Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Itโs disgusting.
๐๐๐๐ต๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐ค๐คโค๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ป๐Californian. Anti-genocide. Anti-fascist. Anti-racist. Anti-capitalist. Democratic Socialist. Feminist. Historian. If you donโt cite legit sources, read, and analyzeโnot interested in your bullshit. Trumpers fuck off!
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Itโs disgusting.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Gosh, there are a few movies Iโve never heard of.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social)
My message to all women: BE YOURSELF even if they call you DIFFICULT.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Liar. He doesnโt like that everyone thinks heโs dogshit.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I get that. Trump is 100000% hot dogshit.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
To be fair, JFK was a shitty cheater husband. Iโm not a fan.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
How would we know unless he was entirely unable to speak. He already speaks like heโs had a stroke.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
What a loss.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
This seems a MUCH more likely story.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow. Go Nadler!!
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
As it should be.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Heโs so handsome! Glad you kept him. Now thatIโm an old lady, Iโm collecting cats. Also, listening to The Ghost Brigade while weeding my backyard. Thank you for entertaining me while performing this very hot task!
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Fabulous idea! Christmas season will be fun!!
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Itโs our patriotic duty to stop doing business with businesses that pay very high wages to CEOs and very low wages to the people who make money for the business. Itโs also good for people to not work for those businesses. Starbucks, Amazon, and ???โฆ
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social)
Itโs bonkers that there are some number of people that believe the opposite is true. I canโt with these people. They are quite simply fucking morons.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
It wonโt change the partying, but it might increase the glee.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
2/2 Itโs an interesting thought exercise and of course a bit reductionist. If youโve read the Woodard book, youโll see that itโs anec-dataโฆ itโs interesting not factual and explains why tribalism culturally drives us apart. Add propaganda and youโre fucked as a big diverse country.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
First Nations <- Native populations? 1/2 Woodard only really deals with colonial settlers and how their cultural habits (including genocides and racism/slavery). In the Canada portion of French settlers are grouped with same in Louisiana. Itโs the weakest part of the division.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
If you think about it enslaver states - the bible belt - have NEVER had the moral high ground. Racism and hatred is anti-Jesus and immoral.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social)
This is an apt description of America right now.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh my. Nothing like sayingโฆ
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
The debt is owed almost exclusively by the colonial powers. Period. Look at historic destruction of peoples, cultures, and the planet โ itโs white people.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Todayโs was ridiculous.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Iโm glad these assholes proudly wave their red flags. Iโd love to know who employs these assholes, other than Homeland Security, the US military, and law enforcement.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Piotr Szczerek, CEO of Polish paving company, Drogbruk โฆ I mean, paving company? www.financialexpress.com/sports/polis...
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Then he doubles down. What a total asshole.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social)
Thinking Trump is hospitalized (or dead) is exactly like playing mega millions lottery. Between when you buy your ticket and when they draw the numbers, youโre a multimillionaire!
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
This is egregious. What a monster.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I want to say they died on July 4, too.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Heโs in those Epstein files, isnโt he?
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Evicting them from where, to where?
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Each and every day, this administration proves that white people are not the รผbermensch.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
These guys are irrefutably incompetent. But hey, so glad heโs sick. Canโt wait to party. @governor.ca.gov weโre going to have fireworks, right?!
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
She is very pretty.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
๐
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social)
โShadowโ (2018) from legendary, Zhang Yimou, wuxia action, historical storyline (AD 220-280). Beyond the fight scenes, itโs highly stylized in black, white, and shades of gray. There is movement in every scene, hair and silk waft. The opposite of color saturated, Hero. On Disney, 10/10.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Shohei is a great name. Castellanos maybe not so much.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Yikes. ๐ WIPEOUT. Bruins, what happened?
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Willful ignorance is the American way.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Theyโre so pretty. Plus, mousers!
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
War crimes?
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
JHC.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow. /sigh
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
INDEED!
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
This is tragic, really. I remember when I was at UCLA in the mid-80s the evangelical Christians would try and recruit on campus. The sad folks that fell for that. Evangelicals were cultists even then.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry, I'm trying to be bigger than west Coast. - I'm using "y'all" as a gender neutral collective pronoun. - Iowa was just an example of one of the wheres.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Gross. If no one tries to stop that, we are lost. I think USA will never recover, so in the last twenty years of my life, I will be a nomad and when the money runs our, so does my hourglass. I want to see wild animals in Africa, spend 6 months in Mombasa, and then Galapagos.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
It is a book recommendation. I just posted a link to the summery on Wikipedia. I buy used or get books from the library (Libby), but here's a used copy on eBay. www.ebay.com/itm/15723360...
