Chris
@madhattr.bsky.social
Proud Oregonian, Gay, Liberal Progressive Democrat, Geeky, Tech-head, Reader, Snowboarder. Make my home in PDX, grew up in rural Willamette valley. He/Him
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Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!
🏳️🌈🌊💙🖖
Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!
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Trump brazenly lies: "We're cutting $1.7 trillion in this bill and you're not gonna feel any of it. Your Medicaid is left alone. It's left the same."
June 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Trump brazenly lies: "We're cutting $1.7 trillion in this bill and you're not gonna feel any of it. Your Medicaid is left alone. It's left the same."
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Watching the Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting. Dozens of residents are speaking during public comment, all demanding the board ban ICE from Dallas school property.
People are incandescent. If you're an elected Dem and still don't get this, I don't know what to tell you.
People are incandescent. If you're an elected Dem and still don't get this, I don't know what to tell you.
June 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Watching the Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting. Dozens of residents are speaking during public comment, all demanding the board ban ICE from Dallas school property.
People are incandescent. If you're an elected Dem and still don't get this, I don't know what to tell you.
People are incandescent. If you're an elected Dem and still don't get this, I don't know what to tell you.
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TRULY REMARKABLE: “A new Quinnipiac poll finds support for path to legalization for most undocumented immigrants has risen to 64%. Only 31% want most of them deported.”
June 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
TRULY REMARKABLE: “A new Quinnipiac poll finds support for path to legalization for most undocumented immigrants has risen to 64%. Only 31% want most of them deported.”
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Hey LOUISIANA,
Are you READY?👇
You better be, after all it’s what you VOTED for, isn’t it?!
Enjoy. 😎✨
Are you READY?👇
You better be, after all it’s what you VOTED for, isn’t it?!
Enjoy. 😎✨
June 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Hey LOUISIANA,
Are you READY?👇
You better be, after all it’s what you VOTED for, isn’t it?!
Enjoy. 😎✨
Are you READY?👇
You better be, after all it’s what you VOTED for, isn’t it?!
Enjoy. 😎✨
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Some people think this is an exaggeration but I will say that if I were HHS Secretary and my goal were to kill as many children as possible, it would be difficult to distinguish the actions I would take from those that Kennedy has taken.
Mass murderer.
(gift link)
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Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Some people think this is an exaggeration but I will say that if I were HHS Secretary and my goal were to kill as many children as possible, it would be difficult to distinguish the actions I would take from those that Kennedy has taken.
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I agree with this. The whistleblower letter written on behalf of Erez Reuveni, a former DOJ senior immigration lawyer, basically describes in extensive detail a contumacious if not criminal course of conduct by Emil Bove and other senior officials at DOJ.
The Bove allegations should be treated as something akin to Watergate, or Iran Contra. The administration was attempting to do something they *knew* was illegal (anticipating the courts saying as much), and then trying to COVER IT UP. Only here instead of it being run out of the WH or NSC, it’s DOJ
June 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I agree with this. The whistleblower letter written on behalf of Erez Reuveni, a former DOJ senior immigration lawyer, basically describes in extensive detail a contumacious if not criminal course of conduct by Emil Bove and other senior officials at DOJ.
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After getting blocked the first time, Sen. Mike Lee is revising his land grab plan and trying to sneak it back into the “Big 💩 Bill.” The new proposal would force the sale of up to 1.2 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
June 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
After getting blocked the first time, Sen. Mike Lee is revising his land grab plan and trying to sneak it back into the “Big 💩 Bill.” The new proposal would force the sale of up to 1.2 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
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NOT A SINGLE SENATOR should vote to confirm Emil Bove for the 3d Circuit Court of Appeals.
(Fixed It!)
(Fixed It!)
NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR should confirm Emil Bove for the 3d Circuit Court of Appeals.
June 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
NOT A SINGLE SENATOR should vote to confirm Emil Bove for the 3d Circuit Court of Appeals.
(Fixed It!)
(Fixed It!)
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the U.S. will stop funding Gavi, the global alliance that works to expand access to vaccines for children in some of the world’s poorest countries.
RFK Jr. says U.S. will stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi
Gavi works to expand access to vaccines for children in some of the world’s poorest countries. Health experts say the move could have deadly consequences.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the U.S. will stop funding Gavi, the global alliance that works to expand access to vaccines for children in some of the world’s poorest countries.
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Lindsey Graham: "I don't know where the 900 pounds of highly enriched uranium exists, but it wasn't part of the target set."
June 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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My state has had a legislative GOP supermajority for 22 years. Missouri is ranked:
50th in classroom funding
49th in starting teacher pay
7th highest in gun deaths
6th highest in maternal mortality
Republicans can’t govern and you can look at every red state to come to that conclusion.
50th in classroom funding
49th in starting teacher pay
7th highest in gun deaths
6th highest in maternal mortality
Republicans can’t govern and you can look at every red state to come to that conclusion.
June 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
My state has had a legislative GOP supermajority for 22 years. Missouri is ranked:
50th in classroom funding
49th in starting teacher pay
7th highest in gun deaths
6th highest in maternal mortality
Republicans can’t govern and you can look at every red state to come to that conclusion.
50th in classroom funding
49th in starting teacher pay
7th highest in gun deaths
6th highest in maternal mortality
Republicans can’t govern and you can look at every red state to come to that conclusion.
