Raffy

Raffy

@rafanelly.bsky.social

Retired techie, life long democrat, fact-checker looking to save truth, science, & data based reasoning. #voteblue #factsmatter #nofascism

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Musk has the power to control the outcome of wars. He can cause death to innocents. He can pull the rug out from people fighting for their own country to survive. He can do the bidding if Putin. Do you think this is acceptable?

The Starlink system used by Ukraine’s military was suffering from low speeds limits early on Friday, despite President Trump saying that SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk had restored the service.

Just a reminder… we broke a promise and now the people of Ukraine are being slaughtered, hospitals & schools bombed, children kidnapped by Russia… Trump giving Russia the power & money to continue. What a betrayal.

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In Project 2029, a must have is the end to billionaires buying elections. End Citizens United, one person one vote.

Heads up Florida … sounds like a bug or maybe a feature of your voting machines… #VoteThemOut

Biggie@biggienotsmalls.bsky.social

Im sure it was simply a coincidence that it happened.....In Florida!!...

#datacenters Proud of our county Supervisor Randall & Briskman for successfully stopping Amazon from building a mega data center in a pristine part of our county. Amazon purchased a 122-acre Science & Technology Campus from George Washington University in March, paying $427m for a mega data center.

Blue Virginia@bluevirginia.bsky.social

Loudoun Chair Phyllis Randall: “Amazon has agreed to withdraw its proposed application…[for] data center development on [the GWU Science & Technology Campus site]”; "Amazon further commits to rezone the remainder of the land for mixed use and needed residential uses" bluevirginia.us/2026/10/loud...

Wow, wow, wow!!! Consumer protection laws being acknowledged against Zuck. $25 billion is a start. How long before Dear leader somehow cancels this ruling?

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Breaking news: A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion judgment over millions of violations of consumer protections laws. The state’s attorney general said this sends a message to other tech companies that his office will hold them accountable.

Here’s just one of the many laws he has violated per the Government Accountability office, evidently multiple times. This law says he can’t divert funds approved by Congress for something else, nor can he simply block funds approved.

Raffy@rafanelly.bsky.social

He’s committing crimes every day. The GAO (Govt Accountability Office) concluded that Trump actions violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. the executive branch cannot simply refuse to spend $ Congress has appropriated. Examples - Head Start, FEMA, NIH grants, etc www.gao.gov/legal/approp...

Remember the 2020 false accusations by trump claiming Dominion Voting machines were rigged, amplified by Fox & OAN? Fox was sued & DV settled for $787m. Later DV was bought by a Republican. It’s not required the machines get recertified after a sale. Did your state? www.wired.com/story/scott-...

wired.comOne Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election InfrastructureFormer GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts don't know what to think.

When you are sick, or poor, or lost your job to AI… the GOP not only doesn’t help, they are thrilled to kick you when you’re down. They don’t care. VOTE BLUE!

Raffy@rafanelly.bsky.social

“One Big Beautiful Bill Act” cut roughly $1tn in federal spending from the healthcare industry,the biggest cut of federal health spending ever. Paired w GOP refusal to extend subsidies for ACA, cuts will result in 17 mill newly uninsured individuals through 2034. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“One Big Beautiful Bill Act” cut roughly $1tn in federal spending from the healthcare industry,the biggest cut of federal health spending ever. Paired w GOP refusal to extend subsidies for ACA, cuts will result in 17 mill newly uninsured individuals through 2034. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comMillions of Medicaid recipients to face draconian requirements as of 1 JanuaryTrump’s reform law that seeks to make coverage harder to get, and to keep, includes working 80 hours a month

It’s too depressing trying to follow the money. I’ve never seen such abuse of power before from any elected officials.

Protect Democracy@protectdemocracy.org

We built this scorecard for anyone following the money and looking for patterns of abuse that OMB is building as we head into FY 2027. Get the full scorecard: protdem.org/ombscorecard

I’m so tired of he and his cronies disrespecting those who lost their lives serving our country. VOTE them all out.

Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret)@portlandken.bsky.social

The State Department has now covered up the memorial to the 321 American diplomats who died serving their country abroad. I personally knew a number of those dead heroes who gave their all serving their country. Some were killed along with their families. Trump and Rubio have erased them.

Dear MAGA, Trump has taken credit for several policies, projects, & economic milestones that were actually initiated, funded, or legislated during Biden's presidency. 1- the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, a bill Trump opposed & repeatedly tried to derail was financed by Biden's $1.2 t bill ++

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3-Trump repeatedly claims credit for capping insulin costs at $35 a month, a policy that was actually enacted & implemented under the Biden administration via the Inflation Reduction Act

4- Trump claimed credit for bringing back astronauts who had been stranded on the International Space Station, even though NASA had already scheduled and announced the return plan during the previous administration

Dear MAGA, Trump has taken credit for several policies, projects, & economic milestones that were actually initiated, funded, or legislated during Biden's presidency. 1- the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, a bill Trump opposed & repeatedly tried to derail was financed by Biden's $1.2 t bill ++

2- Trump claims trillions in corporate investments however, analyses by Reuters found that nearly half (over $1.3 t) of the touted projects—including major plants by Hyundai, LEGO, Chobani, & CHIPS Act-backed manufacturing—were initiated, negotiated, or finalized while Biden was in office.

