Louise Coombe

Louise Coombe

@louisecoombe.bsky.social

Singer songwriter; TN girl relocated to MA; college basketball fan; crypto is a Ponzi scheme; no DMs; Fuck Putin J.D. Souther stan www.louisecoombe.com

5.9K followers5.4K following3.2K posts

Louise Coombe reposted

A man whose utter lack of charisma leads him to depths of such casual immorality that it is easy to conclude that he must be excised from public life.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance says of the Middle East that it's "a region of the world made up of countries whose name I couldn't even pronounce"

Oh thank you dear leader. 🙄🙄🙄🙄 Justice John Roberts - you are a traitor.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We took over Venezuela very successfully, and they've sent me as a gift a boatload of a million barrels of oil"

Louise Coombe reposted

These accusations are wild. If true, yeah, major felony. If false, hoo boy, potentially major defamation claim.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Kushner took a $50 mn bribe from the Emiratis to orchestrate the firing of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, according to Matt Cole's new book, Princes and Thieves, out today. To be clear, this is a serious felony, if true.

Louise Coombe reposted

I think the lesson from Lula is not never talk about the opposition; it's articulate a positive vision that's basically, We Can Just Do Things. That's why Mamdani-ism is so popular - voters have an intrinsic sense that their electeds have agency they're not using

Louise Coombe reposted

For the fabulously wealthy, paying taxes is pretty much optional. They can borrow against their vast wealth, which is mostly an untaxed capital gain, without paying taxes. When they die, the capital gain goes to zero. And loopholes exist to bypass the estate tax too.

Jen Taub@jentaub.bsky.social

“Billionaires who popularized stock-based lending include Larry Ellison and Elon Musk. Both borrow to avoid having to sell shares—which could trigger a taxes and dilute their voting rights—in companies they founded.” www.wsj.com/finance/the-...

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Seems like if anyone has the money to shield himself from accountability it would be the richest man in the world.

Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social

Interesting approach by Mike Rogers to make his loyalty to Elon Musk & the oligarchy an explicit part of his campaign earlier this year. “When you stand with my Senate campaign today, you are directly shielding Elon Musk,” Rogers wrote. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...

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It's really damning. The accusations are numerous and well-supported. But I was really struck by the descriptions of Trump's behavior -- the name dropping, strong-arming, and attempts to buy off silence. His gross rivalry with Epstein. It's all so familiar. It's shit he's been doing his entire life.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

Louise Coombe reposted

Per a new report from House Democrats, Trump's DOJ is withholding evidence of his ties to Epstein and slow-walking the complete release of the Epstein files. It's time to end the cover-up and expose the truth. Remember this when you cast your ballot. www.ms.now/news/house-j...

ms.nowHouse Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump’s alleged involvement in Epstein filesThe report — issued just eight days before the election — makes multiple, uncorroborated allegations against the president while also detailing discrepancies in his statements about Epstein.

Louise Coombe reposted

In Brazil, it appears that voters who opted for eliminated first-round candidates roughly broke even in the runoff (even if the candidates leaned right). But the big difference was: Millions of voters who cast 'null' or 'blank' ballots in the first round then voted for Lula.

mathieu gallard@mathieugallard.bsky.social

🗳️Une estimation des reports de voix entre les deux tours qui explique les sources du succès de Lula : remobilisation des abstentionnistes, basculement des hésitants, transferts catastrophiques des électeurs des petits candidats de droite vers Bolsonaro. e26.pm.radio.am

Louise Coombe reposted

The US is not about to have a free and fair election. The state has put its thumb on the scale to favor the ruling party in multiple ways. It's a mostly free, somewhat unfair election. But still one where the ruling party can be overwhelmed by numbers. Hence the term "competitive authoritarianism."

Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social

It is atrocious we have to operate under this constant credible and explicit threat from one political party, the fact we keep calling it a “free and fair election” needs some light revising

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Replying to @robertscotthorton.bsky.social

In a series of interviews with Democratic staff on the House Judiciary Committee, Beatrice Keul said Trump raped her that year in “brutal” fashion in a hotel room at Trump’s Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City after the pair spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, who was among Trump’s closest friends at the time

Louise Coombe reposted

A former beauty pageant contestant who has said she rebuffed a sexual advance from Trump in 1993 now says Trump raped her during the encounter, according to the report from the House Democrats who will take the lead on any potential impeachment of Trump next year.

huffpost.comWoman Describes ‘Brutal’ Rape By Donald Trump In Interviews With DemocratsFormer beauty pageant contestant Beatrice Keul previously said Trump tried to force himself on her but she rebuffed him.