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MAGA gets all misty-eyed with nostalgia for the 1950s. And it’s not just the White Supremacy. They think of it as a time of great prosperity. But they don't realize that government programs like the GI Bill were driving much of that prosperity. You know, socialism.
June 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
MAGA gets all misty-eyed with nostalgia for the 1950s. And it’s not just the White Supremacy. They think of it as a time of great prosperity. But they don't realize that government programs like the GI Bill were driving much of that prosperity. You know, socialism.
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Federal vaccine advisers picked by RFK Jr. voted to effectively remove an ingredient from flu shots, achieving a controversial goal of anti-vaccine activists and illustrating how their priorities are becoming official government guidance.
CDC panel targets flu shot ingredient blasted by anti-vaccine activists
The effective removal of thimerosal from influenza vaccines would have limited impact, but it illustrates how the anti-vaccine movement is achieving its goals.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Federal vaccine advisers picked by RFK Jr. voted to effectively remove an ingredient from flu shots, achieving a controversial goal of anti-vaccine activists and illustrating how their priorities are becoming official government guidance.
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You know, Europe has lots of Democratic Socialists in their parliaments. Oh and free national healthcare.
June 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
You know, Europe has lots of Democratic Socialists in their parliaments. Oh and free national healthcare.
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Corporate profits have hit record highs.
CEOs are paid 290x as much as a typical worker.
We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid.
But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor.
CEOs are paid 290x as much as a typical worker.
We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid.
But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor.
June 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Corporate profits have hit record highs.
CEOs are paid 290x as much as a typical worker.
We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid.
But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor.
CEOs are paid 290x as much as a typical worker.
We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid.
But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor.
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Sierra Matthews lives in a small Missouri town, works in the public school system, raises two young sons, and has no health insurance.
She falls below the poverty line. Medicaid isn’t a handout. It’s her lifeline.
Take it away, there is no fallback!
#MedicaidSavesOurLives
She falls below the poverty line. Medicaid isn’t a handout. It’s her lifeline.
Take it away, there is no fallback!
#MedicaidSavesOurLives
June 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Sierra Matthews lives in a small Missouri town, works in the public school system, raises two young sons, and has no health insurance.
She falls below the poverty line. Medicaid isn’t a handout. It’s her lifeline.
Take it away, there is no fallback!
#MedicaidSavesOurLives
She falls below the poverty line. Medicaid isn’t a handout. It’s her lifeline.
Take it away, there is no fallback!
#MedicaidSavesOurLives
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Trump gave Iran permission to fire missiles at U.S. troops at our base in Qatar. You’ll recall the last time this happened and our troops suffered TBI, Trump downplayed the serious injuries as “headaches.” www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ju...
Trump says Iranians asked U.S. what time they could bomb American military base in Qatar
President Trump said Iranian leaders cleared their plan with the U.S. to fire retaliatory strikes against an American airbase in Qatar, and even requested a specific time to attack.
www.washingtontimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Trump gave Iran permission to fire missiles at U.S. troops at our base in Qatar. You’ll recall the last time this happened and our troops suffered TBI, Trump downplayed the serious injuries as “headaches.” www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ju...
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@timmiller.bsky.social: “The fact that you have to have a Secretary of Defense go out on TV and berate the media like they’re children and do all this puffery about the president. To me, it shows a lot of insecurity and just a lack of seriousness in the Pentagon.”
June 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social: “The fact that you have to have a Secretary of Defense go out on TV and berate the media like they’re children and do all this puffery about the president. To me, it shows a lot of insecurity and just a lack of seriousness in the Pentagon.”
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Big, beautiful bullshit. He added $5.7 trillion to the debt in his first term — and now he’s at it again.
June 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Big, beautiful bullshit. He added $5.7 trillion to the debt in his first term — and now he’s at it again.
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The Constitution makes clear that only Congress has the power to declare war.
June 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Constitution makes clear that only Congress has the power to declare war.
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This should go well for him.
Amazing, the strategist that Eric Adams hired to launch his independent campaign is an RFK Jr guy who strangled his girlfriend and punched her in the face. Our opponents are truly evil people.
Mayor Adams hired campaign consultant accused of strangling girlfriend in SoHo hotel
Trent Pool runs Public Appeal, a Wyoming-based company that helped Adams gather petitions.
gothamist.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This should go well for him.
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Extreme heat is only getting worse and more frequent. Adapting to the climate crisis is expensive. @repyassansari.bsky.social and I already have a solution called the Heating and Cooling Relief Act to keep your home cool and comfortable without wrecking your wallet.
June 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Extreme heat is only getting worse and more frequent. Adapting to the climate crisis is expensive. @repyassansari.bsky.social and I already have a solution called the Heating and Cooling Relief Act to keep your home cool and comfortable without wrecking your wallet.
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Jasmine Crockett with the real talk!
June 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Jasmine Crockett with the real talk!
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Congress passed a law to help poor people access quality healthcare providers of their choice yet the Republicans on the Supreme Court just ruled in Medina v. Planned Parenthood that people can't sue when states break the law, as if Congress was just kidding
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/medin...
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/medin...
The Supreme Court Is Helping Republicans Win Their War On Planned Parenthood
The Court's opinion in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic is awful not only for Medicaid patients, but also for millions of other people whose legal rights just got less safe.
ballsandstrikes.org
June 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Congress passed a law to help poor people access quality healthcare providers of their choice yet the Republicans on the Supreme Court just ruled in Medina v. Planned Parenthood that people can't sue when states break the law, as if Congress was just kidding
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/medin...
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/medin...