joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
I am rooting for an actual progressive to replace him. Someone who focuses on fighting the oligarchs, restoring the rule of law, and reviving our all-but-dead democracy.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
I am rooting for an actual progressive to replace him. Someone who focuses on fighting the oligarchs, restoring the rule of law, and reviving our all-but-dead democracy.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Here is a beautiful WTA trip report and in addition to the scenic eye candy there are two dogs! www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #243: I was going to look up the word 'Cholecystectomy' but I was so freaked out about my upcoming gall bladder removal surgery that I never got around to it.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
We now know he has a spine. What would happen to Mike Johnson in such an accident?
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously - would someone explain why the maga cultists still believe that the malignant narcissist is pro-American? He harps incessantly upon the theme that he loves America, he literally gets on stage and hugs flags, but he is doing everything he can to weaken America. It is more than odd.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
If I say I am tall, dark, and handsome often enough, in all caps, will that make it true? No matter how often the malignant narcissist says he loves America, it is perfectly obvious that his only love is himself and his insane sadistic urge to hurt other people. Patriot? Traitor.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #241: I was going to look up the word 'sleep' but I couldn't keep my eyes open.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
But how is the car?
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Sadly, the top Dems and their consultants suck at the teats of the oligarch and near-oligarchs. Do they hate maga? Yeah, but I wonder if they hate "the left" even more.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Dean Cain is to relevance as I am to being young.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Call it the Department of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse because so much of their bloated budget is unaccountable and devoted to helping people in congress brag about all the money they bring in to their districts/states.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Also: anti-vax, anti-science right wing idiots work hard to spread nonsense about vaccines and science and then whine about waning confidence in science and science-based organizations. It is like starting a fire and complaining it is too hot.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
What eroded confidence in the Covid vaccine was ignorant right wing propaganda.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Do the maga cultists know this is happening? If so, do they care?
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
The malignant narcissist is to good taste what serial killers are to pacifists.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah? When I met Wes Moore he told me I reminded him of a combination of Einstein and Picasso. Plus, he told me that I was 6' 5" tall.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Is she getting paid in Rubles or what?
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Here is a WTA trip report that shows how friends can enjoy the wonderful PNW outdoors. www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #240: I was going to look up the word 'grandson' but my daughter's 10 year-old son is hanging out with us and I thought that being with him would be more fun.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
RFK Jr. should be inside a lab, on the shelf, in a jar.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Alternative energy source.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Seems kind of mild to me.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Here is a great WTA trip report for a challenging hike along the Mountain Loop Highway (north and east of Seattle, WA). www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Do a web search for 'Horst Wessel' and you will see that this kind of propaganda is nothing new.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Or a COG: Church of Gravity. It would have "saints" like Einstein and Isaac Newton. We sue for offenses against science.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #239: I was going g to look up the word 'lunatic' but RFK Jr beat me to the punch.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
The CDC will be re-named the CDP: Center for Disease Production.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
I would suggest these "ICE" thugs (do we know who they really are?) should burn in hell but who knows, they might like it down there.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
We have lots of rain here near Seattle - I invested in good rain pants, hooded waterproof jacket, waterproof hat and boots. I walk on uncrowded trails.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #238: I was going to look up the word 'incompetent' but I was too busy trying to schedule my next Covid vaccine.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #237 : I was going to look up the word 'insanity' but I was so upset by right wingers saying that the existence of millions of guns in the US has nothing to do with all the gun deaths (murder, suicide) that I gave up.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Instead of re-thinking their idiotic addiction to guns (and those who sell them) the right wing is trying to tell us that tragedies like this could be prevented by the illegal use of troops deployed by the malignant narcissist against American citizens. The propaganda and lies never cease.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Let's hear it for the poor salmon.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
She wonders what that word means.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Must be looking for stale sandwiches.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #236: I was going to look up the word 'propaganda' but I was distracted by all the noise coming out of the White House.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Let us study whether or not dropping an egg off a cliff cause an egg to break. Gravity? Woke-ass theory.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Hello my furry friend!
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
A typewriter and several tons of creativity, energy, and focus. Amazing.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Dear Leader, we have bronzed the scorecard of your golf round in which you scored 18 holes-in-one!
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Something tells me that the only thing Taylor will be 'submitting' to her husband will be the 'honey-do' list. Taylor Swift submissive? Is Charlie Kirk for real? Seriously - do people like that even believe their own nonsense?
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Here is a splendid WTA trip report for a trail I hiked today. Plenty of pics, a great description of the trail and surrounding forest, and a nice photo of one of the many root sections on this trail. Longest 2 miles I have ever hiked. www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Is it possible for a human being to be as dumb and ignorant as the malignant narcissist? Where do these freaks come from? And how can we get rid of them? Had I the power I would force all of them to read 'Moby Dick' translated into Norwegian.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Some WTA trip reports are more helpful than other and this one is on the helpful side. And fabulous pictures. www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
The 'unitary executive' debate during the Constitutional Convention had nothing to do with vesting dictatorial power in the executive. It was about whether the executive should be a committee or one person (the unitary executive). As always the right wing is lying in order to destroy democracy.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
When will MSM get it? Are they all simply pitiful cowards?
