my reasonable centrist betters tell me that it is ridiculous to suggest that the trump administration is filled with segregationists but here again they are forcing out a high-ranking, high-preforming black woman for reasons www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/... - ThreadSky

jamellebouie.net • 6 hours ago

my reasonable centrist betters tell me that it is ridiculous to suggest that the trump administration is filled with segregationists but here again they are forcing out a high-ranking, high-preforming black woman for reasons https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/FOXPUQI0NR

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nutmegs320.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Is this true? Has anyone outside of Reddit been able to confirm this. What about the TSG?

dargamor.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Resegregation is happening.

eschermca.bsky.social•6 hours ago

petrarca.bsky.social•4 hours ago

First they came for Black people, but I didn't say anything because I'm Eric-Fucking-Lipton.

deweywebb.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Ah, reasonable centrism. I remember those days.

josefcoffey.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Fools.
Trying to erase those they hate.
Why hasn't anyone informed them that not only are we not leaving, we're being reinforced?

Fools...fools...
Will always live among us.

sataylormd.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Nope, you are right on! They are segregationists, misogynist segregationists.

dpubuff.bsky.social•6 hours ago

"Centrists" are the reason we are where we are. They can rationalize anything.

jcleone.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Segregationists all the way down

joannawarrens.bsky.social•4 hours ago

There is no question: segregation is the goal.

amy4opus.bsky.social•3 hours ago

They are making this country less safe, less healthy, less prepared.

nancyimagines.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Of course they are segregationists. Suggesting they are less evil is an attempt to modify our reaction.

alwaysagoodday.com•4 hours ago

reasonable centrist betters got us here, and managed the civil rights movement into nothingness, and and and

sparklemuff.bsky.social•4 hours ago

They have to make way for the mediocre white boys from Fox News to replace her.

mbkplus.bsky.social•5 hours ago

So entrenched in and defined by their beliefs that they refuse to believe overwhelming evidence to the contrary

tessagrace793.bsky.social•5 hours ago

This makes my heart for so many reasons. 💔

mdroehr.bsky.social•58 minutes ago

You are right Jamelle and they are lying to you or are naive and stupid. She had 2 strikes to them: a black woman. We need to stand together for each other!!!

ferd-burfel.bsky.social•4 hours ago

One needs to wear sunglasses when looking at the DOGE team photos- very shiny white.

unklekev.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Fuck those apologists.

This government and the nation that voted for it are racist fucks.

coach25.bsky.social•6 hours ago

That's bullshit but good luck fighting any war by yourself cause that has never worked.

alandval.bsky.social•4 hours ago

What world are those "reasonable centrists" (won't use the word "betters" because they obviously are NOT).. living in??? Killing DEI and automatically assuming anyone not white is only there because of it? We had 4 years of hating on "shithole countries" to know EXACTLY what that RACIST POS is.

kajsaeagle.bsky.social•1 hour ago

If the segregationist shoe fits... I mean, how much evidence do people need?! They literally say things like, "competent white men must be in charge." (Darren Beattie)

somertonem.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Right? It's crystal clear what they want.

luful.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Explain to your centrist betters that the new racist word is DEI

swwv.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Segregation is a MAGA value

no-borders-here.bsky.social•5 hours ago

It would seem that your "reasonable Centrist betters" are neither reasonable nor better. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and acknowledge that they are Centrist. Alas, that is not necessarily a compliment.

riwoche.bsky.social•5 hours ago

And on the final day of Black History month they fired the first Black female head of the Defense Health Agency

impulsiveent.bsky.social•49 minutes ago

To be fair this is no proof of racism.

They are forcing all women commanders out

canadantheconqr.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I have a hard time considering anything close to “American centrism” as reasonable these days

alfredstanley.bsky.social•38 minutes ago

MLK addressed your reasonable centrist betters' grandparents in a letter he wrote from jail.

aurelienmorel.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Me following Hegseth around DC:

morgankharris.bsky.social•2 hours ago

this testimonial to her is so well-written. amazing.

zrcr.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Well, Stephen Miller is in this White House.

morganafare.bsky.social•2 hours ago

This is a fascist/racist Nazi government & people=America. WE ARE HERE… if you believe otherwise you are fooling yourself…the finish line for our nation has been breached.

