@needlewoke.bsky.social
Reposted
Trump may not be a fascist. Does it matter? open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... "Even if Trump and his minions are not fascists, it is undeniable that in his second term, Trump is surrounded by fascist-adjacent enablers."
Trump may not be a fascist. Does it matter?
The Steady State | by Adam Wasserman
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Trump may not be a fascist. Does it matter? open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... "Even if Trump and his minions are not fascists, it is undeniable that in his second term, Trump is surrounded by fascist-adjacent enablers."
Reposted
I grieve the passing of Jane Goodall. As a child went to hear her speak and was so mezmerized and enchanted by her humility, purposefulness, and love of our closest animal relatives. Her work was extraordinary, her life an example. RIP
October 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I grieve the passing of Jane Goodall. As a child went to hear her speak and was so mezmerized and enchanted by her humility, purposefulness, and love of our closest animal relatives. Her work was extraordinary, her life an example. RIP
Reposted
Pete Buttigieg speaking to global leaders in London today:
"I did not come here to tell everybody that things are better than they look. They're not. And they're probably going to get worse before they get better. And yet I am optimistic."
"I did not come here to tell everybody that things are better than they look. They're not. And they're probably going to get worse before they get better. And yet I am optimistic."
September 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Pete Buttigieg speaking to global leaders in London today:
"I did not come here to tell everybody that things are better than they look. They're not. And they're probably going to get worse before they get better. And yet I am optimistic."
"I did not come here to tell everybody that things are better than they look. They're not. And they're probably going to get worse before they get better. And yet I am optimistic."
Reposted
There’s probably a direct link between bombing V and lowering food prices. Media just hasn’t uncovered that for us yet.
September 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
There’s probably a direct link between bombing V and lowering food prices. Media just hasn’t uncovered that for us yet.
Reposted
Here is an image of the crowd of people that chased a dozen ICE agents out of Columbia Heights yesterday. I don’t see one “elderly white hippie” there.
I do see a wide variety of ages, genders, and races; DC residents united in disgust at what Miller is cheering on.
I do see a wide variety of ages, genders, and races; DC residents united in disgust at what Miller is cheering on.
August 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Here is an image of the crowd of people that chased a dozen ICE agents out of Columbia Heights yesterday. I don’t see one “elderly white hippie” there.
I do see a wide variety of ages, genders, and races; DC residents united in disgust at what Miller is cheering on.
I do see a wide variety of ages, genders, and races; DC residents united in disgust at what Miller is cheering on.
Reposted
Aid organizations report that thousands of children in Gaza are at risk of starvation while trucks full of food sit waiting across the border.
The full flow of humanitarian assistance must be restored immediately. news.un.org/en/story/202...
The full flow of humanitarian assistance must be restored immediately. news.un.org/en/story/202...
People dying from lack of aid every day in Gaza: WFP official
The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached new and astonishing levels of desperation, with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row, a senior official with the UN World Food Programm...
news.un.org
July 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Aid organizations report that thousands of children in Gaza are at risk of starvation while trucks full of food sit waiting across the border.
The full flow of humanitarian assistance must be restored immediately. news.un.org/en/story/202...
The full flow of humanitarian assistance must be restored immediately. news.un.org/en/story/202...
A cause everyone claims to care passionately about. Where is the outrage?
💯
From the perspective of a former prosecutive who worked on trafficking cases, the loss of this office can only be intended to make it easier for the traffickers. There is literally no rationale for doing this.
From the perspective of a former prosecutive who worked on trafficking cases, the loss of this office can only be intended to make it easier for the traffickers. There is literally no rationale for doing this.
July 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A cause everyone claims to care passionately about. Where is the outrage?
Reposted
The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”
Idiot!
This is insane
Brooke Rollins on farm laborers: "There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way. And we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which with 34 million able-bodied on Medicaid we should be able to do fairly quickly."
July 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Idiot!
Reposted
I agree. The mid-terms are our only hope. Act accordingly.
House and Senate Ds fought like hell. There was nothing else to do. They left it all on the field. They need more #'s. Sweep the R's who perpetrated this horror on America out in 2026. Nothing else in politics matters.
July 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I agree. The mid-terms are our only hope. Act accordingly.
Reposted
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
Reposted
It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
June 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
Reposted
No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
June 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
Reposted
And these are the same snowflakes who couldn’t handle wearing a mask during the pandemic.
June 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
And these are the same snowflakes who couldn’t handle wearing a mask during the pandemic.
Reposted
This Memorial Day weekend, the best way to honor the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice is to honor and protect the freedoms and the democracy they died for.
May 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This Memorial Day weekend, the best way to honor the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice is to honor and protect the freedoms and the democracy they died for.
Reposted
Starting to wonder if we took one for global civic democracy. Electing Trump basically seems to have knee-capped every revanchist far-right candidate in the world. You're welcome, world.
May 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Starting to wonder if we took one for global civic democracy. Electing Trump basically seems to have knee-capped every revanchist far-right candidate in the world. You're welcome, world.
Reposted
We genuinely need to change our relationship with our elected leaders, whom we helped put in office with our vote.
Electing a leader is only the first step in a functioning democracy.
Once someone takes office...our job shifts from cheering squad to...watchdog. Why? 1/6
Electing a leader is only the first step in a functioning democracy.
Once someone takes office...our job shifts from cheering squad to...watchdog. Why? 1/6
May 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We genuinely need to change our relationship with our elected leaders, whom we helped put in office with our vote.
Electing a leader is only the first step in a functioning democracy.
Once someone takes office...our job shifts from cheering squad to...watchdog. Why? 1/6
Electing a leader is only the first step in a functioning democracy.
Once someone takes office...our job shifts from cheering squad to...watchdog. Why? 1/6
Nothing in nature has any value to him unless it’s a golf course
Update: the Trump administration has proposed cutting the National Park System by $900 million, about one third of its budget.
Please read/share if you love your national parks!
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service.
They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service.
They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...
May 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Nothing in nature has any value to him unless it’s a golf course
Reposted
Two headlines in the New York Times today.
April 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Two headlines in the New York Times today.
Reposted
A friend from the VA just sent this and asked me to share. PMDB is Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior in the workplace. THIS is the real war against women: being forced to say there are only 2 genders but not being allowed to mention 96% of violence is perpetrated by men.
February 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A friend from the VA just sent this and asked me to share. PMDB is Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior in the workplace. THIS is the real war against women: being forced to say there are only 2 genders but not being allowed to mention 96% of violence is perpetrated by men.
I was on the phone with customer service today and when they asked for the last 4 digits of my SS#, I had to stop myself from saying “Ask Elon.” Guess it’s closer to the top of my mind than I realized. 😯 🤬
February 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I was on the phone with customer service today and when they asked for the last 4 digits of my SS#, I had to stop myself from saying “Ask Elon.” Guess it’s closer to the top of my mind than I realized. 😯 🤬
Wise words. We can do this.
I feel like this paragraph from my book is pretty appropriate for today.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...
February 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Wise words. We can do this.
Reposted
Canadian friends, I can’t even begin to express how much I support and admire you. Continue coming together in unity. Have Justin make it hurt like hell here in the U.S. when it gets bad enough, the same unification will very likely happen here as well.
February 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Canadian friends, I can’t even begin to express how much I support and admire you. Continue coming together in unity. Have Justin make it hurt like hell here in the U.S. when it gets bad enough, the same unification will very likely happen here as well.