Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted
It’s time to have a serious conversation about Trump’s health www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-time-...
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted
It’s time to have a serious conversation about Trump’s health www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-time-...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
DHS/Border Patrol getting trained on mortar for "law enforcement"
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you. I looked all over at past posts for this, and I appreciate you attributing this.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
He has no idea where he is.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Some Chobani special flavor? Of course, it's a corporate brand. www.facebook.com/senschumer/v...
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Have you seen the video Chuck just posted of himself happily eating yogurt at the state fair? True tone-deaf leadership right there.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm so disappointed that they apparently took that armchair and left the seat cushion behind. Sad.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
There's a house on my block that was purchased by a professional flipper. His business flips around 10 to 15 houses per month. Bought it in May, started work in June, and now nothing's going on. His workforce has been different groups of Latino guys. Now nobody's around at all. Something's up.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
This is what happens when a greedy POS hires a POS public relations firm to issue POS press releases. Congratulations to both of them. You deserve each other, głupeks.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Someone else posted this, so it's not mine, but I agree with it: It took three hours for police to enter the Pulse nightclub after the shootings, but if you color a crosswalk with chalk, they'll respond within minutes.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Also, no one is allowed to comment bad on anything I post because you will not change my mind and you're not permitted to disagree so don't respond in any way, actually, or I will block you.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
A mom who is a legal US citizen gets separated from her family by ICE GOONS after getting back home from a family vacation.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
This totally has Chevy Chase/Francisco Franco vibes.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
No good deed goes unpunished? Is that what we're saying here?
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
My cat's name is Buddy. I would definitely trust his opinion over this weirdo's.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Aktion 41, American style.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
They should be, but they're probably busy preparing flowery tributes when he finally kicks the bucket. It's interesting when people die. -Don Henley
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Quit giving nazis microphones.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
If we're talking about him shuffling off his corpulent mortal coil, then fuck yeah, I won't stand in the way.
Roger ZenAF (@rogerzenaf.bsky.social) reposted
It took cops three hours to finally go into the Pulse nightclub the night of the shooting. If you wander near a crosswalk in Florida with a piece of chalk right now you'll have four cops on you in under five seconds.🤷♂️
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
lol Nah, he also represents us all in the Senate as Minority Leader. And he's a sad joke. If I want to tell him to piss off, I will. I want a fighter representing us, no a yogurt tester. It's that simple. Lead, fight, or get the fuck out of the way.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Your caretaker's been looking all over for you, Chuck! The bus heads back to Shady Pines in five minutes!
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Depends on the colors. Of the children.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm with that.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
"Wahllllll... we ain't 'zackly po-lice, but Miss Kristi done tol' us we can snatch up all the brown folks much as we please. We don' need badges, she said, 'cause we're like the secret, special po-lice."
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
The White House has been silent about this. No press release, no angry denials on Truth Social. Mike Johnson - nothing? There has been no follow-up coverage. He got dressed up in golf clothing and was taken away from the White House. That's all. Yet he now knows the world eagerly awaits his death.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
He has no idea where he is. Whose job was it to dress him today? Ew.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Completely agree, but I prefer the word "compromised." That goes for you, Chuck, Nancy, Hakeem, Kirsten, and Andrew. Get the hell out of the way. Your time has passed. We need someone who won't suck up to billionaires the way you have.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Try working at a non-profit and attending an event for local LGBTQIA professionals. I sat at a table of bankers and entrepreneurs and felt like I was at the wrong lunch table - attempt to introduce yourself, they look at your name tag and immediately over your shoulder. Yes, I'm gay but poor. Sorry.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
My rep, unfortunately, is not one of those. Her newsletters are pics of community feel-good events. She's engaged a handful of times with media, but it's carefully worded and hesitant. I've written and called. She's a former immigration attorney, but she will not make noise. She's... nice.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Praying priest begs agents to stop deportation vans
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Without them, I would not be here. Without them, I will likely not be here.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
The civil suit is going to trial next month.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Hi, this happened here in Grand Rapids, and the cop walked. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing...
