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Tune out the idiots. Call out the charlatans.
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When federal safeguards pause, the air doesn’t.
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𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀.
When federal safeguards pause, the air doesn’t.
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𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀.
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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When federal safeguards pause, the air doesn’t.
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𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀.
When federal safeguards pause, the air doesn’t.
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Full Fulcrum piece:
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𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀.
We mapped the 𝟱𝟮 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱—clustered along the Gulf and in low income communities already bearing the brunt of cancer and asthma. Health and environmental orgs are now suing!
👉 idiotsandcharlatan.com/what-matters...
👉 idiotsandcharlatan.com/what-matters...
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We mapped the 𝟱𝟮 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱—clustered along the Gulf and in low income communities already bearing the brunt of cancer and asthma. Health and environmental orgs are now suing!
👉 idiotsandcharlatan.com/what-matters...
👉 idiotsandcharlatan.com/what-matters...
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Tune out the idiots. Call out the charlatans.
Tune out the idiots. Call out the charlatans.
October 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Tune out the idiots. Call out the charlatans.
Tune out the idiots. Call out the charlatans.
𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻?
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲:
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/courage#brown-rejects-trump
𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲:
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/courage#brown-rejects-trump
𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀.
October 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻?
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲:
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/courage#brown-rejects-trump
𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲:
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/courage#brown-rejects-trump
𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀.
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁!
👇 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
👇 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US falls out of world’s 10 most powerful passports list for first time in 20 years
Declining strength of US passport, tied with Malaysia’s at 12th, signals ‘shift in global mobility’, says index creator
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁!
👇 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
👇 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If you're reading this, you're undoubtedly thinking 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽? or 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽?!?
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👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/actnow#upcoming-actions
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October 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If you're reading this, you're undoubtedly thinking 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽? or 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽?!?
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👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/actnow#upcoming-actions
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We're here to help!
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👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/actnow#upcoming-actions
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@fromtga.bsky.social hope to hear your thoughts on this escalation!
𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲.
While we highly suspect a gov hand in a Rutgers professor's flight cancellation, 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲?
This is a dramatic escalation:
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#Mark-Bray
While we highly suspect a gov hand in a Rutgers professor's flight cancellation, 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲?
This is a dramatic escalation:
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#Mark-Bray
October 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
@fromtga.bsky.social hope to hear your thoughts on this escalation!
The Nobel Peace Prize is supposed to be a compass. If it crowns division over dignity 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, that compass is broken.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/opinion#peace-prize-division
Tune out the idiots. Call out the charlatans.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/opinion#peace-prize-division
Tune out the idiots. Call out the charlatans.
October 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The Nobel Peace Prize is supposed to be a compass. If it crowns division over dignity 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, that compass is broken.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/opinion#peace-prize-division
Tune out the idiots. Call out the charlatans.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/opinion#peace-prize-division
Tune out the idiots. Call out the charlatans.
𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲.
While we highly suspect a gov hand in a Rutgers professor's flight cancellation, 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲?
This is a dramatic escalation:
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#Mark-Bray
While we highly suspect a gov hand in a Rutgers professor's flight cancellation, 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲?
This is a dramatic escalation:
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#Mark-Bray
October 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲.
While we highly suspect a gov hand in a Rutgers professor's flight cancellation, 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲?
This is a dramatic escalation:
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#Mark-Bray
While we highly suspect a gov hand in a Rutgers professor's flight cancellation, 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲?
This is a dramatic escalation:
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#Mark-Bray
In my opinion, this article is the seminal piece on the threat Trump poses to the U.S. and the world today. Everybody reading this, please take it to heart. It's not hyperbole. It's not reactionary. It's happening today, right in front of our eyes!
400 days to save US democracy. My latest, based on a long summer in the US. How Trump is exploiting structural weaknesses of the American system & why all democrats must want Democrats to win November 2026 midterms.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Americans have 400 days to save their democracy | Timothy Garton Ash
I never thought I’d see fear spread so far and fast. Next year’s midterm elections are now crucial for the Democratic party – and for democrats everywhere, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
In my opinion, this article is the seminal piece on the threat Trump poses to the U.S. and the world today. Everybody reading this, please take it to heart. It's not hyperbole. It's not reactionary. It's happening today, right in front of our eyes!
