Trace Wood
@tracewood.bsky.social
Writer, researchaholic.
http://linktr.ee/trace_wood
The origins of almost every serious current problem in America began with Ronald Reagan. My latest book brings the receipts. Check out the linktree above
http://linktr.ee/trace_wood
The origins of almost every serious current problem in America began with Ronald Reagan. My latest book brings the receipts. Check out the linktree above
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The Ray Gun Revolution
An entertaining and accessible exploration of the politics and policies of the Reagan years, and their lasting impact on today's political polarization.Today's political leaders often cite "the Reagan...
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The Ray Gun Revolution is available in ebook and paperback at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop (also available in Spanish!)
If you want to know how white collar lawlessness became so rampant that one of the most blatant perpetrators became POTUS, this book is for you
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If you want to know how white collar lawlessness became so rampant that one of the most blatant perpetrators became POTUS, this book is for you
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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From last year. A good history lesson.
September 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM
From last year. A good history lesson.
It still confounds me that nearly 80M people did not consider the mishandling of the COVID pandemic that cost the lives of more than a million Americans as a deal-breaker. It was going to be bad, but his incompetence cost an additional 450+K, which is roughly as many Americans as died in WW2.🤦♂️
September 18, 2026 at 8:18 AM
It still confounds me that nearly 80M people did not consider the mishandling of the COVID pandemic that cost the lives of more than a million Americans as a deal-breaker. It was going to be bad, but his incompetence cost an additional 450+K, which is roughly as many Americans as died in WW2.🤦♂️
The new ruling describes "inadvertent" killing as ok for endangered species. By this reasoning, if someone were to bulldoze your house while you are sleeping inside, they should only be charged with destruction of property and not murder.
apnews.com/article/enda...
apnews.com/article/enda...
apnews.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:09 AM
The new ruling describes "inadvertent" killing as ok for endangered species. By this reasoning, if someone were to bulldoze your house while you are sleeping inside, they should only be charged with destruction of property and not murder.
apnews.com/article/enda...
apnews.com/article/enda...
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Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!?
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
September 18, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!?
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
Much like Rick Scott, Byron Donalds and Donald Trump, any time Mike Johnson's mouth is open, a lie is issuing forth.
September 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Much like Rick Scott, Byron Donalds and Donald Trump, any time Mike Johnson's mouth is open, a lie is issuing forth.
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Seriously, though. How many of the most watched movies ever have been about fighting tyranny and/or fascism.
September 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Seriously, though. How many of the most watched movies ever have been about fighting tyranny and/or fascism.
Say what you will about Hemingway, but he saw war first-hand so he knows of what he speaks.
September 17, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Say what you will about Hemingway, but he saw war first-hand so he knows of what he speaks.
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Corporations are not people.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
September 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Corporations are not people.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
@aoc.bsky.social is always on point.
September 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
@aoc.bsky.social is always on point.
The greatest failure of ANY government is delegating the responsibility of regulation to the companies that need it. Without exception, when left to their own devices, companies will never take the steps necessary to assure the adequate safety of their products.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The US government is failing Americans on AI | Shakeel Hashim
Trump and Republicans want companies to regulate themselves. It’s a dereliction of duty that will make AI less safe
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM
The greatest failure of ANY government is delegating the responsibility of regulation to the companies that need it. Without exception, when left to their own devices, companies will never take the steps necessary to assure the adequate safety of their products.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The link between Trump donors/supporters and the accelerating destruction of the planet is undeniable.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysis
Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a major Trump donor, named as biggest single methane producer in new rankings
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The link between Trump donors/supporters and the accelerating destruction of the planet is undeniable.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Everyone in this administration is a pinhead. The reason agencies like NASA need redundancies is bc there is no 2nd shot if something doesn't go right. It's like electricity to your house: w/out redundancies, one tree branch/lightning strike puts you in the Middle Ages.
www.npr.org/2026/09/15/n...
www.npr.org/2026/09/15/n...
NASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missions
NASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months.
www.npr.org
September 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Everyone in this administration is a pinhead. The reason agencies like NASA need redundancies is bc there is no 2nd shot if something doesn't go right. It's like electricity to your house: w/out redundancies, one tree branch/lightning strike puts you in the Middle Ages.
www.npr.org/2026/09/15/n...
www.npr.org/2026/09/15/n...
