Skotty Skeets
@erstwhilecon.bsky.social
"The greatest mistake is to imagine that the human being is an autonomous individual. The secret freedom which you can supposedly enjoy under a despotic government is nonsense, because your thoughts are never entirely your own." — Orwell, April 28, 1944
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Need more of this. It's not hard.
We should understand two things:
1. No Democrat will ever get away with even the smallest inconsistency or error as long as The New York Times is around.
2. The press now just assumes people know how thoroughly corrupt Tr-mp and the Republican Party are, so meh.
1. No Democrat will ever get away with even the smallest inconsistency or error as long as The New York Times is around.
2. The press now just assumes people know how thoroughly corrupt Tr-mp and the Republican Party are, so meh.
All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
February 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
We should understand two things:
1. No Democrat will ever get away with even the smallest inconsistency or error as long as The New York Times is around.
2. The press now just assumes people know how thoroughly corrupt Tr-mp and the Republican Party are, so meh.
1. No Democrat will ever get away with even the smallest inconsistency or error as long as The New York Times is around.
2. The press now just assumes people know how thoroughly corrupt Tr-mp and the Republican Party are, so meh.
Major distinction.
The legacy media keeps getting this wrong. Trump didn't say "nationalize the election."
He said We should take over the VOTING in at least many—15 places.' The Republicans ought to nationalize the VOTING."
There is a big difference.
He said We should take over the VOTING in at least many—15 places.' The Republicans ought to nationalize the VOTING."
There is a big difference.
February 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Major distinction.
The Tr-mps. Fleecing America since Moses was a zygote.
February 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The Tr-mps. Fleecing America since Moses was a zygote.
Why aren't our Democratic leaders on every platform shouting about this blatant act of attempted theft?
Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Why aren't our Democratic leaders on every platform shouting about this blatant act of attempted theft?
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Barack and Michelle Obama received a standing ovation at the NBA All-Star Game—Happy Black History Month 🙏🏾
February 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Barack and Michelle Obama received a standing ovation at the NBA All-Star Game—Happy Black History Month 🙏🏾
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February 15, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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The candidate for US Senate endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp didn’t vote for 20 years, including the 2016 & 2020 presidential elections. apnews.com/article/dere...
February 16, 2026 at 12:48 AM
The candidate for US Senate endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp didn’t vote for 20 years, including the 2016 & 2020 presidential elections. apnews.com/article/dere...
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February 16, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
Jason is 45, unmarried, and a Pentecostal.
Obviously, he's suffering from Lindsey Graham syndrome.
Obviously, he's suffering from Lindsey Graham syndrome.
Rep. Jason Smith: "Why should you ban ICE from being at polling places? Illegals are not supposed to vote in America. It does not make sense."
February 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Jason is 45, unmarried, and a Pentecostal.
Obviously, he's suffering from Lindsey Graham syndrome.
Obviously, he's suffering from Lindsey Graham syndrome.
Sadly, and infuriatingly, a scandalous story like this simply gets swept away in the flood of corruption and incompetence that is the Tr-mp "administration."
The Dilley family detention center is run by CoreCivic, a major Trump donor who has raked in millions from federal contracts already.
Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about t
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Sadly, and infuriatingly, a scandalous story like this simply gets swept away in the flood of corruption and incompetence that is the Tr-mp "administration."
"Tr-mp pardon leads to sexual abuse of a kid" should be the fcking headline.
Capitol rioter pardoned by Trump convicted of child sex abuse www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/11/p...
Capitol rioter pardoned by Trump convicted of child sex abuse
A Florida man pardoned by President Trump after storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021 has been convicted of sex crimes involving two children.
www.nydailynews.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:42 AM
"Tr-mp pardon leads to sexual abuse of a kid" should be the fcking headline.
Yeah, well, Don Bacon is playing games, too. He could change parties today and change House leadership.
Legislator wants to legislate, while Mike Johnson is determined to play every game possible to prevent the House from interfering with the imperial presidency he serves.
February 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Yeah, well, Don Bacon is playing games, too. He could change parties today and change House leadership.
Your brain on Tr-mp.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Your brain on Tr-mp.
61% disapproval is high, but it ain't high enough. My national pride won't be fully restored until it's 99.99999999%.
February 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
61% disapproval is high, but it ain't high enough. My national pride won't be fully restored until it's 99.99999999%.
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loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10
A brain in stupid mode.
I'm not a Democratic voter. I'm a socialist. If they want my vote offer me something. If they don't want my vote then quit nagging me about it.
