Frank Conrad
@phataxe.bsky.social
I enjoy the visual arts, music, guitar playing, resisting fascism, and meloxicam. Humanist, skeptic, freethinker, atheist. Woke AF.
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Here's why the Republican wing of the Democratic Party
(far larger than the handful of traitors chosen to vote with the fascists)
threw millions of Americans under the bus by agreeing to throw them under the bus again later.
All the filthy fascist-adjacent stooges must be purged from the party.
(far larger than the handful of traitors chosen to vote with the fascists)
threw millions of Americans under the bus by agreeing to throw them under the bus again later.
All the filthy fascist-adjacent stooges must be purged from the party.
Treasury yields little changed as investors cheer end of government shutdown
Treasury yields little changed as investors cheer end of government shutdown
U.S. Treasury yields held steady on Thursday as investors welcomed the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Here's why the Republican wing of the Democratic Party
(far larger than the handful of traitors chosen to vote with the fascists)
threw millions of Americans under the bus by agreeing to throw them under the bus again later.
All the filthy fascist-adjacent stooges must be purged from the party.
(far larger than the handful of traitors chosen to vote with the fascists)
threw millions of Americans under the bus by agreeing to throw them under the bus again later.
All the filthy fascist-adjacent stooges must be purged from the party.
Hey, Christofascists, your boy is a pedo in addition to being a treasonous insurrectionist and multiple felon.
Expect the "pious" to crow that we're all sinners and that he's redeemed himself somehow.
Expect the "pious" to crow that we're all sinners and that he's redeemed himself somehow.
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Hey, Christofascists, your boy is a pedo in addition to being a treasonous insurrectionist and multiple felon.
Expect the "pious" to crow that we're all sinners and that he's redeemed himself somehow.
Expect the "pious" to crow that we're all sinners and that he's redeemed himself somehow.
Hey, Chuck "The Fuck" Schumer? Thanks for making it clear that "blue no matter who" has always been a joke.
In keeping with your example, if you are still the Democratic Leader in the Senate next election, I will NOT VOTE FOR ANY DEMOCRATS, and won't until your withered corporatist ass is GONE.
In keeping with your example, if you are still the Democratic Leader in the Senate next election, I will NOT VOTE FOR ANY DEMOCRATS, and won't until your withered corporatist ass is GONE.
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hey, Chuck "The Fuck" Schumer? Thanks for making it clear that "blue no matter who" has always been a joke.
In keeping with your example, if you are still the Democratic Leader in the Senate next election, I will NOT VOTE FOR ANY DEMOCRATS, and won't until your withered corporatist ass is GONE.
In keeping with your example, if you are still the Democratic Leader in the Senate next election, I will NOT VOTE FOR ANY DEMOCRATS, and won't until your withered corporatist ass is GONE.
When will America's most prominent news media tell it like it is?
Answer: NEVER. They're owned by the beneficiaries, and earn their ad revenue from other beneficiaries. The working poor who suffer the most have no leverage, and can only consume what they're given.
Answer: NEVER. They're owned by the beneficiaries, and earn their ad revenue from other beneficiaries. The working poor who suffer the most have no leverage, and can only consume what they're given.
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
When will America's most prominent news media tell it like it is?
Answer: NEVER. They're owned by the beneficiaries, and earn their ad revenue from other beneficiaries. The working poor who suffer the most have no leverage, and can only consume what they're given.
Answer: NEVER. They're owned by the beneficiaries, and earn their ad revenue from other beneficiaries. The working poor who suffer the most have no leverage, and can only consume what they're given.
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Daniel Atonna is our latest DSA-endorsed candidate! A member of @mhvdsa.bsky.social, he’s running for Poughkeepsie Common Council Ward 8 to fight for housing, climate action & working-class power. 🌹
Read on 👇
Read on 👇
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Daniel Atonna is our latest DSA-endorsed candidate! A member of @mhvdsa.bsky.social, he’s running for Poughkeepsie Common Council Ward 8 to fight for housing, climate action & working-class power. 🌹
Read on 👇
Read on 👇
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🌹 @kelseabondatl.bsky.social and @atldemsoc.bsky.social win!
