Liberal, Democrat, Blocks RWNJs and all Trolls. I stand with Ukraine. šŗšøšŗš¦ From my IG profile: Semi-Pro musician/Wine lover/CSPAN junkie/Jaguar owner/Soccer fan/Pets/Athlete/Intellect/Kindness/Conversationalistā¦
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"They're takin' our jobs!" has NEVER been true. It's a lie to make US-born people resent immigrants and get them to support harsh, cruel, anti-immigrant measures. No US-born citizens are rushing to fill the jobs undocumented people were doing.
I debated 20 far-far-far-right conservatives (racists? fascists?) on Jubilee's 'Surrounded.' Here are some of the highlights of them unable to answer my basic questions or rebut the simplest of points. Not sure whether to laugh or cry. Here's the full 'debate': www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-W...
This is worth sharing far and wide. Federal Employees and contractors oral history project. Im not involved in this. Just got the link, idea seems to be to create a record of the assault on the American Repuvlic after Jan 2025. www.fecohp.org
This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying ā¦
Susan Zirinsky pays tribute to CBS correspondant Mark Knoller
Agree. Virginia MUST do better than her.
Heās a moneyed tool. Iāve never liked his āmusicā and Iāve never thought he was cool or cheekily subversive. Just a punk with money.
āUNTIL THIS PAST THURSDAY, Demetre Daskalakis was in charge of the CDCās division for immunization and respiratory diseaseāmaking him, arguably, the federal official most directly and singularly responsible for issues related to COVID-19 vaccination.ā open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Are these guys consciously using a Soviet communist propaganda art style to mess with us? Or does having a Soviet communist mindset naturally lead people to this kind of art style?
āI have faith in people outside of government. The professional organizations, doctors, nurses, and other providersāand also the parentsā¦So Iām hopeful in that sense. Iām just not necessarily hopeful that the federal government is going to be the answer anymoreā¦ā open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Iāve always been a catā¦ person. Got one while I was in college. I have a car now. Great companions.
My mind is drawn to a phrase from the prescient Joni Mitchell: āPave paradise and put up a parking lot.ā A bit tragic how something so relevant 50 years ago still is.
This is IMPORTANT. insideclimatenews.org/news/0407202...
Mahalo insideclimatenews.org/news/3008202...
They are such a huge part of our lives. They literally change our life rhythms.
Every Dem I know seems, feels AUTHENTIC. Should the question instead be WHY are we CONSTANTLY trying to find fault with Democrats when weāre LITERALLY THE ONLY SANE ONES IN THE CONVERSATIONAL SPACE?
Awww sweet Kitteh!
Elect this DOMESTIC TERRORIST to lead Virginia. What could go wrong?
Kitteh! ā¤ļøš»
Of course. Virginia. I bet Republican āGovernorā Glen Youngkin is somehow behind this BS.
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I weep for a future when chatbots, AI etcā¦ tell a sweet little kid theyāre not attractive enough, or not cool enough or any other kind of monstrous statements or conclusions based on no human/situational awareness or contextā¦ and the kid tried to harm themselves. But that algorithm. Faultless. šš”š
It hits āhomeā when youāre living your suburban, musician, working life, average citizen life and these kinds of abuses are occurring close to your orbit of places you frequent or pass by. Itās like this kind of inhumanity is occurring close to my HOME. And I didnāt know it. šš”ššš”š
THIS is the way to spend a quiet Saturday afternoon. #ForeignAffairs #SamAdamsBeer
Wellā¦ FIRST you have to *STOP* referring to Trump as āpresidentā (Its a term Iāve *NEVER* called him, btw) Once you can manage to do that, thenā¦ Second, starting any reference to TFG would best start with the phrase: ā34-count convicted felon, rapist and pedophileā¦ā
More horse tranquilizers!!!!
The need to cry about something so we donāt think about guns being used to kill children.
āWhile it may be inconvenient to the current administration, the U.S. does have some of the leading climate scientists in the world, and they will continue to find a way to do and communicate the science regardless of the oppressive political regime.ā - Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social
āIn addition to environmental laws, the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act, the National Trails System Act and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act will be waived.ā The party/people of ālimited governmentā are a bunch of boldface effing hypocrites.
The warfighters in DC got the trash picked up, now time to mulch.
Soulless ghoul? Yes. They all are. Dead eyes.
Far too often, ācelebrationā involves crass consumerism/buying more stuff & the āI wonāt eat these Halloween-themed candy available in Aug until late Oct- I promiseā which we ALL know is a boldfaced lie. That said if you already have decorations, do as you will. Iām wearing white shorts Sept 2nd.
Not only do Americans have a right to see a DOCTOR, they have a right to seeā¦ AN ACTUAL HUMAN BEING and engage in medical deliberations with OTHER HUMAN BEINGS. I have yet to see the good of AI in any endeavor.
"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power." New from @markhertling.bsky.social:
Reminder: ITāS A FUCKING CULT!
āā¦I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.ā My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Yet another sign of the self-serving world of narcissistic delusion inhabited by this monster. His removal from office is a moral necessity.
Also: Idiocy. Vindictiveness. Pettiness. The conditions needed by a voting populace to put the awful people you mention, in to office. Year after year. Term after term.
Heās like a used condom. Safe and effective at one point. Maybe. And certainly not now.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds a BA from Harvard University, a JD from the University of Virginia, and an LLM from Pace University. He has no education in health. His main health expertise stems from being a heroin addict for 12 years.
The silent part OUT LOUD.
And soon appropriated likenesses if you and Iā¦ if thereās a way to make money off YOU AND I.
