G.A. Botero

G.A. Botero

@g-botero.bsky.social

I write when I can. I dream daily.

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Don't forget that nearly all Republicans in Congress stood by and supported Trump's... -Tax cuts for the rich -Cuts to the social safety net -Iran War -ICE abductions & National Guard deployments -Inflationary tariffs -Blatant corruption His unpopularity is theirs too — and the midterms are here.

It’s been dead for a while. No morals in any republican politician.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Nixon infected the modern Republican Party with a sickness that would ultimately kill it. Trump applied the coup de grace. The Republican Party is now officially dead. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-tragic-death-of-the-republican

What a racist, just another example of JDick Vance being one.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

wow -- a protester directly behind Vance gets up and yells "release the Epstein files!" Vance suggest he's an illegal immigrant.

And stop using his stuff. No more X, no more Tesla, no more Starlink. The way to defeat these guys is by withholding $’s. Same goes for Amazon’s bald leader and the humanoid that runs Meta.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

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Incredible. A meeting between Putin, Xi, and Trump to discuss UKRAINE'S fate. Trump seems bound and determined to prove that which we have known all along, that he is a Russian asset. Russia. Russia. Russia.

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Some corporate Democrats and pundits think the party has gone too far "left" and needs to readjust towards the “center.” Rubbish. Where’s the center between democracy and oligarchy, and why would Democrats want to be there?

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Congress passed a law forcing new sanctions and tariffs on Russia. Two days before it kicked in, Trump signed an order waiving it. Read that twice. Then ask who the law was for. Trump is a Russian asset.

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The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

bbc.comParamount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood mergerThe merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition

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With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.

NYC artist fyi

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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ABC: “A 36yo immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in ICE custody… Carlos Josue Marchena-Marchena marks the 55th such case during Trump’s second term… second person to die at the detention facility in Louisiana this year.”

abcnews.comCosta Rican immigrant died while in ICE custody, agency saysA 36-year-old immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to an agency notification sent to lawmakers on Monday.

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footage is making the rounds on Facebook of a canvasser wearing a Stronger Maine shirt (a super PAC that supports Susan Collins) stealing a package yesterday

Imagine if we really had free speech.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

Rep. @aoc.bsky.social : “To see what Patriots owner Robert Kraft did to line up all the stadiums to censor speech in that one specific way… this isn’t just about one artist.”

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The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

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The tax rate for the richest was much higher when the middle class was strongest It was much higher even under Reagan But now they want you to behave raising taxes on the rich is “COmMuNiSm” ? Bottom line: They think we’re all idiots

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Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.

JD is right but is talking about himself & those he represents “evil and on the rise in the United States of America today, and it’s people who see themselves not as citizens of a common nation, fighting for every single person…but see themselves as fighting for one group at the expense of others”

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Fourteen years ago, HBO's 'The Newsroom' laid out the truth about voter ID in this segment. It’s striking how little the arguments — or the tactics — have changed. Still a solution in search of a problem. History doesn’t repeat itself — it gets rerun.