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social)
For all those asking for prayers for Minnesota: Those victims were engaged in prayer when the shooting started. Save your goddamn sanctimony for chrissakes and fuck off.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
What we're headed towards may look as fragmented at the Spanish Civil War, with no clear lines, only continual assaults and retaliations.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
What do these "men" tell their kids what they did at the end of each day? What do they tell their mothers when they call them on their birthdays? What will they tell their grandchildren, or will they die alone?
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
We can't. I don't know where we go from here except a very dark, scary place.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
This is actually pretty fucking terrifying.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
He's got that constipated beagle look down perfect.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks, Elisa and Gary, for nothing. Gary, I can't wait until you're gone next year. Elisa, I am so going to push for you to get primaried.
L.A. TACO (@lataco.bsky.social) reposted
DAILY MEMO: ''A-Kidnapping We WILL Go:’ Agents Mock With Nearly 50 Kidnappings Since Friday" @eltragon.bsky.social
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
I grew up in the era. My mom had been a full-time career woman and gave it up to have me. She told me that she had no regrets, but she wished there had been a way to do both. It just wasn't "acceptable" then. I hate people my age pining for "the good old days." Nostalgia is garbage.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
So do it anyway. Courts are overrated. Just ask MAGA.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social)
KEEP REPOSTING THESE. IT'S NOT STOPPING.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Okay, Ken, but what took you so long to figure this out?
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social)
So burning the flag's a year in the pokey, but if you're talentless, faux white trash, you can wear it as a poncho?
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Conjecture on my part, sure, but the kid was set up. "Hey, just a couple shots in his direction and make it look real. We'll get you out, no one needs to know it was you. He'll survive as a hero, with you to thank for it. We'll make it worth your while when the job's done."
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social)
Hey, if you're commenting on a post and someone dares to reply to you, either positively or negatively, they CAN DO THAT. You can and should block when necessary, but don't tell others they're not ever allowed to respond to you. Just be thankful we're not Reddit. You'd never survive there.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
... I ose comment?
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
I am still trying to remember which 1980s b-movie femme fatale Bondi reminds me of. Maybe it was a minor role on an episode of Silk Stalkings or a bit part on General Hospital, but she has the look of someone who tries to come across as alluring and dangerous, but fails at both of those things.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
They don't interact with any poor or brown people unless they're cutting the grass or cleaning the house. They're offended when we decline to visit because they think there's nothing wrong with Florida.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
As I said to another commenter, 3 apologize for the way my comment came out. I'm sorry to offend you. What I meant to say was in reference to family of mine who use their wealth and privilege to ignore what's happening there. They're insulated by their gated communities and private clubs.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
I apologize for the way my comment came off. I am sorry I offended you. I am referring to my family, who have million-dollar winter homes in FL and million-dollar summer homes in the Midwest. They're insulated by money and can't understand why I can't just put aside my outrage and enjoy the beach.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
It's not fear-mongering if it's happening. Wake up. Haven't you heard what Trump said last week, and how Pritzker has responded? 19 states have National Guard troops headed their way. Most are red states. They're setting a precedent to make it "normal" before it happens to blue states.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Trans Woman Violently Taken by ICE GOONS Arrest was around 1pm EST today in Silver Spring, MD (just outside of DC).
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.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
We're going nowhere near Florida, despite my family's requests to visit them. Sorry, but you live in a fascist playground by choice.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, Andy. We're going with "woke" now for attention? You can't be everything to everybody when you're nothing, you cretinous sex pest.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Homeowner shoots, kills 2 men in ski masks, bulletproof vests claiming to be police, HPD says
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social)
You know who you are.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
August 23, 12:19am two people are taken into custody.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
You do you. I am looking forward to his demise and will celebrate any indication that life will be leaving him soon.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social)
NICE TRY, TARGET. STILL NOT SHOPPING THERE. Target's CEO is NOT STEPPING DOWN. He is moving over to become the executive chair of the board of directors. The new CEO will report to HIM. Target CEO to step down as sales remain sluggish - ABC News share.google/Y9KS030MnQnW...
