An old FOOL
@oldguy243.bsky.social
A sort of retired Oriental Rug merchant, then fluid power system engineer for a component distributor, last mowed properties for older people. Today, ice skating guard for the local ice rink. So fun to be around young people living afar from US.
created October 9, 2024
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Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) reposted
1/ If you are feeling overwhelmed by the fast paced of legal news, remember that it’s deliberate. It’s a strategy Trump uses, flooding the zone in hopes that people will tune out. Read what you need to know here to get ready for the week: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
Wondering what is the motive behind this post possibly written by Miller? Nothing the regime does makes any sense, mostly because people keep hoping something is done for the American people. That would be a huge change, something for the good of your nation. Just dreaming!
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
This is the stupidest thing ever! Trump just called for the full datasets from the Covid Vaccine manufacturers to be released. Trump's FDA has the full datasets. They required the datasets in order to approve the vaccines. The vaccines have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
"Nobody wants to be a cop [in DC]. They were abused. They were spit on." "When you when you say they were abused and spit on, I'm assuming you're talking about January 6th, correct?" "All you guys want to do was bring up J6 about the answer to everything."
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
"The straw man being put forward is that it's either we have the military or we're going to get our throats cut at night in DC. Is there no middle ground? Do local law enforcement account for nothing? We've got the National Guard GARDENING right now in DC. Is that an efficient use of our resources?"
Dagmar Fischer (@dagmarfischer.bsky.social) reposted
New research has revealed how climate change is intensifying supercell thunderstorms in Europe. The study, published in Science Advances, warns that the Alpine region and parts of Central and Eastern Europe can expect a significant increase in storm activity www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
Just Jack (@just-jack-1.bsky.social) reposted
He starts randomly jabbering on about getting into heaven. Mysterious bruising on his hand. He disappears from the public eye for days. Even a child would suspect something was up. Everyone but Congress and mainstream media.
Kat Abughazaleh (@katmabu.bsky.social) reposted
Trump’s plan to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War shows (once again) that his self-characterization as the “pro-peace” candidate was complete bullshit. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
Is it possible, possible your Miller regime has a double? I say Miller regime, .... Well, because you people of the U.S. do not know if your Trump is alive or NOT. Hopefully .... ?
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
He won’t let the press anywhere near him. This is getting weirder and weirder.
Tori Foote (@toriatheisttori.bsky.social) reposted
Bean & Sprout's Mom (@beansproutsmom.bsky.social) reposted
My brain hurts from seeing all the comments from people hoping for COVID to take out his Orange Evilness (who has access to healthcare most of you can only dream of), yet living their best maskless lives because COVID is over / mild. Do. You. Hear. Yourselves?! #MaskUp #CleanTheAir
raventerp1.bsky.social (@raventerp1.bsky.social) reposted
Rural America is suffering an economic crisis as crop prices plunge — ‘U.S. soybean farmers cannot survive a prolonged trade dispute’ www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
REP. BUDDY CARTER: What eroded confidence in the CDC was the covid vaccine BEDINGFIELD: Who was president in 2020?
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
"The lunatics are running the asylum."
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
Hmmm, how long will this order stand, before Bstrd Trump/Miller regime steps in to end the vaccine initiative?
Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) reposted
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
Shashank Joshi (@shashj.bsky.social) reposted
“On Wednesday, as helicopters were still dousing the flames of the 9,000-acre Bear Gulch fire, federal officials drove up in SUVs, checked IDs, then escorted 44 of those firefighters off the premises, arresting two of them” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
Hmmm, when will Bstrd Trump write an EO to pull the SS protection from Biden? Soon I would suspect! Oh, that is if your Trump is still actually alive?
Rob Reiner Fan (@rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social) reposted
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
trash, does not appear to be efficient use of personnel. But then, maybe under the Trump regime, possibly. What will happens after the 29 days pass and these troops are gone? 2/2
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow, you people of the U.S., since NG troops have been in your DC, crime has plummeted. At what cost? Who has made arrests? How has tourism been affected? Interviewer stated, carjacking down, robberies down, due to federal law enforcement. Not NG troops. Having the armed military picking up 1/2
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
RADDATZ: One of the things they are trying to do in DC with the National Guard is have them back up local law enforcement WES MOORE: They are picking up trash
Flesh Banana (@notimeforpoopin.bsky.social) reposted
I waited hours for this cloud to come near the lake #lightning strike reflection.
