looking forward to a gradual shift to empty nest!
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I’m proud to call the amazing cartoonist Ed Wexler a friend.
January 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I’m proud to call the amazing cartoonist Ed Wexler a friend.
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I did a deep dive into the Executive Orders so you don’t have to.
Many are exactly what was promised in Project 2025.
But other themes are 1) breaking his promises to lower costs, w) revenge and 3) a green light to more crime.
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I did a deep dive into the Executive Orders so you don’t have to.
Many are exactly what was promised in Project 2025.
But other themes are 1) breaking his promises to lower costs, w) revenge and 3) a green light to more crime.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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I did a deep dive into the Executive Orders so you don’t have to.
Many are exactly what was promised in Project 2025.
But other themes are 1) breaking his promises to lower costs, w) revenge and 3) a green light to more crime.
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I did a deep dive into the Executive Orders so you don’t have to.
Many are exactly what was promised in Project 2025.
But other themes are 1) breaking his promises to lower costs, w) revenge and 3) a green light to more crime.
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This is how you do it...
January 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is how you do it...
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This is inspirational: what Kamala Harris' videographer learned from her.
I Was Kamala Harris’ Videographer. I Wish I Could Show You What I’ve Seen.
She completely changed me.
www.yahoo.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is inspirational: what Kamala Harris' videographer learned from her.
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I knew all this was going to happen. But nothing can really prepare you for what it feels like when the moment actually arrives. This is why we need each other and our communities. I plan to turn to them a lot in the coming years.
January 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I knew all this was going to happen. But nothing can really prepare you for what it feels like when the moment actually arrives. This is why we need each other and our communities. I plan to turn to them a lot in the coming years.
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Musk comes from a family that moved to South Africa *for* the racism. He has repeatedly endorsed Great Replacement Theory in the US & Neo-Nazis of the AfD in Germany. He championed the rights of white nationalists and restored Nazi accounts to Twitter.
But I'm sure the Nazi salute was an accident.
But I'm sure the Nazi salute was an accident.
January 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Musk comes from a family that moved to South Africa *for* the racism. He has repeatedly endorsed Great Replacement Theory in the US & Neo-Nazis of the AfD in Germany. He championed the rights of white nationalists and restored Nazi accounts to Twitter.
But I'm sure the Nazi salute was an accident.
But I'm sure the Nazi salute was an accident.
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Good to see democrats explaining this stuff
NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:
www.finance.senate.gov
January 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Good to see democrats explaining this stuff
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open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/... marvelous piece
Pete Hegseth and the Autocratic Strategy of Engineered Incompetence
Three Ways that Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense Could Harm the U.S. Military
open.substack.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/... marvelous piece
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Fiona Hill is a longtime expert on Russia & Putin who explains how the US political system is drifting into autocracy.
Key: Don't watch a country’s titular leaders. Watch the billionaires, the oligarchs. They're driven entirely by the peer group they're in—an extraordinarily small group of people.
Key: Don't watch a country’s titular leaders. Watch the billionaires, the oligarchs. They're driven entirely by the peer group they're in—an extraordinarily small group of people.
‘Everything Is Subservient to the Big Guy’: Fiona Hill on Trump and America’s Emerging Oligarchy
The longtime Russia expert explains why Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are all talking to each other.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Fiona Hill is a longtime expert on Russia & Putin who explains how the US political system is drifting into autocracy.
Key: Don't watch a country’s titular leaders. Watch the billionaires, the oligarchs. They're driven entirely by the peer group they're in—an extraordinarily small group of people.
Key: Don't watch a country’s titular leaders. Watch the billionaires, the oligarchs. They're driven entirely by the peer group they're in—an extraordinarily small group of people.
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And so it continues. Kleptocracy & kakistocracy are back. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Trump transition live updates: Doug Burgum, Pam Bondi witnesses to attend confirmation hearings
Latest news and live updates as the Trump administration prepares for office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation hearings continue for attorney general pick Pam Bondi.
www.nbcnews.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
And so it continues. Kleptocracy & kakistocracy are back. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Watching Hegseth demonstrate his appalling lack of credentials, knowledge, and character for the job for which he was nominated I am compelled to ask: Is Trump administration running a DEI program for incompetent, unqualified, and/or ethically compromised Whites?
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Greatest DEI Disaster Ever
Democratic Senators--especially the women--shed a glaring light on a sketchy, uninformed nominee who has no business lording over the Pentagon
open.substack.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Watching Hegseth demonstrate his appalling lack of credentials, knowledge, and character for the job for which he was nominated I am compelled to ask: Is Trump administration running a DEI program for incompetent, unqualified, and/or ethically compromised Whites?
