eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Could be anything. Straight-up lunatics are in charge.
“It matters not where you live, or what rank of life you hold, the evil or the blessing will reach you all.” - Tom Paine Slava Ukraini.
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Could be anything. Straight-up lunatics are in charge.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
I use forced kidney donation for men as an analogy to explain why forced pregnancies should not be allowed. I use it b/c it's so extreme. I really am in the dark re: the depravity of the ppl in charge.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Read Sandworm (Greenberg).
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
True since 1980.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Right? I couldn't believe what a mess it was when I saw one in the wild for the first time. Just an awful mess of awkward angles and smeared stainless steel. I honestly burst out laughing.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs06...
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Here's hoping
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Except the billionaire should be buried up to his eyes in cookies.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
I file this in the same folder as "American military won't fire on American citizens". It's pretty to think so.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
All the men, save Frankenstein's father, are monsters in that book. Mary knew: patriarchy builds monsters.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
They aren’t going to take either chamber. They should be thinking about how to act like a dissenting party now.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
🤣
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Same. But I want to know if they’re talking openly about poor laws b/c I’ve excepted that to happen but hadn’t heard evidence of that.
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
one that annoys me is that what these people think is cutting edge new political thinking is just warmed over slaveholder ideology
Just Jack (@just-jack-1.bsky.social) reposted
Words cannot adequately describe what a colossal disappointment our mainstream media has been during our slow descent into authoritarianism.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
A prison in Uganda?
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
I don’t think you’re wrong.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
youtu.be/gUIomzM6qPk?...
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Can’t hurt to get paper copies of statements and stuff you don’t want to lose. Pray you won’t need a hospital. Read Sandworm (Greenberg)
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
How the fuck did he get that trophy?
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Hey, museums. Now’s the time to hide what you can because the Vandals are coming.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Ding Dong says what?
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
It's, like, p. 28 in the authoritarian handbook.
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
If pundits would like to talk about violence, a terrorist recently shot up the CDC and another assassinated Democratic officials in Minnesota but they sort of let both stories disappear Not as threatening as motorbikes in DC I know but maybe we could circle back?
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
It's probably too long but it's my favorite one so far. Hats off to Camille Zapata.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Did you see him leave the room in Helsinki after his meeting with P*tin? He looked drugged.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm with you and he definitely ain't right but I've been being told since 2016 that he's very sick and yet here we are.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
The blue eyes.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Those private prisons aren’t going to fill themselves.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Executive orders are not laws.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Vote every Republican out of office at every level of government. This has been good advice since 1980.
Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) (@nora.zone) reposted
this is sexual assault and it has been sexual assault the whole time including when its done to trans people
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Archimedes has entered the chat.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Into my veins.
UAE Exotic Falconry & Finance𓅃 (@falconryfinance.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
They're not training themselves They're training us
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
1/3 the pop will imprison another third and the rest will watch.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
This is Putin’s dream
Kashana (@kashana.bsky.social) reposted
The wildest thing about this era is watching so many institutions say out loud yeah, we’re done committing ourselves to excellence, we’re going to specialize in the coddling of mediocre white men
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
We’re not far from trans ppl being snatched like you see ICE kidnapping ppl today. Those private prisons are not going to fill themselves.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
The GOP was willing to lose billions over decades to win this media fight. That was the secret sauce.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Since mRNA vaccines are in the news for all the wrong reasons, here's one of the best explainer videos ever about them. www.tiktok.com/@hotvickkris...
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
See? See what internalizing patriarchy does? (And of course, the requisite racism. They can never leave out the racism.)
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Plug and play patriarchy on display.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope the buffalo is okay.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Life in an autocracy.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Same.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
He supported the carriage industry. www.mensjournal.com/entertainmen...
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
<< “Moving people from one street to the next or from the street to jail and back again will not solve this problem,” she (Mayor Karen Bass) said in a statement. >> I don't think "back again" is part of the regime's plan.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Not Medicare, right? Medicaid pays for long term care, not Medicare.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Lots of ppl are going to find out what being in a "all-party consent state" means.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
I get nauseated just reading about it.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Good boy.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
He's talking way too much about nukes for my comfort. He's probably hearing about nuclear something or other in briefings and it's staying with him b/c nukes are extreme and he loves extreme, so he's joking about it. None of that is reassuring.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
If the writers rooms of all the late night shows are getting wishes granted, I’ve got suggestions.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
“President Trump is on the roof of the White House taking questions.” Sometimes life in an autocracy is hilarious.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
I guess T***p will institute a one billion percent tariff on Brazil now.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
They couldn't get the camera out of the shot? Pikers.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Why would the NYT fire them for doing what the NYT wants them to do?