meganne23.bsky.social•6 hours ago

They are trying to restore Segregation in America. Everybody sees it, those who deny it are wilfully ignorant

pretty-david.bsky.social•4 hours ago

And complicit

airplaney.bsky.social•6 hours ago

It's Woodrow Wilson, the sequel:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/remembering-president-wilsons-purge-of-black-federal-workers

trixr4kix.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Fuck that PIG ~~~~~> going to Hell. I have never been so ashamed of the USA.

jmwarren.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Oxymoron

ryanthomjohn.bsky.social•3 hours ago

current administration is racist and sexist

feliciahart.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Genuinely what would Trump and all have to do to convince these oh so rational centrists that they're segregationists and male chauvinists? Why do they think it's so unfathomable for people to be bigots?

isabellasmom.bsky.social•14 minutes ago

Black, white, gay & trans gone.

johnnyapplememes.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Their flimsy excuses, if even offered, are to placate the dumbest among them and give the cleverer ones some cover. They know we know what they are doing. They don’t care.

ghostoflittleseb.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They’re gaslighting you and it’s disgusting

occupyelonsanus.bsky.social•4 hours ago

And backfilled with Mediocre White Boys..

breezycolomb.bsky.social•3 hours ago

The comments all speak to how wonderful she is. They're all devastated to be losing a role model leader. You just don't get that kind of sentiment usually on someone that high up stepping down. I get sick to my stomach thinking about the impact losing so much talent is going to have.

triplozero.bsky.social•3 hours ago

😵‍💫 “The KKK took my baby away” - the Ramones

kaitensatsuma.bsky.social•1 hour ago

The only reason I might think it's ridiculous is because I think as segregationists they'd still want minorities to be at least present and active in society - instead they just want all of them out.

warrenwp.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Every day I am more and more honored to be in the first wave of removals as I am in great company.

tonyhig67.bsky.social•3 hours ago

They are totally segregationists. 100%.

sirbrandonthomas.com•50 minutes ago

Republicans: We are in a post racial society. Affirmative action and DEI are no longer necessary. We’ve come so far.

Also Republicans, in the same breath: Let’s fire all the Black people, deport the Latine folks, and keep our women barefoot+pregnant.

candystrata.bsky.social•6 hours ago

That’s exactly what they are…

edcos39.bsky.social•4 hours ago

As Fr. Sarducci said: "Una coincidenza"?

pexsy.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Pro-tip: If someone tells you you're overreacting in regards to Trump and his sycophants, they are underreacting to Trump and his sycophants.

stacebacemace.bsky.social•5 hours ago

It's because centrists are also segregationist.

Trump could come out at say "We should go back to "separate but equal" and centrist will say "he said equal!!!! stop being hysterical, Is it THAT hard to go to another school?"

Fuck each and every one of those cowardly bigots

groundowl.bsky.social•6 hours ago

What a tragic state our nation is in, self-inflicted by tens of millions of morons. I hope we can make some semblance of a recovery from this.

ssm73.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Used to be one of those centrists but I can no longer ignore my eyes.

yoursinegritude.bsky.social•6 hours ago

👍🏽

jahoobalooski.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Welcome to the light. We have beer and cookies.

36bird.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Any person who isn’t a white male is DEI ? Segregation

gloria6262.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Trump regime will look to regret all their hatred on qualified personnel.

Unqualified merit boys are about to put us in crisis

Look up to see planes crashing

Keep yourself safe

cassandrashuman.bsky.social•4 hours ago

In this moment, “centrist betters” is an oxymoron. Not taking a stand against those who work to undermine the survival of millions of vulnerable people, democracy, & even the planet is, in itself, a stand with those who threaten us all. There is no 3rd option at this moment.

fuzzychef.org•5 hours ago

It's transparently obvious even to a white boy like me.

chicagojcb.bsky.social•just now

Your centrist acquaintances are wrong. (And they are neither reasonable nor better)

emduwel.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Attacks on the 14th amendment suggest that segregation isn’t the end goal but something much worse—exploitable and expendable groups of people, with no claim to any rights. African & Native Americans, transgender people, immigrants of color—all top a growing list.

profdjb.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Too many can't recognize what is staring them in the face. The depravity of this administration is boundless. It's dangerous not to see it.

shell351.bsky.social•3 hours ago

They're definitely not better if they're this blind.

scottthrasher.bsky.social•3 hours ago

This admin is so obviously racist and segregationist

glarekal.bsky.social•3 hours ago

"I was always the bad guy." - These assholes

mdroehr.bsky.social•45 minutes ago

Hmmm…..that’s what bad guys say so often!!

