Thomas Gordon d'Avila
@tweetures.bsky.social
Democrats may not have all the answers, but at least we believe in good governance!
I'll never stop writing about politics, but it can be depressing, so I'm branching out into Hallmark movie reviews, as in #HallmarkHaven (click on "Latest!")
I'll never stop writing about politics, but it can be depressing, so I'm branching out into Hallmark movie reviews, as in #HallmarkHaven (click on "Latest!")
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Is it TOO weird that HELL and HEAVEN both begin with "HE?"
The amazing thing about this television commercial is that it's produced without a single spoken word! It's clear who the "ringleader" of this crew is and always has been. Her gestures are enough to lead her friends into what could be seen as a scary downhill romp! It's the only TV ad I will watch.
@maddow.bsky.social: I don't know if this video has won any awards, but it should have! It's pretty rare to recycle an ad from a year ago and still be effective, but this one captures the transformative joy of friendship. These 3 women have known each other since they were kids! Good job, Amazon!
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The amazing thing about this television commercial is that it's produced without a single spoken word! It's clear who the "ringleader" of this crew is and always has been. Her gestures are enough to lead her friends into what could be seen as a scary downhill romp! It's the only TV ad I will watch.
@maddow.bsky.social: I don't know if this video has won any awards, but it should have! It's pretty rare to recycle an ad from a year ago and still be effective, but this one captures the transformative joy of friendship. These 3 women have known each other since they were kids! Good job, Amazon!
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
@maddow.bsky.social: I don't know if this video has won any awards, but it should have! It's pretty rare to recycle an ad from a year ago and still be effective, but this one captures the transformative joy of friendship. These 3 women have known each other since they were kids! Good job, Amazon!
#HallmarkHaven: (2/2) So this is my last notation for a while. If you are interested, the reviews all appear in reverse order segments, so you have to scroll down 3, 5 or 9 segments to get to the beginning of a review. Also, the 7-part diatribe preceding these last two segments is a Bluesky review.
November 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#HallmarkHaven: (2/2) So this is my last notation for a while. If you are interested, the reviews all appear in reverse order segments, so you have to scroll down 3, 5 or 9 segments to get to the beginning of a review. Also, the 7-part diatribe preceding these last two segments is a Bluesky review.
#HallmarkHaven: (1/2) I have serious doubts about whether anyone in fact reads these movie reviews! I got my hip replaced last winter and ended up watching a lot of Hallmark movies, so it seemed fun to rank them (since some are fine productions and some are real klinkers!) But I'm taking a vacation.
November 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#HallmarkHaven: (1/2) I have serious doubts about whether anyone in fact reads these movie reviews! I got my hip replaced last winter and ended up watching a lot of Hallmark movies, so it seemed fun to rank them (since some are fine productions and some are real klinkers!) But I'm taking a vacation.
@maddow.bsky.social: I don't disagree with your push to hold Dems accountable, but I think it depends on the House district. Some Representatives live in districts that simply won't vote for a far left politician! We don't want to be the party that eats its own, without recognition of differences.
The voters demonstrated they want a fighting Democratic Party.
Primary the District Representatives who haven’t risen to the moment. Start now.
Take the House back!
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Primary the District Representatives who haven’t risen to the moment. Start now.
Take the House back!
go.bsky.app/8hdr2Ro
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
@maddow.bsky.social: I don't disagree with your push to hold Dems accountable, but I think it depends on the House district. Some Representatives live in districts that simply won't vote for a far left politician! We don't want to be the party that eats its own, without recognition of differences.
@maddow.bsky.social: For the first time in years, Austin has experienced a slight decline in population, so Elon Musk wants people to move here. This is the genius who rampaged through federal agencies, firing critical experts who were later rehired! But by all means, listen to the Musk-rat! Or not.
November 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
@maddow.bsky.social: For the first time in years, Austin has experienced a slight decline in population, so Elon Musk wants people to move here. This is the genius who rampaged through federal agencies, firing critical experts who were later rehired! But by all means, listen to the Musk-rat! Or not.
@maddow.bsky.social: On a lighter note, this is one of the disadvantages of preferring unsliced bread! My kitchen isn't very well lit at night, so I slice bread by feel. I just wasn't feelin' it tonight! Fortunately, I have a rather large mouth, so that gigantic slice at the back wasn't a problem.
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
@maddow.bsky.social: On a lighter note, this is one of the disadvantages of preferring unsliced bread! My kitchen isn't very well lit at night, so I slice bread by feel. I just wasn't feelin' it tonight! Fortunately, I have a rather large mouth, so that gigantic slice at the back wasn't a problem.
@maddow.bsky.social: Our corrupt POTUS and equally corrupt Attorney General are scheming together to blame Democrats as potential co-conspirators in the Epstein scandal. With Trump's approval ratings in the low 30s, we will see if he continues to have the ability to deflect attention from himself!
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 AM
@maddow.bsky.social: Our corrupt POTUS and equally corrupt Attorney General are scheming together to blame Democrats as potential co-conspirators in the Epstein scandal. With Trump's approval ratings in the low 30s, we will see if he continues to have the ability to deflect attention from himself!
