Administrator of progressivecafe.social B.S. Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University MChE, University of Delaware Liberal democrat and pragmatic progressive voter and activist. Account on Fediverse since February 2019. #ClimateAction #Science #GreenTech #Engineering Secular Jew amongst other things. Everyone deserves their own Ben Wyatt.
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Last Notes npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much I was going to go to the opening but it turns out it's at the same time I'm scheduled to run across a field of broken glass barefoot Jimmy Kimmel Savages ‘Melania’ Documentary as a “$75 Million Bribe” to Jeff Bezos: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jimmy-kimmel-melania-documentary-jeff-bezos-1236487113/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much “He was armed” is ironic from the people who want everyone in the country to be armed. You can see the video yourself. He wasn’t shooting at anyone. He was beaten and shot to death in the street. Authoritarian regimes always start with a target group. Immigrants. Protesters. LGBTQ+ people. Journalists. Educators. Women who won’t comply. Then the circle widens. If you think staying quiet or staying out of it will protect you, history says otherwise. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Blaming Democrats for Trump is the laziest way to run interference for Nazis, by the way. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Call your Senators and U.S. House Representative now. Here's what to say: “Hi, my name is ___ and I’m a constituent from <city & zip>. I’m calling to express my alarm about the Trump administration’s unauthorized military strikes on Venezuela and dangerous escalation toward an illegal and unnecessary war. I ask that <Name> immediately pass a wars power resolution to block ALL unauthorized strikes and military action in Venezuela.” Capitol switchboard; (202) 224-3121. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5670752-trump-venezuela-strike-democrats/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Please get this asshole off my TV and put the Pens/Red Wings on, thanks. There’s not one word from this moron I want to hear and not one second I will watch. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Two things can be true. It’s possible both to despise Maduro for what he has done to Venezuela AND to oppose an illegal and unconstitutional invasion of a sovereign country to seize control of its oil reserves or try to falsely demonstrate superiority by use of force or try and distract Americans from the economy or the Epstein files or all of that put together. What an absolute clown show of a country we are. We don't hold any moral superiority anywhere. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much When Trump’s tariffs were planned and announced this industry in particular was identified as one that would suffer and here we are now. People perpetually vote against their own best interests. The reasons why they do are never flattering. Jim Beam to close one of its Kentucky distillery for a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/jim-beam-to-close-one-of-its-kentucky-distillery-for-a-year-as-the-whiskey-industry-navigates-tariffs npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Disturbing that this is now displayed at the White House. Some argue that in countries where the people have the right to elect leaders, the leader reflects the people of that country. Does Donald Trump reflect who the American people are today? I think in many ways he does. And not enough people worked together to stop him. Is this the most important thing going on? No. But it’s why we are here. New White House plaques attack Trump's Democratic predecessors, Bush: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-white-house-plaques-attack-trumps-democratic-predecessors-bush-2025-12-17/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much @nprofile…nks4 Block away! Once an account engages like that, they’re not worth your time. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Kamala Harris led the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, building on work she had done for years. She worked with President Biden as he signed the first major gun reform law in decades. She had a detailed proposal to continue the work. The office was shut down on 1/20/2025. By the way. Two mass shootings, two responses: Australia acts while America accepts | Opinion: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article313732975.html npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Republicans are always terrible on the economy and always put us in devastatingly bad shape. Voters overall did not learn from past mistakes. This happens every time there’s a Republican president for as long as I can remember. Hilarious for anyone to keep implying people voted for Trump for economic reasons. This result was entirely predictable and historically established. America’s job market just got some troubling news: https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-jobs-report-november-retail-sales npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/115/727/283/979/368/066/original/9b6b94c40e444712.jpeg npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much @nprofile…nks4 Trump is in extremely poor health. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much I’m sorry but I have to repeat this one more time today. There was no good reason to have voted for Trump. It’s not excusable. It’s not understandable. It never will be. The only thing it can be is regrettable. