Angie Stiemsma

French Senator Claude Malhuret:

"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

Seems like a pretty important detail

Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....

This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.

www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

PROTESTING THREAD.

I cut my teeth protesting vs. Jean Marie Le Pen in France. The French are *master* protesters. We can learn a lot from them. 1st thing to know: there is no such thing as "too late." We can protest before, during, and *after* a coup. Eastern Europe did it under tyranny. So can we.

Called it. I knew that's what Fox would do.

Barbie

Another Trump Groupie😂

Was hoping I wouldn’t have to dust off this gem again.

Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social

Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home

Home - Goods Unite Us At Goods Unite Us, we run political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is.

Friends, we can’t let the perfect be the enemy of good, but we can be more selective about where we spend our coin.

This link that lets you search a brand and see what’s up. Maybe it’s time to support companies that align closest with our values.
#GoodsUniteUs
www.goodsuniteus.com

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So, the people who've been putting Bibles in classrooms, the Ten Commandments in courthouses, and legislating away women's rights to their bodies are suddenly worried about the mixing of politics and religion, huh?

Awkward gestures or Nazi salutes?

‘I Have Been Betrayed By My Country’: Capitol Police Officers Blast Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Officer Michael Fanone said the Republican Party had a “monopoly on hypocrisy” after Donald Trump pardoned convicted cop beaters and terrorists.

On Jan. 6, 2021, Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone lay stunned and injured on the ground of the U.S. Capitol building.

He’d been Tasered several times in the back of the neck, and someone tried to rip away his gun. That’s when he heard someone say, “Kill him with his own gun.”

Refusing to watch any "news" so I definitely appreciate you keeping us up to date.

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Reminder that these executive orders are for shock and awe.

They are a distraction from bills in the House and Senate & the confirmation hearings.

Have a drink tonight.

Scream. Yell. Cry.

Whatever you need to do.

But tomorrow, we get to work.

And @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social it's gonna be a lot of shock and awe. They want us to feel defeated. This is their plan. We need to stick together to navigate all the bullshit, protect ourselves, and each other. Also, thank you for your show. I avoided most political stuff today but listen to yours.

I know and I know the majority of us do not want to tolerate it. As we shouldn't but what choice do we have atm? It's all very disgusting and it really blows that this is where we are. As I said earlier, I'm shocked but not surprised. I think I'll be using that expression a lot.

Aiding and abetting the enemy, no?
With that, we knew he was going to do this right?

Inauguration Day Takes There is obviously a lot going on today.

As @Joycewhitevance.bsky.social notes, it’s quite remarkable that tech billionaires who control communications were on the dais at Trump’s swearing-in, seated in front of cabinet nominees.
joycevance.substack.com/p/inaugurati...

Today, as Republicans and the news media try to convince you that "everyone loves Trump":

Trump only got 49.8% of the vote, LESS than 50%.

Trump only got 29% of the vote of all voting-age Americans, 18+.

And ONLY 23% of the US population, not even a quarter, voted for this.

It was #Indifference.

I asked in another post if it's possible to be shocked but not surprised at the same time?

Start now to make sure you do have a better choice.

Is it possible to be shocked but not surprised at the same time?

Remember, despite everything, the Democratic party still absolutely refuses to build its own culture or social media ecosystem. Because they wouldn’t be able to control the messaging. So we will keep losing. Thank you, our intellectual and strategical betters! (as determined by them!)

I'm here!

I heard Jason Aldean being interviewed this morning about preforming at one of the balls tonight. I about spit out my coffee when he said 🍊 🤡 will unit the country. I swear these people have zero grasp on reality.

Thank you for all you do!

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King

Happy MLK Jr. Day, my friends. In 1968, Dr. King spoke the following words, which are equally true today:

"The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around.... But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars."

We must find & feed the points of light.