No matter how much sense they occasionally make, folks like Rand Paul & MTG are still inherently untrustworthy. They've demonstrated that they CAN make sense when it's in their interests to do so. Meaning their usual conservative odiousness is entirely performative. Intentional. Contrived. False.

To review: Trump admitted he started WWIII solely to improve his poll numbers. Didn't worry abt consequences bc other ppl always bail him out. Is dismayed nobody's bailing him out now. How long before the US enlisted military agrees that they're sacrificing their lives for one clown's poll numbers?

U.S. Suffers Additional Casualties In War It Won Last Week

"Operation Epic Fury"? More like Operation Epic Failure

Proof positive that every vote matters. Vote yourself, then help your neighbors to vote too.

Saw a thread yesterday on another platform btw the OP, discussing how Trump is all over the Epstein files, & a person who asked - totally seriously - "Are there any photos of Trump & Epstein together?" There are many ppl who for various reasons choose a low-to-zero information life. They vote.

Can't we identify ICE goons by finding the local, white, mostly-violent underachievers who're suddenly, inexplicably, loaded with cash? Assuming the regime is actually paying them the $50K signing bonuses + salaries + $30K bonuses per arrest, are any of your town's jerks driving big new pickups now?

Insider trading 101

In the last 2 days I've blocked 12 accounts who've proudly posted pix of the pizza or soup they reheated for lunch. Am I really the only one on Bluesky who dislikes that level of navel-gazing?

So now, it's safe to assume that anyone prominent, male or female but esp. male, is in the Epstein files unless they can prove otherwise.

Anyone else have randos suddenly all showing up, posting photos of their food? They're all so proud of making a humdrum sandwich or a pot of really awful chili. Or some gross undercooked chicken object. Is it their first time in a kitchen & they don't have a mommy or a nonna to brag to? #InstaBlock

If you're the kind of person who believes *taco salad* is best made with *Doritos* and *only* Doritos? On so many levels we have absolutely nothing in common.

To repeat: it really irritates me when a social media user announces in their profile or a post something to the effect of "if I don't like your comment I'll block you." That's a childish threat that deters no one. It translates to: "I'm a jerk. Please block me first." Challenge accepted.

Pretty soon there's going to be a photo of Trump passing out face first into his cheeseburger & fries with ketchup.

Is Trump's health declining? Look toward what his potential heirs are doing right now to consolidate their own wealth & power without his signature or "brand."

Here's what I don't get. Trump is recorded passing out All. The. Time. Yet he's also recorded standing up and speaking. Can anyone in cyberspace track his dosages? How much time passes in front of cameras between when he's walking/talking & when he's passing out?

Gosh, Trump falls asleep a lot? "Falls asleep" is a euphemism for "passes out." The American public needs to see unredacted medical records to determine what pharmaceuticals he's actually on. Plus unredacted tax returns & Epstein files. Give it to us all in one big infodump, we'll sort it all out.

Everyone has Probably already seen this ….and I will hate myself in the morning, but it’s good so watch and enjoy

Much as I want Tangerine Idi Amin to be gone, I'm horrified thinking about the jamokes who'd be next in the line of succession: JD Vance, followed by Mike Moses Johnson, Chuck Grassley, and then - according to Mr. Wikipedia - "Cabinet secretaries depending upon eligibility."

How great are the @dropkickmurphys.com!?! They're not even taking a breath after their European tour to be with us in DC on 11.22. You better be there, too!! #RemovetheRegime removetheregime.com

Doing battle w rural townsfolk on FB who can't grasp the repercussions of a 50-yr home mortgage. Best I've got: "Homeowners being able to pass on homes to their heirs is the only way most of future generations can accumulate wealth. A 50-yr mortgage takes that away and replaces wealth with debt."

Seeing last night's election results cross-country? I don't think Trump'll be able to build his bunker fast enough.

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...and here we are.