DSA congratulates them on their victory in Atlanta City Council District 2.
Kelsea will fight for social housing, green public transit, and to democratize city government to make an Atlanta that works for the 99%. 🧱🌱🌹
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DSA congratulates them on their victory in Atlanta City Council District 2.
Kelsea will fight for social housing, green public transit, and to democratize city government to make an Atlanta that works for the 99%. 🧱🌱🌹
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November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
🌹 @kelseabondatl.bsky.social and @atldemsoc.bsky.social win!
DSA congratulates them on their victory in Atlanta City Council District 2.
Kelsea will fight for social housing, green public transit, and to democratize city government to make an Atlanta that works for the 99%. 🧱🌱🌹
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DSA congratulates them on their victory in Atlanta City Council District 2.
Kelsea will fight for social housing, green public transit, and to democratize city government to make an Atlanta that works for the 99%. 🧱🌱🌹
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Jorge wins in Ithaca Common Council Ward 1! Jorge DeFendini replaces a retiring DSA councilor and will be the third Ithaca DSA elected in this ward. 🌹💪 Congratulations!
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Jorge wins in Ithaca Common Council Ward 1! Jorge DeFendini replaces a retiring DSA councilor and will be the third Ithaca DSA elected in this ward. 🌹💪 Congratulations!
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Hannah wins in Ithaca Common Council Ward 5! A local Ithacan and Cornell student, Hannah united her constituents in a shared vision of affordability in Ithaca through rent stabilization and improved transit.
Congratulations to Ithaca DSA & Cornell YDSA!
Congratulations to Ithaca DSA & Cornell YDSA!
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Hannah wins in Ithaca Common Council Ward 5! A local Ithacan and Cornell student, Hannah united her constituents in a shared vision of affordability in Ithaca through rent stabilization and improved transit.
Congratulations to Ithaca DSA & Cornell YDSA!
Congratulations to Ithaca DSA & Cornell YDSA!
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Congratulations to Denzel McCampbell of @detroitdsa.bsky.social on his election to Detroit City Council! 🥳🎉
Denzel is a native Detroiter and dedicated organizer backed by the working class, not the billionaires. 💪
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Denzel is a native Detroiter and dedicated organizer backed by the working class, not the billionaires. 💪
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November 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Congratulations to Denzel McCampbell of @detroitdsa.bsky.social on his election to Detroit City Council! 🥳🎉
Denzel is a native Detroiter and dedicated organizer backed by the working class, not the billionaires. 💪
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Denzel is a native Detroiter and dedicated organizer backed by the working class, not the billionaires. 💪
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Daniel Atonna, a democratic socialist, union member, community organizer, and @mhvdsa.bsky.social member fighting to put people over profit, has just won his election to Poughkeepsie Common Council ✊
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November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Daniel Atonna, a democratic socialist, union member, community organizer, and @mhvdsa.bsky.social member fighting to put people over profit, has just won his election to Poughkeepsie Common Council ✊
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DSA congratulates @votealzubi.com and @Boston_DSA on Ayah's election to Cambridge City Council! 🎉
Ayah has already been fighting for the housing rights of Cambridge residents and will keep it up in office to make sure Cambridge is affordable and dignified for all. 🌹
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Ayah has already been fighting for the housing rights of Cambridge residents and will keep it up in office to make sure Cambridge is affordable and dignified for all. 🌹
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November 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
DSA congratulates @votealzubi.com and @Boston_DSA on Ayah's election to Cambridge City Council! 🎉
Ayah has already been fighting for the housing rights of Cambridge residents and will keep it up in office to make sure Cambridge is affordable and dignified for all. 🌹
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Ayah has already been fighting for the housing rights of Cambridge residents and will keep it up in office to make sure Cambridge is affordable and dignified for all. 🌹
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Congratulations to @mdcdsa.org and Nationally endorsed candidate Frankie Fritz on their election to the Greenbelt City Council!
