Bite me, Musk. 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? 🍷🇺🇸🇨🇦 #Progressive #USPolitics #VotingRights #legal #WomensRights #CivilRights #BLM #climate #Canada #journalists #politics #news #LGBTQ #DogsOfMastodon
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Last Notes npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Thank you @npub1jg6…k7hx for the image! I'm pinning this. If I follow you, please refollow me at the new place. Many thanks. https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/868/999/182/611/520/original/71bf5c898136bb96.png npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 📣 Whatever it takes to bring followers over to my new @npub16el…n8vf account, I've failed. So, please spread the word to my usual friends to follow me there if somehow I messed up that part of the move. I'm having a tough time getting it right. Sorry.📢 npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 👉🏼HEADS UP (since apparently I need to say that): I'm signing out of THIS instance for awhile. I'm trying to get the deck working for the new one. SO I WON'T BE REPLYING HERE OR EVEN READING HERE FOR A BIT. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy OH GOOD LORD, I'VE CREATED HAVOC!! Yes, it's me on mstdn.social. and here at Mastodon.social. I'm moving to the former. All is okay. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Yes, I'm in the process of moving to mstdn.social everyone, thanks for asking 😊 So if you got a follow, it's legit. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Hi @npub1s20…twmm ! I just created an account with your instance! Just setting up my profile at the moment. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy I've considered a lot of instances, including Canadian ones, but since I have a relationship with Stux, it makes it very convenient if I need help. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 🏆 Via my pal @npub1636…v7tu: "We could call them "Executive Disorders," in honor of his psychological condition." npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy EDITED: Forget the posts question. I know I'm opening myself up for an onslaught of responses I won't understand, irrelevant replies, and redundant replies, but I'm asking anyway: I'm considering switching from Mastodon . social to mstdn . social. Stux is awesome, I need to break from zillions of bots as best I can. I've never tried to transfer before. I have a good guide, but in real life, do followers get moved reliably? Tips? *Bracing for replies* npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy I'm there and I have mixed feelings. (I'll follow soon, Nonilex) 1. WAY too many follow mania types and WAY too many idiotic memes. 2. Great journo source, now my go-to, as good as Twitter was that way. 3. I quickly got a ton of legit followers. Here on Masto, nearly all my followers are now bots, fake accounts. 4. Easy to use, very Twitter like. So, overall, I like it, but it also bugs the hell outta me. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Politico: COLUMN | “Time to Admit It: Trump Is a Great President. He's Still Trying To Be a Good” https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/21/harris-column-trump-great-president-00199564 https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/867/300/509/139/554/original/7879b39c0937663e.jpeg npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy A snippet from Marc Elias’s newsletter: “ Donald #Trump is not clever. He is not smart. He is not playing chess or even checkers. He was the kid who stewed over the fact that he lost at tic-tac-toe. He is just a particular type of liar who excels at giving his supporters the lies they want.” npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy And YOU get a secret! And YOU get a secret! And you… Via Kyle Griffin: #Trump has signed an executive order allowing for presidential appointees, at the request of the White House Counsel, to be granted immediate interim top security clearances — even if those appointees' background investigations haven't been completed. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Via Anna Bower: JUST IN: One day after #Trump's inauguration, Judge #Cannon blocks the Justice Department from allowing four members of Congress to review Vol. 2 of special counsel Jack Smith's report. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.714.0_1.pdf npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy TY npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy We’re in hell. https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/863/405/117/977/484/original/9e307ef5ac96f382.jpeg npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy https://mastodon.social/@Dhmspector/113862907773354925 npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy LOL, you dork. Well, it's very tempting, bc you ARE stux and I like me the stux. @npub15t7…08hr @npub1q03…ds0r @npub19zy…rrny npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Good to know. @npub1q03…ds0r @npub19zy…rrny @npub1s20…twmm npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy I love stux, so I will consider. @npub19zy…rrny @npub1s20…twmm npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy I like the look of it. But can it handle all the idiot bots that pester me all the time? @npub19zy…rrny npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Just saw this. #WompWomp https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/862/961/414/252/163/original/94b7e0f17f11cbb1.png npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy I need a break. The Nazi salute did it. See you later. