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Colorado dad. We live in the stupidest time ever. Bluesky is less stupid than IRL.
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Trump asked if he stands by comments from 'Access Hollywood' tape. Hear his response
YouTube video by CNN
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"It's been true for one million years" that the rich and famous are allowed to assault women, says Trump.
Damning lead story at WSJ.
Welp, it wasn't about democracy or self-determination.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Welp, it wasn't about democracy or self-determination.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
January 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Damning lead story at WSJ.
Welp, it wasn't about democracy or self-determination.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Welp, it wasn't about democracy or self-determination.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Biden's "administration didn’t have the same personal character that Trump’s does, with every aspect of its agenda shaped by the president’s unpredictable whims."
Biden surrounded himself with honorable, competent people.
Trump surrounded himself with ass kissers.
That's the biggest difference.
Biden surrounded himself with honorable, competent people.
Trump surrounded himself with ass kissers.
That's the biggest difference.
Dozy Donald is a late-night punchline. Here's the real question about Trump's age and health.
Why this president's advancing years raise different issues than Joe Biden's.
www.ms.now
January 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Biden's "administration didn’t have the same personal character that Trump’s does, with every aspect of its agenda shaped by the president’s unpredictable whims."
Biden surrounded himself with honorable, competent people.
Trump surrounded himself with ass kissers.
That's the biggest difference.
Biden surrounded himself with honorable, competent people.
Trump surrounded himself with ass kissers.
That's the biggest difference.
@pbump.com writes, "ignorance and rejection of reality serve as validators, indicators of trust" in MAGA world
"Americans who see expertise as a negative rather than a positive [have] been an enormous boon for Trump and for his politics.
"It has not been good for America"
"Americans who see expertise as a negative rather than a positive [have] been an enormous boon for Trump and for his politics.
"It has not been good for America"
Opinion | Trump's power grab met less resistance than expected. This phenomenon helps explain why.
Philip Bump: We have reverted from acting on what we know to acting on what we think.
www.ms.now
January 4, 2026 at 6:17 PM
@pbump.com writes, "ignorance and rejection of reality serve as validators, indicators of trust" in MAGA world
"Americans who see expertise as a negative rather than a positive [have] been an enormous boon for Trump and for his politics.
"It has not been good for America"
"Americans who see expertise as a negative rather than a positive [have] been an enormous boon for Trump and for his politics.
"It has not been good for America"
Chris Murphy, excellent: "if this is just about getting a bunch of Donald Trump’s friends even richer, I don’t think there is a single American family who would support having their son or daughter put into harm’s way to defend the interests of Wall Street"
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
January 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Chris Murphy, excellent: "if this is just about getting a bunch of Donald Trump’s friends even richer, I don’t think there is a single American family who would support having their son or daughter put into harm’s way to defend the interests of Wall Street"
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
WaPo: "raising questions"
NYT: raises "a host of extraordinary legal issues"
Legacy media isv worse than useless.
Trump's invasion is a clear violation of international law and the Constitution. An impeachable offense. An act of terror.
Call it what it is.
NYT: raises "a host of extraordinary legal issues"
Legacy media isv worse than useless.
Trump's invasion is a clear violation of international law and the Constitution. An impeachable offense. An act of terror.
Call it what it is.
January 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
WaPo: "raising questions"
NYT: raises "a host of extraordinary legal issues"
Legacy media isv worse than useless.
Trump's invasion is a clear violation of international law and the Constitution. An impeachable offense. An act of terror.
Call it what it is.
NYT: raises "a host of extraordinary legal issues"
Legacy media isv worse than useless.
Trump's invasion is a clear violation of international law and the Constitution. An impeachable offense. An act of terror.
Call it what it is.
First Venezuela. Next Cuba.
Then Mexico.
Eventually Canada.
Trump imagines himself the dictator of *all* of the Americas.
More dangerous than Putin.
He has a much larger military.
And much softer resistance, lulled by decades of American respect for foreign nations' sovereignty.
