Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman
@kdbyproxy.bsky.social
I used to write laws… then I invented Knee Defender. ex-HPSCI, ex-Senate tech, taxes, trade/FP, ethics, antitrust… crime & even reputed parliamentarian
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February 17, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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Everybody knows that poors don't buy things!
Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on tariffs: "It's not regressive. Most consumption in America is done by the wealthiest people. So the idea it's somehow regressive is just wrong."
February 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Everybody knows that poors don't buy things!
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Fulton Co elections expert: “In all 5 areas identified by ... the [search warrant] affidavit, there are a multitude of false or misleading statements or omissions. ... Once ... corrected, the affidavit loses any basis in reality.”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Fulton Co elections expert: “In all 5 areas identified by ... the [search warrant] affidavit, there are a multitude of false or misleading statements or omissions. ... Once ... corrected, the affidavit loses any basis in reality.”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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this is like how 8-9 years ago women started reporting harassment and now we can't say "rape" ever anywhere
it’s insane that a decade ago we all agreed that giving mass shooters the attention they desired was a bad thing but now because rightwingers will quite literally lie about the shooter every single time we all have to be acutely aware of the shooters intentions and ideology
February 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
this is like how 8-9 years ago women started reporting harassment and now we can't say "rape" ever anywhere
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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And @kellen.bsky.social violated NYT guidelines, which state “Readers should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer said… The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like ‘um’ and may judiciously delete false starts.”
February 17, 2026 at 4:02 AM
And @kellen.bsky.social violated NYT guidelines, which state “Readers should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer said… The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like ‘um’ and may judiciously delete false starts.”
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these $$$ could have funded biomedical research, including some of the 1000+ NIH grant proposals that were found to be highly meritorious in peer review
the payoff for that investment would be immediate ($2.63 per USD) and sustained (education, training, discoveries, careers)
the payoff for that investment would be immediate ($2.63 per USD) and sustained (education, training, discoveries, careers)
So far it looks like Trump, Noem, and operation metro surge drained Minneapolis alone—not yet counting St. Paul, Bloomington, etc.— $203 million. This was a MAGA Trump assault on an American blue city. Nothing more. Start seeing it.
www.fox9.com/news/operati...
www.fox9.com/news/operati...
Operation Metro Surge cost Minneapolis at least $203 million, city officials say
Minneapolis officials have released an estimated tab on what Operation Metro Surge has cost city residents so far.
www.fox9.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:27 AM
these $$$ could have funded biomedical research, including some of the 1000+ NIH grant proposals that were found to be highly meritorious in peer review
the payoff for that investment would be immediate ($2.63 per USD) and sustained (education, training, discoveries, careers)
the payoff for that investment would be immediate ($2.63 per USD) and sustained (education, training, discoveries, careers)
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did they spot rfk jr. swimming in it
have you been following the “raw sewage in the Potomac” plotline
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
did they spot rfk jr. swimming in it
"Is Representative Luna an American?"
"Of course."
"How do you know?"
"She's a member of Congress."
"So?"
"So, to be in Congress, she has to be a citizen."
"And to vote for Congress you have to be a citizen."
"That's why we need the SAVE Act."
"Why?"
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"Of course."
"How do you know?"
"She's a member of Congress."
"So?"
"So, to be in Congress, she has to be a citizen."
"And to vote for Congress you have to be a citizen."
"That's why we need the SAVE Act."
"Why?"
1/
February 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM
"Is Representative Luna an American?"
"Of course."
"How do you know?"
"She's a member of Congress."
"So?"
"So, to be in Congress, she has to be a citizen."
"And to vote for Congress you have to be a citizen."
"That's why we need the SAVE Act."
"Why?"
1/
"Of course."
"How do you know?"
"She's a member of Congress."
"So?"
"So, to be in Congress, she has to be a citizen."
"And to vote for Congress you have to be a citizen."
"That's why we need the SAVE Act."
"Why?"