U.S. Sec of Energy Chris Wright says fossil fuels have made us safer and healthier than climate change has done harm.
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳: 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴?
👉 Read more at Idiots & Charlatans:
🔗 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters...
#protectplanetearth #standup
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳: 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴?
👉 Read more at Idiots & Charlatans:
🔗 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters...
#protectplanetearth #standup
Exposing Political Issues: Exposing Idiots and Charlatans
Exposing the charlatans wreaking havoc on what makes America great and ignoring the idiots who are doing loud damage in areas that don't matter as much.
idiotsandcharlatans.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
U.S. Sec of Energy Chris Wright says fossil fuels have made us safer and healthier than climate change has done harm.
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳: 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴?
👉 Read more at Idiots & Charlatans:
🔗 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters...
#protectplanetearth #standup
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳: 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴?
👉 Read more at Idiots & Charlatans:
🔗 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters...
#protectplanetearth #standup
Can we have a quick chat about a different kind of 𝙄𝘿𝙄𝙊𝙏? Have you noticed over the past year that people are backing their cars into parking spaces? And they don't mind making people behind them wait while they do so? Is this a new thing where you live too? Or is it just Massholes? 𝙃𝙀𝙇𝙋!!!
August 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Can we have a quick chat about a different kind of 𝙄𝘿𝙄𝙊𝙏? Have you noticed over the past year that people are backing their cars into parking spaces? And they don't mind making people behind them wait while they do so? Is this a new thing where you live too? Or is it just Massholes? 𝙃𝙀𝙇𝙋!!!
𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!
We wrote about it for @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social— and how to turn news dread into real action:
🔗 thefulcrum.us/media-techno...
Follow along at idiotsandcharlatans.com
We wrote about it for @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social— and how to turn news dread into real action:
🔗 thefulcrum.us/media-techno...
Follow along at idiotsandcharlatans.com
Doomscrolling Won’t Save Us — But Doing Something Might
The kids call it doomscrolling—that endless, glazed-eyed spin through terrible headline after terrible headline. And let’s be honest: content from today’s political circus is built for it. It’s so abs...
thefulcrum.us
August 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!
We wrote about it for @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social— and how to turn news dread into real action:
🔗 thefulcrum.us/media-techno...
Follow along at idiotsandcharlatans.com
We wrote about it for @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social— and how to turn news dread into real action:
🔗 thefulcrum.us/media-techno...
Follow along at idiotsandcharlatans.com
☢️ Trump’s NASA chair wants to build a nuclear reactor… on the moon.
Meanwhile, we’re slashing science budgets, gutting immigration, and ignoring clean energy here on Earth.
🧠 Let’s get real before we go lunar:
idiotsandcharlatans.com/opinion#nucl...
#IdiotsAndCharlatans #Nuclear #STEM
Meanwhile, we’re slashing science budgets, gutting immigration, and ignoring clean energy here on Earth.
🧠 Let’s get real before we go lunar:
idiotsandcharlatans.com/opinion#nucl...
#IdiotsAndCharlatans #Nuclear #STEM
August 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
☢️ Trump’s NASA chair wants to build a nuclear reactor… on the moon.
Meanwhile, we’re slashing science budgets, gutting immigration, and ignoring clean energy here on Earth.
🧠 Let’s get real before we go lunar:
idiotsandcharlatans.com/opinion#nucl...
#IdiotsAndCharlatans #Nuclear #STEM
Meanwhile, we’re slashing science budgets, gutting immigration, and ignoring clean energy here on Earth.
🧠 Let’s get real before we go lunar:
idiotsandcharlatans.com/opinion#nucl...
