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2024-08-13 20:15:49

The way these businesses have been getting away with robbing customers who no longer want their services is criminal. Tantamount to robbery.
I am glad President Biden is doing something about it. Long overdue.
The American people are tired of corporations screwing us over.
White House launches consumer protection drive to short-circuit chatbots and ‘doom loops’ - cleveland.com:
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/08/white-house-launches-consumer-protection-drive-to-short-circuit-chatbots-and-doom-loops.html

2024-08-08 20:33:16

To ensure that no one in the US is above the law, VP Kamala Harris supports President Biden's constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court's recent decision granting Presidents broad immunity for official acts.
#HarrisWalz2024 #ReasonsToVoteHarris2024
Harris Backs Biden Call for Supreme Court Overhaul, Immunity Reversal | Common Dreams:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-harris-supreme-court-reform

2024-08-05 01:13:01

Once again gotta love these idiots who think Kamala Harris is going to make some wacky VP choice that she didn’t think about extremely carefully and with every possible consideration. Everyone doing this isn’t helpful. At all.

2024-07-22 04:14:40

Start here:
#KamalaHarris2024
Help Kamala Harris win the White House! — Donate via ActBlue:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dkendorses2024harris

2024-07-15 00:16:49

If they didn’t denounce an officer being beaten with a flagpole because of this same guy, it’s hard to take them seriously now.
That said, they should take January 6th seriously if they’re going to ask it.
Anyway, definitely not the answer although I don’t need to tell anyone that.
Back to Project 2025 and reelecting Biden/Harris for me.

2024-06-03 20:31:38

I haven’t been overly thrilled with the Washington Post since Sally Buzbee came in but this seems much, much worse.
They let go of quite a few good journalists and have kept on those who seem determined to ruin their reputation. This definitely isn’t going to help.
It’s not a good sign for the publication or for the state of U.S journalism at all.
The Washington Post hires new editors from conservatives news orgs:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/2/2244387/-Breaking-The-Washington-Post-hires-new-editors-from-conservatives-news-orgs

2024-05-31 00:25:08

“Very innocent” isn’t a thing. #Trump
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/112/532/380/339/139/329/original/90914c8efdeb0c99.jpg

2024-05-29 23:25:10

if you can't be in a coalition with people you disagree with on at least a few things, you can't build a coalition big enough to accomplish anything in the United States or defeat rising fascism.
It’s just not going to work.

2024-05-26 18:23:08

The number of U.S. oil refineries exceeding the EPA's action level for cancer-causing benzene in 2023 was cut in half compared to 2020.
These are the kinds of regulations Trump and his minions want to scrap. The very first executive order of Trump's presidency was to relax regulations governing dumping mine waste into rivers
Elections have consequences.
Fenceline Monitoring Dashboard:
https://environmentalintegrity.shinyapps.io/fencelinemonitoring/?_inputs_&navbar=%22home%22&dropdown1=%22%22&facility_input=%22%22&date_input=%22%22

2024-05-22 02:58:00

Saying “I support the right of Jewish people to exist” is already a little weird to me since I don’t see that as questionable (guess it is for some) but it definitely sounds bad if you add a “but” on the end. That’s not as supportive as you think it is, people who keep saying it.

2024-04-14 18:42:25

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@npub1k4q…4nh2 Paying taxes is a good thing.

2024-04-14 18:09:38

This is yet another thing that helps regular people thanks to the Biden Administration and Democrats.
The IRS Finally Cracked the Code on Making Tax Season Suck Less | The New Republic:
https://newrepublic.com/article/180448/irs-direct-file-fixed-taxes

2024-03-22 22:48:01

I’m not sure where I’ll be watching election coverage right now but it sure as fuck won’t be anywhere foolish enough to have Ronna McDaniel on as a commenter or analyst or whatever they’re going to call it.
Seriously, what the fuck? Why do the major news organizations hate truthful information and honest reporting so much?
What a Coup! NBC News Just Hired Ronna McDaniel. – Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/what-a-coup-nbc-news-just-hired-ronna-mcdaniel/
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/112/141/535/050/688/806/original/e7fe4fa526049387.jpeg

2024-03-11 22:03:25

This is big news from the Department of Education. The Department of Education is starting a program to inform high school students about the importance of voting and promote voter registration.
This is getting no attention in the media and Laura Brill from the Civics Center (an organization I’ve volunteered with) is asking for help getting the word out. Please share this information where you can.
U.S. Department of Education Promotes High School Voter Registration:
https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/us-department-of-education-promotes

