@timshafer.bsky.social
Retired professor
Old guy
Fierce Democrat
Fuck NAZIs
Old guy
Fierce Democrat
Fuck NAZIs
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We are building a database of Republican criminals sortable by severity and number of crimes and sentences given.
The Ultimate Republican Criminals List - Tracking Every GOP Crime
Comprehensive and updated list of Republicans who have committed crimes sortable by date, number of felonies, sentences given and how notable the offender is
thebastionusa.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We are building a database of Republican criminals sortable by severity and number of crimes and sentences given.
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Been saying this for years now. Just look at how he stands with a forward lean and holds his hands hanging straight down. It looks like tertiary syphilis treated too late.
Been saying this for years now. Just look at how he stands with a forward lean and holds his hands hanging straight down. It looks like tertiary syphilis treated too late.
Syphilis in Donald Trump's brain caused Zelensky meltdown, James Carville claims
James Carville says that he thinks Donald Trump has syphilis as he says "i'm just asking questions" in a video posted on YouTube that received over 30,000 views in two hours
www.the-express.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
www.the-express.com/news/politic...
Been saying this for years now. Just look at how he stands with a forward lean and holds his hands hanging straight down. It looks like tertiary syphilis treated too late.
Been saying this for years now. Just look at how he stands with a forward lean and holds his hands hanging straight down. It looks like tertiary syphilis treated too late.
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Rep. Chuck Edwards is jeered at his North Carolina town hall as he struggles to read purported examples of weird funding items that DOGE has cut
March 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Rep. Chuck Edwards is jeered at his North Carolina town hall as he struggles to read purported examples of weird funding items that DOGE has cut
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If you need a reason, cite this: the bill will zero out $23B in Healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic burnpits, heroes with cancer, respiratory diseases, and other ailments.
❌️NO on cloture
❌️NO ON THIS FILTHY CR!
❌️NO on cloture
❌️NO ON THIS FILTHY CR!
🚨Contact your Senators, NOW!
(202) 224-3121
❌ NO on CR!
❌ NO on CLOTURE!
(202) 224-3121
❌ NO on CR!
❌ NO on CLOTURE!
Call script
March 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If you need a reason, cite this: the bill will zero out $23B in Healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic burnpits, heroes with cancer, respiratory diseases, and other ailments.
❌️NO on cloture
❌️NO ON THIS FILTHY CR!
❌️NO on cloture
❌️NO ON THIS FILTHY CR!
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SecDef Hegseth demands ❝lethality, lethality, lethality,❞ yet the Pentagon keeps funding golf courses worldwide. Despite decades of criticism, the DoD still maintains about 145 courses, some losing millions while troops struggle with underfunded care. ⤵
March 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
SecDef Hegseth demands ❝lethality, lethality, lethality,❞ yet the Pentagon keeps funding golf courses worldwide. Despite decades of criticism, the DoD still maintains about 145 courses, some losing millions while troops struggle with underfunded care. ⤵
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Breaking News: A judge ordered the rehiring of thousands of probationary workers across six federal agencies, saying their firings were based on a “sham.” Follow live updates. nyti.ms/422hhPg
March 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Breaking News: A judge ordered the rehiring of thousands of probationary workers across six federal agencies, saying their firings were based on a “sham.” Follow live updates. nyti.ms/422hhPg
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How can we make a deal with Republicans if we cannot trust that the funds will be spent as directed? Congress has the power of the purse, not Donald Trump and not Russell Vought. Americans are counting on Senate Democrats to stand up for them and our Constitution and force a clean CR.
SCOOP: Trump crafts plan to cut spending without Congress after shutdown is averted
President Donald Trump and his allies are already crafting a plan to make good on their promise to cut federal spending this year and plan to fast-track it.
www.foxnews.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
How can we make a deal with Republicans if we cannot trust that the funds will be spent as directed? Congress has the power of the purse, not Donald Trump and not Russell Vought. Americans are counting on Senate Democrats to stand up for them and our Constitution and force a clean CR.
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A HUGE win for all Americans.
The Oversight Committee Democrats and I fought hard against these illegal firings and we won't back down.
The Oversight Committee Democrats and I fought hard against these illegal firings and we won't back down.
NEWS: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to offer reinstatement to thousands of fired probationary employees at the Departments of Defense, Treasury, Agriculture, Energy, Interior and Veterans Affairs.
Judge Alsup is also demanding sworn testimony from a senior OPM official.
Judge Alsup is also demanding sworn testimony from a senior OPM official.
March 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A HUGE win for all Americans.
The Oversight Committee Democrats and I fought hard against these illegal firings and we won't back down.
The Oversight Committee Democrats and I fought hard against these illegal firings and we won't back down.
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Full report, critically important input to whether you can trust the unelected #DOGE operation running our govt. gift link attached.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
DOGE Makes Its Latest Errors Harder to Find
Elon Musk’s group obscured the details of some new claims on its website, despite promises of transparency. But The Times was still able to detect another batch of mistakes.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Full report, critically important input to whether you can trust the unelected #DOGE operation running our govt. gift link attached.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
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More of this please!!!
March 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
More of this please!!!
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🚨 Holy crap. Marco Rubio is seemingly purporting to exempt nearly all immigration regulations and policy, along with things like export controls, trade rules, and more, from notice and comment rulemaking requirements.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-04116.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-04116.pdf
![5. For these reasons, I hereby determine that all efforts, conducted by any agency of the federal government, to control the status, entry, and exit of people, and the transfer of goods, services, data, technology, and other items across the borders of the United States, constitute a foreign affairs function of the United States under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553, 554.
