84 years old & could have been written yesterday. Put it in your Saved post files & share it widely.

Just rewatched Boots Reily's "Sorry to Bother You" It kinda cathartic right now, as we watch the USA's governmental and societal norms break down.

Our democracy should have a house of congress based upon labor/professions nationally, instead of two based upon states. Plumbers Electricians Famers Farm Hands Accountants Engineers Researchers Logistics Unemployed etc. Proportional to the number of people who do that work.

This is feeling more and more like it's the core of the Republican shutdown strategy.

Breaking: SecDef Hegseth announces new "Decimation" policy to motivate lagging troops.

From inside the US Military meeting at Quantico.

Strategically, SecDef's meeting is not about identifying who is against his policies. It IS about identifying who is already onboard with the policies, so they can be promoted and empowered.

Someone told me they were going to donate to house the poor, but I warned them that being leftist is tantamount to terrorism now.

I'm envious of people who didn't study humanity or history - they get to experience current events and have no clue what happens next. So many people out here screaming "Don't go in the basement!" And everyone else is going "Shhh, Spoilers!"

Good read. "Strike downward" is a good description of the actions of hate speech, without the emotional content.

Check out this "War Zone" at the Portland ICE facility. 🦗🪷

War-ravaged Portland

The dream of the 1790s is alive in #Portland

The far-right wants to undermine or leave every international agreement and convention that's been successfully protecting us from the far-right since WW2. This isn't about "freedom" or "sovereignty". It's about the barbarians tearing down the defences that have been keeping the barbarians at bay.

Is an EO on E-Stops coming soon?

Hasbro is updating Monopoly by eliminating the luxury tax, charging astronomical rents, and waiving jail time for rich people.

Well if that ain't the truth.

You know how it sucks to finish a game of monopoly because one or two people have almost all the money? He he, yea. Life is like that right now.

politicalwire.com/2025/09/17/d... Just maybe, democrats should look at what is working and getting people excited: Policies that support working people instead of rich people. Oh wait, that's clearly not who the party ever represented in government anyway. Throwing queers under the bus won't win.

OH! So Sinclair Media is behind the whole Jimmy Kimmel thing. This makes total sense now. ABC didn't want to piss off a major local carrier of their network into local broadcast networks. What do we call it when corporations and the government cooperate to this level to control information?

Antifa sounds some kind of regional salty snack. "Honey, while you're driving through the city - can you get me a bag of ANTIFA?"

American politics seem to simplify to one simple idea: People tend to think they are centrists. How does one tell if you are considered part of "The Left"? That's the fun part - you don't! Those calling for retribution do. Be careful out there everyone!

Many enjoy reading/watching the news. You wouldn't need the news to know what's going on, if you were involved in the social struggles of others. Don't equate knowing a single summary of the situation, with understanding the situation.

Breaking News: US Army punishes soldier as part of vast conspiracy to eat at Wendy's, instead of Chic-Fil-A.

CMV: The solution for high employee turnover, is unions.

The four boxes of liberty: Soap, Ballot, Jury, Ammo I didn't think I'd see so much use of the third of the four boxes of liberty in my lifetime, let alone the fourth.

"Gentlemen, what is the biggest problem facing society today?" "Annoying GoFundMe requests?" "Exactly. And online petitions. And peaceful assembly. It's all… B2C. It's messy. Our startup, 'Fascism 2.0,' plans to eliminate the customer service department of society."

Someone has been using his Oligarch card a lot lately. #MechaHitler

New slang term for business speak just dropped: Binguslingus

All war is class war. Oligarchs play their game, and make money off the rest of us arguing amongst ourselves.

We can either fix a broken thing, or throw it away: * Fixing it involves spending time an energy to figure out how and why it broke. * Throwing it away means getting a new one, or we go without. Governments will always be broken. Throwing them away, just means we go without. We must fix it.

The USA's Oligarchs are declaring their independence. Independence from having to help or care about anyone but themselves. Good luck to anyone who's not holding an Oligarch card, which is just about everyone. We're in the end game now.

I need to add a "War Profiteer" card to Oligarchopoly.

It's really scary right now. Not for Oligarchs, heavens no. This is all opportunity for taking more power and resources from the rest of the people on this planet. When you're an Oligarch, they just let you.

How much you want to bet that Steven Miller will be showing him the pictures of the No Kings protests, and saying they were in support of his weak-ass parade?

Pay has not been tied to worker productivity for over 50 years. Yet people stupidly believe immigrants are the reasons they don't get paid much. Those suckers line my pockets.

Thank you @remhq.bsky.social & @billyjoelpage.bsky.social In tough times, your art always reminds me that things are the same as they've always been. Same as they probably always will be. Art keeps hope alive.

This one is just as powerful. youtu.be/iQ0ct9bglYo?...

It seems to always be the same song, doesn't it?

Left wing is when you don't want any oligarchs. Right wing is when you only want those oligarchs you agree with around. Us oligarchs are happy with this, it keeps you arguing amongst yourselves.

Lots of days, it feels like every single person out there is aware how broke shit is, but feel like as long as they do a little better than someone else, they won't be the one eaten to feed the beast. And they refuse to do anything about it.

Have I been the secret nazi the whole time, and didn't know it? Was I a sleeper agent trained from a young age to hold neo-nazi ideals, and didn't even know it? Indiana Jones: and the Yup, we're apparently back to fightin' Nazis.

If you want something wholesome and endearing to do today, keep the Tesla stock on your screen.

MAGA the result of ordering a conservative from TEMU. Looks like a Pro-Business Republican, but is really just a cheap knockoff that doesn't work right.

LGBTQ+ are known as a Schrodinger "political group". They are both a political opinion (therefore protected against interference by the government), and NOT a political opinion (therefore allowing government regulation) simultaneously. The measurement depends on how biased you are against them.

The teachers don't need to ask students for help here, it's not like we live in Florida anymore.

Okay, thought exercise time: Assumption: Every program the federal government spends on, is desired by at least one voting citizen. Question: To cut spending, which of the federal government programs that you/friends/family benefit from, or believe is a good thing to invest in - should be cut?

There's money to be made in chaos. If you know what's coming before the other players do.