@kbriffle.bsky.social
Proud gay progressive. Empathy, social justice, and facts matter. He/Him/His. Follow me and get a follow back. But if you're promoting yourself or your profile comes across as softcore ๐ฝ, I don't follow back or I block. โ๐ผโ๐ผโ๐ผ
If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.
02.11.2025 23:55 โ ๐ 1051 ๐ 178 ๐ฌ 51 ๐ 29The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a countryโs population, we have a very serious problem.
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
02.11.2025 23:19 โ ๐ 4415 ๐ 1062 ๐ฌ 94 ๐ 65Americaโs still terrified of powerful women in politics.
Itโs pure misogyny baked into the system. Add race to the mix and itโs on a whole different level of hate that most wonโt even admit. Time to get over that shit!
Letโs take a step forward on Tuesday.
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Sometimes itโs best not to respond and just leave things alone.
03.11.2025 00:31 โ ๐ 4300 ๐ 1141 ๐ฌ 130 ๐ 39Fascism is a cult.
Cults always end the same way.
Image with a rainbow border that reads: So many folks talk about how they're being "forced to accept" things that go against their beliefs. You're not being forced to accept them. If you have a problem with people of color, with gay marriage, with trans people, with immigrants, with women of any race, etc., then you're still welcome to feel however you want to feel about those people. You're just not allowed to make their lives harder because of your feelings. You're not allowed to turn their daily lives into a battle ground. No one is forcing you to "accept" a single thing. You're just not allowed to terrorize people.
03.11.2025 00:55 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Obama: As for the president, he has been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes and gold plating the Oval Office and building a ballroomโฆ If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry. He will save you a dance.
01.11.2025 19:45 โ ๐ 25579 ๐ 7645 ๐ฌ 530 ๐ 311The President of the United States is so upset about his failed campaign for a Nobel Prize that he's now trying to claim someone else's prize as his own.
Pathetic.
ROLLING STONE: โThe current Congress has dropped the pretense of public service altogetherโฆ Congress enjoys ultraluxe health care as it fights to gut yours.โ
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why donโt you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
OMG. This. Finally. Someone said it. Right-wing billionaires control nearly all media channels - including social media - now. Near impossible to cut through the gaslighting without serious time, thought, and effort.
27.10.2025 23:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME: The official Massachusetts SNAP website now warns that Trump is โchoosing not to issue November SNAP benefits that help you and many families put food on the table.โ It also warns of cuts due to โCongressional Republicans and President Trumpโ in the โOne Big Beautiful Bill.โ
27.10.2025 22:15 โ ๐ 7589 ๐ 2454 ๐ฌ 280 ๐ 185Good morning.
It's been 34 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
They are trying so hard to convince you that the party in control of the White House and both chambers of Congress isnโt to blame for whatโs coming.
27.10.2025 20:15 โ ๐ 7743 ๐ 2275 ๐ฌ 201 ๐ 67Seriously ๐ฅ ๐
27.10.2025 15:05 โ ๐ 1284 ๐ 472 ๐ฌ 33 ๐ 25A tweet from Robert Reich states: โThe richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?โ
The oligarchy wants full control of what we watch and read.
27.10.2025 20:30 โ ๐ 12194 ๐ 4082 ๐ฌ 501 ๐ 131If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.
A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.
Iโm tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.
Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."
27.10.2025 15:22 โ ๐ 29228 ๐ 9513 ๐ฌ 669 ๐ 382The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
Itโs corporate greed. Itโs an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
A tweet from Morgan J. Freeman states: โFACT: Venezuela is NOT a major producer of cocaine. They do not have large cocaine factories. They do not produce fentanyl either. What Venezuela does have is the worldโs largest oil reserves.โ
Fentanyl and coke are the new โweapons of mass destructionโ lie. Itโs Iraq all over again, folks. Itโs always about controlling the oil.
27.10.2025 22:30 โ ๐ 23302 ๐ 8341 ๐ฌ 700 ๐ 341More Proof That Everything Chump Touches Dies.......
27.10.2025 12:01 โ ๐ 4740 ๐ 2291 ๐ฌ 321 ๐ 143Former chair of the Tennessee libertarian party ๐๐ฝ
27.10.2025 12:57 โ ๐ 17174 ๐ 4279 ๐ฌ 538 ๐ 205Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
This is what they voted for. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
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