nickdefab.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Trump and his followers automatically assume that a black person is incompetent. That comes from their deep racism which sits at the core of their being

johnsipher.bsky.social•4 hours ago

This sends pretty clear

mdroehr.bsky.social•55 minutes ago

RACIST!

leemorgan.bsky.social•6 hours ago

VMI firing superintendent for literally no reason other than he's black

hobdy29.bsky.social•56 minutes ago

Donald Trump wants African Americans to relive The Jim Crow Law abuse from 1865-1965!!!

statsboyandi.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Is it segregation or apartheid

prof73.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Nope. It’s segregation all over again. It’s pre- 1964. We all better buck up before it is too late.

sagradadiosa.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Immediately!

emote-control.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They can't possibly actually believe that. They must just be Nazis themselves.

wado1.bsky.social•6 hours ago

What I'm interested in seeing is will these decades long high ranking military folks just take being fired by criminals and drunks, without any pushback?

weareastolennation.bsky.social•1 hour ago

This is incredible BS ! Where are all the safety’s we were so assured we had in place for this very reason being Trumo &M*sk

ddmartin58.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I've been a member of both parties. I consider myself a centrist/pragmatist my adult life. Left the Republican party and became a Democrat after seeing the Willie Horton ad. Yes, the Whitehouse is full of white christian nationalists.

leafyrachel.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I used to think I was a centrist. But the thing is centrists might as well be far left because the right is soooo far right. Maybe we need different geometry to describe our political landscape.

bababanshee.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Aaarrrrgggghhhh

basebsll7.bsky.social•1 hour ago

She will be replaced by an uneducated white dude. Such a same

sirtonk.bsky.social•1 hour ago

why the fuck would anyone trust a word trump or any of his supporters say? they've done nothing but lie for a decade, why do they deserve any respect?

quin664.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Anyone who doubts that racism is at work and rules in this administration is not your "better". I get the sarcasm but the truth is that refusing to recognize racism is front and center in this administration is racism itself.

tcamp3313.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Hmmm… why ever could this be? Maybe #Racism #Fascism ?? All of the ism’s?!

nickoftime5546.bsky.social•4 hours ago

they are racists.
there is no need to sugarcoat it.

peachysmom.bsky.social•5 hours ago

😡 Shameful

cybirr.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Stop referring to them as “reasonable” or your “betters.” Centrism failed.

basementwindow.bsky.social•2 hours ago

They’re deluding themselves.

zkahn.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I’m 17, and I want my voice heard. Senator Thom Tillis hasn’t held a town hall in Charlotte, and that needs to change. I started a petition urging him to meet with the people he represents. Sign and share to help make it happen!

👉 Sign here: https://chng.it/JMvwrn9Nb7

orangeexpat.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Good work, Zach. But perhaps it makes more sense now to ask a Dem to hold the town hall in place of Tillis and see how that lands.

shadowringtail.bsky.social•26 minutes ago

How about a "flash mob " style town halls for those senators not wanting to face thier constituents.

gosneye.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Tillis is a spineless shill. There is no way he will hold a town hall because he knows he will be berated. Call his office and voice your concerns

fairlycleanwindows.bsky.social•3 hours ago

No, you are right. And it's no just the government. Consider also the broadcasters gone like Joy Reid and the others with her.

gratitude333.bsky.social•5 hours ago

@jamellebouie.net Your instincts are spot on. “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as WE are. - Anais Nin” there is no doubt that Trump, and so many around him are embracing white nationalism, at a minimum certainly never denouncing it. Misogynistic as well. Constant vigilance needed.

yourbudgirl62.bsky.social•4 hours ago

trust your betters
they've shown us enough of who they are

joanne47.bsky.social•3 hours ago

trump/vance are racist

johnthames.bsky.social•5 hours ago

What are you rambling about centrists for?

kryspee.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I consider myself to be more centrist and I can tell you this administration is full of racists. Anyone claiming to be centrist that tells you otherwise is not really a centrist.

abrxs.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I considered myself a "reasonable centrist." But it is blatantly obvious to me that they are segregationists. They are doing everything short of hanging up "Whites only" signs.

lemotinjuste.bsky.social•6 hours ago

If you don’t get this is about segregation you are neither centrist nor reasonable.

melodykayyoung.bsky.social•5 hours ago

It’s overt.

renegadesci.bsky.social•4 hours ago

It's ridiculous to give them the label that is consistent with their stated philosophy when their actions are completely consistent.

