Laffy

Bite me, Musk.

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Progressive political commentator (print, radio, podcasts) for years. I post a lot: breaking news + legit info you can use, prone to snark. My mini Australian Labradoodle, Hamilton, has trained me well.

Now where's my trough of wine? 🍷🇨🇦

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2026-08-08 13:38:58 UTC

@npub1s20…twmm Hi there!
Hey, is there some reason I can't block accounts?
When I go to my "followers" and see accounts I want to block, there is no Block option on the drop down menu anymore on many of them.

2025-10-14 22:28:05 UTC

I got at least 3 "not surprised" in a row.
I may delete my account.
https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff/114925694457627324

2025-09-26 19:49:04 UTC

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NOBODY.
YOU said "Comey doesn’t deserve justice..."
Why do you keep going back to someone saying "he won't get justice." Nobody has said that. We're addressing YOUR ORIGINAL COMMENT that he doesn't "deserve" justice.
Why is this so hard for you to address? EVERYONE deserves justice. THAT IS THE ONLY POINT WE'RE MAKING.
JHC.
@npub15t7…08hr

2025-09-19 16:38:17 UTC

#WompWomp
Keep ‘em coming
“Judge strikes down Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times
Judge says Trump’s complaint that the newspaper is ‘spreading false content’ about him violates federal rule”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/19/trump-nyt-lawsuit-judge-ruling?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2025-09-16 15:16:35 UTC

Um... wut.
Via Kyle Cheney:
Kash Patel says the FBI has NO information that Jeffrey #Epstein trafficked minors to anyone other than himself.
SEN. KENNEDY: "Who, if anyone, did Epstein traffic these young women to?"
PATEL: "There is no credible information, none ... that he trafficked to other individuals."
#EpsteinFiles

2025-09-15 13:11:04 UTC

Trump has called for US companies to stop reporting quarterly results, adding that a shift to publishing figures twice a year will save them cash and allow executives to focus on their businesses
— Financial Times

2025-08-26 14:18:31 UTC

Can we stop protesting Newsom in replies for some of his awful politics when discussing his expertise in fighting Trump?
There will be no "2028" or "2026" unless we go after him hard NOW. Newsom is one of the best at that.
I have 0 intention of voting for him in primary, but OMG, that's shouldn't be our focus now. Killing fascism should.
2 separate topics: Newsom's transphobic idiocy, Newsom's ability to help destroy Trump.
FOCUS.
You can defeat Newsom later, if there IS a later.
Kthxbye

2025-08-04 21:11:12 UTC

*blink*
‪Politico‬
‪@politico.com‬
· 7m
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator.https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/nasa-china-space-station-duffy-directives-00492172

2025-07-30 18:42:28 UTC

"Trump Ends Tariff Break for Low-Value Goods in Blow to Online Retailers
Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending the de minimis exemption, applying tariffs to low-value imports from all trading partners."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-30/trump-ends-de-minimis-tariff-exemption-for-low-value-goods

2025-07-25 00:30:16 UTC

#Trump ’s Name Is on Contributor List for #Epstein Birthday Book
The Times also reviewed other records of the president’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, including an inscription in which the future president called him “the greatest.” 🎁 link https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/trump-epstein-birthday-book.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZE8.Pl-Y.-bXmQFyY6nlL&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-07-20 18:05:05 UTC

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I don't know what that means

2025-07-20 13:38:55 UTC

@npub192k…y8wk I had no idea of the gender you were born with, so let's dispense with that accusation right now.
I know nothing about you other than the few exchanges we've had.
As for the rest: "Oh give it up," indeed. Take your own advice.
"Feel free to continue blocking people at the very first sign of them disagreeing with you": I block when I have a reason to block, which is NEVER disagreement.
Stop harassing me.
For THAT reason, you're blocked. #Toodles
[@MissConstrue](https://mefi.social/@MissConstrue ) @npub1cl3…5zkg @npub14uu…2axj

2025-06-25 18:03:45 UTC

"Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the former Republican leader, gave a short speech saying “failure is not an option” on the bill, before reportedly adding, “I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about Medicaid. But they’ll get over it.”
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/mitch-mcconnell-medicaid-cuts-theyll-get-over-it-rcna214953
Via Laura Packard:
When people lose their health care, they get sicker. Or just die.
#WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
Pass it on.

