holly ☮️

Boisean who loves all things Northwest. Editor who adores all those who still treasure the written word. (My true talent, though, is retweeting smart people!)

[holly ☮️ @hmaboi]

@burtdavidson We really wanted to stay in downtown Louisville. It's just not feasible that weekend. Even the airport Best Western is ridiculous.

[holly ☮️ @hmaboi]

This is fun news! https://t.co/xlB4LgKhL2

[Martina Navratilova @Martina]

Holy shit. And it all can be traced back to canceling USAID

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

This New York Times piece is worth your time. Here’s what is happening, as simply as I can put it.

Back in January, Trump sued the IRS, an agency he controls, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns a number of years ago.

IRS lawyers did their jobs. They wrote a memo laying out the defenses that could beat the suit, including the fact that Trump filed too late. His own lawyer was in court when the leaker pleaded guilty in October 2023, more than two years before Trump sued.

The Justice Department never showed up to court. Never argued back. Never used the defenses sitting on their desk.

The judge got suspicious and ordered both sides to explain whether they were actually opposing each other or just colluding. The day before that brief was due, Trump dropped the suit.

Same day, his Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded “anti-weaponization fund.” 

Trump gets a formal apology. The IRS agrees to drop any audits of him and his family, even though a 2024 Times report found a loss in an ongoing audit could cost him over $100 million.

The acting Attorney General, Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, picks the five commissioners who decide who gets paid. Trump can fire any of them. Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are not ruled out.

This is the most corrupt thing I’ve ever seen from an American president.

Where in the hell are my Republican colleagues?

https://t.co/La0nlLuz1r

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

🚨BREAKING: Republicans just voted AGAINST my amendment to stop Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund from bailing out the convicted felons who assaulted cops on January 6th.

You read that right. They blocked us from even debating the issue on the House floor.

Beyond shameful.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

The President is now exempt from our tax laws while everyone else has to obey them.

Got it.

It's just mind blowing that is what's happening in America.

[Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera]

Giving taxpayer money to January 6 rioters is nauseating.

[holly ☮️ @hmaboi]

"The expectant management approach, the study said, could increase the risk of hemorrhage and retained pregnancy tissue, which can cause infection if it is not removed." https://t.co/BcEz24CjjK

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

You could start by walking down the hall. See why your boss keeps pardoning people convicted of money laundering, wire fraud, tax evasion, and securities fraud.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

There is no way the republicans would be anything less that outraged if Obama had taken almost $2 billion of taxpayer dollars and given it to people he pardoned for trying to steal an election. Every republican in congress who doesn’t speak up and prevent this is complicit

[holly ☮️ @hmaboi]

“Having smaller communities actually allows more wide open spaces, because suburban sprawl is a real issue. You’re seeing our farmlands get eaten up by houses.” https://t.co/VC8qmFW9zJ

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

The worst part of Covid was that 20 million people died

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

I’m pro-freedom, pro-law and order, pro-limited government, and pro-the Declaration and the Constitution.

And so today I’m a Democrat.

[holly ☮️ @hmaboi]

"The wealthiest people in America pay lower taxes than the full population: The 25 top billionaires’ wealth rose by $401 billion from 2014 to 2018, but they paid a federal income tax rate of just 3.4%, ProPublica found." https://t.co/7UjpQqy7gB

[Meghan McCain @MeghanMcCain]

I hate all gerrymandering and it should be illegal.

Full stop - it's awful when democrats do it, it's awful when republicans do it. American citizens have their voices and representation robbed of them.

[holly ☮️ @hmaboi]

@Megan_With_No_H And is the retail (not resale) pit price really $250 each now?

[holly ☮️ @hmaboi]

@Megan_With_No_H Blue dots for DMB shows? What venues should I be looking at? I missed out on pits the other night when I took too long to decide whether we could/wanted to travel then or not.

[Judge Stephen Dillard @JudgeDillard]

Every American should watch every second of this video.

Thank you, @BenSasse.

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

“We’ve never lived in a world where 22-year-olds couldn’t assume that the work they did they would be able to do until death or retirement, and we’re never going to have that world again,” says former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse.

[Thomas Huffman @ThomasHuffman79]

So during my time in the Air Force, I was a resource advisor at the 18RS at Creech AFB, responsible for the squadron’ funds, travel costs, DTS, etc.

Let's do the math on what this 30-member "official" trip is costing you:
✈️ Military C-40 Flights: Operating a military 737 costs roughly $15,000 to $20,000 per flight hour. A round trip to Europe? Easily $200,000+ just in jet fuel and flight time.

🏨 Lodging & Meals: Standard government per diem rates in the UK range from $300 to over $500 a day. Multiply that by 30 politicians plus dozens of accompanying staffers for a week. That’s $150,000+ just for hotels and food.

🚔 Security & Logistics: State Department security, local police coordination, motorcades, and securing tourist spots.
Conservatively, American taxpayers are footing a $500,000 to $1 MILLION+ bill so these politicians can play bagpipes at Edinburgh Castle during a government shutdown.
I gave 25 years to this country. I'm told "I can't help that." They give themselves a million-dollar vacation.
Absolutely sickening. Accountability matters.
#VeteranCare #Accountability #DoBetter #VeteranSuicideAwareness #USAF #ArmyVet #TaxpayerMoney