Derek
@rtisticali4nian.bsky.social
It's better to be a smartass and a badass than a dumbass.
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Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
"Don’t limit your challenges —challenge your limits."
Jerry Dunn
College Basketball Coach
Jerry Dunn
College Basketball Coach
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
"Don’t limit your challenges —challenge your limits."
Jerry Dunn
College Basketball Coach
Jerry Dunn
College Basketball Coach
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Keith Boykin solves the Trump Problem in under 2 minutes.
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Keith Boykin solves the Trump Problem in under 2 minutes.
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📽️ NEW VIDEO: @briantylercohen.bsky.social joins @marcelias.bsky.social to highlight the Democrats fighting back against Trump’s attacks on democracy. On this week’s episode, the two break down the leaders, strategies and momentum driving Democrats forward in 2026 and beyond.
https://bit.ly/4r6w4Dc
https://bit.ly/4r6w4Dc
Who Will Save Our Democracy? | Brian Tyler Cohen
Brian Tyler Cohen joins Marc Elias to highlight the Democrats in who are fighting back against Trump’s attacks on democracy, from the battle in Congress over the Epstein files to the frontline legal and political fights of Trump’s second term. This conv...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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This unity is simply to be expected for nonpartisan issues, but it's extremely uncommon in this hyper partisan Congress and within local districts.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says his chamber will act swiftly on the Epstein bill passed by the House to send it to President Trump.
House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
The House has voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This unity is simply to be expected for nonpartisan issues, but it's extremely uncommon in this hyper partisan Congress and within local districts.
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Meanwhile, Trump shrugs with indifference and says "things happen" while palling around today with BFF MBS.
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Meanwhile, Trump shrugs with indifference and says "things happen" while palling around today with BFF MBS.
This is very good news! @marcelias.bsky.social thanks for everything you're doing to protect democracy!
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Court Blocks Texas Gerrymander for 2026, Appeal Expected
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This is very good news! @marcelias.bsky.social thanks for everything you're doing to protect democracy!
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Henry A. Wallace was the 33rd VP of the United States, serving from 1941 to 1945, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served as the 11th U.S. secretary of agriculture and the 10th U.S. secretary of commerce. He was the nominee of the new Progressive Party in the 1948 presidential election.
November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Henry A. Wallace was the 33rd VP of the United States, serving from 1941 to 1945, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served as the 11th U.S. secretary of agriculture and the 10th U.S. secretary of commerce. He was the nominee of the new Progressive Party in the 1948 presidential election.
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
- Dalai Lama XIV
- Dalai Lama XIV
November 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
- Dalai Lama XIV
- Dalai Lama XIV
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The ADP weekly jobless report pointed to a deterioration in US labor momentum: “for the 4 weeks ending Oct. 25, 2025, private employers shed an average of 11,250 jobs a week, suggesting that the labor market struggled to produce jobs consistently during the second half of the month.” #EconSky
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The ADP weekly jobless report pointed to a deterioration in US labor momentum: “for the 4 weeks ending Oct. 25, 2025, private employers shed an average of 11,250 jobs a week, suggesting that the labor market struggled to produce jobs consistently during the second half of the month.” #EconSky
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Delinquencies on subprime auto loans hit a 31-year high.
Also, Subprime borrowers accounted for 14.4% of consumers tracked in the third quarter, up from 13.9% in the same period last year. #EconSky www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Also, Subprime borrowers accounted for 14.4% of consumers tracked in the third quarter, up from 13.9% in the same period last year. #EconSky www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Delinquencies on subprime auto loans hit a 31-year high.
Also, Subprime borrowers accounted for 14.4% of consumers tracked in the third quarter, up from 13.9% in the same period last year. #EconSky www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Also, Subprime borrowers accounted for 14.4% of consumers tracked in the third quarter, up from 13.9% in the same period last year. #EconSky www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The large uptick in federal unemployment insurance claims in the initial spate of layoffs last spring have been overshadowed nearly 10 fold by the UI claims of federal workers after the end of the fiscal year, in the longest ever government shutdown.
#NumbersDay #EconSky
#NumbersDay #EconSky
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The large uptick in federal unemployment insurance claims in the initial spate of layoffs last spring have been overshadowed nearly 10 fold by the UI claims of federal workers after the end of the fiscal year, in the longest ever government shutdown.
#NumbersDay #EconSky
#NumbersDay #EconSky
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment"
Jim Rohn
Entrepreneur and Author
Jim Rohn
Entrepreneur and Author
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment"
Jim Rohn
Entrepreneur and Author
Jim Rohn
Entrepreneur and Author
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Winston Churchill
Statesman and Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Winston Churchill
Statesman and Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
November 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Winston Churchill
Statesman and Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Winston Churchill
Statesman and Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."
Zig Ziglar
Author, Salesman, and Motivational Speaker
Zig Ziglar
Author, Salesman, and Motivational Speaker
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."
Zig Ziglar
Author, Salesman, and Motivational Speaker
Zig Ziglar
Author, Salesman, and Motivational Speaker
"Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely."
Roy T. Bennett
Author
Roy T. Bennett
Author
October 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely."
Roy T. Bennett
Author
Roy T. Bennett
Author
"Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly."
Stephen R. Covey
Educator and Author
Stephen R. Covey
Educator and Author
October 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly."
Stephen R. Covey
Educator and Author
Stephen R. Covey
Educator and Author
"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit."
Conrad Hilton
Magnate and Former New Mexico State Representative
Conrad Hilton
Magnate and Former New Mexico State Representative
October 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit."
Conrad Hilton
Magnate and Former New Mexico State Representative
Conrad Hilton
Magnate and Former New Mexico State Representative
"Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile."
Gary Ryan Blair
Author
Gary Ryan Blair
Author
October 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile."
Gary Ryan Blair
Author
Gary Ryan Blair
Author
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Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
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Senator @merkley.senate.gov has been speaking for over 4 hours about President Trump’s threats to our democracy.
Watch here ⬇️
Watch here ⬇️
TUNE IN: I’m holding the Senate floor to protest Trump’s grave threats to democracy. We cannot pretend this is normal.
youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
Merkley Holds Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Senator @merkley.senate.gov has been speaking for over 4 hours about President Trump’s threats to our democracy.
Watch here ⬇️
Watch here ⬇️
Hang on, let me overthink this...
Luxury = Conservative Values
Priority 1 Comfort > Fiscal Responsibility
Cut Taxes > Reduce Spending
Luxury = Conservative Values
Priority 1 Comfort > Fiscal Responsibility
Cut Taxes > Reduce Spending
The government’s shut down.
Health care premiums are skyrocketing.
Americans can’t afford groceries.
And Kristi Noem gets two luxury private jets anyway.
Health care premiums are skyrocketing.
Americans can’t afford groceries.
And Kristi Noem gets two luxury private jets anyway.
New reporting reveals the Coast Guard plans to spend $200 million on 2 private jets to be used by Kristi Noem and other top DHS officials.
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Hang on, let me overthink this...
Luxury = Conservative Values
Priority 1 Comfort > Fiscal Responsibility
Cut Taxes > Reduce Spending
Luxury = Conservative Values
Priority 1 Comfort > Fiscal Responsibility
Cut Taxes > Reduce Spending