catpushmike.bsky.social
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Traveller, photographer, open-mic musician, cyclist.
Jaded, not cynical. Ex-denizen of the lefty blogosphere. Here to post photos and hone my snark.
Resist!
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The weird thing is, the lashing out is being aimed at people who were right to lash out at Dems choosing business as usual and working across the aisle over true oppositional gumption.
What Trump really wants is that we all behave nicely and refuse to fight.
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Does he like to chill with Netflix and long walks on the beach?
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Does a sense of right vs. wrong get surgically removed at J schools?
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And by non-lethal, we mean weapons that can blind you, disable you, knock out your teeth or give you a concussion.
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I can make a Negroni at home for $4, or I can go downtown and pay $22.
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I sure wish Dem consultants would look at themselves in the mirror and ask how we arrived at this situation.
I also wish they’d stop lecturing “Blueskiers” about how they should think and behave.
We saw how it would turn out if D’s didn’t fight. We were vociferous. The pols should have listened.
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Whippersnapper, back in the day we didn’t even have nested threads.
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Remember: Trump isn’t against violence or property damage, whatever he tells the world. He’s against dissent.
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There’s a history of RW provocateurs stirring up trouble in order to justify a heavy handed response.
Nobody with brains should be connecting vandalism with peaceful protest even when they happen simultaneously. Troublemakers are a collateral phenomenon driven by opportunism.
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I hope Dark As A Dungeon by Merle Travis is on there.
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Fucker’s blocking the sidewalk, too.
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I hate fuckers who block sidewalks like that.
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Are any Dems moving to censure this dweeb?
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[barely perceptible smirk]
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What about a decency agenda? The abundance agenda isn’t offering much to struggling workers.
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I’ve long felt public-opinion polling is highly suspect because people’s views are so heavily slanted by the right wing noise machine with very little corrective pushback from corporate media.
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Hear hear, Charlie! It’s an abomination.
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Hey, Tsam! First time I’ve seen you here!
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You need to hit back with a bunch of stereotypes of teenage boys. He doesn’t stand a chance.
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I think there needs to be a point where the wide liberal/progressive left just keeps opposing.
Leftwing policies are still more popular than the GOP. Maybe congressional Dems will wise up in time.
If not, a new party or coalition is going to need to come together. But it better be soon.
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I’m not too keen on cynical takes. That gets us nowhere.
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The first & most obvious thing to say-and it’s been repeated over and over-is that we, the unwashed work-a-day hoi polloi, can keep two (or three or four) thoughts in our head at the same time.
Telling us what & how to think is the biggest distraction of all because it creates unnecessary argument.
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Here! Try a piece of this trickle-down pie I just grew.
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Again, I was referring to links to corporate publishers. I’ve no problem with independents trying to build an audience.
But there are so many posts with a snarky comment followed by a link to, say, the NYT, without any context or summary provided.
A bit exasperating.
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Richest man in the world grovelling in public view.
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I wish he hadn’t gone on so long about vandalism and similar acts, and pointed out that peaceful protesters have no control over, or connection with, inevitable troublemakers. While floating the very likely chance that those actions were caused by provocateurs planted by Trump’s people.
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The platform that brought us Brexit.
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Whew!
Let’s all take a break and come back in two weeks.
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Probably some dickweed filed a complaint knowing they have the upper hand at FB right now.
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Let’s ask Fetterman if he has any thoughts.
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Uh ok. You sound like a nitwit. Bye.
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Does anyone on the Atlantic’s editorial staff know the difference between right and wrong?
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Not true at all. There was an immigration bill both parties were ready to sign, until Trump ordered the GOP to drop their support
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At Xitter, they can just throw shit at the wall. Try that here and we say, “clean up your mess, asshole!”
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“You were court-martialed?? What happened?”
“I rolled my eyes.”
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It’s worth pursuing, even just to wake up complacent non-voters. They might not give a shit about much, but they might start if California votes to leave.
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Yes. That’s what California is proposing. They want to preserve what’s good about America and keep it out of the hands of fascists.
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Trump’s entire inner circle is composed of internet tough guys.
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I’m sure Diaper Don’s pal Vlad would beg to differ on who won WW2.
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Trump’s entire inner circle is composed of internet tough guys.
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Man he really looks fucked up.
It’s a good thing old age isn’t disqualifying for a president.
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I think it needs to be said that it’s entirely possible all these incidents are by provocateurs paid by ICE.
Does anyone really think these fascists wouldn’t stoop to that?
I know savvy types are too cool to entertain conspiracies, but I’m just a random dumbass, so I’ll say it.
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Those aren’t bubbles, they’re airborne toxic jellyfish.
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Can’t a guy be retro without being laughed at on the internet?
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Can’t a guy be retro without being laughed at on the internet?
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In Tapper’s case, the decay is complete.
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I see a car burning and I think, bettter than even odds that ICE hired some underemployed doofs to burn cars and break windows.
As if they wouldn’t stoop to that. From a journalist’s POV, isn’t it just as valid to speculate about them than, say, Antifa or Black Bloc?
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My complaint with anyone from the broad liberal/left remaining on Twitter is that it gives a platform expressly rebuilt for Nazis the appearance of appealing to a broad spectrum.
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To me, Bluesky is nothing like Facebook (and I mean that in a good way), but I guess people will say anything now to denigrate this site.