Frankie’s victory is a win for tenants, workers, and the multiracial working class fighting for democracy and justice in Maryland. 🌹
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Frankie’s victory is a win for tenants, workers, and the multiracial working class fighting for democracy and justice in Maryland. 🌹
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November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Congratulations to @mdcdsa.org and Nationally endorsed candidate Frankie Fritz on their election to the Greenbelt City Council!
Frankie’s victory is a win for tenants, workers, and the multiracial working class fighting for democracy and justice in Maryland. 🌹
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Frankie’s victory is a win for tenants, workers, and the multiracial working class fighting for democracy and justice in Maryland. 🌹
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Yeah, if only this fossil's campaign staff knew about social media, he'd have beat him like a rug. This freakazoid Cuomo is one major league deluded prick.
Then again, I suppose he couldn't admit he's been corrupted by big shot money like most do-nothing "liberal" Democrats, now, could he?
Then again, I suppose he couldn't admit he's been corrupted by big shot money like most do-nothing "liberal" Democrats, now, could he?
Cuomo, the man who resigned in disgrace after a state attorney general’s report found that he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women, was asked if he had any regrets.
He said he regretted not being better at social media.
He said he regretted not being better at social media.
Zohran Mamdani drags the Democratic Party into the future
This was a local race with national implications, whether the party's leaders liked it or not.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Yeah, if only this fossil's campaign staff knew about social media, he'd have beat him like a rug. This freakazoid Cuomo is one major league deluded prick.
Then again, I suppose he couldn't admit he's been corrupted by big shot money like most do-nothing "liberal" Democrats, now, could he?
Then again, I suppose he couldn't admit he's been corrupted by big shot money like most do-nothing "liberal" Democrats, now, could he?
REBUKE! May you send the servants of the fascist oligarchy running on a bipartisan basis.
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
REBUKE! May you send the servants of the fascist oligarchy running on a bipartisan basis.
To Schumer, Jeffries, Obama, Clinton, and the rest of the anti-democracy wing of the Democratic Party: fuck you.
You had every chance in the world to stem the rise of fascism and failed, because you're too addicted to bribes.
The chickens now roost in New York City. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
You had every chance in the world to stem the rise of fascism and failed, because you're too addicted to bribes.
The chickens now roost in New York City. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
To Schumer, Jeffries, Obama, Clinton, and the rest of the anti-democracy wing of the Democratic Party: fuck you.
You had every chance in the world to stem the rise of fascism and failed, because you're too addicted to bribes.
The chickens now roost in New York City. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
You had every chance in the world to stem the rise of fascism and failed, because you're too addicted to bribes.
The chickens now roost in New York City. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Chimps can change beliefs based on new evidence. MAGA cultists prove every day that they are incapable of it.
Draw your own conclusions.
Draw your own conclusions.
In a series of experiments, chimpanzees revised their beliefs based on new evidence, shedding light on the evolutionary origins of rational thought.
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Chimps Are Capable of Human-Like Rational Thought, Breakthrough Study Finds
In a series of experiments, chimpanzees revised their beliefs based on new evidence, shedding light on the evolutionary origins of rational thought.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Chimps can change beliefs based on new evidence. MAGA cultists prove every day that they are incapable of it.
Draw your own conclusions.
Draw your own conclusions.
As I watch Illinois state police brutalize protesters while clearing the street well in advance of the 6PM executive order curfew, Pritzker says the SP are there to protect protesters. That a big fat lie from a big fat billionaire.
This guy thinks he's running for President.
Fuck Prickster.
This guy thinks he's running for President.
Fuck Prickster.
October 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As I watch Illinois state police brutalize protesters while clearing the street well in advance of the 6PM executive order curfew, Pritzker says the SP are there to protect protesters. That a big fat lie from a big fat billionaire.
