The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979.  Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth.  Trickle down economics was always a hoax.

Unfortunately, they have their own reality… I’ve made the hard choice to disassociate from them and keep speaking truth (not “my” truth, but what facts support)

where the world stands on the paris climate agreement, as of today:

I'll summarize the whole podcast genre: " If you are entertaining, people will listen to you and buy what you are selling. Including politics " They will not check your background, your education or fact check you It's a podcast. They are trying to kill time. Entertainment sells.

The joke is on us.

Attention Jan. 6th rioters: The Pearly Gates do not recognize pardons granted by convicted felons. Regards, God

Yesterday they renamed it the Gulf of America. Today it's snowing on the Gulf Coast. I'm not saying I did it... but I'm also not saying I didn't.

Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research. I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.

Thinking of starting a Bishop Budde fan club. Anybody in?

Leading indicator!

Time's up...

My response to Trump’s remarks in the Capitol Visitor’s Center:

"Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law, in an affidavit given to senators on Tuesday, alleged that the Pentagon chief pick caused his second wife to fear for her safety... Hegseth also stated that women should not have the right to vote or work, according to the affidavit."

Bishop Budde calling out Donald Trump to his face in a powerful speech today 👇🏻

When I say "War on the Oligarchy" what I mean is "War on the Fucking Oligarchy".

THESE are the violent insurrectionists that Trump pardoned. Meanwhile, one of Biden's final acts was to grant a preemptive pardon to the POLICE OFFICERS that dared to testify to Congress. Trump protects the lawless & Biden protects law enforcement! #J6Pardons

People with eyes: "Elon Musk make a Nazi salute." Historians who have studied the rise of fascism: "Elon Musk made a Nazi salute." Mainstream Media: "Elon Musk made a heartfelt gesture that was misconstrued as a Nazi salute."

Also for the record -

Just for the record -

The US Constitution has been removed from the official White House website www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...

Because who cares about national security…

One step closer to dictator for more than a day - the Whitehouse.gov website, as of this writing, no longer mentions the other branches of government, nor any previous presidents. Once again, the Spanish language version has also been taken down. www.whitehouse.gov

This is gold.

Just saying.

66 here and I feel exactly the same way

I'm not okay...knowing that he has said he will pardon the Jan 6th criminals. My son was one of the 140 law enforcement officers injured that day. It changed our family along with our son

He didn’t put his hand on the Bible when swearing in. Probably because that would set it on fire.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

In January 20, 1961, the temperature at noon was 22 degrees and 8 inches of snow had fallen in the morning. John F. Kennedy still had his inauguration on the steps of the Capitol.

It’s amazing to me that politicians don’t commit to post first on @bsky.app and to engage with constituents here THIS is more powerful than CNN , MSNBC, The Post will ever be. You can broadcast for 9 mins on a declining medium, or engage here and start a real discussion. Which is more powerful?

This now makes it very important not watch this event because Trump will be using ratings as his metric of how great his inauguration was supported.

My one wish for the inauguration is that there is a gift bag under the seats of Bezos, Zuck, Elon etc, with a single, embroidered , padded knee pad Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆

I keep hearing responses by cabinet nominees stating they won’t deal with hypotheticals. Am I the only one seeing this as a problem? Daily life is a series of dealing with hypotheticals - will traffic be heavy? How much should I budget to cover emergencies? At the government level? I’m terrified

I think everyone involved in these senate hearings for cabinet nominees should have been required to swear an oath to tell the truth prior to any introductions, remarks, questions, etc.

The facts are, the ACA saved millions with pre-existing conditions and set standards for care. But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix. The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen.

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