I've been saying it in parallel.

shaunreidesq.bsky.social•5 hours ago

So they didn't see the Nazi salutes? People are wilfully ignorant these days

lfillingham.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Hegseth framed his thinking as "well, you can never know if they got the job bc they are black or a woman, you just can't know, so you just have to fire them.
I'm quite certain high ranking Black or Women officers were overqualified for the job, I have questions about the white men.

mdroehr.bsky.social•50 minutes ago

ABSOLUTELY!

lfillingham.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I worry they are going to use that logic on Justice Jackson, because Biden did explicitly say he would nominate a black woman.

caimport.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Providing these experienced, highly skilled individuals with deep knowledge of military intelligence a lot of time on their hands is perhaps not thinking through all possible scenarios.

haylibop.bsky.social•6 hours ago

They’ll be enough dismissals to make a whole other army at this rate

apmorsman.bsky.social•5 hours ago

The statement they made it sound like it was her choosing. It was a forced retirement. That's what she got for 32 years of service?

cosmichomicide.bsky.social•5 hours ago

r /fednews has been terrifying and amazing at the same time.

diamondaries.bsky.social•3 hours ago

GOD protect this QUALIFIED QUEEN ☝🏾✅🛎️ she will RISE

marypatricia.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Something tells me your “reasonable centrist betters” are all white? And mostly, if not all, male?

3fecta.bsky.social•6 hours ago

"But you see, she was relieved for believing in medical science, not for race" they say, while stroking their chins.

mdroehr.bsky.social•48 minutes ago

It’s getting to where you can’t count their sins on one hand.

itsharold.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Are any of these military leaders starting/supporting any sort of left wing militia/private military?

am-mccarthy.bsky.social•3 hours ago

They're going to gaslight us into oblivion

golden-oldie.bsky.social•2 hours ago

😢

plantsmantx.bsky.social•3 hours ago

They still have an interview up on their website.

"Addressing the intersectionality of her identity as a woman and an African American in the military, Crosland said she doesn’t focus her achievements through that lens."

https://health.mil/News/Dvids-Articles/2024/03/14/news466087

goribbonzee.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Reminds me of the saying that goes something like “Don’t piss on my head and tell me it’s raining.”

A whole lot of folks seem to whistling past the graveyard these days.

demofighter.bsky.social•6 hours ago

As a German, I still cannot understand that even a single person of color voted for Trump!

dbpublisher.bsky.social•6 hours ago

White is a color, they shouldn’t voted for an orange man either.

demofighter.bsky.social•5 hours ago

True!

mappermundi.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Pulling up the ladder behind you is a proud American tradition.

californiaexpat.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Racism is a MAGA prerequisite.

paranormalhunter.bsky.social•6 hours ago

MAGA replaced the white sheets with Red Hats. It’s one and the same.

californiaexpat.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Yes!

damepaz.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Muther F’ers. Get ready folks with just happened at the White House against Zelenskyy. The U.S. is now a part of Russia.

maxmcgillvo.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Trump and his MAGA cronies are WHITE NATIONALISTS. Pure and simple.

bubbagumpshrimp98.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They are gaslighting you.

capuchadou.bsky.social•6 hours ago

We need to conjure up Grant and Sherman and fill them with terrible resolve.

ak-prole.bsky.social•2 hours ago

They are not your “betters”. Don’t be fooled -look who he let out of jail. They don’t want civil rights at all.

figureoutthesea.ca•2 hours ago

I'm pretty sure that part was sarcasm

chitobandito.bsky.social•4 hours ago

A reminder that it was enlisting Black Americans that enabled the Union to win the Civil War. Late in the war the Confederacy realized that they couldn't win unless they recruited and armed Black soldiers with a promise of freedom, but it was too late. Diversity won that war.

essscue.bsky.social•5 hours ago

You're absolutely right.

antnans.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Not ridiculous at all. Their previous writings refer to restoring “freedom of association “ that was taken away in the Civil Rights Act.

cvilletgr.bsky.social•3 hours ago

No reasonable centerist is better than you, or anyone on this thread, at this juncture in our history.

