P.J. Trombley
@ptrombley.bsky.social
Formerly Sunflower Seeds on twitter
1. Fox "news" is the ringleader of a multi-billion dollar agit-prop machine. 2. SLAVA UKRAINI! 3. Dogs rule. 4. Avid member of The Bulwark 5. TB Lightning HOCKEY! 6. Florida Water Family, Gulf of Mexico
1. Fox "news" is the ringleader of a multi-billion dollar agit-prop machine. 2. SLAVA UKRAINI! 3. Dogs rule. 4. Avid member of The Bulwark 5. TB Lightning HOCKEY! 6. Florida Water Family, Gulf of Mexico
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P.J. Trombley
@ptrombley.bsky.social
· Jan 4
Opinion | The Illuminations of Hannah Arendt (Gift Article)
Her work has taken on a new urgency in our own dark times.
www.nytimes.com
Gift article.
The Illuminations of Hannah Arendt
“Freedom of opinion is a farce unless factual information is guaranteed and the facts themselves are not in dispute.”
www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/o...
The Illuminations of Hannah Arendt
“Freedom of opinion is a farce unless factual information is guaranteed and the facts themselves are not in dispute.”
www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/o...
abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
Bill Pulte's confidant, Lauren Smith, illegally provided confidential mortgage data to a competitor, alarming senior officials at Fannie Mae.
The senior officials who sounded the alarm were then forced out of Fannie Mae, along with internal ethics watchdogs.
Bill Pulte's confidant, Lauren Smith, illegally provided confidential mortgage data to a competitor, alarming senior officials at Fannie Mae.
The senior officials who sounded the alarm were then forced out of Fannie Mae, along with internal ethics watchdogs.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
Bill Pulte's confidant, Lauren Smith, illegally provided confidential mortgage data to a competitor, alarming senior officials at Fannie Mae.
The senior officials who sounded the alarm were then forced out of Fannie Mae, along with internal ethics watchdogs.
Bill Pulte's confidant, Lauren Smith, illegally provided confidential mortgage data to a competitor, alarming senior officials at Fannie Mae.
The senior officials who sounded the alarm were then forced out of Fannie Mae, along with internal ethics watchdogs.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?
by Rachel Bitecofer
"If we’re going to make responsible decisions — as citizens, as families, as a country — we need to understand where the United States actually sits on the authoritarian risk timeline."
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
by Rachel Bitecofer
"If we’re going to make responsible decisions — as citizens, as families, as a country — we need to understand where the United States actually sits on the authoritarian risk timeline."
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?
by Rachel Bitecofer
"If we’re going to make responsible decisions — as citizens, as families, as a country — we need to understand where the United States actually sits on the authoritarian risk timeline."
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
by Rachel Bitecofer
"If we’re going to make responsible decisions — as citizens, as families, as a country — we need to understand where the United States actually sits on the authoritarian risk timeline."
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
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So Trump has been mortgage price fixing to hurt consumers. Cherry on the cake this week!!
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
So Trump has been mortgage price fixing to hurt consumers. Cherry on the cake this week!!
GIFT article NYTimes. No paywall.
"Without the real Department of Justice we have long taken for granted, public servants predict, malevolent actors can freely engage in crimes knowing they will never face consequences."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
"Without the real Department of Justice we have long taken for granted, public servants predict, malevolent actors can freely engage in crimes knowing they will never face consequences."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
Opinion | All It Took for Trump to Dismantle the Justice Dept.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
GIFT article NYTimes. No paywall.
"Without the real Department of Justice we have long taken for granted, public servants predict, malevolent actors can freely engage in crimes knowing they will never face consequences."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
"Without the real Department of Justice we have long taken for granted, public servants predict, malevolent actors can freely engage in crimes knowing they will never face consequences."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
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Add it to today’s outrages list, which is already way too long: 77 prez pardons for participants in the 2020 fake electors scheme, 8 turncoat Senate Democrats, who capitulated to Repubs for nothing in return, seeing tWumpus entertain Orban in the WH & enjoy lavish banquets while Americans starve.
a bald man covering his face with his hands while another man looks on
ALT: a bald man covering his face with his hands while another man looks on
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Add it to today’s outrages list, which is already way too long: 77 prez pardons for participants in the 2020 fake electors scheme, 8 turncoat Senate Democrats, who capitulated to Repubs for nothing in return, seeing tWumpus entertain Orban in the WH & enjoy lavish banquets while Americans starve.
Trumps Voters Have Just FOUND OUT They're On The Menu
By Rachel Bitecofer
"Now, as December premiums land in mailboxes across America, voters will have one party to blame for the sticker shock. One man, really—Donald J. Trump...."
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
By Rachel Bitecofer
"Now, as December premiums land in mailboxes across America, voters will have one party to blame for the sticker shock. One man, really—Donald J. Trump...."
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
Reality Bites:
Trump’s Voters Have Just Found Out They’re on the Menu
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Trumps Voters Have Just FOUND OUT They're On The Menu
By Rachel Bitecofer
"Now, as December premiums land in mailboxes across America, voters will have one party to blame for the sticker shock. One man, really—Donald J. Trump...."
