Randy Mayeux
@randy1116.bsky.social
Accomplished Speaker; presents synopses of books on business & social justice for serious lifelong learners. Democrat; Feminist & antiracist. Read more books!
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For months I’ve been pleading with major media to say
TRUMP IS BUILDING A DICTATORSHIP
But instead we get soft-serve headlines like this one in the New York Times. 1/4 🧵🧵🧵🧵
TRUMP IS BUILDING A DICTATORSHIP
But instead we get soft-serve headlines like this one in the New York Times. 1/4 🧵🧵🧵🧵
December 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
For months I’ve been pleading with major media to say
TRUMP IS BUILDING A DICTATORSHIP
But instead we get soft-serve headlines like this one in the New York Times. 1/4 🧵🧵🧵🧵
TRUMP IS BUILDING A DICTATORSHIP
But instead we get soft-serve headlines like this one in the New York Times. 1/4 🧵🧵🧵🧵
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It’s a gun problem. Guns guns guns guns guns.
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It’s a gun problem. Guns guns guns guns guns.
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R.I.P. Rob Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
R.I.P. Rob Reiner.
@rboomhower.bsky.social I miss seeing your postings at that other platform.
December 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
@rboomhower.bsky.social I miss seeing your postings at that other platform.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
11695 I’m talking to you! We’ve received over 50K resumes, from every single zip code in NYC… except for one.
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For some reason, I'm suddenly recalling how all of MAGA has been claiming that Biden's pardons don't count because they were done by "autopen" meaning he didn't really know about them or approve them. Not sure why I'm suddenly thinking about that, but it just sprang to mind.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
For some reason, I'm suddenly recalling how all of MAGA has been claiming that Biden's pardons don't count because they were done by "autopen" meaning he didn't really know about them or approve them. Not sure why I'm suddenly thinking about that, but it just sprang to mind.
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It is all ONE BIG SCAM!!!
October 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It is all ONE BIG SCAM!!!
“the moderation advantage that once existed has faded... because the electoral landscape has changed.” That’s exactly right.
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The moderation debate fiddles with 2% while democracy’s dimensionality collapses
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
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The moderation debate fiddles with 2% while democracy’s dimensionality collapses
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
The moderation debate fiddles with 2% while Democracy’s dimensionality collapses
Presidential vote now determines 98% of House outcomes. One-dimensional partisan conflict is authoritarian-friendly territory. Could fusion voting restore competitive dimensions?
leedrutman.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“the moderation advantage that once existed has faded... because the electoral landscape has changed.” That’s exactly right.
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The moderation debate fiddles with 2% while democracy’s dimensionality collapses
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
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The moderation debate fiddles with 2% while democracy’s dimensionality collapses
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
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I'm going to say that this is unreasonable search and seizure, but this SCOTUS can't be relied on to understand that.
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'm going to say that this is unreasonable search and seizure, but this SCOTUS can't be relied on to understand that.
Could a historian comment on The Schutzstaffel and the Gestapo, and any potential parallels in the USA these days.
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Could a historian comment on The Schutzstaffel and the Gestapo, and any potential parallels in the USA these days.
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“There’s nothing romantic whatever in knowing that an hour from now you may be dead."
indianahistory.org/blog/the-las...
indianahistory.org/blog/the-las...
The Last Assignment: Ernie Pyle on Okinawa - Indiana Historical Society
In early April 1945, while covering the American invasion of Okinawa, an island located only 330 miles from Japan, two war correspondents, one a veteran of the Pacific War and the other a newcomer to ...
indianahistory.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“There’s nothing romantic whatever in knowing that an hour from now you may be dead."
indianahistory.org/blog/the-las...
indianahistory.org/blog/the-las...
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How many GOP Senators or Representatives will say a word about this profane destruction of American heritage?
My guess: Zero.
(Not counting "concern" from Susan Collins, "haven't seen it" from Mike Johnson, etc.)