I guess abt 500 ppl at my small SW NM town's #NoKings protest. Inflatables, all kinds of costumes & good doggos, light LE presence, good motorist feedback. No counter protestors, just one pudgy white truck passenger yelling a weak drive-by "Trump 2028" out the window. The Steampunk Catrina is me.

Rebuilding from scratch a 501c3's new website w/i 30 days bc the old hosting co. is shutting down + fixing treasurer's failures w/ annual reporting + amending originating documents, all at same time. I understand folks who quit work, run off into deep woods, live in a shack, & write manifestos.

Anyone heard lately from any trump? Seems all quiet from Jr., Eric, Ivanka, Lara? Melania's functionally illiterate in English so she gets a pass but not much noise from the rest of that clan....

I love birds. But I suck at most ID. If a raptor or a seagull doesn't wear a T-shirt, name tag, or placard, I dunno WHO they are

Every time I see a pic of 47's shitty makeup, I wonder: does he just put a shower cap on to cover his hair & ears & then just faceplants into a big bowl o' bronzer?

I've said it before: if in your bsky profile you're so insecure that you need to threaten the world you'll block anyone who crosses you? I'll save you the trouble.

Could we please stop calling the US's newest concentration camp Alligator Alcatraz? Alcatraz held convicts after they'd had due process. This? Is Alligator Auschwitz. Or Gator Gulag if you prefer.

If a bill is so bad that you have to exempt entire states from its consequences to win the votes you need—just don't pass the bill! Why do people in Washington state deserve Medicaid & SNAP cuts, but others don't? This is plain wrong, and it's just no way to legislate.

Is it just me or does anyone else look at Marco Rubio's eyes and see someone who may soon slash his own wrists? Protip, Marco: it's down the road, not across the street.

So, like, no Truth Social tweets yet bragging about his big beautiful birthday perade?

The thing I like abt #nokings is that it doesn't just reassure sane people that we're actually sane; it informs #MAGA #thecult* that our numbers are waaayyy more than theirs. There's hope there. * Assuming they read. Or listen. YMMV.

2 days post-op for cataract surgery on eye #2, this one with an Apthera lens for near-distance vision and holy fark I can already read laptop screen clearly & phone screen sorta-clearly. Eventually when things settle, may still need 1+ diopters for prolonged reading but bifocals no longer necessary!

Some time ago there was a thread asking what terms would be practical to use for dating items, other than "BC/AD" or "BCE/CE." I just found one in the wild: "X calendar years before present," abbreviated "X cal yrs BP." So, e.g. "2000 BC" becomes "4025 cal yrs BP." FWIW. #archaeology

How it's done. Thank you, San Diego!

Short and very much to the point:

Sometimes, in the middle of the night, the hamster that is my brain gets all antsy and hops into her little exercise wheel and runs and runs and runs.

Sharing nothing more than my symptoms of #LongCovid to commemorate this #LongCovidAwarenessDay; maybe others experience some similar. I was fully vaxxed + boosted for both of 2 covid exposures. 1st exposure in 2022, 2d in 12/2024. Symptoms in no particular order: /1

I find it supremely annoying when certain bsky accounts threaten ppl that "you will be blocked" if you don't comply with the account's arbitrary & shifting standards of behavior. Kid, never threaten. Just block. Like I just did to you.

I notice that #HamasForceOne is a Boeing product. Slapped together by Boeing in *2012*. A well used, 13 year old Boeing? Repurposed as the flying US presidential command center? With Trump & who-knows-else aboard? What's the over/under on how long this Boeing stays aloft on Trump golf junkets?

Start where you are.

Oh look what somebody did!!! 🙌🙌🤣

Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, Kristi Noem and a whole lot of ICE/DHS types is will discover a Strange New Respect for habeas corpus and the rule of law when the 2029 Truth and Reconciliation Commission arrests them for human trafficking, conspiracy, kidnapping, and child abuse.