Frank Reed

Frank Reed

@far284.bsky.social

Retired LICSW, former state bureaucrat. Fairly faithful Democrat. Diverse friendships, avoiding extremists. Family/pets/vinyl & vintage enthusiast. Life is too short. Supports Democracy Docket, Letters From An American, & The Breakdown. No DM's.

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Many who have excessive wealth over time are exposed as real scumbags. If money is "the root of all evil" as the adage goes, perhaps the longer one has wealth the greater the risk of evil. People having the right amount to live comfortably could be good for all people. Sound a bit like socialism??

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

NEW: Vivek Ramaswamy says Amy Acton being a victim of childhood sexual abuse makes her “flawed” while defending his ad featuring her estranged mother. “In politics sometimes it's a tough sport.”

Seeking accountability (via Oversight) is a responsible action by elected representatives and senators who uphold the US Constitution, now and definitely after the midterm elections, if enough spines are restored in a majority of their bodies! Pray this corrupt regime is remedied of all infection.

Richard Blumenthal@blumenthal.senate.gov

Ukraine losing access to Starshield raises serious concerns for our national security—like who controls critical capabilities the U.S. government has spent billions to procure & how decisions to restrict them are made. I'm demanding answers from the Department of Defense & SpaceX

This is likely not to age well within the next two weeks......unless it gives away the "far right holy war" (aka love fest) plans!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

you know Natalie was absolutely beaming when she hit "Post" on this one (Trump is still on stage so he certainly didn't)

This analysis might be a little weak for statistical accuracy; but when considering how much tRUMP asserts he has brought down prescription drug prices, it is a hell of a lot more mathematically logical to come to this conclusion!...and we continue to be handed more data each day by his supporters!

The Liberal BoJack@thelibbojack.bsky.social

President Trump is a true reflection of our country. His approval rating is 32%. 32% of Americans are dumb fucks.

Excellent capture of the issue & respectful teachable moment to the underlying fears that are fueled by this regime. If only enough people turn out to support the US constitution rather than a flawed & divisive culture/identity holy war that is reduced to just an “us” or “them” vs “we the people”.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

No surprise. It appears to be DOJ opining a "whiney....but we just don't want to do it yet so what are you going to do procedurally next to try & make us?"! Court procedures weren't designed to manage this level of intentional legal gamesmanship.

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social

[1/3] UPDATE: Blanche has finally filed his Notice of Compliance and states that he provided at 10:55 am ET today to Judge Sullivan a binder containing the "handwritten notes underlying the typewritten [FBI interview reports]" in marked-for-redaction form. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This appears to be a mass casualty event....are there enough white coats available or is a full on containment & isolation order....stat?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We have 5 states where your child goes off to school as Tim and comes back as Tammy 3 or 4 days later. It's true. And teachers make a decision. 'Goodbye Timmy I love you so much, I'll see you later.' And you say, 'Where's my son? My son is in the hospital.' Can you imagine?"

All I see is a mangy weasel with a red tie being trained to project by his handler so it can get a treat?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance calls El-Sayed "a little weasel who should shut his mouth and show a little gratitude"

Like, I believe Musk is operating ethically & within commercial company boundaries? Likely only avoidance of his complicity role. Hegseth & tRUMP constraining Ukraine's ability to protect its country & people as punishment or leverage for an oppressor just make them all usable assets for war crimes.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Musk throws Trump under the bus

Love the irreverent/humorous political ad. Hope Mississippi chooses wisely in this one...

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

“Pick another protein? Shiiiit I’d rather pick another senator.” 🔥 Great @scolom.bsky.social ad. #Mississippi

This guy is someone who has actually been elected "seven" times? He's an anesthesiologist? Did he get deprived of oxygen at some point? Oh, Maryland, what were you thinking? It's a "special kind of people" who keep voting for this guy...This squash just needs to be culled from the patch!

Baltimore Banner@thebaltimorebanner.com

Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.

Our "most transparent administration in hx." at their finest. I hope there are additional legal remedies that can be sought by Ms. Comans now that she has been legally cleared. This regime is despicable with the orange, narcissistic buffoon at the top of the cesspool. All must be held to account!

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

WOW. Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, among others, "chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service. ... The attacks against Ms. Comans were based entirely on false information" and many officials "knew [they] were untrue."

Just getting goosebumps with the "Smile" vibe twinning that is going on with these two. Waiting for who will be next to succumb! Same creepy feeling I felt with "The Exorcist" as a kid. I see potential for head spinning ahead!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

First Lady Natalie Harp and the new weirdo Trump is surrounding himself with, Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, stand together outside the White House ahead of Trump's trip to Ohio (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty)

This communication is just vitriol. A real POTUS would expect more of their cabinet members, but this is what enough voters thought would make the US image "great again". No wonder our country is now a laughing stock of the civilized world & fodder for its enemies abroad. We must be & do better now!

