Powderhound

Powderhound

@powderhound.bsky.social

Vermonter. Philly sports. Politics: Liberal. Have skis will travel!

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Good Thursday morning, friends! Today's giggle is brought to us by Scott Colom. Running for senate out of Mississippi. Get out there and pick a different senator, Mississippi! Have a day y'all! #SheShed

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This summer, we reported that Nvidia spent TWICE what they paid in taxes on stock buybacks. For that amount, they could have given each worker a $2.6 MILLION raise. Since then, they've announced $235 BILLION more in buybacks. It's not "trickling down." Tax stock buybacks.

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John Lewis bled on the Edmund Pettus Bridge so Black Americans could vote without being blocked, tested, or humiliated. That is why barriers to voting should make us furious. Check your registration & protect the power people died to win. #GetReadyToVote

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This was intentional. First drones, now missiles. Russia is gauging NATO’s (specifically the US) response to these violations. Every time they strike far Western Ukraine, they get data on Polish operating procedures - alerts, jets scrambled, communications with allies, etc.

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Donald Trump is trading stocks in companies his government affects through policy decisions. He’s holding the stocks while pulling the levers that determine their value. It’s corruption, plain and simple.

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Our modern Memorial Day began as Decoration Day in 1865, founded by 10,000 newly freed Black Americans in Charleston who built a proper cemetery and held a massive parade for fallen Union soldiers. Remembering its true origin ensures this vital Black history is never forgotten.

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The podcast bros said they were supporting Trump for two reasons: He wouldn’t start any wars, and he’d release the Epstein files. Massie lost tonight for two reasons: (a) forcing the release of the Epstein files, and (b) trying to restrain Trump’s war in Iran.

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With the $210 BILLION Republicans want to give ICE & CBP for their campaign of terror, we could: Extend healthcare tax credits Reverse SNAP cuts Fund Head Start Expand housing assistance Fund free universal preschool Fund free school lunches & more We must invest in our people.

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You might be a horrible human being if ... you brag about taking food away from 4 million people ...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Brooke Rollins: "We now have moved 4.3 million Americans off of the food stamp program. A lot of that is fraud. A lot of that is people taking the program that shouldn't have been. And a lot of it is just a better economy, so people don't need food stamps."

This is barbaric.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

The Trump administration just announced the federal government will now execute people by firing squad. Acting AG Todd Blanche signed off on it this morning expanding federal execution protocols to include firing squads for the first time since the 19th century.

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Fox News: Tim Walz: “We've got a feeble-minded, trigger-happy president who plunged us into a war where no threat was present, with no clear objectives and no exit plan. We need to call that what it is. That's fascism.” #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans

We need top learn the lesson here: Vote in numbers too great to dispute. Congratulations to Hungary!!

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Breaking news: Hungarians chose to end the 16-year rule of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, darling of MAGA-aligned American conservatives, an ally of the Kremlin and a proud antagonist of European Union leaders in Brussels.

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Trump’s unhinged threats of violence and genocide are inexcusable.   He is a warmonger, escalating the conflict for his own profit and consolidation of power.   My Republican colleagues can't keep turning a blind eye. He must be stopped and impeached.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Breaking news: President Trump said “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran doesn’t accept his deal to open the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Eastern time tonight, pledging destruction by midnight if not.

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Chris Murphy is doing what too many won’t—saying it out loud: Trump’s corruption isn’t a glitch, it’s the system. Corp mergers, media power, dark 💰—none of it gets this big without politicians looking the other way or cashing in.. It’s about the machine that protects him. www.vox.com/podcasts/484...

vox.comHow one Democratic senator is tackling Trump’s corruptionSen. Chris Murphy explains how blatant corruption is undermining faith in democracy.

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Trump: Iran has no “anti-air traffic anything.” Iran: shoots down a U.S. fighter jet Maybe stop flapping your jaws and start telling the truth.

Make it make sense.

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social

Just to recap: Russia is currently helping Iranian forces try to kill US troops. In response, Trump is… lifting sanctions on Russia and threatening to pull out of NATO, which are the #1 and #2 items on Putin’s wishlist

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📌So basically Captain Cringe picked a fight, is getting his ass kicked, and is now trying to make that everybody else's problem. A metaphor for his entire miserable life ...

It's not just the same old people coming out: "Two-thirds of Saturday’s protesters came from outside major urban centers. Almost half of the events were in red states or battlegrounds, including more than 100 events each in Florida, Ohio, and Texas."

Scott Dworkin@dworkin.bsky.social

The White House called No Kings Day "Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions." The only ones with Trump Derangement Syndrome are the ones deranged enough to still support him. Trump doesn't want you to see this: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-does...

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It’s going to be essential we research every candidate to ensure they don’t do the MSF flip. Manchin-Sinema-Fetterman flip. We need candidates who can’t be bought. In addition any republican suddenly running as an independent is highly suspicious. Don’t fall for it.