Just a guy

Just a guy

@usdem.bsky.social

Just a guy who's not happy with the direction of our government. If you follow me, expect a lot of politics. I do be saying things. I think I'm funny at least. PNW.

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Scott Bessent is one of those "the economists were wrong" types of guys in defense of tariffs and Trump tax plans. He outright said that he didn't believe that tariffs would drive us into a recession. Will he resign when he's wrong? Nah, he'll just claim that we're not in a recession.

April 20th is 90 days from Trump's EO declaring a national emergency at the southern border. What is the Insurrection Act of 1807? It allows the President to direct the military to operate WITHIN US borders to quell unrest. We can NOT allow this to happen!

The big protests yesterday were a HUGE success! Great job to @indivisible.org and all its partners for organizing the 4/5/25 events. For every one of these 5K+ protests, there were also many protests in smaller communities. I went out to Federal Way, WA. We had about 500 people there!

Anyone notice the difference between Fox News' homepage and just about every other major news source? While the country's markets are plummeting, everything on the front page of Fox News is hunky dory. This is why Republicans are so uninformed. They don't know what's happening.

If your bank account balance doesn't have multiple commas, Trump is not for you. If you are STRUGGLING, even just a little bit, Trump is not for you. If you wake up every day to work a job you don't like, Trump is not for you. If it hurts you to see others suffering, Trump is not for you.

It's here - Judgeme- I mean, "Liberation Day". Tariffs are part of what preceded The Great Depression. Tariffs reduce imports - obviously. But they also lead to reciprocal tariffs from others. Our exports will fall sharply.

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Find your local event and attend it. Call out for work - you're sick that day, your kid is sick, you blew a tire - WHATEVER. Use your sick time if you have it. Just be there. If @corybooker.com can stand in a 5 foot box for 25 hours, you can stand with a crowd for just a few. Be the change.

handsoff2025.comHands Off!Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...

If you've never been to a protest before, this is your time! You don't need a 10 foot sign to attend, you don't need a sign at all. You showing up, for what you believe in, is enough.

It's here - Judgeme- I mean, "Liberation Day". Tariffs are part of what preceded The Great Depression. Tariffs reduce imports - obviously. But they also lead to reciprocal tariffs from others. Our exports will fall sharply.

We've only been under Trump for 72 days. The next 72 days are going to feel even longer. But we can't be discouraged and we can't give up. There's a lot going on right now - too much, even... But we need to keep the pressure up. Keep standing up for what you believe in.

@missmouse.bsky.social Thank you for your organization efforts and everything you've done surrounding #TeslaTakedown. On my way into work today, I saw three Teslas with "F Elon" magnets on the back of their cars. Not a huge amount, but it was 7AM on a Sunday morning.

The ACA has helped so many people. Thanks, Obama. We miss you dearly.

Barack Obama@barackobama.bsky.social

Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.

Here's an idea: A service that sits on hold with the SSA all day across multiple lines. Instead of calling the SSA, seniors with issues call the service and take over the line already on hold, effectively cutting their hold time. SSA Fast Pass? Thoughts?

Trump administration working towards controlling all US Communications through actions at the FCC and VOA. Eventually, if successful, they will be able to control the narrative even more than is possible now. Opinions and misinformation could be treated as fact and we will be none-the-wiser. Scary.

It makes me wonder if the Biden admin warning about using encrypted means of communications such as Signal and Telegram because of Chinese infiltration of our networks was actually forewarning for Trump's takeover of communications. Am I a conspiracy theorist? Only time will tell, huh? 🥹

While our country is in peril, Senator Chuck Schumer is using this week off from the Senate to tour the US to sell his fucking book. We're not like the GOP. We're not interested in following grifters. We care about your actions, not your words. Get back to work, Chuck. #DoYourJob.

We knew it would happen. KKKomrade Trump has DEFIED court orders and continued with the deportation of more than 200 Venezuelans without any kind of due process. These humans have been sent to a max security prison to be worked to death. This wasn't supposed to happen, right Schumer?

bbc.comUS deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite court orderTheir arrival comes less than 24 hours after a federal judge blocked a law Trump planned to use for the deportations.

Yesterday, 10 Senate Democrats broke from the majority of the party to take the side of the authoritarian Trump regime, one of them being Chuck Schumer, the lead Democrat Senator. When your party goes the opposite way of you, you are no longer their leader. #StepAsideSchumer... NOW.

We don't know what a shutdown will lead to, but we do know what conceding to Trump will. Schumer's flip-flopped again. New York, please retire this spineless coward.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Breaking News: Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, said he would vote for a Republican-written stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown. Follow live updates.

@alt-irs.altgov.info Any inside information on this one? I'm not well versed in any of this enough to follow the money. What kind of penalties do they face? Have they been paid for previous years? How long can a charity be out of compliance before losing its status as a non-profit?