Frederick Speers
@frederickspeers.bsky.social
Senior leader in high-tech learning | Poet & author of two books: So Far Afield; and, In the Year of Our Making & Unmaking | Proud husband & dog dad | Gaymer & geek | Wildlife fan | Colorado | Pronouns: he/him 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ Personal account: views are my own.
“I told you once that I was searching for the nature of evil. I think I’ve come close to defining it: a lack of empathy.... Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.” — Dr. Gustave Gilbert, U.S. Military Chief Psychologist in the Nuremberg Trials, Nuremberg Diary
Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · yesterday"A survey released Tuesday (Oct. 20) found that Republicans and evangelicals increasingly see empathy as a danger that can lead society away from God." religionnews.com/2026/10/20/a...
Anthony Scaramucci: “I'll stipulate that Trump is an agent of Putin.”
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”
If the U.S. doesn’t prosecute Donald Trump and his corrupt minions, after this second presidency. The U.S. will never regain trust.
Two weeks from right now, we will all be watching the election results come in. But our goal isn’t just to win the midterms in 14 days — we’re also preparing for months of organizing to protect the results, stop Trump’s election sabotage, and ensure the winners are sworn in next year.
“I will be the arbitrator of all these decisions." The president, today, on who gets paid for turning people in. Write that down. It'll matter later.
Jack Hopkins-The Original@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 17h agoThe Gestapo had about 30 officers for a million Germans. They didn’t need more. The neighbors did the rest. Today, the White House opened fraud. gov. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
Full on Nazi shit that won’t be reported on by the mainstream media.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h agoTrump: "People will make millions of dollars by turning others in"
He should not be allowed to have any government contracts--he is operating like a rogue state.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 18h agoBreaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcxkt
For more than 40 years, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has advised Congress and the president on what to study in the far north. Trump appointed a venture capitalist and MAGA influencer with no formal science background — and ties to Russia — as its chair.
How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser
As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...
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THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)
Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d agoRepublican lawmakers are incensed about Trump's dismissal of Ukraine — and powerless to stop him. That frustration hit a new peak on Monday as they sought to address Trump’s decision to purchase Russian diesel, waive sanctions on Moscow, and potentially stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine.
I never would've expected Americans to get so accustomed to fascist madness. Every day there are 5 new outrages that make me think I must be having a nightmare. Yet some people around me act as if it's just normal life. Frankly, a little more healthy panic would reassure me.
If you think a test for dementia is an IQ test, you have dementia. If you don't realize you have been given a test for dementia because your physician suspects you have dementia, you have dementia. If you think being able to tell a giraffe from a whale makes you a genius . . . you have dementia.
😳 Trump loses it and SNAPS at a string of reporters, says Ilhan Omar might "go to jail," calls Somalia "a shit house," and boasts that thanks to a new program he announced today Americans "will make millions of dollars by turning others in" during absolutely deranged Oval Office event Supercut:
Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia. I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.
If this is accurate, Elon lied about not having control over Starshield, and he lied about the administration making the decision. More importantly, why is a private citizen even *able* to make decisions that could hinder US military operations?
It’s exhausting to wake up every morning and see what new hell Trump has triggered while his GOP enablers applaud or stand idly by. Please vote so we can start the necessary accountability agenda.
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans think President Donald Trump has dictatorial ambitions and could destroy U.S. democracy, a new poll has found. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe Trump is a ‘potentially dangerous dictator’ who threatens democracy, poll finds
58% of respondents agreed with the statement that Trump is “a potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy.”
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Two weeks from today we have the opportunity to begin the righting of the ship. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: there’s no other time period I’d rather be living in. We are present, for the most consequential election in history, and with that, comes the ability to make history.
“A comparable scenario would have been President Franklin Roosevelt siding with Hitler or Stalin in 1939. 'Mind-boggling that we have a president in this position'...” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Finally Making Real History Through De Facto Alliance With Putin In War Of Conquest
Never in 250 years has the United States so openly supported a murderous dictator’s aggression against a neighbor.
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Similarly, crooked Donald Trump redirected $20 million in taxpayer funds from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to pay for campaign-style television and streaming advertisements promoting him ahead of the midterm elections.
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2mo agoRon and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.
Powerful words from @aoc.bsky.social. America does not belong to any one race, religion, or creed. It is big enough for all of us who believe in democracy and in our Constitution and in leaving a future that is better for our kids.
"Now that the Trump/Putin alliance has been indelibly formalized, denial is no longer a remotely reasonable option" — @davidrlurie.com
The plot against Ukraine (and Europe)
We are now part of the axis of evil.
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I don’t care what side of the aisle you’re on, nobody should support this kind of deception. They created a fake pamphlet to spark trans outrage and sent it to every home in Texas. Then their paid shills continued the outrage on social media. Politics is broken.
Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social · 2d agoTeam Paxton appears to have sent out fake mailers to Texas voters impersonating a trans student group and claiming to want to help kids secretly transition. The actual group said they had nothing to do with it, despite the mailers copying their aesthetic, and the address traces to a random UPS box.
I hate him, and I blame every Republican for him, and I’m going to hold them all accountable. They can’t be trusted with any measure of power.
I'm not a Christian, but one of the things I've always admired about Christian theology is the radical empathy of God incarnating Godself to literally feel the suffering of the human body. Apparently I admire this part of Christianity more than many American Christians do.
Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · yesterday"A survey released Tuesday (Oct. 20) found that Republicans and evangelicals increasingly see empathy as a danger that can lead society away from God." religionnews.com/2026/10/20/a...
It‘s kind of incredible that there’s vast amounts of replicable quantitative data that says being Evangelical makes you evil and despite its massive impact on politics we just… don’t talk about it all that much.
Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · yesterday"A survey released Tuesday (Oct. 20) found that Republicans and evangelicals increasingly see empathy as a danger that can lead society away from God." religionnews.com/2026/10/20/a...