February 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
A brain in stupid mode.
We must respect this level of preening stupidity.
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
We must respect this level of preening stupidity.
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Epstein Files: the musical
Kid Rock lyrics about underage girls draw questions ahead Turning Point USA alternative Super Bowl halftime show
Kid Rock lyrics about underage girls draw questions ahead Turning Point USA alternative Super Bowl halftime show
“I like ’em underage, see some say that’s statutory (but I say that’s mandatory),” Kid Rock sings on the 2001 song, which was also for a children’s movie.
ktla.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Epstein Files: the musical
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
The "left wing of our party" really isn't a thing on Bluesky these days. Most Bluesky lefties absolutely hate the Democratic Party.
Judging by my totally scientific polling here, it appears that there is absolutely no one, not one single human, that the left wing of our party can name that they would like to see run for president in 2028. Brilliant.
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The "left wing of our party" really isn't a thing on Bluesky these days. Most Bluesky lefties absolutely hate the Democratic Party.
Absolutely correct.
From the Tea Party movement—began 2 months after Obama's inauguration—to Tr-mp floating birtherism on Fox—endearing him to millions of racist Republicans—to that goddamned escalator speech in 2015, it's been white skin supremacy that best explains why we're here now.
From the Tea Party movement—began 2 months after Obama's inauguration—to Tr-mp floating birtherism on Fox—endearing him to millions of racist Republicans—to that goddamned escalator speech in 2015, it's been white skin supremacy that best explains why we're here now.
Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Absolutely correct.
From the Tea Party movement—began 2 months after Obama's inauguration—to Tr-mp floating birtherism on Fox—endearing him to millions of racist Republicans—to that goddamned escalator speech in 2015, it's been white skin supremacy that best explains why we're here now.
From the Tea Party movement—began 2 months after Obama's inauguration—to Tr-mp floating birtherism on Fox—endearing him to millions of racist Republicans—to that goddamned escalator speech in 2015, it's been white skin supremacy that best explains why we're here now.
Somebody needs to explain to me how we can fix this "despite judge's order" stuff.
Because inevitably, judges somewhere are going to order the Tr-mp thugs to stay away from our right to cast votes in peace, and then what happens when they ignore them?
Because inevitably, judges somewhere are going to order the Tr-mp thugs to stay away from our right to cast votes in peace, and then what happens when they ignore them?
Despite judge’s order, ICE sent an immigrant to Mexico instead of back to Minnesota - The Minnesota Star Tribune
Despite judge’s order, ICE sent an immigrant to Mexico instead of back to Minnesota — The Minnesota Star Tribune
The government says the undocumented immigrant voluntarily left the U.S. His attorney is seeking a contempt of court finding as the federal courts remain overwhelmed by immigration cases.
apple.news
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Somebody needs to explain to me how we can fix this "despite judge's order" stuff.
Because inevitably, judges somewhere are going to order the Tr-mp thugs to stay away from our right to cast votes in peace, and then what happens when they ignore them?
Because inevitably, judges somewhere are going to order the Tr-mp thugs to stay away from our right to cast votes in peace, and then what happens when they ignore them?
I wish this were possible.
But I lived through the catastrophic 2008 Republican crash, watched Obama get elected overwhelmingly because of it—and a mere two months after his inauguration, the Tea Party movement started, which ultimately brought us to Tr-mp.
We're cursed with stupidity.
But I lived through the catastrophic 2008 Republican crash, watched Obama get elected overwhelmingly because of it—and a mere two months after his inauguration, the Tea Party movement started, which ultimately brought us to Tr-mp.
We're cursed with stupidity.
I say it again and again...the Repugnican party must be totally obliterated in the upcoming elections, so that there will never be even the remotest possibility that a shitshow like this can ever happen again.
Vote as if your very existence depends on it ... BECAUSE IT DOES!!!
Vote as if your very existence depends on it ... BECAUSE IT DOES!!!
February 6, 2026 at 12:14 PM
I wish this were possible.
But I lived through the catastrophic 2008 Republican crash, watched Obama get elected overwhelmingly because of it—and a mere two months after his inauguration, the Tea Party movement started, which ultimately brought us to Tr-mp.
We're cursed with stupidity.
But I lived through the catastrophic 2008 Republican crash, watched Obama get elected overwhelmingly because of it—and a mere two months after his inauguration, the Tea Party movement started, which ultimately brought us to Tr-mp.
We're cursed with stupidity.