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
By Rachel Bitecofer
"Now, as December premiums land in mailboxes across America, voters will have one party to blame for the sticker shock. One man, really—Donald J. Trump...."
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
Marc Andreessen as Avatar for Societal Decay
Lordy, this guy is a piece of sh!^.
www.infinitescroll.us/p/marc-andre...
Lordy, this guy is a piece of sh!^.
www.infinitescroll.us/p/marc-andre...
Marc Andreessen as Avatar for Societal Decay
How one venture capitalist represents everything wrong with social media
www.infinitescroll.us
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Marc Andreessen as Avatar for Societal Decay
Lordy, this guy is a piece of sh!^.
www.infinitescroll.us/p/marc-andre...
Lordy, this guy is a piece of sh!^.
www.infinitescroll.us/p/marc-andre...
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Perhaps someone with a lawyerly background can correct me, but isn't this an ex post facto law?
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Perhaps someone with a lawyerly background can correct me, but isn't this an ex post facto law?
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Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
GIFT article. Read it free, no paywall.
"Trumpism began in anger, alienation, frustration and division. The antidote is empathy, solidarity, mutual respect and hope. Tuesday’s elections delivered a starter dose."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
"Trumpism began in anger, alienation, frustration and division. The antidote is empathy, solidarity, mutual respect and hope. Tuesday’s elections delivered a starter dose."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Now We Know Trump’s Kryptonite
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
GIFT article. Read it free, no paywall.
"Trumpism began in anger, alienation, frustration and division. The antidote is empathy, solidarity, mutual respect and hope. Tuesday’s elections delivered a starter dose."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
"Trumpism began in anger, alienation, frustration and division. The antidote is empathy, solidarity, mutual respect and hope. Tuesday’s elections delivered a starter dose."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
This is beyond the pale.
GIFT article.
The bill to re-open the U.S. government, passed by the Senate, gives a few Republican Senators - whose phone records were legally subpoenaed by Jack Smith - the "right" to each sue the government for half a million dollars.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
GIFT article.
The bill to re-open the U.S. government, passed by the Senate, gives a few Republican Senators - whose phone records were legally subpoenaed by Jack Smith - the "right" to each sue the government for half a million dollars.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This is beyond the pale.
GIFT article.
The bill to re-open the U.S. government, passed by the Senate, gives a few Republican Senators - whose phone records were legally subpoenaed by Jack Smith - the "right" to each sue the government for half a million dollars.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
GIFT article.
The bill to re-open the U.S. government, passed by the Senate, gives a few Republican Senators - whose phone records were legally subpoenaed by Jack Smith - the "right" to each sue the government for half a million dollars.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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He was the best husband and father — he was a true Human Being!
Senior Sergeant 🇺🇦Valerii Odynets was killed on July 19 2023 while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Nevelske in the 🇺🇦Donetsk region
On July 29 the defender would have turned 46 years old
memorybook.org.ua/soldiers/val...
Senior Sergeant 🇺🇦Valerii Odynets was killed on July 19 2023 while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Nevelske in the 🇺🇦Donetsk region
On July 29 the defender would have turned 46 years old
memorybook.org.ua/soldiers/val...
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
He was the best husband and father — he was a true Human Being!
Senior Sergeant 🇺🇦Valerii Odynets was killed on July 19 2023 while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Nevelske in the 🇺🇦Donetsk region
On July 29 the defender would have turned 46 years old
memorybook.org.ua/soldiers/val...
Senior Sergeant 🇺🇦Valerii Odynets was killed on July 19 2023 while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Nevelske in the 🇺🇦Donetsk region
On July 29 the defender would have turned 46 years old
memorybook.org.ua/soldiers/val...
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Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund SNAP Benefits in November. The Supreme Court blocks full SNAP Benefits after Trumps appeal. We have a MAGA Supreme Court that's as corrupt as Trump is. Americans deserve better. Let's remember this day and vote every last maga Republican out .
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund SNAP Benefits in November. The Supreme Court blocks full SNAP Benefits after Trumps appeal. We have a MAGA Supreme Court that's as corrupt as Trump is. Americans deserve better. Let's remember this day and vote every last maga Republican out .
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It's Seabird Sunday, our weekly roundup of intriguing links shared by the Seabird app community. First up, @andycraig.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net makes the case bringing proportional representation to the US House:
www.theunpopulist.net/p/want-to-en...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/want-to-en...
Want to End the Gerrymandering Wars? Embrace Proportional Representation
Trump has triggered a particularly fierce round, but the logic of war is inherent in a winner-take-all system
www.theunpopulist.net
November 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It's Seabird Sunday, our weekly roundup of intriguing links shared by the Seabird app community. First up, @andycraig.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net makes the case bringing proportional representation to the US House:
www.theunpopulist.net/p/want-to-en...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/want-to-en...
Helping asylum seekers... generates more $$$ than the refugees receive.
