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I see and say things that need seeing and saying. twitter.com/shoq mastodon.social/@shoq sidetalk.net/@shoq (matrix) threads.net/@shoqv4
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Trump: “Young people have come out dead.” ::smh:: Anyone that doesn’t openly mock this illiterate, and dysfunctional moron to their friends, coworkers and children is a fucking traitor to their country, their children, and their entire species. And they be should be shunned for it.

BREAKING/@NBC In a live press conference with UK’s PM, Trump asked why he thinks foreign governments would pay his tariffs, and he sets a new standard for total incoherence. And will the journalist ask a follow-up? Of course not.

I had a line. They’ve now crossed it. mastodon.social

Bezos doesn’t want opinions about Bongino taking over FBI. #prediction: we’re a year from some MAGA city hiring mercenaries as cops. Next stop: ” Robocop.” Dying in Darkness: Bezos Turns Out the Lights in Washington Post’s Opinion Section www.politico.com

Who is Amy Gleason, the woman technically running DOGE? - ABC News

People like @goangelo, @me, and quite a few others were calling them out then as a trend to be feared, not mocked (circa in 2009). Nobody took us seriously. The left was in love with itself in those years, and mentioning reality was just seen as trolling for attention, mastodon.social

Trump is untroubled by public opinion except when he is, in which case, the problem isn’t fixing things so that his policies are not hurting people, but figuring out ways, legal and not, to get people to shut up.

It was a fantastic show everyone should see. It will be posted.

My guess? They are getting rid of people like @joyannreid.bsky.social and @katiephang.bsky.social to make room on the roster for serious pundits. People with the stature and integrity of Dinesh D’Souza, “Big Balls” and @Catturd2. www.threads.net

Am I the last person to know that Windows has had integrated voice typing if you press WINKEY-H on almost any application with a typical input?

He wrote this a year and a half ago. Naturally, some said he was fear mongering. Yeah, no. A Military Loyal to Trump - by @radiofreetom.bsky.social (Paywall-free)

#prediction Emperor Elmo will own @MSNBC within 9 months and merge it with Breitbart News so it will have more “journalistic integrity.”

I’m now convinced we all live in a gag simulation, and some a-hole programmer in another galaxy wearing a MAGA hat is laughing his ass off. “FBI agents express shock and dismay over naming of right-wing podcaster to No. 2 post”

If the Pope dies, they can get another Nazi back in that job and it won’t surprise anyone this time.

“Trump news: I just reread Project 2025 now that we’re in the thick of it. The takeaway is chillingly clear.” @jillfilipovic

Of course they did. Of course. www.threads.net

Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To https://www.nytimes.com

Dear @MSNBC: Whatever you were thinking, it wasn’t actually thinking. As I just said to my friend @joyannreid.bsky.social ⏵ “Trading you for Steele and Sanders is sort of like trading a Fabregé egg for an egg McMuffin.”

No sooner did I applaud her win, than I see this. There is no justice anymore. None. But I will guarantee this: her next chapter will be an epic page turner, just like her books. @MSNBC Cancels @JoyAnnReid’s Show in Major Shake-Up - The New York Times www.nytimes.com

Either the check cleared, or someone is shadowing his kids. A federal judge doesn’t go from “total mess” to “nothing to see here” without some fix happening somewhere, somehow. Judge Rules Trump Can Demolish USAID as He Pleases

This NATO ally will ‘buy, buy, buy’ more weapons as quickly as possible after intelligence report says Russia may start a war in Europe in a few years uk.news.yahoo.com

Hola, and congratulations to all the winners, especially my friend @joyannreid.bsky.social who once again gets recognition richly deserved for focusing our attention on things that matter. NAACP Image Awards 2025: Winners List variety.com

I’ve been busy all day. Anything in this story got any legs? I doubt it. We never get lucky where the orange vulgarian is concerned. Donald Trump was recruited by KGB with codename ‘Krasnov’, claims ex-Soviet spy

Anyone used myninja.ai? It’s impressive and the pricing is fair. Anyone opinions on it?

Anyone else finding @chatGPT is experiencing a massive nervous breakdown today? A simple command like “Create a blank canvas” results in this mess.

Welcome old friend, nice to see you here where the skies are a little clearer and it’s not all Storm Fronts all the time. If you haven’t, you may want to catch up on why Bluesky is a different kind of social media tech. arxiv.org Also, be sure to follow @mmasnick.bsky.social and @jay.bsky.team

Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon

Progressives, liberals-whatever label they choose-all need to get past their purity demands that they place on officials and journalists. Imperfection is human. Yet most of what MSNBC offers is infinitely better than nothing, which is what we'll have when America's oligarchs buy it & shut it down.

DEAR PROGRESSIVES (or whomever): @morning_joe and other @MSNBC shows are no one’s idea of liberal programming. But @MSNBC remain the ONLY network that still features people discussing what’s wrong with Trump, Musk and Republicans EVERY F-ING DAY, however imperfectly. And if they go away, there …

The @nytimes.com changed the story and has now added this info after I caught them last night. This is why I screenshot these stories. There was no editors note added nor did they point out that a stealth edit was made. h/t @shoq.bsky.social

All that may be true, but the fact is, the entire concept of modern liberal democracy is that the government governs with the consent of the people. Somewhere along the line, the people abdicated their entire role to politicians and parties. It’s time to fix that.

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In 1864, Herbert Spencer read Origin of the Species and took “natural selection” to mean the strongest deserve to dominate & coined “Survival of the Fittest” to justify inequality. Capitalists embraced the excuse to oppress. Social Darwinism was born. en.wikipedia.org

So it goes… www.threads.net

HISTORY DOES REPEAT ITSELF Everyone needs to learn/relearn that we’ve been HERE before. Our myths have papered over what led to a depression that killed millions. Musk is but a MORE EVIL update of JP Morgan. And he must be stopped. The Gilded Age - PBS

::FuriousHeadShake:: Only the #BrokenNYTimes could choose THIS hyper-partisan operative to be among “11 Black Voters.” What 11 Black Voters Think About Trump’s Actions in His First Month - The New York Times www.nytimes.com

As I keep bleating, BlueSky is a whole new model for social media. For most, it reveals slowly what makes its tech special. @hunterw.bsky.social has built something really valuable for it. Right on time for a project I’m engaged in. bsky.app

READ ME! My Open Letter to Elon Musk - by @marcelias.bsky.social Democracy Docket

Blaming democrats for the complete collapse of this Democracy after years of MAGAs run amok, is about as fair and balanced as blaming cancer victims for dying of a terminal disease. It may make you feel smug, superior, and above the fray, but to me you sound like just another grumbling grievance …

Unspeakable: Trump Blames Ukraine For Starting War With Russia ] crooksandliars.com

Oops: Trump-Musk Cuts Just Wrecked an NIH Org Championed by GOPers | The New Republic newrepublic.com

One month out of the gate, Trump has wasted whatever “honeymoon” momentum he might have had, and he’s now back to being an historically unpopular president as he was during his entire first term. Yet somehow the whole federal system cowers in fear of him.