Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Once again cars/drivers rule. It’s too bad there isn’t some sort of conveyance that could transport multiple people at the same time, removing the need for parking 🤨
Bike, beach, books. New England coast. “The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.” -Rilke
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view profile on Bluesky Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Once again cars/drivers rule. It’s too bad there isn’t some sort of conveyance that could transport multiple people at the same time, removing the need for parking 🤨
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
“Enormous cache of papers that had already been released are RE-released to take attention from victims of rich, powerful pedos & their GOP enablers.” 🤨
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Not a single Republican will speak out about this, including Joni Ernst who has nothing to lose.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Cancel cable. Tell provider you don’t support journalistic malpractice. You won’t miss cable. Plenty to stream & you save a pile of 💵 If you have cable (or buy NYT or WAPO) you are complicit.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social)
Is Joni Ernst quitting to spend more time with “top military officials”? Eww 🤮 www.propublica.org/article/joni...
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social)
Handmaiden & “Catholic” Amy Coney Barrett might want to review the 9th Commandment. I’m pretty sure doublespeak, gaslighting, word acrobat-ing, and perjury all apply. #SCOTUS sham
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Sadists! 😤
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Deserving recipients might think about mailing them back—with a, er, colorful note—to the WH to emphasize how meaningless they are now. (Perhaps when sanity is restored, the new non-criminal/traitor President can re-bestow a reinvigorated medal to legit deserving ppl)
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m gonna go ahead and assume that those who refuse to sign are IN the Epstein files or protecting one of their OWNERS who is. #ReleaseEpsteinFiles
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Retired teacher here. Urge them not to make any career decisions this year. ☺️ (They’ll no doubt question their career choice & want to quit 50 times by New Year’s!) Best wishes! #teachers
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social)
Is it possible that Rep Thomas Massie is pushing for the release of the Epstein files simply b/c it’s the right thing to do & not b/c he has some self-serving ulterior motive? 🫤
Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 (@emilylhauser.bsky.social) reposted
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Megan Piontkowski illustration (@meganpiont.bsky.social) reposted
"How to Report ICE" zines are available for free printable download for these places: California Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area Florida Massachusetts NC Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Zine request form in folder. drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Too many ppl do not see the active & dangerous authoritarianism in the US and only as something “over there.” Hence my comment. 🙃
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians. By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social (Published Oct. 2024)
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
The daughter-wife will trot out on the arm of her stage husband in her designer black dress for her performative mourning scene, and that display will be an object of loud & mocking scorn, too.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
🤬 monsters!
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
You spelled “United States” wrong.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Now get someone to play a parent calling the teacher to shred them for “crushing their kid’s spirit.” 😜
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
They’re throwing BAIT out the window. BAIT. And now everyone will bite the bait & fret about THAT rather than Epstein or the public health crisis that is RFKjr or GOP-made inflation.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Creepy Elon should pack up his ketamine & his horde of anchor babies & deport himSELF back to Africa
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
@wsj.com is its own Onion now. Jeff Bezos & his lackeys really want those tax breaks. Enabling #Fascism one headline at a time
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Meanwhile, Newtonians congratulate themselves on their progressive attitudes. 🙄 NIMBYs don’t want to be iNcONvEniENceD!
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s a big, fat lie right up there with “welfare queen” & “trickle-down theory.” Receipt: www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
By platforming that criminal, CNN is promoting disinformation & anti-trans phobia. Ignore them all. Don’t Bite the Bait. And if you pay for cable, you’re part of the problem, too.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
He should be arrested for butchering the English language alone. #teachers
United Farm Workers (@ufw.bsky.social) reposted
Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay. Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas. Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
Peter Cheung (@bostonaruban.bsky.social) reposted
Protest against Bike Lanes on Washington Street Pilot in Newton, Mass being organized on Tuesday Sept 2, "planning being kept quiet to avoid a counter-protest by the biking community" From r/bikeboston
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Reporters should stop showing up to KKKristian KKKaroline Leavitt’s lie fests. Starve the beast of attention.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
#TaxTheChurches
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
“…more closeted than Mike Johnson…” Uber hypocritical
Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@climatecasino.net) reposted
Your 'doom quote' for today: "The IPCC issued its First Assessment Report in 1990, concluding with certainty that the earth was being warmed by the greenhouse effect, with CO2 contributing about half of the increased warming." www.goodreads.com/book/show/28...
