CJ Lemire
@cjlemire.com
Leftish ex-Londoner. Current Masshole. Associate member of Romancelandia. Red Sox fan. Remoaner. He/him
Reposted by CJ Lemire
Florida: we deported all your hard working employees, but have no fear, we're bringing back child labor to fix it.
Seems like Democrats have all sorts of messaging opportunities here
Seems like Democrats have all sorts of messaging opportunities here
Florida AG James Uthmeier: "We need to focus on getting people into the workforce even earlier. We passed legislation last year to help high school students get their hands dirty and get on job sites more quickly."
February 17, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Florida: we deported all your hard working employees, but have no fear, we're bringing back child labor to fix it.
Seems like Democrats have all sorts of messaging opportunities here
Seems like Democrats have all sorts of messaging opportunities here
Reposted by CJ Lemire
i know not everyone on bluesky is familiar with pete hegseth’s pastor doug wilson so let me paint a picture for you: imagine if pete hegseth had a pastor.
Doug Wilson was the preacher today at the latest monthly Christian worship at the Pentagon. My report:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/doug-wilso...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/doug-wilso...
Doug Wilson Preaches at Pentagon, Compares Services to Day of Pentecost
Controversial Christian Nationalist preacher Doug Wilson stood at a podium inside the Pentagon on Tuesday as the guest preacher for the latest monthly Christian worship service held there for leaders ...
publicwitness.wordandway.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
i know not everyone on bluesky is familiar with pete hegseth’s pastor doug wilson so let me paint a picture for you: imagine if pete hegseth had a pastor.
Reposted by CJ Lemire
Colbert’s show normally averages 2.7 million viewers. The interview with James Talarico that the Trump administration tried so hard to suppress last night now has 2.8 million views.
February 17, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Colbert’s show normally averages 2.7 million viewers. The interview with James Talarico that the Trump administration tried so hard to suppress last night now has 2.8 million views.
I did do Driver's Ed, which was taught by one of the shop teachers and wasn't particularly memorable. It also wasn't where I learned to drive.
I never did drivers ed or training, I just rolled up to the DMV and took the test
okay one of my best friends just told me her driver's ed teacher was named
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
February 18, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I did do Driver's Ed, which was taught by one of the shop teachers and wasn't particularly memorable. It also wasn't where I learned to drive.
In which the Trump administration runs headfirst into the Streisand Effect
This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.
February 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
In which the Trump administration runs headfirst into the Streisand Effect
Reposted by CJ Lemire
This is completely correct other than the infrastructure not existing. I think people need to realize WHY this is happening is because, for example, NVIDIA sells GB200 NVL72s (racks of 72 GPUs) with *17TB of RAM* and likely over 500TB of storage.
February 17, 2026 at 8:42 PM
This is completely correct other than the infrastructure not existing. I think people need to realize WHY this is happening is because, for example, NVIDIA sells GB200 NVL72s (racks of 72 GPUs) with *17TB of RAM* and likely over 500TB of storage.
Reposted by CJ Lemire
BIG NEWS: The federal government has given up their appeal in our National Guard case from last fall – meaning we’ve permanently succeeded in keeping National Guard members off our streets. #orpol
February 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
BIG NEWS: The federal government has given up their appeal in our National Guard case from last fall – meaning we’ve permanently succeeded in keeping National Guard members off our streets. #orpol
Reposted by CJ Lemire
the soft bluffing seems mostly to be mike lee’s brainchild and has been specifically rebuffed by almost everyone i have seen asked about it
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
the soft bluffing seems mostly to be mike lee’s brainchild and has been specifically rebuffed by almost everyone i have seen asked about it
Yeah I really don't think this is gonna work
the way I'm reading SAVE stuff right now is that Senate Rs are trying to soft bluff that they might nuke to fund DHS+do SAVE so that Dems fund DHS
February 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Yeah I really don't think this is gonna work
I'm sure we can all sleep better knowing the Vichy NYT is hard at work deflecting blame for their Very Special Boy's failed administration to the Democratic minority on Capitol Hill
NEW: Returning to office, Trump sought massive budget cuts and the total elimination of some federal agencies and programs.
In the end, Congress quietly rejected that vision over a series of deals in recent months, our analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
In the end, Congress quietly rejected that vision over a series of deals in recent months, our analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I'm sure we can all sleep better knowing the Vichy NYT is hard at work deflecting blame for their Very Special Boy's failed administration to the Democratic minority on Capitol Hill
You also don't have a constitutional right to get on an airplane
Sen. Mike Rounds: "Our Democrat colleagues, they're gonna say 'you're gonna disenfranchise voters.' That's not true. You don't hear that complaint when somebody gets on an airplane and saying, 'Gee, I can't afford to get on an airplane because I don't have a driver's license.'"
