π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh we f u c k i n g knowβ¦
I stepped back to hear myself think. Calgary, Canada π¨π¦ β tuning out the world while the ringing stays with me. I mourn whatβs broken but choose not to carry all of it. Linux is my quiet rebellion π§
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Oh we f u c k i n g knowβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
I get this. Sometimes I wonder if βnormiesβ realize how easy their religion is compared to Witnesses, spending weekends knocking on doors, never really fitting in to the world around them. Itβs a different level of intensity. I βran awayβ from the truth at 15, so I missed the really crazy shitβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Beautifully put. Sadly, this level of wisdom gets completely lost somewhere between the tractor pull and the banjo lessons.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
As alwaysβ¦. Stunning!
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, letβs look on the bright sideβ¦ Thereβs got to be someone out there whoβs thrilled that theyβre βowning the libtardsβ β or maybe celebrating that βeggs became cheaper.β And then thereβs my personal favourite: βAt least the job went to a white man.β β¦Well, heβs orange, but hey.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social)
Donald Trump reminds me of EugΓ¨ne TerreβBlanche β bombastic, messianic, and obsessed with a lost glory that never truly existed. Both built their power on grievance, division, and whitewashed nostalgia. Different countries, same old playbook.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
My first reaction is to say letβs boycott them, but honestly the list of companies that bend the knee to this moron is so long it would be easier to keep track of the ones that didnβt.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Does this math also apply to the price of Kool-Aid, or just the beef?
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
This reminds me of my mother tongue β Afrikaans, whereβgopβ (sometimes written βgΓ΄pβ) is indeed colloquial term that means to spit (or the act of spitting).
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Iβm going to have to take your word for that. I havenβt had the privilege of seeing one of these cat houses. But what this guy is doing is nauseating anyway.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social)
@levitycus.bsky.social I shall be keeping an eye on youβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
chatgpt.com/share/68a15d...
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
I hate that this dickhead reduced the world to not knowing what to believe! There is no doubt heβs capable of lying, and incapable of sympathy, but I like my facts βcheckedβ before swallowing them whole β chatgpt.com/share/689e9e...
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Pretty sure itβs not admiration. Itβs the kind of loyalty you give βthe Donβ when you donβt want to wake up with a horse head in your bed.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Jou buurvampier is hier.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
What is in this marvellous tool box? It doesnβt seem like it belongs to a dentist that might work on the livingβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Wait for it.. Heβs fine throwing punches, but heaven forbid someone swings back.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
I am not gay, and Iβve never been attracted to a man, but that face needs a kissβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Sure, he knows what that tool in his hands is called, and used forβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social)
@slem63.bsky.social β I vowed to no longer indulge myself in Trump propaganda, be positive or negative. However, you have won more over! What I really mean is, I share many of your sentimentsβ¦ I can tell your age from your handle. I hope you βmeant to reveal thatβ about yourself, Christine.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social)
@wandermaven.bsky.social welcome!
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
You are fabulous, Mothy Tim!
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
βIf I were younger, Iβd leave Canada and move to the U.S.β β said no sane person ever.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Thereβs treatment for this.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Pragtig, of ten minste akkuraatβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
These people are very busy right now doing their pious, churchy things. Theyβd like you to know your call is somewhat important to them. Please holdβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Where exactly should someone have stopped him? Preschool? I bet he was already a petty, entitled little tyrant back then, steamrolling nannies and cheating at board games. The warning signs werenβt subtle.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
I avoid that source too. π«£ I actually dropped the image into ChatGPT and asked it to fact-check it for me β the analysis was stunning (but I figured Iβd spare everyone the long version). Suffice to say, it delivered a thoughtful and balanced response. I donβt trust anything any longerβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
π Fake Quote Alert Heβs a POS, but this image is edited. Trump never said this, and it never aired on Fox News. Itβs satire, not real news. #Disinfo #MemeCheck #Bluesky
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Disclosure: Iβm making this my profile pictureβ¦ π₯³
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
See: chatgpt.com/share/687e3f...
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
I asked ChatGPT this: βFact-check this claim. Is it conceivable that her salary is what she says it is. Also, are these incentives for new hires accurate?β The response was: Yes. ICE has launched a major recruitment push under the so-called βOne Big Beautiful Bill,β which includes salaries forβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Are you accostaβing this innocent man?
