Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this a fun thread?
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this a fun thread?
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
"Try and" Yeah, he definitely thinks his followers are stupid hicks.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Get it over with more quickly when you mean business.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
It is so staggering to know that so many of these programs are simply gone. Just wiped off the face of the Earth. All those taxpayer dollars for things that benefit us, kaput. Sure, they'll be some legal challenges. Some might even prevail. Look at what one crazy man with a sledgehammer can do.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Anytime you touch your eyes always try to use the back of your hand, ie the knuckle closest to your hand
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
In my observation, this tracks.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe this will bring Amazon down.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
What a fucking piece of shit he is. JFC what an asshole.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Just before her big book tour starts.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Same boss
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
They love guns more than OTHER PEOPLE'S children.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Blink. Blink. 😬😬😳😳😳
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
If caterpillar donated to him: good for them. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
These companies could do the right thing. They choose not to. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Reporters need to ask Donald how he feels about JDV speculating @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
MAGA spent four years frothing at the mouth about the possibility of Kamala becoming prez and now JDV may well end up taking it @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
The reason Russia has so many issues with its military readiness is because its oligarchs have bled it dry. Sucked the marrow right out of it. Ukraine/Europe is lucky that is the case, but that could happen here too.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
DOGE was never about saving money it was entirely about accessing our data AND shutting down programs that certain of our detractors find detrimental.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Is Reuters starting to carry Donald's water? Because we should be able to rely on Reuters and AP.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Why don't they just pull the liquor license of these places?
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
She is saying she didn't get fired or resign. Why are you reporting she's fired?
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
He is just ITCHING to have a J6 all over again. He's just ITCHING for it. He wants it SO BAD.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Of course it's in Argentina.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
He's got a scary face
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
@hcrichardson.bsky.social More saber rattling.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social)
Taylor Swift has changed August from nostalgic unrequited yearning, to joy.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
The reason the real estate all looks the same is because private equity owns them and now they want to be able to dump them quickly to a generic buyer and not have it look like a Pizza Hut
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Heather, how widely known is it that the National Guard actually have day jobs and that they are being pulled away from their jobs potentially indefinitely? You would think that the people being pulled away, plus their employers, cannot be happy
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
There are many governor elections this year. He wants to control those states. The election fight is in 2025.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
If Americans didn't know the names of all 50 governors before this It's a good idea to start learning them all now as well as what they stand for remember when Stephen Colbert used to have the "better know a district" series? That was a good idea.
Dave Jorgenson (@davejorgenson.bsky.social) reposted
The White House is planning to deploy the National Guard in as many as 19 states
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Every time he feels slighted he tries to ratchet up the saber rattling a notch. First it was a handful of national guard in DC. Then a few days later other states. Then a day or so later "you will be armed" to the NG. How long before an actual order to shoot? This looks like desperation, not power
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Those photos would be all over the History Channel, which core MAGA watches like that guy in clockwork orange
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
What is so weird is that they seem to not know or care that their core audience MAINLINES the History Channel. Name me one middle aged MAGA male who doesn't fall asleep with a lullaby of the sound of air raid sirens on cable.
Tom Nichols (@radiofreetom.bsky.social) reposted
Meanwhile JD Vance is giving an interview today saying that World War II ended with "negotiations." I assume he means this:
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Wondering today whether John Bolton wishes he’d testified against Trump in that first impeachment.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social)
‘It Was a Mistake for Me to Choose This Field’ www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/o...
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
That is what Biden tried to do, and people vilified him for it. And put Donald back in power.
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) (@hcrichardson.bsky.social) reposted
Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
My name is Captain Dylan Blaha, and this message is for members of the National Guard across the USA. I've served in the Illinois Army National Guard for over 12 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan and three years on active duty in Europe. What's going on right now is not normal.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
They should've kept up the weird talk during the election season. It might've brought a few more votes.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
I rarely watch television.
disturbedByVoices (@godhatesgoth.bsky.social) reposted
"Thé Fatigue" 🌸 2022 Inspired by Gustav Klimt ~ Unknown
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
I have family members who literally owe every penny they've ever earned to the US government - including a comfortable early 50s retirement. And they hate the US government.