Trapdinawrpool (@trapdinawrpool.bsky.social) reposted
I have 1 rule for enteting the US....DON'T
Victor, the Knaughty Sailor (@victorn86976916.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Chris⚖️Justice (@chrisjustice01.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Russians are selling Ukrainian children. Stand with Ukraine bsky.app/profile/chri...
NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) reposted
At the UN Security Council, as PM Yulia Svyrydenko showed the body of a child killed in a Russian strike, Russian representatives stared into their phones. A stark reminder: for Moscow, human life means nothing, cynicism is their official policy.
Tom Phillips (@tomphillips.bsky.social) reposted
"It’s over," says Brazil's guerrilla trumpeter @trompetista.bsky.social, as Jair Bolsonaro's day of judgement arrives www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted
Why do I blame Bill Cassidy for the destruction of the CDC and the NIH? Because he is a physician. He knew or should have known the danger that Kennedy poses to the U.S. and the globe. Kennedy has never hidden what he is—a predator, a fraud, an anti-science hack, and a gargantuan narcissist.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
How about a clandestine armed force of real democracy defenders, that calmly confronts ICE if ICE shows up. A warning is simply stated, you attempt to lay a hand on absolutely anyone here, you will be carried out in a body bag. The threat cannot be empty as all others observed have been!
Michael (@fleerultra.bsky.social) reposted
I don't think "bet it all on the midterms" is a better strategy now than "bet it all on 24" was in 21, but if we're doing it anyway, I'd like to see the authors of that strategy at least working right now on the question of "how do we protect and encourage minority voting if ICE is at the polls?"
Denver Riggleman (@denverr.bsky.social) reposted
CNN platforming Seb Gorka Martha Raddatz at ABC Interviewing Gov Wes Moore & being unhinged. Wes Moore needs to ask why she’s defending a rapist. Ask if her questions were written by Stephen Miller. Wes needs to pushback on a bought off press. I don’t get the constant defense mode. Offense only.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
I wonder if the Putin is sleeping through the night? Let's hope not. Ukraine, Europe must continue the pressure. It very likely will end with the demise of Bstrd Putin, then hopefully for you people of the U.S., the demise of the Trump/Miller regime !!!
MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) reposted
👀💥 In Moscow Balashisha, something is actively burning in an industrial zone with sounds characteristic of detonations.
Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 (@bc60.bsky.social) reposted
This
Rob Reiner Fan (@rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social) reposted
"Oklahoma State Representative Ty Burns, R-Morrison, pleaded guilty to domestic assault after court documents revealed he tried to gouge out his wife’s eyes and later forced a vehicle carrying his daughter and another relative into a ditch." KFOR .com
MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) reposted
❗️The Russian offensive ended in practically nothing, — General Staff Russian troops did not gain full control over any major city.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) reposted
⚡️ Russia's Rosneft net income plummets 68%, Reuters reports. Oil prices were dragged down by production hikes by Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries.
Bylines Network (@bylinesnetwork.co.uk) reposted
The UK's environmental laws are not matching the EU's. Without stronger laws, our precious habitats and species are at risk. Read why this also risks our trade agreement with the EU ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @jennyrhodes42.bsky.social
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
The warfighters in DC got the trash picked up, now time to mulch.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
How do you handle ppl who simply have all their facts backward, then post articles that are blatantly wrong. Vehemently believe they are honest correct articles? The receipts that back them are GOP lies? I am not sharp enough to counter.
Nightmarica (@n1ghtmarica.bsky.social) reposted
Introducing the "Bothsides Troll" - They are usually leftists fanatics, but sometimes cynics. Claim "Bothsides are the Same"--Dems and GOP. Obviously that's not true. Sometimes if you are too tired to have a retort--cause the deluge of BS/misinfo seems neverending: Here is a thread of ammo
Mats Bengtsson (@matslbengtsson.bsky.social) reposted
Tis but a scratch.
