Alec Mento
@amento.bsky.social
Autistic, union man, author of *This Used to Be the Future* and the three *Penny Rants* books. I drink a cup of nails before every post. No Trumpholes.
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Be sure to wish your right-wing pals a happy Traitors’ Day today!
Ho hum, “liberal” media in America largely cheer on the Maduro abduction.
Editorial Boards Cheer Trump Doctrine in Venezuela
Rather than worrying the US will encourage other countries to behave lawlessly, US papers could be more concerned about their own country's lawlessness.
fair.org
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Ho hum, “liberal” media in America largely cheer on the Maduro abduction.
Twitter*: your one-stop shop for on-demand child porn.
January 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Twitter*: your one-stop shop for on-demand child porn.
Be sure to wish your right-wing pals a happy Traitors’ Day today!
January 6, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Be sure to wish your right-wing pals a happy Traitors’ Day today!
Another reminder that you can only get my new book, *This Used to Be the Future*, at my storefront, linked below. The book’s fifth essay, “Against Fake Centrism,” deals mostly with the Sinemanchin (Manchinema?) era, but its lessons would guide us well in any era.
This Used to Be the Future
Longtime Thieves in the Temple blogger Alec Mento returns with a dozen new essays excoriating the venality of political and corporate “leaders” and...
www.blunteye.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Another reminder that you can only get my new book, *This Used to Be the Future*, at my storefront, linked below. The book’s fifth essay, “Against Fake Centrism,” deals mostly with the Sinemanchin (Manchinema?) era, but its lessons would guide us well in any era.
Surprise, surprise, the Venezuela invasion makes billionaires richer because who else does Donald Trump care about? Not you!
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
popular.info
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Surprise, surprise, the Venezuela invasion makes billionaires richer because who else does Donald Trump care about? Not you!
The “other health care cliff” is out-of-pocket costs, which have been outpaced inflation for years. Trump has made it even worse.
The Other Health Care Cliff Americans Are About to Fall Off
As ACA subsidies expire and premiums soar, a quieter but potentially more devastating crisis is unfolding: record-high out-of-pocket costs that millions of families simply can’t afford.
healthcareuncovered.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The “other health care cliff” is out-of-pocket costs, which have been outpaced inflation for years. Trump has made it even worse.
Click below to tell our CDC to stop stirring up shit about the “link” between vaccines and autism. There ain’t one. Period. End of story.
Sign Petition: U.S. Government Agency Is Stirring Up Baseless, Non-Scientific Fears about Autism and Vaccines
Under the leadership of Trump's administration and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (29492 signatures on petition)
www.thepetitionsite.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Click below to tell our CDC to stop stirring up shit about the “link” between vaccines and autism. There ain’t one. Period. End of story.
Click below to tell your Congressfolk to stop war with Venezuela. Since, you know, our Constitution says only Congress declares war.
No War on Venezuela
Tell Congress: No war on Venezuela.
act.womensmarch.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Click below to tell your Congressfolk to stop war with Venezuela. Since, you know, our Constitution says only Congress declares war.
“Why are people so divided?"
Because those in power screw everything up and then blame others for their failures.
Because those in power screw everything up and then blame others for their failures.
January 4, 2026 at 10:17 PM
“Why are people so divided?"
Because those in power screw everything up and then blame others for their failures.
Because those in power screw everything up and then blame others for their failures.
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AI needs fixing. They'd better “hop” to
it!
it!
January 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
AI needs fixing. They'd better “hop” to
it!
it!
We are a sick, immoral, and decadent nation — not because trans folks or gay folks exist, but because Elon Musk exists.
Who's Responsible For Elon Musk's Idiot Chatbot Producing On-Demand Child Sexual Abuse Material? | Defector
Twitter, also called X, the social media network owned and constantly used by the world’s richest man as well as virtually every powerful person in the American tech industry, and on which the vast pr...
defector.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
We are a sick, immoral, and decadent nation — not because trans folks or gay folks exist, but because Elon Musk exists.
This one took me a minute; it’s a denser joke than usual.
The Republican Party is led by a senile pedophile who just started an illegal war. But my liberal coworker says “immigrants, we get the job done” all the time even though he’s a third generation Indian-American who grew up in Fremont. I have never felt more politically homeless.
January 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
This one took me a minute; it’s a denser joke than usual.
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NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
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Whether it's Donald Trump demanding oil from Venezuela or Barack Obama demanding dijon mustard from a hot dog vendor, both presidents made some highly unorthodox requests.
January 4, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Whether it's Donald Trump demanding oil from Venezuela or Barack Obama demanding dijon mustard from a hot dog vendor, both presidents made some highly unorthodox requests.
If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
January 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
An important reminder!
January 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
An important reminder!
You’d think reporting on Venezuela sanctions would’ve gotten better in the 3 1/2 years since this report, but sadly, you would be mistaken.
‘Calibrated’ Dishonesty: Western Media Coverage of Venezuela Sanctions
US officials have free rein to continue inflicting collective punishment on Venezuelans without challenge or scrutiny.
fair.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:06 PM
You’d think reporting on Venezuela sanctions would’ve gotten better in the 3 1/2 years since this report, but sadly, you would be mistaken.
No court will convict Maduro, exactly as Trump intends. And again, some 78 million Americans voted for this. #turnyourback
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
No court will convict Maduro, exactly as Trump intends. And again, some 78 million Americans voted for this. #turnyourback
“(D)espite pressure from Trump” HAHAHAHAHAHA
Exclusive: Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump
Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even as the Trump administration p...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“(D)espite pressure from Trump” HAHAHAHAHAHA
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Never pass up an opportunity to compare Trump to a baby.
Listening to Trumple McMoron brag about passing a cognitive test is like listening to a toddler brag that he peed in the potty while you wipe urine off the ceiling & walls
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Never pass up an opportunity to compare Trump to a baby.
Unfortunately, bad economic conditions will always create new dinosaurs, just as Our Glorious Elites intend. I still endorse this message.
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Unfortunately, bad economic conditions will always create new dinosaurs, just as Our Glorious Elites intend. I still endorse this message.
Heckuva job, Muslims who voted for him.
January 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Heckuva job, Muslims who voted for him.
Assholes gonna asshole.
January 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Assholes gonna asshole.
Hell to the yes.
January 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Hell to the yes.