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@elcerritodave.bsky.social

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Husband, step-dad, grand-dad to 6 and retired public defender. First vote was for McGovern in '72. Dem forever. Progressive politics poster and reposter. Music too. NO MAGA and NO DM's.

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · Nov 23

I'm getting so tired of hearing from politicians how good the people of the U.S. are. A lot of good people here to be sure. But, when so many were/are willing to vote for a moral degenerate like Trump or sat on their hands and let such an atrocity happen, how "good" as a country can we really be?

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 1h

After announcing $20 billion bailout of Argentina (led by a right wing president of course), Trump announces attempt to remove World Cup and Olympic games from being held in Blue state cities.

Trump threatens removal of World Cup games from Boston, Olympics from LA

Blaming Boston street takeovers and LA wildfires, the US president said both global sporting events could be moved for supposed safety reasons

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 1h

GOP: Voting discrimination is ok. Fairness is unconstitutional.

Supreme court hears Voting Rights Act challenge that could affect control of Congress – US politics live

GOP seeking to have section 2, designed to prevent discrimination in voting, declared unconstitutional as battles around redistricting take place across nation

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

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Pat Andrea @oaktreedance.bsky.social · 12h

Shades of Ronald Reagan and the Iran hostage manipulation. Only this was exponentially more evil

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 12h

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"Beyond The Sea", Bobby Darin

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 20h

Good. This isn't just their usual revenge games. They will go to nearly any length to keep those files hidden to protect dear leader.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

ARIZONA AG: “.. Arizona’s right to a full delegation, and the right of the residents of CD 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate ..”

@politico.com #AZ07
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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 20h

#LookandSee
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#JazzSky
#Jazz

"Stairway To the Stars", Ella Fitzgerald

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 21h

"He could be misremembering — but he could also just be lying for political benefit, throwing the usual low-vitamin, high-calorie chum to his base. He is perversely helped by the fact that you can’t tell whether you should attribute a specific Trump claim to his melting brain or his melted soul."

'Melting brain or melted soul?' Eyebrows raised over 'objectively insane' Trump post

One of President Donald Trump's latest social media posts alarmed a veteran journalist, who described the outburst as possible signs of mental infirmity.The president bizarrely claimed over the weeken...

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 21h

"If you add the seats that the GOP may gain (by eliminating sec. 2 of the VRA) thanks to the Trump-driven push to gerrymander as many states as possible, the report found, the total number of new GOP seats rises to 27 — perhaps enough to cement one-party control of the chamber for decades."

Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 21h

Today's GOP -

“They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.”

Bombshell report reveals leaked GOP chat filled with racist jokes and rape fantasies

A treasure trove of leaked Telegram chats among the leadership of the Young Republicans exposed a mixture of racist comments, rape fantasies, and suggestions on how to drive their opponents to suicide...

www.rawstory.com

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 22h

Time's Thanksgiving edition?

'Shall we say turkey!' Critics laugh as Trump explodes at 'unflattering' Time cover photo

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'Shall we say turkey!' Critics laugh as Trump explodes at 'unflattering' Time cover photo

The Daily Beast reports President Donald Trump exploded in a late-night social media post about an unflattering photo of him on the cover of TIME magazine.Trump called the TIME story — covering the te...

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 23h

Porno Mike feels threatened by naked Portland bicyclists.

"What I've seen is the abuse of law enforcement by radical leftist activists...most recently, the most threatening thing I've seen yet was the naked bicyclers in Portland who were protesting ICE down there...it's getting really ugly."

Mike Johnson decries 'naked bicyclers' in Portland as 'most threatening thing I've seen'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted that federal agents' abuse of force had not risen to the level of congressional investigations after a judge barred the Department of Homeland Security from ...

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 1d

The Schumerization of the courts: Trump administration ignores a court's orders yet again. The judge writes a "scathing opinion", but issues no other orders holding anyone accountable.

Judge furious as he rules Trump blatantly ignored order: 'Ham-handed attempt to bully'

A federal judge in Rhode Island has accused the Trump administration of defying its order prohibiting officials from withholding Federal Emergency Management Agency funds from jurisdictions that refus...

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 1d

Ya think?

'White House is hiding something': Speaker fans 'deepening suspicions' about Trump

The decision by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to keep the House out of session for yet another week is not doing furloughed government workers or Donald Trump any favors, a columnist wrote Tuesday...

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 1d

You daily dose of schadenfreude.

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 1d

#GenreRoulette
#AmericanaTuesday

"When Joy Kills Sorrow", Bela Fleck

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When Joy Kills Sorrow

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Stephanie Mathis, MLS(ASCP) 😷💜 @stephmu00mls.bsky.social · 1d

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U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jul 12

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 2d

Remember,Trump reneged on an agreement to pay medical expenses for his disabled relative and told his nephew in 2020,

“Those people,” Fred Trump said his uncle told him, “the shape they’re in, all the expenses, maybe those kinds of people should just die.”

www.disabilityscoop.com/2024/07/25/t....

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 2d

This is a really well done—I hope it catches on: A silent roadside protest staged over the weekend in Westerville, Ohio, and posted to the Facebook page of the Westerville Progressive Alliance.
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Signs of Fascism!

YouTube video by COOLHAND

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

Red state government declaring open war on blue city governments in Florida.

This is the MAGA model: using every tool of the state to punish political opponents, without even a pretense that you are governing "for everyone."

Doge-ish comes to Florida: a DeSantis loyalist is going after ‘waste’ in Democratic cities

Blaise Ingoglia was handpicked by the Republican Florida governor to lead an assault on municipal spending

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 2d

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"Come Dancing", The Kinks

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 2d

#GenreRoulette
#BluesMonday

In honor of this week's host, @nolabob.bsky.social,here's one by New Orleans legend Smiley Lewis with "I Hear You Knocking".

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I Hear You Knocking

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elcerritodave.bsky.social @elcerritodave.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Bob! 💥🎶✌️