Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Focus on "temporarily"...
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Focus on "temporarily"...
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
"Van exploded by drone on I95. DHHS says they were all criminals. No investigation pending" Same difference. There ain't no rights no more.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Banger repost!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Other civilized countries: "oh, have cancer? Make the most of the time you have left." America: "Oh, you have cancer? Better make sure you have good employer based insurance and bust your ass because that ain't pay for it all anyway so plan for lots of shady biils, collections and medical debt"
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Would you accept going back to 2015? I wouldn't.
Kelsey Atherton (@atherton.bsky.social) reposted
if the Biden Irrelevancy had one clear lesson it's that you can't retake democracy from those who would destroy it and then spend years slow-rolling the arrests of those responsible while failing to explicitly change the rules to keep them from power
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
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Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Can't even wear that right, either...
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Fuck, am I really gonna hafta try to be an Eagles or Packers fan? www.bigblueview.com/new-york-gia...
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
I can tell you this, they aren't afraid of Mamdani's plans NOT working.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
ABAB.
Julia Serano (@juliaserano.bsky.social) reposted
since Bluesky is chock full of Newsom-stan-bots insisting that "Dems should compromise on trans issues", I will re-up my November essay about why this is not only immoral & unempirical, but BAD POLITICS. Dems WILL LOSE if they do this, here's why (no paywall): juliaserano.medium.com/should-democ...
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Florida wants us to die.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
The National Guard is providing a distraction away from Epstein, for Trump. They are compromised.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Noice! theoatmeal.com/comics/lefto...
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
The people who thought DC was unsafe without having ever been there now think DC is safe, without ever going there. Wash, rinse, repeat. There's not gonna be some influx of Republicans going in to enjoy what our cities have to offer.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Do you still get your news from your television? Really? Still?
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
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Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
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Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
The idea that any billionaire cares about the value of "things" is laughable. They care about power, perceptions, prestige. Monetary concerns are beneath them. Nobody needs a billion dollars to buy "things." Even senators are cheap af to a billionaire. Chump change.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Support for the state of Israel is not support for Jewish people just as criticism of the state of Israel isn't criticism of Jewish people. No matter how wrong the greedy and complicit news media is on this issue.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
So glad we got the fuck outta there!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
It's not about what's on anyone's radar. It's about doing what is right.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
They had a trifecta from 2020- 2022. Didn't hear a peep from them about Epstein... I wouldn't count on them next time either.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Just like 2020?
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Pretty unstuffed strawman, that one is.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Every Progressive needs to leave the Democratic Party. All of us. The stench is overwhelming and the guilt by association need not be borne.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
No different than GW Bush, really. Minus the smartphones.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Registered Republican? Fucking fascist!!!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
My creator sure as shit is NOT YOUR piece of shit worthless god. Hell fucking NO!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Trump's gonna sign an executive order making Daylight Savings Time permanent and it's gonna fuck things up but also in a kinda fun to watch kinda way unless you are a kid waiting at a dark bus stop in the icy rain.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Four months left... tick, tick tick... Progress on school/home/job though!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
IF (there's an election in 2026) AND (Dems win that election (even if in a landslide)) THEN media and Dem leadership/donor calls for "unity" with the fascist GOP will be DEAFENING ELSE Full speed to the Fascist States of America !!!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Florida did this already. Nobody cared.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Killing machine!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Bang! POW! ZAM!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
I hate sneering pundits.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Our declaration does NOT say that.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
He's wrong. Utterly wrong. This is exactly what the founders did NOT want.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
"A common narrative"???
Sooz Kempner (@soozuk.bsky.social) reposted
When I was announced as the lead in a Doctor Who spinoff in 2023 Graham Linehan tweeted about me for TWO DAYS, tagging the BBC and others to say that I am pro-child abuse and they shouldn't work with me.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
100 years ... or less...
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reposted
What probability did Nate Silver's algorithm calculate for Trump winning the Electoral College but not the popular vote in 2016? Anyone remember?
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reposted
"It's not fascism without a genocide" say "good" people right up until their fascist government does a genocide...
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reposted
The first army to land on US soil and attack our people in 200+ years is the US Army. Read that again.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reposted
I am 100% for the Independence of Texas! We'll be better for it, and fuck it, Texas can take care of itself... they always say so, anyway. Or is that just talk?
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reposted
They are calling it the "sharpie test" (I'm not THAT old, I promise. Saw this in a grocery store...and fuck pay walls!)
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reposted
Calling for permanent, full time occupation of public spaces by the military. Just like fascists do.
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
The Democratic party leadership is only concerned with finding moderates who don't rock the boat too much β and that's the exact opposite of what we need and what this time demands.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
The Democrats prefer Trump over any Progressive.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Calling for permanent, full time occupation of public spaces by the military. Just like fascists do.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Ohio with 4 on this list...
