Tired Gammy
@tiredgammy.bsky.social
Retired teacher. Tired, so tired.
“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.”
James Madison
“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.”
James Madison
Pinned
This video is so important. Trump is desperate for protests to turn into violent riots so he can justify a military crackdown. Do not take the bait.
Interesting video about how Project25 hinges on us taking their fascist bait...and we're not.
Does their whole plan hinge on us rioting?
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This video is so important. Trump is desperate for protests to turn into violent riots so he can justify a military crackdown. Do not take the bait.
tRump awards the Medal of Freedom to a man whom history will record as a known racist misogynistic bigot while the MAGA crowd applauds and cheers like braying jackasses.
October 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
tRump awards the Medal of Freedom to a man whom history will record as a known racist misogynistic bigot while the MAGA crowd applauds and cheers like braying jackasses.
💯% Correct! tRump wants, NEEDS a violent reaction from these targeted communities to justify martial law. They are not taking the bait and must beware of the MAGA agitators who will try to incite the violence he demands.
October 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
💯% Correct! tRump wants, NEEDS a violent reaction from these targeted communities to justify martial law. They are not taking the bait and must beware of the MAGA agitators who will try to incite the violence he demands.
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This piece is a worthy read. Thank you, @espiers.bsky.social. I appreciate honest obituaries.
"I don’t know if Kirk was a good father, but if he was, that does little to mitigate the damage he did to other people’s children."
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
"I don’t know if Kirk was a good father, but if he was, that does little to mitigate the damage he did to other people’s children."
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This piece is a worthy read. Thank you, @espiers.bsky.social. I appreciate honest obituaries.
"I don’t know if Kirk was a good father, but if he was, that does little to mitigate the damage he did to other people’s children."
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
"I don’t know if Kirk was a good father, but if he was, that does little to mitigate the damage he did to other people’s children."
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker
TikTok video by Elle Cordova
www.tiktok.com
August 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Regarding Gavin Newsom, this gentleman is spot-on. 🎯🎯🎯👇
July 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Regarding Gavin Newsom, this gentleman is spot-on. 🎯🎯🎯👇
“Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed—
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above.
(It never was America to me.)”
Langston Hughes’ poem “Let America Be America Again” seems so appropriate for this July 4th
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above.
(It never was America to me.)”
Langston Hughes’ poem “Let America Be America Again” seems so appropriate for this July 4th
"O, yes,
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath—
America will be!"
Starting the day sharing my favorite Langston Hughes poem in the family group chat before doing my own reading
poets.org/poem/let-ame...
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath—
America will be!"
Starting the day sharing my favorite Langston Hughes poem in the family group chat before doing my own reading
poets.org/poem/let-ame...
Let America Be America Again
Let America be America again.
poets.org
July 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed—
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above.
(It never was America to me.)”
Langston Hughes’ poem “Let America Be America Again” seems so appropriate for this July 4th
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above.
(It never was America to me.)”
Langston Hughes’ poem “Let America Be America Again” seems so appropriate for this July 4th
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These are the questions every American should be asking.
Americans of conscience, we must stand together and confront any president so wholly unsuited to lead the United States.
Americans of conscience, we must stand together and confront any president so wholly unsuited to lead the United States.
May 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
These are the questions every American should be asking.
Americans of conscience, we must stand together and confront any president so wholly unsuited to lead the United States.
Americans of conscience, we must stand together and confront any president so wholly unsuited to lead the United States.
Finally! Real actionable ideas. We must all do our part to resist authoritarianism. My voice alone is tiny but together with others it is powerful. We The People are out there protesting, doing what we can. But Democratic leadership in congress must do more. This article offers a plan of action.
April 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Finally! Real actionable ideas. We must all do our part to resist authoritarianism. My voice alone is tiny but together with others it is powerful. We The People are out there protesting, doing what we can. But Democratic leadership in congress must do more. This article offers a plan of action.
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This 🧵 by Senator Murphy is a must read. A clear and concise explanation of Trump’s motives. It was NEVER about “America First”. It was always about “Trump First” and turning American Democracy into his own personal fiefdom. Autocracy was the plan all along.
