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Best comment ever.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Is he ever capable?
scott dagostino (@scottdagostino.ca) reposted
The Onion never sleeps š
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
apnews.com/article/wash... āProsecutors fail to indict sandwich thrower in Trump's Washington public safety operationā Thereās an old saying that any halfway competent prosecutor could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. Another one bites the dust.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Saying a long term solution exists (and is viable) is a lot different than proving it.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Hilarious how many people will claim there are solutions to the nuclear waste problem without actually stating what it would be.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Nobodyās arguing for coal. There are plenty of other options. None are perfect, but most are better than creating 10,000 year toxic problems.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
BS. The waste is deadly toxic and has a 10,000 year half life, and there is still no viable solution for it.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Pedophiles stick together.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Only liars keep their jobs in the Taco administration.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
The Mets?
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Heāll mail in the EO.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Ironic for a guy who, as President, is mailing it in.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump opposes mail-in ballots? How ironic. Heās mailing it in as President.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Ironic that Trump opposes mail-in ballotsā¦heās mailing it in as President.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Al Golden was supposed toā¦
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Burrow needed to throw that one away.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Against 2ās and 3ās
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
LA Chargers clock management in the last 2:00 is abysmal.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
If only there were some correlation between my donating and Dems doing somethingā¦
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
IF this is serious, itās an extremely dumb take.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
There is no solid ground in the Israel-Gaza fight. The whole thing is a quagmire.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Of course. Because, the Chiefs. But if youāre Jordan Addison and the Vikings, or ANYONE on ANY other teamā¦
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
If you are a writer, you need this book. And youāll love it. #booksky
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
He cheats at golf. He cheats in business. He cheats on his wives. He cheats to "win" elections. He cheats so much, I wonder if he even knows the difference between cheating and not cheating. In every endeavor, in every possible way, he cheats America.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Itās not essential, as each is written to be enjoyed standalone. But youād get the most enjoyment out of the books that way. Pro tip: read A Woman of Valor before In Search of Valor. The latter, a prequel, was published after AWoV.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Here's the TL;DR version: incompetence and sleaziness from the top.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
No clients, mmm hmmm. Well, he didn't do it all by himself.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
On this day in 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified. The text is just as clear and relevant today as it was back then. Donald Trump is trying to erase this.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
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Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
Indie authors - you absolutely need this book. So much useful info, advice, and resources! I've already put it to good use and upped my game. You will, too. www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... #booksky
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
It will be agonizing when she loses her next attempt at re-election, too. For her though, instead of for us.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
It will be agony when she loses in her next re-election bid, too. For her, though, instead of for us.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
California Senate Bill 627, the No Secret Police Act, would prohibit ICE (or police) from hiding their faces or identities while discharging official acts (deportation raids, e.g.). This should become law in every jurisdiction. Ask your reps to sponsor this act in your city, state, and county!
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
They exempted "noncontiguous states," so it also includes Hawaii, I guess.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
203 members of Congress have net worth over $1 million, according to Roll Call.https://rollcall.com/2018/03/02/every-member-of-congress-wealth-in-one-chart/
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Pretty sure the Senate is 100% millionaires. DK about the House.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Utterly disgusting-and revealing-how the Senate GOP bought Murkowski's vote on the Big Ugly Budget Bill. By exempting her state from the cuts, they are admitting they know how bad the bill is-and they're going ahead with it anyway. Nothing will stop them from paying off their billionaire donors.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
Utterly disgusting-and revealing-how the Senate GOP bought Murkowski's vote on the Big Ugly Budget Bill. By exempting Alaska from the cuts, they are admitting they know how bad the bill is-and they're going ahead with it anyway. Nothing will stop them from paying off their billionaire donors.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
The article reinforces everyone's previous conclusion: Cuomo lost because he kept being Cuomo. That's not "blowing it." That's just losing.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
This is (another reason) why I love living half my life at the coast. These were taken in my front yard - a snapshot of a wonderful sight we see almost daily here.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
AI is going to become the right's Deep State. A real one, though.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
Why does the mainstream - both the media and the Democratic electorate (to say nothing of the Repubs) - constantly and thoroughly fail to understand the difference between Social Democrats and Socialists? Are we as a people really that dense? Maybe DSOCS need a new label.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
It's getting more and more difficult to find your product and logo in stores and restaurants. Why? What's your strategy to increase availability?
