@piquedpensioner.bsky.social
Retired clinical psychologist, no longer circumspect about opinions.
For democracy & rule of law.
Against lawless psychopathy & predation.
Decency matters. 🍁
For democracy & rule of law.
Against lawless psychopathy & predation.
Decency matters. 🍁
This is all John Roberts’ fault www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is all John Roberts’ fault www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A Ponzi schemer stole roughly $35M from dozens who believed they were investing in Covid-19 masks, baby formula, & first aid kits for Ukraine. trib.al/tqfJ6y4
For whatever reason, Trump decided to include him in the whopping 143-person pardon issued the day before he left office in 2021.
For whatever reason, Trump decided to include him in the whopping 143-person pardon issued the day before he left office in 2021.
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A Ponzi schemer stole roughly $35M from dozens who believed they were investing in Covid-19 masks, baby formula, & first aid kits for Ukraine. trib.al/tqfJ6y4
For whatever reason, Trump decided to include him in the whopping 143-person pardon issued the day before he left office in 2021.
For whatever reason, Trump decided to include him in the whopping 143-person pardon issued the day before he left office in 2021.
Bessent has bent, lied, fellated and, in so doing, incinerated his reputation forever in the service of all things Trump.
With his trademark loyalty, Trump acknowledges and rewards Bessent’s sycophantic service.
Gee, you hate to see it.
With his trademark loyalty, Trump acknowledges and rewards Bessent’s sycophantic service.
Gee, you hate to see it.
Trump on Jerome Powell: "I'd love to fire his ass. He should be fired. The only thing Scott [Bessent] is blowing it on is the Fed. The rates are too high, Scott. And if you don't get it fixed fast, I'm going to fire your ass."
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Bessent has bent, lied, fellated and, in so doing, incinerated his reputation forever in the service of all things Trump.
With his trademark loyalty, Trump acknowledges and rewards Bessent’s sycophantic service.
Gee, you hate to see it.
With his trademark loyalty, Trump acknowledges and rewards Bessent’s sycophantic service.
Gee, you hate to see it.
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
Since they have proclaimed Trump a "victim" & that any threat to his power is a threat to national security, you can see where this is headed.
>1K people in FBI/DOJ have seen all or parts of the contested files & photos. Will a whistleblower who still retains stirrings of conscience please step up?
>1K people in FBI/DOJ have seen all or parts of the contested files & photos. Will a whistleblower who still retains stirrings of conscience please step up?
The Epstein files bill that passed today in both the House and Senate grants AG Pam Bondi the authority to “withhold or redact…any material that…would jeopardize an active investigation or national security.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Since they have proclaimed Trump a "victim" & that any threat to his power is a threat to national security, you can see where this is headed.
>1K people in FBI/DOJ have seen all or parts of the contested files & photos. Will a whistleblower who still retains stirrings of conscience please step up?
>1K people in FBI/DOJ have seen all or parts of the contested files & photos. Will a whistleblower who still retains stirrings of conscience please step up?
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I can no longer follow the plot of this show. I suspect the writers and actors can’t either. I don’t think they have a show runner.
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I can no longer follow the plot of this show. I suspect the writers and actors can’t either. I don’t think they have a show runner.
Salazar won't criticize Trump calling a woman reporter "piggy" but (might as well have) said, "President Trump is a very different type of politician. But I always say I look at his psychopathic policies & psychopathic lying & psychopathic corruption & not his psychopathy. Nobody is perfect."
GOP Rep. Salazar won't criticize Trump calling a woman reporter "piggy" -- "President Trump is a very different type of politician. But I always say I look at his policies and not his personality. Nobody is perfect."
November 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Salazar won't criticize Trump calling a woman reporter "piggy" but (might as well have) said, "President Trump is a very different type of politician. But I always say I look at his psychopathic policies & psychopathic lying & psychopathic corruption & not his psychopathy. Nobody is perfect."
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Jesus, it’s like a turducken of monsters with a side order of Jared.
