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Anti-MAGA, Feminist, LGTBQX Ally. 💙🏳️🌈🌎⛓️💥🗣️🧑🏽🦽➡️🕊️🇺🇦 🎭🎼🎻🧳🎓📚🐼🤔 He/Him, Retired in Austin TX. History, Chorus, and Word Nerd. Not young, not rich, but my daughter thinks I’m gorgeous. Not a sailor, but I’ve played one in seven operas. DMs will walk the plank.
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The unkindest cut of all.
As I watch the teeming streets of San Antonio it occurs to me that the definition of white privilege is taking 54 years to realize it is no coincidence that the most sacred spot in all of Texas — the Holy of Holies — is a monument to the glory of slavery.
i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
Has nobody learned a thing from all the goddamned movies? We’re going to die because we trusted The Penguin, The Joker, The Riddler, and TwoFace over Commissioner Gordon. Batman isn’t coming. 2/2 #Fascism #RFKJr
I always assumed that the fascists, when they came, would have chiseled jaws and high cheekbones like the Krays or John Dillinger. Not the grotesque bloated faces of cheesy, over-the-top Batman villains headlining at the Grand Guignol. 1/2
Playing by the rules against an opponent who refuses to do the same is an exercise in masturbatory performative self-sabotage.
I hope Chicago is ready for the Reichstag fire. This will be the crucible in which democracy will prevail or perish. #CivilWar
We’re going to go on a rant for a minute, and yes we’re bringing some history with us. Back in 1755, Benjamin Franklin wrote words that still echo today: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
And who benefits? Those who revere a scrap of cloth over the rights it symbolizes. Such people are idolators, not patriots.
“Tell us, Crassus, since you know, How does gold taste?” — Dante #Dictatorship #Trump
The hypocrisy never ends. Stupid people are easier to mass produce. That’s why there are so many of them, and why the GOP wants all our females to be Comfort Women.
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Yeah, it’s working. I’m terrified. The occupation of DC, nationalization of the railways. Congress paralyzed, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security cooperating in treason, court-issued immunity…
Friends, I am a historian but not a tactician. Am I alone in my concern that the occupation of DC and takeover of Union Square Station are portents of something more drastic yet to come? Praying I’m wrong in Texas.
This is golden! There best part is that the MAGAs probably (as is typical) fail to recognize that this satire and are consequently going out of their tiny minds. 😅
That’s even more insulting than putting a pro wrestling promoter in charge of education. What’s next? A KKK Grand Wizard as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs? On second thought, that’s probably already happened.
This former model, with no background in history, has been put in charge of curating what is "appropriate" at the National Museum of African American History.
I have a copy of the comic that tells Shepherd Book’s backstory. It’s just as good as it should be.
I will be attending the Austin lecture on September 16!
Stay shiny out there in the ‘verse.
The mind boggles as to what sort of “work” she’s qualified to perform.
I love this trolling of Mango Mussolini. 🤣
She's also the only child rapist in history to be moved to a minimum security camp with potential work release one week after meeting with the Deputy Attorney General.
Beyond sickening. That he used Biden’s name for this is even more repugnant.
A huddle of amoral technocrats leeching profits from the unconstitutional and unconscionable actions of a fascist cabal. May their fall be twice as swift as their ascendancy.
I am not one for conspiracy theories. That being said, the moment my brother texted me “Someone took a shot a Trump. He just won the election.” I replied with “How stupid does he think we are?” Even if one suspends disbelief, nothing adds up. Nothing, that is, except for a sloppily arranged hoax.
Understood. But you’re spreading the word, which is laudable in and of itself.
My, what a fascinating set of convenient coincidences!
It’s just like the Epstein list. Call them all out and let them all be punished, regardless of party loyalty.
The cycles of nations throughout history point to the same conclusion — the rise of despotism is always proceeded by the accumulation of high-level lackeys loyal to the strongman over the welfare of the state. If government by the people is to be saved this process MUST BE STOPPED.
Assuming that the balance of power can be restored in this country (something the GOP is tirelessly working against), it will take two or three generations of uninterrupted progressive administration to repair the damage that one man has wrought upon this country.