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much It's cool that Trump held his own live "Fell for it Again" award ceremony. Anyway, I’m almost positive Ebeneezer Scrooge said “if they can’t buy fewer pencils then let us decrease the surplus population”. Trump’s return to MAGA rallies is a flop: https://www.salon.com/2025/12/10/trumps-return-to-maga-rallies-is-a-flop/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much This is just like the "plan" to give farmers cash to try to make up for lost revenue due to tariffs. (1) It does nothing to solve the root of the problem. (2) It's not even enough to approach a temporary solution. This is what happens when you let Republicans whose main objective is tax cuts for very wealthy people and bankrupting the rest of us in office. Again. New GOP Plan Would Raise Health Care Premiums for Millions of Americans: https://www.newsweek.com/new-gop-plan-raise-health-care-premiums-millions-americans-11175390 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much For the people still arguing over whether or not this man is declining mentally, this should help clear it up a little. Trump news at a glance: president goes after Biden executive orders with baseless autopen claims: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/29/trump-administration-news-updates-today npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Soooo….are pharmacies saying, “This drug is $20 therefore here’s $100, thanks for coming”? Honestly, the mental decline is staggering. Anyway, thank Joe Biden for any lower drug prices. That’s why any exist. 500%, 600%, 700%! Trump claims drug prices falling at levels never seen before, without giving data: https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/500-600-700-trump-claims-drug-prices-falling-at-levels-never-seen-before-without-giving-data-11764428465949.html npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much @nprofile…nks4 Car price won’t go down. What a car company CEO makes will go up. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much GOP out here defunding Planned Parenthood and then going for this so the kid you’re forced to have can die in a car crash, on brand for them. Republicans want to get rid of car safety features like AEB: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/829284/republicans-want-to-get-rid-of-car-safety-features-like-aeb npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Normalizing the murder of journalists is definitely something I saw coming with Trump. Trump shrugged off Khashoggi’s killing. This is a new low | Jodie Ginsberg | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/19/trump-khashoggi-killing-new-low npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much A big reason why some of us are screaming into the wind at non-conservative straight white people about sanewashing MTG and making her legitimate is that she has an agenda, which is getting elected to statewide office, and getting non-conservative whites to forgive her goes a long way to that end. Y’all. 🙄 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much The rush for redemption arcs is stunning. Loathsome people don’t deserve broad, roomy grace for doing one good thing one time recently. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much The Democrats are the reason that I (and millions of others) have been able to have healthcare for the past decade plus. Republicans are the reason that it's about to end. Sorry if it makes anyone upset but I don’t let shitty people lie with impunity. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Conflating 7 Democrats and 1 Independent with the entire Democratic Party is being done intentionally by people who want to do harm to the Democratic brand and help the Republican brand. Period. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much If you want to be disappointed about how things are going, I don’t blame you. But Republicans are absolutely going to renege on their promise to hold a vote on the ACA subsidies next month so we still get to attack them on that without people starving in the process. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much What’s wild is not a single member of the media will ask Senate Majority Leader John Thune about this. instead they’ll bring goofballs in and on who can shit on the Dems. Thune secures provision in government funding bill letting senators sue for phone records seizure - POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/10/john-thune-government-funding-phone-records-seizure-00646094 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much We shouldn't be in this mess in the first place. If more people would have done their bare minimum before this, we wouldn’t be. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much @nprofile…nks4 Was it an opinion person or an interview? Weird take for NPR. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much @nprofile…nks4 Wow. Well that’s bizarre. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much The purest cope you’re ever going to see. https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/115/511/695/163/971/518/original/781430536129c391.jpg npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Yesterday’s results are a statement against Trump and his unchecked power enabled by Republicans as they continue being correctly blamed for a government shutdown, tariffs that are skyrocketing prices, and unpopular ICE mobs raiding cities. You’re off the rails if you’re still on about weak Dems or meaningless endorsements. We won. Move on. Build on it. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Thanks, California. Someone has to do this to fight back against Republicans’ attempts to permanently be unaccountable. Californiana actually let their voters vote for it unlike Republican states like Texas where they jammed it through the already Republican controlled, Republican gerrymandered legislature only. California voters approve new US House map to help Democrats | AP News https://apnews.com/article/california-redistricting-prop-50-gavin-newsom-839193bfc2a817086acca7365315f26f npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much He complained about the government funding NIH and said it never produced anything and now he wants the drug discovered via NIH research. Anyway, this is what our voting public thought was best- whoever is rich and blows the king hard enough gets to live. Try and do better tomorrow, voters. Trump and RFK Jr. help Dilbert creator Scott Adams get his cancer drug : Shots - Health News : NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5596478/dilbert-trump-cancer-drug-rfk-jr npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much What kind of shithole country can’t keep airports running? The kind Republicans run. Flight delays spike as shutdown staffing shortages plague airports: https://www.axios.com/2025/11/02/flight-delays-staffing-shortages-government-shutdown npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Wonder how the “drop out Biden” media is feeling about Donald Trump announcing a resumption of nuclear testing less than 24 hours after tweeting not just incoherent garbage, but evidence of a literal stroke. Surely they’re all writing about nothing other than full-throated calls on Trump to resign, right? https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/115/465/634/632/643/096/original/2589b2b61a59d533.mp4 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much This is a great example. There’s no messaging that can get through to someone who thinks electing Trump is voting for a grown up. Blame “Democratic messaging” less. Blame voters more. I voted for Trump, GOP. As shutdown drags on, where are the grown-ups we elected? | Opinion https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/10/28/snap-benefits-government-shutdown-republicans/86931603007/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much I will reiterate, as I have in the past, that I am essentially unbulliable on the internet. I think a lot of us are at this point. I don’t really care about your trolling uninformed bigoted point and I’ll just laugh and block you and never think about you again. I have my own instance and I’m not maintaining it to listen to morons. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Should have voted for the Black lady. Donald Trump’s Support Among Middle Class is Crumbling: Poll - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-support-among-middle-class-crumbling-poll-10932377 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much That our own media flipped it when Biden forgot a word yet has a near complete disinterest over our nearly 80 year old President's health when he has permanent bruising on his right hand, swollen ankles, facial drooping, disappeared for days from public view twice in the last 2 months, just had an unexplained MRI, and is making unhinged rants overseas is something else. Trump interrupts Asia trip to go on new Tylenol and childhood vaccines rant | The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-tylenol-malaysia-trip-china-b2852792.html npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Doesn’t hate Democrats. Doesn’t have a Nazi tattoo. Doesn’t have problematic recent history full of misogynistic, homophobic remarks. So of course leftists and Pod Save Muh Trust Fund Bros don’t embrace him instead. Gay Maine Senate hopeful slams Graham Platner's hate speech: https://www.advocate.com/politics/jordan-wood-graham-platner-maine npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Food banks are going to need money if you have it, food if you have it, and hands and feet to feed people. There's one in every community. You can call 211 where I live and many other places or ask your neighbors or in my case local elected officials organize, too. So much of this could have been stopped by the simple act of casting a vote for a qualified woman. SNAP recipients told to buy shelf-stable food as funding deadline looms: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/snap-benefits-funds-run-out-nov-1-rcna239432 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much I earnestly tried to convince people in 2016 that if they were on the left in any form even mildly but also very that even if they didn't like Hillary Clinton (for whatever Russian disinfo-inspired reasons they had swallowed), they still had to vote Dem to save SCOTUS. I got screamed at: "Don't try to shame me into voting!" Like children. SCOTUS Seems Ready to Scrap Fair Elections, Greenlight Racial Discrimination and Hand House Control to GOP - Democracy Docket https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/scotus-seems-ready-to-scrap-fair-elections-greenlight-racial-discrimination-and-hand-house-control-to-gop/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much No one should be fooled that this has anything to do with the shutdown. These illegal firings have been long planned and were laid out in Project 2025. Maybe next election people will pay attention and not spread misinformation like egg prices were on Joe Biden or both parties are the same and press will report on reality and stop caring about only access - if it's not already too late. CDC employees among more than 4,000 federal workers laid off during shutdown: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/10/11/cdc-employees-among-more-than-4000-federal-workers-laid-off-during-shutdown/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much As a Jew, I will be modifying your weather and there is nothing you can do to stop me. /s, or is it? Florida attorney general asks public to report weather modification activity at airports – NBC 6 South Florida https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-attorney-general-asks-public-to-report-airport-weather-modification-activity/3703267/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Despite assurances from Jon Stewart and other dorky well off pundits with nothing at stake that all of this is cringe, I for one think Americans might notice if they lose their healthcare because Republicans think immigrants shouldn’t go to the emergency room. They’re out there doing what you want. At least give Democrats some credit for once. Schumer Blasts Trump’s Shutdown Chaos. “He’s Holding the Government Hostage.” - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHp9rZtYn7Y npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much The administration has failed to pass legislation for the American worker and now shows how much they dislike the American worker by pushing to end federal worker back pay. This is one anti-worker administration, but somehow Kamala Harris got blamed for abandoning these same people so they voted for Trump. Yeah, sure. Trump threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown | AP News https://apnews.com/article/trump-federal-workers-back-bay-shutdown-785eb776d2312d1f68f7e91961d0a93a npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Bari Weiss is not a "reporter" or a "journalist" she is an "opinion writer" and making these two ideas synonymous has ruined journalism in our country. CBS has now made everything that comes out of its news division suspect. I wouldn’t touch any of their content with a 10-foot pole. