Curmudgeon67
@curmudgeon67.bsky.social
"Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." Samuel Adams predicting the GOP.
"Nuh-Uh," "Not It," and Other New Pentagon Strategies for Winning at War www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/nuh...
“Nuh-Uh,” “Not It,” and Other New Pentagon Strategies for Winning at War
“Modern warfare is full of consequences that continue to exist even after the president says they do not. Fortunately, the Pentagon has begun replacing outda...
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Disgustingly corrupt: "Instead, his clemency decisions have largely awarded allies and supporters — such as nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — or people who have money to pay well-connected lobbyists and lawyers."
Trump Rejected Nearly 6,000 Clemency Applications Amid Hope of Pardon Wave (Gift Article)
Expectations were raised for a raft of pardons in connection with the country’s 250th birthday but the president granted fewer than 20 on July 3.
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All the hearings of this political era lay out in stark terms that our democracy may be irrevocably broken as the view from opposite sides of the aisle reflect incompatible views of reality. It is cold comfort that the Democratic side is the factual one when so many voters believe the other one.
Pre-internet: Non-experts lacking higher-ed were smart enough to realize they shouldn't be leading in areas that require both. Post-internet: Non-experts lacking higher-ed are stupid enough to believe they know more than anyone else after an hour of "doing their own research".
Didn't realize Younghoe Koo was in net for the USA tonight
@jtkantor.bsky.social My daughter is at the game on Puerto Rican night! Any chance she could hear Baile Inolvidable by Bad Bunny? (I have no idea if that spelling is anywhere close!)
Mike Brown complaining about free throws after the game is laughable! Where were you in 2010, Mike? You thought tonight was bad? Welcome to the NBA. In game 7 of 2010, the Lakers were awarded 21 free throws against the Celtics' 6 in the 4th quarter!!
Back to back 6 pitch innings. Story and Bello might rank among the worst red sox players of all time. Fire Breslow - sell the goddamned team. 80+ years from now someone will be writing about the curse of mookie.
1/2 How did Stevie Wonder see this in his song, Saturn? We have come here many times before To find your strategy to peace is war Killing helpless men, women, and children That don't even know what they're dying for
"Senator Angus King (I-ME) noted on CNN today that these higher prices are currently costing American consumers about $700 million a day." Have we had enough yet? No rationale, no explanation, no evidence - just the random whims of one person. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-30-2...
April 30, 2026
Today G.
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It's often depressing to see how ill-informed people are. What about when gas was $4 under Biden? Well the reason for the spike under Biden was when Russia invaded Ukraine throwing the global fuel market into panic. Today, the price is high due to the whims of one idiot.
As we careen towards tax day and giving more money to this corrupt insane regime, here is a beautiful essay trying to explain why we do and why it's complicated. Thank you, @garrettbucks.bsky.social. I also have been clenching my heart. thewhitepages.net/p/i-filed-my...
I filed my taxes and waited to learn whether a civilization would be destroyed in my name
Connection/complicity
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Just finished the devastating doc en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Per... I hope AJ's kids get the love and support they need and deserve. Susan is the "bad guy" here but so too are the laws, culture, and the reality that this is life for so many in "the richest country in the world". It shouldn't be.
The Perfect Neighbor - Wikipedia
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A Republic we couldn't keep because we decided there could be nothing worse than having a female President.
A question for voters: do you think your current financial situation would be better or worse if Harris had been elected?
Suspicious Stock Sale: A ProPublica report revealed that in May 2025 (updated context indicates the sale was April 2, 2025), Pam Bondi sold over a million in Trump Media (DJT) stock on the same day President Trump announced a 90-day pause on certain tariffs, a move causing market volatility.
Jen Taub@jentaub.bsky.social · 7mo agoBye Bye Bondi. But the Epstein files live www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
One thing about this president, he's impossible to use as an April Fool's joke since everything and anything, no matter how ridiculous or idiotic, is believable.
The corruption is systemic and extensive and MUST be exposed and severely punished.
Lauren Harper@laurenleharper.bsky.social · 7mo agoYou mean to tell me that the Iran War has just been en excuse for unregulated self-enrichment? Could that also be true of literally every other thing this administration is doing? 🤔
Great to hear people regretting the three times they voted for Trump, but How did you decide to vote for him after he led an insurrection that had people dead and feces smeared in the people's house? Was it his tireless charity work to that allowed you to vote for him a third time?
Fuck all involved - especially those who voted for this. prospect.org/2026/03/30/a...
When ICE Blows Through Rural America - The American Prospect
As the surge in Minneapolis winds down, small communities in Minnesota (like Willmar) fend off more arrests and lasting impacts.
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Mark Twain would not be a Bill Maher fan. "It's easier to fool people than to convince them they've been fooled." - Mark Twain. "No amount of evidence will ever convince an idiot." - Mark Twain We could use you now, Mark.
2/2 We may want to consider that electing public servants as leaders is a better choice. Qualified people who genuinely want to help others and have made sacrifices for the greater good - or we could continue down the road of "all politicians are bad so we might as well elect the worst."
The irony of arguments that government should be run as a business and who better to elect than a businesMAN (albeit a failed one) is now our business has been run into the ground by a lunatic CEO and there's a faction on the board who refuse to vote to remove him because of personal benefit.
The head of this disgusting company is named Swindle? Sheesh... theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
Unsatisfied With Record Profits, Private Prison Investors Want ICE to Escalate
CoreCivic and GEO Group’s investors expressed frustration that ICE’s record immigration detention numbers aren’t high enough.
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