Posts by Betsy đź’™
A little background on who the Southern Poverty Law Center is and what kind of work they’ve been doing for decades makes it clear that DOJ’s indictment (which is of the center, not of any individuals) is vindictive & malicious, an attack on civil rights work itself. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
BREAKING: Donald Trump just boosted Democrats’ chances of taking the House.
He said the quiet part out loud, “fair elections” means he loses power.
That’s not a warning, that’s a confession.
With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars.
We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director.
Please stand by for more.
Ukraine is changing the way wars are fought.
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Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Tim Curry in Clue
Tim Curry in The Three Musketeers
Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island
Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.
“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”
Today is the 251st anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
Trump golfs.... The Guardian
A wasted FBI Director. On the job always. And wasted.
Was he wasted when there was a terrorist attack in DC and two National
Guard soldiers were shot in the head???
Or when Savannah Guthrie’s mom was abducted??
DDOS attacks happened a short time after Russia added Bluesky to its list of banned social media sites on April 14th.
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MacFarlane: Are we to pretend we didn’t watch all that on television on January 6th? Did we not all see what happened at the Capitol?
These vacating of convictions, these pardons, are communicating to the American people: do not believe your lying eyes
“He cheated on the golf course. He cheated on his taxes. He cheated on his wives. He cheated the business contractors he stiffed. He tried to cheat in the 2020 election. And now he’s trying to cheat on the 2026 midterms - because he knows he can’t win.”
I'm helping to lead a group of Senate Democrats who are planning to force a vote - every single week the Senate is in session - to end the war in Iran. We have that right under the Senate rules, and we are going to keep putting Republicans on record supporting this insane war.
Here’s the thing—especially on April 15: cutting the IRS isn't some abstract budget trim. It's a tax cut delivered through weaker enforcement. And it mostly goes to people with the most scope to hide income.
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Disbarred!
How does excluding pictures of murder protect the victims? Presumably they're dead. If other victims were present can't their faces be blacked out?
Thank-you! Your quiche recipes look delicious too!
Me, too. He represented my district before the census and I thought he was a good representative. Thank-you to the brave women who exposed his misconduct!
Nothing the Trump regime says can be trusted -- NOTHING.
He even slips into a Southern Baptist minister accent for a while.
Here you go....
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In case anyone is still confused
How is this post about Swalwell?
Anne Applebaum: Trump operates without strategy or a basis in reality — he’s driven by impulse, grievance, & a constant need to claim victory
"Members of Congress take oaths of office in the same way that the President does. And if the President's not obeying his oath of office, the Constitution gives them the power, the obligation, & the duty to exercise their constitutional duty & obligation to impeach & remove the criminal president."
ICE is alive and well in Los Angeles, aided and abetted by the County, and the City.
They're trafficking people, who increasingly have nothing left to lose.
part 1