Tom Porier

Tom Porier

@captkikapoo.bsky.social

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Tom Porier
@captkikapoo.bsky.social

Congress must pass the last parts of the federal budget that include the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) by January 30th. www.speakupforimls.org via @everylibrary #library #libraries #read #lit #books

speakupforimls.orgSEND AN EMAIL: Tell Congress to Fund Libraries and the National ArchivesOver the past two months, Congress has delivered bipartisan agreements on the FY2026 full-year budget for some of the nation’s cultural and knowledge institutions, including the Library of Congress, N...

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Denise Wheeler
@denisedwheeler.bsky.social

🧵Posted yesterday that Melania knew Epstein before she knew Trump. This is Paolo Zampolli, her former escort agent & good friend of Epstein & Trump. He's the one who took Melania to Ghislaine's party where she met Trump. He's also the one who secured her Einstein visa All the dirty details below

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Mike Sowden
@mikeachim.bsky.social

OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/

Tom Porier
@captkikapoo.bsky.social

This ass-clown represents me?!?!

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week. R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday. Putin’s stooge.

Tom Porier
@captkikapoo.bsky.social

But I just had to send a SIGNIFICANT (to me) amount of money to this corrupt government, because they certainly won't stop enforcement against folks like me...

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

According to IRS estimates, the internal sabotage by DOGE has already cost the U.S. Treasury more than $500 billion in revenues that otherwise would have been raised by April 15th. But it doesn’t stop there. DOGE is also in the process of closing down the Tax Division at the Department of Justice.

talkingpointsmemo.comDOGE to Shutter DOJ Tax DivisionI didn’t know this until this morning. And I’m surprised it hasn’t...

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett
@crockett.house.gov

Trump’s changes to Social Security will slash 7,000 jobs, shut down offices, and make folks jump through hoops to get what they’ve already earned. Seniors, disabled people, and rural communities—y’all are the target. This is not efficiency, it’s straight-up cruelty.

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Senator Bernie Sanders
@sanders.senate.gov

Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies. In Denmark: - Health care and college are free.   - The starting wage is $22/hr. - Paid parental leave is 1 year. - Paid vacation is 6 weeks.   - All workers get pensions.

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Timothy Snyder
@timothysnyder.bsky.social

Reasonable to ask if we are now oppressing the Russian opposition at Putin’s behest. theins.press/en/news/280037

theins.pressRussian scientist from Harvard Medical School detained in U.S., faces deportation and likely arrest upon return due to anti-war stanceA Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained in the United States and placed in immigration detention. According to multiple independent Russian media outlets and the scient...

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it's this. The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".

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Senator Bernie Sanders
@sanders.senate.gov

Please. No more speeches in the Senate about “freedom” until one Republican has the guts to stand up to Trump’s lies about Ukraine & Putin. Ukraine did not start this horrific war. Russia did. Zelensky isn't a dictator. Putin is. The US must not enter into an alliance with Putin.

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News Eye
@newseye.bsky.social

In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

Tom Porier
@captkikapoo.bsky.social

Do you know of anyone who wants to interfere with the Electoral College vote, wipe out government regulations, change the Constitution, destroy or illegally retain government records, etc.?

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Anonymous
@youranoncentral.bsky.social

Germany is saying no to autogenocide, no to oligarchy, and no to impunity. Thousands are taking a stand against fascism ahead of the election. No matter the results they won't bend the knee to oligarchy. #3E

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@aoc.bsky.social

Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

Ellen L. Weintraub@ellenlweintraub.bsky.social

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

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Ellen L. Weintraub
@ellenlweintraub.bsky.social

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

The freezing of federal grants, the firing of all inspector generals, the immunization of political violence - does everybody not see what’s happening? In a blitzkrieg, Trump is trying to collapse our democracy - and probably our economy - and seize control. Call it what it is.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑
@ezralevin.bsky.social

Not to be alarmist, but this is the most radical presidential action I've ever seen. He's straight up seizing Congress' budget power. What do laws matter if the mad king's whims dictate what gets enforced and where money goes? It's not a policy memo - it's a revolution. Don't let it be a quiet one.

Yassamin Ansari@yassaminansari.bsky.social

Trump is blowing up the Constitution and dismantling democracy before our eyes. Freezing all federal grants is a radical transformation of the relationship between the President & Congress. It’s illegal & dictatorial & Americans will die as a result. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

politico.comTrump administration orders sweeping freeze of federal aidIn a two-page memo, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments.

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Leah Gremlinberg ❌👑
@leahgreenberg.bsky.social

Counterpoint: no one should have any chill about this whatsoever

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) tells local reporters in North Kingston, RI that people need to "chill" about news (first reported by TPM) that he's considering voting for RFK Jr's confirmation. Says not telegraphing his vote, will wait for hearing. www.wpri.com/news/politic...

wpri.comSen. Whitehouse says people need to ‘chill’ with speculating over his RFK Jr. voteThe veteran Rhode Island Democrat won’t say which way he’ll vote on one of President Trump’s most controversial cabinet nominations.