2024-03-01 17:33:41

Despite the pressure, Navalny supporters came out today in great numbers.
Navalny had a rare ability to get people to discard their fears in the face of a growing Kremlin crackdown.
And in this country, we have a Republican Party that wants to enable everything on Putin’s wishlist, including the same type of crackdown.
Live updates: The funeral of Alexey Navalny, Russian opposition figure:
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/navalny-funeral-moscow-russia-03-01-24/index.html

2024-02-13 23:32:04

If you’re sick with anything contagious, please just stay home. No one else wants to catch whatever you have, be it a simple cold or Covid 19. Honestly, nobody should need to explain that. It’s common sense.
That said, it would be a lot better if everyone in the U.S. had adequate sick leave and they don’t.

2024-02-11 15:14:57

Knocking on every door to hunt for undocumented people. Demanding access to homes. No subpoena.
Guaranteed that documented and citizen immigrants would get caught up in this nightmare with people trying to migrate here.
This is not the country I want to live in and we have the ability to stop it.
Trump’s Immigration Plan Is Even More Aggressive Now -
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/02/trumps-immigration-plan-is-even-more-aggressive-now/677385/

2024-01-30 00:40:09

For the people in the back or wherever they are, anyone saying that Putin’s government has never or would never engage in influence campaigns, including on social media, in order to sow discord in the United States or influence actions and elections here in order to divide us and install a more easily used administration is really uninformed, a paid liar, or, worst of all, lying for free.
Here's What We Know So Far About Russia's 2016 Meddling | TIME
https://time.com/5565991/russia-influence-2016-election/

2024-01-27 02:03:03

If Republicans are serious about the border and not just engaging in performative screaming, they’ll sign on.
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/111/825/212/797/188/212/original/aad911eb3f3db61c.jpeg

2024-01-24 01:27:22

Hi. Pennsylvania is a swing state. Pennsylvania has 19 electoral votes, which makes it tied with Illinois for the 5th most.
2024 Pennsylvania General election poll, registered voters:
Biden 47% (+8)
Trump 39%
“Which three of the following nine issues will most influence your vote for a candidate for public office in 2024?”
Winners: crime and public safety, abortion, inflation and the economy.
Probably smart to pay attention to what actual voters are showing up for.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2024/Topllines-PAStatewide-Public-Jan2024.pdf

2024-01-18 03:21:03

Overdraft fees are essentially just extremely high interest loans and they trap people in a cycle of debt. So this is yet another move from the current President to help most Americans.
If Trump and the GOP win in November, there will be no new federal rules and regulations to protect you. And likely repeals of any you have now.
Biden administration unveils proposed changes to big banks' overdraft fees:
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/17/biden-administration-unveils-proposed-changes-to-big-banks-overdraft-fees.html

2024-01-09 23:52:01

Many leftists think criticizing anything and everything that happens, even unequivocally good news, is a sign of intelligence and some sort of cred, regardless of what the actual criticism is.
So whenever they see someone report a good thing about how stuff is going, they reflexively see an opportunity for an easy dunk. Some of the stupidest people online.

2024-01-06 18:02:37

3 years ago today, Donald Trump and a violent mob tried to overthrow the will of the American people and cancel 81 million votes. He did so in the midst of a pandemic that he let get out of control and an economy that was in a catastrophic state.
The most documented coup attempt in all of history yet the Republicans are still willing to deny it in service to their own need for power. I am sickened by every one of them.
Defining images from the Jan 6th Capitol attack -
https://www.reuters.com/pictures/defining-images-jan-6th-capitol-attack-2024-01-05/

2024-01-03 13:44:27

Monstrous decision that says women’s lives are not to be protected, even in the face of a medical emergency. Gun owners are fiercely protected in Texas. Women, not.
A lot of people need to take a hard look at how they are voting or plan to. Who gets elected in Texas is one thing, but the Fifth Circuit is comprised of judges appointed by Presidents.
Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rules:
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/02/texas-abortion-fifth-circuit/

2024-01-02 18:49:57

On the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, President Biden issued a statement both celebrating and planning to expand it. To state the obvious, this would not be happening under anyone currently running as a Republican for president and the last one tried to gut it multiple times.
A Proclamation on the 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, 2023 |
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/12/27/a-proclamation-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-endangered-species-act-2023/

2023-12-05 15:53:55

The far left is indistinguishable from the far right on matters regarding Jews.
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/111/528/374/273/430/741/original/b4153baa0bec1b7f.jpeg

