Susan Patereau

real estate agent, watercolor painter, busy community activist

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

When Trump...

-Holds a private dinner for his crypto coin buyers 
-Promotes Teslas on the White House driveway on behalf of a multibillionaire who spent $277M backing him
-Uses state visits to advance his hotel business

It's corruption, plain and simple.

[Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen]

Just curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?

[Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade]

I don’t know if it is “stupid” to decline a gift from a foreign government, but it is ethically and constitutionally required.
https://t.co/O57GEpcMeS

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

💯💯💯

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Reminder that Republicans control the White House, the Senate, AND the House.

If the government shuts down, it’s on them.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

It's just a TRO but it's a big win for Perkins Coie, the legal profession, the rule of law, & democracy. The Judge rules presidents can't use the power of the presidency to conduct a personal vendettas that strike at the heart of lawyers' ability to represent clients, no matter who they are.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

GOVERNING is negotiating with the other side when you need 60 votes and you only have 53.

Refusing to negotiate when you don’t have the votes is incompetence.

That is why Republicans can’t govern.

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

Republicans won the House, won the Senate, won the White House, brag about their mandate, refuse to negotiate, waited until the last second...

...but want to blame Democrats if there's a shutdown caused by *their own* incompetence?

Yeah, no. People see right though this shit.

[Congresswoman Sarah McBride @Rep_McBride]

I appear to live rent free in the minds of some of my Republican colleagues.

I wish that they would spend even a fraction of the time that they spend thinking about me, thinking about how to lower costs for American families.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: A federal judge deals a crushing blow to Donald Trump and MAGA oligarch Elon Musk by ordering key government departments to hire back tens of thousands of employees who were unceremoniously fired.

This is a huge win for those of us who actually want a functioning government...

"It is sad, a sad day when our government would fire some good employee, and say it was based on performance, when they know good and well, that’s a lie," stated U.S. District Judge William Alsup.

He wrote that the departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy, Interior, Agriculture, and Treasury must "offer reinstatement to any and all probationary employees terminated on or about February 13."

February 13th was when Trump's Office of Personnel Management directed department and agency heads to begin the mass firings.

Probationary workers are those who have been hired or promoted in the last year or two. In other words, they are some of the most valuable workers in our government. If you've been recently promoted it's because you're doing a great job — not because you're disposable.

Judge Alsup bluntly stated that the firing directive was illegal and added that terminations in general can be permitted as long as "it’s done correctly under the law."

Additionally, the judge asked for a list of all the probationary employees who were fired as well as an explanation of what each department and agency is doing to complying with his order.

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank the judge — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[Donald Trump’s Neck Vagina @torontobaddy]

Who was this reporter? I’d like to buy them a drink. 🥃

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: MAGA world melts down as Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde calls Donald Trump out directly to his face during a sermon at the National Cathedral — urging him to find compassion and mercy.

This is the last thing Trump expected today...

"I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared. There are gay, lesbian, transgender children, Democratic, Republican, independent families — some who fear for their lives," the reverend said as Trump sat in the pews.

She said that millions of Americans "put their trust in you."

"The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals — they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals," she added.

Destroying Republicans lies about migrants, she said that those workers "pay taxes" and are "faithful members" of American churches, mosques, synagogues, and mosques.

Appealing to empathy that Trump lacks, she said that the children of those migrants "fear their parents are going to be taken away."

"Find compassion," she added, urging him to help vulnerable people fleeing from war zones and persecution — a tall ask for a man as demonstrably anti-refugee as Trump.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you think that a real Christian president would heed the reverend's words — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKj4Hp

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Today, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde boldly called out Donald Trump for his hatred and bigotry at the National Cathedral Prayer Service. Now, the GOP is attacking her for speaking truth to power.

RETWEET if you stand with Bishop Budde against Trump!

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

President Biden can personally release the Jack Smith Report. The Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. The United States that a sitting U.S. President has complete and total immunity.

RETWEET to demand that @POTUS release the Jack Smith Report!

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Call me petty, but I could watch this clip of former President Bush snubbing trump a few dozen times. �

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Justice is served as the former FBI informant who invented false bribery claims about President Biden and his son Hunter is sentenced to a whopping six years in prison.

And it gets even better...

Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty to four counts of falsifying statements. It was his lies about the Bidens that helped fuel the MAGA witch hunt congressional probe into the Biden family.

He admitted to giving "false derogatory information" about the president and his son. Unrelated to those claims, Smirnov also pleaded guilty to tax evasion tied to millions of dollars in concealed income.

Once again, Republican lies have been completely exposed and utterly debunked.

Serves him right!

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank the court for holding this man accountable — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

After millions of views spreading lies about the Palisades firefighters lacking water because of regulations, the boring truth comes late like usual and wont be shared. Here it is:

1 - Reservoirs and water tanks were at normal levels and completely full before the fire.

2 - All 114 city water supply tanks were fully stocked pre-fire.

3 - A 15-hour surge at four times normal demand reduced water pressure.

4 - High demand at lower elevations slowed refilling tanks at higher elevations.

5 - This unprecedented fire was fueled by 8 months of no rain and 85 MPH winds. Water is being brought in continuously.

6 - Even if, like Trump claimed, the protection of the Delta Smelt caused over regulation by California, it's the FEDERAL Endangered Species Act that requires the protection of endangered species like the Delta Smelt and their habitats, not Gavin Newsom or California.

I expect the comments to me filled with people personally attacking me for putting this information out. All it does is show that you are unintelligent. Thanks.

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

Publishing the results of a special counsel’s investigation is the norm.

Making an exception to allow Jack Smith’s report to be buried would be indefensible.

The public deserves the facts.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

Bravo! Hit the like ❤️ and RETWEET if you agree with the Department of Justice’s decision to release special counsel Jack Smith’s report! Follow us 👉 @occupydemocrats @Poptivism_ ‼️🚨Call to action 👉 SHARE THIS🚨 #JackSmith #jacksmithreport #DOJ #DonaldTrump #Trump #January6th

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Can we just start using WTYS for “We told you so” to save character space over the next 4 years?