Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
The cerebral functions went long ago.
I prefer to begin the day in a gradual manner. "A lie may fool someone else, but it tells you the truth: you're weak." ( Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities)
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The cerebral functions went long ago.
Fred Guttenberg (@fredguttenberg.bsky.social) reposted
Hey @thehill.com, any update on this headline? Perhaps an apology to @kamalaharris.com is in order and perhaps it is time for you to honestly cover the Dump Administration.
Pam Spaulding (@pamspaulding.bsky.social) reposted
Pulaski, Wisconsin β control these wilding white supremacists. If you read the news article, the victim, 14, said it was the result of a *case of mistaken identity*! These a-holes were beating up the wrong black target! JFC. π§Ύ www.wkow.com/news/top-sto... πΊ bsky.app/profile/cweb...
Andrea Junker (@strandjunker.com) reposted
On this Labor Day, let us remember that it wasnβt the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Rictus = "a fixed grimace or grin"
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Grandparents? Granny? i dislike the word ageist, so won't write that. The most common age of diagnosis is between 45 and 64 years old.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social)
Happy Labor Day from Donald.
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
Back when Donald was a failure in real estate, he was famous for not paying his contractors. He would come up with fictional fault in their work as an excuse not to pay them. Now, this unscrupulous cretin is short-changing the National Guard. www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
His kind don't die easily.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Will I go to hell for laughing at this?
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Game talks about game.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Ask @jaketapper.bsky.social about it.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Whenever I hear "razor blades in the throat" I actually thank God I'm old and can get the updated vaccine. But I feel awful for those who can't.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
He also did the blurry limousine photos during his COVID stay at Walter Reed. He almost died there.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Stupidly blind?
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
But don't get your hopes up, Randi. This son of a bitch will not die quickly. His kind never do.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Not far enough.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
I think that's called a rictus smile.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
He did the same photo-op nonsense while hospitalized at Walter Reed with COVID, remember? How soon we forget. Recent reports say he was in terrible shape at the time.
John Fugelsang (@johnfugelsang.bsky.social) reposted
This is how they beat up on a minority they already despise to distract from guns being the #1 killer of US children. Pls read, comment, subscribe... johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/straight-w...
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w... Making America Great Again? How is that going, Donald?
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
"He has posted about his devout Catholicism" is delusional. By his words and actions, he is clearly not any sort of true Catholic or Christian.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
And "a pinch and a punch for the first of the month"
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
This is what Trumpism does. It drives our allies, enemies and adversaries closer together.
DB (he/him/they) (@bardwell.bsky.social) reposted
Great point.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social)
He did the same photo-op nonsense while hospitalized at Walter Reed with COVID, remember? How soon we forget. Recent reports say he was in terrible shape at the time.
ArtButMakeItSports (@artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social) reposted
La reproduction interdite, by RenΓ© Magritte, 1937, πΈ via @BleacherReport
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
He did the same photo-op thing while hospitalized at Walter Reed with COVID, remember? Recent reports say he was in terrible shape at the time.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/d... Mark Ladner.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Pre-order @jaketapper.bsky.social's book now! Oh ... never mind.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
That stingy bastard is unlikely to contribute to anything.
The Associated Press (@apnews.com) reposted
French President Emmanuel Macronβs decision to recognize a Palestinian state, prompting similar moves from other Western nations, angered Israel and its U.S. ally by putting a two-state solution back at the heart of diplomatic efforts to end the devastating war in Gaza.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
There's that Q again, in the palm of his hand.
πJosh Rubin, MD π©Ί (@drsandman11.medsky.social) reposted
Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,
ArtButMakeItSports (@artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social) reposted
Ashes II (Aske II), by Edvard Munch, 1899, πΈ via @nocontextcfb
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
You meddled in the last election and there's little to nothing up for discussion.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
But what have you done? What are you planning to do? Awfully quiet here.
c0nc0rdance (@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social) reposted
My favorite evergreen Molly Ivins quote: "I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
The New Yorker (@newyorker.com) reposted
In Ghislaine Maxwellβs Justice Department interview, she comes off as pathetic, loathsome, and utterly lacking in remorse. The entire operation was damage controlβan attempt to exculpate President Trump from his own involvement with Jeffrey Epstein.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
He won't see it unless it's on Fox.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social)
airmail.news/issues/2025-... Beyond cringe inducing. Make it stop.
Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) reposted
Talk to Putin, then fire your Russia expert. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Shhh. Don't give my landscapers any ideas. Their charges are already sky high.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
That was not "quick thinking" and you know it, LQF. The missile crisis was averted because at the time we had a strong, intelligent, clear-thinking President with a competent team. Not a moron and his malignant band.