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy It would have to be one that I know will stick around and moderate. So far, it seems it's meaningless to switch though. @npub19zy…rrny npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Via Karly Kingsley: The tech titans have stuck around for lunch. Tim Cook (Apple) is sitting with Donald Trump JR. and Justice Alito. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy @npub19zy…rrny Do you like your instance? I'm thinking of switching. I spend hours blocking on this one. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Hit hard, hit fast. Via Kyle Griffin: At least three lawsuits have now been filed in federal court in Washington, seeking to shut down DOGE [sic] until it complies with federal transparency rules related to governmental advisory entities. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Please note, that's a dead link because Trump's in the WH now. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy ‼️ #Breaking President Joe #Biden has commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard #Peltier who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier will transition to home confinement, Biden said in a statement. https://apnews.com/article/leonard-peltier-biden-pardons-eba525b713f2ec739b84aa4426366775 npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy #Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for members of his family in one of his final acts as president The announcement came ahead of Donald #Trump 's swearing-in as the next president. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-issues-pre-emptive-pardons-members-family-one-final-acts-preside-rcna188409 npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Via Joyce Vance: That Chief Justice Roberts will administer the oath of office to a man who has broken it in the past & undoubtedly will again, the presidency he made possible, pretty much symbolizes the whole day for me. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Oh no. #RIP to a hero. 😥 Joy-Ann Reid : So sad to hear that Cecile Richards has passed at just 67 years old. She was a fighter and a stalwart for the rights of women, just like her mom. Thankfully she lived to see a president affirm the #equalrightsamendment as the 28th Amendment. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 6/ Emptywheel: Things pardons don't prevent: Expensive legal harassment (in some ways it makes it easier) Persecution Prospective prosecution Death threats Regulatory harassment Demonization npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 5/ Harry Dunn: "I wish this pardon weren’t necessary, but unfortunately, the political climate we are in now has made the need for one somewhat of a reality. I, like all other public servants, was just doing my job and upholding my oath. I will always honor that” npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 4/ Official statement: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/20/statement-from-president-joe-biden-15/ npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 3/ Via Kyle Griffin: Dr. #Fauci: "I have committed no crime ... The fact is, however, that the mere articulation of baseless threats, and the potential that they will be acted upon, create immeasurable and intolerable distress for me and my family … I acknowledge and appreciate the action that Pres. Biden has taken." npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 👍🏻 “A lawsuit claiming Elon #Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” violates federal transparency rules will be filed within minutes of #Trump’s inauguration Monday, kicking off a legal battle over a key aspect of the incoming administration’s agenda” https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/20/doge-trump-musk-ramaswamy/ npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 2/ Via Emptywheel: Note: People who've gotten pardons don't have to file them until they need them. In other words, if Pam Bondi subpoenaed Adam Kinzinger, he could THEN hand over the pardon (though DOJ would have that paperwork). npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy GOOD! President Joe #Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the #Jan6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration. bit.ly/3E0CK1A npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy : ( npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Obey or get the boot. “Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective at noon on Monday after receiving instructions to do so from #Trump ’s aides…
The forced departures, aimed at establishing a decisive break from the Biden administration, will see an exodus of decorated veterans of the Foreign Service” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/19/trump-state-department-resignations/ npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy LOL, I saw that earlier. So good. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy I doubt he will, sigh npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy That was fast. Via Paul Krugman: So #Ramaswamy is being run out of DOGE? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vivek-ramaswamy-expected-to-depart-doge/ npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Via Joy Reid: Wake .. up …! Mehdi Hasan: “The $TRUMP memecoin — a financial asset that didn't exist on Friday afternoon — now accounts for about 89% of Donald Trump's net worth.” #Trump just became one of the top 25 richest people on earth. Through this. Insane, open & now normalized corruption. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy #TikTok #FelonTrump https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/856/396/467/223/292/original/2cc176839ea77fa1.jpeg npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Then you should have voted for Harris. “National Guard troops worry #Trump will deploy them for mass deportations “I don’t want to be seen as a Gestapo,” one former senior military official said.” https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/19/trump-national-guard-mass-deporations-fears-00199063 npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 😂 npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 4/ Via Catherine Rampell: What is socialism, if not the state owning the memes of production npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 3/ Via Brad Moss: I don’t think an executive order can lawfully do that but who cares anymore Ron Filipkowski: And there it is. Scam and grift revealed. Watch who gets rich off this. Interested also to see how legacy media covers this, which has been putrid so far. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 2/ Via Brad Moss: I can’t think of something that GenZ will hate more than US Government owned and run TikTok. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Welp. “ #Trump says he plans to issue an executive order that would give #TikTok’s China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent ban in the U.S. ” https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-trump-biden-china-bdc79b7ce741a81761f67ea56d410103 npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Bloomberg: President Joe #Biden granted a posthumous pardon to the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as four other justice advocates who had been convicted of non-violent drug offenses. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 2/ Via Rupar: Trump hated TikTok (because China) until it helped him win an election (as even he acknowledges) and now he’s going to save it and take a victory lap. So he’ll have X, TikTok, Insta, and Facebook all working on his behalf. That’s a big difference between now and 2017. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 🧵 1/… Via Joy Reid: I smell a setup… the Bitedance CEO will be at #Trump’s indoor inauguration and then watch… #Tiktok and Capcut will pop back on, and Bitedance will hail King Donald as a hero. The fix is in, fam… npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Part of a 🪡 via Joyce Vance: When we don’t invest in civics education, the conditions are ripe for Christian nationalism & MAGA tribalism, a politics that divides Americans & would have shocked the Founding Fathers, not because they didn’t believe it could happen, but because they believed they had taken steps to prevent it. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Trump is threatening ”shock and awe” next week. I fear that he’s hoping he can trigger huge protests, use that as an excuse to crack down hard, exert power over protesters—including using violence against them—to set a precedent, create fear, and ultimately shut down further efforts. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy As expected, Racist Felon is dictatoring immediately. Via Katie Phang: Per the WSJ: “The incoming #Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week.. The raid is expected to begin on Tuesday morning, a day after Trump is inaugurated, and will last all week, the people said. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will send between 100 and 200 officers to carry out the operation.” https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-to-begin-large-scale-deportations-tuesday-e1bd89bd npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 👉🏼 “Israel’s cabinet has approved the #Israel-#Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal, according to the prime minister’s office, following hours of deliberation. The smaller security cabinet approved the deal earlier on Friday. • The deal, which US officials expect to take effect Sunday, would see a pause in fighting in Gaza and lead to the phased release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners” https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-ceasefire-war-palestinians-01-17-25?cid=ios_app npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy He's never been all there. But I wonder... is he having health issues? Do we know that? @npub1rw8…9q00 npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Via Kyle Griffin: #RFKJr. formally asked the FDA to revoke the authorization of all #COVID #vaccines during a deadly phase of the pandemic — back in May 2021 — when thousands of Americans were still dying every week. Reminder: This is #Trump's pick to the lead nation's health agencies. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Good. NBC News: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will not attend #Trump's traditional inaugural lunch. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy To say the least npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy As Obama once said, “Please proceed.” “European Union officials said they would expand an investigation into #Musk's platform, X, for potential violation of a law, called the Digital Services Act, intended to clamp down on online disinformation and illegal content.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/business/eu-investigation-x-musk.html npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy “Danny Werfel, the commissioner of the #IRS, will resign Monday, he told employees, as #Trump eyes a successor to undo much of Pres Biden’s agenda at the tax agency.