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
2/2 ... The key lesson of Mamdani's win #2: Don't just react to Trump (and wither and retreat under return fire). The voters want a real alternative, and Mamdani gave New Yorkers one.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
1/2 The key lesson of Mamdani's win in New York for Democrats isn't to copy his message. It's to copy his strategy: talk about issues that matter to the working class, offer workable solutions, and put it in context of an appealing vision of the future.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, Homeland Security is on pace to run out of money in July, just 6 months into Felon 2.0's term. If that is any indication.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
If you WANTED Iran to complete production of, and then use, nuclear weapons, the way to do it is to push them into all-out war with a superpower and threaten regime change.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
SAY IT PLAIN: Federal āICE officersā should not be anonymous. And this shouldnāt be a controversial thing to say.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Why exclude children? Kids were protesting, too. Will you back their numbers out of the head count? Point us, we're close but not quite there. Next time!
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
US 2025 population is 342 million, according to the US Census. 3.5% is 12.1 million. I haven't seen a credible estimate that put our numbers that high. Next time!
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Because some people still believe that America can get back to good, and believe in the ideals the flag stands for. It's really not that hard to understand.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
It was more crowded than that in our tiny little beach town for No Kings.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
Wishing the Felon in Chief a very unhappy birthday, especially when he sees all the No Kings protests across America.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Hmm. Maybe not smart. A grumpy, sleep-deprived ICE agent is not a well-behaved ICE agent.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
Pre-emptive strike = unprovoked attack. Prove me wrong.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
Every time the TACO team accuses, it confesses. "Paid protesters," anyone? washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tlg/d/wa...
Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) reposted
Big point that is being missed: without the insurrection act, the activated Guard troops are now federal army and cannot Do law enforcement. Period
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
The meme is incorrect anyway. Read the Federalist Papers. The founders were 100% convinced of the potential for the stupidity of the electorate. That's why they incorporated checks & balances. Just not enough of them. What they didn't anticipate: Congress ceding its authority wholesale to the exec.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Even the male ones?
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
If he keeps muzzling and firing his best scientists, nobody outside his agency will want to publish what the others put out anyway.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
2/2 The bill *will* do both things. But the spending cuts won't PAY FOR the tax cuts. The tax cuts are being paid for by future debt - $36 trillion worth. The GOP is cutting benefits for low income and retired people because they think it's the right thing to do. They're that cruel and stupid.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
1/ The popular current narrative about the Republican budget resolution is that they are cutting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and education in order to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Not exactly.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
I have it on good authority* that Trump also hates Beyonce, The Beatles, and Dolly Parton. * Made it up, just like MAGA does.
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32%, apparently.
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Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Can't wait for his browser history to go public.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
She clearly is "deeply concerned" about the race.
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Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Facts have an anti-ideological bias.
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Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Or... we can choose not to. Even now. There's a movement afoot to flood social media with pics of Obama on June 14, the Felon's birthday.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Then move on to Thomas, Alito, Barrett, and Roberts.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Personal steal-from-the-taxpayer deals: way over 200.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
He was also joking when he said he'd stop inflation and restore freedom. By joking, he means LYING.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Let me guess: it has 195 entries.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
Happy independent bookstore day! Support your local bookstore and indie author.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Outrageous!
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Too bad it's on X instead of a platform that matters.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Time-tested tactic: make war in hopes of distracting attention on scandals at home and hope people will "rally around the flag." So transparent, tacky, and dangerous.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry, but I can't repost any meme with his ugly face on it.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
He sure makes a lot of people pray at night...for his removal.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
I respect the right of all nations, and all persons, to declare Rubio an immoral, bootlicking idiot.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
A lot of $1,000 words spent giving his two cents, that aren't worth half that.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Only one of these men has a criminal convictionāand his name isnāt Kilmar Garcia!
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Set the bar higher. Bring him home. Don't leave until you do.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
But other than prove the man's alive, what did this accomplish? He's still in prison in El Salvador, and now he's a PR prop for Bukele and Trump. Call me when he steps on a plane back home.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
To be fair, Shapiro didn't suffer a boo-boo on his ear.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
Truth.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
In this admin, it may not even make the top 10 dumbest.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Put a hold on ALL nominations
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Why not? They always have, and it's a pretty low bar.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social)
Dems need to attach this as a rider to the SAVE Act.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
Dems need to attach that as a rider to the SAVE Act.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
I am traveling so I probably can't make the next ones but I will keep my eye out for them.
Author Gary Corbin (@portermaker.bsky.social) reply parent
10 of my books came up in the search.