Ojin
@birdieojin.bsky.social
Software engineer. Inventor of the toast sandwich.
After grilling Zach Polanski, Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social now interrupting the follow-up discussion every 30 secs to read out texts from Farage, Jenrick et al verbatim & without scrutiny, like some kind of Reform stenography service. I think I just witnessed the death of British journalism.
Trump: Iranian people, rise up, this is your chance! Trump 2 weeks later: I'm going to take out your power grid. Good luck with the whole uprising thing or whatever.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo agoTrump: “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
This is like standing next to the guy who set your house on fire and telling him how grateful you are that he's pissing on the flames.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo agorandom farmer to Trump on what his child said to him: "He said, 'Daddy, I don't want Santa Claus to come to our house for Christmas, I want President Trump.' I think you brought Christmas to farmers with this bridge payment."
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10mo agoInsanity
Woman, man, TV, tiger, giraffe. Someone get grandpa to bed. And please, please let somebody leak his results🙏
markmcan.bsky.social@markmcan.bsky.social · 10mo ago"The first couple questions are easy: a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe..." - The President of The United States of America 🤦♂️🤦♀️🤦
Given how obsessed Trump is with trade deficits, it's really weird that he's single-handedly destroying the US tourism industry. Make it make sense.
Chrys Thalassa@chrysthalassa.bsky.social · last yr.Australian woman, a former police officer, was detained, jailed overnight and deported from the US despite traveling there legally on a tourist visa to visit her US military husband. Is there no end to our shameful behavior? www.news.com.au/travel/trave...
I find that catchy slogans really help to get our message across.
Everyone saying "America needs to wake up and act before it's too late" is missing the fact that it's already too late. Checks and balances are long gone. "A republic... If you can keep it" (*spoiler alert* they couldn't)
Ojin@birdieojin.bsky.social · last yr.No they can't. Trump is not the start of America's slide into fascist autocracy, he's the last piece of the puzzle. They spent years capturing the legislative and judicial branches. To think maga congress and maga SCOTUS will step in to stop him is deluded.
All it takes is for the right (i.e. wrong) person to whisper in his ear and he presses the big red button. The decaying mush where Grandpa Grocery's demented brain used to be is all that stands between us and a global nuclear apocalypse. Why isn't everyone terrified by this fact??
Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social · last yr."The White House has fired at least three National Security Council staffers ... The firings came after Laura Loomer, the far-right activist ..., urged President Donald Trump during a Wednesday meeting to get rid of several members of his National Security Council staff."
Historic quotes by US presidents: "Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages." "A house divided against itself cannot stand" "A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." "Groceries. It's a bag with different things in it."
The Democrats suck at being in opposition almost as much as the Republicans suck at being in power. Rs are the dogs that caught the car; Ds are handing over the keys and running away.
Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social · 2y agoVery serious Democratic strategists advise the party to allow Trump to illegally dismantle USAID -- a decision that will result in the unnecessary deaths of people around the world. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The road to fascism is paved with people telling you you're overreacting.
Mindful Primate @michellesdude.bsky.social · 2y ago
Ugh. Just look at this band of v dismal Tories, grabbing the stage at the farmers’ “rally”. The same people who limited our rights to protest, betrayed farmers with their Brexit lies and then shafted them with their idiotic replacement trade deals. A photo op of pure hypocrisy and bullshit concern.
Apparently, robust political discourse* is no longer tolerated in "the town square of free speech", as of the morning after the night before. So here I am. Hi. Who should I follow? *I criticized Elmo's friend, it made him sad 🙁
