Words matter #10: Calling the demolition of the East Wing a "metaphor" is getting really tiresome. We don't need no stinking metaphors! Call all the awful shit that's happening just what is it: preventable — but completely unconstrained — destruction of America from within in every damn way.

So, what are we supposed to call this: better late than never? Is this how Dems plan to roll now? No matter how you dice it, there's a bad look here. —Gift Article— www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...

Watch, listen to and follow Mary Trump for her insights into Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump. Yes, we're in the Twilight Zone. Here's her comment, www.youtube.com/shorts/RCkDZ... and the episode she compares our fate to. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zcd...

So, there you have it. Another capitulation. So, fuck U-Va and its officials. Fuck this decision and fuck them. Hope they lose many talented people who rethink where their time, study and money is best invested. —Gift Article— wapo.st/3JhDimL

Love these stick it to 'em stickers!

“It won’t interfere with the current building ... It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of,” Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump said. Everything he touches dies, and everything he says is a lie. —Gift Article— wapo.st/4hqBNiU

Israel on Sunday launched its heaviest wave of attacks on Gaza since a fragile cease-fire took hold a week ago and said it was suspending humanitarian aid to the territory after accusing Hamas of firing on its forces and violating the truce. —Gift Article— www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...

Lots of trashy headlines about Prince Andrew reported here by the BBC. Looks like, released or not, the Epstein Files will finally be starting to bring down these pedo scumbags. When will the same fate be suffered by Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump? bbc.com/news/article...

Do you know what a group of frogs is called? AN ARMY

Yes, Bluesky gets mentions in this article. www.wired.com/story/techno...

What's wrong with this photo, besides the dumbass thumbs-up gesture? Well, all the hands are the same color. So is Milei's face. But, what in hell is going on with Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's make-up? Seasonal change? RFK jr's advice? Tanning staff furloughed? www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

Grijalva had to be escorted into the Capitol by AOC on Wednesday because Capitol police have to treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. Everybody's trying to do their jobs except Mike Johnson!

Good for her!

Er, it's still Thursday here. And tomorrow's gonna be Friday. But, for some unknown reason, the desktop version of Bluesky has "Caturday" trending. Only one possible explanation: cats have taken over the code!

So, just when you might have been thinking: What more could Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's vile and disgusting administration do that would really, really suck? Well, surprise. Or not. There's no bottom. No damn bottom at all. —Gift Article— www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Swear her in already, dammit ‼️

Last week, Senate Republicans narrowly defeated an effort led by Democrats that would have blocked the U.S. military from continuing the strikes. Why? Because, human lives are expendable. And, because cruelty. That's why. —Gift Article— wapo.st/46QrW23

AOC walks the talk. Love her!

So, 64 y/o Obama isn't eligible to run for president again, even if he could be persuaded by someone, or by the horrors that aren't likely to decrease. But, if Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump changes eligibility for himself, that could open the door for Obama too. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/13/p...

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

Words matter #9: Unless you're a wordsmith yourself, you might be thinking, "Did I just hear what I heard?" Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's pressuring of DOJ to prosecute those on his enemy list is being described as "vindictive." 1/3

“We’ve seen Trump threaten to blow up the relationship ... but each time he came back to the table because he knows that China can hurt the U.S. as much as he can hurt China,” said Jake Werner, director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute. —Gift Article— wapo.st/48XePxm

Tired of these "...for now" headlines. “I’m trying to put this delicately,” [Judge April M.] Perry said. “There has been evidence submitted that the very presence of federal agents, that the way they’re interacting with the populace, is itself the cause of violence.” —Gift Article— wapo.st/4nJP5sQ

These vile indictments — each and every one — are obviously retaliatory. Yet they're getting go-a-heads by grand juries. Why? www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Rand Paul: “Is it too much to ask to know the names of those we kill before we kill them, to know what evidence exists of their guilt?” So, besides these “extra-judicial killings,” it's OK to keep polluting the ocean and fish with those alleged drugs? Right? —Gift Article— wapo.st/42zfHV7

Strong words that need to said — and said over and over — by all sorts of leaders in every profession, both lay and spiritual alike.🙏 And, make no mistake, Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump is good friends with a mirror, but of course it shows him only what he wants to see.

Since [Rapist and Convicted Felon] Trump was elected, “the anti-foreigner voice was really amplified in Japan as well,” [senior project manager at Nisade Services Kunihiro] Kondo said. —Gift Article— www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/b...

