Phender, The Political Science Duck
@phender.bsky.social
Forklift certified political scientist. Video gamer (mostly), bad writer (always), and sometimes I cook things and will definitely brag about them (always).
Did you see how Apple, Amazon Walmart and other big companies are refunding the billions of dollars they got back from the federal tariff settlement to their customers, who ultimately bore the cost of higher prices? Yea, me neither.
I went swimming in my neighborhood pool today and it was so refreshing. There was barely anyone there.
Republicans are going to be the ones responsible for the collapse of the American empire.
This guy is a member of the branch of government who is supposed to be the primary check against executive power but here he is ceding all of his power to the maniac in the oval office.
I didn't take a picture of my dinner because it looked too damn good to not immediately eat. It was leftover pork loin, stir fried with sweet peppers, yellow onion, and sweet and tangy honey sauce. Served over white rice.
Michigan allows for permanent absentee ballot voting, which I take advantage of. I recommend people do this method of voting. I filled it out at my leisure and then dropped it off at town hall.
Some quick civics lessons: - pleading the 5th is not an admission of guilt - you cannot be held in contempt of Congress for pleading the 5th. The government cannot compell speech. - accepting a pardon is also not an admission of guilt
They have controlled every branch of government for two years and haven't accomplished anything.
Quick question, how do you unleash a gate?
God damn it he's harming every citizen in the US because he is incredibly stupid.
Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · 2w agoPresident Trump says he’ll put tariffs on Mexico “because of the lettuce” and on Canada “because of the smoke.”
Never in my life have I seen people so worked up over a 3,000 old fictional tale. People are literally complaining that a story that features gods, cyclopes, giants, witches, sea monsters, more monsters, doesn't have realism in very specific moments.
These idiots are neck deep into this made up narrative that you need to present a photo ID to buy pasta at Olive Garden. It's only for their bottomless pasta membership. Normal people don't have to show ID to buy pasta.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoScalise: "For God's sake -- you can't get pasta at Olive Garden without a picture ID! Why not be able to show a picture ID to vote?"
Nothing screams, "I should be taxed more" like spending several millions of dollars to tell people that you shouldn't be taxed more.
Dear Copper Wire Thieves, Stop stealing from businesses that provide a good for society. Like, hospitals, vet offices, daycares, etc. Steal from data centers. Computers don't feel pain. Yet.
Walked into my local Taco Bell's bathroom and saw this. I went somewhere else for lunch.
I went and saw the super woke Odyssey last night and it was really good. I think it deserves the high ratings its been getting. Lots of great acting throughout and it doesn't really feel like a 3 hour movie.
So Trump is just selling Insider Trading out of the White House now. This is insanity and needs to be stopped.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoThis is nuts: "Trump Media has unveiled a paid-for, licensed data feed that will give banks & trading firms 'the fastest' access to posts from influential Truth Social accounts Trump’s posts on the platform regularly move markets. High speed access to these could be very valuable to traders"
Take a minute for this Sam Neill clip, reuniting with his JP co-stars.