Jared Kushner Invited Jeffrey Epstein to Party With Trump and Harvey Weinstein in 2013
Jared Kushner Invited Jeffrey Epstein to Party With Trump and Harvey Weinstein in 2013
Jared Kushner invited the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to a 2013 party with his father-in-law Trump and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein.
The post Jared Kushner Invited Jeffrey Epstein to Party With Trump and Harvey Weinstein in 2013 first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Jesus, it’s like a turducken of monsters with a side order of Jared.
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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November 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Keith Boykin solves the Trump Problem in under 2 minutes.
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Keith Boykin solves the Trump Problem in under 2 minutes.
While he happily entertains Khashoggi's murderer and...
After caving on Epstein because he's lost control of GOP...
And murdering people in the Caribbean...
And lying daily about the economy...
And a day after telling a Bloomberg reporter, "Quiet, piggy!"
He bleats one of his most dickish tirades.
After caving on Epstein because he's lost control of GOP...
And murdering people in the Caribbean...
And lying daily about the economy...
And a day after telling a Bloomberg reporter, "Quiet, piggy!"
He bleats one of his most dickish tirades.
Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
While he happily entertains Khashoggi's murderer and...
After caving on Epstein because he's lost control of GOP...
And murdering people in the Caribbean...
And lying daily about the economy...
And a day after telling a Bloomberg reporter, "Quiet, piggy!"
He bleats one of his most dickish tirades.
After caving on Epstein because he's lost control of GOP...
And murdering people in the Caribbean...
And lying daily about the economy...
And a day after telling a Bloomberg reporter, "Quiet, piggy!"
He bleats one of his most dickish tirades.
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Btw, Newsom's trolls are given Trump some of his own "Quiet Piggy" medicine.
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Btw, Newsom's trolls are given Trump some of his own "Quiet Piggy" medicine.
A "CIVIL WAR!" MAGA has eagerly fomented may have begun.
It's just not the one they have sought.
But, given the legion of hateful MAGA personality disorders, combined with authentic psychopathy at the top, it was inevitable.
Gift link
1/2 (cartoon follows)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
It's just not the one they have sought.
But, given the legion of hateful MAGA personality disorders, combined with authentic psychopathy at the top, it was inevitable.
Gift link
1/2 (cartoon follows)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | The MAGA Crackup Might Finally Be Here
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A "CIVIL WAR!" MAGA has eagerly fomented may have begun.
It's just not the one they have sought.
But, given the legion of hateful MAGA personality disorders, combined with authentic psychopathy at the top, it was inevitable.
Gift link
1/2 (cartoon follows)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
It's just not the one they have sought.
But, given the legion of hateful MAGA personality disorders, combined with authentic psychopathy at the top, it was inevitable.
Gift link
1/2 (cartoon follows)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
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His Nazi salute was not "unintentional" or "misconstrued".
The Nazi slant of Twitter, Grok & Grokipedia are not unplanned.
His Nazi-like tweets are not "just the Ketamine talking".
Still-decent citizens of the world must reject him & his products.
The Nazi slant of Twitter, Grok & Grokipedia are not unplanned.
His Nazi-like tweets are not "just the Ketamine talking".
Still-decent citizens of the world must reject him & his products.
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
His Nazi salute was not "unintentional" or "misconstrued".
The Nazi slant of Twitter, Grok & Grokipedia are not unplanned.
His Nazi-like tweets are not "just the Ketamine talking".
Still-decent citizens of the world must reject him & his products.
The Nazi slant of Twitter, Grok & Grokipedia are not unplanned.
His Nazi-like tweets are not "just the Ketamine talking".
Still-decent citizens of the world must reject him & his products.
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is finding out.
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene is finding out.
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11/18/2025- Releasing the Files www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/no...
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
11/18/2025- Releasing the Files www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/no...
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So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns 'no company immune' if AI bubble bursts
Speaking exclusively to BBC News, CEO Sundar Pichai said the artificial intelligence boom had been an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
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Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
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This amounts to oligarchic control of the media, the same we see in illiberal states like Hungary.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This amounts to oligarchic control of the media, the same we see in illiberal states like Hungary.
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Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.