Suds Terkel
@sudsterkel.bsky.social
Baseball (Go White Sox, meh), BBQ, beer, books, Boston Terriers, bourbon. Begrudging user of the Oxford comma. Opponent of rampant enshitification who wonders whatever happened to authenticity.
Hailing from and still sequestered in ChiSuburbia.
Hailing from and still sequestered in ChiSuburbia.
Pinned
Time for the US to Dump the Word "Homeland"
In 1934, at the Nazi party’s big coming-out event, they introduced the term “homeland.”…
truthout.org
Bskyers of a certain age may recall recoiling in horror when the Bush Administration took some existing chunks of government and rolled it into a new security apparatus called The Department of Homeland Security because the word "Homeland" was so Nazi-ish.
Now two decades later, here we are....
Now two decades later, here we are....
Rinse and repeat!
"They know they're lying.
We know they're lying.
They know we know they're lying.
They lie anyway."
We know they're lying.
They know we know they're lying.
They lie anyway."
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Rinse and repeat!
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Two evil despots sitting in a gold palace. What a disgusting image.
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Two evil despots sitting in a gold palace. What a disgusting image.
"You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen."
Oh damn, another Dem trashing Charlie Kirk!
No, wait...that's just Drumpf talking about Jamal Khashoggi....
Oh damn, another Dem trashing Charlie Kirk!
No, wait...that's just Drumpf talking about Jamal Khashoggi....
“Things happen”: Trump waves away Khashoggi question during summit with MBS
The president scoffed at a question about the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi during a meeting with MBS
www.yahoo.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen."
Oh damn, another Dem trashing Charlie Kirk!
No, wait...that's just Drumpf talking about Jamal Khashoggi....
Oh damn, another Dem trashing Charlie Kirk!
No, wait...that's just Drumpf talking about Jamal Khashoggi....
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take the over on any proposition you're offered about how many times republicans are gonna say "nothingburger" over the next week
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
take the over on any proposition you're offered about how many times republicans are gonna say "nothingburger" over the next week
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Andrew Tate, the rape trafficker, has lost all his crypto.
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Andrew Tate, the rape trafficker, has lost all his crypto.
If this piece of crap ballroom is still standing 20 years down the line, it'll be funnyAF to watch people wonder what the hell a Coinbase was the same way that we do when someone mentions CueCat or CDNow....
The reason we have laws* against bribery is that companies will absolutely bribe politicians at the very first opportunity if it is good for the bottom line, because they see it as a sound business decision, not a civilizational betrayal.
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Coinbase donated to Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project as an appeal to the administration, Emilie Choi, the cryptocurrency exchange's president and COO, said at Axios' BFD event today.
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If this piece of crap ballroom is still standing 20 years down the line, it'll be funnyAF to watch people wonder what the hell a Coinbase was the same way that we do when someone mentions CueCat or CDNow....
ICE failed to do anything besides make its agents and concentration camp managers rich, pass it on to your racist uncle over some turkey next week...
A good read abt the foibles of the evil clowns going around terrorizing cities
The AHs are bullying, but ppl keep resisting
"There’s a natl trail of court orders [that call the bullies out] left behind"
"targeted communities are fighting back faster" & learning from each other
#StrongerTogether
The AHs are bullying, but ppl keep resisting
"There’s a natl trail of court orders [that call the bullies out] left behind"
"targeted communities are fighting back faster" & learning from each other
#StrongerTogether
Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago
Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ICE failed to do anything besides make its agents and concentration camp managers rich, pass it on to your racist uncle over some turkey next week...
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Andrew Johnson — a Jan. 6 rioter who went by "Am🇺🇸rican T🇺🇸rrorist” on Elon Musk’s platform — has been arrested on child molestation charges, with police saying he used the promise of a taxpayer-funded payout from Trump's DOJ to try and keep one of the victims silent.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Andrew Johnson — a Jan. 6 rioter who went by "Am🇺🇸rican T🇺🇸rrorist” on Elon Musk’s platform — has been arrested on child molestation charges, with police saying he used the promise of a taxpayer-funded payout from Trump's DOJ to try and keep one of the victims silent.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
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KEEP SHARING YOUR STORIES about increased ACA premiums due to the disappearance of subsidies. The stories clearly are having an impact, they help people feel less helpless, and they create solidarity that leads to action.
Mine went from $395→ $821. What happened for you?
Mine went from $395→ $821. What happened for you?