2023-11-28 23:01:20

These most recent rulings gutting the Voting Rights Act come from two George W. Bush-nominated judges and one Donald Trump-nominated judge. The courts matter and folks who say they're not voting for Biden because he doesn't do everything they want will produce more judges like this.
Trump’s judges latest revolt against the Voting Rights Act -
https://www.vox.com/scotus/2023/11/28/23978226/supreme-court-trump-judges-voting-rights-act-arkansas-rose-secretary

2023-10-26 02:15:07

Called gay people“destructive.”
Compared gay people to pedophiles.
Helped organize anti-gay protests on college campuses.
Fought laws that provided health benefits to same-sex couples.
Perfectly A-OK with every Republican in the House of Representatives.
The GOP is not only not moderate, they’re obvious extremists.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson once wrote in support of the criminalization of gay sex |
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/politics/mike-johnson-gay-sex-criminalization-kfile/index.html

2023-10-19 15:58:40

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@npub147p…lnth @npub19fc…ay3c Imagine that in reverse- which just happened here. I saw a lot of accounts of Black people, Indigenous people, saying the Fedi was hostile and the answer “I haven’t seen it but ok” was unacceptable then (correctly.) I argued with a ton of white people who came into Black timelines and tried to minimize racism by saying they “just didn’t see it.”
What changed?
Would one person who has a bad take ever take it back on social media. Not today apparently.

2023-10-19 15:52:41

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@npub19fc…ay3c @npub147p…lnth Sigh. I supported a ton of people who when they complained, legitimately, that there was a racism problem on the Fedi (and in the world) that saying “I’ve not seen it” was the wrong answer.
So disappointing that only Jews are told these things. So disappointing.

2023-10-19 15:47:30

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@npub19fc…ay3c @npub147p…lnth Might want to check a Jew’s timeline. People have said it directly to me.

2023-10-08 23:40:31

As Jennifer Rubin astutely notes, “moderate Republicans” is an oxymoron.
There are no Republican moderates. This is a party so extreme it would excommunicate Richard Nixon as a “closet liberal” if he were still around.
Opinion: If Republican ‘moderates’ ever acted, plenty could get done-
https://wapo.st/3ZNRUOn

2023-10-01 23:48:43

What the media won’t show you this Sunday: President Biden sat down with John Harwood. They covered 17 different issues facing our democracy.
I don’t post many videos. Often, a good 8 hours or so of them pass me in just a single day from those I follow.
This is 20 minutes and vital to what we’re all facing. Nobody else running is confronting these issues. The Republicans running are, of course, making all of them worse.
#ProPublica Interviews President Biden - YouTube-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfU931HBWvQ

2023-09-17 18:10:55

The next time you hear "both sides do it," remember that in 2008, after Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, was charged with corruption, members of his own party overwhelmingly voted to impeach and convict him in short order. His career ended. Now he’s on the right, unsurprisingly.
One side holds their own accountable. And it's not Republicans.
Ken Paxton emerges victorious from yet another career scandal | The Texas Tribune
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/17/ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-scandal/

2023-09-14 19:04:45

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@npub1wjh…6adp I find all the criticism of her both intentional (undermine the Democrats) and unfounded.
It would be great if the general press would spend their time and energy discussing the real differences between the parties (democracy, abortion, climate) and the dystopian hell into which we will descend if Republicans gain anything more than what they have. (In fact, they need to lose big.)
They could also actually cover what VP Harris is doing with some depth.

2023-09-14 01:39:19

Biden is old, but capable, honest, ethical, and hard working.
Trump is old, but dangerous, lying, treasonous, and a fascist.
One thing is not like the other.
Please do go away, Mitt Romney. He never could bring himself to admit his party is the worst thing about this country.
Romney: Biden, Trump should both ‘stand aside’ in 2024 |
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4203104-romney-biden-trump-should-both-stand-aside-in-2024/

2023-09-13 16:41:16

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@npub189n…satx I’m a fan of people following basic logic. More of that.

