redlinkx.bsky.social

redlinkx.bsky.social

@redlinkx.bsky.social

Striving for Justice, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Progressive Dem/Independent. Lover of dogs, science, technology, family values, morality. Realist working to leave things better than I find it.

4.5K followers265 following643 posts

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

RFK’s reign of death is beginning.

Sarah Karlin-Smith@sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social

Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

GOP comes together to pass a monstrous budget that will pave the way for tax cuts for the rich at the expense of Medicaid and SNAP. Congrats guys. Way to stick it to the working class and serve your billionaire masters.

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

Less than 24 hours after Trump said he would leave some social safety net programs like Medicaid intact, the inveterate liar has reneged. Trump is now backing the House GOP’s strategy calling for finding $880 billion in savings from the committee with jurisdiction…

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

The KGB 'played the game as if they were immensely impressed by his personality' "The KGB had collected a lot of information on his personality so they knew who he was personally. The feeling was that he was extremely vulnerable intellectually, and psychologically, and he was prone to flattery."

theguardian.com‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spyThe KGB ‘played the game as if they were immensely impressed by his personality’, Yuri Shvets, a key source for a new book, tells the Guardian
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

FAST COMPANY: ".. It’s one way to target Elon Musk where he’s most vulnerable: Tesla’s car sales are dropping, and his political work is pushing consumers away from the brand. Meanwhile, most of Musk’s wealth is tied up in Tesla stock." #TeslaTakedown $TSLA www.fastcompany.com/91280513/tes...

fastcompany.com‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters say they’re just getting started denouncing DOGE at dealershipsAfter a day of protests against Musk and DOGE, organizers says it is just the beginning.

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

We have reached out to the company who was awarded this contract and they have confirmed the ceiling was $8 million—NOT billion. Here is their statement. The federal government is cooking the books.

This post is unavailable.

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

Trump To Billionaires: Feel Free To Cheat On Your Taxes!: Elon Musk is not taking any chances that Congress may not give him and his fellow billionaires the fat tax cuts Puppet Donald Trump promised. So Unelected President Musk is making dire cuts to the IRS that all but guarantee he and his…

crooksandliars.comTrump To Billionaires: Feel Free To Cheat On Your Taxes!Elon Musk is not taking any chances that Congress may not give him and his fellow billionaires the fat tax cuts Puppet Donald Trump promised. So Unelected President Musk is making dire cuts to the IRS that all but guarantee he and his billionaire bros can…

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

“We’ve given up everything to serve our country overseas, and we’re being maligned by the richest asshole in the world.” We spoke to 12 USAID workers about how Elon Musk and Trump have shattered the foundations of the entire humanitarian aid industry.

motherjones.comChaos, harassment, and unpaid bills: Inside Elon Musk's war on USAID“We’ve given up everything to serve our country overseas, and we’re being maligned by the richest asshole in the world.”

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

If u aren’t familiar. Admin is making moves to never have to cede power to another party/admin thru gutting election personnel, installing loyalist, changing laws in favor for voter suppression Even w/ that the common playbook of 2 Santas is still used. www.milwaukeeindependent.com/thom-hartman...

milwaukeeindependent.comThe Two Santas Strategy: How the GOP has used an economic scam to manipulate Americans for 40 years | Milwaukee Independent

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

In Massachusetts, researchers are working hard to develop lifesaving treatments for awful diseases. Donald Trump just slashed the federal funding that makes their work possible. @markey.senate.gov and I are pressing for answers. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/12/m...

bostonglobe.comMarkey, Warren demand clarity on NIH, NSF funding amid Trump administration cuts - The Boston GlobeResearchers in Massachusetts say the cuts could have a devastating impact on their work.

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

Two important pieces of news. First, the great @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social is on Bluesky. Follow her! Second, she remains on the never-ending Gitmo beat, more than 23 years later.

Carol Rosenberg@carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social

Even with no media access to Guantánamo Bay, we give you a view from the ground. And the names of the 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has been holding inside a prison, under U.S. military guard. w/ @charliesavage.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

NASA, I will remind you, is <0.5% of the US budget. LESS THAN ZERO POINT FIVE PERCENT. This is like trying to save disk space by deleting a text file when you've got a gigabytes of music you'll never listen to. More proof that what Musk and DOGE are doing is a lie.

Andy Rivkin@asrivkin.bsky.social

I'm told that "DOGE is at NASA HQ". I know nothing more, make of that what you will.

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

In all honesty the anxiety as a nation is unbelievable. Waiting for an apocalypse of a very possible refusal of one or more of the court orders, will create a chain of events that almost certainly will not be pleasant for many Americans. Be good to yourself! Stay safe! But don't quit 👊🏼 #resist

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

Much more sinister. They are doing here what they couldn’t get away with in South Africa. SA was able to push back on Elon types, yet here the “laws” &fickle reps welcome them to do as they please for a small kickback. They wish to reshape America to their vision &it includes controlling society

Heather Thomas@heatherthomasaf.bsky.social

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel regard our country as their personal factory farm in need of maximizing profitability. Expect no humanity and start from there.

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

Trump signed an executive order directing DOJ to pause enforcing the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits American companies and foreign firms from bribing officials of foreign governments to obtain or retain business. Because he and Jared want those Condos on the Gaza Riviera!

redlinkx.bsky.social reposted

If aliens visited our planet and only met Kristi Noem, they’d assume there was no intelligent life on earth and leave.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Kristi Noem: ‘We can't trust the government anymore.” Dana: “You are the government.” “Yes, that’s what I’m saying.” 🥴