2025-06-23 15:09:10 UTC

FFS!
Via Elie Mystal:
"6 Trump Voters React to the U.S.’ Bombing of Nuclear Sites in Iran" --New York Times.
--That isn't journalism! It's not even a "story." IT'S A FUCKING ANCEDOTE about some shit your heard while standing in line at a Klan rally. WHAT THE FUCK EVEN ARE WE DOING?

2025-06-15 18:39:50 UTC

💪🏼 We need to do this more often
Via Alt US Customs:
According to 50501, the organizers behind #NoKings, & @altnps.bsky.social, over 11 million people showed up in over 2,000 locations yesterday. These are the numbers we need to start getting through to the people we need to hear us.

2025-06-11 19:49:04 UTC

As suspected...
"One unit-level message bluntly saying: "No fat soldiers."
Via Zachary Fryer-Biggs:
"Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with #Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating."
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/bragg-soldiers-who-cheered-trumps-political-attacks-while-uniform-were-checked-allegiance-appearance.html

2025-06-09 02:39:42 UTC

💪🏼
Your move, Tom
Via Rupar:
Newsom: "Arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn ... Tom, arrest me. Let's go."
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lr5ds5w7fi2h

2025-06-05 18:58:47 UTC

Thud. Tesla's stock is tanking because of the #Musk/#Trump lovers spat. #TeslaTakedown
Via Max Kennerly:
Amusing to see the Efficient Market™ reveal TSLA stock had a corruption premium of >$100 billion, additional value untethered to the company's performance or even policy/legislation, but rather solely to a belief Musk had the President's favor, which he no longer does.
P.S. Now down 10.5%

2025-05-30 13:42:17 UTC

🎢 time.
“ #Trump sent stock futures diving early Friday after he accused #China of breaking a handshake pact the two countries made in Geneva earlier this month that had helped ratchet down a trade standoff”
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-accuses-china-violating-geneva-trade-agreement-rcna209920

2025-05-25 13:57:11 UTC

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Americans should be out on the streets in the millions. Full credit for the daily protests in all 50 states, but it seems like half of the US is oblivious (not the MAGA half)

2025-05-05 21:37:21 UTC

🏆 Via Acyn:
Scanlon: The Gulf of Mexico was so named over 500 years ago. If we want to update that name to reflect our current culture, maybe we should call it the Sea of Emoluments—you know, the place where we can board the Ship of Fools and navigate from a State of Ignorance to the Confederacy of Dunces…

2025-05-05 13:52:13 UTC

Via Angry Staffer:
Renovating and reopening Alcatraz would be the dumbest idea in most administrations.
With #Trump, it doesn’t even crack the top 5.
‪Art Candee:
Alcatraz brings in between $20 million and $34 million a year in tourism revenue for the National Park Service alone.
The cost to renovate Alcatraz could be as high as $350 million to house 300 prisoners.
In 1959, it cost over 3x more to house inmates there vs. another prison...

2025-04-29 16:26:25 UTC

Read this.
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects https://kfor.com/news/local/were-citizens-oklahoma-city-family-traumatized-after-ice-raids-home-but-they-werent-suspects/

2025-04-17 18:28:39 UTC

Oy.
“ #SCOTUS on Thursday said it will review #Trump ’s attempt to ban automatic U.S. citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants and foreign visitors, scheduling a special court session for next month” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/17/supreme-court-trump-birthright-citizenship-ban/

2025-04-16 16:37:55 UTC

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My god, take the win.
Klasfeld:
Judge Boasberg will give the government an opportunity to "purge such contempt."
"If they opt not to do so, the Court will proceed to identify the contemnor(s) and refer the matter for prosecution."

