Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Rubber stamps for the authoritarians
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Rubber stamps for the authoritarians
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Laura Loomer will want to be buried with him.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I was addicted to those reaction vids for awhile. Watch them react to Stevie Ray Vaughan playing Texas Flood live at the El Mocambo OR Van Halen Eruption on Live Without a Net. Appropriately amazed and all genuine as far as I can tell.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
This just reminds me how unwilling old racist people are to learning or turning off Fox.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
1) No rational person thinks it’s ok 2) You make people angry at Jews over a story they aren’t even involved in. That’s also a problem.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
To him there is no world without a winner and a loser.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
The flag 😂
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I have no idea what’s going on, but do you expect this particular group of people to know what’s enough force?
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
And a water buffalo for scale
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
SUCH a genuinely good dude. The fact that MAGA detests him is just another sign of their depravity.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Fo r a good start we can re-empower internal affairs with serious people, give them teeth, and clean house of officers with bad records.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Seems like it should be a divided crowd
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Wild. Russia’s neighbors don’t want to watch other neighbors get attacked by Russia and forced to hand over territory.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I tried that one about five years ago and put it down pretty quickly, which is rare for me. I don’t remember the particulars but I felt like the presentation of the stories was poorly done. I think it didn’t feel very cohesive. Super interesting and important subject, though.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
The appropriate use of quotes and lack of caps suggests otherwise.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I remember about a year ago we were on the verge of brain chips that would end paralysis and create super people this year or next.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
If Dems had a Fox News maybe people would recognize that red state governance leads to third-world conditions.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow. I thought we actually agreed on the problem. I will def fuck off.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Talk is one thing. He’s backing it up by bringing violence, misery, and terror to every American community.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Sound off on that one.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
They aren’t “mercenaries”. That suggests they’re involved in some sort of battle or quasi-war with other warring parties. That has a ring of legitimacy and bravery. They are paid thugs/losers who travel in violent packs to attack, terrorize, and imprison regular people who pose ZERO threat.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
What led to your granddaughter losing her rights? Be specific. (Hint: not Dems, who virulently opposed it)
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Are you SERIOUSLY claiming that the parties’ stance on gun control is the same? Do you not have access to stories describing past gun control efforts and who voted what?
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Right. Now compare the parties’ records on healthcare, taxation, gun reform, election integrity, DEI initiatives, NATO/Ukraine support, LGBTQ-related policies, federal court/SCOTUS placements, international aid funding, corporate oversight, religion/government separation, etc, etc.. Ridiculous
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Ridiculous. They are the polar opposite of republicans. The legislation they offer favors working class and progressive taxation. They want universal healthcare, gun reform, paid leave, basic income, LGBTQ rights, DEI programs… Several have been beaten and arrested dealing with ICE/DHS
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
“But thanks for the massive funding so we don’t have to rely on prayer”
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Contractors friendly to Trump and DeSantis didn’t lose.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Because anger or sadness among their “enemies” is what makes them satisfied. “How things are going” is irrelevant until it hits THEM.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I certainly understand why people are hurting and/or scared, but good lord comparing the parties in this way is incredibly ignorant of reality.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Did she have an opinion on We Like the Cars that Go Boom?
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Fools
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Such a bizarre country.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Plus as bad as Fox is, tv news viewers are a tiny fraction of the electorate. On a good day 4 million people watch Fox. Barely 2% of registered voters. The problem is the coordinated propaganda they create with MAGA/GOP liars to poison the media sphere EVERYWHERE ELSE.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
He has face paint that looks like a shiny orange mask but he can’t come up with something to put on the hand?
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Good American Christians know god takes a back seat to loyalty to America
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, and when you’re the president and your hand looks horrific and unhealthy in every public appearance you tell the people looking at it why it looks that way.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
And if they do, then we get three years of weekly zoom court dates do discuss the technicalities.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve talked about it in several threads. It’s probably nothing but local tissue damage from an IV. But the fact that he gets a complete pass on every issue is infuriating.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
If it were Biden the press would be screaming about it all day everyday.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Three months ago
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
His eloquence is what sets him apart.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
For an old guy it doesn’t tell us much. Something as simple as a single IV can cause an infection or some other tissue damage that we see there. Weird but not necessarily a sign of anything major. That’s NOT a diagnosis, but it’s impossible to conclude a whole lot from that.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
If you don’t want to support the fight he’s bringing, that’s up to you. As with WW2, I see an existential battle brewing and I want to bring EVERYTHING we have. If more principled options come up I’m all for it.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
How do we clear up the Newsom thing without agreeing why Stalin hated America?!
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes hyperbole has no place here
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
OMG. Almost like ICE in California
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Getting your country an unconditional surrender is a pretty humble brag to take home.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Also, and a little more urgently, fully-armed government forces across America are beating and imprisoning people who haven’t broken laws.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
BUZZ ALDRIN: Houston I had one chambered specifically for this eventuality
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
An American VP defends negotiating with a murderous tyrant by citing negotiations that we specifically DIDN’T have with tyrannical murderers.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
This is something that I think women and minorities understood much better than we ever did. White men really do NOT want to hear that minorities and women might be a little irritated about being dominated forever by white men.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, show white men a woman or minority person who’s angry about white men running everything and the white men will retaliate.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I bet “we” hired him to violate our rights in some capacity and to generally make our lives worse.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve got five decades watching tv and sports and all else and he is the ONLY person I turn the sound off for.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Is Ken Dillanian going to tell us how this exonerates Trump?
