@elcerritodave.bsky.social
Husband, step-dad, "grandpa Dave" to 6 and retired public defender. First vote was for McGovern in '72. Dem forever. Progressive politics poster and reposter. Music too. Repost me and I'll repost you. NO MAGA and NO DM's.
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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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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
#EmojiSounds Today's emoji - 🗽(Statue of Liberty)
#MusicChallenge
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", Gene Pitney (1962)
youtu.be/du4NpSoOqoE?...
#MusicChallenge
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", Gene Pitney (1962)
youtu.be/du4NpSoOqoE?...
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
YouTube video by Gene Pitney - Topic
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December 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
#EmojiSounds Today's emoji - 🗽(Statue of Liberty)
#MusicChallenge
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", Gene Pitney (1962)
youtu.be/du4NpSoOqoE?...
#MusicChallenge
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", Gene Pitney (1962)
youtu.be/du4NpSoOqoE?...
#GenreRoulette
#LatinThursday
#JazzParty
#JazzSky
A Latin take on Brubeck's classic -
"Take Five", Roberto Roena
youtu.be/lrYB3Wluewg?...
#LatinThursday
#JazzParty
#JazzSky
A Latin take on Brubeck's classic -
"Take Five", Roberto Roena
youtu.be/lrYB3Wluewg?...
Take Five
YouTube video by Roberto Roena - Topic
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
#GenreRoulette
#LatinThursday
#JazzParty
#JazzSky
A Latin take on Brubeck's classic -
"Take Five", Roberto Roena
youtu.be/lrYB3Wluewg?...
#LatinThursday
#JazzParty
#JazzSky
A Latin take on Brubeck's classic -
"Take Five", Roberto Roena
youtu.be/lrYB3Wluewg?...
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NEWS: Trump officials are worried the ICC may try to prosecute them for war crimes once Trump's term ends, and are threatening sanctions against the ICC to change its founding document to grant them immunity. (via Reuters / link in reply)
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEWS: Trump officials are worried the ICC may try to prosecute them for war crimes once Trump's term ends, and are threatening sanctions against the ICC to change its founding document to grant them immunity. (via Reuters / link in reply)
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December 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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This is how you spell dystopian
A for-profit education firm called Stride is opening a school inside a for-profit immigration prison run by CoreCivic. Stride has been accused of defrauding investors and providing substandard education to children.
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
For-Profit School Opening in For-Profit ICE Family Prison - The American Prospect
Stride, Inc., is hiring multiple teachers to run a new school at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley.
prospect.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is how you spell dystopian
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🚨NEW: Wild WSJ story tonight.
Venezuela opposition leader smuggled out of the country.
Wearing a wig as disguise, Maria Corina Machado evaded 10 military checkpoints to reach a small fishing boat to take her to Curaçao.
“We coordinated [with US military] so that they would not blow up the boat."
Venezuela opposition leader smuggled out of the country.
Wearing a wig as disguise, Maria Corina Machado evaded 10 military checkpoints to reach a small fishing boat to take her to Curaçao.
“We coordinated [with US military] so that they would not blow up the boat."
Exclusive | Disguised and in Danger: How a Nobel Peace Prize Winner Escaped Venezuela
Opposition leader María Corina Machado slipped through 10 military checkpoints to reach a fishing boat bound for Curaçao and a private jet headed to Norway.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
🚨NEW: Wild WSJ story tonight.
Venezuela opposition leader smuggled out of the country.
Wearing a wig as disguise, Maria Corina Machado evaded 10 military checkpoints to reach a small fishing boat to take her to Curaçao.
“We coordinated [with US military] so that they would not blow up the boat."
Venezuela opposition leader smuggled out of the country.
Wearing a wig as disguise, Maria Corina Machado evaded 10 military checkpoints to reach a small fishing boat to take her to Curaçao.
“We coordinated [with US military] so that they would not blow up the boat."
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In January, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will roll out a pilot program that will use AI to review Medicare patients' requests for care.
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In January, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will roll out a pilot program that will use AI to review Medicare patients' requests for care.
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
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And here it is. Kushner is working with the Saudis to grab CNN and make them a propaganda channel for both them and tDumpster. If we do not start doing something now, we are going to belong to all the wrong people.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Jared Kushner is investor in Paramount’s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros
Jared Kushner’s Affinity Capital, along with the sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, have ‘agreed to forgo any governance rights – including board representation – associate...
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
And here it is. Kushner is working with the Saudis to grab CNN and make them a propaganda channel for both them and tDumpster. If we do not start doing something now, we are going to belong to all the wrong people.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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The Parking Lot Lawyer & Insurance Lawyer could open a law firm together…although I’m not sure they’d be able to afford the malpractice insurance premiums.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Judge Suggests Prosecutor on Comey and James Cases Should Resign as U.S. Attorney
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The Parking Lot Lawyer & Insurance Lawyer could open a law firm together…although I’m not sure they’d be able to afford the malpractice insurance premiums.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
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Jasmine Crockett: “Democrats that believe the only way that you can win is by being soft & sounding like a Republican — That is not true —
What people are looking for are people that are tough & are going to fight for them
fight for better health care
fight for access to jobs
fight for education”
What people are looking for are people that are tough & are going to fight for them
fight for better health care
fight for access to jobs
fight for education”
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Jasmine Crockett: “Democrats that believe the only way that you can win is by being soft & sounding like a Republican — That is not true —
What people are looking for are people that are tough & are going to fight for them
fight for better health care
fight for access to jobs
fight for education”
What people are looking for are people that are tough & are going to fight for them
fight for better health care
fight for access to jobs
fight for education”
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White folks (mostly) saying Jasmine Crockett cannot win, we see you. Racism on the left. You want the labor of Black women. You want us to be your mules. But you do not want us in power. You want us as the background to your foreground. That's why this country is in the shape it's in.
