Berton Averre
@bertonaverre.bsky.social
Played guitar and wrote songs for a living, so I wouldn't have to work.
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Think billionaires aren’t feeling the pinch this Thanksgiving? Think again.
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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I was reminded by the current right wing figures of Dickensian villains. And then it struck me: couldn't "Donald Trump" be a villain in a Dickens novel? Perhaps a minor figure, a Uriah Heep?
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I was reminded by the current right wing figures of Dickensian villains. And then it struck me: couldn't "Donald Trump" be a villain in a Dickens novel? Perhaps a minor figure, a Uriah Heep?
ABOLISH ICE.
Folks, saying ABOLISH ICE isn't hard. Quite easy. The water is warm here. Jump in. Mainstream it. People will follow.
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
ABOLISH ICE.
One thing you gotta give to the American Right: when they do "Dystopia" they do it up proud.
ELON MUSK: “If we build this robot army, do I have at least a strong influence over this robot army? … I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence.” Read the full piece from @aarianmarshall.bsky.social on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building
In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world’s richest man pondered the future of his company’s Optimus robots—and his control over them.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
One thing you gotta give to the American Right: when they do "Dystopia" they do it up proud.
It all goes back to Obama. Oh, to be sure, there already was a (for lack of a better word) healthy bigoted right wing representation in our politics. But a black guy in the White House broke their minds. The response, the ramping up of rage against people guilty of not being white, came from '08.
September 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It all goes back to Obama. Oh, to be sure, there already was a (for lack of a better word) healthy bigoted right wing representation in our politics. But a black guy in the White House broke their minds. The response, the ramping up of rage against people guilty of not being white, came from '08.
I would never ascribe self-knowledge to Trump, but I think his meeting with Zelenskyy and the NATO allies (if they still are) suggests he knows how terribly the Putin meeting went. So he sees this meeting as a way to undo the ghastly optics. We know it isn't for the right reasons.
August 18, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I would never ascribe self-knowledge to Trump, but I think his meeting with Zelenskyy and the NATO allies (if they still are) suggests he knows how terribly the Putin meeting went. So he sees this meeting as a way to undo the ghastly optics. We know it isn't for the right reasons.
There are many red states and cities in red states with higher violent crime rates than DC. So,
"President Trump, when are you sending the National Guard to Ark./Miss./Nebraska?"
"If DC's rate of violent crimes is [stat], how 'out of control' must Little Rock [stat] be?"
"President Trump, when are you sending the National Guard to Ark./Miss./Nebraska?"
"If DC's rate of violent crimes is [stat], how 'out of control' must Little Rock [stat] be?"
August 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
There are many red states and cities in red states with higher violent crime rates than DC. So,
"President Trump, when are you sending the National Guard to Ark./Miss./Nebraska?"
"If DC's rate of violent crimes is [stat], how 'out of control' must Little Rock [stat] be?"
"President Trump, when are you sending the National Guard to Ark./Miss./Nebraska?"
"If DC's rate of violent crimes is [stat], how 'out of control' must Little Rock [stat] be?"
"Banana Republic" ain't just a clothing store.
Most corrupt government in US history and I can’t think of any previous administration that even comes close abcnews.go.com/US/woman-acc...
A woman accused of fraud hired the AG's brother as her lawyer. Months later, DOJ dropped charges
Prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges against a woman accused of fraud who was being represented in court by the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"Banana Republic" ain't just a clothing store.
If you'd like to dip your toe into classical music but don't know where to start, I'd suggest "Scheherazade", by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Known as a warhorse, which means "played to death", which usually means "because it's that fucking good." Countless great melodies, intense drama..could do worse.
August 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
If you'd like to dip your toe into classical music but don't know where to start, I'd suggest "Scheherazade", by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Known as a warhorse, which means "played to death", which usually means "because it's that fucking good." Countless great melodies, intense drama..could do worse.
MAGA may be facing an existential crisis. Ghislaine isn't just a groomer, she's the sine qua non of groomers. If Trump gives her a get-out-of-jail-free card, MAGA has to say one of two things: "Yes, we do have a line, and yes, he just crossed it", or "Yes, we have been talking shit this whole time."
