Betty Perry-Fingal
@bettypf.bsky.social
š¤ 544
š„ 281
š 3069
Retiree and lifelong Democrat
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Aaron Rupar
9 days ago
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
loading . . .
1595
26432
7906
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
R. Mel
18 days ago
Be a shame for this to go viral
www.spectatornews.com/opinion/2019...
loading . . .
Katie Waldmen stole newspapers in college
Every year across the U.S., student-run publications fall victim to individuals who steal those publications in order to censor the views the publication contains, the Student Press Law Center claims....
https://www.spectatornews.com/opinion/2019/10/katie-waldmen-stole-newspapers-in-college/
7
91
39
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Deborah McDowell
about 1 month ago
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!! The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
25
1369
1114
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Melissa Ryan
about 1 month ago
I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through.
people.com/ice-agents-o...
loading . . .
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children ā some of them allegedly naked ā from ...
https://people.com/ice-agents-overnight-chicago-raid-11823082
369
13549
6065
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
David Dayen
about 2 months ago
We've been in a slow-motion government shutdown for months, as the Trump administration withheld appropriated funds and engaged in mass firings. Now we're going to finally admit it. From me and
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social
:
prospect.org/politics/202...
loading . . .
The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months
Today is the day we stop pretending that itās not.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-09-30-government-has-been-shut-down-for-months/
13
374
170
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
DCminx ššš„š±
about 2 months ago
ā¼ļø The risky taxpayer-financed deal, which involves trading US dollars for Argentine pesos, has little upside for ordinary Americans. ā¼ļø It has massive economic benefits for one American: billionaire hedge fund manager Rob Citrone, who has placed large bets on the future of the Argentine economy š
add a skeleton here at some point
28
243
213
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Epsteinās Ballroom
about 2 months ago
š
share.inquirer.com/DF3Ikg
loading . . .
What the Trump regime doesnāt want you to know about Dallas ICE shooting
The Trump regime's refusal to say the names of the Dallas ICE victims exposes the inhumanity of American fascism.
https://share.inquirer.com/DF3Ikg
0
42
20
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
darthā¢ļø
3 months ago
i think this bears repeating whenever Meta and AI are reported on tbh
add a skeleton here at some point
9
471
116
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Jay Willis
2 months ago
In my view, Amy Coney Barrett kicking off her book tour by doing a sold-out event with Bari Weiss and publishing an exclusive excerpt in The Free Press should end the "Supreme Court justices are not motivated by ideology" discourse once and for all
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
loading . . .
The Conservative Media Ecosystem Is Coddling Amy Coney Barrett
Nothing says āI am not a partisan hackā like kicking off your book tour in conversation with Bari Weiss.
https://ballsandstrikes.org/legal-culture/amy-coney-barrett-book-tour-conservative-media-free-press-bari-weiss/
138
5288
1586
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
davidrlurie
3 months ago
Trumpers are preventing Ukraine from using US AND European weapons to strike infrastructure and weapons systems in Russia. Shameful!
add a skeleton here at some point
0
13
4
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Dr. Lucky Tran
3 months ago
"This could be the difference whether your child gets cancer. Are you willing for them to die because the therapy for them is delayed?" Powerful video with voices from top US scientists on the very real and devastating impacts of the funding cuts.
loading . . .
9
858
423
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
emptywheel
3 months ago
It really bothers me that we're not talking about how the GOP cut DC's funding before invading.
135
7305
2331
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Oliver Willis
3 months ago
i wrote about how trump is hurting the veterans with his actions at the va and today the va press secretary made it clear to us they didn't like what we wrote. please click and share this story so you can see the kind of thing the trump administration does not like
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
loading . . .
Veterans are really getting screwed by Trump
The inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs released a report on Tuesday revealing staffing shortages across the veteransā health care system, which will be exacerbated by the Trump a...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/12/2338098/-Veterans-are-really-getting-screwed-by-Trump
21
865
504
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)
3 months ago
This video news story from
@aaronparnas.bsky.social
has more facts and context about Trump's DC takeover than this piece in the
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...
add a skeleton here at some point
0
20
12
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Radley Balko
3 months ago
Letās be clear about whatās happening. Violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low. There is no emergency. This is a test run. If the courts, Congress, and the rest of us let him get away with this, heāll do it in every city that doesnāt capitulate to him.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
loading . . .
Trump Administration Live Updates: President to Deploy National Guard in Washington, D.C.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/11/us/trump-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
32
761
364
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
emptywheel
3 months ago
Elizabeth Warren went to CNBC today and destroyed Donald Trump on the economy. Trump is trying to bury this appearance with a tantrum on his failing media site. Make sure this goes viral instead.
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...
loading . . .
Senator Elizabeth Warren: Firing of BLS commissioner is 'dangerous'
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss her reaction President Trump's firing of BSL chief, whether Congress is able to take action, and much more.
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/08/04/senator-elizabeth-warren-firing-of-bls-commissioner-is-dangerous.html
22
1497
838
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Joel S.
