Notices by Tony Stark (tonystark@progressivecafe.social)

Ah yes. The far left liberals that have so much power in…

*checks notes*

Louisiana.

The citizens of the state he governs rejected his amendments. They have their own minds and showed up and voted accordingly. The people of Louisiana spoke. Don't go crying about George Soros and outside influences. Your own voters rejected you, Jeff.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry reacts to amendments failure | Local Politics | nola.com
https://www.nola.com/news/politics/jeff-landry-reacts-to-amendments-failure/article_20f7b0c2-e8df-4951-a193-16e35f122e16.html

There is no version of the United States where eliminating funding for libraries and museums makes us "great again.”

There is nothing about it that will lead to the magic revolution, either.

IMLS staff put on administrative leave : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5334415/doge-institute-of-museum-and-library-services

@peachfront @Barbramon1 and @samiamsam

The time wasn’t January 21. It was November 5.

The thing about fascist dictators is that you need to stop them *before* they take over your country.

Trump quickly works to concentrate power and muzzle critical voices:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-quickly-works-consolidate-power-muzzle-dissenting-voices-rcna197766

For the people who said Kamala Harris would be no different from or worse than Trump: Kamala Harris would not have turned ICE into a modern Gestapo that kidnaps students off the street and disappears them.

Do not listen to people who said such things or who are saying them even now. They are detached from reality and harmful.

I’ve gotten a response on this platform more than once that consists of something like “Kamala Harris had more billionaires’ donations than Trump” and it’s one of the bigger lies I’ve seen.

This is why Dems need big donors. They don’t stand a chance without them.

Elon Musk tops list of 2024 political donors, but five others gave more than $100 million • OpenSecrets
https://opensecretsnews.wpcomstaging.com/2025/03/elon-musk-tops-list-of-2024-political-donors-but-six-others-gave-more-than-100-million/

I use group chats for letting my coworkers know that there are cookies in the kitchen not for national security issues.

No shit.

GOP Sen. John Curtis says politicians are 'not being honest' when they say they won't touch Social Security:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-john-curtis-politicians-not-honest-wont-touch-social-security-rcna197659

As I’ve said before, the far left won’t accept anyone, even their most ardent advocates in office, if they don’t specifically meet every single requirement they have at all times.

Listening to these people is a mistake.

Everyone knows these firings are meant to damage services for Americans and fire our decent public servants, and are not the result of performance reviews.

Less revenue in taxes will arm Musk/Trump to fire more civil servants so tax credits for the ultra-wealthy can be made a reality.

Biden had integrity to hire more workers for the IRS to review tax returns of the rich to check the errors of high earners.

Trump’s Mass IRS Filings a “Fraud,” Warned Top Agency Lawyer:
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-firings-doge-fraud-law-job-performance

I just had a conversation with someone who likes this because they paid for private school and that “it’s not fair” they pay taxes.

Here’s what I said.

“Yes, it is fair. You chose to send your kids to private school. Every child should be eligible for a free education. Vouchers are crap. Private schools don’t have to take them. The voucher system won’t improve education. It will just make it worse.”

Trump to sign executive action to dismantle the Education Department:
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5333861/trump-executive-action-education-department

The best thing for children is to put more funding into education and make sure teachers have current training, schools have supplies, and schools are safe.

I can’t take these people anymore.

If you ever get to vote again, please remember when Republicans decided to destroy "buy local" and "feed the children and the less well off.” Jesus must be proud.

And please remember that your vote or lack thereof has consequences that impact people besides you. The bare minimum of social cooperation includes actions like stopping people from having to suffer through things like this. That’s help.

USDA halts millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks -
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/usda-halts-deliveries-food-banks-trump-00239453

An executive order signed by Trump late Friday aims to shrink the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, which supports more than 1,400 smaller lenders operating in areas that aren’t adequately served by larger banks, including GOP-voting areas.

The program has injected billions of dollars into those communities.

If Republicans really want to rebuke Trump, they have plenty of ways.

Trump's order to cut main street lending program earns GOP rebuke -
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/trump-cut-cdfi-bipartisan-lending-00237599

@timo21

Navajo Code Talkers are not DEI. The Navajo Code Talkers are an example of our government specifically choosing the Navajo language and those who speak it - to our country's benefit.

FFS why are they like this and why does anyone think it’s okay?

If you vote in #Wisconsin, today is the first day of early in-person voting for the very important Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

Electing Susan Crawford is vital.

Visit https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/ to make a plan to vote.

Pennsylvania Democrats want to make their state the latest to provide school kids with free lunch and eliminate existing school meal debt. That’s pro-life.

I knocked on doors in several elections for Emily Kinkead, one of the state Democrats reintroducing this bill. Local elections matter and so does your involvement.

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to eliminate school meal debt, provide free lunch | ABC27
https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-eliminate-school-meal-debt-provide-free-lunch/

Both parties are not the same, part 1,459,799.

GOP lawmakers push to charge women with homicide for seeking abortions • Stateline
https://stateline.org/2025/03/06/gop-lawmakers-push-to-charge-women-with-homicide-for-seeking-abortions/

President Kamala Harris would not have done this.

US deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite court order:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9yv1gnzyvo

Anyone who still buys into the “both parties are the same” line is legitimately a tool and should be universally mocked.

Additionally, I would love to live in a world where "he was placed on a mat in a bright room…with little food or water, suffered sleep deprivation, and was denied access to his medication” was given the media attention that Joe Biden's dog biting someone was.

Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained |
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-03-14/green-card-holder-from-new-hampshire-interrogated-at-logan-airport-detained