#IdiotsAndCharlatans #Nuclear #STEM
hey @cnn.com, your subscriber only content strategy is awful. First of all, you choose stories and headlines meant to be sensational and make us want to read. What are you now, Nat'l Enquirer? Some of us still think of you as a reliable, fair news source, so find the $ somewhere else.
August 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
hey @cnn.com, your subscriber only content strategy is awful. First of all, you choose stories and headlines meant to be sensational and make us want to read. What are you now, Nat'l Enquirer? Some of us still think of you as a reliable, fair news source, so find the $ somewhere else.
Please everyone @50501movement.bsky.social today's firing may be the most authoritarian act yet! Turn out tomorrow nationwide!
🔴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲...𝘆𝗲𝘀, 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters...
Trump has just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the nation's top labor data expert — 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.
✊ Protest info: www.newsweek.com/map-list-cit...
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters...
Trump has just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the nation's top labor data expert — 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.
✊ Protest info: www.newsweek.com/map-list-cit...
August 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Please everyone @50501movement.bsky.social today's firing may be the most authoritarian act yet! Turn out tomorrow nationwide!
🔴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲...𝘆𝗲𝘀, 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters...
Trump has just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the nation's top labor data expert — 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.
✊ Protest info: www.newsweek.com/map-list-cit...
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters...
Trump has just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the nation's top labor data expert — 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.
✊ Protest info: www.newsweek.com/map-list-cit...
August 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🔴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲...𝘆𝗲𝘀, 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters...
Trump has just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the nation's top labor data expert — 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.
✊ Protest info: www.newsweek.com/map-list-cit...
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters...
Trump has just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the nation's top labor data expert — 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.
✊ Protest info: www.newsweek.com/map-list-cit...
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗘𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿!
The Pentagon just bailed on the Aspen Security Forum.
Why? They say it promotes “the evil of globalism.”
𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆!
Read our story:
🔗idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#aspen-withdrawal
📤 Share if you still believe in dialogue, not dogma.
The Pentagon just bailed on the Aspen Security Forum.
Why? They say it promotes “the evil of globalism.”
𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆!
Read our story:
🔗idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#aspen-withdrawal
📤 Share if you still believe in dialogue, not dogma.
July 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗘𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿!
The Pentagon just bailed on the Aspen Security Forum.
Why? They say it promotes “the evil of globalism.”
𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆!
Read our story:
🔗idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#aspen-withdrawal
📤 Share if you still believe in dialogue, not dogma.
The Pentagon just bailed on the Aspen Security Forum.
Why? They say it promotes “the evil of globalism.”
𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆!
Read our story:
🔗idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#aspen-withdrawal
📤 Share if you still believe in dialogue, not dogma.
@commoncause.org We're very conflicted and confused by this. You need to do a much better job of explaining your org's purpose if you're going to use this real estate to fight back against Newsome with all else going on. What gives? For now, we've removed you from our list of orgs to support.
July 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
@commoncause.org We're very conflicted and confused by this. You need to do a much better job of explaining your org's purpose if you're going to use this real estate to fight back against Newsome with all else going on. What gives? For now, we've removed you from our list of orgs to support.
Just spotlighted the people of Rhinebeck, NY — and your powerful, united stand for immigrant justice.
@idiotscharlatans is proud to shine the 🔦 on communities like this.
@rhinebeck.bsky.social @thedailycatch.bsky.social @dailyfreeman.bsky.social @hudsonvalleystrong.bsky.social
@idiotscharlatans is proud to shine the 🔦 on communities like this.
@rhinebeck.bsky.social @thedailycatch.bsky.social @dailyfreeman.bsky.social @hudsonvalleystrong.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just spotlighted the people of Rhinebeck, NY — and your powerful, united stand for immigrant justice.
@idiotscharlatans is proud to shine the 🔦 on communities like this.
@rhinebeck.bsky.social @thedailycatch.bsky.social @dailyfreeman.bsky.social @hudsonvalleystrong.bsky.social
@idiotscharlatans is proud to shine the 🔦 on communities like this.