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social)
π§ Why We Snap by R. Douglas Fields, PhD A gripping look at the 9 brain-based triggers that cause sudden outbursts of anger. Learn how to recognize and manage your own βrage circuitβ β and better understand others too. π§ Great for anyone, not just science freaks. Clear, practical, and eye-opening.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Hereβs βhow long it has been possible for authorities to request ring doorbell camera footage from Amazonββ¦ chatgpt.com/share/687d02...
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks like this guy is finding out the hard way how to wear ill-fitting big boy pants. They donβt fit right, and they rub worse when stitched with delusion and pride.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
At this rate, heβll be blaming the moon for tides next.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Of course he isβ¦ he is the stablest genius of them all. Facts bend around him, logic runs and hides, and accountability doesnβt stand a chance.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
So embarrassing β and somehow still not the worst thing about him.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the best point anyone could make, he doesnβt need more airtimeβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
And so will the whole pack he once doped up on his snake oil. Even theyβre waking upβ¦ And they are slowly getting pissed off.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Exactly! He jumps from one subject to another because he actually listens to experts across disciplines. Imagine the chaos of having a president who doesnβt consult others and just pretends to know everything. Thank goodness weβve got one who surrounds himself with people smarter than himself.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Having grown up as a Jehovahβs Witness, I can confirm that this kind of reasoning isnβt limited to one religious group. Among JWs, thereβs also a thread of thinking that welcomes global collapse, not out of disbelief, but as a sign that Armageddon is near and paradise is just around the corner.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Regardless, we all know (including the MAGAS), know something is very much being covered upβ¦ Sometimes it is more damaging to keep on lying than just owning upβ¦ because that nagging feeling everyone has is not easy to compartmentalize. Heβs desperately trying to divert attention away from this.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
God spared Trump? Nah, he was saved by that ketchup packet he always keeps near his heart, just in case the buffet runs out or conditions get too cold for faking being shot. This is reality TV neurosis taking the wheel, not Jesus. Letβs call it a Heinz-inspired intervention.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
If you really think outside the box (and possibly off the ledge), βwingmanβ could mean a man with wingsβ¦ which clearly makes him an angel. Which clearly makes him holy and/or Holy Spiritβadjacent. So tread carefully when mocking this billboard. That might just be flirting with blasphemy. πΌ
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Nothing like a warm slice of pie and a media nudge to gaslight yourself into thinking the last decade was just a debate. I wish I could pretend it never happened, but some things shouldnβt be shrugged off for the sake of comfort. There simply is no medication for whatβs wrong here.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
That is also going to linger for a bitβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
I was born in South Africa as a white male in 1963 and moved to Canada in 1997. This post about hit strangely close to home for me. I understand how hard it is for anyone to respond in a way that goes against the dominant public sentiment. It takes courage, and often, it comes far too late.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Praise be to the tangerine deityβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social)
@swilk.bsky.social Oops, just tripped over your presence, how lucky for meβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
*bad (like my spelling)
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
I had all the vaccines, but still had measles I think. I say that because of obvious scarring that I suppose must be from really bad blisters. This makes me wonder how bass the scarring would be for people who have such severe childhood measles⦠does your child have scarring now, years later?
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
The thing isβ¦ while I got out from under that scourge, I now have blind spots as an adult. Looking around me, so do many others, so I guess itβs okay after all. And we tend to rationalize everything, as if learned experience has no value anyway. I fit right inβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Enduring that must have been like living βin slow motionβ hellβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
I know a bit about that shitβ¦ I was born in a cult and βoutsmartedβ my family around 15 years old. This child will not forget, even if they can forgiveβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
This child lost the parent lottery!$&@
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social)
@dan-j85.bsky.social love your pictures
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Pragtig!
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
This should be embarrassing, but I do not believe for a second he has a capacity to be embarrassed.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Sitting here in Canada, watching the circus from a safe distance, Iβd say youβve nailed it.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh wow, this actually answers what I asked earlier. I think I get it now, the difference between being seen as inspiring for just existing versus only when youβre pushing through something. This helped it click for me.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Iβm genuinely interested in understanding. Can you tell me more about why you said that? Iβve never had to live with what you deal with, and Iβd like to think Iβm sensitive enough to care β but I also know thereβs a lot I probably donβt understand.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
My family?