I would like to think a knife deep into an arm ought to release a chokehold. Paradoxically (?), A chokehold can literally kill someone, whereas a knife stab wound to the arm likely would not. But yes, I too would be interested in the self-defense you are seeking for all of us.
Willy Wonka said it best.
Why canāt A-D happen in rapid succession, somehow and which would also achieve E?????
Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children 'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement. www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...
This Virginian is going to give any and every person, no matter their role, two middle fingers after voting if theyāre going to even pretend to intimidate anyone.
Is the fed Dept of Education next going to come to my house, where our bathrooms are for all genders? Fkg psychos. apnews.com/article/tran...
NEW: A federal judge ordered an Arkansas school district to take down Ten Commandments displays in its classrooms following our lawsuit.
Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has been dramatic change in the public defender office.
Reaganās āShining city on the hillāā¦ š
National Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day. My heart is always broken. Never the same. But I carry on.
National Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day. My heart is always broken. Never the same. But I carry on.
My time here in the last 3-5days has been sporadic. Iām unable to accurately affirm the phenomenon you are experiencing. But Iāll keep an eye on it. Sorry.
One decision- people die. We donāt have the luxury of safety nets any more.
[Checks notesā¦] Arrested forā¦ FIGHTING FIRES.
The projection and gaslighting he spews is truly unique in human history.
I very much agree. Thank you.
RFK, Jr., Demanded Vaccine Study Be RetractedāJournal Said No Secretary of Health and Human Services Kennedy, called for a paper that found no link between aluminum in vaccines and disease to be retracted. The journal rejected the request. apple.news/AXMJankaHQBW...
Subscribed! This is good stuff, thanks.
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Agree.
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Agree. Kennedy seems to have been on the Keith Richards plan of indestructibility, so maybe the actuarial tables wonāt work. I continue to remember that my mom amazingly survived the last 4 BS years of Trump awfulness. Wellā¦ sheās older now.
Normandy. Inchon. Saigon. Kabul. Baghdad. Tenth Street NW Washington DC. One of these things DOES NOT belong in a conversation about the other things.
Theyāre arresting fire fighters forā¦ [checks notesā¦] FIGHTING FIRES.
How much more crazier must it get before we start showing outrage?
Thank you, kindly.
Keep smiling Collins, you hideous brainless goon. Do you even know where you are? Hint: Itās not Disneyland. Cone on Maine! Canāt you do ANY better than Susan (Fucking) Collins after ALL this time. Really?
When Republicans create a gerrymandered map that actually empowers anyone but white people, I might consider for a moment that just maybe theyāre actually trying to be fair and not racistsā¦ by empowering non-whitesā¦ but thatās never happened.
Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thoughts&prayers Thā¦ GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK!
Ur thoughts and prayers suck. This shooting was while they were praying
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This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Iām actually surprised Trump didnāt just publicly say āFuck you. Iām not doing anything.ā And then actually did NOTHING. @raymondnorman.bsky.social Your take?
My dad.
Despite invading another country with a needless war of aggression, there are surely those that keep pretending Russia is just the victim & āThey made Russia invade themā. Honestly, itās JUST like an abusive spouse saying: āI didnāt want to hit you, but you made me hit you. You left me no choice.ā
If Cracker Barrel sets them off, imagine how theyāll react when they hear I went woke in the New Testament ā turning the other cheek, feeding the poor, all that radical stuff.
Pretty damn awesome. Congratulations!
I wish Republicans would wake up from their stupor & inhumanity and see this image of suffering, fear, trauma and misery EVERY DAY for the rest of their lives and realize āthoughts & prayersā while doing NOTHING to curb gun sales & access, is meaningless, cruel, unconscionable and offensive.
Dr. William Foege, 89, who helped end smallpox in the 1970s, recently wrote: RFK Jr.ās āwords can be as lethal as the smallpox virus.ā And his actions are more lethal still. Heās waging war on America. Thatās an impeachable offense. He must be removed from office. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
Iām going to politely say just once that Iām not interested in arguing or discussing these matters with you. Please go find someone else on the internet to argue with, discuss with, win over, prove āwrongā, or talk over. Iām simply not interested. Full stop.
Never before in our history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many of us, while simultaneously preventing others ā Congress, the courts, the American people ā from having a say or even knowing what heās going to do next. This is what dictatorship looks like.
Weāve gone from a Covid epidemic and no vaccine, to vaccines, but not enough of them and nowā¦ (I canāt FUCKING BELIEVE Iām writing it) you have to show PROOF of one of these factors or you DONāT get a vaccine. We are so fucked.
When Sanders is right, heās RIGHT.
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Russia invaded Ukraine, and Ukraine didnāt invade Russia. No country is completely innocent of everything, but Iām not choosing the side of the aggressor, Russia and expansion aspirations of Putin. Itās not a hard choice here.
Two children were killed and seventeen people were injured in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. A Cracker Barrel logo change received far more scrutiny and attention than any fight against the epidemic of gun violence in this country. Our priorities remain idiotic.
NO, not really. But it stirs thought, helps people let off enough steam in order to function, shares important information where legacy media fails, and builds a sense of community so people don't feel alone. It serves a purpose. When enough are angered, we will have movement, and we are close.
I always wanted to go back in time. IN A DELOREAN. *THIS* bullshit of rolling back history of medical progress to relive previously won medical battles borne from scientific progress is ABSOLUTELY NOT what I had in mind. š”š”
Iāve been boycotting Starbucks based on their union busting. This is just foam on top of the cappuccino.
Starbucksā CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
Sadly, in the last few years, despite being a lifelong Washingtonian, that is a conclusion Iāve had to come to. The continuing normalization of Trump does that paper no favors, and theyāre likely to win no readership from it.
Question: If they won in a LANDSLIDE, then why do they have to GERRYMANDER midterms?