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In August, President Trump announced he had signed the “biggest oil deal in world history.” ProPublica reviewed the deal and found it gives a small group of people largely handpicked by the Trump administration long-term control of the enterprise.

propublica.orgThe Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil DealThe Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over o...

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Like father like son

Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social

1. BREAKING: Flávio Bolsonaro is refusing to concede Brazil's presidential election and says he will seek to have the election annulled after losing to President Lula.

Louise Coombe reposted

Every country has Republicans

Faytuks Network@faytuksnetwork.bsky.social

Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede after losing Brazil's presidential runoff to Lula. "It is impossible to acknowledge the election results. We will ask for the elections to be annulled."

Louise Coombe reposted

Homeland Security agents knocked on doors in nine states asking people about voting. Some carried guns. Nurses sued. A federal judge ordered DHS to stop until the polls close. Trump’s regime needed a court order to quit scaring voters. Think about that.

Louise Coombe reposted

He literally pulled the plug on interceptors that were saving civilian lives from Russian missiles.

Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social

Musk said he restricted Starlink in Ukraine- causing fast moving drones to lose connectivity - and that he had every right to do so because of some terms of service or contract that he didn't show us. (He didn't address suddenly doing this with no warning to Kyiv.) www.cnbc.com/2026/10/24/u...

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A birth certificate absolutely makes you an American, you racist POS.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Rally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."

Louise Coombe reposted

Aid to Ukraine is the cheapest defense contract the West ever signs. Kyiv burns Moscow's army so NATO doesnt have to. The factories, jobs and deterrence come back home.

Louise Coombe reposted

Replying to @maxberger.bsky.social

It’s going to be incredible the extent of the crimes we’ll find out about after these criminal imbeciles are thrown out of power. We’re going to need a full investigation and accounting for all of the crimes they have committed.

Louise Coombe reposted

I know it’s gauche to say it out loud, but I remain convinced that Trump launched the Iran war to distract from the Epstein Files. He juiced gas prices, tanked Republicans midterms and made himself a lame duck to suppress the release of the files. The man is guilty and he knows it.

Louise Coombe reposted

Replying to @meidastouch.com

Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. personally met with Vučić, while Jared Kushner pursued a major luxury real estate project with his government. Now, after nearly two years of massive student-led protests against corruption and authoritarianism, Vučić's ruling party has been defeated at the ballot box.

Louise Coombe reposted

So much for the myth that Republicans are 'good for the economy.' The only rationale for voting Republican this time around -- with Trump "on the ballot" (in his own words) -- is if you value bigotry and hate so much that you are willing to forego economic wellbeing.

Louise Coombe reposted

The people of Serbia take to the streets to celebrate the defeat of Aleksandar Vucic and the country’s ruling party after two years of student-led protests against corruption.

Louise Coombe reposted

Your monthly reminder that if you're using ChatGPT to do your science, you're failing your colleagues, community, and all of us. Here, ChatGPT makes up data and presents it as the real thing — then apologizes when confronted.

Louise Coombe reposted

People in Belgrade celebrated following Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic speech conceding defeat to a student-led protest movement in a historic election that ends his long grip on power and heralds a new political era in the Balkan country. reut.rs/4zkXvww

I’m sure he wants a lot of things. Too bad.

🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦@militarynewsua.bsky.social

❗️Putin wants to achieve a reduction of NATO to its 1997 borders during negotiations on Ukraine: this would mean the withdrawal of Alliance troops from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, which share a border with the Russian Federation, – The Telegraph.

Louise Coombe reposted

I highly recommend reading this article by Michael @mcfaulmike.bsky.social The former U.S. Ambassador to Russia makes a point I fully agree with: "Helping Ukraine as it fights for its independence and against Russian occupation is not just the right thing to do;it’s also the pragmatic thing to do

PERFECT. SO SIMPLE. 🤷🏻‍♀️

BeshearStan@beshearstan.bsky.social

Kansas Dem Sen. nominee Adam Hamilton on trans rights: “I don’t think we should take a small group of people and bully them, pick on them, and hurt them. I understand one thing really clearly when it comes to transgender people, and that is Jesus told me I was to love my neighbor as I love myself”

Louise Coombe reposted

Check out how easy this is.

BeshearStan@beshearstan.bsky.social

Kansas Dem Sen. nominee Adam Hamilton on trans rights: “I don’t think we should take a small group of people and bully them, pick on them, and hurt them. I understand one thing really clearly when it comes to transgender people, and that is Jesus told me I was to love my neighbor as I love myself”

Ahem. Correct.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

No, they were middle-aged men wearing powdered wigs, elaborately embroidered hostess jackets, silk hose, and shoes with enormous buckles and substantial heels. In other words, our Constitution was written and signed by drag queens.