Paul Libman
@pslibman.bsky.social
NYC composer, singer, pianist. Catchy tunes, snappy repartee. Radical Left Scum. No ifs, ands or bots.
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Paul Libman
@pslibman.bsky.social
· Jan 17
I post under my real name and picture. I stand behind everything I say. If I get it wrong, call me out. If you like what I’m about, let’s continue the conversation. If you don’t, there’s the door.
Before you run to a restaurant after watching some food influencer oohing and ahhing over its chicken parm, gooey pizza or overstuffed sandwiches, remember that influencer was paid, sometimes as much as $5000, to make that video. Like most everything else these days, it’s only about the money.
January 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Before you run to a restaurant after watching some food influencer oohing and ahhing over its chicken parm, gooey pizza or overstuffed sandwiches, remember that influencer was paid, sometimes as much as $5000, to make that video. Like most everything else these days, it’s only about the money.
Tony Dokoupil. Because Marco Rubio’s balls won’t lick themselves.
January 7, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Tony Dokoupil. Because Marco Rubio’s balls won’t lick themselves.
Republicans show up on TV and blithely predict our involvement in Venezuela going forward will be smooth sailing. Have none of them have seen the movie we’ve all been watching for 40 years?
January 7, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Republicans show up on TV and blithely predict our involvement in Venezuela going forward will be smooth sailing. Have none of them have seen the movie we’ve all been watching for 40 years?
Congress? What Congress?
January 5, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Congress? What Congress?
Fascinating to me how those who decry foreign countries “poisoning Americans” with drugs conveniently ignore the “demand” component of the “supply and demand” equation. Drugs are such a lucrative business because Americans are such eager consumers.
January 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Fascinating to me how those who decry foreign countries “poisoning Americans” with drugs conveniently ignore the “demand” component of the “supply and demand” equation. Drugs are such a lucrative business because Americans are such eager consumers.
Even if it weren’t a terrible idea to “run” Venezuela, a country twice the size of California, the capabilities we’d need- the numerous agencies, administrators and thousands of skilled personnel- no longer exist. He fired them all in his reckless gutting of the federal government.
January 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Even if it weren’t a terrible idea to “run” Venezuela, a country twice the size of California, the capabilities we’d need- the numerous agencies, administrators and thousands of skilled personnel- no longer exist. He fired them all in his reckless gutting of the federal government.
In Venezuela, he’s taking out his new military for a test drive, finally free of pesky inspectors general, lawyers who ask too many questions and commanders who know any answer but yes. Now, with Congress looking the other way, his hemispheric bloodbath can begin in earnest.
January 4, 2026 at 5:56 AM
In Venezuela, he’s taking out his new military for a test drive, finally free of pesky inspectors general, lawyers who ask too many questions and commanders who know any answer but yes. Now, with Congress looking the other way, his hemispheric bloodbath can begin in earnest.
Dear people of Venezuela,
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
January 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Dear people of Venezuela,
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
If ever there were a time as a nation to slam on the brakes, this is it. I fear, however, we’d quickly discover the brake lines have been cut.
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
If ever there were a time as a nation to slam on the brakes, this is it. I fear, however, we’d quickly discover the brake lines have been cut.
Fox News reporting ground has been broken for Trump Hotel Caracas.
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Fox News reporting ground has been broken for Trump Hotel Caracas.
Some very wise and hopeful words as we step into the new year.
11K views · 531 reactions | these reactionaries have a very strange idea of how social change happens | Jamelle Bouie
these reactionaries have a very strange idea of how social change happens
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January 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Some very wise and hopeful words as we step into the new year.
Unfortunately, all the pedophiles, self-dealing grifters and christofascists were already taken by the Republicans.
December 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Unfortunately, all the pedophiles, self-dealing grifters and christofascists were already taken by the Republicans.
Probably not the best idea to place the world’s hopes for solving international conflicts in the hands of an irresolute nitwit.
