barely-sane.bsky.social
Retired Canadian MD, horrified at the rise of tribalism, corruption and misuse of religion. Let's use technology for good, not evil.
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The distinguished President bases his arguments on personal insults 100% of the time. This is what appeals to God-fearing faith-based voters.
It's curious that the Pope who knows almost as much about religion as Trump, condemns the MAGA movement.
Fucking pseudo-religious phonies is what they are.
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"It's just words". Yeah, well defamation is based on words. That doesn't seem like a very promising defense they're mounting. There's a good reason the MAGAs lose every case; non-evidentiary bullshit is not admissible in court.
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There seems to be some dissension within the ranks. The Orange TACO will whip them into line. Lemmings will be lemmings.
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That's a good list Newt. Except it is a list of crimes, not smears.
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Trump saying that the US would sell allies sabotaged jets probably didn't boost the order book. As fast-talking salesmen go, Don is a bust.
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It's work-related. Trump gets some of his best name-calling ideas on the golf course. A tireless worker.
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The ugliness which always simmers beneath the surface, bursts forth in the most horrendous ways. Trump is the catalyst but not the cause. US society is sick, and the MAGAs have stopped all treatment and will let the disease run rampant.
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The country is swarming with crazed, bloodthirsty far right maniacs, but they are focused on kids with gender dysphoria who just want to live their lives in a way that is comfortable for them. State run bigotry to distract from the the death of democracy.
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Guterres is a woke, left wing maniac who talks like Jesus. Time for Donny Dumb-Dumb to call him names.
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Make Bigotry Acceptable Again. There have always been ugly undercurrents in the US that periodically erupt like geysers. Trump is a geyser guy.
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"I could have easily got into Harvard but the Wharton school accepted a much smaller bribe, I mean donation, from my daddy than Harvard expected."
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Steve is mighty sore about Putin suffering some setbacks. I wonder why that is? For so long the right wing vilified Russia as the "axil of evil", the "evil empire" full of "bad actors". Now they seem aligned with evil, bad actors. I wonder why.
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The algorithm is to reduce the number of people actually doing work, and to increase the propaganda arm of each agency to brag about how much work is being done, so greatly and powerfully.
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Yes, there were 250 but most of them went to penguins and they are typically very quiet about them.
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"I'm looking forward to Trump chickening out in exchange for bribes to Trump's and Musk's companies."
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To be fair, he can't be expected to know about hurricane season, he has no experience at all dealing with climate emergencies. Like all Trump appointees, he is there to destroy the department he heads.
Red states are affected by natural disasters too. When FEMA fucks up, they'll blame Biden.
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Mike, you have lawyers. If evidence was destroyed, your lawyers can bring that out in court. But courts use hard facts and not imaginary bullshit. So you'll have to shift gears in your verbiage.
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He made one with Mexico; they removed their tariffs on TACOs.
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Putin supposedly had all of the cards. But one of the cards in his hand was a joker. A joker bearing a strange resemblance to a TACO.
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But do Congress or the courts call him "unfit" for the job? Alas, they do not. Such is the extent of the corruption, that an obvious mad man is allowed to serve a second term, jeopardizing the future of the entire world.
Alarm bells are ringing.
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The French have some painful memories of Nazis. The Ketamine Kid misplayed his hand with the Nazi salute.
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Garland was not badly intentioned, he got played by Trump. He was too cautious, diffident, hesitant, worried about seeming biased. He was deterred by all the screaming about "weaponization".
I'm sure he looks at the real weaponization now and says to himself, "What the fuck was I thinking?"
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"It's just Trump being Trump". Yeah, it's the electorate just being totally irresponsible. Leading a government is not a gong show joke. Climate change, wars everywhere, democracy being dismantled are deadly serious. Voters too lazy to thoughtfully consider issues should not vote. Trump is a menace
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So the various agents of Satan go to Satan to complain;
"With all due respect sir, some of the members of the team you put me on are unpredictable, nasty, self-serving idiots" to which Satan responds;
"Of course, what the fuck did you expect?"
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What is the threshold for GOP Congresspeople to admit that their revered leader suffers from serious mental illness? His delusional thinking is not a cute aberration, it has serious real-world consequences.
