Maribel Gerstner aka Firebelle
@mgerstner.bsky.social
Politics & grammar/spelling geek; love travel, music & sailing; retired financial services exec; recovering tax attorney
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
Bruni obviously had fun writing this article but I can’t believe he left out Trump slipping that soccer medal in his pocket. Or the many golf championships he’s supposedly “won”. Or the fact he personifies ALL of the 7 deadly sins. 🤣
Bruni obviously had fun writing this article but I can’t believe he left out Trump slipping that soccer medal in his pocket. Or the many golf championships he’s supposedly “won”. Or the fact he personifies ALL of the 7 deadly sins. 🤣
Opinion | Give Trump a Nobel! And an Emmy. And an Oscar …
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August 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Bruni obviously had fun writing this article but I can’t believe he left out Trump slipping that soccer medal in his pocket. Or the many golf championships he’s supposedly “won”. Or the fact he personifies ALL of the 7 deadly sins. 🤣
Bruni obviously had fun writing this article but I can’t believe he left out Trump slipping that soccer medal in his pocket. Or the many golf championships he’s supposedly “won”. Or the fact he personifies ALL of the 7 deadly sins. 🤣
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Again, shouting it out for those in the back - IT’S THE CORRUPTION, STUPID!!!
#TrumpFelonocracy
Again, shouting it out for those in the back - IT’S THE CORRUPTION, STUPID!!!
#TrumpFelonocracy
America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This
Trump’s Qatari jet was just the beginning.
www.theatlantic.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Again, shouting it out for those in the back - IT’S THE CORRUPTION, STUPID!!!
#TrumpFelonocracy
Again, shouting it out for those in the back - IT’S THE CORRUPTION, STUPID!!!
#TrumpFelonocracy
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...
Every day it’s a new form of CORRUPTION! I better not be in the same room with anyone who ever mentions the “Biden Crime Family” or Hunter’s laptop. Violence may ensue. JFC!!!
#Trumpfelonocracy
Every day it’s a new form of CORRUPTION! I better not be in the same room with anyone who ever mentions the “Biden Crime Family” or Hunter’s laptop. Violence may ensue. JFC!!!
#Trumpfelonocracy
Tiny Company With China Ties Announces Big Purchase of Trump Cryptocurrency
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Every day it’s a new form of CORRUPTION! I better not be in the same room with anyone who ever mentions the “Biden Crime Family” or Hunter’s laptop. Violence may ensue. JFC!!!
#Trumpfelonocracy
Every day it’s a new form of CORRUPTION! I better not be in the same room with anyone who ever mentions the “Biden Crime Family” or Hunter’s laptop. Violence may ensue. JFC!!!
#Trumpfelonocracy
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
More CORRUPTION!! How is this not completely illegal? Do we only care about enforcing laws when Democrats are in the White House? It’s an outrage.
#Trumpfelonocracy
More CORRUPTION!! How is this not completely illegal? Do we only care about enforcing laws when Democrats are in the White House? It’s an outrage.
#Trumpfelonocracy
Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity
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May 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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More CORRUPTION!! How is this not completely illegal? Do we only care about enforcing laws when Democrats are in the White House? It’s an outrage.
#Trumpfelonocracy
More CORRUPTION!! How is this not completely illegal? Do we only care about enforcing laws when Democrats are in the White House? It’s an outrage.
#Trumpfelonocracy
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...
Again, it’s the CORRUPTION, Stupid! How a $400M luxury jet received as a gift from a foreign gov’t - which will convert to Trump’s private use after his term is over - isn’t an emolument, then WTH is???
Again, it’s the CORRUPTION, Stupid! How a $400M luxury jet received as a gift from a foreign gov’t - which will convert to Trump’s private use after his term is over - isn’t an emolument, then WTH is???
Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...
Again, it’s the CORRUPTION, Stupid! How a $400M luxury jet received as a gift from a foreign gov’t - which will convert to Trump’s private use after his term is over - isn’t an emolument, then WTH is???
Again, it’s the CORRUPTION, Stupid! How a $400M luxury jet received as a gift from a foreign gov’t - which will convert to Trump’s private use after his term is over - isn’t an emolument, then WTH is???
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
Been saying this for years, “It’s the CORRUPTION, Stupid!” Trump & his grifter family perfected the Art of the Steal for his 2nd term. Can’t believe anyone would put money in a venture with a convicted fraudster, but suckers are born every minute.
#Trumpfelonocracy
Been saying this for years, “It’s the CORRUPTION, Stupid!” Trump & his grifter family perfected the Art of the Steal for his 2nd term. Can’t believe anyone would put money in a venture with a convicted fraudster, but suckers are born every minute.
#Trumpfelonocracy
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm (Gift Article)
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
Been saying this for years, “It’s the CORRUPTION, Stupid!” Trump & his grifter family perfected the Art of the Steal for his 2nd term. Can’t believe anyone would put money in a venture with a convicted fraudster, but suckers are born every minute.
#Trumpfelonocracy
Been saying this for years, “It’s the CORRUPTION, Stupid!” Trump & his grifter family perfected the Art of the Steal for his 2nd term. Can’t believe anyone would put money in a venture with a convicted fraudster, but suckers are born every minute.
#Trumpfelonocracy
April 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I’m hoping there are a lot more Sassoons & Scottens out there in key government positions. Only 3 years & 11 months to go to keep on holding on for dear life. 🤞🏻
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A Blatant Violation of Legal Ethics
DOJ lawyers pride themselves on working for an organization that is unique among federal agencies in its independence from politics—for now.
