Barry Hochberg

Barry Hochberg

@barry-hochberg.bsky.social

I'm retired and a staunch Democrat from NJ wondering how an entire party (that OTHER one) decided to become cult members and sycophants who choose NOT to follow the oath they took to our Constitution.

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Yesterday I voted early in NJ. I am proud to say I went STRAIGHT BLUE. If EVERY registered Democrat shows up to vote Democrats will win. My PSA: Democrats have to vote in numbers that cannot be questioned. Sitting home could keep Republicans in power. And we all know how good that's been so far!

Trump has lost his case against firing Comey's daughter and she must be reinstated. At the same time the DOJ is, again, indicting Comey, himself, on other charges. Why do I think that will also be for naught? Just incredible.

So Bolsonaro in Brazil is trying to pull a Trump, not accepting the result & looking to annul the election. Doesn't matter that he lost by a good margin. What is it with politicians lately, including our own? I know with us they do love their open corruption. But when the people speak, that's it.

NJ is being harassed to further explain the Motor Vehicle Commission software error that allowed people to be fraudulently registered to vote. I'm fine with that, but have a question. TEXAS had a registration issue they hid until recently. Why is it that Texas is NOT being similarly harassed?

Why is it so difficult for Evangelicals to understand that the Founding Fathers may have read the Bible, but since so many religions were already living here (many having escaped religious persecution) they decided people can worship however they wanted (or not)?

The latest Republican bullshit on X is that the violence in France is due to open borders. NOT that it began with a student protest supporting teachers in a suburban town and grew nationally to protest the rising cost of living and declining public services.

Meta supposedly had a "glitch" during yesterday's No Kings rallies & the No Kings Instagram went down. When it came back, the admins still had issues posting for a while. Some "glitch." We know billionaire sycophant Zuckerberg is a Trumper. This was deliberate & why tech oligarchs MUST be stopped!

So the traitor in the White House, already funding Russia (who's working with Iran against us) with his oil purchases, has decided by Executive Order to eliminate Graham's sanctions against Russia. And not a peep out of the spineless Republican sycophants. More fodder for the Dems if they're smart!

Republicans must have gotten a new memo since this is being posted all over X concerning fraud. This while a convicted fraudster occupies the White House PARDONING other fraudsters, forgiving their repayment fines. Such a load of bullshit!

Does anyone else find it interesting that Elon Musk is the largest Republican donor, but gets most of his money through government contracts? That makes the taxpayers the largest Republican donors so Democrats are fighting against ourselves thanks to not having real campaign finance reform!

So the facility that Talarico supposedly went to posted that he was never there. Not surprised. MAGA morons will believe anything. It just proved their hypocrisy since they were fine with two missing elected Republicans in Washington, McConnell and Tom Kean Jr, for MONTHS.

So the state mandating the Commandments and Bible study in public schools and pulling funding for a Muslim prayer sink is actually going against their own Constitution of 1876. Who would've guessed! Come on Texas, you had it better under Ann Richards (D) years ago.

Does anyone else find Republican hypocrisy to be top notch? It wasn't all that long ago they complained about Biden and Russian oil. Suddenly there's crickets about DJT doing the same. There's always a tweet!

Seems the Dems are doing well with their debates. Hopefully it translates to that hopeful blue wave. We must take our country back! Vote BLUE because that's the only way we will!

DJT in Texas for a third time shows they are scared of losing the state. What do they expect when it's been run into the ground for decades under Republicans? Dem Ann Richards had the state better. Then there's corrupt, pedophile protecting Paxton. He seems perfect for the GOP swamp in DC!

So Ken Paxton on X is complaining that Talarico has been missing in Texas (although Talarico has made a statement as to his having the flu). What's funny about this is Paxton has been missing from having a debate with Talarico. Let alone Paxton missing our 250th in Europe with his mistress!

A sitting President offers Iran the option to blow up two American cities in California and the cult members in the audience cheer. This is what the Dems are up against in November. An insane cult Leader and his sycophantic following, combined with the sycophantic enablers in Washington. VOTE BLUE!

Just saw an ad for Paxton on MSNOW, paid for by a misguided PAC, which spoke about his work on keeping Texas children safe from traffickers. This is the same Paxton who also got a convicted pedophile released. Not the best use of PAC money for an ad for Paxton, IMO.

Why is it that we NEVER learn from the past? And now that the Department of Education is being decimated we never will. Thanks, Republicans. Vote BLUE. The future of our country depends on it!

Got my flu shot yesterday like I have been doing for decades. So far I have never gotten the flu since receiving the shot. That's a long time! This time my arm was a little sore, but it's already subsided. I'd rather have a sore arm for a bit than the flu. Next up, COVID. I don't take them together.

Remember the last jobs numbers the Republicans all crowed about? Typical of this admin, the numbers turned out to be exaggerated - again. On top of this last reported dismal jobs number, previous numbers were adjusted down. But Republicans still parrot their Leader saying it's a great economy!

I don't recall ever hearing that the very first attack on Iran to take out their uranium stockpiles also included drug factories in those same sites as well. Am I mistaken or is DJT throwing out more BS?

So Republicans are claiming on X that Senate Dems voted AGAINST the bill to stop Congress from stock trading. Of course they NEGLECT to mention the piece the House added on Voter ID, which will never pass on it's own or as part of another bill. Leave it to the sycophants to tell a half truth!

$500 is nowhere near anything promised, but isn't it funny it took until close to the midterms to be sent? Does he think that's going to convince people to vote Republican? Don't be fooled. VOTE BLUE in November! www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

usatoday.comTrump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks to 1 million AmericansNearly 1 million Americans will begin receiving $500 Obamacare refund checks on Sept. 30, along with letters signed by President Donald Trump.

Jack Smith's hearing is going as expected. Republicans are sycophantic, belligerent & protective of their Dear Leader (& themselves), like last time. Democrats are sticking up for Smith, his investigation & team. Republicans are looking for any excuse to try to prosecute Smith. A waste of time.

I didn't think about this when I first heard it. These details are alarming. While Republicans are so worried about the rare trans male in women's sports, they decide to NOT allow for these studies that many women go for. Guess women should stay home, barefoot and pregnant! The hypocrisy of it all.

Funny how Republicans are suddenly saying the (still unsanctioned & expensive) war in Iran should be stopped. Didn't they have plenty of opportunities to do just that with a vote? They voted NO. Every. Single. Time. Do NOT forget that. They will be just as sycophantic as before. Vote BLUE!

So Justice Alito is actually recusing himself from an upcoming case due to having market shares in affected companies. Now if only Justice Thomas had done the same for the gifts he received (and forgot to properly document) from people who had cases brought before SCOTUS afterward.

Funny how Republicans have nothing to say even on that ridiculous ad for Trump, illegally paid for by the taxpayers. Imagine if any Democrat had tried that! Let alone the lie saying we won't be Communist while he, himself, seems to be embracing it fully!

Many Republicans are speaking against the (unsanctioned) war and the price of gas now. Didn't they cause it by not telling their Leader NO? Didn't they cause it by voting the way they did. Or NOT voting to stop the war? Do they think we'll let it go? We know they'll be sycophants again. VOTE BLUE!