Panderp
@pndrp.bsky.social
Former HS teacher, photographer, dishwasher, styrofoam fabricator. Current eater and breather. In the post-truth era, memes are power.
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The story of 21st century America is that of millions of people being held hostage by the whims of a few deranged men and it uh sucks
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The story of 21st century America is that of millions of people being held hostage by the whims of a few deranged men and it uh sucks
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If people are finding out as a late as now how Trumpism is wannabe fascism, they should be accepted in a big pro-democracy, pro-pluralism, pro-equality tent. Their belated dissent is welcome. Democracy is in danger and this is not the time for the usual holier-than-thou approach!
February 3, 2026 at 1:13 PM
If people are finding out as a late as now how Trumpism is wannabe fascism, they should be accepted in a big pro-democracy, pro-pluralism, pro-equality tent. Their belated dissent is welcome. Democracy is in danger and this is not the time for the usual holier-than-thou approach!
Counter argument: the US debt surged out of control when taxes on multimillionaires were cut in half. To undo this damage to our economy, restore tax rates on millionaires to where they were when the US government still paid its bills, rather than putting the burden on working folks.
A multimillionaire thinks that paying down the national debt is so important that all the poors should get into the workforce earlier, work in it harder, and stay in it later to help pay it off.
It's the only possible way to do it!
It's the only possible way to do it!
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Counter argument: the US debt surged out of control when taxes on multimillionaires were cut in half. To undo this damage to our economy, restore tax rates on millionaires to where they were when the US government still paid its bills, rather than putting the burden on working folks.
The US annexed Hawaii in 1998. It took possession of Puerto Rico in 1898. Puerto Rico is as American as Hawaii. If it is un-American for a Puerto Rican to speak Spanish, isn’t it un-American for a Hawaiian to speak Hawaiian? Aren’t luaus and hula dancing un-American?
February 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The US annexed Hawaii in 1998. It took possession of Puerto Rico in 1898. Puerto Rico is as American as Hawaii. If it is un-American for a Puerto Rican to speak Spanish, isn’t it un-American for a Hawaiian to speak Hawaiian? Aren’t luaus and hula dancing un-American?
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it’s basically the “we’re winning so we must be the fittest” caucus, which has turned out to be a shortsighted thing every time in the past forever but I’m sure they got it now
What I’m seeing here is that Epstein is a nexus point for the “intellectual” cabal that shores up the race science justifying our current immigration and anti-DEI policies (Huberman), as well the tone policing moderates (Brooks) that hamstrings oppositions. Oh and their billionaire benefactors.
January 31, 2026 at 11:51 PM
it’s basically the “we’re winning so we must be the fittest” caucus, which has turned out to be a shortsighted thing every time in the past forever but I’m sure they got it now
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This is what it looks like when the government stops even pretending it has to tell the truth.
A man ends up with a shattered skull and bleeding in his brain while in federal custody.
ICE offers a story that medical professionals say makes no sense.
A man ends up with a shattered skull and bleeding in his brain while in federal custody.
ICE offers a story that medical professionals say makes no sense.
🚨 ICE Said He “Ran Into a Brick Wall.” Nurses Say That’s Impossible. His Skull Was Shattered in 8 Places.
Eight fractures. Brain bleeds. A shifting story. And a hospital staff terrified of armed agents. This is Minnesota now.
www.thenorthstar.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 PM
This is what it looks like when the government stops even pretending it has to tell the truth.
A man ends up with a shattered skull and bleeding in his brain while in federal custody.
ICE offers a story that medical professionals say makes no sense.
A man ends up with a shattered skull and bleeding in his brain while in federal custody.
ICE offers a story that medical professionals say makes no sense.
We are the United States of America. 1776. 2026. It doesn’t end here.
February 2, 2026 at 2:15 AM
We are the United States of America. 1776. 2026. It doesn’t end here.
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Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Trump Lawsuit Against IRS Puts Him on Both Sides of the Same Case
President Trump’s lawsuit against the government that he runs presents a mind-bending minefield of conflicts that could end with his appointees approving a federal payout to him.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
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Society cannot move forward until the ultra-wealthy are removed from it.
January 31, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Society cannot move forward until the ultra-wealthy are removed from it.
ALERT: Per CBS News
Feds have arrested Don Lemon
Feds have arrested Don Lemon
January 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM
So many Americans are willing to sell their birthrights for a mess of pottage. They are giving up our birthright of freedom for Trump’s empty promises.
