Bill Shea
@billshea19.bsky.social
Ex-journalist writing a shitty novel. Key West literary beach bum. Anti-fascist Leftist. Cleveland guy in Detroit. Filled with japery, rage, soup. Libertine degenerate descended from Welsh coal miners. Unhinged. No gods, no kings. Essays: Billshea.com
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Bill Shea
@billshea19.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Final thoughts on the Edmund Fitzgerald (and the Titanic)
I attended the memorial service (at the Mariner’s Church of Detroit – the “musty old hall” from the song) to mark the 50th anniversary of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinking. As an o…
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I attended the memorial service (at the Mariner’s Church of Detroit - the "musty old hall" from the song) to mark the 50th anniversary of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinking on Monday. As an old-head Titanic buff and a Great Lakes kid, it was moving. Free essay:
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This'll create a lot of dead children. That's probably the point, not a side effect. The core MAHA belief behind this is simple eugenics: vaccines are bad because they allow the weak to survive.
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
This'll create a lot of dead children. That's probably the point, not a side effect. The core MAHA belief behind this is simple eugenics: vaccines are bad because they allow the weak to survive.
Capital and tens of millions of Americans are perfectly content with Trump and his sleazy cronies reshaping America into a white nationalist fascist empire that plunders the world.
This situation is precisely why we have impeachment
January 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Capital and tens of millions of Americans are perfectly content with Trump and his sleazy cronies reshaping America into a white nationalist fascist empire that plunders the world.
"Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" -- Henry II
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
"Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" -- Henry II
Even joining the Marines and getting deployed to overseas combat zones doesn't require 72 vaccines. Trump is a clear and present danger to the welfare of every American and the entire world.
Trump: "Effective today, America will no longer require 72 'jabs' for our beautiful, healthy children. We are moving to a far more reasonable Schedule, where all children will only be recommended to receive Vaccinations for 11 of the most serious and dangerous diseases."
January 6, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Even joining the Marines and getting deployed to overseas combat zones doesn't require 72 vaccines. Trump is a clear and present danger to the welfare of every American and the entire world.
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Donald Trump acknowledged that he informed oil companies about his plans to attack Venezuela and abduct its leader, despite not bothering to notify Congress.
Billionaire Trump Makes Jaw-Dropping Admission About Who He Tipped Off Before His Invasion
The president didn’t even tell Congress about the plans to attack Venezuela.
trib.al
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Donald Trump acknowledged that he informed oil companies about his plans to attack Venezuela and abduct its leader, despite not bothering to notify Congress.
XOR NFL Challenge
What’s your favorite video game that’s at least 27 years old (so 1999 or earlier)? Let’s get a list of classics going.
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
XOR NFL Challenge
Harvard is a regime ally. If Trump tells them to expel a particular type of student, Harvard will do it.
Harvard has removed a resident dean -- a Black lecturer in psychology -- for writing posts critical of Trump and law enforcement
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Dunster House Resident Dean Gregory Davis Removed After Resurfaced Social Media Posts | News | The Harvard Crimson
Gregory K. Davis was removed from his post as Dunster House resident dean effective immediately, according to a message circulated to House affiliates Monday morning.
www.thecrimson.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Harvard is a regime ally. If Trump tells them to expel a particular type of student, Harvard will do it.
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the 6% is the WaPo editorial board
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
the 6% is the WaPo editorial board
Cops do not protect you. They protect capital and the regime. These are Orwell's pigs with whips on two legs.
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Cops do not protect you. They protect capital and the regime. These are Orwell's pigs with whips on two legs.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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This is not any big insight but it is especially important during wartime to remind ourselves that journalism does not serve the US military, or American interests, but rather "the public good," which includes all of humanity.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-public...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-public...
The Public Good, Not Patriotism
Journalists don't work for the United States of America.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This is not any big insight but it is especially important during wartime to remind ourselves that journalism does not serve the US military, or American interests, but rather "the public good," which includes all of humanity.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-public...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-public...
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An administration that pardons insurrectionists and tells members of Congress that it's unacceptable to say soldiers can refuse to obey illegal orders
The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat’s “seditious” statements on a video telling service members they have the right to refuse to execute illegal orders.
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
An administration that pardons insurrectionists and tells members of Congress that it's unacceptable to say soldiers can refuse to obey illegal orders
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Really, a remarkable statement from Colombia’s President.
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Really, a remarkable statement from Colombia’s President.
I thought his cocaine was out of control
January 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I thought his cocaine was out of control
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Given that Trump's critics call it a kidnapping, and Trump says it's an apt term, I see no reason for the media not to use it. Literally both sides agree it's the proper description of what happened.
Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
January 5, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Given that Trump's critics call it a kidnapping, and Trump says it's an apt term, I see no reason for the media not to use it. Literally both sides agree it's the proper description of what happened.
I genuinely believe Trump is the most insecure public figure in known human history. And humanity pays a terrible price for his weakness.
White House insiders say President Donald Trump chose not to install a nominal ally as leader of Venezuela following his lightning invasion because she bruised his ego.
Trump’s Nobel Prize Snub Played Into Venezuela Plot
The president reportedly declined to install opposition leader María Corina Machado as head of the country because she didn’t turn the prize down.
trib.al
January 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I genuinely believe Trump is the most insecure public figure in known human history. And humanity pays a terrible price for his weakness.
What an obscene situation. Just morally repulsive people, small and venal and pathetic. All of these people should be fleeing angry armed crowds.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
What an obscene situation. Just morally repulsive people, small and venal and pathetic. All of these people should be fleeing angry armed crowds.
If Tiberius, Nero, and Caligulia had a dumb younger brother
UPDATE: Trump just said on Air Force One that the U.S. is "in charge" of Venezuela, despite Rubio veering away from any suggestion of direct control earlier. Trump also said the post-Maduro leaders must give him "total access" to the oil. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/u...
January 5, 2026 at 4:14 AM
If Tiberius, Nero, and Caligulia had a dumb younger brother
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head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies
Austria. The Sudetenland. All of Czechoslovakia. Poland.
TRUMP: Colombia is very sick too. Run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the US, and he's not gonna be doing it very long
Q: So there's will be an operation by the US in Colombia?
TRUMP: Sounds good to me
Q: So there's will be an operation by the US in Colombia?
TRUMP: Sounds good to me
January 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Austria. The Sudetenland. All of Czechoslovakia. Poland.
The Trump regime will not only not give a fuck, it likely will celebrate these murders. Just arrogant sadistic dipshits.
APNewsAlert: HAVANA (AP) — Cuba says 32 Cuban security officers were killed in U.S. attack on #Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 2:25 AM
The Trump regime will not only not give a fuck, it likely will celebrate these murders. Just arrogant sadistic dipshits.
For Andy, who should have been here to see this: Fuck the Bears
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
For Andy, who should have been here to see this: Fuck the Bears
Sanders will get the ball with a minute left. He'll have a 3-yard completion, an incompletion, get sacked, then a deep incompletion. Game over. Book it.
But the Browns still are giving up what will be a game-winning TD to the Bengals
Myles Garrett now with an NFL single-season record 23 sacks for the Cleveland Browns
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Sanders will get the ball with a minute left. He'll have a 3-yard completion, an incompletion, get sacked, then a deep incompletion. Game over. Book it.
But the Browns still are giving up what will be a game-winning TD to the Bengals
Myles Garrett now with an NFL single-season record 23 sacks for the Cleveland Browns
January 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
But the Browns still are giving up what will be a game-winning TD to the Bengals