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U.S. Army Veteran (84C). Retired Union Autoworker. I curate and amplify messages of love, tolerance and democracy. Occasional snark. πŸ’™πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

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@NightlifeMingus

they should take another hour every night until there’s no more time. let’s wrap things up

@NightlifeMingus they should take another hour every night until there’s no more time. let’s wrap things up

Honestly, just keep stealing hours until 2026 disappears

10.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
tomwienner  - on threads  
The thing that kills me is that all of the damage he’s done for the last 14 months is self-inflicted.  None of it has been necessary or due to circumstances beyond his control.  All of it is directly attributable to the terrible decisions of one stupid fool.

tomwienner - on threads The thing that kills me is that all of the damage he’s done for the last 14 months is self-inflicted. None of it has been necessary or due to circumstances beyond his control. All of it is directly attributable to the terrible decisions of one stupid fool.

When your biggest enemy is your own "president"

10.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
@chaboard2   -     If the aim were NOT voter suppression they could easily write a provision in requiring every state to provide free copies of birth and marriage certificates within 7 days of being asked.

They won't because the whole POINT is the voter suppression.

@chaboard2 - If the aim were NOT voter suppression they could easily write a provision in requiring every state to provide free copies of birth and marriage certificates within 7 days of being asked. They won't because the whole POINT is the voter suppression.

When the fix is obvious and missing, the intent is obvious too

10.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An illustration featuring a chaotic crowd of distorted, screaming faces wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats. In the center, a blue ribbon award reads "FELL FOR IT AGAIN AWARD."

Trump approval rating: 27%
Adult US Illiteracy Rate: 28%"

An illustration featuring a chaotic crowd of distorted, screaming faces wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats. In the center, a blue ribbon award reads "FELL FOR IT AGAIN AWARD." Trump approval rating: 27% Adult US Illiteracy Rate: 28%"

Somehow the numbers really do line up 🀣

10.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I do NOT want Iran.
I do NOT want Cuba.
I do NOT want Greenland.
I do NOT want Canada.
I do NOT want Venezuela.
I do NOT want the Panama Canal.
I do NOT want the Gaza Strip.
I do NOT want Mexico.
I do NOT want Colombia.

I DO want the right to vote in a fair election.
I DO want healthcare.

10.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
briahash on threads - 

I really want to hear from white people.

When was the last time your safety was threatened by a Black person?

I didn’t say FELT afraid. I said WAS THREATENED.

shitwomenwithlawdegreessay - responds - 

Do Clarence Thomas votes count?

briahash on threads - I really want to hear from white people. When was the last time your safety was threatened by a Black person? I didn’t say FELT afraid. I said WAS THREATENED. shitwomenwithlawdegreessay - responds - Do Clarence Thomas votes count?

Can confirm, this man has put me in danger too

10.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
I love it when right wingers accidentally make memes that whip hella ass. Below the caption is a cartoon illustration of a large, pink steamroller labeled "GAYROLLER 2000" with a rainbow-colored drum. Three smiling people are in the driver's cab, waving. The steamroller is driving over a crowd of distressed stick figures. Labels scattered among the fleeing and flattened figures include "Traditional values," "Christian values," "Sanctity of marriage," and "Etc."

I love it when right wingers accidentally make memes that whip hella ass. Below the caption is a cartoon illustration of a large, pink steamroller labeled "GAYROLLER 2000" with a rainbow-colored drum. Three smiling people are in the driver's cab, waving. The steamroller is driving over a crowd of distressed stick figures. Labels scattered among the fleeing and flattened figures include "Traditional values," "Christian values," "Sanctity of marriage," and "Etc."

They made the gay people look like they're having the time of their lives. Now I want to be gay too.

10.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
🚨 'Americans are very lucky, because wherever they go to bring freedom... they find oil.' - Michele Serra, Italian Journalist. [pic of him at the mic reading something of pages]

🚨 'Americans are very lucky, because wherever they go to bring freedom... they find oil.' - Michele Serra, Italian Journalist. [pic of him at the mic reading something of pages]

Venezuela and Iran have so much freedom just sitting there

10.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Helena Langdon

You know in The Sims when you use the cheat code and get infinite wealth and at first it's really fun and you buy everything and make your house nice but then you quickly get bored because the world is at your fingertips and there's no jeopardy and eventually you’re drowning your Sim in the pool just to feel something?

