Engineer, atheist, ape descendent, and perfectly ordinary Earthman. Banned from Counter Social for weapons-grade sarcasm. You probably shouldn't follow me.
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Joined March 2020
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Reject authority that demonizes science.
Reject authority that bans literature.
Reject authority that stokes fear.
Reject authority that marginalizes minorities.
Reject authority that normalizes lies.
For the maybe 3 or 4 friends that will ever see this tweet, come on in to Bluesky, the water's fine.
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I wasn't going to say anything, because really what's the point on this shithole platform, but..
Witnessing America get dismantled and fed to an unholy alliance of oligarchs and christofascists was not what I expected when I came here four decades ago.
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Sweet Caroline playing at Wegmans today could have been magical, but everyone was too caught up in their shopping lists 😔
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Imagine still being on the fence in *this* election, like you can't quite decide between democracy and autocracy 😳
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So Phil Lesh died today, and I'm reminded of Aug '95 when Jerry died and I just happened to be rolling into Anchorage AK into a welcoming community of unknown friends for some healing. I miss that, and I wonder if it could or would ever happen again. Peace.
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Donald Trump's speech was Joseph Goebbels without the Nazi arm band.
My $12/month subscription to @washingtonpost informs me that "Trump turns to immigration as closing appeal as edge on economy fades."
This is enabling a dictator.
I'm going to put together a thread covering Trump's speech in Aurora, Colorado, backdropped by signs reading "DEPORT ILLEGALS NOW" and "END MIGRANT CRIME." Follow along for clips and commentary 👇
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I don't think the country is on the right track at the moment because one of our two main political parties has been hijacked by an authoritarian cult. I'll be voting for Harris-Walz.
The president's party has never (at least back to 1980) won another term in the White House with so few Americans saying the U.S. is on the right track (28%, today).
The average when the prez party loses (25%) is far closer to today's number, though there is a bit of a twist.
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Apparently I've reached the point in life when, once logged out of a streaming service that requires more than a simple password to re-enter, I'd prefer to sit in silence. And if I'm being honest, the signs have been pointing that way for a long time.
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The intestinal fortitude displayed by Zelensky in the presence of this colossal dipshit is something to behold.
Imagine that a far right nutbag is whispering in the ear of a gullible, brain-addled narcissist, and then imagine said narcissist is going to be in a too-close election for the future of the nuclear codes, and then try to sleep well at night.
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Gordon Gekko
Goebbels screaming ghost
Snidely Whiplash
Steff from Pretty in Pink
The Monopoly guy
Also seen exiting Trump’s plane,
Tulsi Gabbard
Matt Gaetz
Lara Trump
Eric Trump
Alina Habba
Chris LaCivita
Steven Cheung
Susie Wiles
Stephen Miller
Boris Epshteyn
Margo Martin
Jason Miller
Corey Lewandowski
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I'm absolutely fascinated by the mindset that appreciates the transposition of this fat old gibbering moron into these types of pictures.
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He should never have been trusted with power in the first place. If you voted for him in 2016, you bought the con, and you're part of the reason that democracy hangs in the balance today.
Statement From Former Vice President Dick Cheney:
"In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again.
"As citizens, we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris."
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Imagine living in a country that lacks the political will to keep its schoolchildren safe from gun violence, that would be insane oh wait never mind 😒