2025-04-16 16:26:09 UTC

#BREAKING:
“Judge James Boasberg has found probable cause that the #Trump administration acted in contempt of court when officials last month defied his order to turn two planes around carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador.
"Court ult determines that the Government’s actions on that day demonstrate a willful disregard for its Order, sufficient for the Court to conclude that probable cause exists to find the Govt in criminal contempt”
https://thereport.be/article/?app=breaking&u=https%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.link%2FaRYR2oW

2025-04-01 22:10:25 UTC

Don’t ever tell me pressure doesn’t matter.
“Target suffers eighth week of foot-traffic losses since caving on DEI
Costco, which resisted demands to end DEI, extends its streak of foot-traffic gains to 13.” https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025/03/28/target-suffers-eighth-consecutive-week-of-foot-traffic-losses-since-caving-on-dei

2025-03-28 16:41:26 UTC

#Breaking: The U.S.

2025-03-28 15:00:05 UTC

“New DeSmog map shows how the leader of #Canada’s Conservative Party is linked to Koch Industries, Elon #Musk, and former prime minister Stephen Harper.” #Poilievre
https://www.desmog.com/2025/03/25/poilievre-mapped-his-inner-circle-of-lobbyists-and-right-wing-activists/

2025-03-28 14:11:00 UTC

🚨 “BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.” | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/

2025-03-27 15:09:30 UTC

#BREAKING “New York state court blocked #Texas from filing a legal action against a New York doctor for prescribing and sending #abortion pills to a Texas woman.
The unprecedented move catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal battle between states that ban abortion and states that support abortion rights” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/health/new-york-texas-abortion-shield-law.html

2025-03-26 23:39:35 UTC

😳 #Iran
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/231/369/636/898/641/original/7be696285d2cca29.jpeg

2025-03-26 13:43:02 UTC

The ineptitude is astounding
Via Emptywheel:
On Xitter, Steve Witkoff explains that he left his personal device at home for the meeting with Putin, but in the process confesses that, yes, he was conducting these highly sensitive discussions on his personal device.
Note the thanks to people who are not government officials, as well.
#SignalGate
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2025-03-25 00:48:34 UTC

🤦🏻‍♀️Via Joshua Friedman:
NEW: The #Trump administration invokes the state-secrets privilege, saying it will give Judge #Boasberg no more information about deportation flights to inform his decision about whether the gov't defied his orders https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.56.0.pdf

2025-03-17 13:18:20 UTC

“If you're just getting up, shortly after midnight, #Trump simply asserted that he has the authority to invalidate some of #Biden's pardons – which is every bit as radical and bonkers as it seems.”
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-says-s-invalidating-biden-pardons-claiming-power-doesnt-rcna196671

2025-03-15 13:18:00 UTC

Mygod
Via Kyle Griffin:
Elon #Musk shared a post this week that said public sector workers, not Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, murdered millions of people.

2025-03-14 23:31:43 UTC

Racist #Trump administration “is considering targeting the citizens of as many as 43 countries as part of a new ban on travel to the U.S. that would be broader than the restrictions imposed during Trump’s first term”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html

2025-03-13 18:09:57 UTC

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Why I posted that: https://beige.party/@SnowshadowII/114156351717652772

2025-03-12 17:16:57 UTC

“In court Wednesday, Furman ordered that Khalil be allowed at least one call Wednesday and one Thursday with his counsel as they prepare to meet briefing deadlines, after his attorneys asked the court to help them gain better access to their client.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/us/mahmoud-khalil-trump-columbia-university?cid=ios_app

2025-03-12 13:54:46 UTC

“Keep them on the ropes for multiple days”
“Protesters targeting #Tesla over their opposition to #Musk have a new strategy: faking interest in buying a Tesla to waste the company's time & resources.
50501 movement, which aims to org protests in all 50 states, have proposed that wasting the time of Tesla dealerships could be a safer alternative to illegal vandalism”
https://www.newsweek.com/tesla-musk-trump-50501-protest-2043415

2025-03-11 20:39:47 UTC

Sickening
“Exclusive: The future of a vast collection of public artwork is in doubt as the #Trump administration plans to fire workers who preserve and maintain over 26,000 pieces owned by the U.S. government, including paintings and sculptures by renowned artists”
- The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2025/03/11/gsa-fine-arts-layoffs-trump/

2025-03-08 20:48:05 UTC

1. WTAF!😳
2. Polygraphs aren’t reliable
“The Dept of Homeland Security has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to determine who might be leaking information to the media about immigration operations”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/dhs-begun-performing-polygraph-tests-employees-find-leakers-rcna195485