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Removing healthcare subsidies will destroy people's lives. Medical debt in this country is the highest in the world and without health insurance families will lose their homes and more. By families I also mean you. And me. And your kids. And your parents. ACA premiums to more than double without enhanced subsidies: KFF https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/aca-premiums-to-more-than-double-without-enhanced-subsidies.html npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much @nprofile…sxdw I’ve probably blocked most if not all of them around these parts but they usually blame actual voters. Don’t ask me to make it make sense. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much A Harris administration wouldn’t be doing any of this stupid shit and all y’all know it. Some of you can’t handle the fact that you’re as idiotic as Trump voters. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Doesn't sound like a Golden Age. Layoffs across the U.S. this year are at their highest level since 2020, new data shows - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/layoffs-2025-highest-level-since-2020-labor-market-jobs-report/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much @nprofile…eqw3 Oh, man. I wish they had ever cared about that. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much ICE agents have killed another person in Chicago. They say the man severely injured them, but they had no cameras to corroborate. The cameras show they’re lying. This is how I know there can’t be any good Republicans left. They have unending commentary on the most benign shit, but are totally silent about this. Bodycam videos show ICE agents’ initial reactions to fatal Chicago shooting: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-fatal-shooting-chicago-bodycam-footage-villegas-gonzalez-rcna233484 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much So much corruption and no guardrails all because Americans couldn’t handle a female POTUS, especially a non-white one. Education Department employees' emails changed automatically to blame Democrats for shutdown: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/education-department-employees-email-automatically-changed-rcna235211 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much According to the Supreme Court, Biden couldn’t forgive student loans even though that would’ve added 0 to the deficit. But Trump? He slaps tariffs on farmers, wrecks their markets, then raids our tax dollars to bail them out, twice. And he’s denying certain cities funds that Congress already approved. And there’s not even enough money there to do what he’s promising. Who voted for this? Trump making plans to send billions in cash bailouts to farmers with taxpayer money https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/02/trump-bailouts-farmers-tariffs-usda-00591846 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much No money for healthcare, prescription drugs, or research, no money for childcare or education or housing or funds for disaster-ravaged states but somehow the construction of the ballroom continues. There’s $$$$$ for his weekly golfing trips, too. Last time he needed Covid. This time he’s just speed running this shit. U.S. companies shed 32,000 jobs in September in latest sign of labor market weakness: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/companies-adp-lost-32000-jobs-rcna234880 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Democrats don't get to decide if the government shuts down. They don't control any branch of government. Country made sure of that. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much If there was ever an industry we should be happy to see die, coal mining is it. It ruins the environment and maims and kills the workers. And for what it's worth, there are far more people employed in renewable energy than in the coal industry. It's just crazy. Alternatives are also now much cheaper for consumers. The raw stupidity of this administration is breathtaking. Literally in this case. Trump’s $625 million coal plan may raise utility bills of Americans: https://reason.com/2025/09/30/trumps-625-million-coal-plan-may-raise-utility-bills-for-millions-of-americans/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Unbelievable bothsidesing by the New York Times. Trump's administration is violating all sorts of laws, precedents, and constitutional provisions. Any future administration who prosecutes him or members of his administration will be delivering justice, not “retaliation.” https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/115/288/473/746/695/210/original/824ec2f06a5e7980.jpg npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much American conservatism adds absolutely nothing of value to society. South Korean worker tells BBC of panic and confusion during Hyundai raid - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yqg0rln74o npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Those are the people who go on TV and say we don’t need “handouts,” that we just need a “strong” president, and then they tell everyone to pull up boots or something to do with straps or