Then Mexico.
Eventually Canada.
Trump imagines himself the dictator of *all* of the Americas.
More dangerous than Putin.
He has a much larger military.
And much softer resistance, lulled by decades of American respect for foreign nations' sovereignty.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM
First Venezuela. Next Cuba.
Then Mexico.
Eventually Canada.
Trump imagines himself the dictator of *all* of the Americas.
More dangerous than Putin.
He has a much larger military.
And much softer resistance, lulled by decades of American respect for foreign nations' sovereignty.
Then Mexico.
Eventually Canada.
Trump imagines himself the dictator of *all* of the Americas.
More dangerous than Putin.
He has a much larger military.
And much softer resistance, lulled by decades of American respect for foreign nations' sovereignty.
Love this observation from @atherton.bsky.social
Wish I could interact with it.
No replies. No quote posts.
All interaction blocked.
If you're just here to spew out your ideas, with no response allowed, I won't waste my time on you.
No matter how good your ideas are.
Wish I could interact with it.
No replies. No quote posts.
All interaction blocked.
If you're just here to spew out your ideas, with no response allowed, I won't waste my time on you.
No matter how good your ideas are.
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Love this observation from @atherton.bsky.social
Wish I could interact with it.
No replies. No quote posts.
All interaction blocked.
If you're just here to spew out your ideas, with no response allowed, I won't waste my time on you.
No matter how good your ideas are.
Wish I could interact with it.
No replies. No quote posts.
All interaction blocked.
If you're just here to spew out your ideas, with no response allowed, I won't waste my time on you.
No matter how good your ideas are.
The "tragicomic ... circular firing squad":
"People still dogpile and say cruel things to people who say something unpopular, even though the people being criticized are nearly always political allies."
Sad but true.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/bluesky-elon-musk-twitter-replacement
"People still dogpile and say cruel things to people who say something unpopular, even though the people being criticized are nearly always political allies."
Sad but true.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/bluesky-elon-musk-twitter-replacement
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The "tragicomic ... circular firing squad":
"People still dogpile and say cruel things to people who say something unpopular, even though the people being criticized are nearly always political allies."
Sad but true.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/bluesky-elon-musk-twitter-replacement
"People still dogpile and say cruel things to people who say something unpopular, even though the people being criticized are nearly always political allies."
Sad but true.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/bluesky-elon-musk-twitter-replacement
Gonzalez is the legitimate president of Venezuela.
Maduro did exactly what Trump tried and failed to do in 2020: cooked the books to steal an election.
Was he captured? Or is Trump helping a fellow oligarch, removing him from a tense domestic situation (in exchange for lavish payment)? We'll see.
Maduro did exactly what Trump tried and failed to do in 2020: cooked the books to steal an election.
Was he captured? Or is Trump helping a fellow oligarch, removing him from a tense domestic situation (in exchange for lavish payment)? We'll see.
2024 Venezuelan presidential election - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Gonzalez is the legitimate president of Venezuela.
Maduro did exactly what Trump tried and failed to do in 2020: cooked the books to steal an election.
Was he captured? Or is Trump helping a fellow oligarch, removing him from a tense domestic situation (in exchange for lavish payment)? We'll see.
Maduro did exactly what Trump tried and failed to do in 2020: cooked the books to steal an election.
Was he captured? Or is Trump helping a fellow oligarch, removing him from a tense domestic situation (in exchange for lavish payment)? We'll see.
Ok, aside from all the other cruelty, incompetence, and lunacy...
The fact that imminent US military activity can be predicted by Domino's Pizza orders is comical.
The fact that imminent US military activity can be predicted by Domino's Pizza orders is comical.
You’d think the Pentagon would learn to order from their own cafeteria by now.🙄
January 3, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Ok, aside from all the other cruelty, incompetence, and lunacy...
The fact that imminent US military activity can be predicted by Domino's Pizza orders is comical.
The fact that imminent US military activity can be predicted by Domino's Pizza orders is comical.