2025-03-07 15:26:08 UTC

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2/ More, via @npub1z6y…qah3
https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/114121840199048525

2025-03-04 23:52:50 UTC

I hate them. & they cannot erase history.
" #BlackLivesMatter Plaza being renamed after GOP rep introduced bill
If passed, the bill mandates that Mayor Bowser rename Black Lives Matter Plaza or lose fed $ for the District.
The bill says District would have to rename the two-block stretch of 16th Street Northwest Liberty Plaza, update all government websites and documents with the new name, and cover up the Black Lives Matter mural that currently blankets the street"
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/black-lives-matter-plaza-being-renamed-after-gop-rep-introduced-bill/3858417/

2025-03-04 22:20:17 UTC

You wonder why I kvetch about Dem leadership?
Sigh is right, Katie.
Via Katie Phang:
“Party leadership has discouraged lawmakers from disrupting #Trump’s address with props, such as signs and hand-clappers, or by heckling the president and walking out.”
Sigh 😔
https://www.thecut.com/article/democrats-wearing-pink-to-protest-trumps-speech-to-congress.html

2025-03-04 16:52:07 UTC

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7/ Trudeau: Canadians are not angry at the American people for this. We don't have anything against Americans. Americans are our neighbors, our friends, our partners. This is a policy decision by the American government

2025-03-04 16:51:15 UTC

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6/ Trudeau: "We're probably gonna keep booing the American anthem. But let me tell Americans: we're not booing you ... we're booing a policy that is designed to hurt us. And we're insulted ... we're gonna fight. And we're gonna win."

2025-03-04 16:16:03 UTC

Via Rupar:
Trudeau: "They're talking about working positively with #Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin- a lying, murderous, dictator. Make that make sense. Canadians are reasonable and we are polite. But we will not back down from a fight... #Canada will be implementing 25% #tariffs against $155b of American goods."
#TrumpTax

2025-03-03 19:53:10 UTC

📬🗳️👋🏼
“NEW: #Trump plans to sign an executive order to overtake the #USPS by dissolving its leadership and placing it under his administration. This move would grant them immense power over mail-in ballots, a key target in Republican election fraud rhetoric.”
- Democracy Docket https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/trump-postal-service-executive-order-mail-voting-threat/

2025-03-02 22:52:33 UTC

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2/ Via Angry Staffer:
Russian hackers infiltrate our system *every* day. They are constantly looking for persistence (long term access) in our critical infrastructure.
If Hegseth thinks that they’re going to stop just because we do, he’s even more out of his depth than I thought.

2025-03-02 16:43:18 UTC

GREAT idea, Def Sec Putin.🤦🏻‍♀️
WaPo:
“Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to pause cyber and information operations against #Russia as #Trump seeks to bring Putin to the negotiating table to end the war in #Ukraine.”

2025-03-01 23:58:01 UTC

Keep ‘em coming. #TeslaTakedown
“Demonstrators gathered at more than 50 #Tesla showrooms across the United States on Saturday in protest of CEO #Musk’s role in slashing government agencies as part of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency [sic] established by #Trump”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/01/business/tesla-takedown-musk-doge?cid=ios_app

2025-03-01 16:07:19 UTC

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@npub1z6y…qah3 I’ll leave this to you. I’m about to say things I’ll regret. Today isn’t the day to piss me off.

2025-03-01 15:50:24 UTC

Where the hell are Biden, Harris, Obama, Clinton? Have I missed any statements or guidance from them somehow? I’ve seen nothing.
And Congress. I credit some of them for many things they are doing, trying to do. Credit where due, always.
But I would think more fiery language/fight instead of weak politicalspeak would have been, you know, something they’d try? Bueller?
If I see one more speak-with-hand gesture from Jeffries, I’m gonna scream.
This is a full blown crisis. WHERE ARE THEY?

2025-02-28 19:00:02 UTC

The art of the deal
Via Kevin Rothrock:
#Zelensky has reportedly left the White House without signing the minerals deal. The agreement appears to be canceled.