All politicians spin the truth; no other fabricates election conspiracies and other bullshit
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In no civilized country should a man like Alex Jones be permitted a soapbox to say anything. What he did to the poor parents who lost children at Sandy Hook was awful. The man is a ranting nutjob who has harmed innocent people. He belongs in jail, not on social media. US society is sick.
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There is complete freedom to agree with Trump. No one should dare to disagree. King Thinskin will not tolerate any affront to his fragile ego.
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Trump said Zelenskyy doesn't have the cards, and Trump did his best to deal Putin a few aces. But Zelenskyy has a few cards and he knows how to play them.
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The MAGAs will be incensed by that. The Jim Crow era was when America was Great according to President/Ignoramus Trump.
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Trump wastes a lot of hot air insulting a robot. He trips over his own shoelaces in his delusional world.
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Replaced with clones?? It would take an awfully long time for a cloned baby to look 80 years old. But hey, they don't worry about details.
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Secretary Duffy has reassured the public that, although there is a critical shortage of air traffic controllers, none of the few who are left are black, gay or Muslim.
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Observational, case-matched studies can provide invaluable information. Doing double-blind, placebo controlled studies for covid would be very difficult. The virus mutates frequently and pregnancy would impose major time constraints. And how many studies would be enough? Skeptics can delay forever.
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"They're focused like laser beams, and I expect we'll get deals last week or the week before. You know the President's favorite negotiation tactic is Laser TACOs."
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"Let's wait and see what does happen, because, as you know very well, Trump Always Chickens Out."
He can't say it, but we all know what he means.
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Every time Republicans are in office, they reduce taxes and regulations, and the economy tanks. The jet fueled, explosive rampaging growth is GOP mythology. Nothing trickles down, the growth stays at the top.
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The right wing knows how to market. Tariffs will make you a man. Same technique to sell trucks and beer. You are tough and virile if you buy our product. Or shampoo for women; it will make you sexy and appealing.
Still, applied to a tax?? Really?? That's stretching it even for these demagogues.
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Trump reposted that Biden is dead. Then why does he spend so much time insulting him, calling him names and denigrating him? Even Trump's lies don't make sense.
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"Good news.. he's not a gay activist". And why is that good, Dinesh? Is there something wrong with being a gay activist? "Bad news, it is a window into the gay lifestyle." There is no "gay lifestyle", you moron. Is there a straight lifestyle? Every person is different.
Stick to your mules, Dinesh.
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How about this solution Joni? People who believe in science and medicine have access to treatments suggested by scientists, and MAGA pseudo-Christians just pray. Don't consult doctors or go to hospitals, don't take vaccines or medications. Just trust in Jesus to protect you.
And if you die, heaven.
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Biden is "vicious". Trump says more vicious things at one rally than Biden has in his whole life. Another critical difference, the things Biden says are generally true, whereas Trump's are always brazen, hateful lies.
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"And if you buy a Cybertruck, we will throw in special Trump Baby floor mats, the highest quality gold-painted floor mats with pictures of little white babies on them."
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He's a game show host. "Johnny said 40. What do you say Janie? Would you like to go to 50? 50 it is. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU WIN THE GOLD PAINTED SOFA!!"
Someone offer him a job on the games channel, make the world a safer and saner place.
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Donny is wacko
He's enraged by a TACO
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The MAGAs who harp about fentanyl non-stop are more than happy to have a drug addict dismember every branch of government in the most chaotic and destructive way.
Sanctimonious hypocrites supported by the "faith" community.
They are frauds, phonies and imposters from A to Z. (including X)
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I see a silver lining in this. The TACO thing has really hurt Trump's ego, and he will go to any length to prove he's NOT a chicken. He will keep some tariffs, and the resulting rise in prices will sink his approval rating. His hubris will cause him to shoot himself in both feet.
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There are exactly ZERO communist judges on the court. They traffic in the most absurd lies, all singing in unison like Satan's choir.
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Juvenile name-calling, now there's the key to the front door of the MAGA house of horrors.
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The Oval Office has the "majesty" it deserves. Elon, maybe they didn't teach that in S Africa, but the American Revolution rejected "majesty" in favor of a Republic.
By the way, there's a difference between majesty and tacky, and Trump's taste is tacky, tawdry and terrible.
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He calls his kid X, the name of his Trash Media site. Very consistent branding. The kid, 5 years old, punches dad in the face.
Maybe Elon should get off the drugs and consult a good psychiatrist.