Anyway point is I think I know why billionaires do bad things.

Helena Langdon You know in The Sims when you use the cheat code and get infinite wealth and at first it's really fun and you buy everything and make your house nice but then you quickly get bored because the world is at your fingertips and there's no jeopardy and eventually you’re drowning your Sim in the pool just to feel something? Anyway point is I think I know why billionaires do bad things.

I hate how correct this feels.

10.03.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
A satirical poster featuring a Black man depicted as Jesus Christ in a red robe standing in the background. In the foreground, a white man in a retro sci-fi pilot suit and a white woman in a red outfit appear terrified. 


OH SHIT! HE’S BACK AND HE’S BLACK.  

Jesus’s Speech Bubble: "Yup! It’s Me. JC"   

Pilot’s Speech Bubble: "Murleen! Call the goddang cops!"

Woman’s Speech Bubble: "Criminy! I am so askeered!"  


The pilot has a patch that says "I’m a MAGAT*" with a footnote in the bottom right corner: "*Make Amerida Gag Again Traitor." The woman is wearing swastika earrings and nipple piercings.

A satirical poster featuring a Black man depicted as Jesus Christ in a red robe standing in the background. In the foreground, a white man in a retro sci-fi pilot suit and a white woman in a red outfit appear terrified. OH SHIT! HE’S BACK AND HE’S BLACK. Jesus’s Speech Bubble: "Yup! It’s Me. JC" Pilot’s Speech Bubble: "Murleen! Call the goddang cops!" Woman’s Speech Bubble: "Criminy! I am so askeered!" The pilot has a patch that says "I’m a MAGAT*" with a footnote in the bottom right corner: "*Make Amerida Gag Again Traitor." The woman is wearing swastika earrings and nipple piercings.

The satire is hardly satire-ing. This is exactly how MAGA would react if Jesus came back and he was black.

10.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
the more you know shooting star and it says maga aren't just dumb - they're also complicit

the more you know shooting star and it says maga aren't just dumb - they're also complicit

11.03.2026 01:06 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
pic of rfk jr - nytimes.comKennedy to Undergo Rotator Cuff Surgery

pic of rfk jr - nytimes.comKennedy to Undergo Rotator Cuff Surgery

The anesthesiologist has the chance to do the funniest thing

11.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
I didn't think the Face Eating ...Tim Williams Β·    The non-war-war which wasn't started by Trump but was started by Trump because Iran was about to initiate a nuclear attack on us...with nuclear weapons that were OBLITERATED last year by Trump...is ending, except it's not ending because it's just beginning...but it is ending--soon--but we don't know when, and if you question that you're a "Panican," but the only reason Trump indicated it would be ending--which it's not, but it is (not)--is because he completely panicked when he saw the oil prices exploding--which, weren't exploding, they were merely jumping up with joy at Trump having (not) started/ended the non-war-war against Iran.Does this about sum it up?

I didn't think the Face Eating ...Tim Williams Β· The non-war-war which wasn't started by Trump but was started by Trump because Iran was about to initiate a nuclear attack on us...with nuclear weapons that were OBLITERATED last year by Trump...is ending, except it's not ending because it's just beginning...but it is ending--soon--but we don't know when, and if you question that you're a "Panican," but the only reason Trump indicated it would be ending--which it's not, but it is (not)--is because he completely panicked when he saw the oil prices exploding--which, weren't exploding, they were merely jumping up with joy at Trump having (not) started/ended the non-war-war against Iran.Does this about sum it up?

Yeah, pretty much.