derek van vliet (@derek.bike) reposted
here’s a version where the POV is blacked out whenever the driver takes their eyes off the road
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Do you take requests? Cause I’d like to see a LOT more smiting. Big, dramatic smites. With lightning bolts & really loud thunder.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
As I used to tell my students: Better to say what precisely IS than what is NOT. RFKjr IS a danger to public health and he should be booted If you want to be less anemic you could also add that he IS deranged & IS responsible for killing children & that every Republican IS complicit.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Shameless profiteers. Remember how “supply chain issues” was the excuse during Covid peak? And those prices stayed up when the issues resolved. Workers still paid a pittance, too.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Local Shaw’s supermarket has signs on a bunch of products bragging: “New lower price!” And I want to put a note on them saying “So you could’ve been doing this for years & decided price gouging was better. Greedy F*cks!”
Dr. Manhattan (@thenewthinker.bsky.social) reposted
this society conditions you to admire wealth and luxury, even if it’s grotesque.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
💯 TV shows like BILLIONS, WHITE LOTUS, SUCCESSION glorify wealth even when poking it. Others just glorify. Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous Dynasty Dallas Real Housewives of wherever the fu*k Million Dollar Listing Etc Etc
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Puff Fatty’s name is on his shirt so he can repeatedly remind himself of who he is.
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede. Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.” (Published May 2025)
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
“We”? You mean the Congresspeople who have the actual power to do something? THAT “we”? Gosh. What ever could be holding them back??
David Roberts (@volts.wtf) reposted
I genuinely think one thing that trips up folks on the left is that they can't imagine not sharing certain core values. Lemme explain. Here's an intuition pump: Say you're in negotiations with counterparty X. And there are two possible deals on the table ...
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Barry Moore on the phone to RNC later in panicky voice: “We’ve gotta double down on cheating or we wont win! Better yet. Let’s go for martial law & cancel elections & he can just appoint me.”
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social)
Here’s deranged bulls*t artist RFKJr’s close buddy, 🦆 Christian Northrup 🦆 www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Bravo, New York! 👏👏👏👏👏
Inspector Cat (@rwsbob.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I'm sure you've seen this but.... youtu.be/hgCqz3l33kU?...
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
In most of the U.S., formaldehyde contributes more to outdoor cancer risk than any other toxic air pollutant. Look up your address to see risks from the chemical on your block and where it comes from: (Published Dec. 2024)
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social)
The deaths of every person who dies because of RFK Jr’s actions are on all Republicans, but especially coward Bill Cassidy & wet noodle Susan Collins
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
O’Neil’s thinking that RFKJr is “doing a great job” is disqualifying. PERIOD Susan Collins should vote no, but she’ll wiggle for a while & vote yes as always
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
💯 And I don’t need to get caught in their toxic cloud of fragrance that stinks like public toilet hand soap.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Domestic Terrorist
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Excellent. But I think it’s more accurate to say “REPUBLICANS, this is the way…”
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
“How media exploit crises for clicks instead of putting a spotlight on RFKJr’s unhinged policies.”
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
More glorification of wealth. 🤮
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
And now everyone will talk this to death so Epstein & the economy drop further from view. Don’t Bite the Bait!
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Again for the ppl in the back: If you pay for cable, you are underwriting this journalistic malpractice. #QuitCable Save the $$ they overcharge you. And when you cancel, tell them you wont pay for propaganda, lies, making violence a “show,” etc
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social)
When Congress grills unhinged freakazoid RFKjr, the first thing they should ask that animated baseball mitt is to : “Define mitochondria.”
NY Times Pitchbot (@nytpitchbot.bsky.social) reposted
(1/X) Sometimes people ask "why does this supposedly reasonable Republican back Trump or why does this centrist spend all of this time attacking the left at a time when the right is destroying the country?" The answer is simple: it's because they're assholes.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
I guess active shooter drills & school shootings arent traumatizing & terrifying kids enough. 😡 Depraved, greedy, gutless Republicans destroying USA to stay in favor with the 🍊 demented pedo traitor.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
🎯 I’d wager they’re also jonesing to keep us destitute so they can exploit us for slave labor in their vile monopolies. Too much money is not enough for those dead-inside, black-hole monsters
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
💯 I’d go further & say cancel cable. Tell the provider you’re cancelling because you don’t want to pay for Fox propaganda
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
We see “Conservative Christian values” in the RW side of SCOTUS & the entire GOP. These “values” support school shootings, racism, misogyny, anti-education/science, tax cuts to the uber wealthy, homophobia, #Fascism & propping a felon/pedo/rapist/dictator… Suuuuuper Christian.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Journalistic malpractice from another complicit media outlet. “Traditional GOP” gave us flaming bullsh+t like trickle down theory, “welfare queen” propaganda, and unbridled access to assault weapons.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Perhaps it’s her roundabout way of saying more male staff should’ve been blown to smithereens. /s
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Not a lot of “submitting” by Ki*k’s wife:
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe he was attending Mobster Summer School with courses like Tax Evasion, Money Laundering, & Blackmail for Beginners?
