shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
End of the world as we know it, feels real damned topical.
My foundational belief is that there are only two kinds of people, bosses and the rest of us, the bosses are the enemy and the only good Nazi is an ex Nazi. Everything else flows from there filtered through Schoolhouse Rock.
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End of the world as we know it, feels real damned topical.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm no eugenicist, but it would massively improve the species if the worm would hurry up and remove RFK Jr from the board.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Nope, the orange asshole is still more dangerous because worm brain would get shit canned instantly without the Trump to protect him.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Isreal is a terrorist state.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
I've never trusted them, but the Republicans are consistently worse.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Wasn't the real monster the pitchfork and torch wielding mob insistent on destroying something they didn't understand?
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Why the fuck would you say something like that? Getting my hopes up while Rudy is still drawing breath is just rude!
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
The political parties in the US are vehicles not movements. Currently the MAGA (fascism) has taken control of the GOP and the Democrats have defaulted to everybody else. The only thing everybody else agrees on is that fascism is bad which leads to a disorganized caucus.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
That's an interesting strawman you're tilting against. Leftists aren't absolutists, hell people don't all agree on what leftist means. But in general it favors the egality part of liberty, egality and fraternity and a general distrust of hierarchies Rightists want to be ruled Where is the center?
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
That's just when the next step in the fight starts. Vance is there as Theil's creature, with Trump gone Elon is back in the fold and they are dead set on their techno fascism and are not going to let Trump taking the permanent dirt nap get in their way That said it's the most vulnerable they'll be
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Centrists are annoying because they won't say what kind of system they want or think would be best. They approach each issue as a unique unconnected event rather than result of specific policies and behaviors. That's why no one likes them. No one knows what they believe so you can't trust them.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Still cooler than a cybertruck
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Propaganda works and the people behind the right-wing echosphere have dumped billions if not trillions into capturing the media and building up their alternative reality machine colluding with the Republican party to undo the 20th century and now we're here because people refused to see it coming.
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.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
youtu.be/RQthFDpYCys?... Counter proposal
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Fuck that, fuck them
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Literal miracle of modern medicine and these mother fuckers are against it. It really is a fucking death cult
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
It doesn't matter because if there was any line that his Nazi supporters wouldn't cross, we wouldn't be here. MAGA are pro pedophile, pro crime and anti human.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
It's not bullying that's causing these kids to commit these acts. It's right-wing propaganda and grooming. There is a reason why they write the same shit on their guns, why they use the same rhetoric and attack the same targets. We have a Nazi problem not a bully problem.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Fuck off, y'all destroyed democracy I will never let a dime of my money go to you.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
So many people rattle off truisms like this that are based far more on the wizards 1st rule than reality. Weak dictators get Gaddafi'd
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
3 years is an eternity. He is disrupting our mutual enemy let him have his flowers, cheering him on for this doesn't mean you have to support him for President in 28.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't really care, I just hope it happens sooner rather than later.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Consider that the national debt and the amount of wealth transferred to the ruling class are roughly the same. Their ill gotten gains should have become upgraded infrastructure and good paying jobs for the people.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
What the fuck is wrong with you?
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
You could just say that you voted against him because he is a crazy snake oil peddling psycho.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Republicans hate America.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Kat is walking the walk. The campaign she is running is the model the people need to be using going forward. She is doing real things in the real world. It's bottom up. Direct community democracy on the ground. Actual leftist style organizing that gets 💩 done www.diaridebarcelona.cat/-/interview-...
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Her background is in reporting on right-wing media, she was targeted by Elon Musk for her work with Media Matters. In this day in age, a strong social media game is the most important factor for actually getting shit done. It's a house seat it's a reasonable start and she understands the assignment
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
We need to remind them why we follow rules. Because if they are going with might makes right, then it's war.
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Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted
A huge fuck you to everyone who told us we were "overreacting"!
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a masterpiece. That said dude talks slow enough that I just set it to 2x play speed. Oh and it's far more than a voice over.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
What the fuck is wrong with you?
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Listening to that Nazi saying that he doesn't have a choice, yes you do mother fucker. You can be a decent human being and quit.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
More guns than people in this country and somehow that fat Nazi is still above ground. So much for the 2nd preventing tyranny.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Gfy
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
The only time we should be talking about class is in reference to the class war being waged against us.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Gutfield has not been punched nearly enough in his life.
Kat Abughazaleh (@katmabu.bsky.social) reposted
See y’all there!
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
No lies detected.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
People need to remember that there is only one way to stop fascists.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
unrollnow.com/status/19607...
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
unrollnow.com/status/19607... It's not the drugs, it's the fascism.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
This is result of our collective refusal to recognize white supremacy and fascist dogma as the threat to domestic tranquility that it is. This is not a gun problem, it's a right-wing asshole problem. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timelin... unrollnow.com/status/19607...