Let me guess. Trump was proposing that he himself be the broker for this arrangement. How much was he going to keep for himself as a commission fee? Or was this just another way for him to meet young women?
You beat me to it, sir.
Personally, I would want him to live a long time in misery. Yes, I’d want him to suffer. But I’m not going to be a barbarian about it, particularly when he’s reduced to a shattered hulk of a human being. His mind is gone. There’s nothing left for him to understand. What justice is being served here?
That picture could be used as a dietary drug of astonishing potency. It sure as hell makes me lose MY appetite.
I hear the Vance strategy session has been cancelled for tonight. Pity. It looked like a productive agenda.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth leaves the world blind and toothless.
Odd. I was always led to believe that Ted Bundy was charming and charismatic in person.
Sure, buddy. Eyes on the prize.
I love that the South African government is opening an investigation. If they identify the Cape buffalo in question, will they present it with a medal?
Just imagine my surprise.
I’m loving what is coming out of California and a handful of other blue states: if you go through with this fuckery in Texas, we will gerrymander the hell out of our own states until there are no Republican districts left. Let’s see how you like it when we play by your rules. About damned time.
And boasted about being able to get away with it on a notorious radio talk show.
My post was not in reference to the separation of church and state, a principle with which I agree entirely. It was a comment on the fact that the rich tapestry of material in the Bible can yield justification to the sordid deeds of grifters, murderers, and madmen as well as to the Christian fold.
Sure, Hot Wheels. THAT’S a brilliant way to ensure your opponents come running home to participate in your illegal power grab. Der Führer will be most pleased.
Why not? Charles Manson used the Bible to justify his crimes.
Cough cough Bill Burr. Sorry, seasonal allergies.
Revere those who do good, particularly when it is the harder path. Respect those who do the right thing, even when no one is watching. Never forget that freedom and responsibility are inseparable. A civil society requires its people to give back of themselves. We are what we fight for. Who are you?
I was a lifelong conservative leaning towards the center until Trump came along. I watched as so many people I had respected forgave every lie, every fraud, every infidelity, every idiotic word salad. So long as he was Pro-Life. They sold their souls to Satan. I jumped ship. I am fully woke now.
I was pondering on that bit of Monkey Business over this past weekend.
At least it can be said of Greg Abbot that when you are no longer capable of restraining yourself from hitting him over the head with a chair, you won’t have to go far to find one. #gerrymandering #GregAbbot
I believe the victims. I believe the witnesses. The GOP has become that which they professed to abhor: enablers and protectors of child molesters. A more shameless, mendacious crew of hypocrites has never walked the earth. Release the files!
Justice must not only be done, it must be seen to be done. There can be no peace until there is accountability.
Capture the moments. They all go by too quickly. My daughter is 26 and lives right across town. We talk and text several times a week and see each other often. But I still miss her when she’s not in the next room, working on her various projects and making me laugh until my gut hurts.
When’s the hearing for R. Kelly?
Sixty years ago today, Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law - securing health care for millions and saving countless lives. As GOP politicians try to tear them down, it's up to us to protect and expand these programs for Americans who rely on them today and for future generations.
Not “no”, but indeed “HELL NO”, as my father used to say. Signed.
Since most of The Lame Stream Media are Chump's Allies,will The Truth Set Us Free.....
This is just so disgustingly wrong. Everybody knows that LSU is a football-driven institution, not basketball. 🙄
When scandal is an everyday occurrence, outrage is reduced to ennui, and democracy dies not with a bang, but a whimper.
Mike Johnson froze the House floor last week, effectively shutting down Congress. Why? To stop us from working to release the Epstein Files.
🚨 Everyone 🚨 Sound 🚨 Up
Good seating at the PEOPLE VS. THE POWER GRAB RALLY in Austin last night. Outstanding speeches from all involved. Jasmine Crockett was greeted like a rock star and got the crowd good and riled up. But Beto absolutely brought the house down.
I’m seated 4 rows behind the guest speakers’ section.
Got a seat 4 rows behind the special guest row!
Just arrived at the rally in Austin. Plenty of room left.