Lots of posts decrying illegal "war" in Venezuela and "abduction" of Maduro and his wife.
Better explanation below. Sending fellow oligarchs Maduros off to retirement in Dubai while pillaging Venezuela for billions would be much more on brand for Trump.
The explosions were just "death theater".
Better explanation below. Sending fellow oligarchs Maduros off to retirement in Dubai while pillaging Venezuela for billions would be much more on brand for Trump.
The explosions were just "death theater".
Venezuela opposition reports the so called "capture" of Maduro was a negotiated deal between Maduro and US for an agreed exit strategy. We reported in November that this would be the case. The US bombed Venezuelan service members as part of a death theatre. #VenezuelaInvasion
January 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Lots of posts decrying illegal "war" in Venezuela and "abduction" of Maduro and his wife.
Better explanation below. Sending fellow oligarchs Maduros off to retirement in Dubai while pillaging Venezuela for billions would be much more on brand for Trump.
The explosions were just "death theater".
Better explanation below. Sending fellow oligarchs Maduros off to retirement in Dubai while pillaging Venezuela for billions would be much more on brand for Trump.
The explosions were just "death theater".
More a replier than a poster, I guess. Pretty cool retrospective!
realitycheck.bsky.social's Bluesky Wrapped 2025
Check out realitycheck.bsky.social's year on Bluesky!
www.madebyolof.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:15 AM
More a replier than a poster, I guess. Pretty cool retrospective!
Jared Golden won't seek reelection.
"increasing incivility and political violence ... made him rethink threats against him and his family"
Just like we were better off with Joe Manchin than Jim Justice, Golden was far better than Paul LePage.
A Dem Big Tent would welcome Golden in rural Maine.
"increasing incivility and political violence ... made him rethink threats against him and his family"
Just like we were better off with Joe Manchin than Jim Justice, Golden was far better than Paul LePage.
A Dem Big Tent would welcome Golden in rural Maine.
Exclusive: Jared Golden explains how he made the ‘rapid’ decision to leave Congress
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden looks back on the events on what led him to not seek reelection to Congress next year.
www.bangordailynews.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Jared Golden won't seek reelection.
"increasing incivility and political violence ... made him rethink threats against him and his family"
Just like we were better off with Joe Manchin than Jim Justice, Golden was far better than Paul LePage.
A Dem Big Tent would welcome Golden in rural Maine.
"increasing incivility and political violence ... made him rethink threats against him and his family"
Just like we were better off with Joe Manchin than Jim Justice, Golden was far better than Paul LePage.
A Dem Big Tent would welcome Golden in rural Maine.
Renee Hardman wins a special election for Iowa State Senate District 16.
It's a blue district that Harris won by 17 points.
Hardman won by 43!
It's a blue district that Harris won by 17 points.
Hardman won by 43!
Election Night Reporting
electionresults.iowa.gov
December 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Renee Hardman wins a special election for Iowa State Senate District 16.
It's a blue district that Harris won by 17 points.
Hardman won by 43!
It's a blue district that Harris won by 17 points.
Hardman won by 43!
Reading about the assault charge against Patriots WR Stefon Diggs.
Somehow didn't know he's dating Cardi B, and they had a baby together in November.
Cardi B tells fans to stop the hating on their relationship.
www.tmz.com/2025/12/30/c...
Somehow didn't know he's dating Cardi B, and they had a baby together in November.
Cardi B tells fans to stop the hating on their relationship.
www.tmz.com/2025/12/30/c...
December 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Reading about the assault charge against Patriots WR Stefon Diggs.
Somehow didn't know he's dating Cardi B, and they had a baby together in November.
Cardi B tells fans to stop the hating on their relationship.
www.tmz.com/2025/12/30/c...
Somehow didn't know he's dating Cardi B, and they had a baby together in November.
Cardi B tells fans to stop the hating on their relationship.
www.tmz.com/2025/12/30/c...
Thanks for all the replies. I really didn't think this was that controversial anymore. I guess it is.