FDR was the closest the US has ever come to a having Socialist in the White House. We elected him 4 times. That tells you everything you need to know about the popularity of socialist ideas and why the GOP spends so much time, energy and money to villify socialist policies.
September 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
FDR was the closest the US has ever come to a having Socialist in the White House. We elected him 4 times. That tells you everything you need to know about the popularity of socialist ideas and why the GOP spends so much time, energy and money to villify socialist policies.
Trump has appointed a lot of con men and idiots to his cabinet, but RFK Jr will likely be the most devastating. Measles was a non-topic before he arrived. Imagine what will happen if a new virus appears (like COVID did) in the next two years.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/13/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/13/h...
Adult woman dies of measles complications in growing Pennsylvania outbreak | CNN
A 40-year-old woman who lived in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has died from measles complications, the county coroner confirmed Sunday. It’s the third measles-associated death in a fast-growing out...
www.cnn.com
September 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Trump has appointed a lot of con men and idiots to his cabinet, but RFK Jr will likely be the most devastating. Measles was a non-topic before he arrived. Imagine what will happen if a new virus appears (like COVID did) in the next two years.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/13/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/13/h...
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And have been for over a century.
September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
And have been for over a century.
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“.. They’re going to do it either way,” Gardner said. “That they’re getting generous tax breaks for doing so is just icing on the cake for them.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
September 14, 2026 at 10:11 AM
“.. They’re going to do it either way,” Gardner said. “That they’re getting generous tax breaks for doing so is just icing on the cake for them.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
There's a straight line from Trump/MAGA/MAHA to Citizen's United to Fox News to Ronald Reagan. When he was Governor of CA, he hamstrung one of the best free higher education systems in the world, then brought that same philosophy to the White House.
(link in bio for receipts)
(link in bio for receipts)
September 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM
There's a straight line from Trump/MAGA/MAHA to Citizen's United to Fox News to Ronald Reagan. When he was Governor of CA, he hamstrung one of the best free higher education systems in the world, then brought that same philosophy to the White House.
(link in bio for receipts)
(link in bio for receipts)
Apparently, ABC didn't air this and Trump's FCC doesn't want you to see it. This might be what the Republicans are scared of: honesty
So... 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE...
So... 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
September 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Apparently, ABC didn't air this and Trump's FCC doesn't want you to see it. This might be what the Republicans are scared of: honesty
So... 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE...
So... 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE...
Americans👇
Am I right?! 🤦♂️🤣
Am I right?! 🤦♂️🤣
September 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Americans👇
Am I right?! 🤦♂️🤣
Am I right?! 🤦♂️🤣
More empty promises from the Trump administration. I'm sure there's a lure of being able to say that you worked for the White House, but eventually you'll have to admit you voluntarily worked for Trump. Some employers might take that as you'll do anything for a buck🤷♂️
www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-dig...
www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-dig...
Joe diGenova abruptly resigns from DOJ after overseeing "grand conspiracy" probe into Biden and Obama officials
Joe diGenova, the prosecutor who was tapped by Attorney General Todd Blanche to supervise the "grand conspiracy" investigation targeting Obama- and Biden-era officials, told CBS News he has resigned.
www.cbsnews.com
September 11, 2026 at 6:36 AM
More empty promises from the Trump administration. I'm sure there's a lure of being able to say that you worked for the White House, but eventually you'll have to admit you voluntarily worked for Trump. Some employers might take that as you'll do anything for a buck🤷♂️
www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-dig...
www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-dig...
Still waiting on those tariff rebates, as well as the DOGE payments that he/Musk promised. That said, he didn't specify that you had to vote GOP to get the $5K, so vote Dem and if it just so happens that the GOP holds 😏 you did the right thing & you get paid 😆
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Fox News Spots Awkward Problem With Trump’s $5,000 Midterm Promise
The president’s money pledge also sparked accusations of “bribery” ahead of the elections.
www.huffpost.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Still waiting on those tariff rebates, as well as the DOGE payments that he/Musk promised. That said, he didn't specify that you had to vote GOP to get the $5K, so vote Dem and if it just so happens that the GOP holds 😏 you did the right thing & you get paid 😆
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...