2025-02-28 18:38:46 UTC

Via Angry Staffer:
To be clear: #JDVance and #Trump blew this up on purpose.
Yet another gift to #Putin.
Pathetic.
[I'll include the Trump post, reluctantly]
#zelenskyy
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2025-02-26 15:29:25 UTC

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2/ From a follower at Bsky. What do you guys think?
“ Pretty smart. Can't even start the 7 year process of mining minerals until the war is over. But won't get to mine minerals at all unless the war ends on Ukraine's terms.
Basically if Trump wants those minerals, he has to take Zelenskyy's side.
Zelenskyy boxed him in.”

2025-02-21 22:23:24 UTC

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2/ Oy. Really Trumpy judge gets the case.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/post/3liprv3fknc2x

2025-02-21 15:34:37 UTC

Gee, maybe voting for a lying fraud felon wasn’t such a good idea 💡🤔
“US consumer sentiment plunges as worries over #Trump 's #tariffs stoke #inflation fears” https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/economy/consumer-sentiment-inflation-tariffs?Date=20250221&Profile=cnnbrk

2025-02-19 20:38:23 UTC

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He DOES want his case dismissed. WE don't.

2025-02-19 20:27:15 UTC

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24/ 🤦🏻‍♀️Harry Litman:
Hearing finished. Judge Ho says he will rule soon but not now. Expect a written opinion expressing some incredulity and distress at DOJ position but then permitting the dismissal without prejudice.
Klasfeld:
Ho: "I’m going to take everything you said under careful consideration. It’s not in anyone’s interest here for this to drag on. I understand that..
"To exercise my discretion properly, I’m not going to shoot from the hip here on the bench."
END

2025-02-19 20:23:07 UTC

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23/ Klasfeld:
Note:
Judge Ho still hasn't ruled on whether to hear from amici (friends-of-the-court), to provide an adversarial perspective on dismissal.
The government and the defense object to the Dunne and Pomerantz motion.

2025-02-19 20:22:51 UTC

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22/ Spiro: The letter that leaked had false information about the Mayor. We are being actively harmed by this ongoing process. There is no reason to carry on here, every instant harms democracy.
Klasfeld:
Emil Bove takes a swing at attorneys Carey Dunne and Mark Pomerantz, who criminally investigated Trump before filing a proposed amicus brief urging Judge Ho to block dismissal.
“That’s just partisan noise,” Bove says.

2025-02-11 16:30:09 UTC

Insanity Inc.
Via Scott MacFarlane:
Rep Earl Carter (R-GA) introduces legislation “authorizing President #Trump to acquire #Greenland and renaming it Red, White, and Blueland”

2025-02-10 20:55:16 UTC

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So do I, Alex!

2025-02-10 20:04:05 UTC

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It's not about optimism. It's about using another tool that helps chip away at what they're doing.
Sigh. Please read this thread.
https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff/113974524076301366
@npub1q80…t5a7 @npub1ywm…qdga

2025-02-10 19:43:16 UTC

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6/ "In 2024, Toyota sold 10.8 million vehicles and Tesla sold 1.7 million vehicles. Yay, capitalism.
How are you supposed to tow your boat with a Model Y?
Especially since, on the merits, Tesla isn’t the class leader anymore. If you want a midsize sedan, the Ioniq 6 is better than the Model Y. (So is the Polestar.) If you want a pickup, the Rivian R1T is vastly superior to the Cybertruck. If you want a crossover, the Mustang Mach-E kicks ass."

2025-02-10 19:41:27 UTC

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5/ "And more importantly, he can’t help himself. You don’t need to make things up about Musk. All you have to do is let him show people who he is, and then underline it, bold it, and put it on loop.
Helping Tesla, the company, reap the economic consequences of Elon Musk, the political actor, is the first step toward dismantling our new oligarchy."

2025-02-10 19:41:14 UTC

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4/ "You want more proof? As Mr. Regular says, depreciation reveals all. If you want to know what the market really thinks about a product, look at the depreciation charts. Tesla is dead forking last.
All of which is why it’s important to keep up public pressure on Musk; to go on offense.
He’s not invincible."

2025-02-10 19:40:28 UTC

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3/ "But for normie consumers, if driving a Tesla becomes the cultural equivalent of putting a Confederate flag—or an AfD, bumper sticker—on their car, that’s going to be a problem. Who needs the headache of explaining that, actually, you bought the Tesla not because you think Germans need to stop worrying about their . . . history . . . but because you, uh, like the build quality?⁴
Look at the sales data from December and January. It’s happening already."