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This 🧵 by Senator Murphy is a must read. A clear and concise explanation of Trump’s motives. It was NEVER about “America First”. It was always about “Trump First” and turning American Democracy into his own personal fiefdom. Autocracy was the plan all along.
“Courage, dear heart.”
-CS Lewis
We must not be afraid to stand up for what is right. For the rule of law and our constitution. American democracy cannot be so fragile as to fall to a grifting conman and his gullible followers.
Fight back!
Excellent article.
-CS Lewis
We must not be afraid to stand up for what is right. For the rule of law and our constitution. American democracy cannot be so fragile as to fall to a grifting conman and his gullible followers.
Fight back!
Excellent article.
The question I've been asked most as we endure the legal dumpster fire that is the Trump Administration is, "What can we do about it when it's not election season?" @timothynoah.bsky.social has an outstanding essay in the @newrepublic.com addressing that question. newrepublic.com/article/1931...
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance
Ordinary people have more power than they know.
newrepublic.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“Courage, dear heart.”
-CS Lewis
We must not be afraid to stand up for what is right. For the rule of law and our constitution. American democracy cannot be so fragile as to fall to a grifting conman and his gullible followers.
Fight back!
Excellent article.
-CS Lewis
We must not be afraid to stand up for what is right. For the rule of law and our constitution. American democracy cannot be so fragile as to fall to a grifting conman and his gullible followers.
Fight back!
Excellent article.
This perfectly sums up this awful time we are living through. The ignorance + gullibility of Trump supporters is shocking. Jan 6 should have been the end of tRump + MAGA. More must be done to combat the mis/disinformation that got us here.
March 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This perfectly sums up this awful time we are living through. The ignorance + gullibility of Trump supporters is shocking. Jan 6 should have been the end of tRump + MAGA. More must be done to combat the mis/disinformation that got us here.
“Empathy is the oxygen of democracy” -Jon Meacham
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy” -Elon Musk
“Elon Musk is a POS” -Me
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy” -Elon Musk
“Elon Musk is a POS” -Me
March 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“Empathy is the oxygen of democracy” -Jon Meacham
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy” -Elon Musk
“Elon Musk is a POS” -Me
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy” -Elon Musk
“Elon Musk is a POS” -Me
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Other ideas for other ways to fight back. If you don't know where to start, pick one of these and do it.
Thirty lonely but beautiful actions you can take right now which probably won't magically catalyze a mass movement against Trump but that are still wildly important
Why? Because others will see you do them, and it will make it easier for them to take their own (slightly less lonely but equally beautiful) action by your side
thewhitepages.net
March 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Other ideas for other ways to fight back. If you don't know where to start, pick one of these and do it.
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Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
snyder.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
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What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
February 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
Volodymyr Zelensky is a Hero
February 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Volodymyr Zelensky is a Hero
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Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
I go to @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for historical perspective and contemporary context about the dystopia we're experiencing. Snyder's post today has both, plus real actionable guidance. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
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Democracy depends in part on people who refuse to comply with unlawful (and/or unethical) orders.
The Inspectors General refuse to leave until the action is taken legally, which they do not believe it was, and neither do senators like Chuck Grassley. This is what not backing down looks like.
static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...
static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...
January 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Democracy depends in part on people who refuse to comply with unlawful (and/or unethical) orders.
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January 6th was a coordinated attempt to kidnap members of Congress, overturn a free and fair election by its people, and install a president whose criminality is simply unprecedented and whose involvement was complete.
johnpavlovitz.com/2022/01/05/a...
johnpavlovitz.com/2022/01/05/a...
All Americans Know January 6th Was An Insurrection. Decent Ones Care.
We all saw it. On January 6th, 2021, many of us watched it in disbelief in real time: the almost incomprehensible sight of thousands of people breaching the very seat of our Government: smashing windo...
johnpavlovitz.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
January 6th was a coordinated attempt to kidnap members of Congress, overturn a free and fair election by its people, and install a president whose criminality is simply unprecedented and whose involvement was complete.
johnpavlovitz.com/2022/01/05/a...
johnpavlovitz.com/2022/01/05/a...