zthecatlady.bsky.social
@zthecatlady.bsky.social
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The opportunity for insider trading and deep corruption with this gyrating nonsense is vast, as the massive stupidity and unquenchable greed of Trump and his minions competes for dominance. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump announces pause in ‘reciprocal’ tariffs for all countries but China
Stock markets soared. Tumult in bond markets had raised fears that the United States may be in the early stages of financial turmoil.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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The GOP Congressman in Michigan’s 10th district is one of many who are refusing to do town hall meetings with voters.

So my friend @maxwellfrost.bsky.social and I are heading there on Saturday to make sure every American has a chance to hear about the Trump and Musk’s corruption.
March 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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"For the first time in 83 years, the storied Voice of America is being silenced": Trump guts the agency that has provided factual reporting to countries around the world where authoritarians have squelched truth and dissent. www.reuters.com/business/med...
Trump signs order to gut Voice of America, other agencies
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at gutting the parent of U.S. government-funded media outlet Voice of America and six other federal agencies, his administration's latest step to shrink bureaucracy.
www.reuters.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Murphy: "If we continue to observe norms, if we continue to engage in business as usual, this democracy could be gone. I don't think we have a year to save American democracy. I think the way the president is acting ... puts out democracy at immediate risk."
March 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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from NYT interview w/Schumer: 1. no plan beyond hoping it wouldn't pass the Senate. 2. never understood it was a leverage time not a binary choice 3. sounded old and cranky. Conclusion: Time to go. Biden realized he had to step aside but too late. Schumer shouldn't wait for the Const to implode.
March 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
 
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
March 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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“There’s gonna be a big presence in DC, but it’s not just DC — I want to see this in rural areas, in suburban areas, in urban areas, in red states, purple states, blue states. It’s going to take all of us.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social

We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5: handsoff2025.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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"The White House ordered a stop to the background check investigations after they deemed the process too intrusive..."

abcnews.go.com/Politics/sto...
'Highly unusual': White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources
The White House has quietly told the FBI to halt background checks on dozens of the president's top staffers and has transferred the process to the Pentagon, sources say.
abcnews.go.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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URGENT: Cloture Vote is scheduled for 12:15pm CT/1:15PM CT. Call @klobuchar.senate.gov NOW. Urge her to vote NO on Cloture AND disastrous MAGA CR funding bill. 202-224-3244 (DC) or 612-727-5220 (MN).

Thank @smith.senate.gov for staying strong (202-224-5641)
Or send an email via democracy.io#!/
March 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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We've had our critiques of House Dems in recent days so I want to be really clear: they did their job! They held together to vote no! It was good! The Senate needs to follow their example!

Call your Senator and tell them: stop the dirty CR. And call your House rep to thank them (not Jared Golden).
House Democrats are very clear: We’re asking Senate Democrats to vote no on this CR, which is not clean.
March 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Well I just love this.
NEW from me -
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts | CNN Politics
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues...
www.cnn.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Coming to Greensboro! Thom Tillis Town Hall! The show will go on whether he shows up or not. He has been formally & cordially invited. *Seating is limited!*

Use the link below to register. You can also submit your questions.

@thegcdp.bsky.social @indivisible.org @maddow.msnbc.com

#northcarolina
March 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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✍🏼✍🏾✍🏻 Research shows postcards & letters help get out the vote where it counts. This week, 35 of us wrote to 575 Wisconsin voters in advance of their critical state Supreme Court election.

⭐ Thanks to our enthusiastic writers, generous stamp donors, and our letter leader, @stevekagan.bsky.social!
March 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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🚨 We need you to call your Democratic senator ASAP if their name is on this list.

Tell your senator you will have their back if they do the right thing and vote NO on the extreme MAGA spending bill that would give Trump more power to dismantle the federal government: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
March 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Trump may be hoping to intimidate leaders of American allies. But from Mexico and Canada to Britain and Ukraine, he's actually boosting the popularity of leaders seen as opposing him. Lauren Jackson www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/b...
How Trump Is Helping Liberals Abroad
Voters are rallying behind some leaders who oppose President Trump’s tariffs, threats and insults. There’s a theory that explains why.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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What has DOGE done?

- Fired the people tasked with keeping Americans safe from the bird flu.
- Gutted the IRS workforce during filing season.
- Fired the FAA workers who make sure it’s safe for us to fly in planes.

Does that sound like efficiency to you?
March 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Pants on fire
Mike Johnson: "The problem is they're being ambushed by right now by in many cases paid protesters. You've got George Soros-funded groups. They are very well organized ... the actual constituents of these Republican members can't actually make it into the arenas."
March 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.

So,I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Musk is blaming "Herbert Sandler," among others, for secretly financing the protests and Tesla dealerships over the last few weeks.

Sandler died in 2019.
March 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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In case you missed it – Donald Trump and Elon Musk are getting ready to privatize the Postal Service.

Let's talk about what that would mean:

youtu.be/nCY6cWcX8QA?...
Inside Elon Musk's Secret Plan to Privatize the Post Office
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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If you are spending any time attacking Democrats rather than focusing on what Republicans are doing to destroy our democracy then you are wasting value time.
March 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Trump is transactional. He’s trying to sell out Ukraine.

So, the question is—who’s buying Trump? The Kremlin, by buying the Trump crypto coin.

And if the president wants to prove me wrong, then release the records like I asked.

youtu.be/nV8Ss2-IcZg
Trump is transactional. He’s trying to sell out Ukraine.
YouTube video by Rep. Auchincloss
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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March 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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just inane.

"For the farmers in the Central Valley, it was not irrigation season, and this was their precious summer supply..."

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows
The Army Corps colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM