I like the phrase "our pathetic wannabe dictator", but now that we're up to Stranger Things S5:E5, I kinda want to start calling him "Dipshit Donald". I can't wait to see how he tries to spin this absolutely humiliating defeat into some sort of indication of his own brilliance.

I called my US Rep and Senators urging them to return from recess and do everything in their power to stop our pathetic wannabe dictator from "obliterating" the ONE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE of Iran, as he threatens to start a nuclear war in our name.

I called my US Rep and Senators about our pathetic wannabe dictator's threats to commit war crimes against the approximately ONE HUNDRED MILLION people of Iran, including an implicit threat of NUCLEAR WEAPONS. He has clearly lost his tiny little mind, and needs to be removed from office, somehow.

I called my US Rep and Senators about our pathetic wannabe dictator's unnecessary, immoral, and ILLEGAL war in Iran, which he clearly doesn't understand at all and has no idea how to get out of, based on his speech last night.

I'm pretty categorically in favor of more nudity, so of course I liked this (the rest of this thread is mostly quoted, with light editing, from a Reason newsletter):

I called my US Rep and Senators, urging them to reject and oppose any "compromise" DHS bill that doesn't include meaningful ICE reforms, at LEAST the basic stuff that every law enforcement agency requires. (And, ideally, to abolish ICE entirely someday, but one thing at a time.)

I called my US Rep and Senators, urging them to continue to push for a bill clarifying that cosplaying masked unidentified "ICE agents" without warrants aren't legally allowed to kidnap people off the streets and out of their homes; but meanwhile, to fund TSA and FEMA and other non-ICE parts of DHS.

@chiasm.bsky.social, did you mention Blue Eye Samurai recently? I watched it over the past few days, and now can't remember where I heard about it.

I called my US Rep and Senators, asking them to stop our pathetic wannabe dictator from killing people around the world. No invasion of Cuba; no wars of any kind without Congressional approval; and no additional funding whatsoever for any of these unnecessary, immoral, and ILLEGAL wars.

I'd always thought that Evacuation Day was some hokey Boston excuse to have a day off for St Patrick's Day; but it's actually a pretty stirring tale, at least as told by Heather Cox Richardson. Possibly with some lessons for today, about ordinary people banding together to resist tyranny.

I called my US Rep and Senators about the the fascist Republican regime's threats against broadcasters who refuse to hide the awful truth about our pathetic wannabe dictator's unnecessary, immoral, and illegal war in Iran. Perhaps they can impeach FCC head Brendan Carr? Or at least raise awareness.

Another day, another war crime, this time from the town drunk cosplaying as a soldier.

Russia is providing support and intel to Iran, so they can more effectively kill US soldiers. In response, we're removing blocks to Russia selling oil, so they get rich and prices fall. But meanwhile, high oil prices are great for us. What the actual fuck?

I called my US Rep and Senators about Iran, and urged them to work with any Republican colleagues who can locate their own spines, and stand up to our pathetic wannabe dictator, and end this unnecessary, immoral, and ILLEGAL war.

I called my US Rep and Senators just now about Pete Hegeseth, who has been actively and openly encouraging our military to commit war crimes, and using his position to espouse a horrifying brand of Christian nationalism. He should never have been confirmed, and needs to be impeached.

I called my US Rep and Senators just now about the illegal, immoral, and unnecessary war that our pathetic wannabe dictator started with Iran: A war powers resolution to stop it, absolutely no funding for it, and impeachment for the LITERAL CRIME of waging it without a Congressional declaration.

I called my US Senators just now about the so-called "SAVE America Act", which I guess will help save America for rich middle-aged white men -- and I *am* a rich middle-aged white man, and this is total BS. It's designed to disenfranchise women, seniors, low-income folks, and Democrats in general.

I'm stunned by the news that Noem is out. I would've said that she's just the sort of toadying lickspittle sycophant he loves, happy to suck his dick in a crowded bus station and thank him for the privilege. I'm genuinely unclear on what she did that he didn't wholeheartedly endorse.

I called my US Rep and Senators just now about Iran, encouraging them to find some non-cowardly Republican colleagues who are willing to stop kissing the ring, feet, and other unpleasant body parts of our pathetic wannabe dictator, and vote to stop this unnecessary, immoral, and illegal war.

I continue to have a hard time doing this consistently, but I called my US Rep and Senators just now about Iran, encouraging them to vote for the current bipartisan war powers resolution, and stop this illegal, immoral, and unnecessary war.

EPIC FURRY WHAT A BAD ASS NAME THIS WAR IS GONNA BE EPIC AND FURRIOUS!!! EL PRESIDENTE'S ASS IS SO FUCKIN BAD THIS RUTHERFORD DUDE TOO WHAT A BAD ASS!