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February 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I’m hoping there are a lot more Sassoons & Scottens out there in key government positions. Only 3 years & 11 months to go to keep on holding on for dear life. 🤞🏻
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Today’s fun. Sent to Google & Apple Maps too. Noticed Google Maps has turned off comments. Must be getting tired. Hope so.
February 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today’s fun. Sent to Google & Apple Maps too. Noticed Google Maps has turned off comments. Must be getting tired. Hope so.
And it’s a fact Joe Biden won the 2020 election, yet Fox News et al. sit in that room every day.
COLLINS: Which White House official made the decision to bar the AP reporter?
LEAVITT: It is a privilege to cover this WH
C: Isn't this retaliatory?
LEAVITT: It is a fact that the body of water off the coast of Louisiana is called the Gulf of America
LEAVITT: It is a privilege to cover this WH
C: Isn't this retaliatory?
LEAVITT: It is a fact that the body of water off the coast of Louisiana is called the Gulf of America
February 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
And it’s a fact Joe Biden won the 2020 election, yet Fox News et al. sit in that room every day.
Kakistocracy - power word for the next 4 years #youvotedforthis
February 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Kakistocracy - power word for the next 4 years #youvotedforthis
Done!
February 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Done!
This from the people that called liberals the “word police”. They’ve literally published a list of forbidden words.
February 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This from the people that called liberals the “word police”. They’ve literally published a list of forbidden words.
Pump & Dump. Insider Trading. “Trump Grift” is the new Ponzi Scheme. Buyer Beware.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...
Early Crypto Traders Had Speedy Profit on Trump Coin as Others Suffered Losses
Some traders made tens of millions off a new cryptocurrency launched by President Trump and his sons. Many others lost out.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Pump & Dump. Insider Trading. “Trump Grift” is the new Ponzi Scheme. Buyer Beware.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...
“Wikipedia may best be understood as the apotheosis of a view fashionable among the anti-“woke” tech milieu: Free speech, which the group claims to passionately defend, counts only so long as they like what you have to say.” I encourage all to support Wikipedia.
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Elon Musk Wants What He Can’t Have: Wikipedia
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they succeed?
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February 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Wikipedia may best be understood as the apotheosis of a view fashionable among the anti-“woke” tech milieu: Free speech, which the group claims to passionately defend, counts only so long as they like what you have to say.” I encourage all to support Wikipedia.
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Agree!
This should be the exact wording of the lead story in the @nytimes.com
Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
February 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Agree!
WTF?? How can this be legal? Is this a slow coup?
Aides to Elon Musk have locked government workers out of computer systems at US agency OPM.
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February 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
WTF?? How can this be legal? Is this a slow coup?
Infuriates me - assumption that “DEI hires” (aka women/Blacks/Hispanics/disabled/vets) are compromising quality. White males aren’t better at EVERYTHING! Decades of progress on reducing discriminatory hiring practices down the drain with a few strokes of a Sharpie. 🤬🤮
#youvotedforthis
#wetoldyouso
#youvotedforthis
#wetoldyouso
I remember the first time I heard the term ‘DEI’, looked it up, and thought “how in the world will they turn diversity, equity, and inclusion into a perjorative? Now we know, white hoods are off. “Merit” is BS. Read & follow @amandamarcotte.bsky.social
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January 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Infuriates me - assumption that “DEI hires” (aka women/Blacks/Hispanics/disabled/vets) are compromising quality. White males aren’t better at EVERYTHING! Decades of progress on reducing discriminatory hiring practices down the drain with a few strokes of a Sharpie. 🤬🤮
#youvotedforthis
#wetoldyouso
#youvotedforthis
#wetoldyouso
I’m glad I’m not the only one with these same exact thoughts.
January 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I’m glad I’m not the only one with these same exact thoughts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/u...
He’s such a freakin’ baby. The whiner-in-chief. No respect for anyone or anything. We’ll see how he’s respected when he kicks the bucket.
He’s such a freakin’ baby. The whiner-in-chief. No respect for anyone or anything. We’ll see how he’s respected when he kicks the bucket.
Speaker Orders Capitol Hill Flags Raised for Inauguration
President-elect Donald J. Trump had complained that flags were scheduled to fly at half-staff — a symbol of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter — on the day of his inauguration.
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January 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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He’s such a freakin’ baby. The whiner-in-chief. No respect for anyone or anything. We’ll see how he’s respected when he kicks the bucket.
He’s such a freakin’ baby. The whiner-in-chief. No respect for anyone or anything. We’ll see how he’s respected when he kicks the bucket.
This needs to be said, this forcefully, every hour of every day without end. Amen!
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social said it straight!
WATCH- Hakeem Jeffries is amazing! This is what I want to hear from our leaders! "Social Security is NOT an entitlement. It is a earned benefit"
#DemCast #SocialSecurity
#DemCast #SocialSecurity
January 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This needs to be said, this forcefully, every hour of every day without end. Amen!
Me too. It’s kind of painful, but if he gets this done, I’ll admit he did 1 useful thing in his 2 terms.
Welp. It finally happened. I agree with Donald Trump.
The question is, would we stop setting the clocks back, or stop setting them forward? 🕑
December 13, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Me too. It’s kind of painful, but if he gets this done, I’ll admit he did 1 useful thing in his 2 terms.
Strongly agree with this.
#youvotedforthis
#youvotedforthis
December 13, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Strongly agree with this.
#youvotedforthis
#youvotedforthis