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
So many Americans are willing to sell their birthrights for a mess of pottage. They are giving up our birthright of freedom for Trump’s empty promises.
As someone who grew up watching 50s & 60s television, it is natural for me to see the gangs of masked men roaming the streets and shooting people as the bad guys and the local citizens who band together to stop them as the good guys.
January 29, 2026 at 4:46 PM
As someone who grew up watching 50s & 60s television, it is natural for me to see the gangs of masked men roaming the streets and shooting people as the bad guys and the local citizens who band together to stop them as the good guys.
Our “native born” population is not replacing itself. Our old age pension system depends on a constant stream of new workers to support it. Genius move cutting off the supply of new workers because you hate immigration.
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Our “native born” population is not replacing itself. Our old age pension system depends on a constant stream of new workers to support it. Genius move cutting off the supply of new workers because you hate immigration.
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The greatest weakness of China and strength of the US is demography. We can grow due to immigration. This will kill our economy over time.
Fox Business does a segment about population growth slowing dramatically thanks to Trump, only seems vaguely aware that this is actually bad news
January 29, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The greatest weakness of China and strength of the US is demography. We can grow due to immigration. This will kill our economy over time.
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A key ally of Donald Trump said he was “traumatized” by a meeting where the U.S. president’s “psychological state” came across as “dangerous,” according to diplomats with knowledge of the conversation.
Trump Ally Shocked at President’s ‘Psychological State’ in Private Meeting
European leader came out of a meeting with the U.S. president “traumatized” by his state of mind.
trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 12:16 PM
A key ally of Donald Trump said he was “traumatized” by a meeting where the U.S. president’s “psychological state” came across as “dangerous,” according to diplomats with knowledge of the conversation.
So, DOGE stole Social Security data? Is that what you’re saying?
The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. It seemed to confirm some key concerns first raised in a whistleblower complaint. https://to.pbs.org/3LBgsry
Whistleblower responds after DOJ confirms DOGE mishandled Social Security data
The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. The latest disclosure from the Trump administration seemed to confirm...
to.pbs.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:05 AM
So, DOGE stole Social Security data? Is that what you’re saying?
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Not taxing the rich is what got us in to this mess.
January 25, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Not taxing the rich is what got us in to this mess.
If you wonder why Trump did nothing to support the protesters in Iran after Iran ignored his warning and killed thousands, what is happening in Minneapolis is your answer.
January 25, 2026 at 3:53 PM
If you wonder why Trump did nothing to support the protesters in Iran after Iran ignored his warning and killed thousands, what is happening in Minneapolis is your answer.
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Over 1/2 of this debt has occurred on Tom Cotton’s watch. If you want to see the national debt grow, re-elect Tom Cotton.
▪️The U.S. debt has reached 100% of our GDP, meaning total debt is equal to the size of our entire economy.
▪️The interest costs on that debt have climbed to over $1 trillion.
▪️In trump's first year of this 2nd term debt grew by $2.25 trillion, the largest single-year increase on record.
▪️The interest costs on that debt have climbed to over $1 trillion.
▪️In trump's first year of this 2nd term debt grew by $2.25 trillion, the largest single-year increase on record.
'Some form of crisis is almost inevitable': The $38 trillion national debt will soon be growing faster than the U.S. economy itself, watchdog warns | Fortune
"The United States is deeply indebted, and its finances are on an unsustainable long-term trajectory," says the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
fortune.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Over 1/2 of this debt has occurred on Tom Cotton’s watch. If you want to see the national debt grow, re-elect Tom Cotton.
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"Trump is a f##king moron."
Rex Tillerson, 2017
Rex Tillerson, 2017
January 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
"Trump is a f##king moron."
Rex Tillerson, 2017
Rex Tillerson, 2017
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When my students ask how we got here I say the laws are not self-executing. Our contract with our government only works when we elect people of good faith into office
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
When my students ask how we got here I say the laws are not self-executing. Our contract with our government only works when we elect people of good faith into office
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”ICE has conspired to break into American homes without warrants based on secret and dubious legal theories. But someone needs to be asking: can those homes afford enough groceries?” Democrats in Congress polish their message for the midterms.
January 22, 2026 at 4:40 AM
”ICE has conspired to break into American homes without warrants based on secret and dubious legal theories. But someone needs to be asking: can those homes afford enough groceries?” Democrats in Congress polish their message for the midterms.