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

Just read it. Bessent wrote Warren a letter

Vance is a flaccid excuse as a potential leader, except for a herd of lemmings; and the writing is on the wall for that outcome.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports

A bloodbath at the ballot box is what is needed. This regime needs to be systematically topped & those responsible charged. Civilly must be the preferred option. SCOTUS owns releasing a vengeful, tantruming toddler and his minion wreaking havoc in the absence of criminal accountability. God help us!

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Pete Hegseth says Americans will be able to watch a Trump-approved firing-squad execution. If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.

Hegseth says execution of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood shooter, will be "livestreamed" to show consequences of his actions. I think citizens are already seeing consequences of actions in this regime. Another visual reminder isn't needed. We are one step closer to complete depravity with this proposal.

This is a problem made entirely possible by full conservative control & unwillingness to assert their lawful authority with tRUMP. They own current state of public health & will be responsible for rising health problems that occur with the draconian BBBill passed with their party's majority votes!

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social

It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...

A statesman doesn't need to be perfectly articulate in making his point about the real problems of people & actual needs that have to be addressed. If you stand up to the real problem maker & use the tools in your tool box & leverage your power of the purse for the people!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt

As always, Gill informs with detailed drill-down of DOJ's legal maneuvering going on to withhold info that should've been available to the people months ago. This regime represents itself as "transparent" & yet its actions appear the most unbelievably corrupt in hx. Fear the upcoming blue wave DJT!

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Allison Gill has obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Epstein documents containing Donald Trump’s name for supervisory review. The DOJ is still refusing to release the actual videos. 👉 www.youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...

Hassett is a mindless mouth-bot spewing nonsense & gibberish fed to him to regurgitate to news outlets that bring polled public response numbers to current issues. He dismisses them as the wrong polls & not the polls that matter to this regime. Life is great per "Chipmunk Dale" (aka idiot) Hassett!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

HASSETT: If people were unhappy, it'd show up in the data TAPPER: It seems to be showing up in the data, just not the data you're looking at

Totally agree, but norms (which are expected to evolve) are on life support under current regime. Change is needed at the ballot box to demand reforms & address any lack of clarity in our Constitution to ensure our country & the peoples' expectations ensure a strong democratic republic continues.

The norms we miss aren’t gone, they’re waiting for us at the ballot box.

Yes, but...lies by elected politicians are protected speech & shouldn't be...& getting worse in the US. The Welsh Parliament passed a law to make it illegal for candidates to make false/misleading statements of fact; but the law isn't in effect until earliest 2030. Bipartisan support? Change ASAP?

M Meerkat@kackbro.bsky.social

Absofreakinlutely They Should......

Only missing a qualifier of "those gullible enough"...gullible being the most charitable word option amongst the many more descriptive or inflammatory word choices possible!

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This shouldn't surprise anyone. It claims to be the "most transparent administration in hx". Its "truth" is it's clearly the most opaque & corrupt. Its key chaos and disruption approach cover its covert activities to dismantle any existing guardrails in its way. Text book autocratic path definition!

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

The White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election.

Not everything is valuable just because someone thinks that better profit margins will be made.Investing can be more rewarding than $$ gains.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

Amazing news! MLB has dropped its proposal for a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park! Thank you to everyone who pushed back and stood up for our parks!

Hegseth is a buffoon. All machismo with the brain of a maggot operating on auto-pilot. The dismantling of our military readiness at full speed, leaving the US vulnerable & weak is the assignment. A useful idiot who may be so chronically hammered, he was a perfect choice for this job. Cheers to Pete.

Luca@lucagalletti.bsky.social

All I can think of when I see him is an angry little drunk trying so hard to be tough and strong and masculine. He literally makes me sick to my stomach.

This doesn't get old & remains relevant. The actions assaulting our rights & liberties continue for the most part with silence, flagrant lies or inconsequential faux outrage by the majority of sitting senate and house members. This fails the so called "common sense" test. Sensible is the new crazy!

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com

Fiery & focused voters! Voting is a responsibility & must & will influence the direction of our country's future. Power to change from where we are today & how future generations experience the freedoms and liberty we have today must be utmost in our minds.....

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social

Vote like your life depends on it. Because it does.

Absolutely admire the level of detail involved in Fang's countering of non-response maneuvers from Blanche & tenacity to bring all possible required information in the Epstein Files Transparency Act forward to the public. The level of DOJ obfuscation is unbelievable & disgraceful with this regime!