2023-09-13 16:23:14

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@npub189n…satx I enjoyed this article on that note:
This Biden Age Conversation Is Really Getting Old-
https://www.mikeluxmedia.com/single-post/this-biden-age-conversation-is-really-getting-old

2023-09-12 13:54:56

It isn't conspiracy to commit a crime when the plan is to do it legally elsewhere. For example, gambling is illegal may places, but it isn't a conspiracy to plan a trip to Las Vegas.
The “party of personal freedom” is all about control and overreach. They want fascist rule. It’s not an exaggeration.
Alabama can prosecute those who help women travel for abortion, attorney general says -
https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/alabama-can-prosecute-those-who-help-women-travel-for-abortion-attorney-general-says.html

2023-09-09 21:28:45

A simple majority is needed to impeach in the Wisconsin House of Representatives. (Removal takes 2/3 in the Wisconsin Senate.)
Assuming party-line voting on the Dem side, you would need 15 Republican defectors (out of 64) to reject impeachment.
Here's 1.
Republicans’ reasoning is ridiculous. The entire bench would have to recuse from a maps case applying their “logic.”
Rep. Johnson says he will not vote to impeach Protasiewicz-
https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2023/09/08/rep--scott-johnson-says-he-will-not-vote-to-impeach-protasiewicz

2023-09-07 00:49:47

U.S. voters need to be 100% clear: if we re-elect this man, our democracy is finished. He will turn the weapons of law against his opponents (us), and arrest, try, convict, sentence, imprison and/or execute them. Is this the country you want to live in?
I hope not. I don’t.
Trump threatens retaliatory scheme he already tried to implement-
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-threatens-retaliatory-scheme-already-tried-implement-rcna103385

2023-08-29 21:26:49

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@npub1e7m…s3rl I’m so sorry that happened but glad to hear you have such a good outcome. I hope you both have continued great health and that we can keep and expand healthcare coverage in this country.

2023-08-29 20:27:05

Republicans must be too busy trying to distract us with other things to try and cancel Obamacare lately. Or maybe they’ve finally realized most people like it.
At any rate, this is another great idea from Governor Gretchen Whitmer. All states should do it. Probably only the Democratic-run ones will. #VoteBlue
Michigan Gov. Whitmer will call on Democrats to codify ‘Obamacare’ into state law |
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/michigan-gov-whitmer-will-call-on-democrats-to-codify-obamacare-into-state-law

2023-08-27 17:56:44

“‘He was targeting people based on their race. That is totally unacceptable,’ DeSantis said.”
Hey, Ron. It’s entirely acceptable in your party. The Republican Party in your state and every state across the US cultivates hate, fosters hate, and rewards hate based on race.
Whether it's eliminating or watering down Black history or gerrymandering to strip Black political power, the message Republicans are sending is clear. And people like this pick up on it.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/mayor-number-fatalities-jacksonville-florida-shooting-media-2023-08-26/

2023-08-20 15:24:18

I have that book for my daughter. It’s fantastic. If anything, the book teaches children to be unashamedly themselves.
Telling someone they can't be who they are is wrong. The fact that we are in such shortage of teachers and she was fired for it is ridiculously short sighted.
Being open to acceptance, understanding, empathy, and inclusion benefits everyone.
A Georgia school board fires a teacher for reading a book to students about gender identity |
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-teacher-fired-reading-book-gender-identity-64f8428af86ed47bea093fba5167506a

2023-08-08 15:12:29

If you live in #Ohio and are a registered voter and haven’t voted in the August 8th special election yet, today’s the day. Polls are open from 6:30AM to 7:30PM.
Here’s why to vote no:
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/opinion/editorials/2023/07/19/ohio-issue-1-vote-no-august-special-election-constitution-amendment/70406231007/
Check your polling place. Some “mysteriously” moved.
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/08/07/new-voting-locations-pitch-in-for-ohios-unexpected-august-election/
Help get out the vote here:
https://www.mobilize.us/theunion/event/573362/
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/110/854/160/795/421/879/original/46944cebe0946947.mp4

2023-08-06 18:10:48

Republicans in #Ohio are trying squash democracy by requiring ballot initiatives have a 60% majority for passage rather than a simple 50%. And they are trying to do this through a special election on August 8, a time when many people are busy with summer plans.
Please help spread the word and get out the vote. Here’s three ways to pitch in.
https://www.mobilize.us/activateamerica/event/569758/
https://www.mobilize.us/swingleft/event/567048/
https://www.mobilize.us/swingleft/event/563286/

2023-08-05 15:45:36

On one hand, we have Hunter, a private citizen. On the other, a former president, indicted 3 times, and charged with over 70 felonies, and more indictments and charges to come.
Which one of these guys will leave an indelible stain on our country? Which one tried to overthrow our government? Which one attacked our constitution and our democracy? Hold them both to account, but they’re hardly the same.
The week’s diverging news realities, depending on your cable channel-
https://wapo.st/45ekkTh
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2023-08-05 02:27:11

I’m not repeating or posting a screenshot of his stupid words but the only thing Trump is “coming after” personally is donations for his legal defense.
He’s a coward and won’t do anything himself. He does mean to inspire other people to commit more crimes, though- people he couldn’t care less about. Not that they comprehend that.

