Political Potato 🥔

Retweeting a curated timeline of the most informative and eyerolling aspects of US politics, with occasional left leaning commentary.

[Political Potato 🥔 @NewsTater]

I’m embarrassed at how long it took me to realize that when we say "drain the swamp" we mean different things:
Public: get rid of useless career politicians and lobbyists.
GOP Politicians: get rid of career federal employees obstructing GOP corruption with rules and the law.

[Spencer Hakimian @SpencerHakimian]

Very excited to see the millions of readily available Americans line up out the door to apply for their new job sewing jeans for 18 hours per day, 6 days per week, for $50 weekly pay!

We can’t keep letting Cambodia rip us off!

[Grant Certiorari @GrantCertiorari]

Joe Biden attempted to cancel 20k per person in student loans and Republicans had a meltdown about executive overreach.

Donald Trump attempts to illegally withhold all federal funding and Republicans are silent.

[Munther Isaac منذر اسحق @MuntherIsaac]

When Americans on Christmas sing “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem”, do they realize that their tax money and elected officials are contributing towards driving Christians out of the “little town of Bethlehem”

[Ted Smith 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 @TedUrchin]

The truth?

[Political Potato 🥔 @NewsTater]

@RupertLowe10 @gds0180 Interesting that you single out men but not women.

[South Dakota Department of Propaganda @SoDakTruth]

Land of the 🐑, home of the slave 🇺🇸 #SouthDakotaTruth

[Roshan Rinaldi @Roshan_Rinaldi]

BREAKING: Tesla named 'The Deadliest Car Brand in America', by NHTSA data
-MotorTrend

https://t.co/Sy22th5MxI

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Trump’s chief of staff was a corporate lobbyist.

His pick for transportation secretary lobbied for airlines.

The richest person in the world and another billionaire will run a new department of “efficiency.”

They’re telling us exactly who they will work for.

[Tim Hogan 浩勤 @TimInHonolulu]

For those who apparently were unaware, the Smoot Halley Tariff Act was considered a principal trigger of the world economic collapse that we call the Great Depression.

[Rep. Jack Kimble @RepJackKimble]

@mehdirhasan In fairness, Mar a Lago is one of the few places far enough away from a school, that all those people can be there.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

America's four largest potato producers allegedly conspired to raise prices on frozen fries, hash browns, and tater tots by 47%.

This tater trust controls more than 95% of the potato market.

If we want to bring down grocery prices, we must take on corporate consolidation.

[Eugene Eugenius @CrockerBoy]

"Matt Gaetz is a private citizen. Congress should not investigate a private citizen."
- Mike Johnson

"It doesn't matter that Hunter Biden is a private citizen. The American people deserve to know. Congress needs to investigate to the fullest extent possible."
- Mike Johnson

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

America now has 815 billionaires who currently hold a record $6.7 trillion in wealth.

The bottom 50% of Americans control $3.7 trillion in wealth.

When 815 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Interesting timing, isn’t it? Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” rolls out a plan, and suddenly NASA’s future is on the chopping block—right as SpaceX stands to gain.

This isn’t about efficiency; it’s about funneling public resources into private pockets.

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

Hey look.

The billionaires are plotting to make it easier for companies to screw workers.

Helping the rich get richer. That’s all this has ever been about. #UnionsForAll

[Political Potato 🥔 @NewsTater]

@sandibachom I’m sure he will write a book about it and release it just before the next presidential election*

*If we ever have another one

[John Fugelsang @JohnFugelsang]

Matt Gaetz has now removed more criminal insurrectionists from Congress in 1 day than Merrick Garland did in 4 years.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

This has always been the GOP's strategy:

1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.

2) Explode the deficit.

3) Demand cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

4) Repeat.

Don't let them get away with it.