@rhinebeck.bsky.social @thedailycatch.bsky.social @dailyfreeman.bsky.social @hudsonvalleystrong.bsky.social
🫶 Rhinebeck, NY just showed the country how to show up.
When ICE detained 23-year-old Gerson Turcios, the town didn’t flinch.
💸 Raised $55K
🏛️ Filled the courtroom
⚖️ Won a federal order to stop his deportation
Small town. HUUUUGE heart.
🔦 idiotsandcharlatans.com/courage#rhinebeck-ny
When ICE detained 23-year-old Gerson Turcios, the town didn’t flinch.
💸 Raised $55K
🏛️ Filled the courtroom
⚖️ Won a federal order to stop his deportation
Small town. HUUUUGE heart.
🔦 idiotsandcharlatans.com/courage#rhinebeck-ny
July 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🫶 Rhinebeck, NY just showed the country how to show up.
When ICE detained 23-year-old Gerson Turcios, the town didn’t flinch.
💸 Raised $55K
🏛️ Filled the courtroom
⚖️ Won a federal order to stop his deportation
Small town. HUUUUGE heart.
🔦 idiotsandcharlatans.com/courage#rhinebeck-ny
When ICE detained 23-year-old Gerson Turcios, the town didn’t flinch.
💸 Raised $55K
🏛️ Filled the courtroom
⚖️ Won a federal order to stop his deportation
Small town. HUUUUGE heart.
🔦 idiotsandcharlatans.com/courage#rhinebeck-ny
🔦 SPOTLIGHT: Trump just freed a convicted triple murderer, a former Marine who killed 3 Spaniards in a 2016 jealous rage.
Spain is furious. Justice was ignored.
But Trump called it a win.
Follow us - we expose what others try to rebrand.
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#spain-killer-freed
Spain is furious. Justice was ignored.
But Trump called it a win.
Follow us - we expose what others try to rebrand.
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#spain-killer-freed
July 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🔦 SPOTLIGHT: Trump just freed a convicted triple murderer, a former Marine who killed 3 Spaniards in a 2016 jealous rage.
Spain is furious. Justice was ignored.
But Trump called it a win.
Follow us - we expose what others try to rebrand.
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#spain-killer-freed
Spain is furious. Justice was ignored.
But Trump called it a win.
Follow us - we expose what others try to rebrand.
👉 idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#spain-killer-freed
🔦 SPOTLIGHT ON TRUMP'S DISTRACTION STRATEGY
The strategy is clear:
👉 Blame Obama.
👉 Distract from Epstein, climate failure, and illegal arrests.
idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#distractions
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀. 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
The strategy is clear:
👉 Blame Obama.
👉 Distract from Epstein, climate failure, and illegal arrests.
idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#distractions
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀. 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
July 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🔦 SPOTLIGHT ON TRUMP'S DISTRACTION STRATEGY
The strategy is clear:
👉 Blame Obama.
👉 Distract from Epstein, climate failure, and illegal arrests.
idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#distractions
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀. 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
The strategy is clear:
👉 Blame Obama.
👉 Distract from Epstein, climate failure, and illegal arrests.
idiotsandcharlatans.com/what-matters#distractions
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀. 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
Honest to god, who's the Wizard in Trump's Oz?
🟥 Steve Bannon
🟧 Lara Trump
🟫 Dan Scavino
Seriously, it's not the orange blowhard himself...but someone is behind the curtain arranging it all!
🟥 Steve Bannon
🟧 Lara Trump
🟫 Dan Scavino
Seriously, it's not the orange blowhard himself...but someone is behind the curtain arranging it all!
July 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Honest to god, who's the Wizard in Trump's Oz?
🟥 Steve Bannon
🟧 Lara Trump
🟫 Dan Scavino
Seriously, it's not the orange blowhard himself...but someone is behind the curtain arranging it all!
🟥 Steve Bannon
🟧 Lara Trump
🟫 Dan Scavino
Seriously, it's not the orange blowhard himself...but someone is behind the curtain arranging it all!