This guy thinks he's running for President.
Fuck Prickster.
This guy thinks he's running for President.
Fuck Prickster.
"While everyone has focused on the superficial culture wars, Koch has been promoting laissez faire economics, deregulation and income inequality. ...The main impact of the revolt of the rich was to make the United States a far less democratic country."
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/09/2...
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/09/2...
Neoliberal Policies Associated With Reaganomics Actually Started With Carter
Historian David N. Gibbs, author of “The Revolt of the Rich,” says we mustn’t whitewash President Carter’s record.
www.globalpolicyjournal.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"While everyone has focused on the superficial culture wars, Koch has been promoting laissez faire economics, deregulation and income inequality. ...The main impact of the revolt of the rich was to make the United States a far less democratic country."
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/09/2...
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/09/2...
So, the American people had something approaching $1.2T in tax increases, a flat tax hitting the poorest the hardest. And the Democrats are TOTALLY ABSENT AS USUAL. Co-conspiratorial, in my view. They must want us to pay for the tax cuts for their billionaire benefactors as much as Trump does.
Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says
Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says
The firm said its estimate of additional expensed for companies is probably conservative.
cnb.cx
October 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So, the American people had something approaching $1.2T in tax increases, a flat tax hitting the poorest the hardest. And the Democrats are TOTALLY ABSENT AS USUAL. Co-conspiratorial, in my view. They must want us to pay for the tax cuts for their billionaire benefactors as much as Trump does.
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The Guardian is reporting that Dear Leader really, really doesn't like this photo. It'd be totally disrespectful to mock his turkey neck and thinning hair while sharing it. I guess he won't be framing it for the Mar-a-lago dining hall.
October 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Guardian is reporting that Dear Leader really, really doesn't like this photo. It'd be totally disrespectful to mock his turkey neck and thinning hair while sharing it. I guess he won't be framing it for the Mar-a-lago dining hall.
Van Jones, after literally mocking dead Palestinian babies to the delight of a Bill Maher audience, has been exposed as an evangelist for genocide. What a disgusting individual, who keeps the most disgusting of company.
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Van Jones Gets OWNED In Real Time
YouTube video by Sabby Sabs
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October 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Van Jones, after literally mocking dead Palestinian babies to the delight of a Bill Maher audience, has been exposed as an evangelist for genocide. What a disgusting individual, who keeps the most disgusting of company.
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How DARE we call them a fascist cult? We should be sympathetic to them. Charlie Kirk knew how to do politics right. Ask Ezra Klein and the "abundance" crowd, the investment portfolio huggers who'll be nice to vulnerable folks as long as it doesn't offend the billionaires.
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
How DARE we call them a fascist cult? We should be sympathetic to them. Charlie Kirk knew how to do politics right. Ask Ezra Klein and the "abundance" crowd, the investment portfolio huggers who'll be nice to vulnerable folks as long as it doesn't offend the billionaires.
And all the whining that the Trump cult did about Biden and inflation has persisted, because it's really gouging for profit.
Trump exacerbated that corporate crime spree with tariffs, and the dimwits cheer as all our wallets are drained, because bigots hate brown asylum seekers.
Trump exacerbated that corporate crime spree with tariffs, and the dimwits cheer as all our wallets are drained, because bigots hate brown asylum seekers.
Albertsons raises annual profit forecast on steady grocery demand reut.rs/4h67uNY
Albertsons raises annual profit forecast on steady grocery demand
Albertsons raised its annual profit and sales forecast on Tuesday, citing steady demand for essential groceries and pharmacy products despite tight consumer budgets.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
And all the whining that the Trump cult did about Biden and inflation has persisted, because it's really gouging for profit.
Trump exacerbated that corporate crime spree with tariffs, and the dimwits cheer as all our wallets are drained, because bigots hate brown asylum seekers.
Trump exacerbated that corporate crime spree with tariffs, and the dimwits cheer as all our wallets are drained, because bigots hate brown asylum seekers.