Sentimentalist
@sentimentalist.bsky.social
Catholic. Unexceptional. Stuck in Texas.
“I think we should maybe start thinking about battleships,” the president said. “I used to watch ‘Victory at Sea.’ I love ‘Victory at Sea.’” Making procurement decisions because of 70 year old tv shows 🙄 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More (Gift Article)
President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.
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🤣 I thought you wanted my vote I haven’t been Republican since 1988. It’s interesting that “you must welcome Hasan Piker” is your hard line for membership in the Democratic Party; if this idea takes off I predict catastrophic failure in November
Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee. (quoting St. Augustine) —Gaudium et Spes §21
Trump: "When the Nazi's face melted in Raiders of the Lost Ark, it made me very sad!"
“I feel badly for the man that threw boiling water at his wife, held a gun to her head, and broke his daughter’s collarbone”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h agoQ: Any comment on Rep. Max Miller? TRUMP: I hope he's able to work it out. I feel badly for him.
Q: Any comment on Rep. Max Miller? TRUMP: I hope he's able to work it out. I feel badly for him.
I think you’re confusing “hate Trump” with “fears an existential breakdown of the American constitutional order at the hands of illiberal wreckers who want to turn us into Orban’s Hungary, but with more racism” Some questions of governance are simply more important to people like Tom than others
What a surprise, the alleged abuser was jacking himself up on testosterone.
In addition to having no experience in immigration, their website shows Ilya Shapiro (!) and disgraced former law prof Joshua Wright (!) as Senior Counsel. I don't think this massive contract was awarded to give immigrant children effective, zealous advocacy. burkegroup.law/our-team/
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Politico@politico.com · 23h ago26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court
I will never tire of people saying this. Nothing else matters to Trump except Trump.
Tom Tell@thomastell.bsky.social · 24h agoAnd he remains adamant about wanting to send innocent American citizens to jail on false charges just to cover his own incompetence and stupidity.
“Trump cannot draw links between cause and effect; he does not understand that his actions and the failures that follow are somehow related to each other.”
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 24h agoThe war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
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whoa -- Max Miller on CNN threatens Sen. Bernie Moreno with "exposing a deeply and personal embarrassing matter" after Moreno called for his resignation
In April of this year, the President endorsed an AI Kill Switch. The AI Kill Switch Act by Rep Nathaniel Moran and me is a bipartisan, urgent bill based on a common sense principle: WHEN MACHINES GO OFF THE RAILS, HUMANS MUST BE ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF. futureoflife.org/statement/tr...
FLI's President and CEO on Trump's support for an AI 'kill switch' - Future of Life Institute
President Trump said during an interview aired yesterday by Fox Business that “there should be” when asked if AI needs […]
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I read “Something Wicked This Way Comes” like five times as a kid. That novel is basically Stephen King being invented. Impossible to imagine him without Bradbury!
I prefer presidents who don’t have their accounts closed over money laundering concerns.
One sign of the rise of male supremacy and the decline in women’s status is the ubiquity of online porn lingo in casual speech.
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2d agoIt was this one, and, yes, I do believe that was an All In first.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Khashoggi's Ghost@urocklive1.bsky.social · 2d agoStop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
It is inhuman for public authority to fall back on dictatorial systems or totalitarian methods which violate the rights of the person or social groups. —Gaudium et Spes §75
All eleven seasons of the X-Files for $50? Don’t mind if I do, thank you!
Another day, another Republican scumbag www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
House Ethics Panel Finds Rep. Chuck Edwards Likely Violated Sexual Harassment Rules (Gift Article)
The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.
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An important warning from @meiselasb.bsky.social that the “sham document” Blanche’s advancement seems to rely upon showing the insurrectionist slush fund is *dead* is actually “unenforceable” @SenThomTillis @JohnCornyn
Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
We’ve seen this before.
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As Cornyn noted at Blanche's confirmation hearing—and as Blanche agreed!—this doesn't change the underlying settlement between Trump and the government, which required the fund to be established. Trump could sue to enforce the settlement. Or Blanche could resurrect the fund once he's confirmed.
Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 3d agoNEWS: Todd Blanche says he is rescinding his May 18 order establishing the “anti-weaponization fund”
