Mike
@banditdekard.bsky.social
He/Him. Late Gen X dad. Upstate New Yorker. ACAB and ABAC.
Bro shut the fuck up
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Bro shut the fuck up
Every handshake for Trump is a battle of wills where he and the other handshaker lock eyes and try to crush each others hands like 13 year olds
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Every handshake for Trump is a battle of wills where he and the other handshaker lock eyes and try to crush each others hands like 13 year olds
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You've been hit by a car and you're fading in and out. You ask the EMTs to price the ambulance ride. You get to the ER and tell the docs you'll need a price on each service before it's done. You get cancer so it's time to put treament out to competitive bid. I can keep going...
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
You've been hit by a car and you're fading in and out. You ask the EMTs to price the ambulance ride. You get to the ER and tell the docs you'll need a price on each service before it's done. You get cancer so it's time to put treament out to competitive bid. I can keep going...
No reason for anyone to pay attention or care at the moment, but I've decided to finally push through and finish my novel this coming year... #writing #letsdothis
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
No reason for anyone to pay attention or care at the moment, but I've decided to finally push through and finish my novel this coming year... #writing #letsdothis
Man D.A.R.E. just toasted so many brains in the 80's and 90's
Pete Hegseth compares the illicit drugs trafficked into America to Weapons of Mass Destruction.
"These narco terrorists are the Al-Qaeda of our hemisphere ... they're poisoning our people with narcotics so lethal that they're tantamount to chemical weapons."
"These narco terrorists are the Al-Qaeda of our hemisphere ... they're poisoning our people with narcotics so lethal that they're tantamount to chemical weapons."
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Man D.A.R.E. just toasted so many brains in the 80's and 90's
This is a REALLY important point. It's not a long leap from ending birthright citizenship to making the claim that any black American descended from slaves is actually not a citizen at all. Same goes for any class of people they don't like.
I have *zero* proof of citizenship because my parents has no proof because their parents have no proof and their parents have no proof… you have to go back to the early 1900s to find anyone in my family becoming naturalized.
Everyone after that got it by being born here: a birthright, if you will.
Everyone after that got it by being born here: a birthright, if you will.
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This is a REALLY important point. It's not a long leap from ending birthright citizenship to making the claim that any black American descended from slaves is actually not a citizen at all. Same goes for any class of people they don't like.
Boycott National Parks on Trump's birthday
It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Boycott National Parks on Trump's birthday
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Hey look, a feel good story
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.Worse still is their growing belief that the b...
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Hey look, a feel good story
Just to be clear, people literally carrying on the legacy of the KKK are determining policy in the US right now and other countries should act accordingly
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Just to be clear, people literally carrying on the legacy of the KKK are determining policy in the US right now and other countries should act accordingly
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Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
Having just listened to @edzitron.com talk about how companies are bleeding $ to do the computations needed for even comparatively simple "AI" stuff, I wonder how the economics of all this could even work
How would it be cheaper to create a feature length "AI" performance than to just pay an actor?
How would it be cheaper to create a feature length "AI" performance than to just pay an actor?
Eline Van der Velden, the creator of Tilly Norwood, chats about the AI actress’s future: "[We’re] talking to producers and quite well-known companies about creating AI projects that Tilly could star in." bit.ly/4icy5d5
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Having just listened to @edzitron.com talk about how companies are bleeding $ to do the computations needed for even comparatively simple "AI" stuff, I wonder how the economics of all this could even work
How would it be cheaper to create a feature length "AI" performance than to just pay an actor?
How would it be cheaper to create a feature length "AI" performance than to just pay an actor?
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I present my review of "Unfettered," John Fetterman's memoir. In between petty grievances about doing his job, Fetterman asserts that he's feeling good.
Two days after "Unfettered" came out, Fetterman fell directly on his face from ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder.
Two days after "Unfettered" came out, Fetterman fell directly on his face from ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder.
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
defector.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I present my review of "Unfettered," John Fetterman's memoir. In between petty grievances about doing his job, Fetterman asserts that he's feeling good.
