Jeff Weir
@flyonthewall85.bsky.social
Cats, Kubrick, and AC/DC. Longtime sufferer of Billy Pilgrim syndrome. Inadvertent mental health expert. Neo level maladaptive daydreamer. 13+ years sober.
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the complete embrace of nihilism and the rejection of being genuine is the greatest danger to humanity right now
August 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
the complete embrace of nihilism and the rejection of being genuine is the greatest danger to humanity right now
We are so effed. And for this whiny nothing person. He only has power because they enable it.
I have been following politics for decades and the amount of sycophancy around Trump is so off the charts. I think there was some cultish stuff with Reagan, but nothing even close to this.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer: "Mr President, I invite you see your big beautiful face on a banner in front of the Department of Labor because you are really the transformational president of the American worker, along with the American flag and President Roosevelt."
August 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We are so effed. And for this whiny nothing person. He only has power because they enable it.
I know the way on the left is unconventional, but why, specifically, is it discouraged? Also, I saw zero seat logs here in Scotland, but I do on occasion back in the states. Maybe this should be standard signage in the US. At least in bars, arenas, and stadiums.
August 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I know the way on the left is unconventional, but why, specifically, is it discouraged? Also, I saw zero seat logs here in Scotland, but I do on occasion back in the states. Maybe this should be standard signage in the US. At least in bars, arenas, and stadiums.
Visited Bon's statue in Kirriemuir. The show in Edinburgh was the main reason for coming, but this was a pretty cool bonus.
August 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Visited Bon's statue in Kirriemuir. The show in Edinburgh was the main reason for coming, but this was a pretty cool bonus.
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I judge your worth based on how you treat the most vulnerable people in your communities.
If you cannot muster empathy for the downtrodden, you are not human enough to warrant my time.
If you cannot muster empathy for the downtrodden, you are not human enough to warrant my time.
August 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I judge your worth based on how you treat the most vulnerable people in your communities.
If you cannot muster empathy for the downtrodden, you are not human enough to warrant my time.
If you cannot muster empathy for the downtrodden, you are not human enough to warrant my time.
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I don't care who runs in the general, it literally doesn't matter, because I will be voting for the Democrat in order to stop and defeat the Republican.
But I will vote for the best possible candidate in the primaries.
Because voting isn't once every 4 years. It's TWICE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Show up!
But I will vote for the best possible candidate in the primaries.
Because voting isn't once every 4 years. It's TWICE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Show up!
August 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I don't care who runs in the general, it literally doesn't matter, because I will be voting for the Democrat in order to stop and defeat the Republican.
But I will vote for the best possible candidate in the primaries.
Because voting isn't once every 4 years. It's TWICE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Show up!
But I will vote for the best possible candidate in the primaries.
Because voting isn't once every 4 years. It's TWICE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Show up!
All the people who've celebrated the "free market" my whole life have consistently given more and more control to people who say the believe in it, but love a rigged game.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market."
August 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
All the people who've celebrated the "free market" my whole life have consistently given more and more control to people who say the believe in it, but love a rigged game.
Sad but true. Those with even a minimal level of decency left the agency a long time ago.
I love to show up every day for my job, which is standing around holding the front of my tactical vest and getting told to choke to death by thousands of passers-by while 11 of my coworkers handcuff a roofer on his way to work. Every night I drive 80 minutes home, thinking about nothing at all.
August 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Sad but true. Those with even a minimal level of decency left the agency a long time ago.
Any species lost is tragic, but when it happens in a very short time frame due to hunting, it seems slightly more tragic than when due to loss of habitat. The loss of habitat slightly more tragic than from climate change. Obvious and easily halted, but indifference prevails.