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Amen.
Hi, I’m God.
There is no free speech if only the rich and powerful are allowed to exercise it.
There is no free speech if only the rich and powerful are allowed to exercise it.
January 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Amen.
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States shouldn't have to earn the right to federal aid. But in any case, California, which subsidizes the rest of the country, definitely has open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
In Praise of California
It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
open.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
States shouldn't have to earn the right to federal aid. But in any case, California, which subsidizes the rest of the country, definitely has open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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I urge everyone to at least give this a read about the Pacific Palisades Fires in Southern California.
The lies on social media are out of control and it's hurting people. Please share:
krassencast.com/p/facts-abou...
The lies on social media are out of control and it's hurting people. Please share:
krassencast.com/p/facts-abou...
FACTS About the Palisades Fires: Debunking the Lies Blaming Gavin Newsom
In times of crisis, the truth often becomes the first casualty.
krassencast.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I urge everyone to at least give this a read about the Pacific Palisades Fires in Southern California.
The lies on social media are out of control and it's hurting people. Please share:
krassencast.com/p/facts-abou...
The lies on social media are out of control and it's hurting people. Please share:
krassencast.com/p/facts-abou...
Trickle down was never an economic model for the benefit of the middle class - it was a grift by the wealthy to destroy the middle class and create an obscene wealth class.
January 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Trickle down was never an economic model for the benefit of the middle class - it was a grift by the wealthy to destroy the middle class and create an obscene wealth class.
Every time Trump makes some outlandish claim like "we're gonna rename the Gulf of Mexico", "we need Greenland / Canada / Panama Canal for national security" the only question I want to hear from journalists is...
"what are you trying to distract from with this ridiculous statement?"
"what are you trying to distract from with this ridiculous statement?"
January 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Every time Trump makes some outlandish claim like "we're gonna rename the Gulf of Mexico", "we need Greenland / Canada / Panama Canal for national security" the only question I want to hear from journalists is...
"what are you trying to distract from with this ridiculous statement?"
"what are you trying to distract from with this ridiculous statement?"
Money was never the goal - power was.
Obtaining more money provides more power - one does not become a billionaire for the money.
Obtaining more money provides more power - one does not become a billionaire for the money.
BASH: One of the concerns is that Elon Musk has billions tied up in govt contracts. You don't see a conflict of interest?
CHRIS SUNUNU: Everyone has a conflict of interest
BASH: But that's a pretty big one
SUNUNU: He's so rich he's removed from the potential financial influence
CHRIS SUNUNU: Everyone has a conflict of interest
BASH: But that's a pretty big one
SUNUNU: He's so rich he's removed from the potential financial influence
December 30, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Money was never the goal - power was.
Obtaining more money provides more power - one does not become a billionaire for the money.
Obtaining more money provides more power - one does not become a billionaire for the money.
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Donald Trump is a terrible, awful, no-good man. The term evil might also apply, a notion I almost never employ or believe in. But as horrendous as he is, we have to accept that he doesn’t exist on the precipice of power again without a lot of terrible, awful, no-good people and a broken system.
December 26, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Donald Trump is a terrible, awful, no-good man. The term evil might also apply, a notion I almost never employ or believe in. But as horrendous as he is, we have to accept that he doesn’t exist on the precipice of power again without a lot of terrible, awful, no-good people and a broken system.
As I get older, I have no tolerance for anyone telling me what to or not to do without presenting corroborating evidence or peer reviewed research.
If you don't have that - only preferences, angsts, bossiness or ideology - then I will block you.
I must be learning from my cat.
If you don't have that - only preferences, angsts, bossiness or ideology - then I will block you.
I must be learning from my cat.
December 20, 2024 at 5:41 PM
As I get older, I have no tolerance for anyone telling me what to or not to do without presenting corroborating evidence or peer reviewed research.
If you don't have that - only preferences, angsts, bossiness or ideology - then I will block you.
I must be learning from my cat.
If you don't have that - only preferences, angsts, bossiness or ideology - then I will block you.
I must be learning from my cat.
First Post - I'm choosing to stay positive. No matter what type of kakistocracy / plutocracy / oligarchy we become.
December 12, 2024 at 4:24 PM
First Post - I'm choosing to stay positive. No matter what type of kakistocracy / plutocracy / oligarchy we become.