dan411.bsky.social

dan411.bsky.social

@dan411.bsky.social

Proud, freethinker who believes in the US and what it represents. Committed to protecting the climate and promoting reduction of economic inequality. World class education for all in this country. No DM's please.

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Just wondering...anyone else remember when the lying, grifting, sore-loser, alleged rapist and pedophile, evil autocrat-wannabe, moron left DC before Joe Biden's swearing in ceremony? Just remember people, he hates America. He's only in it for himself. abcnews.com/Politics/don...

abcnews.comTrump leaves White House hours before Biden's inauguration: 'Have a good life'President Donald Trump left the White House for the final time as commander in chief shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday.

If you think President Donald Trump’s administration has a corruption problem, you are not alone: Even many Republicans are worried. As recent events illustrate, it will take new laws to bring the wrongdoers to justice. GIFT ARTICLE. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

bloomberg.comOnly New Laws Can Stop Political CorruptionIf you think President Donald Trump’s administration has a corruption problem, you are not alone: Even many Republicans are worried. But if you think the way to address it is simply to prosecute the o...

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Now would be a good time for reporters to inform people that a series of large tax cuts for the rich and corporations ballooned the deficit. Even the austerity-loving Petersen Foundation says so! www.pgpf.org/article/4-wa...

I guess SOME Trump regime members can be held accountable. It just takes a long time and MAJOR malfeasance. One down, MANY more to go! Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/u...

nytimes.comKimberly Guilfoyle Resigns as Ambassador to Greece (Gift Article)Ms. Guilfoyle was asked to quit by the White House after a string of damaging reports, including that she had asked a Republican donor to pay off a credit card.

America's world rankings in math, science and reading have been in decline for the last decade. The US future requires a highly educated workforce. It's vital! Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...

nytimes.com30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by Experts (Gift Article)Math and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around?

“The juxtaposition is hard to miss,” Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat, said on Bloomberg Television’s Balance of Power. “The Chinese are holding some of our most sensitive technology and we are rolling out the red carpet for their president.” Gift Link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comChina Is Holding Sensitive F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong KongThe Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed ...

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Wow!! Great response on the "Woodstein" coverage of Watergate. They did it all without Google or iPhones. Ford pardoned Nixon because he was worried about what it would do to this country. Now we know it didn't fall apart. der trumple's WH gang please note: Nixon's guys went to prison.

How can anyone accept the depravity and lawlessness of the US President? In case you missed it, Capital One kicked 385 Trump Organization banking accounts out of the bank due to suspected money-laundering. The US President accused of money-laundering! www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g...

npr.orgCapital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concernsThe bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...

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We should all be disgusted of the White House Press Corp. No one walked out No one told Trumpy to go fuck himself. No one said mean things to Trumpy after he chopped down another pillar of American Democracy. No one asked for proof any of them published 'fake news'. No one did anything. Sad.

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📌Now that you soft-ballers in the press FINALLY understand this felon is playing hardball, it's time for you to band together and refuse to cover the WH. Start calling it the way WE see it. The way it IS: A lawless regime hellbent on destroying this country. Get your heads out of your asses.

As of September 2026 reporting, the total taxpayer-funded cost for President Donald Trump’s personal property and golf trips during his second term has reportedly reached between $101.2 million and $175 million . And you think he cares about you???? www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...

citizensforethics.orgTrump has visited his properties on 37% of his days in office - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonSince Donald Trump reentered office, he has made more visits to his properties than there have been weekend days in his term.

We're two years into the US insanity, and it's a good time to reflect on the document driving his actions - Project 2025. He's already enacted a great deal of it. Who in the living hell would have voted for this??? Vote this MF'er and the GOP OUT in Nov. time.com/7209901/dona...

time.comTrump's Early Actions Mirror Project 2025A TIME analysis found that nearly two-thirds of the executive actions Trump has issued mirror or partially mirror proposals from Project 2025.

U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, U.S. media outlets reported, citing unnamed ​sources. Nobody's saying the purpose of the trip --- I'm guessing it's to negotiate terms for Trump to surrender America. www.reuters.com/world/us-spy...

reuters.comUS spy chief visits Russia for meetings, media reportsU.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, U.S. media outlets reported, citing unnamed ​sources.

Hey everyone! Guess what happens when Trump empties the petroleum reserve. Any guesses? The reserves that keep gas prices low??????? U.S. strategic reserves are getting so low the drawdown threatens to damage the 60 underground salt caverns storing American oil share.google/6QWSQaVq8IP4...

share.googleU.S. strategic reserves are getting so low the drawdown threatens to damage the 60 underground salt caverns storing American oil“We should be highly concerned about the integrity of the caverns anytime crude inventories drop below 300 million barrels,” one petroleum engineering professor warned.

OK. This was JUST TOO GOOD to not share. Steve Rattner is one of my favorites. Worth a read if you've got a few extra minutes. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

nytimes.comOpinion | Trump’s Economic Record Doesn’t Come Close to His Campaign Promises (Gift Article)The president likes to boast about the “greatest economy we’ve ever had.” His record falls far short.

World leaders whom Trump gets along with "Great": Vladimir Putin Kim Jong-Un Benjamin Netanyahu Javier Milei Viktor Orban Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...

nytimes.comFacing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un (Gift Article)Seven years ago, President Trump failed to disarm North Korea and walked away. Could the same thing happen with Iran?

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And everyone pays in on a sliding scale like Medicare

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“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

Trump is a Russian asset. Full stop. His goal is to destroy the U.S. How? Explore what Russia is doing in Moldova, and see the parallels. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/w...

nytimes.comRussia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government (Gift Article)In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

Is the President of the United States a Russian asset? Our media, government, courts and law enforcement agencies were never built to counter an evil force like Trump. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...

nytimes.comHow a Counterintelligence Inquiry Into Trump’s Russia Ties Was Derailed (Gift Article)Documents released by the White House shed new light on the demise of an often-overlooked 2017 F.B.I. investigation.

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Stephen Root appreciation post. One of the great character actors. When he shows up in a thing, you know that thing is going to be excellent.