The HHS report found that despite the initial costs of caring for refugees and asylees, they contributed $123.8 billion more in taxes than they received in public benefits over the 15 years.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
The HHS report found that despite the initial costs of caring for refugees and asylees, they contributed $123.8 billion more in taxes than they received in public benefits over the 15 years.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Refugees Will Be Among the First To Lose Food Stamps Under Federal Changes - KFF Health News
Under the budget law that Republicans call the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, food assistance for refugees will be sliced. The change is sowing fear, uncertainty, and a struggle for survival — a sign of ...
kffhealthnews.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Helping asylum seekers... generates more $$$ than the refugees receive.
The HHS report found that despite the initial costs of caring for refugees and asylees, they contributed $123.8 billion more in taxes than they received in public benefits over the 15 years.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
The HHS report found that despite the initial costs of caring for refugees and asylees, they contributed $123.8 billion more in taxes than they received in public benefits over the 15 years.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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It's been a few days since Trump announced his "deal" with Xi. It's now clear that Trump got fleeced. America gave up lots and got nothing.
It's a story you should know bc few things matter more than the U.S.-China relationship.
1/ So here's a🧵
It's a story you should know bc few things matter more than the U.S.-China relationship.
1/ So here's a🧵
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It's been a few days since Trump announced his "deal" with Xi. It's now clear that Trump got fleeced. America gave up lots and got nothing.
It's a story you should know bc few things matter more than the U.S.-China relationship.
1/ So here's a🧵
It's a story you should know bc few things matter more than the U.S.-China relationship.
1/ So here's a🧵
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No place in the country will feel more pain from Trump’s premium increases than Florida. In many parts of the state, 20% of families get their health care from the ACA. The stories were gut wrenching.
Senate Democrats head to Trump’s ‘backyard’ to press him on Obamacare
Senate Democrats head to Trump’s ‘backyard’ to press him on Obamacare
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Chris Murphy and Tina Smith traveled to Miami to hear from people who will see higher prices in the Affordable Care Act exchanges.
dlvr.it
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
No place in the country will feel more pain from Trump’s premium increases than Florida. In many parts of the state, 20% of families get their health care from the ACA. The stories were gut wrenching.
GIFT article @theatlantic.com
American Suburbs Have a Financial Secret
Municipal bonds have become an unavoidable part of local governance—and their costs divide rich towns from poor ones.
By Michael Waters
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
American Suburbs Have a Financial Secret
Municipal bonds have become an unavoidable part of local governance—and their costs divide rich towns from poor ones.
By Michael Waters
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
American Suburbs Have a Financial Secret
Municipal bonds have become an unavoidable part of local governance—and their costs divide rich towns from poor ones.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
GIFT article @theatlantic.com
American Suburbs Have a Financial Secret
Municipal bonds have become an unavoidable part of local governance—and their costs divide rich towns from poor ones.
By Michael Waters
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
American Suburbs Have a Financial Secret
Municipal bonds have become an unavoidable part of local governance—and their costs divide rich towns from poor ones.
By Michael Waters
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
Trump has a cartoon image of the economy in his sclerotic brain, where he thinks that deporting over a million people will improve the economy.
MIller knows better, and simply doesn't care.
MIller knows better, and simply doesn't care.
The total contribution of undocumented immigrants from what they produce and what they spend is $800 billion! They come here to work! They pay taxes. And revitalize communities that were abandoned by Americans!
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Trump has a cartoon image of the economy in his sclerotic brain, where he thinks that deporting over a million people will improve the economy.
MIller knows better, and simply doesn't care.
MIller knows better, and simply doesn't care.
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When Democrats get back in power, they should pass a law that the government will no longer bail out banks and financial institutions. They need to play with their own money. You’ll see a whole ‘nother level of crybabies emerge. In the event of a crisis, bailouts should be restricted to taxpayers.
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When Democrats get back in power, they should pass a law that the government will no longer bail out banks and financial institutions. They need to play with their own money. You’ll see a whole ‘nother level of crybabies emerge. In the event of a crisis, bailouts should be restricted to taxpayers.
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FACT-CHECK: @mehdirhasan debunks 👇🏽 a few of the lies Trump told that @60Minutes @NorahODonnell allowed to go completely unchallenged.
(Trump seemed to know there would be no pushback under Bari Weiss — Norah seemed like a hostage. #RIPCBS) zeteo.com/p/factchecki...
(Trump seemed to know there would be no pushback under Bari Weiss — Norah seemed like a hostage. #RIPCBS) zeteo.com/p/factchecki...
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
FACT-CHECK: @mehdirhasan debunks 👇🏽 a few of the lies Trump told that @60Minutes @NorahODonnell allowed to go completely unchallenged.
(Trump seemed to know there would be no pushback under Bari Weiss — Norah seemed like a hostage. #RIPCBS) zeteo.com/p/factchecki...
(Trump seemed to know there would be no pushback under Bari Weiss — Norah seemed like a hostage. #RIPCBS) zeteo.com/p/factchecki...