These people hate Americans generally but, yes, persons of color and women first.

eli-fit.bsky.social•6 hours ago

jimprosser.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Add to it that the *only* refugees we are currently accepting are white South Africans…

jbcarrington.bsky.social•48 minutes ago

Here's the article.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/28/pete-hegseth-black-general-fired/80855772007/

cassandracmplx.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Racist. The word is racist.

cbarcus.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I consider myself a ‘reasonable centrist’, and what is happening is far worse than what you describe. The administration is being filled with idiots, sycophants, fanatics, traitors, terrorists, and neo-Nazis working to dismember our beautiful country and replace it with a theocratic ethnocracy.

maralesemann.bsky.social•5 hours ago

OF COURSE the administration is filled with segregationists - they make that 💯 clear with everything they do

ericcalifornia.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Who exactly said this was NOT racism?

tsgirlknits.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Your friends are wrong.

randy1995.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I just wonder how long it will be, before Trump, Hegseth, & the rest of those bigoted, white nationalist aholes (Musk) start holding their press conferences in White KKK garb!

yafachaya.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I wouldn't listen to anyone who doesn't see what is clear AF to those of us paying attention for so many, many years. This "whitening" of America and a return to pre-Civil Rights Law eras has been the goal and their long game.

magaexposed.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Something isn't quite white about all of these leadership dismissals.

kygosi.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Draft Bouie for President

quesador.bsky.social•6 hours ago

The whole administration is racist, but Hegseth has the mind and soul of a KKK Grand Wizard

jahoobalooski.bsky.social•4 hours ago

We called it a week ago. Next will be CMSgt Johnson, the SEL for DHA. Also a black woman, who is a strong leader.

wesee.bsky.social•3 hours ago

they are totally racist. Trump is stone bigot. Hates everyone but wealthy white men who kiss his ass

jinkelheimers.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Racism, pure and simple.

briandmc.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Although I know you spoke ironically in referencing your “betters,” IMO (and speaking as a fellow American) you have none. 🇺🇸

lordhonkhonk.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Dad insisted it was ridiculous to consider Amos 'n' Andy racist. Feeble attempt to pad his ego & maintain a sense of superiority through caricatures he can laugh at. They may not yet share his flair for cruelty or contempt, but dismissing unflattering observations is how one nurtures it. Same vibes.

joel-d.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Do not under any circumstances believe this administration wishes you anything but harm.

erharder.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Your reasonable centrist betters are wrong

aj0106.bsky.social•4 hours ago

“Segregationists” is way too benign for what they are.

luxexnocte.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Centrist = Republican Lite™️

tripps78.bsky.social•6 hours ago

It’s not ridiculous. They are.

mrchompchomp.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They’re just well-meaning conservatives who can’t stop accidentally throwing Nazi salutes.

jatman.bsky.social•5 hours ago

This regime is absolutely segregationist. Both Donny and JD are racists. Pickled Pete is a racist. There.. it wasn't hard to say. They're racists.

jesseberney.com•6 hours ago

the people doing this think Pete Hegseth got his job on merit

gyrozeppili.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Never forget pete hegshit is a DUI hire

grim-sower.bsky.social•6 hours ago

White mediocracy is going to destroy this country.

chibebe5.bsky.social•2 hours ago

These bastards will pay for all their evil deeds!

devotedone11.bsky.social•6 hours ago

pure evil

mrlurkenstein.bsky.social•5 hours ago

In 4 years most everyone will acknowledge that DJT was terrible. People will say they had to choose him because the other option was Kamala Harris. They know Kamala Harris would’ve been worse because…”reasons”.

genejockey57.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Now, now (he said in Reasonable Centrist), I'm sure it's just a coincidence that they fired another black woman in a leadership role, just like it was pure coincidence that they fired the only nonwhite or nonmale members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

grungehamster.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Wouldn't be the first time. (Courtesy of "Lies My Teacher Told Me")

janettekb.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Your reasonable centrist not-betters don't know WTF they are talking about.

crazy-trees.bsky.social•51 minutes ago

It is filled with sexists and racists. Whether or not they will be brave enough to try segregation I don't know. I think they will try to segregate all the women into a few positions before they will attempt to split up the races. They can get away with kicking out women more easily.

1erdesnoirs.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Need to start shaming these “centrist” by name. What a weird qualifying adjectives to proudly hold on to in this day in change.

scottthomsen.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I consider myself a reasonable centrist. And I think the evidence supports your suggestion.

frankanomaly.bsky.social•4 hours ago

What “centrists”? Name names.

grobielauren.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Is she the one who graduated from Medill at Northwestern or is that someone else?

imsighked2.bsky.social•6 hours ago

It's like the Klan is running our government.

scottkinggaryin.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Maybe not segregationists per se, but racists and misogynists?

thinkitthrough.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They are traitorous fascists.

