Martha Kessler

Retired reporter. Now political enthusiast. Democrat. Mom. New England native. Pats fan. Friend of The Pod. LGBTQ+Ally. Re-tweets ≠ endorsement.🐝

[Michael J Bologna @MJBologna]

Breaking - Judge rules Pepsi had no basis for claiming its snack food subsidiary Frito-Lay operates as a foreign corporation exempt from Illinois income taxes and held the soft-drink giant liable for $10.9 million in back taxes, penalties, and interest. https://t.co/tlXeC3edro

[Martha Kessler @MarthaWKessler]

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[Martha Kessler @MarthaWKessler]

“Foster a sense of belonging to something bigger, so democracy doesn’t feel like the pablum of a ruling elite, but rather the remedy for fixing what is broken in Washington and our body politic.”

https://t.co/KMa63NJO6j via @NYTOpinion

[Michael J Bologna @MJBologna]

What state and local tax issues are on the ballot next week? How about corporate tax hikes in Oregon, a new tax court in Georgia, gambling and pot taxes, and proposals galore to curb property taxes. See coverage with @schwahoney in @bloombergtax . https://t.co/dV1IJt8Yxu

[Pam Keith, Esq. @PamKeithFL]

Yesterday I found a Black lady who is registered as a Dem, but doesn’t vote. I talked to her for 30 minutes. Inwent over how her wages would be affected by Project2025 plans.

But then I asked her if she believed there was no racism and sexism in America anymore. She laughed &

[Martha Kessler @MarthaWKessler]

“She’s ballin’. He’s stallin’ “
- Political strategist @mmckinnon MarkMcKinnon on @MSNBC

[Martha Kessler @MarthaWKessler]

Wondered why @laurenboebert was suddenly trending and this came up.

[Taryn T, Duchess of the Blue Sea 🇺🇸 @Talyn777]

BREAKING: Former Colorado county clerk, Tina Peters, who told investigators after her indictment that Lauren Boebert “encouraged me” to commit the criminal acts, has been sentenced to 9 years

[Martha Kessler @MarthaWKessler]

WTAF?

[Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 @mtgreenee]

Yes they can control the weather.

It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

BREAKING

More than 100 Republican former national security figures, as well as members of Congress, endorsed Vice President Harris on Wednesday saying that Donald Trump is “unfit to serve again as President, or indeed in any office of public trust.”

[Michael J Bologna @MJBologna]

EXCLUSIVE: Louisiana confidentially settled a major tax lawsuit against ConocoPhillips, but declined to reveal whether the oil giant paid any of the $700M in back taxes and penalties initially sought. See my story in @bloombergtax https://t.co/6mfG3IoXGa

[Martha Kessler @MarthaWKessler]

A new memoir by the onetime national security adviser McMaster shows how former president’s insecurities and weaknesses harmed U.S. foreign policy, NYTimes reports.

https://t.co/kOZR5xFFq5 via @NYTimes

[Martha Kessler @MarthaWKessler]

OMG Donald. You are out of step with America. #KamalaHarris is the best choice. She will lead the USA into the next generation of acceptance, economic stability and worldwide peace.
https://t.co/9swIcQVBhk via @NYTimes

[Martha Kessler @MarthaWKessler]

Agreed!

[Massachusetts Democratic Party @MassDems]

Thank you, Mr. President.

[Martha Kessler @MarthaWKessler]

My dad loved being a reporter. He called it the greatest of jobs. But he also said it was a young person’s game and mid-career, he stepped away to mentor/train the next generation. I admire greatly his decision to share his skills while acknowledging the changing stages of life

[Martha Kessler @MarthaWKessler]

via @NYTOpinion https://t.co/9AgY7qCAE1

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

I guess the format of the debate is trump lies and everyone lets him lie and then we go to the next question

[The Darkest Timeline Numbersmuncher @NumbersMuncher]

My one absolute lock of a prediction: A whole lot of gullible idiots are about to send boatloads of cash to Trump's campaign to own the libs, which will ultimately be used to fund Trump's mounting legal bills and not to help Trump defeat Joe Biden.

[Martha Kessler @MarthaWKessler]

@KayeSteinsapir We are Lady Parts about an all female British rock band. So different and fun

[Mia Tretta @mia_tretta]

As a person who was shot at school during the Trump administration I believe him. He didn’t care about us that day, and he doesn’t care now. Elect people who care about KIDS and NOT the gun lobby. #Biden2024 #VoteBlue #GVP

[Senator Brian Schatz @SenBrianSchatz]

We negotiated the toughest bipartisan border bill in generations—and then Senate Republicans killed their own bill after Trump realized it would hurt him politically.

We're bringing it up for another vote today because, unlike Republicans, we're actually trying to fix our border