One party campaigned on purifying the blood of the US, evicting all people of color.
One party tells us trans people shouldn't exist.
One party supports Putin's subjugation of Ukraine. 1/
One party campaigned on purifying the blood of the US, evicting all people of color.
One party tells us trans people shouldn't exist.
One party supports Putin's subjugation of Ukraine. 1/
700,000 and counting killed by US foreign aid cuts, mostly children in Africa.
Not to mention Trump cozying up to Netanyahu and planning forced relocation for Gazans.
Or Miller's eradication of brown people from the US.
Trump voters, and non-voters, caused incredible death and suffering.
Not to mention Trump cozying up to Netanyahu and planning forced relocation for Gazans.
Or Miller's eradication of brown people from the US.
Trump voters, and non-voters, caused incredible death and suffering.
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Thanks for all the replies. I really didn't think this was that controversial anymore. I guess it is.
One party campaigned on purifying the blood of the US, evicting all people of color.
One party tells us trans people shouldn't exist.
One party supports Putin's subjugation of Ukraine. 1/
One party campaigned on purifying the blood of the US, evicting all people of color.
One party tells us trans people shouldn't exist.
One party supports Putin's subjugation of Ukraine. 1/
Chargers sitting Herbert and other starters on Sunday to rest up for the playoffs.
Broncos have the inside track on the #1 AFC seed.
Broncos have the inside track on the #1 AFC seed.
December 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Chargers sitting Herbert and other starters on Sunday to rest up for the playoffs.
Broncos have the inside track on the #1 AFC seed.
Broncos have the inside track on the #1 AFC seed.
On state-sponsored terrorism, lying propaganda coverups, and democratic legitimacy.
Really good reporting.
Really good reporting.
This is the clear pattern when immigration enforcement use a weapon: they claim they were attacked, and then the claims fall apart donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
December 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
On state-sponsored terrorism, lying propaganda coverups, and democratic legitimacy.
Really good reporting.
Really good reporting.
The US two-party system is irreparably broken.
One party is obviously better than the other, but still not good enough to save our nation.
We desperately need a multi-party system.
Ranked choice voting and multi-member districts are how we get there.
Not easy. But not impossible.
One party is obviously better than the other, but still not good enough to save our nation.
We desperately need a multi-party system.
Ranked choice voting and multi-member districts are how we get there.
Not easy. But not impossible.
December 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The US two-party system is irreparably broken.
One party is obviously better than the other, but still not good enough to save our nation.
We desperately need a multi-party system.
Ranked choice voting and multi-member districts are how we get there.
Not easy. But not impossible.
One party is obviously better than the other, but still not good enough to save our nation.
We desperately need a multi-party system.
Ranked choice voting and multi-member districts are how we get there.
Not easy. But not impossible.
Dems created COVID to steal the 2020 election, says raving lunatic, citing highly reliable source.
A choice nugget from Trump's unhinged Christmas tweet-fest.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
A choice nugget from Trump's unhinged Christmas tweet-fest.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
December 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Dems created COVID to steal the 2020 election, says raving lunatic, citing highly reliable source.
A choice nugget from Trump's unhinged Christmas tweet-fest.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
A choice nugget from Trump's unhinged Christmas tweet-fest.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
Well said.
It's so incredibly painful for the family when dementia sets in.
If only we'd elected Kamala, Trump could go peacefully, supported by his family.
Instead, we're trashing 250 years of democracy, the greatest government ever.
All because we elected a demented dictator.
It's so incredibly painful for the family when dementia sets in.
If only we'd elected Kamala, Trump could go peacefully, supported by his family.
Instead, we're trashing 250 years of democracy, the greatest government ever.
All because we elected a demented dictator.
One last comment about this: it's very difficult to explain this but the particular way that this is difficult to follow and seems to attribute crimes to the accusers and confuse who is in what position - it reminds me a lot of conversations with my mother three or four years ago.
