Curmudge1
@curmudge1.bsky.social
Juneau political activist, lifetime resident of Tlingit Aani, for which I thank the Aak Kwaan, the traditional caretakers of this land.
Democrat, Keynesian, antiFedSoc. Musician, former broadcaster, IT guru, annoyer of public officials, sailboater
Democrat, Keynesian, antiFedSoc. Musician, former broadcaster, IT guru, annoyer of public officials, sailboater
Pinned
Reposted by Curmudge1
“To prove discrimination, blacks were repeatedly dispatched as testers to Trump apartment buildings to inquire about vacancies, and white testers were sent soon after. Repeatedly, the black person was told nothing was available, while the white tester was shown apartments for immediate rental.” Gift
Opinion | Is Donald Trump a Racist? (Published 2016)
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
“To prove discrimination, blacks were repeatedly dispatched as testers to Trump apartment buildings to inquire about vacancies, and white testers were sent soon after. Repeatedly, the black person was told nothing was available, while the white tester was shown apartments for immediate rental.” Gift
Reposted by Curmudge1
They are in one of the best places in the world to eat food but can't go out either because Italian food is too exotic, or because they know they would be booed.
Not just the VP, not just abroad. Key members of the Trump cabinet live on military bases (Hegseth, Noem, Rubio, Miller).
Not just the VP, not just abroad. Key members of the Trump cabinet live on military bases (Hegseth, Noem, Rubio, Miller).
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 7:33 PM
They are in one of the best places in the world to eat food but can't go out either because Italian food is too exotic, or because they know they would be booed.
Not just the VP, not just abroad. Key members of the Trump cabinet live on military bases (Hegseth, Noem, Rubio, Miller).
Not just the VP, not just abroad. Key members of the Trump cabinet live on military bases (Hegseth, Noem, Rubio, Miller).
Reposted by Curmudge1
Watergate, but if someone was killed.
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Watergate, but if someone was killed.
Reposted by Curmudge1
Homeland Security is monitoring anti-ICE Reddit posts, an intelligence bulletin leaked to me reveals:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-s...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-s...
Homeland Security Spies on Reddit Users
Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like "Budget-Chicken-2425"
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Homeland Security is monitoring anti-ICE Reddit posts, an intelligence bulletin leaked to me reveals:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-s...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-s...
Reposted by Curmudge1
New, from me: Trump finalized his Schedule F policy, allowing him to remove job protections from career civil servants.
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
Trump's Schedule F Rule Finalized
A bizarro rule formally justifies politicizing public services
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
New, from me: Trump finalized his Schedule F policy, allowing him to remove job protections from career civil servants.
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
Reposted by Curmudge1
Kash Patel, a podcaster selected because of his fierce loyalty to the President, told FBI agents not to investigate the details on Renee Good's shooting because it would contradict the President. Fact matter less than the King's opinion in a personalist regime.
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Kash Patel, a podcaster selected because of his fierce loyalty to the President, told FBI agents not to investigate the details on Renee Good's shooting because it would contradict the President. Fact matter less than the King's opinion in a personalist regime.
Reposted by Curmudge1
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
Reposted by Curmudge1
In March 2025, the FBI discusses internally Pam Bondi’s “clear and specific guidance" to redact images of "former U.S. Presidents, Secretary of State, and other celebrities."
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
In March 2025, the FBI discusses internally Pam Bondi’s “clear and specific guidance" to redact images of "former U.S. Presidents, Secretary of State, and other celebrities."
Reposted by Curmudge1
And it’s not just mental heath crises. Fully half of the people killed by police in the US have a disability.
What folx need to understand is that cops are not well-trained in deescalation or conflict resolution.
All they have that we don’t is that gun, and permission to use it to end a conflict.
What folx need to understand is that cops are not well-trained in deescalation or conflict resolution.
All they have that we don’t is that gun, and permission to use it to end a conflict.
Half of People Killed by Police Have a Disability: Report
"Police have become the default responders to mental health calls"
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
And it’s not just mental heath crises. Fully half of the people killed by police in the US have a disability.
What folx need to understand is that cops are not well-trained in deescalation or conflict resolution.
All they have that we don’t is that gun, and permission to use it to end a conflict.
What folx need to understand is that cops are not well-trained in deescalation or conflict resolution.
All they have that we don’t is that gun, and permission to use it to end a conflict.
Reposted by Curmudge1
i need an emotional support perogi
February 7, 2026 at 7:55 PM
i need an emotional support perogi
Reposted by Curmudge1
He pleaded with them to stop but they just “laughed at me and hit me again.”
“They were very racist people,” he said. “No one insulted them, neither me nor the other person they detained me with. It was their character, their racism toward us, for being immigrants.”
