Andy Bertsch

In a world with the likes of Greg Abbott and MAGA Republicans, be a Marc Elias.

#ManyOverMoney

China, Japan, South Korea will jointly respond to US tariffs, Chinese state media says China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday.

It cannot be overstated how totally f*cked up the current U.S. international trade policy has to be for China, Japan, and South Korea to decide to jointly respond to the U.S.

www.reuters.com/world/china-...

Facts matter. Meiselas brings the facts.

Knew this was coming. And it is not terrible news for the Vikings.
People ought to be hoping JJ will be ready by August. McConnell is the QB Whisperer so that should alleviate some of the fear about starting McCarthy.

I will not buy that car, you see,
Not for a dollar, not even free.
I will not buy that car, I swear,
Not anyplace, not anywhere!

Big shout out to all the badass women in the world.

#InternationalWomensDay

"I am woman, hear me roar,
In numbers too big to ignore."
-Helen Ready (1972)

What George said.

Every U.S. Senator who voted for Hegseth should be speaking out about Hegseth's recklessness. He demonstrates daily is incompetence.

The longer GOP Senators are silent on these matters, the more we see their complacency.

Marc Elias and Democracy Docket are on the right side of history.

Voting rights changes everything and the extreme right - dominated by angry, hateful, wealthy, white patriarchy - know it, too.

White patriarchy ensures that lesser-qualified white men have opportunities over equally or more qualified women and people of color.

So says the 34-time convicted felon.

Jo forgot to add "piece of shit".

Pope rebukes Trump administration over immigrant deportations and appears to aim directly at Vance The U.S. border czar has pushed back against Pope Francis' criticism of the U.S. mass deportation of migrants plan.

This won't matter to Trump & his sycophants; nor will it matter to the MAGA base.
It won't even matter to MAGA Catholics. Most are not faithful to the Catholic doctrine they claim to follow.
There seems to be no moral authority that will break through to the MAGA faithful.
apnews.com/article/pope...

Dems are rightfully using the words "constitutional crisis" or "fascism". No one is going to argue with that.
But! It is high time to DO SOMETHING!
Saying that the place is burning to the ground without doing something to put out the fire is not helpful. Step up and lead.

We all need to refer to red states as "republican-owned".

Those republican legislators are bought & paid for by extreme right special interest groups.

How do we know? Because none have the courage to expand voting rights, defend DEI, or advance any other initiative that benefits everyone.

1 out of every 50 people on Bluesky follows @marcelias.bsky.social.

Like, what's up with the other 49??? Y'all are missing out.

There is no bottom to the reckless, spiteful, and cruel dumbf*ckery coming out of this administration.

thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Senior US Treasury official to exit after rift with Musk allies, report says David Lebryk, the top-ranking career U.S. Treasury Department official, will leave following a clash with allies of billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk over payment system access, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

Weaponizing earned payments Trump's game.

"[David Lebryk, the top-ranking career U.S. Treasury official] and Musk's surrogates clashed over access to a sensitive system used to pay out more than $6 trillion a year in Social Security and Medicare benefits."

www.reuters.com/world/us/sen...

Trump, without citing evidence, appears to blame FAA diversity initiatives as factor in helicopter-plane collision Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.

If media outlets had any courage at all, nearly every story that captures what spews out of Trump's mouth would begin, "Trump, without citing evidence, ..."

abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

If China took Taiwan tomorrow we wouldn't have the leadership to deal with the situation. We are the weakest we have been at any time in the last 200 years.

#Facts

I use that one quite often.

Along with FYATHYRIO*.

*Although generally speaking, I don't often have any issue with the horse.

“She’s the first to really find her footing and show no fear. She did what needs to be done, and we hope to see our elected leaders do the same, including Republicans.”

It will take #BadassWomenEnergy to save America.

Totally serious.
That would be fantastic!

It would be great to explore as much as possible. Most of the motorcycle rental companies are in and around San Jose. Videos I've watched show trails and routes starting in Alajuela Province. But would love to explore as much of CR as possible.

I will be there someday soon to do a motorcycle tour.

One of my favs!