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I say, so what if the Record says Rep Byron Donalds (R-FL) voted in the House when he was actually in California to do Bill Maher's show. After all, the Record once said Rep William Henry Bates (R-MA) voted in the House when he was actually dead.🪦
#HRules
#HRules
February 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I say, so what if the Record says Rep Byron Donalds (R-FL) voted in the House when he was actually in California to do Bill Maher's show. After all, the Record once said Rep William Henry Bates (R-MA) voted in the House when he was actually dead.🪦
#HRules
#HRules
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Meanwhile, Trump hands over leadership in biotechnology to Europe and China.
But America will always be Number 1 with coal.
But America will always be Number 1 with coal.
Republicans in Congress have been warned repeatedly that RFK Jr. is destroying the U.S. vaccine program.
The problem is that they love it. It’s part of their “medical freedom” platform.
The problem is that they love it. It’s part of their “medical freedom” platform.
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Meanwhile, Trump hands over leadership in biotechnology to Europe and China.
But America will always be Number 1 with coal.
But America will always be Number 1 with coal.
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And the hits just keep on coming: RIP Frederick Wiseman, another legend of American cinema
February 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM
And the hits just keep on coming: RIP Frederick Wiseman, another legend of American cinema
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The subtitle is "Changing brains. And Brians," and I'm too proud of myself for this.
February 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The subtitle is "Changing brains. And Brians," and I'm too proud of myself for this.
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To my surprise, CDC is still tracking how many children RFK condemns to measles. Cases are getting younger and, of course, it is spreading faster.
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
February 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM
To my surprise, CDC is still tracking how many children RFK condemns to measles. Cases are getting younger and, of course, it is spreading faster.
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
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Reagan: “There is no limit to what a man can do if he doesn't mind who gets the credit."
Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
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Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
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February 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Reagan: “There is no limit to what a man can do if he doesn't mind who gets the credit."
Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
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Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
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About the House clerk maybe going rogue at the start of the 120th Congress – ie, Dems win the majority of races, but the clerk leaves enough Dem winners off the members-elect list that, at least initially, Repubs hold the majority – for that to work, Repubs would not just have to let it happen…
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But, as always, the (new) House can do anything it wants:
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
February 16, 2026 at 3:10 AM
About the House clerk maybe going rogue at the start of the 120th Congress – ie, Dems win the majority of races, but the clerk leaves enough Dem winners off the members-elect list that, at least initially, Repubs hold the majority – for that to work, Repubs would not just have to let it happen…
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But, as always, the (new) House can do anything it wants:
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
February 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
But, as always, the (new) House can do anything it wants:
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
But, as always, the (new) House can do anything it wants:
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
February 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late. --Emerson ⏱
#ShareGreatNotHate
#ShareGreatNotHate
February 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late. --Emerson ⏱
#ShareGreatNotHate
#ShareGreatNotHate
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I keep saying this, but some of y'all keep dooming and saying that somehow Trump can somehow stop the new session of Congress or Johnson can take steps to stop it. Nope. That's not how it works. (always pay attention to @kristin-wilson.bsky.social). Trump is not a god-emperor.
Remember that the current House essentially dissolves (they adjourn sine die) on January 3, 2026 right before noon. When they gavel back in, the House Clerk is in charge until the House elects a Speaker.
Point being, those in charge right now will not be running the show on Jan 3.
Point being, those in charge right now will not be running the show on Jan 3.
February 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I keep saying this, but some of y'all keep dooming and saying that somehow Trump can somehow stop the new session of Congress or Johnson can take steps to stop it. Nope. That's not how it works. (always pay attention to @kristin-wilson.bsky.social). Trump is not a god-emperor.
Reagan: “There is no limit to what a man can do if he doesn't mind who gets the credit."
Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
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Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
1/
February 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Reagan: “There is no limit to what a man can do if he doesn't mind who gets the credit."
Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
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Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
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I agree with this as long as the originals like @kdbyproxy.bsky.social are grandfathered in, as I assume they are.
February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I agree with this as long as the originals like @kdbyproxy.bsky.social are grandfathered in, as I assume they are.
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She met the lettuce
February 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
She met the lettuce