Trump had previously announced plans to fire Werfel, who took office in 2023, and nominate Billy Long, a former Missouri congressman without any tax policy experience, to replace him” https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/17/irs-commissioner-resign-trump-eyes-replacement/ npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy I’m thinking trolls completely change their profiles/posts here. I noticed i was a “mutual” with someone I would NEVER follow. They must have changed their entire bio, etc. It’s happened more than once. I vet every account I follow. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy #Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions https://cnn.it/4aoTThp npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy So. Obeying by omission. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy “NEW: If #Trump follows through on a vow to undo Biden’s signature climate law, he would be rolling back legislation that has disproportionately benefited red areas that make up his base.” The Fate of This Hurricane-Battered Town Is Now in Trump’s Hands — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-biden-ira-climate-red-states npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/844/177/059/608/564/original/0f9733c32bb90614.jpeg npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Via Kyle Griffin: The Biden admin just released its next round of prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, including: * Ozempic; Rybelsus; Wegovy, for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss. * Trelegy Ellipta, an asthma treatment. * Pomalyst, a chemotherapy drug. * Ibrance, a breast cancer drug. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Biden’s, not Trump’s. NYT: The U.S. #economy will grow faster this year than previously expected, the International Monetary Fund said, even as it cited uncertainty about pending Trump policies. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Sigh. Criminals attract criminals. Mayor Eric Adams of New York, who has been indicted on corruption charges, is said to be headed to Mar-a-Lago to meet with #Trump — NYT npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Via Rupar: #Biden's farewell speech to the military: "Let me close with a final request. I say it not as your president or commander in chief. I say it as a man who spent 50 years of his life serving his country in a different way. Remember your oath."👈🏼 npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Mustn’t let struggling Americans live above the poverty line! Why’d they vote for Trump again ? #oligarchy Kyle Griffin: #Trump Treasury pick Scott Bessent says the federal minimum wage should NOT be raised. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy From Bluesky. Adding that I cannot believe that Team Felon said, "Yes! Let's use THAT as his official portrait!" https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/839/379/300/908/398/original/34fc5ba8d8733582.png npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Via Rupar: SANDERS: Do you agree with President-elect Trump that climate change is a hoax? LEE ZELDIN: I believe that climate change is real. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy #RIP Bob. 😞 I was fortunate enough to have done a Miller Beer ad with him, Bubba Smith, Rodney Dangerfield back in the day. What a day that was! “Bob Uecker, longtime voice of the Brewers and a star of 'Major League,' dies at 90” - Yahoo Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/bob-uecker-longtime-voice-of-the-brewers-and-a-star-of-major-league-dies-at-90-155016333.html npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy No wonder Trump likes him: “In a new memo obtained by NBC News, Senate Finance Democratic tax staff found that #Trump treasury pick Scott Bessent avoided over $950,000 of self-employment taxes.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/senate-confirmation-hearings-trump-transition-live-updates-rcna186869/rcrd68705 npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 🤨” #Israel has delayed a cabinet vote on a #Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal, blaming #Hamas for reneging on parts of the agreement – the group has denied this. A key party in Israel’s governing coalition has threatened to quit if it does not return to war after the first stage of the ceasefire.” https://www.cnn.com/webview/world/live-news/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-01-16-24?cid=ios_app npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Via Acyn: In his farewell address, #Biden calls for: An end to dark money 18 year term limit on Supreme Court Justices and ethics reform A ban on stock trading in Congress Amending the Constitution to say no president is immune from crimes committed in office npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 💔💙👏🏻 Pres. #Biden “Now it’s your turn to stand guard - may you all be the keeper of the flame. May you keep the faith. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Via Scott MacFarlane: Sen Patty Murray (D-WA) statement after meeting with #RFKJr, “It takes no imagination to see how dangerous it would be to confirm RFK Jr. as Health Secretary, and it takes mountains of willful ignorance to ignore it.” npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy I'm waiting for Bibi to finally go to prison. Maybe then.... npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 7/ CNN: "Implementation of the temporary ceasefire will start on Sunday, the prime minister said. Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an emerging deal. