Ron Campbell
@roncampbell.bsky.social
Recovering journalist, husband, father, hiker, backpacker, cat servant.
Were techbros like Sam Altman required to take a history class in college? Did it cover the French Revolution?
don't worry, Sam Altman is confident that his efforts to eliminate vast numbers of jobs will all just sort of work out for the unemployed, eventually, possibly after they starve to death, which is technically a form of having it work out
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Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren't Even "Real Work" to Start With
Worried that AI will destroy work? Well, Sam Altman asks if you've considered what a farmer from half a century ago thinks of your job, first.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Were techbros like Sam Altman required to take a history class in college? Did it cover the French Revolution?
Ignorance is strength. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/c...
After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them
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July 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Ignorance is strength. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/c...
Whenever I think of Rep. Andy Ogles, and I do so as rarely as possible, I am comforted by the thought that America has many nutcases and wackadoodles, and they deserve representation too.
This is a shockingly racist call by a House Republican for Zohran Mamdani to be denaturalized and deported. But instead of being viewed as unserious, it's now being promoted and circulated by LibsOfTikTok, Benny Johnson and MAGA regulars.
Democrats need to understand that Republicans are serious.
Democrats need to understand that Republicans are serious.
June 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Whenever I think of Rep. Andy Ogles, and I do so as rarely as possible, I am comforted by the thought that America has many nutcases and wackadoodles, and they deserve representation too.
The Sierra Club got there first a half-century ago in its campaign against dams in the Grand Canyon: "Should we also flood the Sistine Chapel so tourists can get nearer the ceiling?" Except I think the DOGE idiots really mean it.
The DOGE mindset, perfectly encapsulated in one tweet. Destroy incredible public assets for a short term sugar high that would not come remotely close to ending the national debt
May 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The Sierra Club got there first a half-century ago in its campaign against dams in the Grand Canyon: "Should we also flood the Sistine Chapel so tourists can get nearer the ceiling?" Except I think the DOGE idiots really mean it.
Schumer is the Democratic Senate leader for two reasons: He raises lots of money from Wall Street and he takes great care of the tender egos of Democratic senators. He is not "our" leader. He is the Democratic senators' leader. They. Do. Not. Want. To. Fight.
What the hell is Schumer doing?
This is our leader?
Schumer backs down every single time. This is beyond disappointing. This is betrayal!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
This is our leader?
Schumer backs down every single time. This is beyond disappointing. This is betrayal!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
March 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Schumer is the Democratic Senate leader for two reasons: He raises lots of money from Wall Street and he takes great care of the tender egos of Democratic senators. He is not "our" leader. He is the Democratic senators' leader. They. Do. Not. Want. To. Fight.
If you've ever wondered what the "again" in MAGA refers to, the answer is the 1950s. Who needs birth control, amirite?
The gutting of the Department of Education is directly related to the goal of increasing birth rates. Too many people are going to college and getting advanced degrees and not enough people are popping out babies at 22.
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Heritage: "reducing federal higher education subsidies and loan cancellation that place the federal thumb on the scale in favor of spending years in postsecondary work of questionable value will help young Americans to start and expand their families." www.heritage.org/education/re...
March 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you've ever wondered what the "again" in MAGA refers to, the answer is the 1950s. Who needs birth control, amirite?
Unlike DOGE, the IG's follow the law. They don't abruptly and illegally halt congressional appropriations or lawlessly shut down entire agencies. So they had to be fired.
The IGs that were fired were qualified to conduct audits.
March 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Unlike DOGE, the IG's follow the law. They don't abruptly and illegally halt congressional appropriations or lawlessly shut down entire agencies. So they had to be fired.
For Bondi and Bove, this is a win. They are driving out federal prosecutors who believe they work for the US instead of Donald Trump. They will be replaced by loyalists. If a Dem is ever elected president, the rot at DOJ will be deep.