11.03.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
qasimrashid  - Remember when Trump admitted white South Afrikaaners as refugees claiming they were suffering "white genocide?"South African Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber reports that 1000 have returned back to South Africa because America is "too dangerous, too expensive, and too low quality of life."They would rather live in South Africa and suffer "white genocide" than live in Trump's America. (NOTE: There's no such thing as white genocide, never was, & Trump made it up because he's a fascist).

qasimrashid - Remember when Trump admitted white South Afrikaaners as refugees claiming they were suffering "white genocide?"South African Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber reports that 1000 have returned back to South Africa because America is "too dangerous, too expensive, and too low quality of life."They would rather live in South Africa and suffer "white genocide" than live in Trump's America. (NOTE: There's no such thing as white genocide, never was, & Trump made it up because he's a fascist).

white genocide > America

11.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
@mynamehear   -  What level of chess is it when you neglect to fill up your strategic oil reserves before starting a war that shuts down oil production worldwide, so you have to buy oil at an inflated price from your enemy who then uses those funds to back the enemy you just needlessly attacked?

@mynamehear - What level of chess is it when you neglect to fill up your strategic oil reserves before starting a war that shuts down oil production worldwide, so you have to buy oil at an inflated price from your enemy who then uses those funds to back the enemy you just needlessly attacked?

The level where you flip the board and declare victory

11.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iranian drones struck fuel storage tanks at Oman’s Port of Duqm β€” a country that was literally mediating US-Iran nuclear talks just days ago.

No one is neutral now. This is what Iran’s retaliation to US-Israeli strikes looks like. The entire Gulf is a war zone. πŸ”₯

11.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 7

There's only 2 countries in the world with illegal unchecked Nuclear Weapons.

North Korea and Israel.

One of these countries has attacked 9 countries in the last 2 years and is committing a genocide.

It isn't North Korea.

11.03.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 553 πŸ” 222 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4
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β€œCan we pray for the moms as well? Or just the babies?”

Allie Phillips bravely told a pro-FAILED abortion death penalty bill group her story of fleeing Tennessee for a life-saving abortion

Men tried to intimidate/stop her. She persisted: www.instagram.com/reel/DVuUJfm...

11.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 1854 πŸ” 670 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 72

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

09.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 19321 πŸ” 4846 πŸ’¬ 233 πŸ“Œ 141
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Trump’s MAGA on a 'runaway train of death and destruction': conservative President Donald Trump’s β€œdelusions of grandeur” inevitably overwhelm the Constitution, decency, political good sense and Americans’ distress.That’s the opinion of Jennifer Rubin, who writes in The Contrarian that beyond the misery wrought by the Iran war, Trump and his administration almost seem to...

Trump’s MAGA on a 'runaway train of death and destruction': conservative President Donald Trump’s β€œdelusions of grandeur” inevitably overwhelm the Constitution, decency, political good sense and Americans’ distress.That’s the opinion of Jennifer Rubin, who writes in The Contrarian that beyond the mi

11.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Imagine a world where Americans were smarter and didn’t applaud when reactionary idiot Ronald Reagan made a show out of removing the solar panels Jimmy Carter had installed on the White House. We wouldn’t now have to worry about affording to fill gas tanks next month.

11.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 5941 πŸ” 1405 πŸ’¬ 269 πŸ“Œ 53

I’m sorry, what does β€œnon-diverse” mean?

11.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
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08.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 8
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❗️G7 countries agree not to lift sanctions against Russia amid Middle East war

πŸ‡«πŸ‡· The rise in oil prices caused by the war in the Middle East does not justify lifting sanctions against Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron announced after a remote G7 meeting.

11.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 953 πŸ” 200 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 19

"Baby look pretty now, Mommie?"
@trilemma.bsky.social

11.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

It's happening.

11.03.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Scene from Hungary tonight as crowds rally against the Russian-backed Orban regime.

08.03.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 4909 πŸ” 1384 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 68
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Connect the dots

11.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 8166 πŸ” 3120 πŸ’¬ 271 πŸ“Œ 115

Anyone who would put children in concentration camps in their own country is perfectly capable of killing children on purpose in a foreign one.

11.03.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sen. Murray: "I'm just sickened by this. To go into this war unprepared, to use outdated data, and to have this horrific thing happen where children were killed in a school sends a horrible message to those that are in a war with us and to our own constituents about what America's values are."

11.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 8198 πŸ” 2427 πŸ’¬ 519 πŸ“Œ 165