Astrid
@dastardlyastrid.bsky.social
Reluctant misanthrope. Midwestern atheist. Curious scientist. Descendant of two American Revolutionary War officers and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. I also like pickles.
Hegseth and Trump are on a mission to make the United States the weakest and most vulnerable it has been in my lifetime. They’ve already succeeded, but they keep digging the hole deeper.
Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta…
thehill.com
This is a very important read and should not be buried by election news.
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2mo agoAugust 4, 2026
The answer for why the US can’t get a blatantly corrupt president removed from office is the same answer for why we can’t even get proof of life for a sitting US senator. The United States government is corrupt and no longer serves the American people.
$1.4 billion doesn’t magically manifest from thin air. It came from other people who no longer have 1.4 billion dollars, collectively, and had steep losses. #MagaGotConned #NoKings
From Truman's pension to Trump's billions - a White House windfall unmatched by any president
Historians say Trump's $2.2bn income last year is unprecedented and blurs the line on conflicts of interest.
bbc.com
Americans need to remember that Trump is out of office forever by 2.5 years from now. SCOTUS is giving a lot of power to “the president.” It doesn’t go away when Trump does. The next person gets the same. Most likely a Democrat. #SickOfHisFace #NoKings
This is unconstitutional. People who want to read the Bible can read the Bible. There is no law against that. But this opens the door for every religion out there to demand their books be included on required reading lists as well. Absolutely stupid.
Texas makes Bible passages required reading for millions of public school students
Critics say mandating Bible reading for over 5m students breaches constitutional separation of church and state
theguardian.com
If only all American government was like this. You don’t need to be any party at all to love this.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 4mo agoToday, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch our team in the NBA Finals. As Mayor, you’re forced to make many difficult decisions. This was not one of them. Go Knicks.
And the most pathetic and disgusting part is that they would.
No one is in excellent health at 80. Pretending that Trump is healthy is ludicrous. He clearly is not. You can’t even follow what he’s talking about. In my family he’s the guy you fix a plate for at the family reunion and let him eat his meatballs and hope he doesn’t say racist shit.
"I'm being very generous allowing domestic terrorists to steal only $2 billion dollars from you because otherwise I was going to steal even MORE from you. You're welcome, taxpayers. Suckers!"
“1.776 Billion” is a nice touch — Trolling us with fake patriotism as he steals our money and gives it to people who attacked the Capitol to end democracy for him How much will Rep. Andy Ogles get? @MarshaBlackburn?
This DOJ “settlement” is the most corrupt thing I have ever witnessed. No other American president would ever try such a thing. This is absolutely disgraceful, disgusting, and outrageous.
Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5mo agoJust unbelievable corruption. He said he would drain the swamp, instead he brought in the swampiest administration in history, declared himself Supreme Emperor of Swampopia, and ordered his justice department to essentially give his entirely family immunity.
This should be the headline story on every news publication and telecast including local news every day for several days. But it won’t. It will be shrugged off like so much else by so much of media. The most corrupt thing that has ever come out of the US govt.
The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Selma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0
Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.
open.substack.com
Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.
Trump figured out the only way to grift billions of dollars from millions of people: Become President. And it worked.
OBAMA: A good policy that I'd like to see followed is that the president shouldn't have a bunch of side hustles that companies and foreign entities can invest in COLBERT: How much of that is just jealousy that you didn't think of selling sneakers?
My sister and I are going to West Virginia tomorrow to visit the holler where our great-grandma was born. We’ve never been there before. But we are aware that you don’t whistle and don’t respond to someone calling your name in the woods. We’re not fools. #Appalachia
Tom Waits introduced me to who I am. I don’t know how else to describe it. I don’t have words for it. If my soul sang, it would sound like him. #TomWaits
Tom Waits 1983 TV Performance - "I Beg Your Pardon" & "Frank’s Wild Years"
YouTube video by Oddities&Rarities
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Republicans are going to make taxpayers pay for Trump’s ballroom. All Trump’s claims over 16 months that “donors” were going to pay for it was always a lie and just another con. You will pay for it.
You have got to be kidding. My passport expires in September. I will NOT be carrying around a passport for the next 10 years with that disgusting orange dipshit’s image on it. Read the room, morons. He is incredibly unpopular. Just stop.
Trump's picture is coming to some U.S. passports
The State Department announced it will be releasing a limited series of passports this summer containing an image of the president inside the front cover.
nbcnews.com