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
KEEP SHARING YOUR STORIES about increased ACA premiums due to the disappearance of subsidies. The stories clearly are having an impact, they help people feel less helpless, and they create solidarity that leads to action.
Mine went from $395→ $821. What happened for you?
Mine went from $395→ $821. What happened for you?
JFC, how many people had their brains wiped by Covid and completely forgot 2017-2021 ever happened!?!?
“You are our president. Please start acting like it. Show some class. Show some real leadership. Show that you actually care about the people other than yourself. I voted for you, but your behavior on this issue has been a national embarrassment.”
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
JFC, how many people had their brains wiped by Covid and completely forgot 2017-2021 ever happened!?!?
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NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking The Economy. - OtherWords
Trump claimed immigrants were “taking your jobs.” But during his brutal crackdown, the job market has only gotten worse.
otherwords.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
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Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
LOL, we already knew that these guys all want to be Peter Weyland but leave it to Baldzos to be this literal about it...
Leave it to him to name it after the Titan who stole fire from the gods and got his liver eaten daily as punishment.
Meanwhile, I can't stop thinking about the old "Prometheus and Bob" cartoons.
It never ended well.
Meanwhile, I can't stop thinking about the old "Prometheus and Bob" cartoons.
It never ended well.
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
LOL, we already knew that these guys all want to be Peter Weyland but leave it to Baldzos to be this literal about it...
It'll be amazing when the next seminormal president changes the DoW back to the DoD and Fox News raises a performative stink about the high cost of rebranding it.... 🤣😂
If these people are ever thrown out of power, I hope we all understand there is no reformist pathway for institutions like this as much as Dems might desperately wish and claim there is.
November 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It'll be amazing when the next seminormal president changes the DoW back to the DoD and Fox News raises a performative stink about the high cost of rebranding it.... 🤣😂
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MTG, it's not funny when you're threatened with death, is it?
Threatening a medical professional during a global pandemic is despicable.
This is a classic example of you reap what you sow.
Trump, the GOP, and MAGA have normalized Republicans' violence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
Threatening a medical professional during a global pandemic is despicable.
This is a classic example of you reap what you sow.
Trump, the GOP, and MAGA have normalized Republicans' violence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
MTG, it's not funny when you're threatened with death, is it?
Threatening a medical professional during a global pandemic is despicable.
This is a classic example of you reap what you sow.
Trump, the GOP, and MAGA have normalized Republicans' violence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
Threatening a medical professional during a global pandemic is despicable.
This is a classic example of you reap what you sow.
Trump, the GOP, and MAGA have normalized Republicans' violence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Just came across an email where Michael Wolff and Epstein are discussing how to discredit Dylan Farrow's story about getting r*ped by Woody Allen by getting Soon-Yi Previn to "turn this into a love story with Soon-Yi. She's the only one who can save him" and I think I need a break now.
Christ.
Christ.
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🤢🤮
Look at the big (empty) brain on Megyn! #StopBeingSoFuckingGrossYouMAGAtCreeps
There is a classification of porn called "Barely Legal."
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Look at the big (empty) brain on Megyn! #StopBeingSoFuckingGrossYouMAGAtCreeps
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This is America today. It doesn’t have to be this way.
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is America today. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Generative AI is to writing as microwaving is to cooking....
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Generative AI is to writing as microwaving is to cooking....
Karoline may yet regret being such a pick-me girl....
As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
She did not respond.
She did not respond.
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Karoline may yet regret being such a pick-me girl....
I think my disdain for large language models may well be rooted in the fact that I never agreed with the tenets of structuralism. #JokeLikeSubstance
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I think my disdain for large language models may well be rooted in the fact that I never agreed with the tenets of structuralism. #JokeLikeSubstance
Trying to decide whether generative AI zealots are more sociopathic or psychopathic is a fool's errand....
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Trying to decide whether generative AI zealots are more sociopathic or psychopathic is a fool's errand....
Today in WTF, I was approached by a digital agency about doing some executive ghostwriting. After replying, I spent several hours pondering the possibilities of adding this agency to my client roster. Then we talked money, and I was told my expectations were too high -- they max out at $22 per hour!
elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .
ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Today in WTF, I was approached by a digital agency about doing some executive ghostwriting. After replying, I spent several hours pondering the possibilities of adding this agency to my client roster. Then we talked money, and I was told my expectations were too high -- they max out at $22 per hour!