December 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
White folks (mostly) saying Jasmine Crockett cannot win, we see you. Racism on the left. You want the labor of Black women. You want us to be your mules. But you do not want us in power. You want us as the background to your foreground. That's why this country is in the shape it's in.
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The Dems are far from perfect, but the vast majority of them seem to have the best interests of their constituents at heart, and they deserve support in an imperfect system. This cannot be said of the scum in the Rep party.
December 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The Dems are far from perfect, but the vast majority of them seem to have the best interests of their constituents at heart, and they deserve support in an imperfect system. This cannot be said of the scum in the Rep party.
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Denmark’s military intelligence service raised concerns for the first time about the United States in its annual threat assessment
Danish Intelligence Report Raises Concerns About U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
Danish Intelligence Report Raises Concerns About U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
Danish Intelligence Report Raises Concerns About U.S.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Denmark’s military intelligence service raised concerns for the first time about the United States in its annual threat assessment
Danish Intelligence Report Raises Concerns About U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
Danish Intelligence Report Raises Concerns About U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
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“Can the wife of a bigoted grifter unite the nation? CBS thinks so!”
In case it wasn’t already clear - cbs is fox now under Bari Weiss
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“Can the wife of a bigoted grifter unite the nation? CBS thinks so!”
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Thinking this is wrong isn’t radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
December 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thinking this is wrong isn’t radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
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Trumplethinskin creates his own version of reality & then expects us to believe it as if we don't have eyes, ears or functioning brains.
#SAD 🤣
#SAD 🤣
December 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Trumplethinskin creates his own version of reality & then expects us to believe it as if we don't have eyes, ears or functioning brains.
#SAD 🤣
#SAD 🤣
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Holy crap I love this so damn much
December 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Holy crap I love this so damn much
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Judge Breyer blocks Trump from deploying the CA National Guard, returning control to Gavin Newsom. He also quotes Marty Lederman in his determination that "regular forces" means the military. The Supreme Court will rule on that definition soon. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/judge-dism...
Judge Dismantles Trump's Legal Argument for Deploying the National Guard
The government says 10 U.S.C. § 12406 gives the president the unreviewable, plenary power to deploy the National Guard. Judge Breyer says no. The Supreme Court will soon decide the same question.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Judge Breyer blocks Trump from deploying the CA National Guard, returning control to Gavin Newsom. He also quotes Marty Lederman in his determination that "regular forces" means the military. The Supreme Court will rule on that definition soon. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/judge-dism...
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The US is down at least $30 billion in tourism for 2025. International boycotts and a loss in appeal to visit due to Donald Trump has resulted in millions of trips canceled.
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The US is down at least $30 billion in tourism for 2025. International boycotts and a loss in appeal to visit due to Donald Trump has resulted in millions of trips canceled.
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"Nobody wants to pay for the upgrade to the electrical plant, everybody wants their name on the new academic building or stadium" is the college version of this problem.
An important thing about Mackenzie Scott's philanthropy is that all of her gifts are *unrestricted.* She often gives to smaller nonprofits where those unrestricted gifts can have a huge impact, allowing organizations to use the money where it's needed most, not just where a donor wants.
MacKenzie Scott Announces $7 Billion of Charitable Giving This Year
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
"Nobody wants to pay for the upgrade to the electrical plant, everybody wants their name on the new academic building or stadium" is the college version of this problem.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene can still go to Hell.
December 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene can still go to Hell.
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Trump now says, bizarrely, that the farmer bailout wouldn’t be possible without the tariffs. Hilariously, it also wouldn’t be necessary were it not for the tariffs.
December 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Trump now says, bizarrely, that the farmer bailout wouldn’t be possible without the tariffs. Hilariously, it also wouldn’t be necessary were it not for the tariffs.
#EmojiSounds Today's emoji 🩸(Drop of blood)
#MusicChallenge
"Let It Bleed", The Rolling Stones
youtu.be/60ucKFdNv-I?...
#MusicChallenge
"Let It Bleed", The Rolling Stones
youtu.be/60ucKFdNv-I?...
Let It Bleed (Remastered 2019)
YouTube video by The Rolling Stones - Topic
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December 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
#EmojiSounds Today's emoji 🩸(Drop of blood)
#MusicChallenge
"Let It Bleed", The Rolling Stones
youtu.be/60ucKFdNv-I?...
#MusicChallenge
"Let It Bleed", The Rolling Stones
youtu.be/60ucKFdNv-I?...