Trump: “Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Epstein, gave him bundles of money, went to his Island, attended his parties, & thought he was the greatest guy on earth, only to ‘drop him like a dog’ when things got too HOT … Enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas!”
December 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Well said.
It's so incredibly painful for the family when dementia sets in.
If only we'd elected Kamala, Trump could go peacefully, supported by his family.
Instead, we're trashing 250 years of democracy, the greatest government ever.
All because we elected a demented dictator.
It's so incredibly painful for the family when dementia sets in.
If only we'd elected Kamala, Trump could go peacefully, supported by his family.
Instead, we're trashing 250 years of democracy, the greatest government ever.
All because we elected a demented dictator.
"We want to make sure that he’s not infiltrated, that we’re not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa.... Oklahoma was very good to me in the election. So I love Oklahoma. Don’t ever leave Oklahoma"
So incredibly weird.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/p...
So incredibly weird.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/p...
December 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We want to make sure that he’s not infiltrated, that we’re not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa.... Oklahoma was very good to me in the election. So I love Oklahoma. Don’t ever leave Oklahoma"
So incredibly weird.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/p...
So incredibly weird.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/p...
For a country whose leadership values wealth accumulation above all else, the US is remarkably bad at it.
The median American has less wealth than the median Australian, Canadian, Italian, Spaniard, New Zealander, Dane, Norwegian, Belgian, ...
And the list goes on.
The median American has less wealth than the median Australian, Canadian, Italian, Spaniard, New Zealander, Dane, Norwegian, Belgian, ...
And the list goes on.
Underscoring the United States' extreme wealth inequality...
US ranks #2 in mean wealth per adult.
But drops all the way to #16 in median wealth!
The 50th percentile adult is better off in Australia, Canada, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, etc.
1/2
US ranks #2 in mean wealth per adult.
But drops all the way to #16 in median wealth!
The 50th percentile adult is better off in Australia, Canada, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, etc.
1/2
December 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
For a country whose leadership values wealth accumulation above all else, the US is remarkably bad at it.
The median American has less wealth than the median Australian, Canadian, Italian, Spaniard, New Zealander, Dane, Norwegian, Belgian, ...
And the list goes on.
The median American has less wealth than the median Australian, Canadian, Italian, Spaniard, New Zealander, Dane, Norwegian, Belgian, ...
And the list goes on.
"President Trump is attacking Colorado because we refuse to bend to his corrupt administration. His reckless decision to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research will have lasting, devastating impacts across the country."
Colorado's senators call out the corruption. More of this pls!
Colorado's senators call out the corruption. More of this pls!
Colorado's U.S. senators hold up appropriations package over NCAR’s future
Many Colorado Democrats viewed the move to dismantle NCAR as retaliation over the state’s decision not to hand over or release former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters
coloradosun.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"President Trump is attacking Colorado because we refuse to bend to his corrupt administration. His reckless decision to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research will have lasting, devastating impacts across the country."
Colorado's senators call out the corruption. More of this pls!
Colorado's senators call out the corruption. More of this pls!
Colorado Governor Polis: "No Coloradan should be wondering if they will or will not have power, and when it may be turned on again".
Irresponsible scapegoating of Xcel Energy and a frankly just a dumb statement.
They can't turn the power on until they find and fix all the breaks in the lines.
Irresponsible scapegoating of Xcel Energy and a frankly just a dumb statement.
They can't turn the power on until they find and fix all the breaks in the lines.
Colorado leaders blast Xcel Energy for preemptive wildfire power outages
The utility warned residents that restoring power could take hours to days depending on the inspection of lines.
www.axios.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Colorado Governor Polis: "No Coloradan should be wondering if they will or will not have power, and when it may be turned on again".
Irresponsible scapegoating of Xcel Energy and a frankly just a dumb statement.
They can't turn the power on until they find and fix all the breaks in the lines.
Irresponsible scapegoating of Xcel Energy and a frankly just a dumb statement.
They can't turn the power on until they find and fix all the breaks in the lines.