“They were very racist people,” he said. “No one insulted them, neither me nor the other person they detained me with. It was their character, their racism toward us, for being immigrants.”
February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
He pleaded with them to stop but they just “laughed at me and hit me again.”
“They were very racist people,” he said. “No one insulted them, neither me nor the other person they detained me with. It was their character, their racism toward us, for being immigrants.”
“They were very racist people,” he said. “No one insulted them, neither me nor the other person they detained me with. It was their character, their racism toward us, for being immigrants.”
Reposted by Curmudge1
As Trump threatens this year’s elections, he operates against the cold reality that he has never accepted an election he lost. He won’t accept it when he loses control of Congress this fall. He will try to overturn it however he can, with the full range of tools available to him as president.
Trump has never accepted election results and he is only getting worse
While Trump has been banging the rigged-election drum for years, it is getting worse.
www.democracydocket.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
As Trump threatens this year’s elections, he operates against the cold reality that he has never accepted an election he lost. He won’t accept it when he loses control of Congress this fall. He will try to overturn it however he can, with the full range of tools available to him as president.
Reposted by Curmudge1
In this episode, I explain Trump’s escalating threats, DOJ ballot seizures, and the real plan to undermine free and fair voting in targeted states and cities.
Watch and share.
youtu.be/ODU-tIrb4iA?...
Watch and share.
youtu.be/ODU-tIrb4iA?...
DESPERATE Trump Plans Hostile Election Takeover
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM
In this episode, I explain Trump’s escalating threats, DOJ ballot seizures, and the real plan to undermine free and fair voting in targeted states and cities.
Watch and share.
youtu.be/ODU-tIrb4iA?...
Watch and share.
youtu.be/ODU-tIrb4iA?...
Reposted by Curmudge1
I don't want to hear a conservative talk about the "rule of law" ever again.
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I don't want to hear a conservative talk about the "rule of law" ever again.
Reposted by Curmudge1
I’d like to report a murder.
😆😆😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
😆😆😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I’d like to report a murder.
😆😆😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
😆😆😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Reposted by Curmudge1
“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
Renee Good's partner addresses Minneapolis immigration crackdown one month after killing
Becca Good has seldom spoken out since Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
nbcnews.to
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
Reposted by Curmudge1
I remember when my mom, who’s in her 70s, and I heard Kamala Harris announce her care-at-home plan. We were so excited. She even explained it was cheaper than hospital care. To us, it felt like someone was actually planning to make healthcare better.
Now look where we are.
#TrumpFumbled
Now look where we are.
#TrumpFumbled
February 7, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I remember when my mom, who’s in her 70s, and I heard Kamala Harris announce her care-at-home plan. We were so excited. She even explained it was cheaper than hospital care. To us, it felt like someone was actually planning to make healthcare better.
Now look where we are.
#TrumpFumbled
Now look where we are.
#TrumpFumbled
Reposted by Curmudge1
SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
@acyn.bsky.social
@acyn.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
@acyn.bsky.social
@acyn.bsky.social
Reposted by Curmudge1
Texans, you can have someone who speaks truth to power and will fight for you or you can have problematic milquetoast Talarico. What is the issue again? I mean besides skin color and gender that is.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Texans, you can have someone who speaks truth to power and will fight for you or you can have problematic milquetoast Talarico. What is the issue again? I mean besides skin color and gender that is.
Reposted by Curmudge1
Reposted by Curmudge1
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: “Katie, you don't have to do this. You don't have to debase yourself for Donald Trump the way all of these Republicans debase themselves for Donald Trump, his claim that this was the fault of some staffer.”
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: “Katie, you don't have to do this. You don't have to debase yourself for Donald Trump the way all of these Republicans debase themselves for Donald Trump, his claim that this was the fault of some staffer.”
Reposted by Curmudge1
They’re deporting US Army veterans.
They say if they’re undocumented, they must go.
Such a selfish group of human beings.
They consider undocumented immigrants “good enough” to go to war and possibly die for the country, but not good enough to avoid deportation.
Ghouls.
They say if they’re undocumented, they must go.
Such a selfish group of human beings.
They consider undocumented immigrants “good enough” to go to war and possibly die for the country, but not good enough to avoid deportation.
Ghouls.
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
They’re deporting US Army veterans.
They say if they’re undocumented, they must go.
Such a selfish group of human beings.
They consider undocumented immigrants “good enough” to go to war and possibly die for the country, but not good enough to avoid deportation.
Ghouls.
They say if they’re undocumented, they must go.
Such a selfish group of human beings.
They consider undocumented immigrants “good enough” to go to war and possibly die for the country, but not good enough to avoid deportation.
Ghouls.
Reposted by Curmudge1
A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.