America needs to remove them.

chuckwatkins.bsky.social•5 hours ago

AGAIN?
But then again, that's why 67% of America didn't vote for that 🍊🤡 prick: we KNEW he was too stupid for the job, and now he PROVES US RIGHT every fking day. I can't even ENJOY being RIGHT: this jackass is ruining my American experience!

gregggonsalves.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Name names. Who are these reasonable centrist betters? Because they need to go.

toddheim.bsky.social•1 hour ago

He's probably referring to @mattyglesias.bsky.social

jimmyjuly.bsky.social•2 hours ago

The only names I've seen mentioned in this thread are Hegseth and Kingsley Wilson. If we're calling them centrist then the word doesn't mean anything.

mdroehr.bsky.social•52 minutes ago

Oh—it means a HELL of a lot. It means the reasonable majority are OUTSIDE the pale—we count for NOTHING. We are not truly Americans.

mullinshere.bsky.social•13 minutes ago

They're segregationists. The centrists know it too, they just don't want to admit it.

minerroy.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Jim Crow 2025

eisenblm.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They are segregationists. I have read so much crap about why the Democrats lost the 2024 elections and why voters turned to Trump. Racial animus was the number one reason.

pedernales.bsky.social•6 hours ago

HARD TO CONTAIN MY FURY!
FUCK THESE RACIST PIGS!

squrleygranpa.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Suggest to your 'betters' that the center is not where it used to be.

eliterate.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Step One: remove all DEI requirements
Step Two: fire high-performing, exceptional minorities (women / black / disabled / immigrant)
Step Three: replace with inadequate inappropriate white men

Repeat steps two and three until mission accomplished

b-yael.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Your reasonable centrist (not really)betters are wrong.

bluefairyva.bsky.social•2 hours ago

How does this not break the law?

chazmn78.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Actions speak louder than words.

bobtomyfriends.bsky.social•5 hours ago

“Reasonable Centrists” will reason us back into pre-1900.”

parisdog.bsky.social•5 hours ago

a two-fer - a woman who is black.

cpoyth.bsky.social•5 hours ago

The government is filled with white supremacists. I am embarrassed to be an american

heidievmcardle.bsky.social•5 hours ago

tiny edit suggestion.... :)

mmmerrimac.bsky.social•5 hours ago

You’re right. They’re wrong. No “both sides.” Nope. Never doubt that for a minute.

katkad.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I think your gut has to overrule your reasonable centrist on this one. It's women too. The mysogyny is palpable.

mommablue1922.bsky.social•4 hours ago

If it walks like a duck…

lmc514.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Of course, they're segregationists. They are the worst of the worst, of mankind. We need to rid ourselves of each and every single one of them!

zurug.bsky.social•4 minutes ago

Ya… you probably should not be friends with them. Reasonable centrist today seems to equate to lowdown racist misogynist amongst the loud and proud racist misogynist

emveejay737.bsky.social•3 hours ago

If I could have a word with your reasonable centrist betters, I would inform them that not only is the Trump administration filled with segregationists, there is a heavy contingent of White supremacists intent on denigrating every person of color.

davinchi876.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Monochromatic proceedings gives the administration comfort.

toddheim.bsky.social•1 hour ago

If you can't yet see that attacking "DEI" was always an excuse to perform direct discrimination in broad daylight, then you just don't want to look.

taradanger.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Seriously, take America back 300 years... What does everyone think he meant??? It could not be clearer.

timothyjones.bsky.social•14 minutes ago

The reasons are to replace her with low performing head nodding white boys qho aren't fit to clean her boots

lbcwatchuk.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They're not you're betters. Whoever they are, they're completely clueless.

Listen to your instincts.

xehtfodrol.bsky.social•5 hours ago

"look just because a majority of the people they're removing are PoCs/Minorities and the reason for the removal is they don't want "diversity hires" doesn't mean they're racist segregationists!" They scream.

rupert3.bsky.social•6 hours ago

You have no reasonable centrist betters. End of.

3touraz.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Your gut knows the truth.

mx-guy.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I don't think you should suggest it.....expect it from a white privileged bigoted group. They continue to rot and disgrace us each day we allow the to rule .