Hey farmers- mad at Musk? These products use Starlink: John Deere sells autonomous tractors & smart farming systems that utilize integrated Starlink ruggedized antennas to keep equipment connected in remote fields. •+++

Carbon Robotics: Utilizes integrated Starlink connections to sell laser-weeding agricultural fleet control systems across multiple countries

Yup, add this to his list.

LORI SCHAFFER@lorihjschaffer.bsky.social

Nobody should trust Trump, Musk, or the rest of the Tech Bros ever again. When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time!

I never thought I’d be so grateful for attorneys- but here it is, THANK YOU, Democracy Defenders!

Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social

Americans have had it w/ corruption & the cost of living—if elections run freely, they'll turn out in droves Our litigation team at @democracydefendersfund.org is in court every day beating back election sabotage to protect your vote More @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN

It’s been obvious for at least a decade that he will do anything Putin wants, so why won’t congress DO something to remove a traitorous President? By ‘Congress’ I mean the GOP majority. Democrats have tried twice. Destroying democracy isn’t what Presidents are supposed to do.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

President Trump signed an executive order waiving a sweeping sanctions package against Russia in a move that was condemned by Ukraine. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) called the move “sucking up to Vladimir Putin.”

An immigrant is buying our elections… end Citizens United! One person, one vote.

MS NOW@ms.now

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has reclaimed his title as the single biggest known political donor at the federal level, dropping more than $280 million over the summer to boost Republican candidates in this year’s midterm elections. READ MORE: www.ms.now/news/elon-mu...

Another school shooting, it sickens me that the “adults in the room” fail to protect the children. By having to practice active shooter drills we are indoctrinating them to a world of senseless violence. We normalize violence & cause numerous stressors. everytownresearch.org/report/the-i...

everytownresearch.orgThe Impact of Active Shooter Drills in SchoolsIn their current state, active shooter drills threaten the wellbeing of entire school communities over prolonged periods of time.

As we suspected, it’s the accusation & the ‘show’ not the existence of a crime. Now, let’s look at Musk & Melania ….

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Exclusive: A 2019 review of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s immigration records looked at many of the same issues being investigated now. That review found no issue with her naturalization, an official familiar with the earlier effort said.

Social security running out of $? Easy - A Congressional Budget Office & Joint Committee on Taxation estimate for a proposal that taxed earnings above $250,000, w/o increasing benefits for those earnings, projected about $1.024 trillion in additional federal revenue over 10 years (FY2021–FY2030).

Remember Venezuela & their oil? it’s hard to keep up with the corruption! Trump donor, Singer bought Citgo, a subsidiary of Venezuela's state-run oil for $5.9b. It was a "bargain price," at the time because there was an embargo on Venezuela's oil exports. Then … www.alternet.org/maduro-trump/

alternet.orgTop Trump donor’s 'well-timed transaction' raises eyebrows​ after Venezuela operationOne of President Donald Trump's billionaire pals is about to score huge profits thanks to the ousting of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. Writing on Monday, "Public Info" reporter Judd Legum revealed that ...

It’s bad enough we stopped helping Ukraine, bad enough we bought sanctioned oil from Russia to help Putin fu d his invasion of Ukraine… now this? And did Musk ever say THANK YOU to the US taxpayers for his billions in government contracts?

Great news for data centers! #datacenters Northern Virginia has 250 & more in the works, enough! But Quincy WA is glad to get them. Their town was dying - says ABC. So dear billionnaires - go to Quincy!! You’ve done enough damage here. www.cascadepbs.org/the-newsfeed...

cascadepbs.orgWashington state grapples with the AI data center boomThis week, we’ll take you inside a data center in Quincy, sit down with the town's mayor, and take a closer look at a controversial energy project.

We just got #datacenter news — our power grid is on the brink of failure w a warm fall, VA will require data centers to use backup power! Oh goodie, they will use diesel pumping out black smoke! So happy we pay $300 less in taxes while my electric bills went up by $500 & now our air quality drops

Putin pumped out propaganda for yrs. Some big lies- 1. Pizza gate- Hillary ran a child sex ring in the basement of a pizza shop 2. Using AI on videos of Biden, Putin made him appear wandering, sleeping.. 3. Zelensky used billions of US aid to purchase 2 multi-million-$ luxury yachts Real Fake news.

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He cut down 430 mature trees on a pubic DC golf course. The judge had a fit, he did not give notice, he did not get approval. how is this not destruction of public property,430 times? How is this not thumbing your nose at laws, judicial orders and common decency? Not the 1st time he’s done this

Hey MAGA—- this is your guy. This is the best you can do?? Vote against—- Inflation War Corruption Energy prices Kidnapping of children Violence on the streets (ICE) Vote for the party that has YOUR best interests in mind, not the billionaires. Vote 💙

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

You’d have to be a special kind of stupid to bomb a school full of children and still expect to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

2 more years of this madness?

Bruce Little@brucedlittle.bsky.social

Arlington filed the suit in federal court on Thursday. It alleges that the National Park Service did only a cursory review of the project, which violates the National Environmental Policy Act’s mandates that federal agencies carefully study the impacts of major construction projects.