Dan in NY

Dan in NY

@dannwest.bsky.social

An unabashedly progressive Social Capitalist. Happily married. Proud father of two amazing and successful kids. Frightened by what is happening in our country and the world. No DMs please.

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Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks [NYT] Trump and Blanche just cannot help themselves; vengance prosecutions are truly the stuff of banana republics. Shameful in the USA

I just cast my early vote. At what is normally a sleepy early voting location, I waited >25 minutes. I am tickled to see people, in a purple NY area, are fired up and are out to vote.

Thanks to Trump and the Republicans, millions of Americans will have to choose between paying for heat, medicine, or food because they don't earn sufficient money to pay fully for all three. VOTE BLUE in the midterms!

Rural medical care is increasingly vanishing. States could help by offering free medical school in exchange for 3-5 years commitment to underserved areas. Win for students, win for rural areas.

You have to remember that when Trump hurls accusations, he is usually projecting.

Morgan J Freeman@mjfree.bsky.social

Well, well, well…. An analysis of voter registration records reveals Republican operative Scott Presler had 3 out-of-state voters use his Pennsylvania address to vote in the 2024 election. This is what voter fraud looks like.

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Venues Start Canceling on Vivek Ramaswamy Over His Disgusting Ad: ‘People Don’t Want Him There’ Businesses have begun pulling out of Vivek Ramaswamy’s bus tour with other GOP candidates. ‘It’s that damn ad,’ a top Ohio Republican tells Zeteo.

zeteo.comVenues Start Canceling on Vivek Ramaswamy Over His Disgusting Ad: ‘People Don’t Want Him There’Businesses have begun pulling out of Vivek Ramaswamy’s bus tour with other GOP candidates. ‘It’s that damn ad,’ a top Ohio Republican tells Zeteo.

Lest anyone believe the liar, Trump, oil prices continue to climb. If Trump restarts open warfare with Iran, it is a safe bet oil will spike still higher. When you vote in the midterms, remember the cost of heating this winter is spiking because of Trump's completely unnecessary war.

Senators from both parties have told the White House that they will block all Trump nominees from getting confirmed until the administration restores satellite communications capabilities used by Ukraine’s military. [NYT] It's about time!

37 million Americans are expected to be uninsured by 2036, driven by sweeping Medicaid and Affordable Care Act cuts. The USA is the only western country without a single payer system. Medicare for all !!!

When Starshield Cut Out, Ukrainian Drones Fell From the Skies Ukraine says it still doesn’t know why the military satellite internet service, a sister to Starlink, was abruptly throttled, leaving troops vulnerable to Russian attacks. [NYT] Okay, I blamed Trump but it sounds like Musk is the culprit

Trump Defends Ramaswamy’s Attack Ad as Ohio’s Republican Governor Joins Backlash Of course Trump defends something highly offensive. It fits Trump's style perfectly.

Per Forbes, a recent survey found that a majority of U.S. workers are willing to accept a pay cut in exchange for greater job security. This is the direct result of billionaire dominated corporations putting profits above people.

Trump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms, Poll Finds Likely voters favored Democratic candidates over Republicans by 11 percentage points in their congressional district, a New York Times/Siena poll found. Let's hope this is reflected on election day in November!

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday backed an attack ad featuring the estranged mother of Dr. Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, even as bipartisan fury threatened the campaign of her Republican opponent, who financed the ad. Because Vance and Ramaswamy are both assholes

A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal. Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job. [NYT] More Grifting

Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Bloomberg that President Trump was trying to force Ukraine to surrender. Trump is a puppet of Putin. How did the USA get to this place? So disheartening.

President Trump and Vice President Vance are set to announce a $25 million fraud whistleblower program in the Oval Office on Tuesday. How many frauds has Trump himself committed that should be reported? And the rest of his inner circle? Why do I think they are not interested in GOP frauds?

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is calling for a national wealth tax and inheritance taxes approaching 100% for certain estates, arguing that growing wealth inequality poses a threat to American society. UAL just moved up several notches in my estimation.

Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York, is giving roughly $80 million to help Democrats in the midterms [NYT] THANK YOU MR BLOOMBERG!

N.I.H. Hospital Board Rebukes Kennedy Over New Vaccine Injury Clinic. The board voted unanimously to support a statement accusing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of undermining trust in the hospital’s work. Slowly, people are standing up to the fascists that Trump and his cadre are.

Weeks after Cornell’s police department looked into the “Cornell 7” case in 2024, a national fraternity official said he had used his “friends” in the force to shield his chapter from accountability. [Times-Union] Heads should roll !!!

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California’s billionaires have a combined net worth of $2.4 trillion. Under Prop 40, their net worth would fall to…just under $2.3 trillion. What amounts to a rounding error for them would allow millions of their fellow Californians to afford healthcare. Vote yes on Prop 40.

theguardian.comThe ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire taxTech billionaires have raised more than $340m to defeat Prop 40, a one-time 5% wealth tax that will fund healthcare and

Hegseth’s fundamenatist Christian views and his imposition of them on the US military poses a clear and present danger. He needs to be removed from office.

Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Legislation He really is Putin Puppe. Why does the GOP just watch and not act?