Two days after "Unfettered" came out, Fetterman fell directly on his face from ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder.
Two days after "Unfettered" came out, Fetterman fell directly on his face from ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder.
Get 'em
Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Get 'em
Also, yes they did!!!
These people are obsessed with a culture they know nothing about
These people are obsessed with a culture they know nothing about
MAN WHAT?
using kevin spacey for a comparison or example here is definitely… a choice
using kevin spacey for a comparison or example here is definitely… a choice
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Also, yes they did!!!
These people are obsessed with a culture they know nothing about
These people are obsessed with a culture they know nothing about
As someone who recently spent 5 months looking for a job, this seems low to me
Approximately 30% of all job postings are fake, with millions of ghost jobs making a tough hiring process even worse.
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
As someone who recently spent 5 months looking for a job, this seems low to me
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TIL Ruby Bridges is only 71 years old. man alive Jim Crow was just yesterday
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
TIL Ruby Bridges is only 71 years old. man alive Jim Crow was just yesterday
I propose that ALL Americans take this money and then put it all together in one program and then use that to negotiate directly with providers without needing the insurance companies. Can't think of a name for it but I'm sure someone will come up with one
Trump: "THE ONLY HEALTHCARE I'LL SUPPORT OR APPROVE IS SENDING MONEY DIRECTLY BACK TO THE PEOPLE W/ NOTHING GOING TO THE BIG, FAT, RICH INSURANCE COMPANIES, WHO HAVE RIPPED OFF AMERICA LONG ENOUGH. THE PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO NEGOTIATE & BUY THEIR OWN, MUCH BETTER, INSURANCE. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!"
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I propose that ALL Americans take this money and then put it all together in one program and then use that to negotiate directly with providers without needing the insurance companies. Can't think of a name for it but I'm sure someone will come up with one
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
This is why I think the "Nazi" framework is misused
We don't need to look to the Nazis to find an example of the nasty fascist racism that the modern GOP exemplifies. We have one right here in the US!
The more savvy members of the KKK didn't change their minds about racism, they just rebranded
We don't need to look to the Nazis to find an example of the nasty fascist racism that the modern GOP exemplifies. We have one right here in the US!
The more savvy members of the KKK didn't change their minds about racism, they just rebranded
I honestly don’t see how anyone can see it any other way if they are honest. Jim Crow was only ~60 years ago! Are we really pretending that the insane racism just suddenly disappeared? This is to say nothing of the hundreds of examples we all have of seeing casual racism in everyday life
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is why I think the "Nazi" framework is misused
We don't need to look to the Nazis to find an example of the nasty fascist racism that the modern GOP exemplifies. We have one right here in the US!
The more savvy members of the KKK didn't change their minds about racism, they just rebranded
We don't need to look to the Nazis to find an example of the nasty fascist racism that the modern GOP exemplifies. We have one right here in the US!
The more savvy members of the KKK didn't change their minds about racism, they just rebranded
Yeah we don't need to do this
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Yeah we don't need to do this
I can't wait to see all the hype videos when they perp walk Bovino into a Federal Courthouse in an orange jumpsuit
Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino has brought his hype videoing to Charlotte. With the surely unlicensed use of the song Raise Up by Petey Pablo.
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I can't wait to see all the hype videos when they perp walk Bovino into a Federal Courthouse in an orange jumpsuit
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“I was 14… I was 16… this was me when I met Epstein… there are thousands of us… time to let the secrets out of the shadows”
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“I was 14… I was 16… this was me when I met Epstein… there are thousands of us… time to let the secrets out of the shadows”
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
Hey anyone know where I can get health insurance for $75?
Cassidy: "The president is proposing that we take the $26b that would be going to insurance companies if we just do an extension and give it directly to the American people in which 100% of the money is used for them to purchase healthcare on their own terms. That makes them an informed consumer."
November 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hey anyone know where I can get health insurance for $75?
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936