Joff

Joff

@joff5.bsky.social

Science, animals, cycling and books Recovering Catholic Peace not war People over profit Stop corporate greed Slava Ukraini E pluribus unam NO War with Iran No MAGAts/ NO DMs 📎

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Jon Husted voted against the release of the Epstein files just weeks after receiving a maximum campaign contribution from an Epstein co-conspirator. Ohioans deserve strong leaders in Washington, not pedophile protectors.

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The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history. Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine. So let’s make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar.

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Talarico: Elon wants our land. He's already trying to buy one of our beautiful state parks down in South Texas. He wants our water for these AI data centers. And he wants his very own personal United States senator — and that's what he thinks he can get with Ken Paxton.

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Trump to install cameras around the reflecting pool?? Watch it, a guy in a kayak just wrote 86-47 in seashells then threw a sub sandwich at the reflecting pool! Call out the National Guard!!

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Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."

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Text this to the friend who says nothing can be done about the Supreme Court: "Congress can impeach a chief justice. It takes a simple majority in the House. John Roberts gave presidents immunity. That's reason enough." Then send the letter yourself.

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What John Roberts wrote: “The President is not above the law.” What John Roberts did, in the same ruling: gave presidents immunity from prosecution for official acts. Most people don’t know Congress can impeach a chief justice. Spread it.

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When JFK ran, they said the country would never elect a Catholic president. When Obama ran, they said the country would never elect a Black president. Michiganders care a lot less about how I pray than what I pray for: peace, dignity, basic goodness for all of our kids.

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Forgiving infrastructure assumes people make mistakes. A person on a bike who loses their balance and falls shouldn't pay for it with their life just because there was no buffer between them and a vehicle 100 times their weight.

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Any single individual having this amount of influence in our elections does not lead to a healthy democracy. It doesn’t matter if they are supporting Democrats or Republicans. We need a serious effort at campaign finance reform and have to overturn the Citizens United decision.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield is being sued as a monopoly after the state found it's been in a conspiracy to restrict access to healthcare. Corporations should not have this much power. We need money out of politics, money in our pockets, and Medicare for All.

freep.comMichigan attorney general sues Blue Cross, alleging illegal monopolyMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in "arguably the most consequential antitrust case" of its kind.

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It looks like Mike Johnson finally just crawled up in there and nested.

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Trump and his gigantic wagon greets Ravens players Tyler Loop, Ryan Eckley, Nicholas Moore, and Marlon Humphrey (Win McNamee/Getty)

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I’m on the Senate floor to force a vote to block Trump’s illegal line item veto of funding already authorized by Congress. He’s violating the Constitution—we need to stop it!

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Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher. GTFOH.

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Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

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Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.

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Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He’s just the worst symptom. The disease is the system that allows corporations to buy and sell politicians so they can rig it against the rest of us. Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All.

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Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."

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El-Sayed points out on CNN that Trump's $5k payment is a "quid pro quo. I'm talking about policy that actually addresses the affordability crisis in this country ... rather than buying people off."

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Gloria Steinem was a force of nature and a fierce champion for women’s rights and equality in America. I was lucky to know Gloria and witness firsthand her grit, courage, and unwavering commitment to a more just world for all.

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Flock cameras have no place in Texas. They can piece together an exact map of your behavior — the places you went and how long you were there. Flock calls this “pattern-of-life” mapping. Texans call it something else: government overreach.

You got NO mandate, SCHMUCK!

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Q: The war in Iran has escalated. You said it would be over 'in short order.' We are now in a trade war with Canada. He has tried to change the name of a Great Lake and threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center. Are these moves you support? Mike Johnson: The executive branch is doin' their thing