Jeff Stirling
@stirlingthinks.bsky.social
Humanist, researcher, teacher, manservant to an imperious dog.
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The 'founding fathers' were, almost without exception, Enlightenment deists.
What does that mean? They believed in a Creator, who set his creation in motion and then stepped away. No further interaction with his creation. No acting on prayers. No intercession in its development.
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What does that mean? They believed in a Creator, who set his creation in motion and then stepped away. No further interaction with his creation. No acting on prayers. No intercession in its development.
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I've been watching some football today, can somebody check and see who we're at war with on this beautiful sunny day in the Pacific Northwest?
Not Canada yet, right?
Venezuela still?
Nigeria?
Iran?
Denmark? Really?
NATO?
Too bad the Republican-controlled US Congress isn't alive to stop this shit. :(
Not Canada yet, right?
Venezuela still?
Nigeria?
Iran?
Denmark? Really?
NATO?
Too bad the Republican-controlled US Congress isn't alive to stop this shit. :(
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I've been watching some football today, can somebody check and see who we're at war with on this beautiful sunny day in the Pacific Northwest?
Not Canada yet, right?
Venezuela still?
Nigeria?
Iran?
Denmark? Really?
NATO?
Too bad the Republican-controlled US Congress isn't alive to stop this shit. :(
Not Canada yet, right?
Venezuela still?
Nigeria?
Iran?
Denmark? Really?
NATO?
Too bad the Republican-controlled US Congress isn't alive to stop this shit. :(
May I suggest that the Supreme Court of the United States work on a weekend for once?
Maybe recognize that there is not much time left to save the world order?
Am I still "overreacting"?
Maybe recognize that there is not much time left to save the world order?
Am I still "overreacting"?
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
May I suggest that the Supreme Court of the United States work on a weekend for once?
Maybe recognize that there is not much time left to save the world order?
Am I still "overreacting"?
Maybe recognize that there is not much time left to save the world order?
Am I still "overreacting"?
Paging Dr. Stauffenberg, Dr. Claus von Stauffenberg, stat.
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Paging Dr. Stauffenberg, Dr. Claus von Stauffenberg, stat.
I actually miss the days when these chuds were unemployed and just wandering around with an open-carry sidearm and a pocket Constitution at the ready.
They were just as stupid then, but less dangerous to the rest of us.
They were just as stupid then, but less dangerous to the rest of us.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I actually miss the days when these chuds were unemployed and just wandering around with an open-carry sidearm and a pocket Constitution at the ready.
They were just as stupid then, but less dangerous to the rest of us.
They were just as stupid then, but less dangerous to the rest of us.
Reposted by Jeff Stirling
Must be a coincidence that they keep ripping off Nazi phrases
January 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Must be a coincidence that they keep ripping off Nazi phrases
The ongoing, evergreen failure of imagination by major media.
I believed her, media thought it was over-the-top, and people thought I was "overreacting"
Same as ever, since 2015. 🤦♂️
I believed her, media thought it was over-the-top, and people thought I was "overreacting"
Same as ever, since 2015. 🤦♂️
I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The ongoing, evergreen failure of imagination by major media.
I believed her, media thought it was over-the-top, and people thought I was "overreacting"
Same as ever, since 2015. 🤦♂️
I believed her, media thought it was over-the-top, and people thought I was "overreacting"
Same as ever, since 2015. 🤦♂️
The 'founding fathers' were, almost without exception, Enlightenment deists.
What does that mean? They believed in a Creator, who set his creation in motion and then stepped away. No further interaction with his creation. No acting on prayers. No intercession in its development.
(1/3)
What does that mean? They believed in a Creator, who set his creation in motion and then stepped away. No further interaction with his creation. No acting on prayers. No intercession in its development.
(1/3)
January 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The 'founding fathers' were, almost without exception, Enlightenment deists.
What does that mean? They believed in a Creator, who set his creation in motion and then stepped away. No further interaction with his creation. No acting on prayers. No intercession in its development.
(1/3)
What does that mean? They believed in a Creator, who set his creation in motion and then stepped away. No further interaction with his creation. No acting on prayers. No intercession in its development.
(1/3)
Paine was a devout Enlightenment deist.
NOT a Christian. Just like most of the founders of this country.
(See the pinned post on my account.)
NOT a Christian. Just like most of the founders of this country.
(See the pinned post on my account.)
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, published anonymously on this day 250 years ago.
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Paine was a devout Enlightenment deist.
NOT a Christian. Just like most of the founders of this country.
(See the pinned post on my account.)
NOT a Christian. Just like most of the founders of this country.
(See the pinned post on my account.)
What happened to you if your last words are:
“That’s fine. I’m not mad at you.” ?
“That’s fine. I’m not mad at you.” ?
January 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
What happened to you if your last words are:
“That’s fine. I’m not mad at you.” ?
“That’s fine. I’m not mad at you.” ?
This right here 👇
Weird to be commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Am Rev while living under a government that has a) sent armed troops to occupy cities perceived to be too rebellious, b) rendered largely irrelevant the representative branch of government, and c) claimed imperial right to rule other countries.
January 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
This right here 👇
My god
JD Vance attacks the media: "You guys are meant to report the truth. How have you become agents of propaganda? Next question."
"The investigation is still ongoing."
"I said next question."
"The investigation is still ongoing."
"I said next question."
January 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
My god
The Trump administration is Epstein File-ing a murder investigation.
"The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has just revealed that federal officials have 'reversed course,' and the investigation into the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent will be conducted by the FBI without assistance from the BCA."
Live: FBI pushes Minnesota investigators aside in ICE shooting probe
Demonstrators gathered near the Whipple Federal Building after thousands attended vigils to remember Renee Nicole Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Minneapolis public school classes...
