Ron Blancarte
@ronnb.bsky.social
Boston by way of Austin, and many parts before. Software engineer, husband, father.
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If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
September 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
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More people should be talking about this.
September 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
More people should be talking about this.
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Now that they have got an advantage, it’s their time to strike
September 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Now that they have got an advantage, it’s their time to strike
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Humans were just not designed to have every piece of information, true, or false, available to them at any moment of the day. Take away everyone’s phone.
May 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Humans were just not designed to have every piece of information, true, or false, available to them at any moment of the day. Take away everyone’s phone.
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So many layers of corruption.
May 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
So many layers of corruption.
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It’s the narcissist’s playbook.
1. Do something bad/stupid
2. Blame someone else (“They (or you) did this/made me do this!”)
3. Loudly claim (usually falsely) to have fixed the problem
4. Take credit for 3 (but never blame for 1) and say “Look what I did for you! You should be grateful!”
1. Do something bad/stupid
2. Blame someone else (“They (or you) did this/made me do this!”)
3. Loudly claim (usually falsely) to have fixed the problem
4. Take credit for 3 (but never blame for 1) and say “Look what I did for you! You should be grateful!”
May 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It’s the narcissist’s playbook.
1. Do something bad/stupid
2. Blame someone else (“They (or you) did this/made me do this!”)
3. Loudly claim (usually falsely) to have fixed the problem
4. Take credit for 3 (but never blame for 1) and say “Look what I did for you! You should be grateful!”
1. Do something bad/stupid
2. Blame someone else (“They (or you) did this/made me do this!”)
3. Loudly claim (usually falsely) to have fixed the problem
4. Take credit for 3 (but never blame for 1) and say “Look what I did for you! You should be grateful!”
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Wow, the Vatican wasted no time.
May 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Wow, the Vatican wasted no time.
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Miami Herald:
Just weeks after Ron DeSantis' admin steered $10 million from a legal Medicaid settlement to a charity spearheaded by First Lady Casey DeSantis, the Hope Florida Foundation gave that same amount to two political groups favored by the DeSantises.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Just weeks after Ron DeSantis' admin steered $10 million from a legal Medicaid settlement to a charity spearheaded by First Lady Casey DeSantis, the Hope Florida Foundation gave that same amount to two political groups favored by the DeSantises.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Donors gave big to DeSantis’ marijuana campaign after getting $10M from Hope Florida
Public records and documents released by the Hope Florida Foundation show how millions flowed from charity to big donors to the governor’s anti Amendment 3 campaign.
www.miamiherald.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Miami Herald:
Just weeks after Ron DeSantis' admin steered $10 million from a legal Medicaid settlement to a charity spearheaded by First Lady Casey DeSantis, the Hope Florida Foundation gave that same amount to two political groups favored by the DeSantises.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Just weeks after Ron DeSantis' admin steered $10 million from a legal Medicaid settlement to a charity spearheaded by First Lady Casey DeSantis, the Hope Florida Foundation gave that same amount to two political groups favored by the DeSantises.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Just for fun I think Zuckerberg should have to say this directly to the friends I have whose books — which are *actively being marketed and sold to subsidize livelihoods* — were stolen and fed to Meta's internal AI
April 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Just for fun I think Zuckerberg should have to say this directly to the friends I have whose books — which are *actively being marketed and sold to subsidize livelihoods* — were stolen and fed to Meta's internal AI
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🚨 Zuckerberg says that the average American has fewer than 3 friends but has a demand for 15 or more. His solution: AI FRIENDS. Here's what everyone should know about Meta's attempt to turn us into a cyborg society:
May 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🚨 Zuckerberg says that the average American has fewer than 3 friends but has a demand for 15 or more. His solution: AI FRIENDS. Here's what everyone should know about Meta's attempt to turn us into a cyborg society:
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If you had to take out a loan to afford college, you’re “pampered, elitist”
Fox Business' Charles Payne rails against “pampered, elitist” student loan holders: www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
Fox host "thrilled" student loan repayments are due
www.mediamatters.org
May 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If you had to take out a loan to afford college, you’re “pampered, elitist”
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The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. I reread it today; nothing in the law allows a president to defund PBS and NPR. In fact, Congress specifically sought to insulate public media from political pressure.