DGB (@just-g.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Bill Moyers once argued that the New Deal and Great Society were so successful that it created a whole generation of republicans
Matthew Stiegler (@matthewstiegler.bsky.social) reposted
Luttig is communicating vastly more clearly and honestly about Roberts and Scotus than most Democratic officials are. It’s absolutely flabbergasting.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
is this simply about a logo?
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
He's so close to understanding what the problem is
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Do you think this is his stuff or did we have it in the White House attic?
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social)
Texas companies
Kevin M. Levin (@civilwarmemory.bsky.social) reposted
Thank you, Boston Globe. This is how it's done.
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
If pundits would like to talk about violence, a terrorist recently shot up the CDC and another assassinated Democratic officials in Minnesota but they sort of let both stories disappear Not as threatening as motorbikes in DC I know but maybe we could circle back?
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Zelensky be like “not this time homey” www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
I think you're missing the subtle shade.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Who?
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
For the Guard from WV and OH and wherever, it might be useful to put together fliers to hand out, describing that they've been moved from their families and regular jobs bc a single guy who accessed their private data was assaulted by unarmed teenagers.
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
“Saturday morning, officers with vests that said only police tased what appeared to be a deliveryman. The confrontation took place on 14th Street…The officers refused to identify themselves. The incident was caught on video by a person who sent it to The Bulwark.” www.thebulwark.com/p/watch-trum...
darth™️ (@darthbluesky.bsky.social) reposted
'how do people become billionaires anyways' u might wonder
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Awwww he gave his crush a present
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
All of this is just so gross
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
And always always very self sacrificing
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
BTW you are also describing the sibling dynamic when there is an eldest daughter and younger brothers. When the parents are gone the eldest daughter is expected to take the role of the parent; High expectations and God forbid you exert agency Which means they get treated like shit by the brothers.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Or like a lion: they are the king. that's just how the world works.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe they will give each other COVID It's interesting that Putin is so fearful for his life around his own people that he keeps his distance - and yet he's willing to get into a car with Donald @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social)
I've been saying this for a long time: the Republicans are the Dad party, Democrats are the Mom party. The Mom party is the one you want to have in charge because they will care, and they will take care of things Dad wants everything for himself and doesn't give a shit about the rest of us
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
It kinda doesn't look like him does it?
NY Times Pitchbot (@nytpitchbot.bsky.social) reposted
Trump‘s report card Democracy F Economy D- Diplomacy D Overall A+
Seth Cotlar (@sethcotlar.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
The White House Twitter feed is now basically the old “black crime” tab from mid-2010s Breitbart. The editor of Breitbart back then was Steve Bannon, and a young senate staffer named Steven Miller was feeding him content from white nationalist sites. www.splcenter.org/resources/gu...
Brandon Friedman (@brandonfriedman.bsky.social) reposted
They just unilaterally replaced DC's black woman police chief with a white MAGA man
ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted
Taking photos and video of law enforcement officers performing their duties in public is our constitutional right. This includes police, FBI, National Guard troops, ICE agents, and other government officials.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
I take out library books like I buy spinach. I always think that I'm going to eat it, but then I have to get rid of it. Seriously I used to bring home 15 library books at a time. What was I thinking?
Josh Sternberg (@joshsternberg.com) reposted
Imagine explaining to your WWII grandpa there was a violent coup attempt led by the president, and then upon winning a second non-consecutive term, upon his full embrace of fascism, fired the head of BLS bc he doesn’t like the data and nominated a coup participant. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
It would be a good time to photo-document the Smithsonian exhibit as they are. I hope government workers downloaded information before it was corrupted or deleted, too.
