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https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljvk6ticgk2i
Published: March 8, 2025 22:12
Protests are not illegal. It's a Constitutionally protected right. I've reviewed the text, and it applies even if people are protesting a Tesla dealership.
https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljvjb5stk22f
Published: March 8, 2025 21:56
Musk is blaming "Herbert Sandler," among others, for secretly financing the protests and Tesla dealerships over the last few weeks.
Sandler died in 2019.
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljvixajxws2i
Published: March 8, 2025 21:50
So when, according to the anti-DEI crowd, did racism end?
When did it become unacceptable to discuss or study?
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljt6dwxgkc2g
Published: March 7, 2025 23:35
I'm not sure why we are pretending this has anything to do with "DEI" anymore.
There is a systematic effort to purge any acknowledgement that race or racism or gender or misogyny EXIST
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljsrs3yijc26
Published: March 7, 2025 19:50
March is “Women’s History Month,” or as its officially known during the Trump administration, “Men’s History Month, Part 3 of 12”
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljsmsdbios26
Published: March 7, 2025 18:21
“Mr. Duffy said the young staff of Mr. Musk’s team was trying to lay off air traffic controllers. What am I supposed to do? Mr. Duffy said. I have multiple plane crashes to deal with now, and your people want me to fire air traffic controllers?”…
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljrymmn4nk22
Published: March 7, 2025 12:20
“In some cases, photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word ”gay,” including service members with that last name and an image of the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan,…
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljqva3aqxk2s
Published: March 7, 2025 01:46
Trouble in paradise? “President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet in person on Thursday to deliver a message: You’re in charge of your departments, not Elon Musk.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/06/trump-cabinet-musk-025093
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Published: March 6, 2025 15:54
1. The Trump administration has declared that book-banning is a “hoax.”
But last month, Trump invited John Amanchukwu, the self-proclaimed “book-banning pastor,” to the White House
"We want to ban books that seek to pervert the hearts and minds of…
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljptyd2xhc2b
Published: March 6, 2025 15:52
Hey everyone.
I have a pretty exciting project I'm planning to launch next week
I'm looking for a graphic designer who is proficient in data visualization and has some technical knowledge
This is a paid gig
If that's you, please contact me on Signal…
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljpjb22m3k2e
Published: March 6, 2025 12:40
Republicans in Congress are reportedly asking Musk’s permission to hold votes
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljoeoxe5w224
Published: March 6, 2025 01:45
Along with managing 2 million federal employees, making unilateral decisions about trillions in federal spending, running Tesla, running SpaceX, running X, running Xai, running Neurolink, and spending with his 14 kids, Musk will also provide "near instant"…
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljodpbtwuc24
Published: March 6, 2025 01:27
Musk has ursurped the power of the purse from Congress, and is now giving out his phone number to a select group of Republican Senators, in case they have questions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/05/musk-congress-anger-doge/
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljoddves5s24
Published: March 6, 2025 01:21
I'm not a messaging guy but I'm pretty sure Democrats can do better than "Ronald Reagan was amazing."
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljodcsa5us24
Published: March 6, 2025 01:20
Can someone explain to me why the Democratic response to Trump's speech last night included claim that Musk fired people who "conduct the research that finds the cure for cancer — only to re-hire them two days later?"
No one fired at NIH was rehired.
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https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljoajjkgmk24
Published: March 6, 2025 00:31
Hey everyone.
I have a pretty exciting project I'm planning to launch next week.
I'm looking for a graphic designer to help who has experience working in Tableau.
This is a paid gig.
If that's you, please contact me on Signal (juddlegum.47) or…
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljnlwpuyqc2w
Published: March 5, 2025 18:22
1. Trump is pushing forward with his plans to create a "Crypto Strategic Reserve."
No one has bothered to explain why diverting government resources into crypto has ANY STRATEGIC BENEFIT FOR THE UNITED STATES.
The only benefit is for people who are…
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljmwugk4h22p
Published: March 5, 2025 12:05
“Sales of Tesla cars in Germany, Europe’s largest market for electric vehicles, dove 76 percent in February compared with a year earlier, the German Association of the Automotive Industry said Wednesday.”…
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljly6aw5us2h
Published: March 5, 2025 02:56
Not sure why Trump is bothering to address Congress. His theory of governance is he can do what he wants and does not need Congress’ approval or consent.
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljltmwdgns2h
Published: March 5, 2025 01:34
The idea that Bezos’ push to make the Post MAGA-friendly would be limited to the opinion page was always a fantasy
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Published: March 4, 2025 13:57
1. EXCLUSIVE
Popular Information has obtained an email, sent yesterday by a Trump administration official, explicitly instructing CFPB employees not to carry out activities REQUIRED BY LAW.
This directly contradicts what administration lawyers told a…
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljkdq2hoe22h
Published: March 4, 2025 11:17
Trump ran on a pledge to reduce the price of groceries and then, a few weeks after taking office, imposed a 25% tariff on the countries that import the most food to the United States.
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3lji7nuhvjs2u
Published: March 3, 2025 14:59
I’ll be in 1A on NPR in a few minutes talking about Elon Musk and conflicts of interest.
A lot to talk about.
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3lji5fbqe3k2l
Published: March 3, 2025 14:19
1. The Trump administration has crippled cancer and Alzheimer's research by imposing a freeze on all government credit cards at NIH.
An NIH source with direct knowledge tell Popular Information that scientific research has ground to halt because…
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljgtpqyaoc2g
Published: March 3, 2025 01:53
This Truth Social post was DEFINITELY written by Trump himself and not his techbro puppet masters to stave off a steep decline in crypto prices.
Trump is an expert in XRP, SOL, and ADA. He knows exactly what they are.
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljgtb5fquk2g
Published: March 3, 2025 01:45
A Washington Post columnist who understands assignment the assignment from Bezos
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/03/02/zelensky-trump-ukraine-clash-vance/
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljgt3qbzf22g
Published: March 3, 2025 01:42
The free speech absolutist strikes again
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/business/elon-musk-tesla-firing-worker.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=7B3D788B-7B95-4B2E-9C33-AC9950150469
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljg3wenhmk2p
Published: March 2, 2025 18:47
Elon Musk says that as long as you aren't "committing genocide and starting wars" you are "not a Nazi"
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-tells-joe-rogan-hes-not-a-nazi-2025-2
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Published: March 2, 2025 18:45
It's disrespectful to cross your arms? Or shake your head if you disagree with something?
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Published: March 2, 2025 01:02
Interesting but I don’t see DOGE or anyone else in the Trump administration hiring anyone to fix the “mess”
The entire point of the operation is to create a mess
Their goal is to break things
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Published: March 1, 2025 23:31
NOTE: The opponents of DEI are purging anyone who is not a white man from military leadership
This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny…
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3ljdxun67zs2e
Published: March 1, 2025 22:29
This is a remarkable display of political illiteracy by NYT columnists who say that the DEI crackdown is both positive and not very important, while the gutting of USAID is negative and important.
But it’s DEI that was used as the justification for…