July 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
MAGA may be facing an existential crisis. Ghislaine isn't just a groomer, she's the sine qua non of groomers. If Trump gives her a get-out-of-jail-free card, MAGA has to say one of two things: "Yes, we do have a line, and yes, he just crossed it", or "Yes, we have been talking shit this whole time."
Blusky, the other site that isn't Nazi is bursting at the seams with Tom Lehrer eulogies. In an admittedly short scroll I haven't seen any here.
Tom Lehrer. Just sayin'.
Tom Lehrer. Just sayin'.
July 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Blusky, the other site that isn't Nazi is bursting at the seams with Tom Lehrer eulogies. In an admittedly short scroll I haven't seen any here.
Tom Lehrer. Just sayin'.
Tom Lehrer. Just sayin'.
I don't do "best", "greatest". I will say this: no greater musical achievement that I know of in my lifetime.
June 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I don't do "best", "greatest". I will say this: no greater musical achievement that I know of in my lifetime.
Yes we should. Listen, and pass along.
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not a single penny toward disaster relief but TONS OF YOUR CASH to "protect" drumpf's golf habit
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not a single penny toward disaster relief but TONS OF YOUR CASH to "protect" drumpf's golf habit
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May 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Yes we should. Listen, and pass along.
This
April 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This
@nytimes.com Hey, I'm curious: how is this *not* bare faced corruption? What is your theory? You must have one, bc you haven't written a sentence about this, and a sitting pres being this openly corrupt would CERTAINLY be worth the ink. Right?
Right?
Right?
DYFJ
Right?
Right?
DYFJ
March 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
@nytimes.com Hey, I'm curious: how is this *not* bare faced corruption? What is your theory? You must have one, bc you haven't written a sentence about this, and a sitting pres being this openly corrupt would CERTAINLY be worth the ink. Right?
Right?
Right?
DYFJ
Right?
Right?
DYFJ
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Shit.
March 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Shit.
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I just found out from a British tv show that in Brit English a person who gives a reference is called a "referee". Has anyone encountered this usage for "referee" in American English?
March 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I just found out from a British tv show that in Brit English a person who gives a reference is called a "referee". Has anyone encountered this usage for "referee" in American English?
Hey Trump, Mexico wants Texas. Seeing as we all want peace, let's give it back.
Yeah, no, I didn't think so.
Yeah, no, I didn't think so.
February 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Hey Trump, Mexico wants Texas. Seeing as we all want peace, let's give it back.
Yeah, no, I didn't think so.
Yeah, no, I didn't think so.
Because of course they are.
The administration is itself a national security threat. Like by definition. They are going out of their way to create vulnerabilities for the country.
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
www.cnn.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Because of course they are.
I just realized why Trump was even more disgusting than usual with Zelenskyy: he had hoped to impress Putin with his threats to Canada, but instead he got stuffed. So he's trying to asshole his way out of the humiliation by trying to bigfoot Zelenskyy.
February 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I just realized why Trump was even more disgusting than usual with Zelenskyy: he had hoped to impress Putin with his threats to Canada, but instead he got stuffed. So he's trying to asshole his way out of the humiliation by trying to bigfoot Zelenskyy.
Reposted by Berton Averre
Everyone knows what happened here. Trump can only exist around people he can causally humiliate. Guys lie JD and Rubio. He wanted to do a ritual humiliation of Zelensky and Ukraine but Zelensky wouldn’t accept that and so Trump reacted like a stung bitch.
February 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Everyone knows what happened here. Trump can only exist around people he can causally humiliate. Guys lie JD and Rubio. He wanted to do a ritual humiliation of Zelensky and Ukraine but Zelensky wouldn’t accept that and so Trump reacted like a stung bitch.
1. I reread the clause in your original email stating that responding to any and all emails is not mandatory.
2. I printed this last email out and flushed it down the crapper.
#Emails2Doge
2. I printed this last email out and flushed it down the crapper.
#Emails2Doge
February 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
1. I reread the clause in your original email stating that responding to any and all emails is not mandatory.
2. I printed this last email out and flushed it down the crapper.
#Emails2Doge
2. I printed this last email out and flushed it down the crapper.
#Emails2Doge
1. Yup
February 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
1. Yup