something something. Trump-voting farmers beg for government handout: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/6/2341991/-Trump-voting-farmers-beg-for-government-handout https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/115/163/674/573/699/937/original/ba1af669bfe67ed6.mp4 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much #KamalaHarrisWouldNotHaveDoneThis Trump just made it easier for airlines to deny you that refund - TheStreet https://www.thestreet.com/travel/trump-drops-airline-compensation-requirement npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much @nprofile…eqw3 I’m in! npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much I miss having boring, qualified people in positions of government where they executed their duties in a normal way that I didn’t have to perceive and who didn’t unleash policies on the regular trying to give my family and friends infectious eradicated diseases. https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/115/148/332/368/938/247/original/5b32b99ab7f8e4b6.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/115/148/332/442/393/105/original/3b7286d69c73dc1b.webp npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Just a reminder that Putin’s Russia has been fueling/funding anti-vaxxers for years now along the with the other multiple division/disinformation campaigns they run to bring the United States down. From 2019, so not new. Anti vax movement: Russian trolls fueled anti-vaccination debate in U.S. by spreading misinformation on Twitter, study finds - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-vax-movement-russian-trolls-fueled-anti-vaccination-debate-in-us-by-spreading-misinformation-twitter-study/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Here comes the recession. Who could have seen this coming? Kamala voters, that’s who. People who didn’t run Joe Biden out. That’s who. Great job, America. Like being trapped on a burning ship with idiots and serial killers. August sees nearly 86K layoffs, highest since COVID-19: https://thehill.com/business/5485625-august-job-cuts-hit-pharma-finance/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much I love when people pretend Joe Biden didn’t do anything good when he was President because almost every shitty thing Trump does is a reversal of something good Joe Biden did as President. Gen Z is facing the biggest student loan shakeup in 20 years: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/09/03/gen-z-student-loan-financial-anxiety-stress/85724653007/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Millions of dumbass Americans voted this guy in because they said they were mad about inflation and then literally all of his economic policy is solely dedicated to creating more inflation. And people want to tell me voters aren’t to blame. Trump's move to fire Lisa Cook threatens Fed independence, risks inflation: Experts - ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/Business/trumps-move-fire-lisa-cook-threatens-fed-independence/story?id=124985193 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much You never hear Republicans say voting isn’t working. Why? Because it works. That’s why they keep trying to take your right away to vote l, especially if you’re not a conservative straight white Christian male. That’s why they gerrymander. That’s why they use voter suppression tactics. That’s why they plant narratives like “both parties are the same.” Because voting is the actual plan. Trump's redistricting push could bring decades of Republican rule to the US House: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-redistricting-push-could-bring-decades-republican-rule-us-house-2025-08-24/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much If you’re “reeling”, you definitely weren’t paying attention. Utah city that voted 'overwhelmingly' for Trump reeling after he yanks $86 million grant - Raw Story https://www.rawstory.com/trump-utah-funding-yanked/ https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/115/074/160/113/508/291/original/750f9d5a8a6b1b0e.mp4 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much A Republican priority issue: chain restaurant logos. Not healthcare, jobs, inflation, or education. Chain restaurant logos. Cracker Barrel new logo: MAGA backlash, stocks tank following change: https://www.axios.com/2025/08/21/cracker-barrel-new-logo-stocks-maga npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much The extent to which the Trump administration is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to making every Americans’ life maximally worse in every possible small and large way is really something, barely being reported on, and was entirely predictable. Billionaire-funded and ill-willed foreign propaganda tried to stop voters from uniting against it. People fell for it so here we are. Trump admin strips ocean and air pollution monitoring from next-gen weather satellites | https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/weather/noaa-satellites-climate-trump npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much More attention was paid to price increases Biden had absolutely nothing to do with than price increases DIRECTLY TIED to Trump's policies. It’s a massive U.S. media failure every day with democracy dying a slow and painful death. Trump tariffs and green energy rollbacks push household electricity bills up 10% | Energy industry | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/19/electricity-bills-increase-trump npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much I know people who won’t set foot in the city because they watch Fox News all day and think you can’t get out of your car in any city in America without getting shot because Dems are in charge meanwhile Pittsburgh homicides dropped to 8-year low through community efforts and local anti-violence grants that are working here over in reality. Pittsburgh sees one of nation's biggest homicide drops - Axios Pittsburgh https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/08/18/pittsburgh-homicides-drop-8-year-low npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Biden was helping with this situation. Trump killed it. “In recent months, immigrants working in manufacturing, food production and other industries have lost their jobs due to President Trump's immigration policies — not as a result of immigration raids, but because Trump ended Biden-era programs that had provided them temporary permission to remain in the U.S. and get jobs.” Factories from GE to Kraft Heinz lose immigrant workers, stressing those who remain: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5496335/trump-immigration-workers-parole-tps npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much This guy gets it. “We've built this fast, cheap and easy food system on the backs of migrant labor and to turn our backs on them now seems terribly ill advised for not just the humanitarian part of it, but for our own interests. I mean, those $1.99 boneless, skinless (chicken) breasts are not going to stick around if you've got to start paying a much higher wage and/or processing a lot fewer birds.” Pa. farmers, entrepreneurs on concerns around tariffs and rising costs| https://radio.wpsu.org/2025-08-14/pa-farmers-entrepreneurs-on-the-importance-of-going-local-and npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Republicans like blaming lower-income people for not eating healthier. Vegetable inflation strikes, with a warning for grocery prices: https://www.axios.com/2025/08/14/inflation-vegetables-ppi npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much The continued insistence that there is something Democrats can do to stop Trump that they’re not doing is self-defeating. Sometimes the bad guys just win and there isn’t some magic come-from-behind winning play out there. The chance to stop him was last November. The next meaningful opportunity to place any brakes on him will be in 2026. There is no tactic, strategy, or method that could’ve meaningfully checked a lot of what he’s done. Elections matter and the country fucked the last one up. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Democrats can't save you from the consequences of your own actions. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Anyone remember how Iowa voted? Oh, right. Trump administration attacks on wind and solar could choke growth in Iowa's renewable energy sector | Iowa Public Radio https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2025-08-11/wind-solar-renewable-energy-federal-tax-credits-iowa-senator-chuck-grassley npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much The end of NPR, The assault on history, science and medicine, The destruction of social safety nets, The Gestapo-style harassment of non-white people, Now the quelling of dissent and round up of whoever Trump feels like. ... because too many people bought and spread propaganda about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and voted for someone other than her or couldn't be bothered to vote at all. No, not people who were legitimately suppressed: the millions they were relying on who failed us and them. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Reminder that aluminum tariffs especially provide no benefits to Americans (except to shareholders of USA aluminum producers in the form of consumer price increases.) They don’t even make the supply chain more secure because the USA needs to import bauxite to make aluminum. Manufacturing CEO sounds alarm on Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-14984431/Manufacturing-CEO-sounds-alarm-Trumps-steel-aluminum-tariffs.html npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much If you can justify this, you find joy in cruelty to others. This isn’t beneficial to anyone. It won’t personally put any money back in anyone’s pockets nor give anyone else a retirement plan. The Air Force promised retirement to trans members of 15 to 18 years. Then it reneged: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/08/air-force-remove-retirement-trans-military/85573587007/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Trump printed signs saying “Mass Deportation Now” and everyone at his rallies waved them. This couple voted for him anyway. Things won’t change until some people stop hearing just what they want to hear. No secret Democratic messaging breaks through this shit. Couple alleges racial profiling in Border Patrol stop they recorded on video – NBC 7 San Diego https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/couple-alleges-racial-profiling-in-border-patrol-stop-they-recorded-on-video/3883679/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much It can’t be emphasized enough that all of this is in service of getting the populace accustomed to the idea that the U.S. military can and should be used for the domestic aims of a rising dictator. Figure out for yourself how this ends (not well). The Christian Science Monitor has time to explain why this is different from other presidencies. Wish some other media outlets had it. National Guard takes new role aiding immigration operations in GOP states - CSMonitor.com https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2025/0805/national-guard-trump-immigration-deportation-states npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Remember when President Biden tried to make people’s lives easier through student loan forgiveness and a bunch of people were like, “nah you're too old?” I do. More people are late on both their mortgage and student-loan payments — another bad sign for the economy - MarketWatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/more-people-are-late-on-both-their-mortgage-and-student-loan-payments-another-bad-sign-for-the-economy-d8fae485 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much @nprofile…eqw3 A whole bunch of people could have stopped him by…filling out a piece of paper. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Congratulations to everyone who foisted this despicable quack on the country. Chronically ill? In Kennedy’s view, it might be your own fault | https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/health/kennedy-chronic-illness-kff-health-news npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Make sure your Trump-voting friends and family know about this and make sure they thank him for his economic prowess. FAFO. Canadian tourism plummets in Myrtle Beach area as country faces economic turmoil | WBTW https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/myrtle-beach/canadian-tourism-plummets-in-myrtle-beach-area-as-country-faces-economic-turmoil/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much The historic record of the last 40 years is clear; the economy does better under Democratic Party leadership. More jobs, better growth, lower deficits, even a surplus in the 90s. You'd never know it from mainstream press reporting over those same decades. It’s the same press who tells you Democrats are too old (but Republicans aren’t) and that both parties are the same, by the way. They aren’t. CBO: Republican megabill to cost $4.1T, due to higher borrowing costs - https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/congressional-budget-office-gop-megabill-to-cost-4-1t-drive-up-borrowing-costs-00492581 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Under Biden, the legacy media was so desperate for "economy bad" stories they found a lady who ordered 17 gallons of milk a week through Instacart and interviewed her live in grocery store aisles. Trump fired the commissioner of labor statistics because he made the economy suck and I don’t see too much coverage of the real, very serious issues he caused. The Hidden Costs of Trump’s Economy: Skipped Meals, Rising Debt, and the Impossible Choices Facing American Families: https://tcf.org/content/report/the-hidden-costs-of-trumps-economy-skipped-meals-rising-debt-and-the-impossible-choices-facing-american-families/ npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much All he had to do was do nothing and take credit for the good economy Biden created. But he's so insanely incompetent and egomaniacal, he couldn't even do that. I didn’t vote for this, but a lot of people got sucked in by propaganda and definitely did. All this does is make all the things you buy that much more expensive while very already rich people get a tax break and you don’t. Trump Tariff Blitz Unleashes Delayed Shock to Global Economy: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-tariff-blitz-unleashes-delayed-081457825.html npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Minority party fails to stop majority. You should notice that the two agents Politico included in this headline (that is, the ones who are implied to have power) are the “Senate" and "Dems." The party that actually did this are left out of it. Seriously our political media is a goddamn joke and these clowns are some of the biggest among them. Senate confirms Emil Bove to Third Circuit, as Dems fail to thwart Trump pick - POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/29/senate-confirms-emil-bove-to-third-circuit-as-dems-fail-to-thwart-trump-pick-00482965 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Absolutely hate how subject our lives are to other people who can’t be bothered to remember what happened four or eight years ago or to keep themselves informed or take their obligation to vote seriously regardless of whether or not they’re inspired or not. Or even try to understand basic government facts, like how many Senators there are and how votes are held or how bills are passed. It sucks. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Kamala Harris and Tim Walz would not have a Christofascist Department of Homeland Security posting on social media about how it was going to hunt down brown people in the night. Sorry, your excuses all suck. https://cdn.masto.host/progressivecafesocial/media_attachments/files/114/938/692/728/524/385/original/480197d82402de59.jpg npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Only people who believe stuff gets done by magic believe that these closures and cuts won't impact them. In rural areas, getting any kind of care will be more difficult and more expensive. The “news” people watch isn’t telling them who’s responsible, if they watch any at all, so maybe a billboard will do it. Billboard in Missoula criticizes President Trump's impact on hospitals | Missoula News | montanarightnow.com https://www.montanarightnow.com/missoula/billboard-in-missoula-criticizes-president-trumps-impact-on-hospitals/article_78531d9c-49ff-437b-b92c-8c1942988513.html npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Here’s a crazy idea: pick 10 things you think will measure government success, vote for Democrats and let them govern as a majority for 20 years and compare the 10 things to how Republicans did. Don’t wait for someone to organize your efforts. Do it yourself. I’m helping a candidate right now who stepped up to run and has already fought off Republican lawsuits. He doesn’t have a lot of money. He’s doing it himself with help from volunteers. Find a candidate or run yourself. And quit whining. npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much Muthafuckers will watch Republicans callously destroy everything Democrats have ever done piece by piece out of pure spite and then have the nerve to run around telling people Democrats don't do anything. Texas Removes 1.8 Million People From Health Care Plan - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/texas-removes-1-8-million-people-health-care-plan-2103928 npub1rq3wx2tzmyk40v5u36dqz2lx0g0ttymlgz3wfmer53qftlm5e35s74whfv Tony, Pretty Much In 2024, Trump suggested oil executives should raise $1 billion for his presidential bid because he would roll back environmental rules. Anyone paying attention? Trump EPA aims to repeal vehicle emission rules after revoking greenhouse gas endangerment finding | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-epa-aims-repeal-vehicle-emission-rules-after-revoking-greenhouse-gas-2025-07-24/