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The Trump administration is Epstein File-ing a murder investigation.
Omg just f&ck this insane skin sack of orange excrement and his psychotic obsession with Portland! Man is the dumbest president to ever serve, and the oldest. What are we even doing?
Trump: "The crime in Portland will soon start because they know that we're out."
January 5, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Omg just f&ck this insane skin sack of orange excrement and his psychotic obsession with Portland! Man is the dumbest president to ever serve, and the oldest. What are we even doing?
This!
So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
This!
Reposted by Jeff Stirling
You should be embarrassed to be a member of congress and issuing anything other than impeachment resolutions. You're in the model UN. They should give you legos and a propeller hat
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
You should be embarrassed to be a member of congress and issuing anything other than impeachment resolutions. You're in the model UN. They should give you legos and a propeller hat
So clearly insane. He has no idea that Fogerty is singing about 'sons' like him. 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Have we reached the Claus von Stauffenberg stage of this madness yet?
Have we reached the Claus von Stauffenberg stage of this madness yet?
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
So clearly insane. He has no idea that Fogerty is singing about 'sons' like him. 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Have we reached the Claus von Stauffenberg stage of this madness yet?
Have we reached the Claus von Stauffenberg stage of this madness yet?
My god people, none of this is a surprise.
He aspires to be like Putin, like Xi, like Netanyahu.
But his imposter syndrome is incurable, so he cannot stand up to them.
Next best thing for him?
Be just like them.
So long Ukraine
So long Taiwan
So long Gaza
He aspires to be like Putin, like Xi, like Netanyahu.
But his imposter syndrome is incurable, so he cannot stand up to them.
Next best thing for him?
Be just like them.
So long Ukraine
So long Taiwan
So long Gaza
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
My god people, none of this is a surprise.
He aspires to be like Putin, like Xi, like Netanyahu.
But his imposter syndrome is incurable, so he cannot stand up to them.
Next best thing for him?
Be just like them.
So long Ukraine
So long Taiwan
So long Gaza
He aspires to be like Putin, like Xi, like Netanyahu.
But his imposter syndrome is incurable, so he cannot stand up to them.
Next best thing for him?
Be just like them.
So long Ukraine
So long Taiwan
So long Gaza
Reposted by Jeff Stirling
The fact the man with his finger on the nuclear button is constantly being asked to take cognitive tests should concern every man, woman and child on planet Earth.
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 AM
The fact the man with his finger on the nuclear button is constantly being asked to take cognitive tests should concern every man, woman and child on planet Earth.
Gack, that's a lung.
I've puked a lung.
Somebody shut that moron up.
I've puked a lung.
Somebody shut that moron up.
I've hurled so much today, it's now just dry heaving.
December 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Gack, that's a lung.
I've puked a lung.
Somebody shut that moron up.
I've puked a lung.
Somebody shut that moron up.
You should understand the old critique "We're always fighting the last war," as opposed to the next war, of course.
But this is just beyond stupid
This is fighting a war 3 or 4 wars back.
There is no more obsolete weapon of war than the giant battleship. It's why they are in navy yard mothballs rn.
But this is just beyond stupid
This is fighting a war 3 or 4 wars back.
There is no more obsolete weapon of war than the giant battleship. It's why they are in navy yard mothballs rn.
President Trump will announce on Monday a new type of large warship he is calling “battleships,” marking a step toward achieving the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet.”
Trump To Announce Navy Will Buy New ‘Battleship’
The new warship will be the latest in what the White House envisions as a “Golden Fleet.”
on.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
You should understand the old critique "We're always fighting the last war," as opposed to the next war, of course.
But this is just beyond stupid
This is fighting a war 3 or 4 wars back.
There is no more obsolete weapon of war than the giant battleship. It's why they are in navy yard mothballs rn.
But this is just beyond stupid
This is fighting a war 3 or 4 wars back.
There is no more obsolete weapon of war than the giant battleship. It's why they are in navy yard mothballs rn.
Remember Radio Free Europe, and its long-honored mission to get the Truth to the other side of the Iron Curtain? Yeah, I know, Trump killed it.
What you need to know is that Canada is now serving that same mission for us, by airing CBS' spiked CECOT story.
Thank you Canada 🇨🇦
What you need to know is that Canada is now serving that same mission for us, by airing CBS' spiked CECOT story.
Thank you Canada 🇨🇦
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Remember Radio Free Europe, and its long-honored mission to get the Truth to the other side of the Iron Curtain? Yeah, I know, Trump killed it.
What you need to know is that Canada is now serving that same mission for us, by airing CBS' spiked CECOT story.
Thank you Canada 🇨🇦
What you need to know is that Canada is now serving that same mission for us, by airing CBS' spiked CECOT story.
Thank you Canada 🇨🇦
Reposted by Jeff Stirling
The United States of America is responsible for this. I feel sick.
Guards began beating him. Beat him until he bled. Knocked his face into the wall, broke all his teeth. No access to outdoors, no contact with relatives.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
December 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The United States of America is responsible for this. I feel sick.
You may now refer to me as
'Mr. Cassandra"
if you don't mind.
'Mr. Cassandra"
if you don't mind.
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
You may now refer to me as
'Mr. Cassandra"
if you don't mind.
'Mr. Cassandra"
if you don't mind.
This sundowning old man is high as a kite.
Grampa shitty pants needs a spit guard on that mic if he's just gonna yell at us without breathing.
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This sundowning old man is high as a kite.
Grampa shitty pants needs a spit guard on that mic if he's just gonna yell at us without breathing.
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Grampa shitty pants needs a spit guard on that mic if he's just gonna yell at us without breathing.