Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social)
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Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social)
Tillerson describes Trump, “A man who is pretty undisciplined, just kind of says, ‘Look, this is what I believe, and you can try to convince me otherwise.’ But most of the time, you’re not going to do that.” Not just stupid, but willfully ignorant.
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It is the ultimate straw man argument for so called small government conservatives, if you can’t make it smaller then it has to make money instead
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Ever since I was a little kid, this has always seemed almost magical. Growing up in the Midwest, my first exposure to salmon was at my grandparents place in BC, this is the bounty of nature
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously, grow a pair and voters will respect you more
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Definitely a hostile act, question is what is Europe prepared to do?
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Great actor and genuinely good guy, he will be missed
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Xi has a very dry sense of humor, just realized
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Juicy target
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Proof of life
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, she can’t really move her face
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Refreshing
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
“I’m still here”?
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social)
Let me help you, 100’s of thousands of new jobs over a seven month period translates to less than 100k per month which is pathetic
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🔥🔥🔥
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They just exist in a parallel reality
Diana Fulmer (@dianafulmer.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Precisely. And in this case by “doing your own research” RFK specifically means, “listen to these guys that agree with me”. He does not want anyone evaluating the mountains of actual evidence that contradict him.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
This is a great point, unless you are looking at the data or at least the paper reporting that data, you are taking someone else’s word for it.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
It also kind of means they are out of bodies, people who can go on camera and say anything positive about this administration with any form of sincerity.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Coming to a comedy club near you, but is she ready for the improv?
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
He looks like a limp piece of white bread. No doubt some kind of hospitalization was involved, that’s why he was mia. It doesn’t seemed to have helped much, but he also couldn’t have been hidden away much longer. The next press conference will be interesting whether he speaks in it or not.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social)
Honestly, this time it could be both the crime and the cover up.
Ian Bassin (@ianbassin.bsky.social) reposted
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Montana State, lmao
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Nope. That’s a suckers bet.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Bobby looks like someone who has trouble trusting an expert to cut his hair, not sure he’s the one to be giving advice to people
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, don’t really care what the right thinks about it, still waiting to dance on the man’s grave
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
The grim reaper?
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
There’s no expense too great to support a message of hate
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
They should just take it citywide, can’t keep up if all the crosswalks are rainbow
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, that bulb is definitely dimming. He’s probably in and out of hospital from now on as they try to manage whatever is progressing.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
The weekend at Bernies scenario seems a little far-fetched. Even if that is attempted, probably it wouldn’t be very long before the pressure would mount to just move on. I doubt in DC even a week could go by that the press corps would put up with it.
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Hah! Well, maybe the yips won’t follow him to Jamaica.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Lolz
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
They don’t care if you have papers or not. What they care about is whether you look like an immigrant from south of the border.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social)
“President Donald Trump has vowed to restore U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market and has pushed to increase U.S. reliance on fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas that emit planet-warming greenhouse gases.” The words and the deeds simply do not match.
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Yesss!!!
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
And to think they could just be enjoying the weekend at home, picking up trash and spreading mulch.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Finger’s crossed
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social)
A lot of good people still in the government departments, trying to shelter in place. The best option still seems to be evacuate. Once the madman (and his cronies) are contained normal function can be restored. But people need to feel the destruction viscerally, and know the ones left are to blame
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Good. It’s about time the Europeans actually get a little pissed. No one wants to relive the horrible wars that ravaged the continent for centuries , but failing to push back an imperialist only delays the confrontation.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social)
OMG, Trump got sent to military school as a teenager because his parents were afraid of him, and he liked, not because the whole military thing, but because it gave him access to a steady supply of weaklings to bully and future sycophants to enthrall
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social)
It will be interesting to see just how quickly the fever breaks after Trump passes. There will be no doubt a large portion of people celebrating. Others will mourn, and feel outraged. Will it go further? I hope not, but these forces will not wane on their own. It will take deliberate effort.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social)
And listening to a moron is a feature of idiocy
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Yup. The first move has to be completely stop the bullshit. The government is broken. It will take time to rebuild, but first do no more harm by defanging the Executive. Defund/shutter ICE and life will continue. Turn your back on the snake and it will bite you again.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s the collateral damage that worries me
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Or his tell is finally showing
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Just in case anyone was wondering if Miller actually spoke a word of truth. There you go, no further notes needed.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s trying to get us all killed to make more room for himself
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Love it
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RFK Jr. is trying to get us all killed🙈
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe if they’d challenged RFK jr to a push up contest, then maybe they could have gotten his respect , but clearly this has turned into some kind of measure of toxic masculinity and it won’t lead to better public health
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, once she had made herself that toxic, hard to come back, lol
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Exactly. Trump and Abbott, at his behest, hijacked the special session for their own ends
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social)
I give him credit for trying but facts have a tenuous hold on people
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Or maybe Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Don’t say that man
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
It sure seems that the scientific community is in large part rejecting RFK Jr. and Trump. They are having none of it. They’ll need to figure out a transition plan for the stockpile of pathogens, but a departure en masse would send a serious message to everyone that this is no time to screw around
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Is she piqued?