I like how the Department Of Ass-Kicking says both "we absolutely won't ever use your technology to do A and B" and also "if you don't give us permission to use your technology to do A and B we will FUCKING KICK YOUR COMPANY'S PUSSY LIBERAL ASS". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"Masked kidnappers posing as federal agents pretend to be NYPD officers, enter camps dorm, kidnap student. The Mayor of New York calls the President of the United States, and the kidnapped student is released." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"ENGLISH, motherfucker. DO YOU SPEAK IT." (Neat short thread about the evolution of the written language.)

We seem to be continuing to goose-step towards war with Iran, so I called my US Rep and Senators about that again, encouraging them to prevent our pathetic wannabe dictator from starting this or any other unauthorized war, and to hold him accountable when he violates the law and the Constitution.

"These FUCKING courts! I am the king! EVERYONE is mine to torment!"

Hey, perhaps SCOTUS isn't completely captured by the fascists. Yet. (Then again, you'd think that "POTUS does not have Royal Immunity" would be a more obvious conclusions than this tariff business, but they gave him that and not this, so.)

Oh hey, they did a full-length version. :^ )

I called my US Rep and Senators about Iran, encouraging them to reclaim Congress's power to declare wars, and to do everything in their power to stop our pathetic wannabe dictator from starting one with Iran or anyone else.

This is an amazing and delightful idea.

I called my US Rep and Senators, and Governor, about the Nazi-style concentration camps being set around the US, where they're taking writing materials away from children so they can't describe what it's like to be imprisoned there; and to make sure they never build any of these camps in our state.

To quote @naomikritzer.bsky.social: If you are confiscating writing materials from imprisoned children because they smuggled out a letter that described the conditions they're living under, you are a literal monster and should be treated accordingly.

I called my US Rep and Senators about how FCC head Brendan Carr has reportedly pressured CBS into censoring an Stephen Colbert interview with a Democratic candidate for the US Senate, and encouraging them to investigate and act on this blatant act of censorship. (www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...)

"You told us not to kidnap people and ship them to concentration camps in Texas. We did it anyway. Yesterday, you rejected our claims about why this is legal. Today, we present the same claims. You reject them again, and demand that we release the people we kidnapped? We refuse. See you tomorrow."

I called my US Rep and Senators about Pam Bondi, who flaunts her oath of office, and has openly violated laws passed by Congress with her stonewalling on the Epstein files, all to pursue personal vendettas for our pathetic wannabe dictator; encouraged them to impeach her and remove her from office.

I called my US Rep to oppose the so-called "SAVE America Act" (aka the "why did we ever let women vote in the first place act"), and my US Senators to oppose DHS continuing resolutions, urging them to insist on a funding bill with real teeth (if they can't abolish ICE entirely, which they can't).

Indeed.

One of the best Name Game quotes ever, many years ago, was when someone clued "When you get sick, you ..." and the person they were cluing gleefully shouted "DIE!" (The cluer was trying to clue "doctor".)

"Here's the page describing how you can do this yourself." Runner-up: Any access request has to start as a Helpdesk ticket. Many previous jobs: Is there a ticket?

Shakespeare (and Ian McKellen) on immigrants: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R... (This link jumps to that part of the segment.)

I called US Rep and US Senators about the DHS funding bill, urging them to zero out ICE's appropriations funding, repeal the $170B ICE slush fund, require that agents identify themselves and not wear masks, and require JUDICIAL warrants for arrests and home invasions.

I continue to mostly fail at my daily task of calling my US Rep and US Senators, but today I asked my Rep to vot against any resolution that funds ICE in any way, and asked my Senators to demand that the DOJ release the Epstein files as required by law passed by Congress and signed by the President.

Imagine if we had to through the process of having a courtroom trial, a *trial*, to throw people in prison who we *know* have committed crimes! FUCK ICE and FUCK MIKE JOHNSON and FUCK FASCIST REPUBLICANS who DON'T GIVE ONE TINY SHIT ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION OR THE RULE OF LAW

Here's a thread with reports from people who were injured in the chemical weapons attack that terrorists carried out in Portland OR last night. Those responsible for the attacks are still at large, and are reportedly planning to continue these sorts of attacks until their demands are met. FUCK ICE

I called my US Rep and US Senators, encouraging them to look at this picture, of masked ICE goons crushing a protester into the pavement, and SPRAYING THE PROTESTER IN THE FACE WITH PEPPER SPRAY at point blank range.

Somehow this story does *not* turn out to be "they were all being kidnapped by ICE".

Damn, watch this too. Oof; yeah.

Tell us what you *really* think. :^ )

I called my US Rep and US Senators, encouraging them to defund ICE, abolish ICE, and impeach Noem.

Our pathetic wannabe dictator has sent gangs of lawless masked murdering thugs into Minnesota, and is now using them to claim that there's an "insurrection", and preparing to escalate to actual war against a state.