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I observe the world from a #Chicago highrise. From up here, I oppose military conquest and billionaire-class agendas. And I do what I can to encourage social progress. 🫘 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmelton #BlueCrew #cats
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Republicans fear that, if they stand up to Trump now, he’ll ruin their political careers. But if they wait a year to stand up to him, Trump might have the power to order them thrown from helicopters. 🚁 They need to act now, while their main concern is losing their jobs.

Christian nationalists, please pay attention.

Yikes.

JD Vance is lecturing American men on how to be manly. Irony is six feet under, cold, and stiff as a board.

The old-school plutocrats — John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Jacob Astor, etc. — might have been just as evil as today’s oligarchy class. But the current crop of oligarchs is worse because, in addition to being evil, they’re a bunch of fucking losers.

Defend the Constitution. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2fTUeuy/

High as a kite.

I’m agreeing with Steve Bannon now. The universe doesn’t make sense anymore.

If only…

There’s no cheat code for ensuring human survival. Going to Mars won’t help. It would merely export war and human greed to a much more hostile environment. Ensuring human survival means defeating poverty, disease, and systemic injustice. It means letting go of greed and abolishing war … (1/2)

For anyone who isn’t clear on this: Russia is not a peer of the United States. - U.S. GDP: $29.7 trillion, while Russia GDP $2 trillion. - US per capita GDP: $68, 972. Russia per capita GDP: $14,953. - US population: 341.4 million. Russia population: 144.3 million. - US$1 = 88.68 Russian Rubles.

#LeopardsEatingFaces

Are you a legal expert/scholar who can talk on the record about the dangers of the unitary executive theory? This would be for a podcast in development. You can reach me here: [email protected]

The first rule of the Leopards Ate My Face Club is the leopard eats your face.

@mcuban.bsky.social I want to be careful here, because I don’t want you to block me. And I don’t want to get kicked off Bluesky. I’m talking hypothetically. We’ll soon know if SCOTUS is onboard with the authoritarian agenda. In case it is, folks like you should have a plan. 1/2)

Are you a legal expert/scholar who can talk on the record about the dangers of the unitary executive theory? This would be for a podcast in development.

Trump has given Putin 'carte blanche' to attack London, Paris or Brussels - World News - News - Daily Express US www.the-express.com/news/world-n...

I’m stepping outside my comfort zone in a way that could crash and burn. But I have to do something to fight fascism. Watch this space.

Why not?

Not a drag queen.

Attn: Hackers.

Curiouser and curiouser. Please share with your MAGA friends on social media.

Today is the best day for polio in 75 years. The pro-virus crowd will no doubt be chugging unpasteurized milk in celebration.

There are plenty of web browsers, map programs, mobile photo editors and email providers out there. There are better word processing and spreadsheet options. #BreakUpWithGoogle

On Ukraine, Trump is like Neville Chamberlain — if Chamberlain really, really wanted Hitler to be his friend.

Thought crimes. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2SoXxUF/

My anti-DOGE message.

I made this just after the election.

Seriously… As more of the DOGE Gang are exposed, have any of them been accountants, or forensic auditors?

If you have classified information, go ahead and forward it to Putin now, to beat the rush.