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Maybe this race shows why he was left off their Tour de France roster.
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Maybe this race shows why he was left off their Tour de France roster.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
This is how a human looks after a lifetime of virtually no limits on behavior or wants.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
This plan works - if it shows the new home for the exact same Palestinians who have always lived in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Imagine squandering that much talent! You can decide if I’m referring to Ayuso or UAE.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
Pro-labor policies are good for all of us. Today, remember great leaders of the movement, like Eugene Debs, Hattie Canty, and Cesar Chavez! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
In the next world war, we will be an axis power
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Just following the existing laws would make a drastic change.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
FFS! I drives me crazy they won’t see that DEI policies ARE merit-based. I’m tired of living in the bizarro universe!
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I appreciate your attempt to manifest this inevitability.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
This needed to be said, and Ron’s friend said it well.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
They anticipate the Republican president making midterm voting nearly impossible.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
This is a brilliant post!
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
The message might be more reassuring coming from the actually devout, rather than these profane heretics.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
If only he could sing and dance like a monorail salesman, this would all be easier to take.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Or the steady diet of bad food cloud patrons’ judgement to the point they’ve become aggressively angry about graphic design.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
What a nightmare it must be to live inside such a dissociative consciousness.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Without real policy makers or leaders who understand history, the United States has become dysfunctional, incompetent, and ineffective.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
So far, the marching band refuses to yield.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Or is it the Trump disaster is a threat to leadership?
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I heard the Republican president characterize visiting the rape island as a “privilege.”
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
What happens when cruelty isn’t a byproduct of politics but the point itself? Enter Trump’s sadopopulism. Check out Jay Kuo's breakdown of this terrible ideology.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
King coverage = Clicks.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Because their priorities will never match constituent priorities. They get elected bc lying and brazen manipulation have no consequences.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Look! Our first NASCAR president.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
You mean like the Republican Senate’s 9-month refusal to provide advise and consent for Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, or like when one Republican house member denied hundreds of military promotions for 10 months?
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
How about we make some laws to keep neanderthals out of federal government?
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
Remarks from a true leader:
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Stuffing burn bags.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Hmm- I wonder if the media has a motive for fueling widespread outrage?
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I always dreamed of a Trek-like one-world government, until I realized it is probably gonna be China’s Wars-like Empire.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Infamy.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I see your VHS cart, and I raise with this filmstrip/cassette player combo.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Executive orders are NOT LAWS.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s not really building a ball room. He’s building a space for a very, very, very long table.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
This is how to do this:
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
So when we first showed up at the Union Station today, we ran ICE off as soon as we got here.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Do you mean “angry posts” had enough or “join a militia” had enough? Degrees are important here.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Does this mean Utah gets extra red state guard troops too?
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
This scene proves getting paid to do a job does not necessarily make you a professional.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s well understood they’re both weak little cowards, terrified of reality. Right?
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I would prefer him being taken by a swarm of dementors, rather than a pulmonary disfunction.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
“We were just following orders,” wont protect them.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
More money is made from click-baiting than truth-telling.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Using the stock market and housing starts to gauge economic health tells you all you need to know about the priorities.
Oliver Willis (@owillis.bsky.social) reposted
It’s about racism and pretending it’s not about racism will not magically erase the racism
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Republicans are calling it a “woke logo.” There’s nothing left for them but cognitive behavioral therapy.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I think about deleting my account at least once a day.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
A reassuring video featuring your fellow citizens
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Their fear of change explains all of this - I mean, except for the racism and greed.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
The French know how to handle his type.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
We can have the world we want. Stop gaming out compromises to power and greed.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s been assimilated, left with no role but to bear witness to their crimes with dead eyes and blackened pit where his soul used to be.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Forget it. They don’t get irony.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Correction: Sex-Offender Puppet for Putin
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Heinlein explained this in, “If This Goes On -,” first published in 1940. Not only was the leader a conman, he was also a rapist.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
No president has dishonored his office or his oath more than he has.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Loco heroes have arrived to defeat ICE GOONS ✊
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I yearn for a glimpse at the visitors’ group text thread. So much mocking…
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I have a big problem with bullies, however I’m ok with bullying bullies.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
Mr. Reich is always worth reading:
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
I know, I know, but it’s especially important to be paying attention right now.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
No, but the scale would provoke an entirely new conspiracy theory.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
One of the truisms of American society, is our habit of first heroizing, then vilifying famous personalities. It’s just a matter of time before MAGA completes the cycle.
Visikarte (@visitkarte.bsky.social) reposted
America is banning books- people who ban books are mostly on the wrong side of history. Countries that ban so many books definitely are on the wrong side of history.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I was hoping their meeting would be like when an alligator and a python try to eat each other and later someone instagram’s their bloated corpses.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I would have preferred if he’d been met by a Ukrainian drone.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, I thought we all agreed it was clearly her doing.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s out right theft of a democracy. We should treat them like we would react to a home invasion.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I can’t imagine choosing to be an authoritarian with constant protesters, rather than being a beloved leader who helps people. What WASTED lives these two have led.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
If a school is funded with public money, maybe we should stop calling it a “private school.”
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Some Doubt
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Fascists end up in a bunker.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Truth post confirms his bowel incontinence.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
The message and tone of his MSG rally told us everything we needed to know. i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b4...
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Woke has become an acronym for their fear.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I won’t be surprised if the Democratic Party turns out to be nothing more than collateral damage in the fight for our democracy. The people (on both does) are yearning for actual representation and leadership.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
Los Angeles and Chicago are ongoing tests for the fascists- but DC is not LA. DC is officially a city that belongs to ALL of us. Act as if martial law in the U.S. capital is an existential threat.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
There is NO both sides. The Republican party is attempting to dismantle the democratic process and end the rule of law.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m not refunding his deposit.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Crime is statistically down everywhere. Lying and being afraid of non-white people won’t save your job. Democratic voters come primarily from urban places. Fake warnings about cities is part of the Republican attack on our system of government.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social)
Is this at all related to the administration firing 1000 people at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s almost like abusing children is a plank in the Republican party’s platform.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Then he should resign and go back to Knoxville- which, according to NextBurb, has higher rates of violent crime.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
After the troops are deployed, maybe they’ll read their oaths again and take the Republican President into custody.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I guarantee his minions have watched those newsreels from the 30’s- which is how he emulates those authoritarians, step-by-step.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I wish I could enjoy this, but not only is Beainy’s white partner denying he’s an investor, but a different white dude registered MAGA Burger in Texas in an attempt to take the concept. It’s likely one of the two white dudes called ICE on the Lebanese man for scoundrel-business reasons.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Americans want a representational democracy.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m putting all my eggs in the one-disgruntled-interpreter-with-nothing-to-lose basket.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Ok. That’s enough bizzaro-world.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I believe them.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I’d like to think that if enough people were to focus…
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
All it would take is one agent to snap.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I knew Roseaneh’s tenure was exceptional among presidents, but I had no idea his term was 407 years!
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Trials broadcast on a thriving PBS network of stations, just like the Watergate hearings that preempted my viewing of Sesame Street.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
I look forward to a future president restoring dignity to the office.
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey Kennedy Clan: why don’t you do something about your lunatic brother/ cousin/ uncle?
stephen sears (@stephensears.bsky.social) reply parent
How one shows they’ve never heard of Microsoft365.