2023-08-04 02:08:06

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@npub1tf4…nzuj When you put together 7 slates of fake electors and get them to file 7 sets of fake certifications in an effort to stop the counting of the authentic certified slates in an attempt to subvert the election to you, and with violence, that’s not covered by any of 1, 2, or 3. #TrumpIndictment

2023-08-03 02:26:33

Standards in our country for Republicans have sunk so low that someone with the temperament of a four-year old and a track record of fraud and sexual abuse and who is under indictment for, among other things, trying to subvert an election and still making excuses for it is not only a viable candidate, but the leading candidate.
There is no First Amendment right to overturn an election, no matter what Trump says-
https://www.vox.com/2023/8/2/23817444/trump-indictment-first-amendment-supreme-court-lies-solicitation

2023-08-02 17:56:14

At this point, it might be quicker to list the Republicans who *aren’t* credibly accused of crimes.
Matthew DePerno is charged in Michigan voting machine scheme:
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1142599350/deperno-michigan-voting-machine-breach-charges

2023-08-02 00:12:27

I'd love to see media use terminology that Trump hasn't rendered meaningless in the coming days.
They need to make sure the facts come across clearly. #TrumpIndictment

2023-08-01 17:45:05

Remember when Republicans promised a crash if Joe Biden were elected president? Remember when Republicans promised that tax cuts for the wealthy would create jobs and give us GDP growth of 6%? Yes, those were lies.
That’s not to say things are perfect for everyone. We have a long way to go on it, but Biden has engineered a soft landing from a high level crisis and GOP leadership is in full panic mode.
Without a recession to exploit, the GOP has lost economic coherence-
https://wapo.st/43KQIfj
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/110/815/084/831/842/788/original/5f6a9364d78c48ec.jpeg

2023-08-01 17:11:26

MAGA members: Please donate now to the Donald J. Trump Election Fraud Fund as soon as you donate to the Donald J. Trump Sexual Assault Defense Fund, and after you donate to the Donald J. Trump Obstruction of Justice Fund.
Do it today!
Trump super PAC filing shows he's spent millions more than he’s raised in 2023 -
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/31/trump-finances-campaign-2024-00109131

2023-07-28 16:51:00

It’s not a glitch. It's a feature.
Conservatives do not want to raise kids that possess critical thinking skills.
A diverse array of books gave me a level of empathy and a wider world view than I would not have otherwise gotten. They aim to prevent that from happening in other kids.
There is an all-out attack on education occurring.
HISD's Mike Miles will convert some libraries into discipline areas-
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/hisd-libraries-discipline-areas-mike-miles-reforms-18209051.php

2023-07-26 02:27:53

The right believes slavery was good for slaves, the Holocaust wasn’t a big deal, that society is better off when women have fewer rights and that we should defend guns instead of the school children they kill. Go ahead, McCarthy, add one more nail the Republican party’s coffin.
Today's GOP has no plan for inflation or educating kids or anything else that would further the country.
McCarthy says Biden family allegations are 'rising to the level of impeachment inquiry'-
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/mccarthy-says-biden-family-allegations-are-rising-level-impeachment-in-rcna96133
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/110/777/519/110/108/143/original/432ccdd1dd5fcb15.jpeg

2023-07-18 15:49:59

The 18 other AGs who signed on represent AL, AK, AR, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MO, MT, NE, ND, OH, SC, SD, TN, TX and UT so if you live in one of those states or MS and think fascism is bad, plan your political activities accordingly.
AG: Make Out-of-State Abortion Info Available to Investigators-
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/34705/mississippi-attorney-general-wants-info-on-out-of-state-abortions-gender-affirming-care

2023-07-18 01:28:23

The real reason Joe Manchin is entertaining an ill-advised a White House run: Gov. Jim Justice (who is aimng for Manchin's Senate seat) has a 66% favorability rating in West Virginia compared to Manchin's 38%. Manchin is dancing with No Labels because of this.
But the talking heads in most of the national media never mention this.
Jim Justice rakes in close to $1M in second quarter for Manchin’s Senate seat |
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4091759-jim-justice-rakes-in-close-to-1m-in-second-quarter-for-manchins-senate-seat/

