@commproretired.bsky.social
Retired communications pro, mom, cool grandmother, bleeding heart liberal, dog lover, ferocious when provoked.
OBBBA is One Big Beautiful Bullshit Act. There’s so much Project 2025 buried inside, it’s beyond frightening.
22.05.2025 05:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A White House proposal would claw back already approved public media funding. Join me in the fight to save it. Contact Congress now. bit.ly/4izrxUn #ProtectMyPublicMedia
23.04.2025 21:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I really miss the love of a dog.
Lots of legit reasons to not quickly adopt again after saying goodbye to our very senior rescue almost two years ago, including a major (very disruptive) home renovation—which is very soon to be done.
It’s time.
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This is insane cruelty!
The parents rightly kept their family together (3 kids are citizens, including this child). The boy who was a guest at the address to Congress (deserving of compassion, but a political prop) got treatment.
She’s an American. So should she.
Today’s blatant Tesla commercial on the White House lawn was another new low. 😩
(And that poor Musk mini-me kid is growing up so damaged.)
Probably the last time we enjoy these at affordable prices from our local Kroger.
(And yes, I know the US has snow crab. But I said affordable.)
The Week Ahead
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I recall a movie (series?) that ended with a view of a child in the sky playing with a human community below. That’s Trump—a spoiled, petulant, tantrum-throwing brat—craving adoration and caring about nothing.
23.01.2025 06:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0If Republican senators confirm Hegseth they own him. And his history suggests that will be a costly purchase indeed.
22.01.2025 03:27 — 👍 6859 🔁 849 💬 208 📌 30Bishop Mariann Budde’s plea to DJT may have fallen on deaf ears, but it clearly made the Trump clan/entourage uncomfortable, especially JD. So much side-eye!
If only Republicans in Congress had her fortitude and courage!
Trump's Day One Executive Orders
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Apparently no platform is free of toxicity.
19.01.2025 06:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I’m absolutely flabbergasted by how many of my staunchly progressive friends are sharing the TikTok shut down announcement that expresses gratitude to Trump. #tiktokban
19.01.2025 05:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I appreciate your support and am not a legal expert, but my understanding is that this amendment is now (finally) part of our Constitution.
18.01.2025 07:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0No point following the confirmation hearings. The grand high poobahs of the Republican party are going to give them all a pass. How about that guy Tuberville? He makes MTG look like a Mensa scholar.
15.01.2025 14:34 — 👍 7987 🔁 731 💬 350 📌 41I absolutely welcome the ceasefire, but also believe Bibi is a manipulative Trump wannabe. I’m willing to give Witkoff credit for his hardline skills, but the timing seems more than a bit fishy.
18.01.2025 06:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yeah, total yawn.
18.01.2025 06:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0MAGA in DC just being told that Trump just said the inauguration will now be inside: “So we’re not gonna see it in person? I don’t like it. We came all the way from OK. We might as well stayed home & watched it on TV. It sucks. We have farms. We don’t get to not feed the cows cause it’s cold.”
17.01.2025 22:33 — 👍 12326 🔁 2493 💬 3519 📌 1044I want to share some of The Contrarian content but can’t figure out how to do that. Can someone help? (I get it via email) Thanks!
17.01.2025 05:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yawn. Never was into country idols.
14.01.2025 04:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 02/ I was not only happy to host the presentation, but also glad to welcome a diverse group of people who may have different political affiliations, but who also both listen and hear each other.
14.01.2025 04:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0There is hope for conversation and cooperation at the grassroots level.
Yesterday, a very progressive friend was bestowed an honorary award from our outgoing Republican governor, for which he was nominated by our Republican state representative. 1/🧵
I’m a boomer. I’m fiscally conservative, socially extremely liberal. I don’t consider myself paranoid. Do I want SS to continue to be viable not just for me, but for you and my daughter and maybe even my shark tank grandkids? Yeah, I really do. But I also want so many things your generation does.
17.11.2024 05:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0I’m a boomer. And we agree on pretty much everything. So why the labels?
17.11.2024 05:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I love to cook and I’m pretty good at it (not bragging).
But lately, I just don’t want to eat.
Almost never breakfast (that’s been a long time thing since I’ve always been an owl not a lark). Often skip lunch because just not hungry.
But now I’m also rarely able to finish the dinner I cook.
😳
Newbie here.
Selected pets and dogs (among other interests).
Love cats, but not seeing many dogs. How can I fix that?
Especially Labradors. #Labsrule
BREAKING NEWS:
President-Elect Donald Trump has selected Dr. Hannibal Lecter to serve as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, multiple sources confirm
/2 I’ve never been shy, usually very outspoken, except for politics. But Nov 5 results changed so much. I’m heartbroken, angry and ready to speak my mind.
Hello fellow Blues!
