HolyGuacamole2!
@holeeguacamoleee.bsky.social
Just an angry avocado whose first Bluesky account got screwed up, so not a newb here. You can find the original account without the 2. Follow me again. Think critically! 🚫Trump 🚫MAGA 🚫GOP
In case anyone isn't clear -- Trump is an incompetent liar, and he hired incompetent liars to be on his cabinet. That means don't trust anything said by: Trump Hegseth Rubio Kennedy Blanche Vance Burgum Bessent Mullin Wright McMahon Duffy Patel Et al Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I hope you’ll check out Substack about what autocrats do when they have to cope with failure and subscribe below: lucid.substack.com
Lucid | Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Substack
A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world. Click to read Lucid, by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscriber...
lucid.substack.com
Identifying historical patterns, including how autocrats behave when their power is threatened, can help us to understand what may happen in the future. We should all be prepared so we can expect the unexpected and do something productive if and when that moment comes.
Watching a bit of Lindsey Graham's funeral on the NYT site. I love that the camera zoomed in on Trump dozing during a eulogy, and just now during a prayer zoomed in on his bruised hand.
This seems like a perfect time to recommend again the excellent podcast "The Corruption of Lindsey Graham" from The Bulwark. It's a few years old now, but it it's a banger. specialto.thebulwark.com/s/corruption...
Corruption of Lindsey Graham | Special Projects by The Bulwark | Substack
Will Saletan chronicles the GOP's decent into madness through the lens of Senator Lindsey Graham. Click to read Special Projects by The Bulwark, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscr...
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Folks need to start paying attention to women. Not just the ones making the allegations, but those whose gut instincts said this guy was bad news. I was one of them.
Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 4w agoBREAKING: Graham Platner drops out of the U.S. Senate race in Maine. Platner posted an 11-minute (!!) video to announce he’s dropping out, in which he blamed “large forces” and the “corporate media” for the very credible sexual assault allegations against him. Good riddance!
Noooo, he's fine. Totally fine. Get rid of this idiot NOW.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoTrump: "We had 11 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan"
Just returned from a packed Independence Day concert in my hometown, and the numbnut sitting behind us said, "I'll bet this place would have had 20% more people here if they didn't hate Trump so much." I turned around and said, "Why on earth would you think most here were MAGA?"
I just sent this out to Democracy Docket premium members, but in light of the Postmasters comments this morning threatening voting by mail, I felt it is urgent to post it online for everyone. Please read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/mail...
Mail-in voting is under attack. Here's what you can do
The USPS is proposing a rule that would require states to share information about voters who request mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections.
democracydocket.com
Be an informed voter. Look carefully at who's promoting candiidates.
Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social · last mo.1. A network of purportedly progressive super PACs, spending millions in Democratic primaries across the country, is funded by a Republican dark money group, the American Prosperity Alliance (APA).
Random morning thought -- In the real world where the rest of us live, if you'd been a job for nearly six years and never gotten any better at it, would you still have that job?
One well-aimed lightning strike MIGHT make me reconsider being an atheist.
Comments on Trump's vanity arch are open for just a few days. Make your voice heard! parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsOpe...
ParkPlanning - Documents Open For Comment
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The first 17 posts on my feed are clips of Trump getting booed. This is great! 😂😂
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2mo agoLook how fast they took Trump’s face off the screen after the crowd erupts in boos.
It's Good News Friday! www.reuters.com/world/us/gab...
Gabbard resigns as Trump's top U.S. intelligence official, Fox News Digital reports
Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her job as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence, Fox News Digital reported on Friday, citing her resignation letter.
reuters.com
Worth noting and sharing. Trump was worth (a questionable) $3 billion when he first became president. He's doubled that.
Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe total value of Trump’s transactions in the first three months of this year—again, $750 million—is higher than the value of all trades by all 535 members of the House and Senate combined in an average year. www.thebulwark.com/p/trader-in-...
The Department of Edjumacshun strikes again!
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 3mo agoI'm not a plumber. But I'm pretty sure that's not how sinks work.
Cleaning out some files in my desk and found this list I made before Trump even took office this time around. "Red Lines Trump Has Crossed and MAGA Likes or Ignores" Enjoy...or not.
I worry that people are getting depressed by all the bad news they see here on Bluesky, so here's a timeline cleanser to brighten your day --
James Comey has been keeping busy waiting for his upcoming trial.
This story isn't getting enough traction. Hegseth has made the news source for our military a propaganda tool. Our soldiers won't know what's actually going on in the world. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo... @jfallows.bsky.social
Pentagon ousts Stars and Stripes ombudsman, gutting its editorial independence
Hegseth’s Pentagon fired Jacqueline Smith because she did her job in ways the administration found inconvenient.
ms.now
This story isn't getting enough traction. Hegseth has made the news source for our military a propaganda tool. Our soldiers won't know what's actually going on in the world. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo... @jfallows.bsky.social
Pentagon ousts Stars and Stripes ombudsman, gutting its editorial independence
Hegseth’s Pentagon fired Jacqueline Smith because she did her job in ways the administration found inconvenient.
ms.now
Weird how people only take shots at Trump in places where he's surrounded by supporters.
Has this been scheduled yet? I'd like to be there. Leviticus 24:14 -- Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the entire assembly is to stone him.
OK, fellow Californians, it's time to get behind Xavier Becerra. He's actually qualified, he's handed Trump's ass to him more than 120 times when he was AG, and he has executive experience. The "Look at me, I'm so cool" Swalwell campaign is over, thank God, so let's get serious about our next gov.