February 18, 2026 at 12:31 AM
You also don't have a constitutional right to get on an airplane
Funny because it's true
February 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Funny because it's true
Senator, you do not have a constitutional right to buy a Coors Light.
Sen. Mike Rounds makes the case for voter ID: "Look, I can't even buy a Coors Light without showing my ID"
February 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Senator, you do not have a constitutional right to buy a Coors Light.
Reposted by CJ Lemire
Along with the NFL and, apparently, the second amendment.
libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
February 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Along with the NFL and, apparently, the second amendment.
Reposted by CJ Lemire
LINUX GEEKS: Eww Windows, you must switch to Linux!
ME: Installing Ubuntu.
LINUX GEEKS: No, not like that.
ME: Installing Ubuntu.
LINUX GEEKS: No, not like that.
August 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
LINUX GEEKS: Eww Windows, you must switch to Linux!
ME: Installing Ubuntu.
LINUX GEEKS: No, not like that.
ME: Installing Ubuntu.
LINUX GEEKS: No, not like that.
Reposted by CJ Lemire
So yes, the most powerful people in the world are still trying to steal elections. The reason not to Doom is because an increasing number of the elite right still think they’re gonna get owned anyway and perhaps even lose the senate
February 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM
So yes, the most powerful people in the world are still trying to steal elections. The reason not to Doom is because an increasing number of the elite right still think they’re gonna get owned anyway and perhaps even lose the senate
Reposted by CJ Lemire
Oh no! 😬 😟 zeteo.com/p/trump-poll...
Trump-Friendly Pollsters Keep Telling Him He’s ‘F*cked’
Team Trump is telling Republicans not to panic – even as some of the most pro-Trump pollsters and politicos warn of a midterms ‘disaster’ and ‘bloodbath.’
zeteo.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Oh no! 😬 😟 zeteo.com/p/trump-poll...
Stealing the midterms really only works if control of the House comes down to a few votes in a handful of swing districts. That is unlikely to be the case. They are on track to lose massively, and they don't have the resources (or the competence) to pull off such an operation at scale.
Yes I am aware team trump and their party are trying to rig the elections… zeteo.com/p/trump-geor...
the problem (for them) is that a lot of them are starting to think that a) it very likely could not be enough even if they succeed on the rigging on some fronts and b) they may be on track to fail…
the problem (for them) is that a lot of them are starting to think that a) it very likely could not be enough even if they succeed on the rigging on some fronts and b) they may be on track to fail…
February 18, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Stealing the midterms really only works if control of the House comes down to a few votes in a handful of swing districts. That is unlikely to be the case. They are on track to lose massively, and they don't have the resources (or the competence) to pull off such an operation at scale.
Reposted by CJ Lemire
Another thing to add to the Dem platform: all of these contracts were plainly procured through fraud, not one of them will be honored, and all culpable parties will be prosecuted.
This isn't a "radical" demand, it's the bare minimum required to re-establish the rule of law.
This isn't a "radical" demand, it's the bare minimum required to re-establish the rule of law.
The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
February 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Another thing to add to the Dem platform: all of these contracts were plainly procured through fraud, not one of them will be honored, and all culpable parties will be prosecuted.
This isn't a "radical" demand, it's the bare minimum required to re-establish the rule of law.
This isn't a "radical" demand, it's the bare minimum required to re-establish the rule of law.
Reposted by CJ Lemire
Reposted by CJ Lemire
You can always count on Susan Collins when you don't need her vote
i mean, democrats *are* going to block it, collins knows that, that’s why she voted for it, it’s a dead letter.
Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it
The SAVE America Act has passed the House and enjoys President Trump's support, meaning the Senate's 60-vote threshold is the only thing standing in the way of it becoming law.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:24 PM
You can always count on Susan Collins when you don't need her vote
Reposted by CJ Lemire
They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
Reposted by CJ Lemire
there is an extremely simple answer to the "abandon trans rights" folks and it is "no" and also "fuck you"
Lakshya Jain and the Argument fled this website because they couldn't take the criticism and now he's advocating for Dems to abandon trans issues with polling about 'gender surgery for minors' a thing that is not real
February 17, 2026 at 6:31 PM
there is an extremely simple answer to the "abandon trans rights" folks and it is "no" and also "fuck you"