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
“Shaken”?
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
There are a lot of “ good German” types joining the government in places like ICE and the FBI. Their futures will be tied to Trump, as will their families. This is going to get messy, even if the circumstances are ripe.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Labour are joining Ferage’s cause without even realizing it
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
She’s got more in common Hugo Chavez than with Caesar Chavez
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Think about what it takes to dismiss such atrocities, whether it is politicians or regular republicans, they have had to harden their hearts progressively over the years in order ignore the problem. It’s emblematic of sickness at the heart of the GoP.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Nope
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s about time to see something more than talk out of these wimps,
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Gupta: Here’s why this matters: 1. Because the FDA indications have changed, if I prescribe it to you, I’m opening myself up to a lawsuit. He directly signals that… 2. A pharmacist is no longer able to prescribe and administer a COVID-19 booster that doesn’t meet indications.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Only quibble, he wasn’t wearing a mask
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve always thought Warren would have been more popular if she could speak with the same passion about the issues of the day, not just the one’s she thinks are important
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Call in the national guard, lol
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Call not goal
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social)
I think we can make the goal, “thoughts and prayers” will never dis the problem. Waiting for a deity to help, when you have all the tools you need at your disposal is calculated, cynical bullshit
Molly Knight (@mollyknight.bsky.social) reposted
Minneapolis Mayor Slams Talk of 'Thoughts and Prayers' After Church Shooting: 'These Kids Were Literally Praying people.com/minneapolis-...
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s the Cliff’s Notes of the 21st century
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, it’s annoying and it saves gas, so let’s definitely get rid of it
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Lmao!
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
How long did it take him to come up with that one?
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
About the same as if they were doing anything else, in this case about $1M/day
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
It protects him from sunlight
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
The American people are spending $1M/day for the troops in DC. At least it’s more useful than hassling people at driving checkpoints
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
I wonder how Miller’s family feels now that he’s no longer just a crank, but has truly gone over to the dark side of fascism?
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Gotta say, if they want India to maybe send some gasoline back, that would be a tasty target, lol
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
They simply didn’t think it was possible, there are few if any guardrails left
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
That angle of view makes it look like an Iron Eagle
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
At least we know Trump has a type
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Bwhahaha!!! That isn’t going to get them elected. They both keep hoping for some kind of big dig against Momdani to save them from certain defeat. Rather than come up with better ideas, they are just flailing about
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m not sure that even qualifies as milquetoast, it has so little substance
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
All those greedy pigs with their noses in the trough, but try to hold something back and they squeal
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Because it’s not generative, it’s just iterative
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
I also don’t know why lawyers aren’t in court arguing the same thing, there is real madness here, beyond the constitutionality of these actions, they are destructive of the fabric of our society. We are being sucked into Trump’s fever dream, and we need stronger people to stand up and resist.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, if they can’t summon the required moral outrage at the abuses going on right now, they should step aside. It seems clear that many top dems lack the will to fight on the ample ground afforded. This is the Madness of King Trump, and that is a softball hanging over the plate to hit.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Scoreboard
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Start with the assumption they are lying
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Some might call that lying to the public
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s wish casting by the posters, but if this is the Lincoln Memorial it is nearly a mile away
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Or he’s just a fucking coward
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Charlotte really sitting back, only trying to hit off the counter. They look like they’re playing with 10.
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
Sigh
Tom Shenk (@tomshenk.bsky.social) reply parent
So let me get this straight , you occupy an American city for a couple of weeks, and it’s now even less safe? That doesn’t speak well for our military, or for that matter the Metro Police.