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Including NPR.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Those private prisons will not fill themselves.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Better than NPR: www.democracynow.org
Linda Holmes (@lindaholmes.bsky.social) reposted
I’m trying to figure out the right way to say this, because: Look, the CPB closing is devastating, and I don’t in any way want to blow even a wisp of smoke that it isn’t. But twice today, I’ve seen people express how sad they are that all of public television and radio is over. Not true! (1/3)
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
So they’re coming after Cincinnati. I did not see that coming.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Fucking horse race politics
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
I know ppl like states to fight back. So do I. But remember that it weakens the union which does Putin’s work for him. He wants the US to break up.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
New Jersey nursing home Semi private room : $444.00 per day Private room : $498.00 per day $15,000 per month $ 181,770 per year Now think about how billionaires get a $15M exemption from the estate tax. Shouldn't we all get $15M to pay 4 end-of-life care B4 we have to touch our kids' inheritance?
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Then do it. Don't just talk about playing games. Fight back with every tool at your disposal. Jesus. This isn't a game.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
From some AI Google thing: Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind Sesame Street, signed a new deal with Netflix in May 2025. New episodes streaming on Netflix starting with Season 56 in late 2025.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Life in an autocracy
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Every Republican should be voted out of office at every level of government.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
So it's a laundry mat.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
It costs a lot of money to look that cheap. (Dolly Parton)
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
The thing about the proposed WH renovations is that the Trump-Epstein child trafficking story is going to bust wide open as long attention continues to be paid.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
How dare they? You’re my shark hero guy. More video!!!
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, he positions it as win. Team Extinction ✊
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this what Buttigieg is talking about when he (probably way too glibly) says that we'll "get to" to rebuild from the wreckage?
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
This thread is painful to read but please, please do and believe it. The historical context is brief but 100% on the money. And if you can get out now, please, please do that, too. Especially if you have children.
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eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s definitely gonna work.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Is "ongoing" an appropriate answer?
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Life in an autocracy
Adam Sharp (@adamcsharp.bsky.social) reposted
Happy World Rain Day! It’s raining… – Cats and dogs (English) – Old ladies and sticks (Welsh) – Like a pissing cow (French) – As from Esteri’s ass (Finnish) – Penguins headfirst (Uruguayan Spanish) – Pilot whales (Faroese) – Chair legs (Greek) – Wheelbarrows (Czech) – Men (hallelujah)
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a scam perpetrated by the non-wind companies. They're telling us that we think they're ugly so we do. That said, there are wealthy ppl who have whined about their views of the ocean or whatever. They are assholes.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
I want to collect an oral history of Medicaid before cuts go into effect and decimate the program opening the door to further cuts. Help me fund the project
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
OMG - you're right!!!!!
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
🤣
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah. We’re living that curse now in the USA
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
This is useful
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
I made that point during a live interview w/a radio host who is on the right side of the debate. When he used that word I disassociated for a second. I made a mistake when I answered the question & when I corrected myself, I said that I lost track when they used "a word I never use" to describe ppl
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Is this what Oz meant by making it harder to be sick in the USA or is this just another step in the prisonfication of schools? Why not both, right? I can't imagine why the birth rate is dropping.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep. What we need to see are the Trump-Epstein files and we need to hear from any of the survivors who are willing to speak.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Client or partner? We'll need to see the Trump-Epstein files and hear from the survivors to know for sure.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
My friend wants to call them the Trump-Epstein files and that's a brilliant idea. Change approved!
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
My friend wants to call them the Trump-Epstein files and I think that's brilliant.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
My friend wants to call them the Trump-Epstein files and I think that's brilliant.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
Those private prisons will not fill themselves.
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social) reply parent
I need $850k to find a Medicaid story collection campaign in PA. You want in?
eRobin (@erobin.bsky.social)
First he said “Prove you matter” Now it’s, “It’s easy to be sick” Total knob.