JudyP

JudyP

@jpagir.bsky.social

Blue in PA; formerly NC. Acquainted with both the frying pan and the fire. Swear a hell of a lot more than I used to.

584 followers1.1K following835 posts

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The powerful executives who cozied up to Trump didn't oops accidentally forget about pendulum swings. They either: 1) Like the fascism 2) Calculated it was here to stay, so going along was savvy 3) Saw no real downside, no consequences when the pendulum swung Crucial to show them 3 was a mistake

Schooley@schooley.bsky.social

That this is in THE WASHINGTON POST is almost too much irony to bear.

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NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

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FWIW, was chatting with my family in the Paris area, and yes there are protests, no Paris isn’t in chaos. They’re still carrying on with basically no change to their routine, when include going to Paris.

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WE GOT YOU We're hosting the official virtual, accessible No Kings GOTV Rally! WITH amazing speakers. Seriously, we got Stacey Abrams, Michael Lewis (he wrote Moneyball, The Big Short) & Theo Braddy (veteran disability rights king, in case you're not aware of his game) You won't want to miss it

I am nearing-ish retirement and have spent most of my career held back by imposter syndrome and sometimes I read a story like this and just wonder what I've been thinking all these years.

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia finally admitted today that she never passed the bar, although she's called herself a lawyer and Trump has referred to her as an attorney.

We're all focused, rightly, on Nov. 2026. But, Pennsylvania Dems, we've GOT to prepare for 2028, bc we absolutely need a Senator who WANTS to do the job and, y'know, cares about constituents. That's sure not Fetterman. Shameful. Gift link: share.inquirer.com/cd3TEb

share.inquirer.comHow John Fetterman spends his time comes under more scrutiny as he weighs future in the SenateThe Pennsylvania Democrat has been labeled an absentee senator for years. As he floats the possibility of running again, what has he actually done?

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The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...

wsj.comExclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against ParamountThe California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.

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It’s an NFL Sunday, which means it’s the perfect time to confirm your voter registration status. Or to register to vote. Or to request your mail in ballot. Then, vote early. But, vote. Like your life depends on it. Because in so many ways, it does.

Very very much worth the read.

Paisley Currah@paisleycurrah.com

Celeste Davis explains why fraternity reform won't stop rape and hazing. Secrecy and breaking rules (OF COURSE frat boys understand consent) is the whole point of them. They teach that masculinity requires domination, and so prepare them for a life exploiting others. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.

nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

Love this for them. Go, NC!

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING NYT: The top super PAC for Senate Republicans is canceling all the remaining ads it had booked in North Carolina as of Friday — shifting away tens of millions of dollars in a move that signals that Republicans no longer see a path to winning the state this fall.

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Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

Shout-out to the awesome workers at the Chew Ave. satellite election office today, bringing joy to the process of drop-boxing my early ballot. So easy! And, yes, I got a sticker. #EarlyVoting #Philly #Vote #PApol #BlueWave

Whoever said we had to stop calling these people weird should never ever ever get another job in politics ever.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.

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If Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk all agree that we have to slow down - and now - something serious clearly happened with a frontier AI model. Journalists should be digging in to this. We aren’t getting the whole story here.

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Why do people only supposedly get the $5,000 if Republicans win in November? Republicans control everything and have for 2 years. Why didn’t they do it before? Why don’t they come back into session tomorrow and pass it right now? Because it’s all a lie, like everything else.

Feel like this was written for me. And for your, too, if you're part of the overwhelmed and exhausted club.

Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo@digitalwarrior.bsky.social

1/ If you feel exhausted, frozen, or unable to keep fighting, that does not mean you stopped caring. Your nervous system may be responding exactly as prolonged, uncontrollable stress trains it to respond. The way back begins smaller than you think. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

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Repeat this every day between now and Election Day. SO important.

Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo@digitalwarrior.bsky.social

1/ The choice is crystal clear. Republicans will spend the next 60 days shouting “communism” in perfect unison - everywhere. If Democrats spend those same 60 days attacking the candidates our own voters selected, we are handing them the election. Enough. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

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If you’re struggling in this economy, just know the Trump regime’s billionaire Treasury Secretary believes you are a “malcontent” who “does not want to work”

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Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!

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I'm loathe to share this man, but this one is personal. My masters thesis was on the MMR controversy, so believe me when I say that this path of separation of the MMR will result in nothing but increased sales of too-small coffins, and children with life-altering medical conditions.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "The MMR I think should be taken separately. This is based on what I feel."

Just read. Every time you think there can’t possibly be more, there’s more. However angry you are, you’re not angry enough.

Susan McPherson@susanmcp.bsky.social

@justinglawe.bsky.social and @avashook.bsky.social brilliantly explain how WE are the ones being forced to pay for Trump's corruption in @atrupar.com's latest PN: open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

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Most of the corruption perpetrated by the Trump admin would not be possible without the complicit enabling of the Republican majorities in the House and Senate. The only way to put any check and balance on this out of control regime is to vote them out in November.

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On the campaign trail ahead of Election Day 2024, Trump said Americans could expect to see their energy bills cut in half by July 2026. It’s July 2026. How’d that work out?

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social

"From Trump’s inauguration in January 2025 to April 2026 (the most recent month for which government data are available), residential electricity rates have risen by an eye-watering 18%..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

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If you were "stunned" by Trump's hateful rambling performance, then you haven't been paying attention for the last decade. If you sat in "silence" while Trump attacked democracy and elections, then you have learned nothing. We need an independent, pro-democracy media. demdock.com/4w6emld

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Never Trumpers have to recognize their power. And their complete lack of power. They represent voters who don't exist. The few Republicans who never voted Trump basically all have substacks. But they're huge substacks. Their power to shape narrative is inordinate. Don't help Trump smear the left!

🗽LOLGOP🗽@lolgop.bsky.social

"Beating Trump means sitting with something less comfortable than an alliance of the reasonable: it will look like an activated progressive base, which isn’t built to impress lifelong Republican voters." Never Trump Republicans Need Us to Win Get in, hosers, we’re doing a national front.

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I saw a post from Taylor Farms on Facebook yesterday where they were claiming there was no iceberg in their “salad kits.” They are actively trying to make this harder and lying to people. And they’re a Tr*mp donor so I guess that’s allowed

Melody Schreiber@melodyschreiber.com

NEW: Taylor Farms recalled iceberg lettuce sent to 27 states with possible cyclospora contamination. But they didn't even name the products, making it VERY tricky to recall them. And at least two hard-hit states aren't on this list. TL;DR: prepare for more www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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In case it wasn't yet clear, Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have no qualms about sacrificing your children in a stupid war in Iran. They don't care. They view your children as cannon fodder in service to Trump's narcissism and never-ending incompetence.

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Survivors are reminding us of something that should never be forgotten. This was never about politics. It was about real people, real crimes & the pursuit of justice! Stop turning survivors into political collateral!! #JusticeForSurvivors #TruthMatters #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance

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The air is the color of ashes. People are filling their tanks and boiling spinach. Butterflies have died and an El Niño of titanic scale looms ahead in the autumn. Tomorrow, elections will be declared illegitimate.

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It is not a great look that some senior Democratic leaders have had time to put out statements on social media about how much they'll miss Lindsey Graham but haven't had time to talk about these latest executions carried out by Trump's gestapo in American streets.