2023-07-14 19:34:38

Remember that pipeline that Joe Manchin snuck into the debt ceiling bill, where it limited opponents' rights to sue and mandated completion?
A stay issued by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond has once again halted construction on it, which a number of people including me predicted would happen. Days Manchin is mad are generally good days.
The Mountain Valley Pipeline has been blocked again despite the debt ceiling bill fast-tracking the project |
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2023/07/14/mountain-valley-pipeline-equitrans-manchin-biden-fetterman-casey/stories/202307130125

2023-07-13 15:49:32

“Still, ultimately, the FDA committee agreed most women could determine on their own whether the medication was appropriate for them to use.”
No shit. Women can make their own decisions.
Good for people who can get pregnant and the people who care about them.
Expect Republican lawsuits. They clearly aren’t slowing down on banning reproductive choice.
FDA approves Opill, the first nonprescription birth control pill in the U.S.-
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hormonal-birth-control-fda-nonprescription-contraceptive-pill-rcna93958

2023-07-12 20:46:25

Coaching Black people doesn't exonerate one from being a racist, and using that as an excuse demonstrates desperation.
Hard to see why Tuberville has such a problem identifying White Nationalists and racists, though.
All he has to do is look in the mirror
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tommy-tuberville-says-he-isnt-racist-because-he-was-a-football-coach

2023-06-30 17:07:55

Get out and vote, people. We will continue to see these small-minded, homophobic decisions unless we clean house. It will take a generation at least. I hope voters have the stamina and patience.
Then people can force cases like these back up where they can be overturned. These yahoos have established there is no such thing as precedent, anyway.
Supreme Court rules for website designer who doesn't want to serve same-sex couples-
https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/supreme-court-wedding-lgbtq-303-creative-rcna75876

2023-06-27 02:09:50

He bravely hid behind a sofa and unloaded 30 high-velocity rounds at a pool cleaner. Popping off 30 rounds isn’t “standing your ground.”
“Stand Your Ground” laws are a cover for anyone to be able to shoot at anyone else they feel threatened by, whether or not that’s true, with no consequences. They need to go.
Dunedin man fired 30 AR-15 rounds at pool cleaner he thought was intruder, sheriff says-
https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2023/06/26/dunedin-man-fired-30-ar-15-rounds-pool-cleaner-he-thought-was-intruder-sheriff-says/

2023-06-19 20:07:54

Thanks, Democrats and Colorado governor Jared Polis.
EpiPen costs capped at $60 soon per new Colorado law-
https://www.kktv.com/2023/06/08/epipen-costs-capped-60-soon-per-new-colorado-law/

2023-06-11 17:13:29

I think this will be the most important trial to watch in the coming weeks.
Even though it only directly affects one attorney, the arguments made at trial ought to guide legislators on shoring up the holes in laws protecting our democracy from predators like Eastman who, through their actions, have tried to turn our country into a Banana Republic.
John Eastman devised a fringe legal theory to try to keep Trump in power. Now he may be disbarred:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/11/john-eastman-disbarment-trial-trump-00101407

2023-06-03 15:42:51

So it was okay to forgive mortgages for some even though others pay or payed theirs. It was okay to give forgivable loans to businesses during Covid-some which got into the millions and plenty of Republicans in Congress took, or for corporations to skip out on taxes, but the average Joe and Jolene cannot get a break of a measly 10Gs that would actually improve their quality of life a tiny bit.
Senate votes to overturn Biden’s student loan relief program-
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-vote-block-bidens-student-debt-relief-program-rcna87223

2023-05-16 22:49:57

Yes, guns – but also, when there are forces, and especially when governments are included among them, endorsing the idea that abortion is "wrong, evil, murder, etc." it will inevitably increase the rate of violence against abortion care providers, activists, and patients.
Anti-abortion extremism expressed via legislation and propaganda enables anti-abortion extremism to be expressed via violence.
But yes, another lack of a “good guy” with a gun.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/texas-man-fatally-shoots-girlfriend-after-she-got-an-abortion-police-say

2023-05-15 23:55:46

Good Samaritans don't kill people.
Pretty sure it's like #1 in the Good Samaritan Handbook.
Ignorant Ron DeSantis and Other Republicans Are Calling The Man Who Killed Jordan Neely 'A Good Samaritan'-
https://www.theroot.com/dumbass-ron-desantis-calls-daniel-penny-the-man-who-al-1850437688
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/110/374/923/642/996/753/original/4e5f143f814d427a.jpeg