4 months ago
There arenāt any military reasons to continue this war, as even the generals of the IDF now acknowledge. Continuing this war is about inflicting genocidal violence against the Palestinian people to placate Netanyahuās Kahanist base and keep him out of prison.
add a skeleton here at some point
0
31
14
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Jon Cooper
4 months ago
Ted Cruz Stripped Weather Forecasting Funds From Trumpās Megabill. Then the Floods Came. Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.
loading . . .
Sen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came.
Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/texas-flooding-senator-ted-cruz-weather-forecasting-funds-trump-big-beautiful-bill-vacation/
265
2642
1537
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Benjamin Dreyer
5 months ago
"intentionally or not"? "INTENTIONALLY OR NOT"???
#YHGtBFKMwTS
add a skeleton here at some point
46
2390
417
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
emptywheel
5 months ago
Merkley had a pretty effective day. Or will have, if you make this go viral.
add a skeleton here at some point
59
3510
1618
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Elizabeth Warren
6 months ago
Iām on the Senate floor right now urging my colleagues to vote no on the GENIUS Act. There is no excuse for Congress to pass a crypto bill that will turbocharge Trumpās corruption and undermine national security, consumer protection, and our financial stability.
loading . . .
Senator Warren remarks on GENIUS Act
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szo7bN3kdyM
99
3649
921
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
John Light
6 months ago
After a series of largely cosmetic changes, it looks like the Senate's first big cryptocurrency bill ā on stablecoins ā may get the support it needs to pass.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/genius-...
loading . . .
GOPāWith Some Key Dem SupportāPoised To Give Trump The Green Light On Crypto Schemes
Hereās an example of the kind of compromise included in the Senateās...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/genius-act-trump-crypto-corruption
4
15
14
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Daily Kos
6 months ago
āFighting them will undeniably take time, effort, and money, but I'd argue it is very much worth it, especially when the likeliest outcome is that you win definitively.ā
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
loading . . .
John Oliver shames traditional media for bending to Trumpās corruption
On Sunday nightās āLast Week Tonight,ā host and comedian John Oliver discussed the shift in how the traditional media has responded to President Donald Trumpās second go-around in office. ...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/19/2323171/-John-Oliver-shames-traditional-media-for-bending-to-Trump-s-corruption
1
115
49
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Union of Concerned Scientists
6 months ago
1/7 Check out a new UCS report, "Decades of Deceit: The Case Against Major Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Fraud and Damages." Drawing on dozens of internal industry documents, it provides a decades-long review of the fossil fuel industry's campaign of disinformation and delay on climate action:
loading . . .
Decades of Deceit
Why the case against the major fossil fuel companies for fraud and climate damages is so strong.
https://www.ucs.org/resources/decades-deceit?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=bs
4
101
58
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Randi Mayem Singer
7 months ago
Can we please not forget that ALL the people sent to the El Salvadoran prison deserve due fucking process? ALL of them. Every single one of them.
60
2452
547
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Will Bunch
7 months ago
I want them all unmasked. I want Noem, Homan, and Miller to someday be tried for their crimes against humanity. Ditto for the ICE agents and other officers who abuse innocent tourists, college students, and refugees When all this is over, I want justice. My column
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
loading . . .
When this is over, U.S. rights abusers must be tried for crimes against humanity
Escalating reports of human rights crimes from Kristi Noem's propaganda to ICE cruelty must be wiped clean with justice.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/us-crimes-humanity-ice-kristi-noem-20250413.html
147
4314
1345
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Bobby Kogan
8 months ago
I got the Senate GOP budget resolution reconciliation instructions. Rs are coming for your Medicaid and food assistance - and are cutting taxes for the rich. These are one-sided requirements. You can cut the red ones MORE than the # listed. You can only increase the black ones as much as listed.
12
375
211
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
CosƔin Climate
8 months ago
"We must choose to do battle against the forces of darkness, fighting back against a malevolent movement that represents fascism, authoritarianism, racism, misogyny, and bigotry, a movement that uses antiscientific disinformation as its preferred weapon." ~
@michaelemann.bsky.social
, 7 November 2024
add a skeleton here at some point
1
29
10
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Waldo Jaquith
8 months ago
Hi. Iām an expert in modernizing legacy government software systems. This is profoundly stupid and will definitely fail, and itās just a question of whether our social security system fails along with it.
add a skeleton here at some point
216
4161
1688
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Barb McQuade
8 months ago
I am no conspiracy theorist, but it really feels like they are trying to destroy our country from within. Health care, public schools, universities, research, law firms, federal workers, the environment are all getting the axe. What was it again that it made America great?
loading . . .
Exclusive | RFK Jr. Plans 10,000 Job Cuts in Major Restructuring of Health Department
The changes would reshape the nationās health agencies and close regional offices.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/rfk-jr-plans-10-000-job-cuts-in-major-restructuring-of-health-department-bdec28b0?st=XKvM5u
717
4468
1873
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
David Rothkopf
8 months ago
There was a reason they attacked DEI first. It's because white christian male supremacist views are core to their movement. Dems should, contrary to the advice of some reflexive compromisers among us, respond by picking up the fallen banner of equality & opportunity. We should proudly champion it.
