Beth Bradley

Painter, photo enthusiast, writer. Passionate about the arts, the natural world, and human/animal rights.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

BREAKING: President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will join every other living former president and first lady at Ground Zero for the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

Trump decided to skip the event after organizers refused his demand to break their rule of banning political remarks.

[Beth Bradley @boomersbliss]

@LisaDNews @CharlotteM15775 I'm not a bot

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Music legend Bruce Springsteen drops a bomb on MAGA world by announcing a surprise nationwide tour to defend America against "our wannabe king" and his "rogue government."

Best of all? The first stop is in Minneapolis.

"Fans, friends, and good folk from coast to coast. We are living through dark, disturbing, and dangerous times, but do not despair. The cavalry is coming," The Boss said in an announcement video.

"Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour," he continued. "We will be rocking your town in celebration and in defense of America, American democracy, American freedom, our American Constitution, and our sacred American dream, all of which are under attack by our wannabe king and his rogue government in Washington, D.C."

"Everyone, regardless of where you stand or what you believe in, is welcome," Springsteen added. "So come on out and join the united free republic of E Street Nation for an American spring of rock and rebellion. I'll see you there."

By starting the tour in Minneapolis, Springsteen is intentionally drawing attention to the brutal violence and killings that Trump has inflicted on the city with his masked federal agents. The singer composed the hit song "Streets of Minneapolis" in response to the ICE crackdowns. It went on to chart #1 in 21 countries.

The tour starts March 31st and will entail 20-date arena showings. The timing is an absolute disaster for Trump, because it means the bard of blue collar America will be hammering his administration at one sold-out show after another. Given his rock bottom approval rating and worsening Epstein scandal, Trump can scarcely afford more bad press ahead of the midterm elections.

Springsteen has proven to be one of Trump's most formidable and outspoken foes. He recognizes that this president has betrayed the working class that populate so many of his hit songs and he despises the relentless attacks on our democracy.

Please ❤️ and share to thank Bruce Springsteen!

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

An image we won't soon forget. Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to look at Epstein survivors pictured behind her on the Hill today.

[Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews]

DEBT MOUNTAIN. Here is the big one.

The debt curve. CBO says we are on track so that our debt will be 120% of GDP in just ten years.

That's higher than any time (WWII included) in history.

And the Trump tax cuts are making it worse. (Not commenting on their value, meaning otherwise.)

[Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews]

NEW: Federal judge grants a temp. restraining order against DHS, fed agencies, from destroying or altering evidence in the killing of Alex Pretti.

This after state and local law enforcement sued the Trump administration.

The case has a hearing scheduled at 2p CT Monday, per CNN.

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

Heartbreaking. A Minneapolis family driving home from their son’s basketball game in their car with six kids, including a 6-month-old, was hit by tear gas & flash-bangs from ICE agents, leaving their baby struggling to breathe and hospitalized.

This is unacceptable. ICE is making our state less safe.

[Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio]

This is Trump’s first veto of his second administration — and it’s a bill that passed unanimously. It’s for a water infrastructure project in Colorado

Trump has been seeking to punish Colorado over Gov. Polis’ refusal to release a convicted election-tamperer

CO senators are blocking a govt funding package in response to Trump seeking to dismantle NCAR in Boulder

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

This is unbelievably good news.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Rand Paul: "We have never in our past decided just to shoot smugglers who are unarmed without even proof that they're smuggling anything. So I think this is a horrendous thing that should stop. I think it's illegal and immoral ... the kids I know in the military -- I'm not for sending them down there to die for oil."

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

The Lt. Gov. of Indiana has now deleted this post which confirmed that the Trump admin threatened to withhold federal funding from Indiana if they didn’t gerrymander.

[Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews]

Kelly, D-AZ, is laying out, proposing a broader message:

"Everyone needs to wake up, the occupant of the Oval Office is ignorant of the Constitution and has no regard for the rule of law."

"I will not be intimidated by this president... I have given too much in service to this country to back down to this guy."

[Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews]

NOW: AZ ⁦@SenMarkKelly⁩ holding a news conference. “President Trump is trying to silence me” and I am not going to let him.

Emphasizes that Trump said 6 members of congress should be arrested, hanged - for speaking our minds and saying “something that is true”.

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

President Trump is directly and publicly intervening in the elections of a foreign nation and has also promised to grant a pardon to former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández, who is currently serving a 45-year sentence in US federal prison for, among other things, participating in and profiting from a drug-trafficking conspiracy that moved more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States (a street value in the tens of billions of dollars).

As president, Hernández took a country that already had deep narco-state characteristics and further centralized and institutionalized a narco-state model.

Federal prosecutors showed that he took millions in bribes from cocaine traffickers — including money linked to El Chapo and the Sinaloa Cartel — and used the power of his office to protect traffickers and manipulate police and military operations.

He did this in concert with his brother Tony Hernández — who is currently serving a life sentence in federal prison — as part of what US authorities describe as a violent, state-sponsored drug-trafficking conspiracy.

[Rep. Jason Crow @RepJasonCrow]

Donald Trump is threatening me with arrest and execution because I’m upholding my oath to the Constitution and standing with our troops.

It tells you all you need to know about this President’s disregard for the rule of law.

[Captain Mark Kelly @CaptMarkKelly]

A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence.

Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.

Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.

[Andy McCarthy @AndrewCMcCarthy]

There is no insurrection or sedition without the use of force. Disobeying a lawful order is insubordination, not insurrection or sedition. Disobeying an unlawful order is required. That is all.

[Meredith Lee Hill @meredithllee]

NEWS: Centrist Senate Dems have secured a long-sought deal w/ Republicans to reopen the government

these Dems, who pulled back from a deal last Thurs, are signaling they're going forward now - despite objections from other dems

Dems still in a closed-door mtg - but CR is out

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

This is horrible.

#Thugs

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Governor Gavin Newsom replaces Donald Trump on the world stage by announcing that he will attend the United Nations climate summit in Brazil that the MAGA leader refused to send a delegation to.

Big Oil owns Trump but they don't own his ascendant arch-nemesis...

COP30, the conference in question, will be held on Friday and Newsom will be the highest-profile American government official in attendance. The appearance, which will supercharge interest in his 2028 presidential run, comes in the wake of his historic redistricting victory on Tuesday.

The governor told Politico that he's making the trip “because of the complete abdication of the Trump administration that is joining the Saudis and Russia and the Gulf states.”

“It’s doubled down on hydrocarbons as the rest of the world is sprinting ahead on low-carbon green growth,” he said. “For me, it is about our economic competitiveness, period, full stop.”

Newsom's angle here is a smart one. Climate change is an existential crisis for the survival of our species, but it's also an enormous economic opportunity for those countries that are willing to adopt clean energy quickly and efficiently. Either the United States rises to meet demand or China will.

Trump has repeatedly dismissed climate change as a "hoax" and a "con job" despite the overwhelming evidence and proliferation of extreme weather events. Fossil fuel companies helped foist him into power and he's paying them back tenfold at the cost of our planet.

“I just want to make sure everyone understands we’re maybe 2,000 miles from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., but we’re a world away in terms of our mindset on these issues,” Newsom added.

Tens of thousands of diplomats, scientists, experts, and activists are attending the conference which will unfold over two weeks in Belém, a city close to the mouth of the Amazon River. Newsom will have a strong legacy to tout during his trip since California has been leading America in renewable energy on numerous fronts.

The rest of the world is eager to speak with the United States and so Newsom will have an opportunity to boost his international standing even further—

“The U.S. will not play a major role. The world is collectively outraged, and so we will focus — as will everyone else — on engaging in talks with those who are driving the process forward," said Jochen Flasbarth, undersecretary in the German Ministry of Environmental Affairs."

Thanks to Gavin Newsom, the world doesn't have to count America out just yet. We need not surrender our global leadership. It's time to recommit to our responsibilities.

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Gavin Newsom!