This is an astonishing story. Trump's personal lawyers, now in government, are trying to find any prosecutor take on a case to stop payment of $20 billion in funds by claiming there is fraud. The fact that career prosecutors are resigning rather than do so tells you how weak the case is.
February 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
For Bondi and Bove, this is a win. They are driving out federal prosecutors who believe they work for the US instead of Donald Trump. They will be replaced by loyalists. If a Dem is ever elected president, the rot at DOJ will be deep.
What authority? Trump owns Little Marco.
Among other things, Rubio should be raging right now. It completely undercuts his authority.
February 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
What authority? Trump owns Little Marco.
Poor Bill Clinton. I guess Clinton v. Jones only applies to Democratic presidents.
By no stretch of the imagination does this civil suit have anything to do with presidential acts or even the "outer perimeter" of his official responsibility.
They just say he should be immune because he's too busy to defend against lawsuits while president.
They just say he should be immune because he's too busy to defend against lawsuits while president.
January 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Poor Bill Clinton. I guess Clinton v. Jones only applies to Democratic presidents.
Every time a J6er commits a crime, Dems in Congress should talk about it. Every day in every appearance. Make it Trump's Willie Horton.
how many people will die or be injured, how many crimes as a result of letting felons out of jail. A disgrace for him and the silent anti-police, anti-law and order Rs. apnews.com/article/indi...
Indiana man pardoned by Trump is fatally shot during traffic stop
An Indiana man was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop, just days after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump for a misdemeanor related to the 2021 U.S.
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January 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Every time a J6er commits a crime, Dems in Congress should talk about it. Every day in every appearance. Make it Trump's Willie Horton.
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Tell me MAGA has taken over the press without telling me MAGA has taken over the press.
January 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Tell me MAGA has taken over the press without telling me MAGA has taken over the press.
Someone should have told Zelensky that Putin just can't control himself when he sees a guy wearing gray sweats.
January 24, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Someone should have told Zelensky that Putin just can't control himself when he sees a guy wearing gray sweats.
There are 1500 potential Willie Hortons on the streets. Donald Trump and the Republicans own every one of them.
Every inevitable repeat offense by these released criminals needs to be covered relentlessly.
January 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
There are 1500 potential Willie Hortons on the streets. Donald Trump and the Republicans own every one of them.
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Every inevitable repeat offense by these released criminals needs to be covered relentlessly.
January 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Every inevitable repeat offense by these released criminals needs to be covered relentlessly.
The Dems in Congress can't win votes, at least not often. But they can harass, they can stall, they can hold the GOP accountable. They can raise questions about nominees like Hegseth, as Warren just did. That's the job of an opposition party - to make the majority's life miserable.
That's not weak, it's tactical. She didn't just do a worthless Susan Collins prevarication, instead she prepared a document with 72 pointed questions regarding his qualifications, behavior, and rhetoric.
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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren Gives Preview Of Pete Hegseth's DOD Confirmation Hearing
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has expressed serious concerns over...
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January 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Dems in Congress can't win votes, at least not often. But they can harass, they can stall, they can hold the GOP accountable. They can raise questions about nominees like Hegseth, as Warren just did. That's the job of an opposition party - to make the majority's life miserable.
My former congressmember, @katieporteroc.bsky.social, won a swing district three times. She wasn't a socialist, but she was a loud and proud progressive.
Because AOC, great as she is, could not win in a swing district. None of the socialist reps have
January 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
My former congressmember, @katieporteroc.bsky.social, won a swing district three times. She wasn't a socialist, but she was a loud and proud progressive.
"Maybe" shank each other?
He wanted to be president to avoid jail, prove he’s not a loser, get adulation. Diet Coke on demand with a magical button on his desk in the Oval Office. He could care less about the rest of it as long as his ‘ratings’ are good. The ppl using him are worrisome but maybe will shank each other.
December 5, 2024 at 3:43 AM
"Maybe" shank each other?