56
2054
475
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Elizabeth Warren
8 months ago
The Trump administration wants to shut down all of Social Security over a ruling blocking 11 DOGE workers from sticking their fingers in your private data. 11 DOGE workers. 73 million Americans. This is illegal. If it happens, will force millions of seniors into poverty.
loading . . .
Federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over threat to close agency
Leland Dudek argued that a ruling blocking Elon Muskās cost-cutting team from access to sensitive taxpayer data could apply to all employees.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/21/social-security-benefits-trump-doge/
265
3630
1121
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Fred Wellman
8 months ago
Big news out of Northern California as Judge William Alsup orders the federal government rehire illegally fired employees from six federal agencies including the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs. Check it out!
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
loading . . .
169
9700
2191
This.
add a skeleton here at some point
8 months ago
0
0
0
This.
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
0
4
0
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Mueller, She Wrote
9 months ago
Iām telling you
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. Itās time to take the gloves off.
add a skeleton here at some point
1487
37826
12878
The MSM must come to terms with the danger and start acting accordingly.
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
0
6
1
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Michael C. Dorf
9 months ago
There's so much wrong with what Elon Musk is doing to our government. Underlying it all is the unprecedented power that has been granted to an unelected private actor, as this Thomas Edsall column explains--including a long-ish quote from me.
loading . . .
Opinion | Elon Musk Is Leading a āHostile Takeover of the Federal Governmentā (Gift Article)
His mandate under Trump ātruly is unprecedented in U.S. history.ā
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/opinion/musk-trump-doge-tech.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE4.mA2e.ghf_0JFgJpxT&smid=url-share
1
15
7
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Harry Litman
9 months ago
"This is not a capitulation-this is a coercion," one of the people briefed on the meeting said. āThat person [Ed Sullivan, career prosecutor who volunteered to dismiss to save his colleagues job jobs], in my mind, is a hero." 100% Stalinist.
149
1543
319
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Simon Rosenberg
9 months ago
I write about how it is important to understand that Musk is trying to break the US government not reform it in my Hopium post today. š
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/republican...
loading . . .
Republicans Are Now The Party Of Appeasement, Chaos, And Betrayal
Trump and Musk Aren't Making The US Government Smaller, or More Efficient. They Are Breaking It.....
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/republicans-are-now-the-party-of
6
190
70
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
David Rothkopf
9 months ago
Snap out of it, America. The warning lights are flashing red. My latest.
www.thedailybeast.com/yes-its-a-co...
loading . . .
Yes, Itās a Coup and Yes, Itās Targeting You
January 6 was nothing compared to the current mob of thugs intent on tearing apart our countryās very system of government.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/yes-its-a-coup-and-yes-its-targeting-you/
234
7519
2848
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
The Fig Economy
9 months ago
This is fucking insane. I have no idea how this has been permitted. What possible need would there be for code changes to the payment system? Thatās what Iām interested in: what are these code changes *doing*? Collecting information to send to DOGE, presumably?
add a skeleton here at some point
9
88
19
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Kevin M. Kruse
10 months ago
And ... that's actually the right framing? This isn't about making government "more efficient" or more productive; it is "anti-government" at its core. Musk called federal workers "the opposition," which says it all. He's a threat to our government, which is to say, he's a threat to all of us.
add a skeleton here at some point
95
3474
761
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Craig Calcaterra
10 months ago
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
loading . . .
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Muskās companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/
782
21185
13321
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)
10 months ago
read this entire š§µfrom
@abenewman.bsky.social
right now and share with everyone you know. terrifying stuff. terrifying.
add a skeleton here at some point
0
15
10
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Tim Onion
10 months ago
There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.
782
28656
9080
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Josh Marshall
10 months ago
Democrats shld make clear to voters that this gives Musk's private sector employees the power to stop checks to any individual recipient in the US (Soc Sec, vets benefits, Medicare) as well as examine their private financial info.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
loading . . .
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer, David A. Lebryk, announced his retirement. Surrogates of Muskās DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/31/elon-musk-treasury-department-payment-systems/
118
2592
1423
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
makena kelly
10 months ago
NEW: Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated the GSA and they're looking for ways to use White House credentials to access agency tech, potentially allowing them to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say. w/
@zoeschiffer.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
loading . . .
Elon Musk's Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency
Elon Muskās former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources ...
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lackeys-general-services-administration/
317
5405
3576
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
Center for American Progress
10 months ago
Our freedom to vote is under attack.
@governorwalz.mn.gov
has solutions:
loading . . .
4
87
33
reposted by
Betty Perry-Fingal
T. Greg Doucette
10 months ago
ā”ļø January 20: FAA director fired ā”ļø January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ā”ļø January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ā”ļø January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ā”ļø January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!
1368
58718
28547
Load more
feeds!
log in