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
I guess those “thoughts and prayers” don’t really work. Maybe Congress should try some, I don’t know, LEGISLATION??
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
I was thinking about ppl who lose their homes because of medical debt, but yeah. We don’t take good care of our most vulnerable citizens at all.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
💯 They’re also life or death and housed or homeless
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
If I were in Congress, I’d burn my seat to the ground to stand for the Constitution & to try to save 🇺🇸 Democracy. Self-serving sycophantic cowards.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Do Congresspeople ever TALK to each other? If I had beef with a colleague I’d stop by their office & try to talk some sense into them. And if the fate of the world were in my hands, I’d be RELENTLESS.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social)
Today’s Nauseating Sycophant prize goes to Steve Wikoff who thinks it’s the Noble Piece Prize.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
…after wiping his chin.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m gonna go ahead & conclude that any Dem who voted for any clowns in the Cabinet of Horrors is compromised in some way. + I suspect the Venn diagram of those who are silent about Epstein & these sh*t votes is a perfect ⭕️
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
He meant, “You are the CRYPT president.” ie, Dead inside & head of the death cult that is the Republican Party.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
And they looked at you like YOU are the crazy one, right? Yup. Been there. They remind me of that scene in ANIMAL FARM in which the hungry, abused, over-worked horses declare “I will work harder” even on the way to the glue factory.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Makes you wonder who he has UNDER the table stroking his, uh, ego. Ted Cruz or JD Vance are good bets, but maybe all the Republicans take turns.
Bob Morris, MD, PhD (@rdmorris.bsky.social) reposted
The SAB of the Accountability Journalism Institute in collaboration with Defend Public Health is launching this petition demanding RFK resign for his irresponsible and dangerous disregard for science. Join 6 Nobelists and 27 NASEM members. Sign and share. #episky #medsky 🧪 chng.it/YwPwyMddSm
Angie Rasmussen (@angierasmussen.bsky.social) reposted
The MAHA assault on vaccines will kill people & usher in a scientific Dark Age. RFK Jr has got to go. Please join me, my fellow @accountabilityji.bsky.social advisory board members, Nobel laureates, National Academy members, & colleagues calling for his resignation. www.change.org/p/demand-rfk...
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Greaaat. Now write about how Massachusetts is going to fight Fascism & military occupation.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
💯 But Governor Healy should have done that WEEKS ago. Is she waiting for the sequel to Kent State?
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Massachusetts is wicked smart, but right now its governor needs to be smart & get proactive about stopping Authoritarianism. Time to Newsom your social media and Pritzker your public statements. The cradle of the Revolution should be at the FOREFRONT of this existential fight. 😡
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social)
Is there not a single #Republican who has the courage to speak up for the US Constitution and rule of law? Not ONE???
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
John Updike wrote a poem about it: “The Great Scarf of Birds” steelmancafe.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/...
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Wasn’t Gym Jordan also held in contempt some time ago? Zero consequences. I’m sure Kari Lake is taking a page from creeper Gym Jordan’s playbook. Republicans won’t stop enabling criminality
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
I am sounding the alarm on the real crisis we face today. Donald Trump’s overreach is what our founders warned against – it is unprecedented, unwarranted, and un-American. There’s no emergency here that calls for military intervention.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social)
Under the Mobster/Felon/Pedo Regime all flag burning must be done _figuratively_ like the dictator & his minions/sociopaths are doing.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
#TaxTheChurches
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
“Judge” Lance Walker will have blood on his hands For Republicans & MAGA, that is something to celebrate. Sadistic sociopaths.
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
The #Fascist 💩🍊Mobster president & his sociopathic Cabinet & sycophantic Republicans are having (& will have) disastrous effects on the ENTIRE global community, environment, & economy. Comment away!
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: VETERAN'S BEGIN A SIT-IN IN WASHINGTON DC AND WON'T STOP UNTIL THE MILITARY LEAVES TOWN
Newell Baldelli (@newellbaldelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Shocked. SHOCKED he’s driving a BMW.