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
You’re preaching to the choir.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Didn’t Russia bomb American businesses in Ukraine yesterday?
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
They know. They also know that if they bring it up, they’ll have to look into it, which means questions. Very few have ANY interest in challenging this admin with difficult questions
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Russia didn’t bomb American companies when Obama and Biden were presidents.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s literally making trained soldiers police and arrest homeless people in America. If anyone argues he respects military people they are idiots.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
If Kamala Harris were dictating the messaging from our national museums, it would be 24/7 fiery outrage and calls for impeachment or a coup from Fox. When Trump does it, it’s “let’s see if EVERYONE wins.”
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
They’re completely unserious, unprofessional nobodies poorly pretending to be something and the voters are somehow STILL electing them.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
They are superficial, weak people who will not hesitate to throw one another under the bus when the time comes.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Online.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
If you don’t like seeing “stop hate” messaging ANYWHERE, you are either a jerk and/or in a cult.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Everyone saw what gained him traction so that would be a really bad conclusion for others to make. Either way, it’s up to the dem voters.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
If they’re worried about focusing on progress, I’m guessing the museums won’t discuss that schools had to close LAST YEAR when racists threatened a midwestern community because the GOP presidential candidate said Haitians were eating people’s pets.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
There is no chance whatsoever that deploying, housing, and supporting all these people and their equipment only costs a million dollars a day.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I’d love to hear the audio for that. What a dumb thing to say. He’s knows politics, but he’s clearly out of touch.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Bash is either coming to these interviews completely unprepared or she just has no interest in calling out blatant, EASY to refute lies.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Red states are sending troops supported by blue state money to blue states.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Texas Flood in this set is one of the best live guitar performances EVER.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes but they believe that it’s a sin NOT to beat and imprison poor people/people they disagree with while enriching themselves.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
They don’t need or want results. They just want to create a media opportunity to say they’re investigating the data.
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Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I know we’re not close to having the capabilities but damn if someone could create a high-pressure aquarium with these species it would be the biggest draw ever. Probably scary as hell too.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Prepared, smart and principled vs unprofessional and corrupt. Should be a barnburner.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Democrats should be very vocal that when/if they take power back they will have a completely different approach to Ukraine and NATO. Make it public. Tom Cotton and other republicans sent a letter to Iran to undermine Obama. Democrats should do the same with a public letter for NATO and Ukraine.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
You are absolutely clueless. There is military in our streets. You are dangerous. Let someone else lead.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
He very well may change his mind again tomorrow. It’s not important enough to get professionals or prepared people on it or to let Congress take part. He’ll make the decision.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you. There were many more of these stories. Please share farther and wider.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump will fight Zelenskyy and the NATO contingent at their meeting and the same admin officials will be on Fox bragging about his bravery and ferociousness in the face of OUR ALLIES.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
She is horrific, and I don’t give her credit for showing a basic human side, but this IS different. This and her anger over the Epstein stuff show a non-cultish curiosity about the world. That’s anti-MAGA. Not that any of that seems to compel her to change her votes.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
WTF? What were the circumstances that required an NDA? Why in god’s name wouldn’t he be free to discuss a sports documentary? At the very LEAST he should be able to discuss his work on the doc and why he was compelled to sign an NDA.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope and assume Lee will come forward with whatever happened.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
You can hear him trying to convince HIMSELF. “That’s just the way it is and we have to accept it.” I REALLY wish she had thrown his previous position in his face: “no, we don’t have to accept that. End the talks and tell Putin we’ll support Ukraine. Murderous tyrants get punished, not rewarded.”
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Did he finally get a Bond-style bad-guy cat?
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Imagine Fox News and GOP MAGAs if republican politicians had been targeted and murdered by a left-wing zealot. Their constant pressure would have the weakling mainstream press leaning into how “dangerous” the Democratic Party rhetoric has been. They’d defend martial law. Totally predictable.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
KISS is appearing at Trump’s new Kennedy/Trump Center “honors”. Others said no. Does he not care about the racism anymore?
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Now maybe speak out about the inwards turn of massively armed and poorly trained federal forces with jan6er ideologies?
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Watch til the end to see whose views she’s on there legitimizing.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump caught in a “you da man” shot hyping his boss.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Not just harmless, “patriotic.”
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
The military is in the streets beating people and attacking Americans who are filming it. Step aside. You are dangerously unprepared for this.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
An immigrant delivery person is evidence of a “ruined” America? That’s his argument?
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
I really like the poorly placed quotes.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes. What good to society is - shaming terrible and dangerous people?
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
Jokes are like everything else in his world: there has to be a winner and a loser. He’s the ONLY one who gets to make a joke about himself. Anyone else faces retribution.
Baumer (@mattbirnbaum.bsky.social) reply parent
He and Schiff probably have the two biggest targets on their backs right now, both by Trump zealots and by the Trump government. The fact that they’re stepping up HARD says a lot about them. Eventually Trump WILL demand they get arrested, right? And leave it up to the goons to make up the charges?