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1883: The quagga, a subspecies of the plains zebra, becomes extinct when the last known individual dies in the Amsterdam zoo. Large herds of quagga once roamed the plains of their native South Africa until hunted ruthlessly by European colonists. /1
Today in history, 1883: The quagga, a subspecies of the plains zebra, becomes extinct when the last known individual dies in the Amsterdam zoo. Large herds of quagga once roamed the plains of their native South Africa until hunted ruthlessly by European colonists. /1
August 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Any species lost is tragic, but when it happens in a very short time frame due to hunting, it seems slightly more tragic than when due to loss of habitat. The loss of habitat slightly more tragic than from climate change. Obvious and easily halted, but indifference prevails.
Wearing a cross around your neck does not make you a good person. You're still a soulless bitch.
August 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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i know i am late on this but is there more glaring example of the utter lack of agency the right wing is afforded
where is the guest essay taking the right-wing family to task for being such assholes that their own family members snub them
where is the guest essay taking the right-wing family to task for being such assholes that their own family members snub them
July 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
i know i am late on this but is there more glaring example of the utter lack of agency the right wing is afforded
where is the guest essay taking the right-wing family to task for being such assholes that their own family members snub them
where is the guest essay taking the right-wing family to task for being such assholes that their own family members snub them
The IRS said churches can endorse political candidates to their congregations (gift link)
I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
We live in a world where the same people who believe a man built a boat big enough for every animal don't believe in climate science because it’s “unproven.”
July 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Christians" in Congress ignoring Jesus's command to not pray in public (Matthew 6:5-7) to beseech permission to ignore Jesus's command to give to the poor (Matthew 19:21) with their hideous Big Ugly Bill.
These are not Christians. They are selfish scoundrels who only pretend to follow Jesus.
These are not Christians. They are selfish scoundrels who only pretend to follow Jesus.
July 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
can't form a very coherent thesis about this but i was thinking this morning about why the right so successfully permeates mainstream culture while the left feels more distant, and i was thinking that it's because punching down doesn't require you to understand your target, but punching up does
July 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Our team is working on it!
June 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Our team is working on it!
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander: "I don't think the line for the [Democratic] party right now is between progressives and moderates; I think it's between fighters and folders."
June 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander: "I don't think the line for the [Democratic] party right now is between progressives and moderates; I think it's between fighters and folders."
People who think a decorative necklace is putting on the “armor of God.” Obviously, they have no clue what the Bible says about pride and arrogance - the book they claim to live by.
June 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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I looked outside today and all I saw was this
June 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I looked outside today and all I saw was this
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@ionawonderbox.bsky.social another for your collection.
June 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
@ionawonderbox.bsky.social another for your collection.
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30 years ago, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnd0eSuxu84
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnd0eSuxu84
A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. That was 29 years ag
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June 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
30 years ago, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnd0eSuxu84
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnd0eSuxu84
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If you see this and think "oh my god, China has figured out out to duplicate OKLAHOMA now!!!" don't worry they are still a long ways off from getting Ron's Hamburgers or the Flaming Lips just right
June 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
If you see this and think "oh my god, China has figured out out to duplicate OKLAHOMA now!!!" don't worry they are still a long ways off from getting Ron's Hamburgers or the Flaming Lips just right
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Billionaires and CEOs know Trump and Republicans are gutting Medicaid and SNAP to pay for their tax cuts.
So where are the billionaires who should be saying, “Wait…don’t cut my taxes if it means kids go hungry or die from treatable cancer”?
This is why the rich are villainized by every day folks.
So where are the billionaires who should be saying, “Wait…don’t cut my taxes if it means kids go hungry or die from treatable cancer”?
This is why the rich are villainized by every day folks.
May 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Billionaires and CEOs know Trump and Republicans are gutting Medicaid and SNAP to pay for their tax cuts.
So where are the billionaires who should be saying, “Wait…don’t cut my taxes if it means kids go hungry or die from treatable cancer”?
This is why the rich are villainized by every day folks.
So where are the billionaires who should be saying, “Wait…don’t cut my taxes if it means kids go hungry or die from treatable cancer”?
This is why the rich are villainized by every day folks.
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