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
My brother lives in Snoqualmie! His wife is a native Washingtonian. We have the same issue in our Central Valley and Eastern part of the state. Folks would suffer under Republicans without the more liberal programs like minimum wage increases, employment protections, and social welfare programs.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
But hey, honestly, I defer to you. ... I know zero Republicans. I'm serious. Republicans are only 25% of the population where I live. I have no idea how to talk to them.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm convinced only about 1/4 or fewer Republicans are the crazy kind that have the merch and act like they're in a cult. Write those folks off. If they stuck with Trump after they found out he's on the Epstein list, then I wouldn't bother (๐คฎ). Other could be swayed.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
As a Left Coastie, I can't go to Iowa and have a conversation, but y'all can. If you're in church or grocery store, you can have conversations with your neighbor. I feel like Republicans need to be moved from one tribe into another, but it needs to feel like home. That happens locally.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Tribalism is going to get folks killed sadly.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
My consistent response was, hey we're on the same side so why are you being an asshole.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I have never been hammered so hard by people on my side of the political spectrum because I basically said, we have a two party system and the Democratic party needs to act like a coalition party โ left to center. I was treated like a child murderer.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆWhy the silence. ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ Seriously. It is PISSING me off. Well, where I live I have Gavin and the gerrymandering for good effort. But I'm getting anti-Gavin mailers every day, which mean I'm definitely voting to gerrymander. But there's a much bigger picture and we're in an existential crisis! ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh also, if you haven't seen this book Colin Woodard posits that we are a country of 11 nations. I found the chapter on the deep South very difficult to read, but thought the book made perfect sense. I definitely identified with the Left Coast description. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
It would be interesting. Polls don't seem to be accurate. I'd love to vote of a slate of options and have folks in charge figure it out. I'd definitely vote to secede and form a territory with all neighboring states who agree. One territory could be: CA, OR, WA, NV, AZ, NM.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I just love kitties. The car who rules the roost is a former barn cat. She's 14yo and super grumpy. She doesn't even like me although she sleeps next to me.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
She doesn't really have a name, sadly. I call her some mix of: Miss Babycat Littles Mochiko Monchichi. But she responds well to Where's the Baby. She probably thinks her name is Where's the Baby.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I feel like Red state Democrats need to educate their fellow citizens. In the Dems were actually helping with a coherent strategy, y'all could turn this ship around and we could get going in the right direction. Disconnecting those folks from propaganda seems very important. FoxNews = terrorist org
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Hah... My first car was a stick, so my son's first car was a stick. Although my commute in the Bay Area with no public option was so bad, I got my first automatic in 2016. Since 2019, I don't even drive the car except twice a month so the car engine stays lubricated.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social)
In case you need to send a postcard to your representative, here are some templates (they'll need to be modified for current term).
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
If a Republican is breathing, he's lying, cheating you, and lining his own pockets. Until folks realize this, y'all are going to get poorer and suffer. UNEMPLOY these people. Here are a few templates.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm intellectually scared that he will do bad, inhumane things to people worse than what's happening now. Am I immobilized with fear? No. I don't experience fear like that. I make plans with my fear. It's much more of a motivator. Also, I want revenge.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Ooooh! I'd love to have a trained hawk.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
1. She looks fabulous, and 2. You definitely activated her murder button.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
This looks like Market Street? Are you in SF?
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
This one is a scaredy cat. But she started life in the parking lot of the UPS transfer center. It was wise to be wary. Now she's feeling more confident and even leaves her room to see her sisters and micromanage feeding time.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe the last time was when we were fighting Nazis? Possibly the Soviets? But it's been ~40 years or more.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Which pretty much means, I don't care about people. Why should I care about people? My re-election campaigns are funded by right-wing super-PACs.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
It does not look like him.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Alright, we need the dweebs to start teaching how to make things that zap these fuckers out of the sky.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
THAT'S SO COOL! OMG, was he the nicest?
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
OMG, is that Craig's List. I bet that guy is single. Am I right?
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
There are WAY fewer of the angry weirdos. I'd estimate that it's only 20% of the overall Republican population. That means the states would want to keep a lid on those psychos.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't think they know and if they know, they wouldn't admit it. I'd vote to break up the United States (but I'm also in CA). Blue states could press to dissolve the fed government and reorganize into territories. We'd still have to divide the deficit. It's possible (but unlikely).
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
It's bonkers. Just absolutely insane.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
That is an AMAZING photograph. Just, wow.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
How do people not have a Trump translator baked into their heads from the last time he was in office? Two months into his first term, when he said something he was: 1) LYING, 2) DOING WHAT HE WAS ACCUSING, or hating others because he's a hater. If he's breathing, he's doing one of these things. FTG!
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm more of a mace + machete kind of girl.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Most murderers are cisgender men. They prey and men and women. They are predators in general. Look at the stats around violence. More men need to be in this conversation. Come get your assholes.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
There aren't enough ICE goons to be at all polls and take advantage of any states with mail-in ballots.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social)
If anyone has been looking for this artwork, I found it. There are other pieces you can order. www.3fishstudios.com/products/cal...
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Exactly. The situation is much graver for Palestinians now. They just bombed a hospital killing 20 and 17 civilians killed elsewhere. Jill Stein and Cornel West and everyone who just didn't vote are equally responsible for Trump's move into authoritarianism.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
He's got moves. I'll admit. He's cute.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, they waited from the Gipper to the ๐ Moron to get their death cult power grab. After he dies we need to BURY these motherfuckers.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
That ๐ moron think that signing an executive order is a thing that allows him to do anything. Or a Tweet is like issuing an memorandum of understanding. I can't with all this stupid, dictatorial bullshit.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
What makes me truly happy is that there have been no reports of Melania or Barron coming to visit. I mean ... You reap what you sow.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I haven't seen this one. ๐
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you, just forwarded to a friend high up at the California Health and Human Services Department. They're working on it currently.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Red state folks can't get vaccinations, so they don't really care about their citizens.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
Oof, I didn't know that about his wife. I can't image the psychotic ramblings of RFK Jr., but he sound profoundly unwell.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I LOVE PG. Such a sweet little town. Were you so bored? It's pretty sleepy. I went to LA for college and my 20s. I needed out of small towns. Everyone knows your business. They say... "Does your dad know"... "What would Sr. Claire say..." No, thank you.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social)
The Return was quite good. I love all the Greek stories, especially The Odyssey. Available on Kanopy (library card).
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
With Trump, the thinking, compassionate, classy half is missing.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
๐๐๐๐ I want that for Christmas!
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I need to rent this.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
I loathe what the press has become.
Victoria ๐ (@its-its.bsky.social) reply parent
This Californian LOVES Canadians. A model country!