Trendar
@trendar.bsky.social
True blue, and probably left of you. World citizen, British native, Italian resident, American voter.
Helping to create a better world through music, politics, personal connections and kindness.
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Helping to create a better world through music, politics, personal connections and kindness.
Will only follow if you have an avatar, profile and posts.
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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Agree or disagree?
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Agree or disagree?
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“This corrosive system has cleverly convinced us all that we can’t live without it, when in fact we will die precisely because of it”
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“This corrosive system has cleverly convinced us all that we can’t live without it, when in fact we will die precisely because of it”
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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This is Nazism. And the only reason some folks cannot see it is because they, themselves, are also dangerous fascists. This may be the most un-American statement ever uttered by a man currently serving as co-President of the United States. It spits in the face of everything America is.
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is Nazism. And the only reason some folks cannot see it is because they, themselves, are also dangerous fascists. This may be the most un-American statement ever uttered by a man currently serving as co-President of the United States. It spits in the face of everything America is.
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My personal guidelines for dealing with people on social media:
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
June 12, 2023 at 7:21 PM
My personal guidelines for dealing with people on social media:
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
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No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
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Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
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Good fucking morning to everyone—except the MAGA influencers who lectured Democrats after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, but had nothing to say yesterday when Donald Trump called for executing his political opponents. Every single one of you is a goddamn hypocrite.
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Good fucking morning to everyone—except the MAGA influencers who lectured Democrats after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, but had nothing to say yesterday when Donald Trump called for executing his political opponents. Every single one of you is a goddamn hypocrite.
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"A lot of highly-placed Democrats were ashamed of those things that Mamdani was not ashamed of. Were? Are. Are terrified of those things. They often run campaigns that begin by agreeing with Republicans that the good things they aren't are bad things they are." www.the-reframe.com/the-extraord...
The Extraordinary Power of Standing For Something
Winning by creating vision in the positive space of shared standards, and expertly negotiating the negative space of shame.
www.the-reframe.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"A lot of highly-placed Democrats were ashamed of those things that Mamdani was not ashamed of. Were? Are. Are terrified of those things. They often run campaigns that begin by agreeing with Republicans that the good things they aren't are bad things they are." www.the-reframe.com/the-extraord...
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The East Wing demolition should be a much bigger scandal—politicians have been accused of corruption for far less, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
The Ballroom Blitz Should Be a Bigger Scandal
It is appalling for a president to accept private donations to fund a pet project. Just ask the Clintons.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The East Wing demolition should be a much bigger scandal—politicians have been accused of corruption for far less, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
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When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits
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This week I had someone tell me they're not worried about SNAP being cut off because "that's illegal, so it's impossible Trump could do that, so obviously it's just media sensationalism." Another person told me they weren't worried about ICE because "they can't detain you if you're legally here."
November 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This week I had someone tell me they're not worried about SNAP being cut off because "that's illegal, so it's impossible Trump could do that, so obviously it's just media sensationalism." Another person told me they weren't worried about ICE because "they can't detain you if you're legally here."
Heather Cox Richardson remains the absolute queen of acerbic understatement: substack.com/@hrichardson
October 31, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Heather Cox Richardson remains the absolute queen of acerbic understatement: substack.com/@hrichardson
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It is the moral, ethical, and yes legally right for Democratic States and Cities to engage in Soft Secession by withholding federal taxes. This would not violate the Supremacy Clause, has immense precedent in US history, & the time to act is NOW.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
Blue States: It Is Time For Soft Secession
Democratic run State and County Govts contribute 71% of the United States economy, and it's past time they flexed their muscle to protect our humanity
www.qasimrashid.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It is the moral, ethical, and yes legally right for Democratic States and Cities to engage in Soft Secession by withholding federal taxes. This would not violate the Supremacy Clause, has immense precedent in US history, & the time to act is NOW.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
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If people are working full-time jobs and still need food stamps to survive, then they aren’t the welfare queens.
Their employers are.
Their employers are.
October 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If people are working full-time jobs and still need food stamps to survive, then they aren’t the welfare queens.
Their employers are.
Their employers are.
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SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
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Such a characteristic dynamic, righties saying the protests were "funded by Soros" and lefties responding with fact checks & empirical observations. Ships passing in the night.
What the righties want to say is: the left is fundamentally illegitimate. That, to them, is the core truth.
What the righties want to say is: the left is fundamentally illegitimate. That, to them, is the core truth.
October 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Such a characteristic dynamic, righties saying the protests were "funded by Soros" and lefties responding with fact checks & empirical observations. Ships passing in the night.
What the righties want to say is: the left is fundamentally illegitimate. That, to them, is the core truth.
What the righties want to say is: the left is fundamentally illegitimate. That, to them, is the core truth.
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Since we can’t rely on the HHS, CDC, or FDA to say it, I will:
MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR.
Measles cases have reached their HIGHEST point since the disease WAS ELIMINATED from the United States in 2000. We are at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR.
Measles cases have reached their HIGHEST point since the disease WAS ELIMINATED from the United States in 2000. We are at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Since we can’t rely on the HHS, CDC, or FDA to say it, I will:
MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR.
Measles cases have reached their HIGHEST point since the disease WAS ELIMINATED from the United States in 2000. We are at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR.
Measles cases have reached their HIGHEST point since the disease WAS ELIMINATED from the United States in 2000. We are at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.
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Americans have long sung about being “The land of the free”. This is demonstrably and clearly no longer true. Time for patriotic Americans to complete the anthem and live up to the promise of the last line.
Be brave, America. It’s now or never.
www.nokings.org
Be brave, America. It’s now or never.
www.nokings.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Americans have long sung about being “The land of the free”. This is demonstrably and clearly no longer true. Time for patriotic Americans to complete the anthem and live up to the promise of the last line.
Be brave, America. It’s now or never.
www.nokings.org
Be brave, America. It’s now or never.
www.nokings.org
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What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?
October 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?
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A movement that will echo through the ages.
October 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A movement that will echo through the ages.