My guess: Zero.
(Not counting "concern" from Susan Collins, "haven't seen it" from Mike Johnson, etc.)
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
How many GOP Senators or Representatives will say a word about this profane destruction of American heritage?
My guess: Zero.
(Not counting "concern" from Susan Collins, "haven't seen it" from Mike Johnson, etc.)
My guess: Zero.
(Not counting "concern" from Susan Collins, "haven't seen it" from Mike Johnson, etc.)
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To all the disingenuous or ignorant people posting that "No Kings" is ridiculous because Trump never claimed to be a king, here is an official tweet from the White House earlier this year:
October 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
To all the disingenuous or ignorant people posting that "No Kings" is ridiculous because Trump never claimed to be a king, here is an official tweet from the White House earlier this year:
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I'm old enough to remember laughing and rolling my eyes when people used to compare Boris Johnson to Trump
October 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm old enough to remember laughing and rolling my eyes when people used to compare Boris Johnson to Trump
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I debated about whether to block or not. But these accounts, it is already clear, are being run by malevolent trolls. They do not deserve your time, attention, or engagement. Don't overthink it. Block them all.
white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I debated about whether to block or not. But these accounts, it is already clear, are being run by malevolent trolls. They do not deserve your time, attention, or engagement. Don't overthink it. Block them all.
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One of my favorite moments in the history of free speech: Larry Flynt publishing a satirical Campari ad featuring Jerry Falwell Sr. as an incestuous drunk who first had sex with his mother in an outhouse. Falwell sued. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court found that satire is protected speech.
September 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
One of my favorite moments in the history of free speech: Larry Flynt publishing a satirical Campari ad featuring Jerry Falwell Sr. as an incestuous drunk who first had sex with his mother in an outhouse. Falwell sued. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court found that satire is protected speech.
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Beware of people who see a single person do something awful and immediately start talking in plurals, denouncing what "they" did.
September 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Beware of people who see a single person do something awful and immediately start talking in plurals, denouncing what "they" did.
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He didn't bridge disagreements. What he did with "Prove Me Wrong" was the debate equivalent of creating a wrestling persona--watch me take on, and take down, all comers! Nothing he did suggests that he was honestly open to persuasion by others or to tempering his numerous ugly, bigoted stances. >
September 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
He didn't bridge disagreements. What he did with "Prove Me Wrong" was the debate equivalent of creating a wrestling persona--watch me take on, and take down, all comers! Nothing he did suggests that he was honestly open to persuasion by others or to tempering his numerous ugly, bigoted stances. >
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Any news organization with a shred of decency would fire Brian Kilmeade immediately. There is no gray area about this.
In a shocking on-air moment, a “Fox and Friends” co-host said homeless people suffering from mental health issues who refuse help should be killed
'Just Kill 'Em': Fox Host Makes Shocking Comment On Homeless People
"Fox and Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade made a jaw-dropping remark while discussing homelessness and mental health.
www.huffpost.com
September 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Any news organization with a shred of decency would fire Brian Kilmeade immediately. There is no gray area about this.
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Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:
September 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:
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You can write this only if, by virtue of your income, identity, or both, you are utterly removed from the consequences of politics. To pretend that the racist, misogynistic, anti-gay vileness that Kirk spent his life spreading is secondary to the fact that he spread it "the right way" is appalling.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
You can write this only if, by virtue of your income, identity, or both, you are utterly removed from the consequences of politics. To pretend that the racist, misogynistic, anti-gay vileness that Kirk spent his life spreading is secondary to the fact that he spread it "the right way" is appalling.
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Pettiest man alive.
September 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Pettiest man alive.
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Thanking God for sparing you in a natural disaster is a bit like sending a thank you note to a serial killer for murdering the family next door.
September 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thanking God for sparing you in a natural disaster is a bit like sending a thank you note to a serial killer for murdering the family next door.