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robertmccarthy.bsky.social
Embarrassed and frustrated American. Liker of science, facts and truth. Adopt, don’t shop. Views are my own.
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This popular highlight from the book reminds me of someone…

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Elon fired the IGs and gutted the federal agencies investigating and regulating his companies including the SEC, NLRB, DoD, NHTSA, FDA, DoA and FAA. DOGE could only verify $5 billion in savings for this year, while potentially costing taxpayers $135 billion. There’s your fraud.

submitted 20 days ago • 46 comments

Yuzu Shio #ramen 🍜

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

It’s incredible that now the *best case* scenario is basically Trump engaging in a humiliating climb-down, but having already inflicted permanent damage and uncertainty that never be undone.

submitted 55 days ago • 460 comments

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

submitted 55 days ago • 1608 comments

Kogashi 🍜 with roasted 🧄.

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism. If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone. Americans of conscience must stand against this now.

submitted 63 days ago • 1847 comments

The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

submitted 62 days ago • 1924 comments

From @theathletic.bsky.social: On the 78th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking of MLB’s color barrier, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar used a speech to issue a forceful rebuke of President Trump’s efforts to eliminate DEI policies, calling them a “ruse.” nyti.ms/3Gdssw8

submitted 63 days ago • 20 comments

AOC: Donald Trump is a criminal. He was found guilty of 34 felony counts of fraud, found liable for sexual abuse. If he wants to find the rapists and criminals in this country, he should look in the mirror

submitted 64 days ago • 311 comments

America First is now America Alone.

submitted 64 days ago • 165 comments

I know some of you might be getting sick of the dark clouds of morally degraded, culturally impoverished authoritarian decay descending on the entire country and its territories but at least everything is more expensive and shittier than it materially was previously

submitted 68 days ago • 67 comments

Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies. In Denmark: - Health care and college are free.   - The starting wage is $22/hr. - Paid parental leave is 1 year. - Paid vacation is 6 weeks.   - All workers get pensions.

submitted 81 days ago • 440 comments

Rest in peace.

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

Tori Tonkotsu Shoyu Ramen 🍜 #ramen

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Sunday Slurp Series 🍜 #ramen

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