December 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Probably not the best idea to place the world’s hopes for solving international conflicts in the hands of an irresolute nitwit.
I’ve jettisoned all the Republicans in my social media feed as well as those IRL. If the bedrock of your politics is the lie that the 2020 election was stolen, then you're nobody I need, or care, to know.
December 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I’ve jettisoned all the Republicans in my social media feed as well as those IRL. If the bedrock of your politics is the lie that the 2020 election was stolen, then you're nobody I need, or care, to know.
CBS:
Censor
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Censor
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December 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
CBS:
Censor
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Showing
Censor
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Showing
The leak of the 60 Minutes episode won’t hurt Bari Weiss one bit. She did exactly what she was hired to do and can consider her ass covered.
December 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The leak of the 60 Minutes episode won’t hurt Bari Weiss one bit. She did exactly what she was hired to do and can consider her ass covered.
Maybe we had it backwards and MAGA was just a pedophile ring with a pizza parlor in the basement.
December 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Maybe we had it backwards and MAGA was just a pedophile ring with a pizza parlor in the basement.
@npr.org often refers to “the plight of Palestinians.” It’s bland, self comforting shorthand for Israel’s ongoing abuse, starvation and torture of the residents of Gaza and the West Bank, and unworthy of a trusted news organization.
December 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@npr.org often refers to “the plight of Palestinians.” It’s bland, self comforting shorthand for Israel’s ongoing abuse, starvation and torture of the residents of Gaza and the West Bank, and unworthy of a trusted news organization.
In many Manhattan restaurants, the appetizers now cost what you’d have paid for an entrée as recently as a year ago. And the entrées? Let’s just say new trails are being blazed.
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
In many Manhattan restaurants, the appetizers now cost what you’d have paid for an entrée as recently as a year ago. And the entrées? Let’s just say new trails are being blazed.
This morning’s interview about the looming spike in healthcare premiums left me wondering why Michel Martin @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social didn’t ask Congressman Fitzpatrick why he and his colleagues voted for the “Big Beautiful Bill” they all knew would trigger the crisis in the first place.
December 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This morning’s interview about the looming spike in healthcare premiums left me wondering why Michel Martin @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social didn’t ask Congressman Fitzpatrick why he and his colleagues voted for the “Big Beautiful Bill” they all knew would trigger the crisis in the first place.
Before we lionize the four Republicans who voted with Dems on the discharge petition to extend Obamacare subsidies, remember these two things:
1. They all voted for the bill that allowed the subsidies to expire.
2. They face no political risk; they know the Senate will vote down the measure.
1. They all voted for the bill that allowed the subsidies to expire.
2. They face no political risk; they know the Senate will vote down the measure.
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Before we lionize the four Republicans who voted with Dems on the discharge petition to extend Obamacare subsidies, remember these two things:
1. They all voted for the bill that allowed the subsidies to expire.
2. They face no political risk; they know the Senate will vote down the measure.
1. They all voted for the bill that allowed the subsidies to expire.
2. They face no political risk; they know the Senate will vote down the measure.
“I didn’t vote for this.”
- The people who voted for this.
December 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“I didn’t vote for this.”
- The people who voted for this.
Count me as a hard NO for any kind of “year in review” content. I don’t need to go back over that shit show; living through it once was plenty.
December 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Count me as a hard NO for any kind of “year in review” content. I don’t need to go back over that shit show; living through it once was plenty.
The blowup over his insane Reiner rant may have overshadowed this account of one of the most detestable things this regime has done so far. And I say “so far” because any moment now, they’ll likely surpass it.
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The blowup over his insane Reiner rant may have overshadowed this account of one of the most detestable things this regime has done so far. And I say “so far” because any moment now, they’ll likely surpass it.
Sorry, but “Wine Bar” doesn’t exert a magic pull on me or my wallet.
December 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Sorry, but “Wine Bar” doesn’t exert a magic pull on me or my wallet.