Captain Kirk
@cantwebecivil.bsky.social
Husband to a beautiful wife, One beautiful daughter, General contractor, Lover of music, Skier of bowls, Blue dog democrat that hated Trump before it was cool. My banner is a before and after the Southern strategy.
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Captain Kirk
@cantwebecivil.bsky.social
· Dec 18
I remember when Michelle Obama started her Let’s Move initiative and the right wing collectively lost their minds.
I know I speak for most normal people when I say I've never been so embarrassed of being an American.
January 20, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I know I speak for most normal people when I say I've never been so embarrassed of being an American.
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
Not one fucking question about the ACA, shame on these shit bag journalists. I see Lindell TV ass bags got multiple times to praise the golden calf tho.
January 20, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Not one fucking question about the ACA, shame on these shit bag journalists. I see Lindell TV ass bags got multiple times to praise the golden calf tho.
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In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
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Sherrill: "We see a POTUS illegally usurping power. He's unconstitutionally enacted a tariff regime to make billions for himself while everyone else's costs go higher. Here we demand people in public service actually serve the public instead of extorting money to benefit themselves & their cronies."
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Sherrill: "We see a POTUS illegally usurping power. He's unconstitutionally enacted a tariff regime to make billions for himself while everyone else's costs go higher. Here we demand people in public service actually serve the public instead of extorting money to benefit themselves & their cronies."
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folks, this is some really weird shit. the president is not well.
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
folks, this is some really weird shit. the president is not well.
Time for grandpa donny dementia to go back to the nursing home.
donald trump making a funny face while holding a microphone in front of a fox news sign
ALT: donald trump making a funny face while holding a microphone in front of a fox news sign
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Time for grandpa donny dementia to go back to the nursing home.
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THE WOMAN WHO WAS DRAGGED OUT OF HER CAR AND ARRESTED BY ICE SPEAKS OUT…
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
January 20, 2026 at 2:43 PM
THE WOMAN WHO WAS DRAGGED OUT OF HER CAR AND ARRESTED BY ICE SPEAKS OUT…
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trumps mother must have eat dump trucks of Tylenol while she was pregnant with baby hands mcfelon.
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Trumps mother must have eat dump trucks of Tylenol while she was pregnant with baby hands mcfelon.
Trump~"look at this guy he has 24 convictions" the fucking irony is unbearable.
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Trump~"look at this guy he has 24 convictions" the fucking irony is unbearable.
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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The biggest obstacle we face as a society in getting people to accept reality about Trump is that it requires people to face reality about themselves and about ourselves as a society.
January 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The biggest obstacle we face as a society in getting people to accept reality about Trump is that it requires people to face reality about themselves and about ourselves as a society.
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"When I landed in Minneapolis on Monday and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America."
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:52 PM
"When I landed in Minneapolis on Monday and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America."
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There aren’t enough therapists on the planet for this shit…
One year ago tomorrow.
One year ago tomorrow.
January 20, 2026 at 2:31 AM
There aren’t enough therapists on the planet for this shit…
One year ago tomorrow.
One year ago tomorrow.
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BREAKING: Former John McCain Advisor Mark Salter:
“He’s a madman, deranged by his insecurities and grievances and without a single good quality and he’s doing possibly irreparable harm to our security.”
“He’s a madman, deranged by his insecurities and grievances and without a single good quality and he’s doing possibly irreparable harm to our security.”
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BREAKING: Former John McCain Advisor Mark Salter:
“He’s a madman, deranged by his insecurities and grievances and without a single good quality and he’s doing possibly irreparable harm to our security.”
“He’s a madman, deranged by his insecurities and grievances and without a single good quality and he’s doing possibly irreparable harm to our security.”
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The Norwegian government is staying fairly quiet for now, but as a sign of the shifting vibe here the former head of Norway’s armed forces has come out and called the US a “neo-fascist banana republic” and a “hostile great power without norms”. www.dn.no/politikk/tid...
Tidligere forsvarssjef om Trumps USA: – Neo-fascistisk bananrepublikk (+)
Tidligere forsvarssjef Sverre Diesen mener USA er blitt «en normløs og fiendtlig innstilt stormakt», og advarer samtidig mot å feste vår lit til Europa. Harald Sunde mener det haster med en plan B.
www.dn.no
January 19, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The Norwegian government is staying fairly quiet for now, but as a sign of the shifting vibe here the former head of Norway’s armed forces has come out and called the US a “neo-fascist banana republic” and a “hostile great power without norms”. www.dn.no/politikk/tid...
A deserving Nobel prize winner! www.cnn.com/2024/12/29/u...
Jimmy Carter’s most memorable speeches | CNN
Watch some of the most memorable speeches by Jimmy Carter throughout his political career from the time he became governor of Georgia to his time serving as the 39th President of the United States.
www.cnn.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:27 AM
A deserving Nobel prize winner! www.cnn.com/2024/12/29/u...
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🗃️ On January 14, 1981, President Jimmy Carter delivered a farewell address from the Oval Office, saying “human rights invented America” and that the country must always defend them “at home and abroad.”
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January 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
🗃️ On January 14, 1981, President Jimmy Carter delivered a farewell address from the Oval Office, saying “human rights invented America” and that the country must always defend them “at home and abroad.”
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I’ve never believed in aliens or the supernatural but we sure could use a Superman type right about now.
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I’ve never believed in aliens or the supernatural but we sure could use a Superman type right about now.