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE: The latest filing in my Epstein Files lawsuit against Todd Blanche scathingly calls him out for his continued violation of the law as well as court orders. Why Blanche is so desperate to keep the truth from getting revealed to the public: youtu.be/8jja7i_8cR8?...

Poorly educated students become adults who follow directives of a corrupt dictator more easily than those students who question everything, seek out facts, demand unbiased analysis, assess impacts broadly, expect equal accountability, capably resist subjugation & are feared by "low IQ" autocrats!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

🔥 Right-Wing Republican Steve Gill on @GovBillLee’s failing voucher scam: “Taxpayer-funded private school voucher students again perform BELOW public school kids… WHY WOULD WE EXPAND THIS PROGRAM??… BILLIONS to a program with no success… all for campaign contributions…”

More following the money on this please! White collar fraud? Misappropriated healthcare $$ for politics & deals? More lining pockets of friends? Where is JD Vance & going after fraudulent/misuse of federal dollars? Gov 's wife in the dark? Leaking grand jury findings is really the crime????? LMFAO!

Worth a repost. Simple to understand outcome when enough "justices are "blind" + corrupt. Not speculative, inevitable for tRUMP. It is "ripening" for a legal fix as they sit looking the other way. Majority SCOTUS own their part. Voters/new lawmakers must clean up this mess before it's too late!

darren32359.bsky.social@darren32359.bsky.social

Is S.C. the a place where this (?)rationale for being opposed to some form of universal healthcare makes sense to its voters? I wanted to be charitable that she was just in over her head should she win & would just have to parrot empty GOP phrases for votes. Just a wickless candle to offer no light?

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social

“My parents died so fuck yours too,” is quite the argument against reasonable healthcare

Good to know that there is still some common sense in TX; although I had no doubt that there had to be pockets of it given Talarico's rise as more people hear his positive & unifying messaging to voters.

The Roberts SC deference to this vanity project continuing & allowing this regime to delay with an emergency appeal? Talk about slow walking justice. Inaction just feeds his chronic pathology to defy limits. This court passively perpetuates his whims at "The Peoples" expense. Shameful subservience!

These briefs are getting more direct given the absolute clarity of this regime's efforts to play the clock & the courts in the most absurd ways. Hopefully, the legal system will have the spine to give voters the time to eliminate this slime when a majority of its elected representatives won't!

Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social

BREAKING: we are going back to court in the Kennedy Center case to STOP the flagrant violation of the courts order preventing renaming @democracydefendersaction.org & Washington Litigation Group are proud to represent @repbeatty.bsky.social to protect this treasured memorial  Our brief is here 👇

This brings me back to Catholic School as a kid. This is the kind of smarmy brat that nuns whacked with a ruler when he gave them a "smart ass" answer, rightfully or wrongly so ..... I'm leaning toward justified with this clown....

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

🤦 Bessent's media tour was a disaster 🤦 "There's nothing magic about the $40 trillion number. We can grow our way out of that" "After the deportations that we've seen and the closing of the border, we don't need to produce as many jobs" Bessent's spin of bad data was pathetic. Here's a supercut:

Great delivery of this song. I imagine that tRUMP will sue for copyright infringement since he obviously was the artist behind these words? It will definitely be certified gold!

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

Worth a listen. “If I was gonna stage a coup in 2028…”

This regime's tools are denial, distraction, & flooding the zone. It respects no norms/written laws for max impact. It obfuscates challenges & retaliates/disparages intel/people always. It deploys lawfare to paralyze enemies/legal system to avoid/delay accountability. Almost corruption perfection!

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command is now denying our reporting about shortages of feminine hygiene products aboard the USS Boxer. We’ve seen these same blanket denials for months about the dire conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. Our reporting was right then. It is right now. 1/

Comprehensive and clear content that gets beyond the disinformation and distractions of this regime. Well worth the time spent to have the legal overview of possibilities we may face heading into the midterm elections. Democracy Docket content is well worth the money if affordable to you.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

NEW EPISODE: When Trump got pressed to declare a "national security emergency" to force through the SAVE America Act, it was just the latest example of his most extreme allies telling him made-up ways to illegally seize control of the 2026 midterms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K08t...

These " political talking points" in what were "better times" for our country are as true today as they were then. How have our expectations plummeted to the lows we tolerate today. The autocrat & his regime puppets need to be ousted & replaced. Vote them out if gutless minion can't do their jobs!

Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸@robbyjoe.bsky.social

He didn’t change. They did.

The inadvertent visual symmetry absent key subject juxtaposition. A "useful tool" symbolically planting a wet one on Putin's you know what... trash art...executed perfectly!

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday he’s willing to declare a national security emergency in an attempt to take over American elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...