May 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. I reread it today; nothing in the law allows a president to defund PBS and NPR. In fact, Congress specifically sought to insulate public media from political pressure.
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Hell yeah! Put this on loop—this wise man speaks for me. 🔥
May 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Hell yeah! Put this on loop—this wise man speaks for me. 🔥
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MORAN: Even some people who voted for you are saying, 'I didn't sign up for this.' So how do you answer those concerns?
TRUMP: Well, they did sign up for it actually
TRUMP: Well, they did sign up for it actually
April 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
MORAN: Even some people who voted for you are saying, 'I didn't sign up for this.' So how do you answer those concerns?
TRUMP: Well, they did sign up for it actually
TRUMP: Well, they did sign up for it actually
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Before, when we had Woke, F/A 18s didn't jump off the decks of aircraft carriers.
A $60 million US Navy fighter jet was lost at sea after it fell overboard from an aircraft carrier.
US Navy loses $60 million jet at sea after it fell overboard from aircraft carrier | CNN Politics
A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been “lost” at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement o...
www.cnn.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Before, when we had Woke, F/A 18s didn't jump off the decks of aircraft carriers.
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The public shaming of Shari Redstone has been swift and scathing—but inside CBS News, the fury is even more pronounced, as staffers blame her for undermining the crown jewel of American TV journalism.
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/shari-reds...
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/shari-reds...
The Shaming of Shari
The public shaming of Shari Redstone has been swift and scathing—but inside CBS News, the fury is even more pronounced, as staffers blame her for undermining the crown jewel of American TV journalism.
www.status.news
April 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The public shaming of Shari Redstone has been swift and scathing—but inside CBS News, the fury is even more pronounced, as staffers blame her for undermining the crown jewel of American TV journalism.
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/shari-reds...
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/shari-reds...
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I don't think people in the US fully understand how much our government has made us broadly hated in other countries
Canadians are now labeling food with a “T” symbol if it’s American and impacted by tariffs. RIP American-made food sales.
April 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I don't think people in the US fully understand how much our government has made us broadly hated in other countries
I’m sitting at in my Marriott restaurant for breakfast and the guy a few seats over proved a point perfectly : when you say the word “tip” to your server, you’re the a-hole.
And people wonder why we have that “ugly American” title around the world.
And people wonder why we have that “ugly American” title around the world.
April 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I’m sitting at in my Marriott restaurant for breakfast and the guy a few seats over proved a point perfectly : when you say the word “tip” to your server, you’re the a-hole.
And people wonder why we have that “ugly American” title around the world.
And people wonder why we have that “ugly American” title around the world.
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Sullivan: This has been an unadulterated disaster. And it’s because it’s not just about the policy—it’s that President Trump and his team have gone at the core American advantages in the world and systematically tried to dismantle them.
April 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Sullivan: This has been an unadulterated disaster. And it’s because it’s not just about the policy—it’s that President Trump and his team have gone at the core American advantages in the world and systematically tried to dismantle them.
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ABBY PHILLIP: “Scott, you keep repeating something nobody ever said. No one said Trump can't have an opinion. The Q is, should the fed act based on it? Trump is not an economist. And as far as I can tell, he does not even have a good grasp on how trade works.” 🎯
April 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
ABBY PHILLIP: “Scott, you keep repeating something nobody ever said. No one said Trump can't have an opinion. The Q is, should the fed act based on it? Trump is not an economist. And as far as I can tell, he does not even have a good grasp on how trade works.” 🎯
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I'm sorry I know there's a lot going on but how are we not screaming about Ron DeSantis stealing $10 million from Medicaid and the money ending up with pro-DeSantis superPACs, funneled through a charity run by his wife?
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
The $10M steered to Hope Florida by the state was Medicaid money, document shows
A draft agreement of a $67 million settlement between the DeSantis administration and a Medicaid contractor that had overbilled the state sheds new light on how $10 million of that amount was diverted...
www.miamiherald.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I'm sorry I know there's a lot going on but how are we not screaming about Ron DeSantis stealing $10 million from Medicaid and the money ending up with pro-DeSantis superPACs, funneled through a charity run by his wife?
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...