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are set to be released from Israeli jails at the same time. • US President Joe Biden said talks will go beyond the temporary ceasefire to a phase two of the deal that could include “a permanent end of the war,” as he officially announced the deal between Israel and Hamas." npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 6/ Via Acyn: Biden: Good afternoon. It's a very good afternoon, because at long last I can announce a cease fire. And a hostage deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas... Reporter: Who gets credit for this? You or #Trump? #Biden: Is that a joke? npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 5/ Under this deal, we are determined to bring all of them home. I will speak more about this soon. For now, I am thrilled that those who have been held hostage are being reunited with their families. https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:ojwszrpcvhwuhl4nhwactd2y&cid=bafkreihfwidyjp7phgjwbjhcscjkxzvv4m3lvhn7335n2umqiodx6arcce npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 4/ Even as we welcome this news, we remember all the families whose loved ones were killed in Hamas's October 7th attack, and the many innocent people killed in the war that followed. It is long past time for the fighting to end and the work of building peace and security to begin. I am also if thinking of the American families, three of whom have living hostages in Gaza and four awaiting return of remains after what has been the most horrible ordeal imaginable. More... npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 3/ I laid out the precise contours of this plan on May 31, 2024, after which it was endorsed unanimously by the UN Security Council. It is the result not only of the extreme pressure that Hamas has been under and the changed regional equation after a ceasefire in Lebanon and weakening of Iran - but also of dogged and painstaking American diplomacy. My diplomacy never ceased in their efforts to get this done. More... npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 2/ Statement from President Joe Biden Today, after many months of intensive diplomacy by the United States, along with Egypt and Qatar, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage deal. This deal will halt the fighting in Gaza, surge much needed-humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians, and reunite the hostages with their families after more than 15 months in captivity. More... npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 100s of employees at WaPo sent letter to Bezos asking for meeting..400 employees, incl many prominent reporters & editors…: “We are deeply alarmed by recent leadership decisions that have led readers to question the integrity of this institution, broken with a tradition of transparency, and prompted some of our most distinguished colleagues to leave, with more departures imminent,” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/business/media/washington-post-employees-jeff-bezos-letter.html npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy He’s waiting for January 20th. “ #Netanyahu’s office says ceasefire deal with Hamas has still not been reached and that the final details were still being sorted out. That comes after multiple mediators had said Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release dozens of hostages after more than 15 months of war” https://apnews.com/live/israel-hamas-ceasefire-updates?taid=6787f8b07adf43000148b0d0&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy IDF begins preparations to partially withdraw from Gaza - sources to 'Post' https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/gaza-news/article-837727 npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy She says she didn’t hear the famous phone call & now this?? Willful ignorance is clearly a prerequisite for Trump‘s thugs. Via Scott MacFarlane: Under questioning from Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Pam #Bondi says she's not familiar with Donald #Trump's claims that convicted #Jan6 defendants are "hostages" and political prisoners npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy NYT—Faiz Shakir, a former campaign manager for Senator Bernie Sanders, is jumping into the race for chairman of the DNC. He said his mission would be to redefine the Democratic party as the party of the working class. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy “Exclusive: Aides to #Trump have asked three senior career diplomats who oversee the U.S. State Department's workforce and internal coordination to step down from their roles, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said, in a possible signal of deeper changes ahead for the diplomatic corps” - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-team-asks-three-us-senior-career-diplomats-resign-sources-say-2025-01-15/ npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼A #Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal between #Israel and #Hamas has been REACHED, one US official tells The Jerusalem Post npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy Excuse me??? Via Phang: Sen. Durbin offers to #Bondi #Trump’s call to the GA Sec. of State telling him to “find 11,780 votes” and she denies ever hearing the call & says that the quote is being taken out of context. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 3/ The clear-as-day ineptitude,disqualifications, misogyny, and drunken crimes that were called out by strong, brilliant Dem women like Warren, Duckworth, and Slotkin simply won't matter. It seems he has plenty of support. Our national security is about to get the same treatment as that poor girl at the party, as will our democracy. What a fucking nightmare. End. npub1tx7ez6l2jtktcwn264eqqrwx8ahnlem5c72906uvkek0p0y09r4sczgew8 Laffy 2/ The laughter--LAUGHTER--during the questioning about Hegseth's rapes, cheating on his wife/fathering a baby, his "god" swooping in to redeem him... it was beyond appalling. Apparently if you believe in his Very Special version of his Very Forgiving Almighty god, you can commit any sin or crime, and poof! you're good. Wiped as clean as a dismissed Trump prosecution. He's #Trump's soul(less) mate.