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rusteeshackleford.bsky.social
i’m a historian, which explains the crushing existential crisis.
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“build a wall… and mexico will pay for it…”

I keep finding myself thinking, ‘it can’t go on like this’ but then I remember my first trip to Zimbabwe in 2012, where everyone told me they had been thinking that since 1987

still not a drag queen or a trans person. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...

holy shit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

the government straight up kidnapped a dude for thought crime. there’s no more “sliding into” a fascist regime… we already there. #mahmoudkhalil

high in ketamine? rfk is *not* gonna like that… not one bit.

Fun Fact! Tonight’s designated survivor is Vladimir Putin

instead of protecting your social security, medicaid, firefighters, natural resources, or even your basic fucking rights, doug fucking lamalfa had an omelette at an anti-choice, christian fundamentalist “crisis pregnancy center”. fuck this guy, and let’s vote him the fuck out next cycle.

as the amazing @birbigs.bsky.social would say “like fun is Russia our friend”

holy shit. it’s a race to see how quickly they can secure their power… www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

if i didn’t know, i’d think this was a clear cut case of influence peddling and bribery. #usaforsale amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...

there are still heroes out there #fuckelon #resitence

Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

“see you in court” - janet mills, governor of maine to donald trump. what a badass.