Stacey Blake

Stacey Blake

@staceyblake.bsky.social

50ish woman, empty-nester, book designer for Indie authors. Love Disney, universal studios, libraries, Harry Potter, wine, and books. Hope to do more traveling next year.

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Maybe there is a bible quote for this.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

47: Orders something illegal. "They": No, you can't do that. It's illegal. 47: I don't care, do it anyway. Admin: Ok. (Does it) Court: No, you can't do that. 47: Yes I can. Court: Ok, you can. Media: This is all completely normal. and repeat.

So horrible.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.

Key word in this post is "billionaire"

Melanie D’Arrigo@darrigomelanie.bsky.social

Trump’s allies now control X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, & TikTok. They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post. They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets. “Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.

So the far right now control all the branches of government, media, education and they still aren’t satisfied. History is watching but they are trying to control that too. If only we had some brave Rs in congress. If only.

I think if people choose to not vaccinate, they should be charged accordingly by insurance. Not only for what may happen to them but also for the others this affects. Then people who do should get discounts. Wonder if they would still choose not to vaccinate if it cost them $$$$

The hardest thing about what is happening is the people who are completely oblivious to what is going on. The ones allowing it and cheering it on. Especially the Rs in congress. They really do know better and are pretending not to and are blatantly refusing to do their jobs.

Stacey Blake reposted

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

Imagine being a billionaire, more $$$ than you could ever need or spend…you could work on things like world hunger, cancer or Alzheimer's research, education…but instead you join in to destroy a democracy, hurting many people in the process, in order to make more money for yourself. What a legacy.

Stacey Blake reposted

So much political discourse right now in the US is boiling down to "I didn't believe the bleeding person who told me the wolf at the door was dangerous to me. Because I thought the wolves only hunted them." And I don't know what people think can happen as long as that is still the conversation.

this is why this is happening.

Hillary Rodham Clinton@hillaryclinton.bsky.social

Why would a leader tank his own country's economy? It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook. Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump. But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time. Let your reps hear from you. 5calls.org/issue/trump-...

This....this is what is happening...it's not about the stock market or economy....it's POWER. The plan is to take over everything and the people get no say.

Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

When is the media going to report what is really happening? When will the Rs in congress realize they will no longer have power to do anything before it's too late?

Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Stacey Blake reposted

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.