@jake-troy1.bsky.social
Pianist, organist & conductor ~ Politics junkie ~ all views are my own π³οΈβπ
The Supreme Court just weakened a key check on power by limiting nationwide injunctions. Itβs not about left vs. rightβitβs about whether courts can still protect us as a co-equal branch. Democracy doesnβt die in one moment. It erodes decision by decision.
27.06.2025 16:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I grew up during a presidency that lied about weapons of mass destruction and dragged us into a war that left thousands of Americans dead or wounded for nothing.
We remember. We havenβt forgotten.
Americans donβt want war. We want truth, peace, and leadership that values lives over power.
Meanwhile, in Canadaβ¦
02.05.2025 02:03 β π 34554 π 7158 π¬ 922 π 682The entire federal government is imploding and being hacked away with a chainsaw, thousands of people out of work, systems and agencies being shuttered βbut you better believe I was reminded three times that my student loan payment is due today. π
14.04.2025 12:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβve said it before and Iβll say it again: it shouldβve been Bernie in 2016.
Just recently talked to yet another person who has voted for Trump but loves Bernie and think heβs βmiddle of the roadβ and βcommon senseβ when it comes to working peopleβs issues.
UCONN!!!! ππ
06.04.2025 21:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.
05.04.2025 02:45 β π 59147 π 6980 π¬ 2070 π 468Iβve never seen a president ruin an economy on purpose.
03.04.2025 18:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Not surprisingly, Trumpβs overall tax and tariff proposals would make the very rich much richer and working families poorer.
If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.
If youβre in the top 1%? Donβt worry. Youβll save big.
βAmerica is like a ship with a hole in the bottom sinking, and my job as captain is to get it pointed in the right direction.β
Schumer needs to go.
Agree. Schumer and Jeffries are weak and they need to go. With leadership like this, itβs not even an opposition party. π€¬π‘π€
14.03.2025 04:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The #Tesla board should shed itself of Elon before he completely ruins the brand and bankrupts the company.
13.03.2025 00:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs giving βwelfare for the rich, rugged individualism for everyone elseβ vibesβ¦
12.03.2025 19:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If the education department is closing does that mean my student loans disappear?
12.03.2025 18:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0π¨ Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Donβt let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesnβt need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
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You donβt get to break the system, then yell that itβs broken and you need to βsave itβ by gutting and outsourcing it. Wake up, people! Heβs the arsonist playing the fireman!
12.03.2025 18:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Well, you heard it hereβ¦
06.03.2025 13:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Boom. π₯
Mic drop. π€
Tonight confirms it: theyβre coming for your Social Security and Medicare.
05.03.2025 04:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1JD Vance is not very welcome at Sugarbush, Vermont π
01.03.2025 18:33 β π 279 π 58 π¬ 10 π 9New England π²β
01.03.2025 19:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Gee, what does this sound like? π€
27.02.2025 13:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.
26.02.2025 22:42 β π 23431 π 7007 π¬ 1109 π 376Probably not wise to piss us off. π³οΈβππΊπΈ
20.02.2025 22:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Where the hell is congress??? Where are the republicans who are supposedly in a co-equal branch?! DO SOMETHING before you canβtβ¦
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