@grooveholmes.bsky.social

Voting Delacratic since '89.

There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man." A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.

Trump keeps insisting that the JCPOA struck by Obama -- which as you can see here, dropped Iran's uranium stockpile down to nothing -- actually set Iran up as *more* of a threat, when it was his foolish decision to scrap it in his first term that did that. This is 100% a crisis of his creation.

Chart of Iran's uranium stockpile, flattening into nothing with the JCPOA
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Reporter: Mr. President, what do you say to Americans who are not fans of the war? Trump: They're foolish.

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

Regarding the Epstein-Nassar letter that discusses Trump, some observations: (1) There are some indications this letter is not authentic, but it is unclear whether that is so; AND (2) If DOJ cared to do its job at all, it could certainly have determined whether the letter was authentic by now.

1. To opinions! Solar is the cheapest source of bulk electricity in many countries, and the quickest to deploy, and now you couldn't stop it being built if you wanted to. The limits to PV build in most places are grid access, permitting, and sometimes installation labour.

Basically I think progressivism -- moving toward greater equality under law -- is moral & good, & conservatism -- preserving existing social & power hierarchies -- is bad & wrong, & furthermore, I think everyone *knows* this on some level. The thing is, being good is *hard* & often requires ...

Al Gore didn’t hold back: The Trump admin is “attacking the heart of truth,” twisting facts like the Nazis did in the 1930s. From climate denial to rewriting the Ukraine war, it’s all about power—not reality. Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.

The right ignored the murder of the Minnesota House Speaker by a guy who had a hit list of Democrats he was targeting to flip control of the chamber to Republicans. Asked about that assassination today, the president said he didn't know who she was and a Fox host said he didn't care she was killed.