This! This right here.👇

“We are not, and we must not become, a nation that imprisons and deports people because we are afraid of what they have to tell us,” [U.S. District Judge William] Young wrote. —Gift Article— wapo.st/3WfiSxw

With the relentless onslaught of Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's vile actions and threats against our precious democracy, we spend so much energy-draining effort just trying to stay balanced. But some sad events make us refocus. The world has seen and lost genuine kindness. RIP Jane Goodall

A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down. All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown. So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!

US expat here. How long we gotta wait till them MedBeds start getting exported so we too get their stupendous features. Come on already. Inquiring minds — and bodies longing for some TLC — want to know! This waiting on pins and needles is starting to hurt! Please don't leave us hanging here! /s

Did you hear it? Scumbag Netanyahu used the same thug-speak as Brendan Carr: "the easy way or the hard way." Where do you think he got that shit from? Don't be misled by his faux-NYC-er, Toidy-Toid Street, Smokey the Bear accent. Scumbag Netanyahu is as evil as Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump.

The minority in Congress has it rough, no matter which party is in power. The future for the Dems looks bleak with the pussy-footing by Schumer and Jeffries—even Kamala Harris—when it comes to endorsing Mamdani.😠 Like drunks trying to walk a white line frozen by fear of veering left or right. WTAF!

Hmm... Hey, Bluesky. Right now, Supreme Court appears under Trending (not pinned by me), but all of the posts appearing there are 10 or more days old. So how is it trending now? What gives?

With Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's rampant executive orders running amok seemingly every day, here's Edith Pritchett's latest take in a cartoon capturing what I hope doesn't give the felon ideas IRL. —Gift Link— wapo.st/46rJDVA

This is hell on Earth.😠💢 “I am getting messages from my coworkers there asking me why I left,” said [an American nurse working in Gaza named Andee] Vaughan, speaking from a guesthouse in Deir al-Balah after she was evacuated. “They are telling me they are going to die.” apnews.com/article/gaza...

This is some vile and disgusting shit. Only weak men lay hands on women like this!💢😠 I've seen similar posts with comments like, "Why are you just taking a video, why not do something?" Sadly, anyone intervening — especially physically — would be accused of assault and arrested then and there.

So, Lindsey Halligan, a Trump lawyer without any prosecutor experience is going after Jim Comey upon Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump's order. No good you say. Nah, she's a long-haired Ivanka-look-alike blond, so it's OK. No worries, she's up to the job. Well, at least, she looks the part.

Hey US expats! 2025 may not be an even-numbered year, but voters abroad still have high-stakes elections important for defending democracy this November — and remember, for Americans abroad, November is NOW. Get everything you need at www.VotefromAbroad.org! #expat #VotefromAbroad

Seriously. Dunno who's worse, Who's responsible, Who's to blame? Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump is a fucking asshole. A puppet. A figurehead? There's a long line of support behind this evil fuck: SCOTUS, MAGA voters, complicit GOP pols, SCOTUS, acquiescing Dems. No escape from this nightmare?

Lovers gonna love. Haters gonna hate. Cultists gonna cult.

California leads! Good for California! “The impact of these policies all across this city, our state and nation are terrifying. It’s like a dystopian sci-fi movie — unmarked cars, people in masks, people quite literally disappearing,” Mr. Newsom said. —Gift Article— www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

No surprise that Scumbag Netanyahu's message to those leaders was: “... It will not happen. A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan River.” —Gift Article— www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

Oh, fucking hell!💢😠 From the outside looking in, I no longer see America.😠 What has happened to the country of my birth!?!💔

I'm a vegetarian. I don't eat fish of any sort. But I live in Japan. As a US expat I know how popular Japanese sushi, sashimi, tempura, etc. is in the States. So, How about all those alleged "narcoterrorist" loads being blown to bits into the sea. Seafood lovers, happy to eat fish now? Opinions?

Even though SCOTUS continues to coddle him at every turn, it's good to see lower courts and smart judges taking Rapist and Convicted Felon Trump and his sycophantic legal teams to task. —Gift Article— wapo.st/47RG247

Hey you guys! It's Friday, and on Fridays you know what we do, right? We dance our butts off, so we can try and shake off the stink and fatigue from this evil regime. And this is a special Friday. Yeah, because the 21st Night of September is just days away! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs06...

If you are an American expat living abroad you may already be having difficulty sending snail mail and parcels to the US. Other posts that follow this one give lists of affected countries. —Gift Article— wapo.st/4nDKrMM

Extreme heat's being felt the world over. This US Gov site presents global climate data clearly. E.g.: I was reminded that over 53,000 people were hospitalized here in Japan for heat stroke during this 2025 summer. Check it while such sites are still online.⬇️ www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...