Alec Mento
@amento.bsky.social
Autistic, union man, author of the three *Penny Rants* books and the upcoming *This Used to Be the Future.* I drink a cup of nails before every post. No Trumpholes.
Shipping (to me) on Monday. BTW, you won't be able to buy it on Amazon; only my storefront, Blunt Instruments (blunteye.com), will sell it.
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Shipping (to me) on Monday. BTW, you won't be able to buy it on Amazon; only my storefront, Blunt Instruments (blunteye.com), will sell it.
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We do this constantly in Britain, usually by saying: “My new book is coming in April! ‘Travesty of Horseshit: How everyone was lying about the catastrophic events, and we all knew but repeated their drivel and kept quiet for five years about the bad stuff’, at all good bookshops RRP £14.99”.
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We do this constantly in Britain, usually by saying: “My new book is coming in April! ‘Travesty of Horseshit: How everyone was lying about the catastrophic events, and we all knew but repeated their drivel and kept quiet for five years about the bad stuff’, at all good bookshops RRP £14.99”.
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According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Drama King votary lectures the rest of us about drama, that’ll go well.
This is such a great point. Nobody should do this.
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Drama King votary lectures the rest of us about drama, that’ll go well.
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KAROLINE LEAVITT IS NOT A JOKE OR A MEME; SHE IS A SYMPTOM OF A MACHINE THAT NORMALIZES DISINFORMATION AND CRUELTY. WE CAN'T LET SMILING FACES DISTRACT FROM THE DAMAGE THEY DO. CALL HER LIES OUT, SUPPORT THOSE HURT BY THEM, AND STAND FOR TRUTH OVER PROPAGANDA. #KAROLINELEAVITT
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
KAROLINE LEAVITT IS NOT A JOKE OR A MEME; SHE IS A SYMPTOM OF A MACHINE THAT NORMALIZES DISINFORMATION AND CRUELTY. WE CAN'T LET SMILING FACES DISTRACT FROM THE DAMAGE THEY DO. CALL HER LIES OUT, SUPPORT THOSE HURT BY THEM, AND STAND FOR TRUTH OVER PROPAGANDA. #KAROLINELEAVITT
Printing is underway!
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Printing is underway!
We’re days away.
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We’re days away.
OOOH NOOOOZ DON’TZ SPEAKZ ILLZ OFZ TEH DEADZ
Dick Cheney’s Legacy Is One of Brutal Carnage
From censoring a report on CIA domestic surveillance to running cover for the Contra War to helping launch the war on terror, Dick Cheney dedicated his life to making sure the US national security sta...
jacobin.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
OOOH NOOOOZ DON’TZ SPEAKZ ILLZ OFZ TEH DEADZ
PDF proofs approved; now the paper proofs are on their way.
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
PDF proofs approved; now the paper proofs are on their way.
Reiterating: Trump must not die. He must live, so he can feel the hatred of the nation he’s shit on all his life.
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Reiterating: Trump must not die. He must live, so he can feel the hatred of the nation he’s shit on all his life.
I’m calling it: the Hummer is no longer the most hated car on the road.
Elon Musk pay package approved: Tesla shareholders green-light up to $1 trillion
www.axios.com
Elon Musk pay package approved: Tesla shareholders green-light up to $1 trillion
twp.ai
November 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I’m calling it: the Hummer is no longer the most hated car on the road.
Ho hum, Fox News fell for (or perhaps “fell for”?) AI-created videos and then didn’t admit their mistake. #stokingrageisthegoal
Fox News Fell For AI-Generated Rage Bait, Rewrote Story To Pretend It Didn’t
Fox News has a problem: when you build your entire editorial model around feeding your audience’s biases, you stop asking whether the stories feeding those biases are actually true. Case in p…
www.techdirt.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Ho hum, Fox News fell for (or perhaps “fell for”?) AI-created videos and then didn’t admit their mistake. #stokingrageisthegoal
Philadelphia is a great city; here’s just one reason why.
Philly vs. the PBM Mob
Fifty-five years after Congress passed the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act to fight the Mafia, Philadelphia is using it against Big Insurance.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Philadelphia is a great city; here’s just one reason why.
Dear America,
Your Damascus moment has come a year too late.
Sincerely,
Your Damascus moment has come a year too late.
Sincerely,
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Dear America,
Your Damascus moment has come a year too late.
Sincerely,
Your Damascus moment has come a year too late.
Sincerely,
I used to be sad when my enemies died. No more.
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I used to be sad when my enemies died. No more.
1) Call or text 1-866-OUR-VOTE if you see/have any problems voting today;
2) today as every day, don’t take shit from anyone.
2) today as every day, don’t take shit from anyone.
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
1) Call or text 1-866-OUR-VOTE if you see/have any problems voting today;
2) today as every day, don’t take shit from anyone.
2) today as every day, don’t take shit from anyone.
So “we’re cutting thousands of doctors out of our networks so we can increase profits” is something health insurance CEOs say out loud now.
UnitedHealth CEO Says Company is Cutting Thousand of Doctors Out of Network to Boost Profits
“Value-based care” in UnitedHealth’s Optum division apparently means fewer doctors for fatter margins.
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
So “we’re cutting thousands of doctors out of our networks so we can increase profits” is something health insurance CEOs say out loud now.
New rule: no Very Serious Person gets to pontificate about a Presidential candidate’s “vigor” ever again.
November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New rule: no Very Serious Person gets to pontificate about a Presidential candidate’s “vigor” ever again.
“(S)hot from behind” is almost all I need to know here.
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
www.latimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“(S)hot from behind” is almost all I need to know here.
I’d love to report next Wednesday that voters have finally stood up to politicians who hurt them, but I don’t know that I will.
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I’d love to report next Wednesday that voters have finally stood up to politicians who hurt them, but I don’t know that I will.
Tough toodles, Trumpholes! YOU VOTED FOR THIS
He Voted For Trump-It Cost Him His Job
More Perfect Union Jul 10, 2025
In Maine, trades workers are facing catastrophic layoffs.
Why? Trump has cancelled billions of dollars for energy projects for the wealthy in his Big Beautiful Bill.
Workers who voted for him told us they’re paying the price.
More Perfect Union Jul 10, 2025
In Maine, trades workers are facing catastrophic layoffs.
Why? Trump has cancelled billions of dollars for energy projects for the wealthy in his Big Beautiful Bill.
Workers who voted for him told us they’re paying the price.
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Tough toodles, Trumpholes! YOU VOTED FOR THIS
Yeah, #fuckvance
Vance is just an asshole slowly preparing his divorce story for the public. And it’s about faith. 😂😂
October 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Yeah, #fuckvance