Rudi G. (@ru264.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
It’s amazing how quickly he calls out the Guard when someone gets mugged but delays and equivocates when the Capitol is being stormed by his supporters and threatening Capitol Police and congressional legislators. Seems a little insincere doesn’t it? hehehehe! Giant pile of orange shit.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
If the car in front of you was going 19 miles an hour and you wanna pass them and you can't go faster than 25 at all - what happens if they see what you're doing and they speed up to 25 - and there's a car coming in the other direction. You can hit the brakes, but what if you can't merge back?
jeff computers (@helldude.bsky.social) reposted
it's wonderful that now youll be able to join ICE at 70 and finally get some student loan relief #safetynet #socialdemocracy
Dave Vetter (@davidrvetter.bsky.social) reposted
Head of NASA Sean Duffy intends to destroy a satellite that collects key data on carbon dioxide and plant health, by causing it to burn up in the atmosphere. The U.S. Dept of Agriculture and private agriculture firms use the data to forecast crop yield, drought conditions and more.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social)
This whole thread is fascinating
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Sir, you realize you can buy a new keyboard for $20. you really wanna go to a blind alley and get stabbed over the two dollars you're gonna get for a used keyboard ?
Bill Grueskin (@bgrueskin.bsky.social) reposted
As the US hits a 33-year high in measles infections, there is now a "race" to find a treatment for the disease. One pharma company "is banking on a continuing decline in vaccination rates to fuel a need for measles treatments—and in turn, more investor interest" 🎁 link www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
Donald will betray Ukraine. Count on it. Putin will eventually be invited to the White House. Taking bets now. Sneaking into Alaska is a trial balloon. It's a shame he can't be arrested en route.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
This is a real moonshot!
Seth Masket (@smotus.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
"Defend your culture; No undergraduate degree required" is kinda the last 10 years in a nutshell
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
@kenwhite.bsky.social Why does this seem like the SWAT scene from The Blues Brothers? Hut hut hut hut hut
bookgrump.bsky.social (@bookgrump.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Can you imagine applying to FEMA so you can be in the business of helping people recover from natural disasters and reporting to work to be told, “No you have to work for ICE. You must help detain 3000 people a day and may have to work at a detention camp.” Insane!
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
It is wild to think this Epstein revival all started with a Elon Musk tweet.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
I have two very nice but already old-ish cars. I'm so very grateful that I got them before subscriptions were a thing or software tracking you was a thing. I don't wanna jinx it, but I hope that nothing ever happens to either of these cars because I would be mighty mad if I had to buy a new car.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
What is interesting to me, is once you get to a certain (old) age, how much does excellent versus good versus so so credit actually matter? You are unlikely to be making big purchases such as a house or a car.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
H*tl*r Jungen
Jaime N. Christley (@rohmersimpson.bsky.social) reposted
some guy who won the Nobel for particle physics or something is going to get black bagged by an 11th grader named Bracen Walmart
Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) reposted
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
But it isn't gonna last long. The last streak was six weeks of truly sucky weather. This will be a week and then it's gonna subside a little bit.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
What I notice, off the cuff, about expenses: I do so so so so much less than I used to do. I don't "go out" very often. My kitty died in 2023 and I haven't brought another one home. I don't spend on hobbies. The above greatly reduced spending should mean a lot of extra savings. It does not.
Beth Loves to Travel (@skywalkerbeth.bsky.social) reply parent
We aren't gonna hit 90 until Tuesday the 12th. And we're not gonna see prolonged high temperatures after August 16. How many 90° days have we had so far?
Max Berger (@maxberger.bsky.social) reposted
It's so funny the guy who claims to have lowered drug prices by 1500% says he fired the head of BLS because she was bad at statistics.
Emily Lippolis (@elippolis.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Like at least pirates wore earrings to pay for their funeral expenses. These guys have boats and Harley’s and f 150s and not a fucking dime saved anywhere for their families to pay for their caskets.