Dated: February 21, 2025.
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2025-04116 Filed: 3/13/2025 8:45 am; Publication Date: 3/14/2025]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiavaiwveosvflap6cyxaeqs5xm3au23malhmxi67pzmmslkhdjfvm@jpeg)
March 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🚨 Holy crap. Marco Rubio is seemingly purporting to exempt nearly all immigration regulations and policy, along with things like export controls, trade rules, and more, from notice and comment rulemaking requirements.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-04116.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-04116.pdf
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March 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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I just looked up French senator Claude Malhuret online and saw that he represents Allier, a department in central France. Its second largest city is … Vichy.
Times have changed.
Times have changed.
March 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I just looked up French senator Claude Malhuret online and saw that he represents Allier, a department in central France. Its second largest city is … Vichy.
Times have changed.
Times have changed.
You're right Pete as I've often said a tariff is a tax by another name and is paid by consumers.
Placing tariffs against your allies is economic suicide.
Placing tariffs against your allies is economic suicide.
To be clear: a tariff is a tax.
March 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
You're right Pete as I've often said a tariff is a tax by another name and is paid by consumers.
Placing tariffs against your allies is economic suicide.
Placing tariffs against your allies is economic suicide.
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Elon Musk on the verge of tears as he contemplates his imploding empire
March 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Elon Musk on the verge of tears as he contemplates his imploding empire
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Musk attacks the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker
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Musk attacks the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker
Yesterday, we launched the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker. This new tool authoritatively demonstrated that Elon Musk had been grossly overstating the cuts implemented by DOGE. While Musk claimed that DOGE ha...
popular.info
March 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Support For Eliminating The Department of Education:
Oppose: 57%
Support: 29%
YouGov / Mar 11, 2025 / n=1699
Oppose: 57%
Support: 29%
YouGov / Mar 11, 2025 / n=1699
March 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Support For Eliminating The Department of Education:
Oppose: 57%
Support: 29%
YouGov / Mar 11, 2025 / n=1699
Oppose: 57%
Support: 29%
YouGov / Mar 11, 2025 / n=1699
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The cuts underway at the Social Security Administration could wind up breaking critical parts of a system that millions of the nation's most vulnerable citizens rely on — including nearly 90% of Americans over age 65.
DOGE wrecking ball could threaten Social Security for seniors
Nearly 90% of Americans older than 65 rely on Social Security.
www.axios.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The cuts underway at the Social Security Administration could wind up breaking critical parts of a system that millions of the nation's most vulnerable citizens rely on — including nearly 90% of Americans over age 65.
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🔴 Populist Simplicity In A Hyper-Complex World: Will Trump Overplay His Hand?
In an in-depth essay, @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social talks to political scientist Brian Klaas on why Trump's 'alternative realities' don't stack up against real-world complexities
A free preview from the new print edition ⬇️
In an in-depth essay, @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social talks to political scientist Brian Klaas on why Trump's 'alternative realities' don't stack up against real-world complexities
A free preview from the new print edition ⬇️
Populist Simplicity In A Hyper-Complex World: Will Trump Overplay His Hand?
Hardeep Matharu dissects what the now infamous Oval Office meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky revealed about the American President’s approach – and speaks to political scientist Brian Klaas about why hi...
bylinetimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🔴 Populist Simplicity In A Hyper-Complex World: Will Trump Overplay His Hand?
In an in-depth essay, @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social talks to political scientist Brian Klaas on why Trump's 'alternative realities' don't stack up against real-world complexities
A free preview from the new print edition ⬇️
In an in-depth essay, @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social talks to political scientist Brian Klaas on why Trump's 'alternative realities' don't stack up against real-world complexities
A free preview from the new print edition ⬇️
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Well @realDonaldTrump what are you going to do to Putin now? Because you’re #PutinsPuppet are you going to let him make the rules? He’s a liar and never keeps his word.
Well @realDonaldTrump what are you going to do to Putin now? Because you’re #PutinsPuppet are you going to let him make the rules? He’s a liar and never keeps his word.
Putin Rejects Immediate Cease-Fire in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he didn’t support an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, calling for more discussion on a permanent end to the war as Moscow’s army made rapid gains toward expelling...
www.wsj.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Well @realDonaldTrump what are you going to do to Putin now? Because you’re #PutinsPuppet are you going to let him make the rules? He’s a liar and never keeps his word.
Well @realDonaldTrump what are you going to do to Putin now? Because you’re #PutinsPuppet are you going to let him make the rules? He’s a liar and never keeps his word.
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This is absolutely insane. People must pay for this.
Elon Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
THE INSIDE STORY:
THE INSIDE STORY:
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is absolutely insane. People must pay for this.
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CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
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The CR passed in the House will provide a blank check for Trump and Musk to continue their savage war against working families, the elderly, children, the sick and the poor in order to lay the groundwork for massive tax breaks for billionaires.
This is a bill I cannot support.
This is a bill I cannot support.
March 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The CR passed in the House will provide a blank check for Trump and Musk to continue their savage war against working families, the elderly, children, the sick and the poor in order to lay the groundwork for massive tax breaks for billionaires.
This is a bill I cannot support.
This is a bill I cannot support.
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This is also why folks need to stay LOUD—make your opinions known. It’s making a difference.
March 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is also why folks need to stay LOUD—make your opinions known. It’s making a difference.