Epstein files aren't worth seeing or discussing, but Fauci's personal diary...? THERE's our new distraction. I'd listen to this remarkable woman.
Management, the gremlins in my brain, have seen fit to reveal the cover for my new short fiction collection (out 6/2/26). It's dark, funny, and a bit unhinged, everything I wanted. Pre-Order here: books2read.com/u/bML2gV #CoverReveal #IndieAuthor #BookSky
My first viral post and it’s just me quoting someone else. I don’t know how to feel about this
Adam Malinchak@pagingmrmalinchak.bsky.social · 2w ago“If you can convince the lowest white man that he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you picking his pockets. Hell, give him someone to hate and he’ll empty his pockets for you.” -Lyndon Johnson
The accurate Lyndon Johnson quote is: "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." www.snopes.com/fact-check/l...
LBJ: 'If You Can Convince the Lowest White Man He's Better Than the Best Colored Man ...'
President Lyndon B. Johnson, who grew up in the South and understood the politics of racism from the inside, saw it in part as a ploy to divide and conquer.
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“If you can convince the lowest white man that he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you picking his pockets. Hell, give him someone to hate and he’ll empty his pockets for you.” -Lyndon Johnson
Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2w ago“The right has figured out something incredibly effective: if you can get people making $40k a year furious at those making $7/hour, then they won’t look at those making $40 million a year. Point down, not up.”
the most famous greek guy in america if not the world right now is giannis antetokounmpo
LOWρUFO 🇺🇦🇵🇸🌍@lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 3w agoHelot moment
Not to mention all the actors spoke English instead of ancient Greek. So much for historical accuracy!
Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling@rubenbolling.bsky.social · 3w agoI just saw The Odyssey on a giant IMAX screen. Excellent movie, but I was offended by the racially inaccurate casting. Not a single actor was an Ancient Greek.
I'll specifically add my thoughts to this, so there's no confusion. Lindsey Graham was a terrible person who used his political power for evil. We should absolutely call that out. But don't be homophobic about it. We can criticize his hypocrisy without the punchline being, "Ha ha he was gay."
Lindsey Graham was a simple, tragic man to understand. He lacked a moral core. The great empty spaces of his life were filled with an insatiable need for “relevance.” He found it as a cast member in the most malignant reality show ever made. steveschmidt.substack.com/p/lindsey-kn...
Lindsey knew better. He chose worse.
Lindsey Graham was a lonely and unprincipled man who betrayed his country for power and his decency for attention.
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2015: “[Donald Trump] is a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. He doesn’t represent my party. He doesn’t represent the values that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for.”
Right, but if we do that, how will private equity firms increase value for their shareholders?
Matt Hodler@mhodler.bsky.social · 4w agoI just want to say, while we’re on the subject: ALL of our youth sports, in one way or another, are too expensive & have too high of a barriers of entry - not just soccer. + we should reform our youth sports not with the goal to win a mWC, but with the goal to provide opps to play for all kids
If you have a library card, you can access services like CloudLibrary, Hoopla, and Kanopy, among others. They have great selections of ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and music, all for free! And all it takes is a valid library card
DC Public Library@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 4w agoHit ❤️ if you have a library card in 2026.
PASTOR LORAN LIVINGSTON (@CentralChurchNC): “There has never been a Christian nation, and never will be. You don’t live in one now. A Christian nation wouldn’t have killed and displaced 20 million Native Americans, or thought owning slaves was pleasing to God.”
A lot of people don’t realize there’s an “e” at the end of that word. Isn’t that interesting?
Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈@beingliberal.bsky.social · last mo.Good idea?
The “pro-America” crowd loves cheering on a team of immigrants and dual citizens while trying to deport their families. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The World Cup Shows What’s Great About America
Even if the so-called "Pro-America" crowd hates it
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Remember this scene the next time a corporate reporter tries to insist that a rural diner full of white men in their 60s is somehow a more authentically "American" place, somehow more representative of who we are as a nation.
Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 2mo agoKNICKS IN FIVE KNICKS PRIDE BROOKLYN
But sure, Democrats are obsessed with identity politics
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoREP. BRANDON GILL: This is a much more effeminate version of Beto O'Rourke ... this is somebody who is really obsessed with children ... I think of James Talarico as a barely straight version of Pete Buttigieg KAYLEIGH McENANY: We know Talarico has a longtime girlfriend and she's very beautiful
NFL WIFE??????????? SIMONE MULTI-GOLD MEDALIST BILES AND YALL CALL HER NFL WIFE????????????????????? @yahoosports.bsky.social FIX THIS SHIT NOW YOU WEIRDOS.
Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com · 2mo agoImagine being the most decorated gymnast in history, almost dying, and media referring to you as “NFL Wife” as your greatest achievement.😑 Misogyny is a helluva drug. Smh. Truly hope Simone is safe and makes a full recovery. What a horrible experience.
“Climate change is a fact. You don't need people’s opinion on a fact. You might as well have a poll asking: ‘Which number is bigger, 15 or 5?’ or ‘Do owls exist?’ or ‘Are there hats?'” -John Oliver
Forbes@forbes.com · 2mo agoScientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.
True, but Trump managed to do it while not being black, so that's why they like it
Human☮@4humanunity.bsky.social · 2mo agoObama got the full deal with allies in 2015. Trump killed it. Now you’re bragging about trying to do it over? What a joke.
I heard this from a recovering gambling addict. If you're trying to quit drugs, you typically don't have your dealer sending your promos for your next hit. But that's exactly what these companies do to people!
Anna Gifty@itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 2mo agoI hate that gambling is so casually promoted. Like Draft Kings is GAMBLING.
The people they hate are more miserable. THAT’S what they got and that's all they care about
Randy Samples💙@randysamples.bsky.social · 3mo ago@thevalkyrierides.bsky.social Just asking.
I too wrote papers without finishing books (more often than I’d like to admit), but learning to read strategically and how to find the most important/pertinent information to you is an extraordinarily important intellectual skill. Outsourcing it completely will invariably lead to global brain drain
My advise to VA dems: just try stuff. Exhaust every avenue until timing makes it impossible and then come back in 2028. Do not just accept it.