2025-02-10 19:39:43 UTC

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2/ "Musk is highly vulnerable to fluctuations in Tesla’s share price. If Tesla declines as a company, Musk’s money weapon becomes corroded. And between the years-long overvaluation and the decimation of vehicle sales, Tesla stock has a giant “kick me” sign on it."
"Will you get some hardcore MAGA types who decide they want to buy a Tesla just to stick it to the libs? Maybe. Except that a lot of those people drive Ford Raptors and wouldn’t be caught dead in a midsize electric car"

2025-02-10 19:39:11 UTC

1/... I await endless debate & replies on this one. Instead, enjoy it, k?
" #Tesla Is Elon Musk’s Soft Underbelly
Tesla’s brand is toxic and its sales are in the toilet. That’s how you hurt #Musk."
"Musk’s wealth is heavily tied to Tesla. According to Bloomberg, he’s worth about $400B, and roughly $150B of that comes from Tesla stock and options. If Tesla’s share price goes down, Musk’s wealth begins to evaporate, and his power diminishes."
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/tesla-is-elon-musks-soft-underbelly

2025-02-10 19:06:28 UTC

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I never even suggested that, no.
I said bringing articles of impeachment, as Al Green already did, is useful.
When he did that, I believe I listed some reasons.
He obviously won't be impeached in a MAGA House, but making the effort pays off in various ways.

2025-02-10 19:03:25 UTC

Keep 'em coming.
Via Kyle Griffin:
22 state attorneys general are suing the #Trump admin, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health for cutting medical and public health research funds.
The lawsuit argues that the cuts violate the Administrative Procedure Act.

2025-02-10 18:55:52 UTC

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Impeachment is a useful tool. Don't so easily discount it

2025-02-09 15:00:21 UTC

Yes, courts can stop Trump. Every every block slows/weakens him, emboldens rest of us to do more
“Immigrants & asylum seekers..have a better chance at knowing legal rts–for now–after court intervened..admin promptly sued & temp court order restartd 4 programs..”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/09/immigrants-legal-services-restored-asylum-seekers
Judges emerge as major roadblock to Trump's agenda -
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/9/judges-emerge-major-roadblock-trump-agenda/

2025-02-08 17:32:36 UTC

Why bother? He’s too busy stealing our personal information 🤷🏻‍♀️
“Elon #Musk said he isn’t interested in buying #TikTok after all” — Bloomberg

2025-02-08 14:28:22 UTC

Of course #Texas, antivaxxers, and soon… #RFKJr will be all 🥱
#ProLifeMyAss
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/health/west-texas-measles-outbreak/index.html

2025-02-07 23:55:58 UTC

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2/ Friday night shiny keys, yes.
Keep our eyes on the ball.
BUT, this isn't nothing.

2025-02-07 23:29:20 UTC

Excuse me??
“ #Trump announced his intention on Friday to bring the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington more firmly under his control, saying he would dismiss several board members and install himself as chairman.”
🎁 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vE4.ztf6.xFI6kA7RgBnV&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-02-07 16:25:40 UTC

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https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/963/534/876/278/763/original/5e756f58527d56cb.jpeg

2025-02-07 14:43:06 UTC

Via Kyle Cheney:
NOTABLE: DOJ determines that a #Jan6 defendant who was convicted of a firearm offense based on a search of his home must return to prison because the firearm charge is NOT covered by #Trump's pardon.
This was a point of contention among J6ers.

2025-02-07 01:26:26 UTC

Oy. 🤦🏻‍♀️
“Casey #DeSantis considers running for #Florida governor amid push from top donors
The wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has long been rumored as a potential 2026 candidate, but the prospect is inching closer to reality.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/casey-desantis-considers-running-florida-governor-push-top-donors-rcna191075

2025-02-06 23:52:20 UTC

*blink*
Via Harry Dunn (👈🏼hero):
With all due respect to armed security guards (they are extremely important and valuable to securing buildings) I don't see them having ANY AUTHORITY to impede a member of congress. They don't even have arrest authority.
Sen. Ed Markey:
We were just denied entrance into the EPA after asking to meet with a DOGE representative. More to come.