2023-05-09 02:17:10

If you want to know why the protection of reproductive rights is so important and why abortion bans are anti-life, see this story. Elect people who will protect abortion rights.
Republicans aren’t. And won’t.
Oklahoma woman with non-viable pregnancy told to wait in parking lot ‘until you bleed out’ due to abortion ban |
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/jaci-statton-oklahoma-abortion-ban-pregnancy-b2333380.html

2023-05-07 18:01:51

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As as addendum, a great post from @npub1meu…5wjd about the importance of following the money.
Follow the money blocking gun safety reforms-
https://thedemlabs.org/2023/05/07/follow-the-money-blocking-gun-safety-reforms/

2023-05-07 17:58:16

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Washington adopts historic new gun safety laws | Governor Jay Inslee
https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/washington-adopts-historic-new-gun-safety-laws
Are Democrats perfect? No. Nobody is claiming that, either. But we are the ones making progress and the party overall trying and succeeding in taking this on.
By claiming otherwise dishonesty, you hurt the election efforts of the very people were trying to put into office to make more progress and the organizers doing the work. There’s nothing progressive about that. 3/3

2023-05-04 20:37:54

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@npub1t95…0kzy
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/110/311/864/510/419/806/original/f25ae8bcdc6a0c8f.mp4

2023-05-02 22:08:48

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@npub1t95…0kzy Keeps me going some days. If we can’t laugh, not much left!😂😂🫶

2023-05-02 17:54:23

The concept of people learning to think critically is anathema to all despots.
And without education, we don't have a prepared society. Without a prepared society, we have no economy, period.
It doesn't take much to understand that.
Point is, Republicans need to stop harassing our educators. But will they get the memo for about the umpteenth time? Add this to the GOP driving the economy off a cliff, again.
Culture wars are lots of fun until you kneecap your economy-
https://wapo.st/3AMZcGI

2023-05-01 23:26:44

Calling it a "stray" bullet makes it sound like bullets are wildlife that occasionally just kind of cross your path by chance. Like when someone gets electrocuted by "stray" electricity that "leaked" from a power line. You know, this stuff just kind of pools around sometimes! /s
Um, no: bullets are fired from a gun by a person. And Republicans’ only suggestion is to make more of these things happen.
College baseball player struck by stray bullet during game-
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/05/01/college-baseball-shooting/

2023-04-30 23:07:42

Only in Republican world can a man assault a reporter, get convicted, and go on to be governor yet a woman named Zooey Zephyr can be a threat to a roomful of men just by talking and end up thrown out of the legislature.
So tired of these people with mouths full of scripture but hearts full of hate.
Montana governor signs gender-affirming care ban for transgender minors-
https://montanafreepress.org/2023/04/28/montana-governor-signs-gender-affirming-care-ban-for-minors/

2023-04-29 18:40:18

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@npub1t95…0kzy
I guess he had to stand his ground by standing on the neighbor's ground as he feared for his life and shoot a bunch of unarmed people. Good guy with a gun not found.

2023-04-29 18:07:35

This is the living hell Republican politicians want us to live in. This is the Trumpian vision for America. Constant carnage and living in fear.
We must defeat this mentality and elect people willing to act to survive or drown in our apathy.
Texas: 5 people fatally shot, including 8-year-old, suspect at large, San Jacinto County Sheriff says-
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/29/us/cleveland-texas-shooting/index.html

2023-04-20 18:59:03

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Need some citations? Good, I have some. Facts are facts.
https://www.safewise.com/resources/guns-at-home/
https://time.com/6183881/gun-ownership-risks-at-home/
https://www.thetrace.org/2020/04/gun-safety-research-coronavirus-gun-sales/
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/do-guns-make-us-safer-science-suggests-no/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-02/guns-home-safety-research
https://research.northeastern.edu/does-having-a-gun-at-home-really-make-you-safer/

2023-04-20 18:54:33

The idea that you need a gun for protection, because you’re going to save yourself from something or you’re going to save someone else from something, because there’s a good guy with a gun saving lives, needs to end if our country and society are to ever make any progress.
Because this is how they get used the vast majority of the time, or by law enforcement wrongly shooting people to death or to devastating injury.
Too many people with too many guns- this is what you get.
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/110/232/153/057/943/417/original/382adc64bcd540f2.jpeg
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/110/232/154/224/842/314/original/2383b5feb98666c2.jpeg
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/110/232/154/622/669/483/original/faebe3f69d768b81.jpeg

2023-04-19 16:06:22

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#[0] Thanks for that fine add to my post, Alex. We need more people like him representing us.