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social)
Keep reposting this!
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
MI has an independent redistricting committee that re-drew the lines in 2020. Voters passed the bill that created it in 2018. Our state is pretty much locked in, and if voters would just get off their complacent asses and go to the polls, we'd be consistently blue.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
You should be a complainer. Blind faith based on party affiliation alone is called a cult. Holding your representatives accountable for their decisions is what managers do, and WE are their managers. We're fighting Nazis here. ALL MEANS must be on the table. Pressers and newsletters are bunk.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
How does one persuade legit Nazis?
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Absolutely
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
And we wonder why Canadian auto traffic into the U.S. was down 37 percent last month.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
To confirm, this is the message: "No matter who you are, regardless of your race, income, education, address, affiliations, veteran status, age, or gender, if you cross us, we will come for you using whatever force we deem necessary. You have been served a warning."
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow. Such privileged, arrogant, adolescent drivel. Shame on you and grow the hell up.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
too late to leave on their own. We already are our own saviors, but it's ridiculous to think that random individuals scattered across 50 very different states can overcome a carefully orchestrated regime.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Davis, and even Nader to align like minds. Here, we can't settle on anyone or any idea to stop fascists. Look, I'm at the point of buying a gun to protect myself and my husband. My marriage may be dissolved by next year. I have friends moving out of the country and back to Mexico before it's
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
No political or military actions happen without someone at the helm. The problem here is that our culture of rugged individualism makes it nearly impossible to field, choose, and support anyone to coordinate or motivate a movement. We've had Lincoln, Anthony, Roosevelt, King, Malcom X, Steinem
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
I keep in touch with and support my Latino friends who are afraid to leave home. Look, there are 300 million of us here. A third support what's going on. The rest don't care or are fighting like hell against it. But we can't all grab signs and guns and run around like our hair is on fire.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
You're speaking from your home outside of the United States. You have no idea what it's like living here. It's insulting if you claim you do. Of course, we're fighting back. Indivisible and other local organizations organize protests. I'm a pain in the ass to all my representatives.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
This is what the impending police state will look like. Your race, your wealth, your privilege, your address, it won't matter. This is an open threat to all who oppose him. The nail that sticks out gets hammered.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Who will lead it? "You need to be the savior" is high school theatrics. It's like you saw Les Miserables on a field trip and adopted the motto. Good grief. We won't be fielding new candidates when the midterms are canceled. And they will be.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
What would you do? Who is your hero?
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes. I've asked several people: Who, then, is your hero? I get two responses, usually: "The People," or "The duopoly of our governmental system is inherently flawed and must be replaced by a system in which..." Neither are actionable, immediate steps to curtail a fascist regime.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Who is your hero?
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Well-played
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
And there you go! I knew you'd come through. Seriously, good luck trying to find anyone who'll check off all of your boxes on any given day. Enjoy
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Good luck finding that unicorn. Given time, I'm sure you'll find fault with that one, too.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
God is that man an idiot
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
FFS, is this Fallujah or LA?
L.A. TACO (@lataco.bsky.social) reposted
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Indivisible ❌👑 (@indivisible.org) reposted
We hope to see you in one hour for One Million Rising, the campaign to train one million Americans how to lead a local resistance movement against Trump’s regime. Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu and more great guests will be at tonight’s training. 👇
Ezra Levin ❌👑 (@ezralevin.bsky.social) reposted
Starting now! Strategic noncooperation final live training. Check it out!
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Five hours of Lee Greenwood's reanimated corpse.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Please. Thank you.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social)
jfc
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Exactly. We have nothing to lose by punching back!
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
We need this. This is the energy Tim Walz gave us. This is the "matching energy with energy" model of engagement. This is the FUCK YOU that we've been aching for. No more staged photo ops, Dems. No more carefully nuanced messaging using the passive tense. HIT BACK.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
Coke don't snort itself, y'all! And Eric.
tallwhitepines.bsky.social (@tallwhitepines.bsky.social) reply parent
More of this, please.