Tel
@telmonks.bsky.social
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#RESIST #DEMOCRAT #NeverTrumper since 2015, Relatively New American, Ancient remnant of a Renaissance Dilettante, Recovering Actor and Linguist, Go Player, 🎷Player, Gamer, Cymraeg, French teacher, 20th century cinema fan, husband to lovely wife
#RESIST #DEMOCRAT #NeverTrumper since 2015, Relatively New American, Ancient remnant of a Renaissance Dilettante, Recovering Actor and Linguist, Go Player, 🎷Player, Gamer, Cymraeg, French teacher, 20th century cinema fan, husband to lovely wife
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Tel
@telmonks.bsky.social
· Feb 15
Maybe I am mellowing, but my new rules are:
When following posters I look first for these terms
#FuckTrump, #Resist, #Democrat, #StrongerTogether, #BlueCrew, #BlueResisters, #Progressive, #VoteBlue, #Antifa, #BlueDot, #Liberal, #TrueBlue
Or variants thereof
Never FollowAll
When following posters I look first for these terms
#FuckTrump, #Resist, #Democrat, #StrongerTogether, #BlueCrew, #BlueResisters, #Progressive, #VoteBlue, #Antifa, #BlueDot, #Liberal, #TrueBlue
Or variants thereof
Never FollowAll
Those marks that Taco47 has on his hands? They are either demonic stigmata, or the sites where he received blood transfusions from Keith Richards, hoping to live forever.
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Those marks that Taco47 has on his hands? They are either demonic stigmata, or the sites where he received blood transfusions from Keith Richards, hoping to live forever.
YES!
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
YES!
I’m with them.
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I’m with them.
My dog Nigel and our new favourite toy. It’s called Asshole. I love to say,” Where’s your asshole?” And he brings it to me. These simple pleasures get us through the day.
January 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM
My dog Nigel and our new favourite toy. It’s called Asshole. I love to say,” Where’s your asshole?” And he brings it to me. These simple pleasures get us through the day.
We’re going to need a bigger courtroom, but this is a good start.
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 PM
We’re going to need a bigger courtroom, but this is a good start.
I cannot say this too often.
Huge fuck you to every single fucking person who dared say we were overreacting in 2016 and 2024.
January 25, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I cannot say this too often.
SHAME!
Let’s remember these names. And hope they all go down.
Let’s remember these names. And hope they all go down.
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
SHAME!
Let’s remember these names. And hope they all go down.
Let’s remember these names. And hope they all go down.
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Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Forgive me if I am not reassured by this. If his support is in the 30s and 40s, we still have a long way to go in convincing people to believe what they can see with their own eyes.
NOTE: The politics of grievance has a shelf life, and Trump is incapable of pivoting to governing when the anger stops working.
January 23, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Forgive me if I am not reassured by this. If his support is in the 30s and 40s, we still have a long way to go in convincing people to believe what they can see with their own eyes.
Why is no one asking about the classified document that he stole from the White House and tried to hide?
January 22, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Why is no one asking about the classified document that he stole from the White House and tried to hide?
But look at those Republicans, with 73% saying the country is better off. They are either lying or insane but probably both.
Few Voters Say Trump’s Second Term Has Made the Country Better, Poll Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
Few Voters Say Trump’s Second Term Has Made the Country Better, Poll Finds
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:13 PM
But look at those Republicans, with 73% saying the country is better off. They are either lying or insane but probably both.
A very fine summary from Lewi Whalberg, read them all.
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72 minutes. 72 minutes of delirium, broadcast live worldwide.
72 minutes in which the President of the United States confused Greenland with Iceland. Repeatedly. While explaining why he wants to buy it.
72 minutes. 72 minutes of delirium, broadcast live worldwide.
72 minutes in which the President of the United States confused Greenland with Iceland. Repeatedly. While explaining why he wants to buy it.
January 21, 2026 at 10:18 PM
A very fine summary from Lewi Whalberg, read them all.
Yes, it’s still possible to find good reporting if you know where to look.
The Guuardian's running fact-check of Trump's Davos remarks is essential viewing. He hardly utters a sentence that isn't an easily verifiable lie. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Zelenskyy and Trump to meet later today to discuss Ukraine war – Europe live
US president confirms meeting and says he is ‘dealing with president Putin and he wants to make a deal’
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Yes, it’s still possible to find good reporting if you know where to look.
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Agree 💯 With Lawrence O'Donnell
January 18, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Agree 💯 With Lawrence O'Donnell
Damn right
No. We don’t need to “modify ICE training.” We need to close DHS. Dismantle it. It’s an outdated expensive bureaucracy that’s been usurped by violent white supremacists. Shut it down.
January 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Damn right
A great start!
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just issued an executive order shutting down state police cooperation with Trump’s ICE immediately after taking office.
January 18, 2026 at 3:30 AM
A great start!
Today’s lesson is taken from Chaucer: the Pardoner's Tale.
534 O wombe! O bely! O stynkyng cod
535 Fulfilled of dong and of corrupcioun
536 At either ende of thee foul is the soun
534 O wombe! O bely! O stynkyng cod
535 Fulfilled of dong and of corrupcioun
536 At either ende of thee foul is the soun
January 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Today’s lesson is taken from Chaucer: the Pardoner's Tale.
534 O wombe! O bely! O stynkyng cod
535 Fulfilled of dong and of corrupcioun
536 At either ende of thee foul is the soun
534 O wombe! O bely! O stynkyng cod
535 Fulfilled of dong and of corrupcioun
536 At either ende of thee foul is the soun
Sure, so he fucked some minors and beat up some kids and killed some puppies, but at least…
…I got nothing.
…I got nothing.
January 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Sure, so he fucked some minors and beat up some kids and killed some puppies, but at least…
…I got nothing.
…I got nothing.
Yay, Amy!
The biggest difference between Greenland and Donald Trump is that Greenland is not for sale. 🔥
~ Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
~ Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
January 15, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Yay, Amy!
If you won’t listen to AOC, Stephen King or Mark Ruffalo, perhaps you’ll listen to ME!
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 AM
If you won’t listen to AOC, Stephen King or Mark Ruffalo, perhaps you’ll listen to ME!
I can only say, let’s not forget Bezos and Weiss. Actually so many others I am losing count.
When accountability comes, we cannot forget the billionaires who funded this shit. Theil, Ellison, Musk et al must be DESTROYED, legally or extra-judicially.
January 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I can only say, let’s not forget Bezos and Weiss. Actually so many others I am losing count.
Love this guy. So happy I got to meet him once.
January 13, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Love this guy. So happy I got to meet him once.
Oh, please!
January 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Oh, please!