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
It is not about Vance, who knows better. It is about the propagandized maga cultists who know little beyond their own narrow world and, when they find the time to watch TV, tune in to oligarch-funded propaganda. Our mission, should we choose to accept it, is to break through the bubble.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
That's like a guy with a maga hat with a shirt that says 'clueless'.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
I wonder how many of early 20th century victims of fascism knew what was going on? For sure, they did not have the advantage we have, of learning from earlier manifestations of this loathsome disease of the body politic. Too many Americans are narcotized by propaganda and motivated by hate.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
The approval number should be indistinguishable from zero. It is still way way way way way too high.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #235: I was going to look up the word 'splat' but the dictionary was hidden behind a bunch of ornamental chair backings.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Here is a WTA trip report for a beautiful hike in the amazing North Cascades. www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
My g'daughter used to go to Cascade View Elementary in Snoqualmie Ridge and I was there once and asked a couple of her classmates how they liked the beautiful view. They were like 'what?'
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
People outside of the PNW have no idea just how beautiful it is around here. Everywhere you go is more amazing than you can process.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Perhaps the rich Dem consultants do not know what else to talk about. Or perhaps they fear being cut off by their wealthy funders. But they just might be tone-deaf.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, precisely. It is not a 'crackdown' it is an assertion of fascist power.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Uganda find out just how pathetic the fascists really are.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Roger Stone said that? This raises the existential question: can you meet yourself?
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Here is a wonderful WTA trip report for an incredible hike in Mount Rainier National Park. A great place to visit. www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #234: I was going to look up the word 'lunellum' but there was a nasty looking, crescent-shaped knife near the dictionary and I was too intimidated to pick the book up.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Very cool!
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
I am guessing the billionaire polluters are not among those dying prematurely. As for those who die, well, justifiable collateral damage.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Sarah Kendzior’s Newsletter sarahkendzior.substack.com?r=759l&utm_c...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Patel saying 'no one is above the law' is like Ted Bundy saying 'you shouldn't murder people.'
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
VP Harris is a centrist, corporate Dem. Not my ideal POTUS. But she is not a stone fascist, as bad as her views on Israel are she does not support completely eliminating Gaza and turning it into beachfront property for Jared and, let's face it, there is more than 1 issue. Anyway, she is human.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #233: I was going to look up the word 'labaria' but there was a South American poisonous snake near the dictionary so I chickened out.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
I mean, who knew it was green?
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
We all need to troll that POS.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Now this is a WTA trip report from a very tough hiker. Just read about this amazing day and say 'respect!' www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
I think it is quaint that we still have judges who think the MN (malignant narcissist) has any intention of obeying their orders. But the judges have to keep doing what is right, even if it is spitting into the wind.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
He's rich no matter what. Any chance he shops at Target?
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
The CEO's defend it by pointing out that those workers are peasants who should bark gratefully for the table scraps.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Is Newsom a phony? Perhaps. He has done some sketchy stuff. But he is showing some fighting spirit and that I support. I hope it spreads. We 'the squad' and Bernie and Newsom. Jasmine Crockett and a few others. We need an all-out press.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Here is the latest WTA trip report for one of my all-time favorite hikes. Given my arthritic foot I fear I have seen the last of this one. But I can dream.... www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
We all thought the GOP was in favor of states rights - back in the 19th century that meant "don't let the feds take away my slaves." Today, it means, don't let the states interfere with my fascism.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #232: I was going to look up the word 'haughty' when I noticed this painting. fryemuseum.org/node/992
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
You never did the Kenosha, kid.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Here is a WTA trip report for a not-very-busy trail that is short and very, very steep. www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #231: I was going to look up the word 'archaic' but the dictionary was so out-of-date that I figured I couldn't trust it.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
I simply do not see how you can beat the oligarchs by playing their game - brute force will bring them to heel. Anything else is just King Canute and the ocean.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
With an ignorant lunatic in charge of HHS dead bodies will not be in short supply.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
I wish I could forget the name of what's-his-name.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
If your IQ is 100 it is 10X the size of the malignant narcissist.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Let's say that 'The Tank' is a 50 gallon aquarium, currently looking for a doctor's waiting room as a home.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #230: I was going to look up the word 'sub-alpine' but I was too busy reading about the hike to this lake, via a WTA trip report: www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Tough to do if we are all dead.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
What is most amazing is that even one person can read this nonsense and not say: That idiot is completely unhinged!
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Since the cruelty is the point, it is unbound.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
And, as Mr. Reich so often points out, the fed's priorities are determined by power, not value to Americans generally. This is just one front in the fascist war on America by a crazed, power-mad psychopath and his deluded cult followers. Disaster.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Imagine being upset because cruel bullies were caught and punished.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
21st century medical scientists show the back of their hands to medieval leech advocates.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
It is very difficult - impossible, perhaps - to overestimate how awful the MN (malignant narcissist) is. We cannot predict the details of what awful thing he will do next, but the downward trend is completely predictable. He keeps getting worse and we need to ratchet up our opposition.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
The MN (malignant narcissist) is to bad taste as Mary was to typhoid.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
More evidence: the creature is insane.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #229: I was going to look up the word 'blaubok' but there was a southern African antelope blocking the path to the dictionary.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
Elon never wore a suit, "Kid" Rock and Hulk Hogan do not - this business about Zelensky, a war time leader, dressing the way he should dress if 100% BS from a malignant narcissist who may wear a suit but never wears good intentions.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Dictionary joke #228: I was going to look up the word 'shy' but there were a few people hanging out near the dictionary and I was too nervous about talking to them to go near the book.
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social)
Here is a WTA trip report for a seldom-hiked lake in the Middle Fork - it might also be in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
They must have been teaching evolutionary theory in that club. Isn't that what causes all these massacres?
joelgrant.bsky.social (@joelgrant.bsky.social) reply parent
From a guy who knows all about how to induce vomit.