Nightmarica (@n1ghtmarica.bsky.social) reposted
Trojan Horse Troll Argument - Breakdown Typically starts w/ something agreeable, hoping you might not read through the whole thing. Maybe it's long and ppl skim and click like--then repost But Whoopsies! Part II is delivers its poison with a nonsequiter shifting the focus to "faulting the Dems."
BeijingPalmer (@beijingpalmer.bsky.social) reposted
the thing is that most of them are replacement level evil, if you got rid of them they'd just sub another one in, but RFK is genuinely incredibly dangerous in his own right as a pusher of an ideology somewhat separate from the admin though equally bad.
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes.bsky.social) reposted
Editorial: Gov. Ron DeSastrous blames U.S. census for #Florida undercount, but we remember that HE was the one who screwed up. www.miamiherald.com/opinion/edit...
Dave Karpf (@davekarpf.bsky.social) reposted
The insurrectionists succeeded. It just took awhile.
Tom (@belikegumby.bsky.social) reposted
You do know that if you know what happens there's going to be a huge push to rename airports and streets and other venues after this guy
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
Horne's in Pittsburgh had a U.S. post office from its opening. ADG decided to close the post office, threw out all the equipment, I have the postal scale, it is from about 1890 vintage. I actually use it pretty often. I love old things.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
What happened to the Wanamaker bell?
The New Yorker (@newyorker.com) reposted
Nuns from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the women on Texas’s death row—and even made them affiliates of their order. Lawrence Wright reports on a powerful spiritual alliance.
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Beth Humphreys 🌺 (@producrgrl.bsky.social) reposted
#handsoff #nokings #goodtroubleliveson #ReleaseALLthefiles #EpsteinFiles #lovemyGov 👏👏👏
Beth Humphreys 🌺 (@producrgrl.bsky.social) reposted
#handsoff #nokings #goodtroubleliveson #ReleaseALLthefiles #EpsteinFiles #lovemyGov Pedophile. 25th Ammendment.
Beth Humphreys 🌺 (@producrgrl.bsky.social) reposted
#handsoff #nokings #goodtroubleliveson #ReleaseALLthefiles #EpsteinFiles #lovemyGov Because they're idiots
Stephen McBay (@stephenmcbay.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Cricket48750 (@cricket48750.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Mike Johnson Can’t Handle the Heat open.substack.com/pub/demwinsm...
Politico (@politico.com) reposted
California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions. This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
WOW, can this glorious event be only days away?
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Julie Ingersoll (@julieingersoll.bsky.social) reposted
I just re-watched Cabaret (1972). My mom was a tap dancer so I knew the music/dance numbers long before I understood the story. It’s not really about singing and dancing; it’s about people going on about life while evil takes hold around them. I return to it from time to time and always find it new
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
When will people of the globe, realize Bstrd Trump is irrelevant, do not acknowledge Trump even exists!
Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) reposted
Israeli strike kills Houthi political leaders in Yemen. Looks like tactical success, strategic nothing. No change to overall dynamic. Worth noting this is one of the wars Trump lied that he solved. Vowed to stop the fire, bombed, leaked plans via Signal, stopped, achieved nothing, claimed victory.
Mark Hertling (@markhertling.bsky.social) reposted
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) reposted
USAID will close, Rubio said, despite supporting over 100 countries. Since the invasion, it has provided $2.6 B in humanitarian aid, $5 B development assistance and $30 B in direct budget support, including rebuilding schools, medical services and energy repairs in Ukraine.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
George, you are correct, both StarLink and SpaceX should be under a sane government control, as they have become important public utilities in a sense. I wish you and your country the best.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
Be careful what you post about JD Vance, he will be the regime leader likely in a week or so. Vance is much more dangerous than the Bstrd Trump.
Mekka Okereke (@mekka.mekka-tech.com) reposted
"Zelensky should be more grateful!🤡" "Mamdani should be more grateful!🤡" Etc. This isn't about gratitude at all. It's petty performance of a power dynamic. A reminder that the people with situational power in that dynamic have the ability to cause pain to the other person. [CW: homophobic slur]
Charles Ray (@charlesray45.bsky.social) reposted
Saturday Bonus Cartoons open.substack.com/pub/counterp...