Ovid, the Marquis de Sade of his day. One might also mention the Carthaginian practice of sacrificing children to Moloch.
Page One in Scotland.
Bring them ALL back. Be they ere so vile, they are ALL entitled to due process, let alone compensation for false arrest and imprisonment, cruel and unusual punishment, and much more.
His last desperate movie will be to unleash The Proud Boys in a full-scale shitshow of domestic terror. Assassinate Dems (especially those in office) blow up press outlets, try to bring his Helter Skelter race war to life. ANYTHING to throw a spoke in the wheel of justice and keep him out of jail.
I think he’s onto something.
Catholic archbishop of Miami leads motorcycle rosary session at 'Alligator Alcatraz' religionnews.com/2025/07/22/m...
If by “torn cornea” you mean “the hypocritical optics of teaming up with convicted sex trafficker Gislaine Maxwell to alleviate the Epstein files saga”, then sure.
I learned a fun new word today: ultracrepidarian [uhl-truh-krep-i-dair-ee-uhn] "Noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside their area of expertise."
Not until after he’s in prison. I hear Leavenworth has great medical facilities.
Okay, everyone! Start monitoring elected officials, government appointees, billionaires, and other prominent figures to see who is making unscheduled flights abroad tonight. Particularly those headed to countries without extradition agreements! Prepare your Bingo cards!
You know the one. #EpsteinFiles
Here's me literally doing exactly that. #StandingWithStephenColbert
When I say to these people “You’re a fascist”, they nearly always reply “No, *you’re* the fascist!” By the time I begin breaking down the definition of fascism, they go into full “Ah, an intellectual ergo a communist!” mode. So they end up calling me two diametrically opposite things & scram.🪡2/2
Well at least he admits it. Not a single MAGA I’ve argued with has appeared to have the slightest idea that a fascist is someone with a very specific set of views that form a full circle with MAGA beliefs on the Venn diagram. They seem of the opinion that it’s just a derogatory term. 🪡1/2
Contact your state legislature and Governors. (You can use Resistbot or make a phone call.) Tell them it's time to gerrymander more Democratic seats!
Absolutely outrageous. 😡
✳️ TRUMP IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES. ✳️ TRUMP IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES. ✳️ TRUMP IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES. ✳️ TRUMP IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES. ✳️ TRUMP IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES. ✳️ TRUMP IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES. Don’t let this story get lost in all the chaos. Trump is guilty AF.
I'm not loving a country that pays its adults half as much to teach children to spell as it does to kidnap them.
A friend of my father spent 5 years in a tiger cage as a prisoner of the Viet Cong. Were he still around, I think he would have a thing or two to say about Alligator Auschwitz. Oh, that’s right. FuckTrumpet has no respect for veterans who were captured. Nor any other human being save dictators. 🤬
This degree of stupidity is the unholy love child of Marjorie Taylor Green and Lauren Boebert. Dear God, save us all!
…ensured she was well-versed in subversive literature. Her 3rd grade teacher sent her to the principal’s office for blasphemy. At a public school. She said “Oh my God.” So I taught her how to invoke Zeus in Ancient Greek. If you can’t conquer them, confound them.
I went to high school in El Paso, which technically counts as Texas even if Austin doesn’t like to admit it. Just ask Beto. The same class that had us read “The Children’s Story” also gave us “Animal Farm, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Great Gatsby. My own daughter is past school age, but I 🪡1
I first read it during high school around 1988. Can’t think what brought it to mind after all these years. 🤔
…construction of this hellscape and the inhuman Schadenfreude of the Trump regime (not to mention its diseased worshippers) that are an insult to the victims of genocide everywhere. Let the future prosecutors of the crimes-against-humanity tribunals begin their investigations now.
I worked for nearly a year as a professional researcher for the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission. This “Alligator Auschwitz” is a concentration camp by any definition, and no reasonable survivor or descendant of a Shoah victim should be insulted by the comparison. It’s the conception and 🪡1
Would everyone please take out their copies of James Clavell’s “The Children’s Story” and turn to the first page? Thank you.