2025-02-06 20:26:02 UTC

You are KIDDING me.
Via Brad Moss:
The level of hatred of their own gender ….
‪Justin Baragona‬:
Fox News [sic] host Dagen McDowell claims that Elon #Musk's DOGE boys having "read-only" access to the government's data and payment systems is "the equivalent of when the boyfriend picks up the girlfriend's phone just to look at it and see what’s in it and the chick freaks out."

2025-02-06 18:51:41 UTC

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It was. He gave the order. And he wasted billions of gallons of water that will never reach these farms.

2025-02-06 18:05:10 UTC

ADDED: I was being sarcastic here, people.
On I-5 on our way back and forth to Canada/California, signs everywhere blaming Newsom for no water. Wonder if they’ll figure this out.
‪Via Acyn:
Lieu: #Trump then ordered the Army Corps of Engineers release over 2 billion gallons of water that almost flooded farmland.. this water was saved for the farmers for summer when they need it. So Trump wasted all this water that isn’t even reaching Southern #California for a PR stunt

2025-02-06 15:36:26 UTC

Heroes! 👏🏼
Via Norm Eisen:
#BREAKING: we just blocked #Musk & #Trump out of the Treasury systems!
Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/957/677/998/842/279/original/085a9503254673e5.jpeg

2025-02-06 14:20:10 UTC

Via Katie Phang:
Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse…
AG Pam #Bondi looking to *criminally* investigate DEIA initiatives at *private* companies.
Expect big First Amendment battles in court over this policy.

2025-02-05 22:49:53 UTC

“Some health officials in the U.S. fear the shutdown of U.S. Agency for International Development missions may have disastrous results, as the stalling of foreign aid has forced delays in what they said was the "chaotic" early U.S. response to Uganda's swelling Ebola outbreak. “
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-u-s-officials-fear-disaster-as-trump-upends-ebola-response-in-uganda/

2025-02-05 20:32:55 UTC

If only this would penetrate. This is why repetition is important.
Via Acyn:
McGovern: He wants to invade Greenland and take over Panama. He wants to annex Canada and now wants to occupy Gaza. We have 42 million people in this country who are hungry. Whatever happened to America first? Whatever happened to lowering prices? Instead we get this.
#Trump

2025-02-05 15:44:18 UTC

Cc: Fetterman
Via Rupar:
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"

2025-02-05 15:31:16 UTC

#UnionStrong
Every little bit of pushback helps.
Via Bloomberg:
Unions representing hundreds of thousands of US government employees are suing the #Trump administration over its effort to convince a wide swath of the federal workforce to resign

2025-02-05 00:08:36 UTC

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3/ Meaning: Trump Hotel blueprints already drawn.

2025-02-05 00:07:41 UTC

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2/ Trump standing next to Netanyahu: "I also believe that the Gaza Strip, which has been a symbol of death and destruction for so many decades ... it should not go through a process of rebuilding and occupation by the same people."

2025-02-05 00:02:45 UTC

Excuse me?
Via Rupar:
#Trump: "The US will take over the Gaza Strip."

2025-02-04 22:04:00 UTC

#Trump proposes permanent displacement of Gazans as he welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu to the White House, saying “they’d love” an option to resettle — WaPo

2025-02-04 15:32:22 UTC

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2/ As I was saying.
Via Politico:
Sen. Todd Young of Indiana will support Tulsi Gabbard's nomination as director of national intelligence.
Young sits on the Senate Intel Committee and has been a closely watched vote as Gabbard has struggled to win support among some Republicans.
His endorsement, which comes a day after Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) backed Gabbard, greatly increases chances of her confirmation. The Intel Committee is scheduled to vote on her nomination Tuesday afternoon.

2025-02-04 15:26:27 UTC

Face it folks, they’re all getting in, and we knew they would.
Every day, a new atrocity.
Via Carl Quintanilla:
Cassidy is a YES on #RFKJr.

2025-02-04 14:38:26 UTC

Joe Kent has alleged associations with white nationalists and alleged connections to right-wing extremists. He's also embraced of a variety of unfortunate conspiracy theories.
#Trump just nominated him to serve as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-joe-kent-national-counterterrorism-center-rcna190582