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
This toxic βus-vs-themβ version of faith was always rotten at the core β people are just finally done pretending otherwise.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social)
Iβm no longer discussing Trump, Gaza, or Ukraine, because my mental health demands that! π«£ Of course I still mourn those humans caught in βtheirβ aftermathβ¦ I must find a way to avoid ending up in some desperate place myself. Iβve blocked all news and muted some accounts to help me with this goal.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Lovely
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
I thought his words were free-flowing ideas β but you reminded me itβs just free-flowing diarrhea.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
These distractions arenβt just Trumpβs hobby β theyβre deliberate. A constant circus to keep the spotlight off the fact that his name shows up in the Epstein files
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
π‘π π‘π π‘
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Silence is consent β the dandelion has officially been reclassified as a dahlia.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
What a beautiful dahliaβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
I doubted this as I donβt trust my own eyes anymore. So I checked in with ChatGPT: it is indeed real. The irony is thick. He declares a mission from God, but the only god heβs ever truly served is the one in the mirror. Nothing sells like divinity when your base is begging for a saviour.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Alsoβ¦.. the Conservatives!
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Stunning!
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
While I hate this POS, this is fake! Thereβs no credible source (including People Magazine) that they have ever published this quote. And, credible fact-checking organizations such as Snopes, PolitiFact, and FactCheck.org have all investigated this viral image and confirmed itβs fabricated.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
You see the odd motivational poster and think, βYeah, okay,β but this one? This could motivate anyone in the heat of a marathon.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe Harvard can redeem itself by offering a major in Apartheid Studies. Not to understand how to dismantle it, but to teach the principles of sustaining it. That ought to earn a gold star from the Tangerine Toddler.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Meanwhile, the US is busy trying to force its universities to bend to Donald Trumpβs ideology. Trumpocrats are undermining academic freedom and independent science. We shouldnβt be surprised when less groundbreaking research comes out of the US, as China does even more of the heavy lifting.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Empty barrels make the most noiseβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
If intelligence were measured by how often you claim to have it, heβd be Einstein. Sadly, reality disagrees.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Letβs be honest, her qualifications were never about intelligence or integrity, just whether she could dazzle the orange fruitcake with her loyalty and a dead stare.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump warning us about a βwhite farmer genocideβ in South Africa while committing brain genocide on himself is peak irony. At this point, heβs operating on maybe three brain cells, and two of them are just arguing about which Fox News segment to misquote next.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Weβre all paying for that oversight, regardless where you live on this old rockβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Die man is Ε kolosale oranje poephol.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh donβt worry, the white kids in Africa will be just fine β malaria knows better than to mess with future asylum-seekers once theyβre smuggled into the U.S. as βexceptional cases.β
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Some call it insider trading, but maybe itβs just the righteous perks of a soul so untainted even the stock market obeys.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Also known as Cranesbill, I love them!
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah yes, nothing screams βman of the peopleβ like a $400M jet from a foreign monarchy. This whole circus just keeps his shameless, gold-toilet thirst for luxury in the headlines. Like a raccoon with a Rolexβ¦ he just canβt help himself. This may get harder to explain βawayβ by his devout disciples.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social)
Hope everyone who voted for this fucker is enjoying the return on investment: no healthcare, no reproductive rights, no funding for research, no decency Truly a bold move to make ignorance and disease great again. On the bright side, at least the billionaires get their tax cuts. π«‘
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
I grew up in a cult and know firsthand how a religious environment can mess people up. Itβs taken me forever to find any kind of balance.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Why are they so fixated on something so private and personal? Are they trying to police not just behavior, but thoughts too?
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Their only qualifications? White and angry. This isnβt asylum, itβs a propaganda import. Letβs not pretend this is about human rights! Itβs about headlines and base-riling.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
What set me off, whatβs the fact that all the females in the picture looks like a clone of the same original pictureβ¦
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
π
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
This image appears to have been generated by AI. Several visual indicators support this: 1. Text on Shirts: The text, particularly βTrump IS GOD,β shows inconsistencies in font alignment. 2. Facial Features and Hands. 3. Overall Blending and Focus: Thereβs an unnatural uniformity in lighting.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe you voted for Trump because you felt left behind, because someone finally spoke to your frustrationβ¦ But if that vote handed $235 billion to billionaires while stripping working people of Medicaidβ¦ was that your goal? If thereβs a next time, vote like your healthcare depends on it.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah yes, the timeless defense: βjust following orders.β Bold move citing the literal Nuremberg excuse while objecting to Nazi comparisons. Really clears things up, Tom. Nothing says moral high ground like shrugging at accountability in a suit on primetime.
π²ππππ°πππ½πππ (@ctrlaltnerd.bsky.social) reply parent
But it feels feels like sticking something personal in a blenderβ¦