Schooley (@schooley.bsky.social) reposted
I just want a reporter to ask a question that begins with, βMany people say you are dyingβ¦β
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Sometimes. WHEN will we have an edit option here on Bluesky? @support.bsky.team
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
@jaketapper.bsky.social are you there? Hello? Hello?
George Conway ππΊπΈπ₯ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
JD Vance on Donald Trump: βIβm a Never Trump guy. I never liked him. I donβt think heβs the person. I donβt think he cares about folks. I think that heβs noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place.β { ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social }
John Fugelsang (@johnfugelsang.bsky.social) reposted
If Trump keeps avoiding the public like this somebody's gonna have to write a book about Biden's health.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Sometime I think he'll never die. π§
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
"To dress up the events of January 6th in the trappings of military honor is not patriotism. It is propaganda."
Jamie Gangel (@jamiegangel.bsky.social) reposted
From retired General Mark Hertling on Air Force plans to honor Ashli Babbitt @markhertling.bsky.social
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
"I know thatβs not how our children are supposed to look." Do you know how people are supposed to sound?
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted
Itβs easier to purchase an assault rifle in the U.S. than it is to get a COVID19 vaccine. But food dyes and wearable fitness monitors are going to fix everything.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Randi, I love your posts and delight in your way with words, but please don't judge me for being too chickenshit to repost some of them. It's not you, it's me. π
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
National Guardner? National Park Service workers laid off, and now the National Guard is doing landscaping in DC. Felon Trump really turned soldiers into gardeners.
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
"I had never seen anyone virtue-signal so gracefully, so effortlessly. I was like, 'I have to work with this guy.'" ππππ Meet Cory Booker's (fake) political consultant, played by Zeteo's very own @heycapello. "No one does it like Cory." zeteo.com/subscribe
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Once again, LQF, your reportage is incomplete. It's grilled cheese and tomato on oatmeal bread. Do better.
Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) reposted
#MAGALogic Imagine thinking this makes anyone safer.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry, I should have written "usually don't." But thanks for the "? and certainly." Much appreciated.
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
AMERICA: βItβs a mental health issue.β REST OF THE WORLD: βWe have those. But donβt have mass shootings.β AMERICA: βItβs video games.β WORLD: βWe have those too. But donβt have mass shootings.β AMERICA B: βItβs cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.β WORLD: βGod, youβre stupid.β
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Mrs. Bowers, he threw that sandwich for all of us. Mine had no sweet peppers or oregano, with Kosher pickles on the side.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
What is this "Cracker Barrel" of which you speak? Are reservations required? Is there a dress code?
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Ten year old children don't even testify in person for courtroom matters. This was disturbing.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
But ten year old witnesses? Kids of this age don't even testify in person in courtrooms.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Are you kidding me, @nytimes.com? He hasn't had a reflective moment in his life. Even his "beautiful" reflection in the mirror is a lie.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
And it hears Fox News.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Dear Leader, show us your hands. No?
old fruit pictures (@pomological.xor.blue) reposted
heritage strawberries, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1908
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
To be fair, he did a bigly great job of hiding his decaying hand the entire time.
Rodger Sherman (@rodger.bsky.social) reposted
Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldnβt write it
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Are you talking about the man who invented plastic produce bags at the supermarket which won't open unless you lick your thumb and index finger while dropping the lemons on the floor?
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
But ... but ... but ... oh never mind.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social)
What Pritzker Said open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
@michaelianblack.bsky.social just wrote about this on his Substack. It's superb.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
"Let's go to heaven, let's get into heaven.' It's sort of a beautiful thing." He makes it sound like Epstein's birthday card. What a smarmy, loathsome man.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
This was truly one of your best. You were on fire.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
I wash my hands of it.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Watchingotters, I think "Big Balls" should surrender his undeserved name to you. Well done!
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
That first guy, was the gold neck chain issued with his DEA uniform?
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
π΅βπ« this thread. And it's Thomas More, not Moore.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social)
An email from You Tube TV: Our current agreement with Fox is approaching its renewal date, and we are in active negotiations to continue carrying their content. if we are unable to reach an agreement with Fox by August 27, their content may become unavailable. Threatening us with a good time? π π€
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
How did this guy pass the MAGA skin color requirements?
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
How about if MAGA women wear it as a bikini? Or MAGA men wear it as shirts with Nazi symbols?
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Every "sir" story is a lie. And by the way, moron, we know why you're hiding your hands.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Why did you make me look at his face, LQF? Ugh. I want my money back.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the direct plain talking we need. And by the way, how are we doing with voter registration? cc: @schumer.senate.gov cc: @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Did she check the bathroom stalls to see if the rest of the 100 were there?
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes. So many secrets. But you feel like a conspiracy theorist for saying so.
Simply Susan π (@simplysusan.bsky.social) reply parent
My car's radio and cigarette lighter. Standard features.