Retired high school teacher in the hills of WV. DIY semi pro, gardener, wood worker, geography nerd #Resist #AntiFascist #Dogshttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3muaiiumq5c2tThe Massachusetts primary is sept 1. Markey is 80 and a progressive. Moulton is 47 and more of a centrist. 80 is too old, but im kinda done with centrism. I dont live in Mass so my opinion doesn't count, but seems like a tough choice, huh? https://youtu.be/p_t-asoxCl4?is=9EIOcCa2X5r0qHtN29 Aug 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaiiumq5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3muahrzubfs2xHes cutting down the cherry trees. Nauseating. https://www.alternet.org/trump-dc-golf-course-2677791381/29 Aug 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muahrzubfs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mu62nerpnc2f28 Aug 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu62nerpnc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mu5oazbboc2iYou ever listened to Katie phang? Wow. She's on fire. https://youtu.be/vnrzRZQqfTo?is=eNUP1-2ymBIys1rh28 Aug 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5oazbboc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mu5mtkvrys2sWith his approval number in the low 30s Trump wants to make the midterms more about him. Yes please. His sycophants have walled him off from reality. He actually thinks he's doing a good job. 😆 https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/trump-midterms-ads-maga/688409/28 Aug 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5mtkvrys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mtzjgwzxh22lHRes 1155, sponsored by Rep Larson, CT, is the longest of all the impeachment bills enumerating 13 articles. Here's a summary: 1. war power-murder-piracy; 2 militarization of domestic law enforcement; 3. serial unconstitutional detentions and deportations26 Aug 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzjgwzxh22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mtze7h2djc2rAbuse of power is an impeachable offense, and demolition of the East Wing was exactly that. Pretty sure none of the impeachment bills (HRes 1155, 1486, 939, 537, 353) enumerate the demolition specifically as a count. Why not? Seems like a slam dunk. https://tiffinohio.net/posts/supreme-court-allows-trump-400m-white-house-ballroom-project/26 Aug 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtze7h2djc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mtrgaihzcc2tWarren and Garcia have sent a 17 page letter to Trump asking for details on his mountain of stock trades. A letter. Strongly worded, I hope. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/trump-stock-trades-warren-garcia.html23 Aug 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrgaihzcc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mtr2ii6ssc24Looking for a reason for a 50% tariff, Trump cites translating packaging into French. He calls it a "trade irritant." https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec-wakes-to-worst-case-scenario-as-trump-slaps-new-50-tariffs-on-canada/23 Aug 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr2ii6ssc24https://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mtmnxc6sxc2wThe Census Bureau - the grand daddy of non political institutions - has become a propaganda arm of the trump admin. Government data cant be believed here any more than it can be believed in Russia or China. https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/experts-us-census-bureau-report-201943309.html21 Aug 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmnxc6sxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mtlyyrqkks2yThe JCPOA was hugely multilateral with China, Russia, the EU, UK, Germany and France signing along with US and Iran. The whole UN Security Council approved, but the black man signed it so... [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlyyrqkks2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mtlyjxv6zk2yBut I've been told for 40 years that tax cuts pay for themselves. And that prosperity would trickle down. You mean Republicans have been lying to me my entire adult life? (Narrator: Yes, dumbass. They've been lying.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlyjxv6zk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mtjey5ozi22w350 fewer manufacturing jobs. Welcome to Trump's New Golden Age. GM Laying Off 350 Workers At Michigan Plant In January 2027 https://share.google/gxNm9NvKr3kPocw6l20 Aug 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjey5ozi22whttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mtjecj4ick2w33% approval in this reuters poll. Lol.20 Aug 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjecj4ick2whttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mthyezo3xc2gHegseth has asked 30 of the most prestigious universities to audit their connections to foreign entities for adversarial influences. What, like Canada? Denmark? Pentagon probes 30 U.S. academic institutions for potential ties to adversaries | DefenseScoop https://share.google/NxymDcPIum8NPFmhE20 Aug 2026 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthyezo3xc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mt7lpffotk2xTrump didn't start pitching the military aspects of the ballroom til he started getting some pushback. Before its over it'll be bristling with ATACMS, THAADS, drones and lasers. Whatever it takes to provide a palace for his rich friends to get drunk in.16 Aug 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7lpffotk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mt7lk5j3yc2xJeffries is Schumer's "strongly worded letter" personified. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7lk5j3yc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/danappalachia.bsky.social/post/3mt7hfzqhns2pHeres a 43 page pdf listing some of the *known* corrupt acts by trump and company. The Articles of Impeachment are gonna be published in volumes. (See one example below.) Tracking the Trump Administration’s Most Corrupt Transactions | Campaign Legal Center https://share.google/9haAvH7514I2v8W5P16 Aug 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:hpyhpewtspin7rmfmdbowdhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7hfzqhns2p