BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
We know what comes next…and we also know that a certain minority of our neighbors WANT what comes next. Our job is to stop them.
Over educated, usually appalled. Geigh. Loon. Floating around. He/him.
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We know what comes next…and we also know that a certain minority of our neighbors WANT what comes next. Our job is to stop them.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
100% The confrontation is imminent, and it’s imperative we have it. The buck has to stop somewhere and with someone. I think he’s up to it.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
YES!
Claire Willett (@clairewillett.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
how dare they imply that Starfleet (ONE WORD NOT TWO) has its headquarters in San Francisco because in the 21st century it was the capital of AI Starfleet has its headquarters in San Francisco because space is gay everybody knows that
Kerry Reid (she/her) (@kerryreid.bsky.social) reposted
A friend took this at a rally today and I barked laughing.
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
In the coming days, we expect to see what's playing out in LA and DC happen in Chicago. These efforts are not about fighting crime or making communities safer. This is about Donald Trump testing his power and producing political drama to cover up his own corruption.
Tabatha Southey 🇨🇦 (@tabathasouthey.bsky.social) reposted
It’s not just that the President of the United States posted a video of eleven people being murdered in international waters it’s that the President of the United States ordered the murder of eleven people in international waters so he could post a video of it.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
I mean….
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social)
And the nominees for this year’s MASSIVE UNDERSTATEMENT AWARD are…! L.A. Ruling Complicates Trump’s Threats to Send Troops to More Cities www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/u...
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Nasty imp
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social)
The regime in DC is obviously suspending the Constitution, which means: we are also no longer bound by the same. Given this, and the universal right of self-determination, how we feelin’? I’m feeling divorcy.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
This is what I’m saying. We’re falling apart…and we should. Time to look forward.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
“Sir, you will admit, surely, that you look like death warmed over with some bronzer. What do you say to your fellow Americans who think you’re toast?”
Adam Schwarz (@adamjschwarz.bsky.social) reposted
Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment: "To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Your move, Fourth Estate.
Andy Craig (@andycraig.bsky.social) reposted
That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
We are inextricably moving toward a confrontation—one that we absolutely must have. And the blue state governors are our generals. They will need our support.
darth™️ (@darthbluesky.bsky.social) reposted
“well this is certainly a bold departure from political norms!” as they are marched to the gulag
muscular baby jeb lund (@mobute.bsky.social) reposted
you'd think the governor of illinois basically going "we're being invaded by an authoritarian" would be something you'd see real easy on the front page of most everything an hour later
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
[Narrator: He doesn’t get to HAVE anything. Colorado decides.]
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
I just….
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News (@froomkin.bsky.social) reposted
Pritzker says the press should be asking this question, too, and he's right.
Jonah Blank (@jonahblank.bsky.social) reposted
Trump: I'm going to invade your cities, and throw everyone who doesn't bow down into a hellish gulag. The Leader of the Opposition: Um, this ⬇️
elias isquith (@eliasisquith.blog) reposted
i think this counts as a dog whistle to all 105 of us here who know he’s jewish.
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
"Be loud for America."
Heather Cherone (@heathercherone.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago. Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
Jerry Chen (@jcsalterego.bsky.social) reposted
TIMELINE: ok i hear what you're saying. but what if things got dumber
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
He looks like he want to sell me a Chrysler.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Same (well…58). Throw in two graduate degrees in history and architecture…and nothing. I didn’t know about sundown laws until I lived in a town that used to have them. We MUST know our history—ALL OF IT.
Charlie Griefer (@charlie.griefer.com) reposted
I'm a 57 year old college educated man. I learned about the Tulsa race massacre from a TV show 6 years ago. Schools have been very selective about the history that is taught. That's just one of the reasons why this matters.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Schooley (@schooley.bsky.social) reposted
Just imagine what is being saved for the book this week.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
But, like, he’s their only handsome guy!!!
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
…in two weeks.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
lol
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Aaaaaaaand I had to unfollow him again. He’s like the Charlie Brown of the intertubes.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
So friend with benefits.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Not the most creative artist in the commune, is he.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
lol
Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) reposted
The president’s favorite TV show is helping to ease the country onto a glide path toward Trump’s authoritarian goal of putting troops on the ground in more U.S. cities. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
something something two weeks tremendous never seen anything like it huge many people saying
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social)
One silver lining is that every moment they are worried about what to do with Gramps is a moment they are not trashing the country/world. So, you know…there’s THAT.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes!
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
“I’m speaking to you via the wireless from my secret lair….”
Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) reposted
Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has warned Donald Trump’s America is drifting into 1930s-style autocratic politics — and said other investors are too scared of the president to speak up on.ft.com/46g7Iyd
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
What are the chances this is canceled last minute?
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social)
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Can’t Get There From Here
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Doesn’t get much plainer.
Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow (@tomtomorrow.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I hate that I have to live through these times but this is it buddy, this is the show. You're either against the nazis or you're for them. No fucking middle ground here.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Omg
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
What did the himbo say!?
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted
if your answer isn’t an unequivocal “yes” then you’re a shit journalist
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reposted
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Ooof…trying to recall the last time I gave a shit about Eric….
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Memory Care?
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Omg
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
🎯
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
No one cares anymore what the media will or will not say/do. They are varying degrees of state organs, and the discerning citizen knows to seek information elsewhere. The ones who believe Pravda are beyond help.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Oui
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Needs the Benny Hill music.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Ew
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Che?
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
❤️
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
I guess some people just learn better by doing. 🤷🏻♂️
alexis simpson (@amutepiggy.bsky.social) reposted
how do i explain to my kids two women being married?? how explain sun go away at night but come back next day? how explain magic rectangle show people talk??? HOW
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Relatedly, can you imagine the geschrei if Obama wore a hat inside the Oval Office?
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Fever dreaming
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social)
You gotta love the Insta-Off Helmet™️!
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social)
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Omg
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Lying himbo.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
We laugh but…there is a non-zero chance.
Frank Figliuzzi (@frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social) reposted
Does pushing India closer to China and Russia make America great again? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
Missing The Point (@missingthept.bsky.social) reposted
White House staffers lining up to use the autopen to sign their pardons.
Max Kennerly (@maxkennerly.bsky.social) reposted
The mental fitness of elderly Presidents has been such an important issue for the media lately, so I expect wall-to-wall coverage of how President Trump has once again thrown a fit about one of his own signature policies, showing no awareness of how it arose or who executed it.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
fr
Philip Gourevitch (@pgourevitch.bsky.social) reposted
What a gang of mindless amateurs in Washington accomplished in Beijing:
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
*squints in Adams-Jefferson*
The Volatile Mermaid (@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social) reposted
Remember when Hillary coughed and the media were practically writing her obituary?
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
We don’t deserve him, Mrs. B.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Universe shrinking a la Umbrella Academy.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Omg
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
We’re not. We are, however, very hopeful.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
IS THIS A SIGN!?
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Now, hold on a second…. What KIND of salt?
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
That is some fucked-up shit.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
That guy is higher than a kite.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Hell is other people. What’s the saying: 1/3 want to kill another 1/3 while the final 1/3 watches (and does nothing)?
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
lol
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
His laundress is ON IT.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Shaking with their left hands, like dudes do. While seated.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Shaking with the left hand, I see, while seated in a motorized sedan chair…as one does.
BearPondBoy 🧿 (@bearpondboy.bsky.social) reply parent
Granted, it’s a low bar.