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
This is how they foisted Trump on us. We really need to eliminate the ruling class.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Apparently board rooms and fundraisers are.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
So weird seeing someone in this administration doing the right thing.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social)
This is truly a masterwork.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
The thing about oppressing a minority is that it's really a lot more difficult when they have numerical parity with you. This is the real problem our side has, we're so worried about provoking them, that we forget to remind them of the dangers of provoking us.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Because for my entire fucking life GenX (and I primarily mean men) voted for Bush, Dole, Bush, Bush, Trump, Trump, Trump by the highest percentage of any demographic including fucking boomers. That seems real self explanatory.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
This why I keep track of the houses with the Trump signs. Resupply points.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Duh, if they were truly concerned about a tyrannical government they wouldn't be posting their arsenals all over the internet.
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When it happens, you're probably not even going to learn about it directly before you feel it in the air. You'll just hear car horns and cheering in the streets. You'll feel confused, annoyed. You'll check your phone. Huh, 41 new texts.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
I'll be honest, I'm skeptical of the western media's reporting re Maduro. We should not be invading anyone.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social)
Why the fuck is no one talking about Venezuela? Trump is trying to start a fucking war and no one seems to be talking about it.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
But wish we could.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Wtf is wrong with Maine?
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Our problem isn't guns, our problem is Republicans. We get rid of them and the guns would not be an issue.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
The mental health issue is Republicans.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Why is no one on the left talking about Venezuela? This has 1989 Panama vibes.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh to have an actual human being in that room to ask "what the fuck is wrong with y'all?"
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Counterpoint, Charlie Kirk sees a pussy every time he looks in a mirror.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
The true irony being that American Eagle did put out eugenics ad, and Cracker Barrel was just simplifying a logo to save money.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
We're making invasion noises at Venezuela and no one American media is even talking about it.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
The point of Kaitlin Collins is to enable right-wing propaganda.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Reagan was the proto-Trump
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
No one blames where we are on GenX, they'd have to remember that we exist first to do that.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
There's an entire political party dedicated to it.
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
We're at the stage of nightmarish fascism where John Roberts and his right wing colleagues allowed Ed "Big Balls" Coristine -- a kid with ties to criminal hackers -- live access to all Americans' social security data. www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/26/a...
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
I think that the bigger problem is the books white people aren't reading.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
That was a sub sandwich, not ham
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
I blame Biden, Garland and every fucking Democrat who ever uttered the words "we need to put the past behind us and move forward" Fuck that, if we survive this we need to make sure that those responsible feel real public consequences.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Once again, I wish the Democrats were half as bad ass as Republicans accuse them of being.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
How can y'all watch the dumpster fire here in the States and not have hung Farange from his fucking heels over the Thames?
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social)
youtu.be/pRs2Xu1FWR4?... @jamellebouie.net Excellent work
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
It is a persistent belief because the alternative is killing relatives.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Gonna have to run out the collaborators first to effectively fight fascism.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Reminder, abusers always isolate their victims from friends, family and support structures.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Snowflake Republicans are whining again. Should be the headline.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
As they should, they have more power than other elected officials.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Seems self explanatory, GenX is objectively the Trumpiest generation and that alone makes us the worst.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
If your goal is to destroy America as a world power, it makes perfect sense.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
No, civilians created it.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Stop using liberal as a synonym for capitalist. They are two different words for a reason.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
It's 3 and half years from now, we have no idea who will be the candidate, leftist and liberal leaders tend to have short lifetimes under authoritarians. Also "maybe" means persuadable. The point of advocacy is to advocate. He needs a better understanding of the subject and to responses.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not defending Trump. The problem is that Trump wasn't in prison decades ago. Trump isn't the cause of this cultural environment; he is the result of it. If it hadn't been him, it would have been some other right-wing asshole at some point. They just needed enough power, and he got it.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump isn't the issue; this is all the result of an organized conspiracy of rich right-wing assholes to undo the New Deal and every bit of economic and social progress for regular people and return us to a Gilded Age, which has been hijacked by fascism to go full mask off Lost Cause white supremacy.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
The 25th would only be invoked if the Republicans had a problem with what he is doing, if that were the case they could bring him to heel with legislation and the courts. The operative amendment could actually fix this has a single digit.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Fascism was modeled on the Lost Cause, Jim Crow and the Andrew Jackson administration. It was a right-wing alternative to both liberal democracy and communism. There is a reason that the first target were communists.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
I AGREE. What part of anything I've posted implied otherwise?
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
My grandpa found that violence was extremely effective when dealing with fascists.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
They always knew, their owners are all for this Nazi shit.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
No the answer would be to make me President so I could declare Trump an enemy combatant on Jan 21 and ordered a drone strike on mara lago. This is way too much argument over what was supposed to be a throw away line agreeing that this is all on white people.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Did you follow the documents case at all? INAL however I know enough to understand how fucking insane some of the shit Cannon came up with was. Do you think any other judge would have held a hearing on the Constitutionality of the Special Counsel?
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes it is a specific answer. Trump's legal strategy was to run out the clock and waiting 2 years to indict when there was plenty of evidence in plain site helped him achieve that goal. Further letting your strongest case be heard in Florida was another own goal.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
We're limited to 300 characters I'm not writing a book about it. Moving fast would have reduced the opportunities for the right-wing echosphere to rewrite the narrative kept the urgency of the situation in the public's mind. Obviously it wasn't inevitable or Trump would have won in 2020.
shawnburks.bsky.social (@shawnburks.bsky.social) reply parent
Are you just being intentionally obtuse? I literally just answered your question.