Human rights, international issues, progressive politics and causes fuel me. 🔥 Retired NGO guy, native NYer, VA Dem near DC. I'm here to follow news & politics. I love you all BUT I only FB folks with serious content that will help build my feed. 🌊☮️ 🍷❤️https://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mlquggysyk2gI’m going to say this again… Imagine how the media and people would be responding if Joe Biden spent his night on social media like this! ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlquggysyk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mlo56irjlk2aFairfax County (VA)'s Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano and Sheriff Stacey Kincaid will testify at a 5/14 House Judiciary Comte hearing re: the county's "Trust Policy" which protects immigrants by restricting collaboration with ICE & ensures focus on public safety. https://www.ffxnow.com/2026/05/08/fairfax-prosecutors-office-doj-investigation-pattern-of-partisan-attacks/12 May 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo56irjlk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3ml2sxuchis24It’s been 56 years and I feel like we’re still fighting the same bastards. The struggle for justice never ends. We have made progress but it requires constant vigilance and is the work of generations. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2sxuchis24https://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mkxgkud6kk2yPass this along to your MAGA relatives or co-workers and watch their heads explode! Cognitive dissonance, meet data. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxgkud6kk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mkq6h5d7as2iIf Obama or Biden was accused of these crimes these accusations would never have remained buried in the back wilderness of the internet. They would be front page every day until the SOB was in jail. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq6h5d7as2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mkopja35l22zTrump's full of it, as always. "According to Merriam-Webster, to “86” someone means to throw them out, get rid of them or refuse them service. Although not confirmed, the dictionary notes it’s likely a rhyme for the word “nix.”" https://www.history.com/articles/86-meaning [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkopja35l22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mkdxd2jwps2xOMFG I’ve been living in the DC area on & off since 1972. Orange Shitler is defiling our city. Now the Reflecting Pool is going to look like a goose turd and algae filled kiddie pool. Absolutely disgusting. And don’t get me started on the ballroom, arch and Kennedy Center… [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdxd2jwps2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mk2mirkdf22aFirst subscribed to the WP in 1976 & quit subscribing in Nov. ‘24. I never looked back. It just gets worse by the day there! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2mirkdf22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mjmtox2ju22mThis is so tragic. I attended the Lt. Governor’s Inauguration Ball in 2018. He was a rising star, his wife was a charming and brilliant young dentist, his small children were cute and his parents, in-laws & extended family beamed with pride. His inner demons were hidden from the public then. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmtox2ju22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mjhmsbdnfs24A crude hoax using a popular GOP operative from Arkansas. The WH faked a DoorDash delivery while media happily went along with the charade. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhmsbdnfs24https://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mjdc5aw3m22yOrban now feels a lot like Vance's couch! 😝 Congratulations to the people of Hungary. A two-thirds majority will allow for the repeal of Orban's anti-democratic changes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdc5aw3m22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mjbs3gmgxs25I'm so damn disappointed by Swalwell. He's not the first politician with a fatally flawed libido but there's no excuse for his conduct. This behavior is never acceptable and some people never learn. Porter will be a great governor. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbs3gmgxs25https://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mj62bcfnrk2aIn case you're having problems keeping up with how events have been unfolding... Yup, we are all screwed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj62bcfnrk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mj3jdz4x3s2mThe US Forest Service is being dismantled by the WH. Is anyone paying attention? Where is Congress? [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3jdz4x3s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3miysco7sec23Let’s not waste time tilting at windmills. There’s a real battle to be fought. Every election at every level of government needs to be contested and Republicans voted out of office. There is no shortcut. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miysco7sec23https://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3mix7dqboec2cI'm old enough to remember when Republicans falsely accused Obama of just giving away tons of cash to Iran when it came out of their own unfrozen bank accounts. Now Trump has given them a cash machine! The sound of crickets from the Republicans... [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 02:04 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mix7dqboec2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3miwdltza5s2tVance is interfering in Hungary's election while complaining that Ukraine is interfering in Hungary's election. He's against the EU and NATO and sees himself as Trump's rightful successor. Vance is another Putin puppet & Christian Nationalist. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwdltza5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/wescsays.bsky.social/post/3misl6a2eck2uAmerica won’t wake up because the right wing oligarchs’ media controls what 35% of the US public watches. Their misinformation guides MAGA World’s understanding of what’s happening in the world. We need to break this North Korean-type messaging. Failure to do so will doom our democracy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:237ayzaa3abftcc5bqphhppn/app.bsky.feed.post/3misl6a2eck2u