tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
In my blue state, when I returned to in-class teaching, the fact is, few students showed up.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
In my blue state, when I returned to in-class teaching, the fact is, few students showed up.
Amos Posner (@amosposner.bsky.social) reposted
JD Vance asking to be invited into a city feels really on the nose after Sinners
mrwilkening.bsky.social (@mrwilkening.bsky.social) reposted
Can't recommend the print edition of The Onion enough...
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Are they?
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Poor NPR, having to carry Trump's water, still.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, nominating a winning Black president did give us Trump. We should really know better.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Had Trump not informed us, we would not have known.
JohnXuandou (@johnxuandou.bsky.social) reposted
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
We just would have gotten them both. I doubt there's a dimes difference between them and the right-wing clowns now on the SCOTUS anyway.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Careful. You're treading perilously close to describing "The Best Years of Our Lives."
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Rodney Dangerfield:"I get no respect." Donald Trump: "I give no respect."
Jason Karsh (@jkarsh.bsky.social) reposted
The other great thing about this clip is how clear it is that Powell doesn’t respect Trump in the slightest and has no intention of participating in any emperor’s new clothes nonsense. It’s weirdly refreshing since Trump surrounds himself with sycophants and our press largely humors them.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
She doesn't vote with him 100% of the time. What did she expect?
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
I was under the impression they were covered because it's cheaper for the taxpayer than paying their emergency room bills
Jay Willis (@jaywillis.net) reposted
I think Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissents are an important exception to the "Supreme Court dissents don't matter" rule of thumb, because she is using them not to argue with the conservative justices, but to explain to the public that the conservative justices are liars and in the tank for Trump
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm guessing they're going to get yelled at.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't leave out his successfully blackmailing CBS. Another win!
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Uh, no. Not at this point.
Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) reposted
Marco Rubio needs to be asked whether he believes his grandfather who remained in the U.S. after receiving a deportation order from our govt should have been treated the way the father of 3 Marines was treated by ICE this weekend in California. ASK HIM. Make him confront his lack of character.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Demagougues promote violence from both sides.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
“Rain in your parade” is meant as a compliment.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Dems need to offer an alternative if they want to be heard and trusted.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Not slave owning ones.
Kat Tenbarge (@kattenbarge.bsky.social) reposted
The feds kidnapping and trafficking people is a violent crime. Protesting it is fighting back against abuses of power. The government claiming protestors started the violence is DARVO—Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. It’s what abusers do when they face consequences.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, a writing coach called Embers sounds ominous.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
No, but with so many injured pitchers our on our own staff, we can be thankful there's not one more.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Who would have thought Communist officials would have such good grades.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
That dude is totally devoid of any sense of self-awareness.
The Onion (@theonion.com) reposted
U.S. Military Bans Men With Girl Names From Participating In Combat
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Will they be led from their homes by gunpoint?
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
A similar trick was tried at the McCarthy-Army hearings.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
That's certainly how I look at his administration.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope they got paid for their vote.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
I want to learn more about that quick healing ear.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Questions like" "Why doesn't anyone else have these?"
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Just show us a confirmed gang member with one.
Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) reposted
OK, another cat post. The connection here is that most media coverage of Trump IS the chase of laser dots on the carpet.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
They are far more interested in trying it in the court of public opinion than in the court of law.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
He doesn't seem very competent.
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
We’re honestly on a fast timeline to exactly this.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Indeed. Point being, it wasn't voter error.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, she did help inspire the Buffalo mass shooter with her Great Replacement talk.
Alex Blechman (@alexblechman.bsky.social) reposted
Tech Guy: Birth rates are dropping. Humanity is in peril. There is only one solution Everyone: Free maternity care? Universal pre-k? Child tax credits? Tech Guy: I must personally impregnate as many people as possible
Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow (@tomtomorrow.bsky.social) reposted
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
"May" be worthwhile does not inspire confidence.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
The better looking Musk.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
This should be the state's responsibilty.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Incredible. They take months to make a decision and give 15 days for other people to correct the state's error.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, yeah, you get to be a lawless cop.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Bad pop songs, I can tolerate, even enjoy having on to wince at for a while. But patriotic songs? I can't stand them.
Lisa Pizza (@lisapizza.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
My hatred for that song made this one of my favorite MST3K moments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBeK...
Joshua Holland (@joshuaholland.bsky.social) reposted
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Baltimore all the way.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
"The law says the deportation is illegal, but some experts say 'not so fast.'"
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Strawman argument.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
He was lynched because the governor commuted his death sentence, and the governor had to leave the state. An amazing story.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
My understanding is that Ukraine was not invited to the negotiating table.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s right. Turn him off.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
On his phone reading praise.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Wish Harris had said this.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
No one should oblige him.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Seems like if you're arguing one isn't trying to re-segregate something, you've pretty much already lost.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, duh! What took them so long?
Cooper Lund (@cooperlund.online) reposted
If you’re in line to sack Patrick Mahomes, STAY IN LINE
Michael Whitney (@michaelwhitney.lol) reposted
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
The flaw in Vance's circle of obligation (and old man Le Pen said much the same thing) is, where do you stand when someone inside your circle is repressing those outside it?
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, right now, my family needs a new roof on the house.
Vet_Grandma AKA Madam Defarge (@madamedefarge2a.bsky.social) reposted
The newly unveiled Republican Party icon!
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Bor-ing.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Following our new abstinence only policy which should be very successful.
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted
It's far down the list of issues. But it's telling that Press Secy comes to presser unable to answer whether the admin has just cancelled health insurance for more than 70 million Americans. Ooops.
Elad Nehorai (@eladn.bsky.social) reposted
Repeat after me: He doesn't think Nazi cosplay is funny. He thinks being funny will allow him to be a Nazi openly. This is an example of why. They don't take it seriously. Musk has spent YEARS not "cosplaying" but interacting with and working with Neo-Nazis. This trivializes and erases that fact.
The Onion (@theonion.com) reposted
Rising Conservative Star Just Guy Wearing Nazi Armband And Crying theonion.com/rising-...
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Indeed. It is something Democratic leaders should have been doing for years.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Doesn't make sense.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
In other words, they're not getting paid.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Very sad news. He owned David Ortez.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
That settles it. If the Os don't sign Corbin Burnes, I'm done.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Your joke is in shockingly poor taste.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
How about we at least move the clocks forward an hour on Friday afternoon instead of Saturday night?
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
I had to quit a paid teaching job with a provisional license to pay to teach.
xpostfactoid (@xpostfactoid.bsky.social) reposted
Trump re the ACA: "I gave them the money to do it -- fix it, make it work." Well, um, a little...here's CBO on cutting off direct payments to insurers for Cost Sharing Reduction: 1/
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
“How we live is so different from how we ought to live that he who studies what ought to be done rather than what is done will learn the way to his downfall rather than to his preservation.” ― Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed. I read it twice.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
The Thanksgiving episode of The Bear is quite memorable.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Doonsebury did some pretty hilarious takes on his wordsmithing.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
That's a rather identity politicky attitude.
scha·den·freu·de (@blisterpearl.bsky.social) reposted
Brilliant observation by @maxkennerly.bsky.social to a whole pot-full of parboiled frogs.
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Yet, for 200 years they could use the bathroom of their choice. What changed?
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Like we’re just getting to know him.
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
President Kennedy's Tour of Dallas Cut Short
Mark Copelovitch (@mcopelov.bsky.social) reposted
Ford’s Theatre night ends in theatrics
tbayw.bsky.social (@tbayw.bsky.social) reply parent
Not unlike Social Security.