Doug Gordon (@brooklynspoke.bsky.social) reposted
For book tour, I just looked for a train between two U.S. cities about 165 miles apart. There's one train a day, it leaves at 6:50 PM, involves a transfer, and takes 16 hours and 20 minutes.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
I also did my driving test in a blizzard! Didn't have to parallel park! Bonus: it was in a car I had never before driven!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Gotta wonder if Newsom's post up game has changed Trump's...
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
A Dem we could do without.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
And how does this fight fascism in America?
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
And will they be talking about how Trump's dissolution of USAID only helps China abroad? I'm not optimistic.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
They really get under your skin, know what I mean?
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
But surely he's happy to "work with" his "colleagues across the aisle" on bipartisan nothingness even STILL!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Still waiting for the "well, acksually" from a true Southerner...
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
They are different outcomes of the same event... I don't know how Nate's algorithm came up with it, but surely it's more "likelihood" than "probability" ... I can say that it was less likely than 3 heads (or tails) in a row.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
They are calling it the "sharpie test" (I'm not THAT old, I promise. Saw this in a grocery store...and fuck pay walls!)
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
I am 100% for the Independence of Texas! We'll be better for it, and fuck it, Texas can take care of itself... they always say so, anyway. Or is that just talk?
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
The first army to land on US soil and attack our people in 200+ years is the US Army. Read that again.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Leadership! π€¦ββοΈπ€¦π€¦ββοΈ And if you are wondering, yes, every single last remaining Republican is really, truly, this stupid under their skirts.
Punish the Villains (@internethippo.bsky.social) reposted
Unfortunately you have to primary everyone, not just because they don't have what it takes to fight, but because they don't have what it takes to rebuild. Last thing you want is them to win by default and then tread water until the next Trump comes to power
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
"It's not fascism without a genocide" say "good" people right up until their fascist government does a genocide...
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Fascist. The word you seek, the playbook you are referring to, is "Fascist." Use it.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
I learned that Donald Trump never speaks the truth in the 80s.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Our best hope is that this scuttles BOTH parties and we once again have someone to represent regular Americans in DC.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah! Well Good luck! Very jealous!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
The media's basic assumption is that they are toast if they don't play nice with Donnie. All they care about is self-preservation. So very "good Nazi" of them...
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Pass!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Pretty good for an Aussie!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
How about picking on deeply wrong things about OTHER people? Asking for a "friend."
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Combine the two. EC win, PV loss, which is what happened. Hint: it's lower than 2 coin flips.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Over here, over here!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
What probability did Nate Silver's algorithm calculate for Trump winning the Electoral College but not the popular vote in 2016? Anyone remember?
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Cowards, all.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Only 3, "The Democrats can never, ever be wrong" accounts, like Aubrey, blocked me today. Pretty light work. Maybe I'm getting to the bottom of that barrel too.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't forget "missed again" Nate. He hates it here too.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
The media IS the problem.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
When I am president, anyone and everyone that simped for Trump gets sent to Russia.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Support for the state of Israel is not support for Jewish people just as criticism of the state of Israel isn't criticism of Jewish people. No matter how wrong the greedy and complicit news media is on this issue.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Psst: There's no alt-right anymore, because all the right is alt-right.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Republicans hate Jews like they invented it. This scumbag is also a moron. Surprise Surprise.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
I've been to several rallies, each focused on one thing or another. Can we have one big rally for EVERYONE!?
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
If the vaccine works, why do people still catch Covid? Same energy.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't forget LA and DC!
CHOAM Nomsky (@samthielman.com) reposted
anyway itβs shocking that no one was able to predict that when the George W. Bush administration gave itself unreviewable powers to murder and imprison people, those powers were eventually going to get used intentionally on noncombatants
Democracy's Anger Translator (@lostmydisguise.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Why doesn't Trump send the National Guard where most of the crime is, like Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, or New Mexico? ππΌ Chicago and California aren't even in the top 10.
ππ¦ππππ πΎπ¦π£π (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
He looks like shit..except for that perfect earlobe.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
White supremacist says what?
Orpheus Condescending (@maryscottoconnor.com) reposted reply parent
What the FUCK is wrong with this asshole?
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Fucking loser! Resign already! We need someone with a backbone, not backrubs!!!
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social) reply parent
Bot flies?
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
I registered to vote in my new state yesterday. But not as a Democrat. NPA. Nothing I have seen on Bluesky has made me want to be a part of the Democratic Party. Nothing.
Twitchy White Shark, PhD (he/him, still pagan) (@unlabeledelder.bsky.social)
Remember, the Geneva Conventions are quaint and outdated. Torture, kidnapping, chemical weapons, blowing up people for a news clip, you name it, are all fair game for any nation, thanks to the Republican Party... and the Democrats that vote with them.