I need some time in Temecula.

Don't take it from me. @balter54.bsky.social

Just when I began to have hope about Democrats after last weeks wins, our Senators cave on the shutdown. I have come to the realization that I have less faith in our ability to win this battle against oligarchy than ever. I left X when Musk bought it and now I'm out on politics completely.

This is correct @realtexaspaul.com

This is correct. @realtexaspaul.com

This. I'm not saying it's easy for the country, but Congresswoman Jayapal is 100 percent correct @realtexaspaul.com.

Today I woke up excited for my move to Virginia or New Jersey where I will find transgender for everyone!

Drove right by one yesterday to shop at my least favorite place in the world, Walmart. They're really no better but I'll get to them next. Also, don't buy Goya.

The wallet is the only vote we have left.

Killing presumably innocent fishermen without evidence will not get you into heaven.

I hate that Americans are losing their right to free speech. Oh, wait, is that hate speech? Am I going to jail? Call my wife and tell her I always loved her.

Hey @mcuban.bsky.social, the time is right to start your own streaming service/cable network. There is plenty of talent available and to say the demand is pent up would be underselling it. I know it will make some people mad that you actually have the financial ability to do it, but they will watch.

I'm pretty sure that there will be a couple of people that are happy when I'm dead. Maybe up to five. I'm relieved to know that number won't be hundreds of millions.

Had a choice between U.S. grapes and Canadian cherries at the store this week and I picked the Canadian cherries proudly. This is the insanity that tRump has brought to our country.

boycott über

For Handmaid’s Tale fans.

Let me see if I have this right. The reason for the tariffs is trade imbalance. tRump wants these countries buying more of our product or else he will impose tariffs on them. His strategy to get them to spend more on expensive American goods is to destroy their economies and make them poorer. Right?

This is the answer. Every state. If you don't believe it study the insidious Koch Brothers. This is how they did it and Democrats just stood by and watched.

I have disliked Republican presidents going back to Ronald Reagan, who I frankly blame for starting us down this road. But none set off my gag reflex when watching them speak, until now. I'm not exaggerating either. I literally get the saliva production in my throat when watching clips.

#TrumpChickenedOUT is trending on China’s social media Another humiliation for the world’s biggest clown. 🤡

Why am I seeing what feels like more larger accounts that disable the ability for me to reply? I assume they're limiting it to only their followers, or those that follow them? I don't want to follow someone until I've interacted in their threads. Do they feel too intellectually above my thoughts?

I'm sure someone is talking about it and I simply haven't seen it, but one o f the most vile parts of this story will be that many of these hooded "ICE" agents will actually turn out to be volunteer white supremacists that get off on hurting brown people. That's if the true story is ever told.

So the White House story is now: “We didn’t mean to threaten Harvard, because we didn’t mean to send the threatening letter we sent, but when Harvard rejected the threats we made but didn’t mean to make, we decided to threaten them twice more.” The country is now run by thugs and idiots.

Some days the news is so ridiculous and depressing that I come up with all kinds of snarky comments and replies and spend hours on Bluesky. On other days the news is so ridiculous and depressing that I literally have nothing to say.

A surprising number of Canadians have followed my small account lately. Actually only a few, but they now make up a fairly large percentage of my followers. I think they're trying to give a US citizen a little bit of hope. Or maybe it's a deep state conspiracy. Either way I appreciate the followers.

I am advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and every other person sent to El Salvador that did not receive due process.

This is hard for me to say, but it gets easier each time I say it…I am not religious. I don’t subscribe to the Southern Baptist doctrine I was raised in. I don’t think I can call myself a Christian anymore… open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...

I hate to admit it but I've started to repost some things just so my profile page will have some pictures on it. I'm too lazy to figure out how to insert a pic, or a link. Exhausting.

The constitutional crisis is here. The President is disobeying lawful court orders. His advisors and allies are cheering him on. And Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains trapped in a jail in El Salvador. youtu.be/HGTIELDTHOo?...

The Dow opened down over 1,000 points today after the tariff announcement. In reality, the tariff announcement has cost the Dow at least double that because of all of the losses over the last few weeks in anticipation of this insanity.

When I get stressed out, I come to Bluesky to make a bunch of snarky comments. It makes me feel better.

A small piece of good news, I just read that Tesla stocks are down 6 percent in after hours trading.

Does tRump realize that the anti-science agenda of his administration will kill many more rural republican voters than sane people. Keep voting and getting vaccinated Dems.

Watching this focus group of Michigan tRump voters on Maddow. It's so hard to see. These people are surprised by what he is doing in his first 100 days. How? Please. How could they not have known? I'm flabbergasted.

Chuck Schumer is so weak. I'm not far behind him on the age scale, but I am so tired of these old guard corporate politicians, both sides, blowing smoke every time they open their mouths. I would be too old as well. NEW LEADERSHIP! Apologies, I couldn't help but use some tRump all caps there.

The Supreme Court is as responsible for this as any other group or person. I'd like to think they're horrified by what they have caused but sadly I seriously doubt it.

The admission by tRump that we may have a recession due to his economic policies, and his message to America that these are big changes that will take some time to have impact, are foreshadowing for his move to run for a third term or just cancel the next election altogether. This movie sucks.

I see a headline from the Washington Post about a man that is going to lose his paper straw business after tRump's executive order about plastic straws. I see that this man voted for tRump. I smile.

I find myself, for the first time in my life, ashamed to buy American. I will be doing my best to buy Canadian and Mexican products when they are available until this insanity ends.

Glad to be here.