The tiniest glimpse of northern lights tonight in NE Tennessee

How much are these guys getting to tank the US economy, and from who?

Proof that Trump thinks Americans are stupid. Also, you don’t bring in foreigners to work in a defense program. Good freaking grief.

What’s just a wee bit crazy is that (former) immigrants understand our constitution more thoroughly than the President of the United States. Rep Omar is brilliant and we are all better because she is one of us.

I don’t believe any air traffic controllers failed to show up. Not showing up when you’re essential is automatic termination. Unless they were prepared to be fired they’d have worked. That said, I’m sure some couldn’t afford to be unpaid and quit. That isn’t unpatriotic. What was done to them is.

So Trump pardoned the husband of Diana Harshbarger (R-TN). He was convicted in 2013 and served prison time for buying cheap dialysis drugs from China and representing them as an American brand. Despicable. History will remember and his dishonor will remain. www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/p...

It’s like he found a way to put his hair on the White House walls.

Wait. There was an enlistment ceremony on the football field during halftime so Trump could do this? Woah. So I’m betting the commanders new stadium really will be named after Trump.

The most corrupt president in history finds new levels of corruption… authoritarian leaders trying to rewrite history — but the dishonor of all these individuals will remain. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

It’s like this is the first time he’s seen that oath…. I can recite it from memory, and I only took it once.

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard. We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions. We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

You are harming millions of Americans who have to figure out how to pay outrageous insurance premiums now, Senator. All on a promise by professional liars. Unbelievable.

Warner opposes the “deal.” Thank you Senator.

Hey @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov: compromising with fascists is compliance. Read the room. Do your jobs. Protect your constituents.

If Democrats cave they’re complicit in every step this admin takes toward fascism. Republicans will never negotiate; they’ll never act honorably. Don’t teach them they’ll always be able to wait you out. Show us that you get it. Don’t squander the groundswell of support you had last week.

I’d be remiss if I failed to note that Mussolini needed his likeness/name smeared across everything he saw as well.

This man is more qualified than Donald Trump to be president. With so many good, decent humans in this country, I cannot believe nearly half of us chose the worst man possible.

If you think you’re “saving God,” you’re essentially declaring yourself equal with God. No follower of God does that. This family exploits faith for personal gain. And how shameful it is that the church can’t see that.

This administration is vile. America has always been criticized for pursuing expensive defense initiatives, for example, when those monies could better be used to help Americans. But this is the first time any president has actively tried to harm Americans, just because he can.

Let’s see. Air traffic controllers were insulted and demeaned as DEI hires, fired, forced to work without pay…and now Duffy can’t figure out ow to fix the problem? He could resign, for starters.

Had Trump/Hegseth been in charge, I’m not sure we would have fought the Nazis. I’m fairly confident we would have fought with them. Erasing reference to the roles black Americans played creates a narrative that they didn’t/don’t contribute, and is a step toward erasing their existence here.

So first, no, tariffs aren’t making us rich. He claims they are, so why haven’t we begun paying down the debt? Second, America has lost the respect it once enjoyed. Third, there’s not massive foreign investment coming in that wasn’t already coming in. And fourth, we will never see this money.

“Fight sleep?” Trump surrendered in that battle almost immediately.

Thread: part of an ongoing project to erase people of color from military history:

Had Trump been less interested in pandering to Kim Jong-un and taking a few steps into the DPRK and more interested in pressing him to stop building nukes, Kim might not have 50 warheads and the ability to make 40 more — and missiles to deliver them.

How the shutdown relates to autocracy. For the tyrant Congress and Parliament are expendable. I am the only one that matters Trump tells us. We deserve good governance and leaders who care about our welfare.

This is the path to Gilead. It’s horrifying, but folks should know what their end game is, and that it’s laid out just like Project 2025.

My least favorite “let’s winterize the house before it gets cold” chore has got to be cleaning the gas fireplace and lighting the pilot light. And then spending the rest of the day randomly walking to the fireplace to make sure the pilot is still lit. 😂

Who does Trump think Americans would be purchasing that health care (insurance really) from??? Insurance companies. The hamster has fallen off the wheel.

Trump administration bans public prayer by Christians while trying to stir up fears of sharia law and Christian oppression after Mamdani’s win in NYC. The “Christian nationalists” are the ones denying first amendment rights to actual Christians.

This seems more like an attempted power grab by Tulsi Gabbard—who must surely feel irrelevant—than anything else. The DNI is exceptionally politicized, and it’s the last place that should have direct control over our nations CI efforts. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Mao purged his military. Xi has purged more high ranking officers recently than anyone since Mao. Hitler purged his military (the SA, really). Orban purged high ranking military officers a couple years ago. 1/

It should not be thundering in Tennessee in November.

I’m sorry, but asking your cronies on the Court to bless your efforts to starve poor Americans is nothing but evil.

There is definitely criminality…but I doubt he will put himself in prison.

In my covert action class today, talking about Argo, I said that “six or seven” US diplomats had to escape Iran. I don’t know what I was thinking. It went about as you’d expect. “Six or seven.” Ugh!

I too ponder America had Trump not won…if Trump hadn’t won, people wouldn’t be kidnapped from our streets, unemployment wouldn’t be trending higher, inflation would be lower, people wouldn’t be losing healthcare and SNAP…what would it be like had Trump not won? So much better…

Xi is doing the same, and in his case I think it’s about trying to ensure he has no challengers if he chooses to take Taiwan (not saying he is, but I think he considers it an option). What does Hegseth want to do that he fears being told no?

If you haven’t seen this, you need to. 😂😂

Echoes of a guilty conscience.

I saw this happen on the cnn live feed. Trump stood up and peered over the desk — never asked if he was okay. And now he stands here like “look at me! Turn your eyes back to me!” Yuck.

That number is the cost of a particular Walmart Thanksgiving dinner. Costs are not down.

No, actually he couldn’t as it would be illegal. Doesn’t mean he won’t try it. But let’s stop talking about trumps bad behavior in ways that make it seem normal. It isn’t. Denying federal money to a city is not normal, and not a legal option.

The is is sickening.

There was a very tiny mouse in the lighting panels in my classroom today and I would rather herd cats than try to keep the attention of a dozen college students who are obsessed with the mouse in the ceiling.

Boko Haram and its hangers on are killing far more than Christians. They’re killing Muslims, animists…anyone who stands in its way.

The only reason to do this is to harm America, aid our enemies, and personally benefit his cronies.

Virginia is not a “blue state.” Its current governor is a Republican.

Gotta say, @abigailspanberger.com’s win last night has me thinking about moving back across the border from TN. Virginia chose competent leadership last night, and it’s been ages since I’ve seen that in my own state.

Last night was a huge victory for democracy, the rule of law, and the Constitution.