Chuck Wendig (@chuckwendig.bsky.social) reposted
Hey, if you’ve read THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS (or any book by any author!) and liked it, please leave a review! And share your love of books with friends, family, strangers, internet randolorians, foes, nemeses, woodland creatures, cryptids, prophets, influencers, exfluencers, and filthy hobbitses.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Garcia: We finally got word from the Epstein estate. They're going to be providing the actual Epstein book… the estate is actually going to actually now get us that book and a bunch of other documents that they have that's actually not been reported yet.
Mike Eckel (@mikeeckel.bsky.social) reposted
Children evacuated/rescued from one of the Kyiv buildings that was hit Russian missiles yesterday. The death toll stands at 23, and rescuers are still searching for bodies. Photo by Serhii Nuzhnenko
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
They’re traumatizing kids.
zoot car (@bookhouse.bsky.social) reposted
Elevating this one to its own post
David Simon (@audacityofdespair.bsky.social) reposted
It is not deportation when you suspend habeus corpus and forcibly transport a human in custody to a nation where they have no connection, citizenship or affiliation. It is human trafficking. The United States is the world's shithole nation. Lawless. Soulless. Evil. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
David Simon (@audacityofdespair.bsky.social) reposted
Indeed. Whomsoever among us is willing to volunteer to keep America safe from homegrown, tinpot Himmlers and their soulless desire to abuse people of color and those trying to move to a better life will have my admiration. They will indeed be defending the homeland. Or whatever remainsof it.
David Simon (@audacityofdespair.bsky.social) reposted
You cannot shout "I am a down-in-the-gutter, race-baiting shitpiece" any louder than this. You can try, but your voice will not carry any further than this twisted swine's wail.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Mike Johnson dismisses the unpopularity of the Big Beautiful Bill: "The individual provisions of that giant piece of legislation are wildly popular." CNN host John Berman immediately debunks that claim.
Iryna Voichuk (@irynavoichuk.bsky.social) reposted
In Kyiv, rescue teams worked through the night at the site of the russian strike, recovering bodies from beneath the rubble. 23 people were killed, including four children.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
Interesting, do you people of the U.S. need to build defensive forts as was done in medieval history? The real shame is that this kind of action is needed in your U.S. WHY?
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Lots of right-wing political pastors and charlatans about to get rich from FEMA money.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
The above website fact checks the Newsom claim which proves to be true. There is an issue with the gathering of data as there is no uniform reporting method. That said, why have you asked the question? 3/3
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
www.google.com/search?q=the...
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
First, I am watching from afar, I cannot disclose where. To answer about the Newsom crime video, I am with Newsom. You are presently living under a regime that is quickly becoming a dictatorship. I use Google Gemini to research much of what is claimed on Threads & BlueSky. 1/3
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh yes, it is what it appears, but only by a specific definition. There is no data on this specific person. The firearm looks by the magazine inserted, to be a handgun caliber, likely 9mm Lugar. The device looks to be semiautomatic, the clothing is a type of camouflage for a dry season of year.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
Again, please answer the question. What subject?
Doctor Moobs (@doctormoobs.bsky.social) reposted
Weird.
An old FOOL (@oldguy243.bsky.social) reply parent
I do not normally, what would you wish to talk about?
🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@militarynewsua.bsky.social) reposted
❗️It is obvious that the US leader is a Soviet or Russian agent. Objectively speaking, the new American leadership has strategically facilitated the Russian Federation — Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Journeydude (@scottishinsider.org) reposted
🪬🧿 There is no amount of money, oil, or gold in the world that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water.
Blue Oleta (@blue-oleta.bsky.social) reposted
Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix.bsky.social) reposted
New from @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social: "Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found."
Trapdinawrpool (@trapdinawrpool.bsky.social) reposted
Canada’s largest private landlord often dramatically increases eviction applications after acquiring buildings, study finds archive.ph/Kldfj
Tori Foote (@toriatheisttori.bsky.social) reposted