2023-04-19 15:57:59

Back in the Senate, John Fetterman isn’t skipping a beat-
“Lawmakers shouldn’t be able to profit off of the same companies they’re regulating.”
Tell your own Senators to support this.
John Fetterman got a round of applause from Democrats as he returned to the Senate-
He also introduced bipartisan legislation that would ban lawmakers from owning or trading stocks.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2023/04/18/john-fetterman-washington-senate-return/stories/202304180100

2023-04-19 14:57:43

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#[0] Just anticipating what usually goes on around here. Once I said “beginning” of the end or something and a couple of people freaked out. I’m not one to do that.

2023-04-19 14:46:05

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#[0] Someone may and probably will eventually try and argue with you that it started earlier but that particular weekend and the sickening response was definitely a turning point.

2023-04-18 21:22:17

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#[0] #[1] Don’t worry and thanks. My list is massive.

2023-04-18 21:16:51

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#[0] I’m tired today. Between trying to fight the stuff from yesterday, people who want to deny transphobia, people who want to deny racism, and some person accusing me of changing my posts and posting things I didn’t, I’m taking an afternoon off. Keep up the fight.
A lot of accounts still need to watch who they’re amplifying.

2023-04-18 21:03:22

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#[0] Thank you. Yes, we do.

2023-04-18 20:21:32

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#[0] @[email protected] #[1] Hi, Uninventive- someone replied under your toot with a non-sequitur and I was asking them to read up, not you. These long threads can get confusing. That account went a bit off the rails but I did like what you had to say. Thanks.

2023-04-18 20:13:27

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#[0] #[1] #[2] What?? This toot is about a trans attack by the right. Take care.

2023-04-18 20:10:08

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#[0] #[1] #[2] Faye- there’s a long discussion happening here and the point the other poster is making isn’t what I think you think. Thanks. I’d read up.

2023-04-17 23:02:58

That’s because it is terrible.
The debt ceiling relates to spending that has already been authorized. If you want to make cuts, Kevin, that's what a budget is for. You would know that if you were remotely competent and not completely over your head. Then again, no one in this country should be surprised.
Schumer pans McCarthy’s one-year debt-ceiling extension as ‘terrible idea’-
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3955223-schumer-pans-mccarthys-one-year-debt-ceiling-extension-as-terrible-idea/
https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/110/216/171/732/186/243/original/d300ba373955cb94.jpeg

2023-04-17 22:51:32

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#[0] Happy to help.

2023-04-17 22:50:45

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#[0] #[1] #[2] That’s how we address numerous things, cc. We educate people and use facts and compassion and understanding. That’s progress.

2023-04-17 16:51:19

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#[0] 16 year old boys are not competing against women in any sport. You’re repeating right wing talking points.
Letting acceptance come- would you say that to Black people, gay people, Brown people, Pacific Islanders, Indigenous people, all women? Hope not. We fight for the marginalized, together.

2023-04-17 16:48:37

I like governors who recognize reproductive rights belong to the person involved, not an appointed judge somewhere in Texas making ideological religious-based decisions, not safety-based decisions. #[0] #[1]
Gov. Wes Moore says Maryland will continue with abortion access -
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gov-wes-moore-maryland-continue-abortion-access/story?id=98607645

2023-04-17 16:16:17

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#[0] Nobody’s asking for your embrace. They’re asking to be left alone.

2023-04-17 16:15:32

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#[0] I’m sorry we lose what? Democrats didn’t start this issue. Republicans started attacking the trans community.

2023-04-17 02:19:32

Alabama has almost no gun laws thanks to their deranged Republican governor. That’s pretty much the pattern. Sorry, deranged is all I have left for this.
Shooting at Alabama birthday party kills 4 people, wounds 28 |
https://apnews.com/article/dadeville-alabama-shooting-party-137935e7cbc5b2470571eaee7febb161

2023-04-13 14:16:13

The Trumpist 5th Circuit has no more standing to question the FDA than a Trumpist District Judge in Amarillo. This ruling is just as political & ideological as the first as it attempts to prevent distribution over healthcare professionals' expertise.
By restricting legal abortion & access, lives are in greater jeopardy than taking mifepristone could ever do. Abortions won't stop. Safe ones will.
Appeals court preserves access to abortion pill for now but tightens rules-
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mifepristone-abortion-pill-federal-appeals-court-access-tighter-rules