bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Well the Senate hearings sure blew up yesterday, but you'd never know if from WaPo or USAToday as neither felt it was front page material (at least on the website). 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Meanwhile, in NOLA: - “dating in New Orleans is like going to a thrift store and trying to find the least damaged item that doesn’t smell” - "Understand this. I am not a gay woman. I am not a bisexual woman. I am a heterosexual woman with liberty and justice for all!" 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 25/09/2026They said they wanted government run like a business so this should be no surprise at all. 😂 000
Reposted by @bluegrits.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026James Talarico: Just as much as people are tired of corrupt politics, they're also tired of corrupt religion—religious leaders who use their influence to accumulate more wealth and power for themselves. 441463411
Reposted by @bluegrits.bsky.socialJosh @joshmallow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Taking brisket away from Texans might be what turns Texas blue 156491626
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Dawn at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, taken in the lantern room. Not my photo (but wish it was). 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Like many Republican claims, the one about "Biden banned the press, too" is false. politifact.com/factchecks/2...politifact.comHow Trump media ban compares with Biden’s 2023 rule changesPresident Donald Trump banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House. His defenders say that’s no different than what Joe Biden did in 2023. Is that true? 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, says "there is so much more work we have to do" but shuts down the House to avoid awkward votes. 000
Reposted by @bluegrits.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW AD: Ken Paxton loves to make false claims about James Talarico’s record on China. But he’s been hiding his own. Paxton took an all-expenses-paid trip to China to meet with Communist Party leaders — then took massive donations from China-linked real estate developers. 551750786
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Where are they now?" Department: April 28, 2008 -- an estimated 350 truckers travel to DC to protest high diesel prices. Diesel was about $4/gl back then. www.truckinginfo.com/news/trucker...truckinginfo.comTruckers Take Fuel Protest to DCA convoy of truckers, horns blaring, drove into Washington, D.C., Monday morning to protest high fuel prices 000
Reposted by @bluegrits.bsky.socialJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026 10453215610084
Reposted by @bluegrits.bsky.socialJustin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I had a few comments to make. 9581601797
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ICE shooting in Austin -- facts coming out: - ICE says Perez was shot because he fled on foot; video and physical evidence shows he was shot in the vehicle. - Pérez entered the country LEGALLY about two years ago. He missed a court appearance after notice was sent to the wrong address. 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The below academic paper from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: "All in all, our results suggest that over the past decades, there has been a marked shift in public interest from the collective to the individual, and from rationality toward emotion." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgThe rise and fall of rationality in language | PNASThe surge of post-truth political argumentation suggests that we are living in a special historical period when it comes to the balance between emo... 010
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Seniors are the only group that has seen a rise in its poverty rate every year since 2020. The jump to 15.4% from 9.4% also was the largest increase of any age group. Now think about the upcoming cuts in SS benefits. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...usatoday.comSenior poverty climbs just as Social Security future is in questionThe outlook for seniors is grim. Senior poverty hits 15.4% in 2025 as Social Security faces a potential 22% benefit cut by 2032. 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Several years ago, a shooter entered an elementary school in Uvalde, TX and killed 19 children and two teachers. In the next election, voters in that city & county voted soundly against gun control candidates. Remember that when folks tell you Republicans will vote Democratic because of the economy 010
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I remember the opening week of the NFL season with the Giants playing at "Jerry World," the new home for the Cowboys. Eli Manning spanked them good. Tonight, it looks like history is repeating itself. 010
Reposted by @bluegrits.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Talarico spitting 🔥 21435641270
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Courtesy of playingforchange.com, people around the world join Jackson Browne in "Doctor, My Eyes": playingforchange.com/videos/docto...playingforchange.comDoctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne | Song Around… | Playing For ChangeExperience the magic of collaboration as Playing For Change brings together the legendary Jackson Browne, with some of the greatest musicians from around the world for a stunning rendition of his clas... 000
Reposted by @bluegrits.bsky.socialJim Hightower @jimhightower.com · 11/09/2026Trump's FCC is trying to stop you from seeing this. 01410
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Predictions: After Dems win House (and Senate?), there will be an exchange of envelopes: Vance: Preemptive pardon for Trump, family, & major cohorts. Trump: Resignation for health reasons & his family walks off with BILLIONS. What happens after that in the WH (and Iran!) will be VERY interesting. 001
Reposted by @bluegrits.bsky.socialSteve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026President Trump has added more to the national debt than to economic output in his first 17 months in office. The CBO projects the gap will only widen over the rest of his term. 810976
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 08/09/2026He had No Problems At All with Trump & family who are 'great friends' with the Saudis - home country for 15 of the 19 terrorists . 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Over the past twenty years, the minimum wage has remained unchanged at $7.25/hr. Over that same time, Social Security annual Cost-of-Living Adjustments had a cumulative benefit over 50%. We grow SS obligations, but not the wages that support them. 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 01/09/2026At least 88 of the largest corporations in America paid no federal corporate income taxes in their most recent fiscal year despite enjoying substantial pretax profits in the U.S. You'll see some familiar names. itep.org/88-profitabl...itep.orgAt Least 88 Profitable U.S. Corporations Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2025At least 88 of the largest corporations in America paid $0 in federal income tax for 2025. Corporate tax avoidance has increased at least in part due to President Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” ... 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 26/08/2026know any farmers or ranchers upset about the First Felon's effects on them? Send them a "you could have had" text with this: 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Business Tip For Farmers/Ranchers: If the Trump Tariff capers are emptying your pockets, just mortgage some of those 'libs' he helped you 'own'. 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The truth hurts -- esp. when facts fly directly in the face of the "hate foreigners" agenda. www.cato.org/commentary/f...cato.orgFear the Day When Talented Foreigners Don't Want to Move HereUnfortunately, the Trump administration seems determined to make that day arrive sooner rather than later. 000
bluegrits.bsky.social @bluegrits.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Trump: Foreign countries pay the tariffs, not consumers. - April 2025 Trump: We're going to eliminate tariffs to reduce consumer prices. - August 2026 000