@maddow.msnbc.com: Either one of these capable women would have made a better president than the current POTUS. It's a sad commentary on the development of our great nation that we would elect a p**** grabber and convicted criminal rather than break this ridiculous pattern of male dominance!
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com: Either one of these capable women would have made a better president than the current POTUS. It's a sad commentary on the development of our great nation that we would elect a p**** grabber and convicted criminal rather than break this ridiculous pattern of male dominance!
@maddow.msnbc.com: In spite of endless efforts to correct his errors in thinking, Trump believes that foreign countries pay for his tariffs, which are in fact taxes on the American consumer! He has a similar faulty approach when it comes to Venezuela and drug trafficking. So we start a stupid war?
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com: In spite of endless efforts to correct his errors in thinking, Trump believes that foreign countries pay for his tariffs, which are in fact taxes on the American consumer! He has a similar faulty approach when it comes to Venezuela and drug trafficking. So we start a stupid war?
@maddow.msnbc.com: Lawrence O'Donnell made a couple of good points during this extended discussion. First, the Senate is completely unlike the unified House of Representatives under a Speaker like Pelosi. Senators have more personal agency! And the final battle in this war will be the 2026 midterms.
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com: Lawrence O'Donnell made a couple of good points during this extended discussion. First, the Senate is completely unlike the unified House of Representatives under a Speaker like Pelosi. Senators have more personal agency! And the final battle in this war will be the 2026 midterms.
The Democrats have always been at a serious disadvantage in such circumstances, because we believe in the value of good government. Trump and the GOP would have been just as happy to NEVER reopen D.C., thus fulfilling Reagan's so-called truism of the only good government being no government at all!
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Democrats have always been at a serious disadvantage in such circumstances, because we believe in the value of good government. Trump and the GOP would have been just as happy to NEVER reopen D.C., thus fulfilling Reagan's so-called truism of the only good government being no government at all!
@maddow.msnbc.com: "The Welfare Queens," a popular meme in the past for the purposes of disparaging poor folks, with images of typically black women cruising in Cadillacs, is just not true! You simply do not get SNAP benefits if you have lots of excess cash to tide you over in a government shutdown.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com: "The Welfare Queens," a popular meme in the past for the purposes of disparaging poor folks, with images of typically black women cruising in Cadillacs, is just not true! You simply do not get SNAP benefits if you have lots of excess cash to tide you over in a government shutdown.
@maddow.msnbc.com: The latest poll has Mallory McMorrow within 4 points of the lead in a multi-person Dem primary, WITH 37% UNDECIDED! I like @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social because she's from Michigan and her logo looks like the side emblem on the front fender of a classic car! Cruisin' to victory!
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com: The latest poll has Mallory McMorrow within 4 points of the lead in a multi-person Dem primary, WITH 37% UNDECIDED! I like @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social because she's from Michigan and her logo looks like the side emblem on the front fender of a classic car! Cruisin' to victory!
@maddow.msnbc.com: Mallory McMorrow is an up-and-coming star of the Democratic Party in Michigan. Interestingly, her work history includes a stint as an industrial designer. I haven't seen any polls, so I don't know what the odds are, but she's a clearly viable candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2026!
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com: Mallory McMorrow is an up-and-coming star of the Democratic Party in Michigan. Interestingly, her work history includes a stint as an industrial designer. I haven't seen any polls, so I don't know what the odds are, but she's a clearly viable candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2026!
I've recently lost faith in the Google Machine (or GM), which I spell that way to evoke a sense of dehumanization, because Gmail has randomly lost a couple of messages that I had composed and wished to save! But the GM got it right in its spelling of the word "bated," which I had some doubts about.
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I've recently lost faith in the Google Machine (or GM), which I spell that way to evoke a sense of dehumanization, because Gmail has randomly lost a couple of messages that I had composed and wished to save! But the GM got it right in its spelling of the word "bated," which I had some doubts about.
@maddow.msnbc.com: Trump likes to brag about how many wars he's ended - I believe it's somewhere around 7 or 8 as of a few days ago - but here's a report from CBS News that he's probably not aware of. You go, Mr. President! Do your thing! We will all be waiting with bated breath, so go, don't delay!
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com: Trump likes to brag about how many wars he's ended - I believe it's somewhere around 7 or 8 as of a few days ago - but here's a report from CBS News that he's probably not aware of. You go, Mr. President! Do your thing! We will all be waiting with bated breath, so go, don't delay!
@maddow.msnbc.com: I won't describe the orange object at the beginning of this Bill Maher "New Rules" clip (which I'm sure is on YouTube), and it continues beyond the sub-3 minute limit for Bluesky, but he absolutely crucifies (not the precisely correct word, though they are believers) our Supremes!
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com: I won't describe the orange object at the beginning of this Bill Maher "New Rules" clip (which I'm sure is on YouTube), and it continues beyond the sub-3 minute limit for Bluesky, but he absolutely crucifies (not the precisely correct word, though they are believers) our Supremes!
As a former stockbroker with an interest in venture capital, I understand the need for a Shark to do what's called a "due diligence" analysis of a prospective company before they fully commit to an investment, but I would think Shark Tank itself would do that, just to preserve their credibility!
@maddow.msnbc.com: I watch a lot of TV, and Shark Tank is one of my faves! I don't mind seeing old episodes, because I always do a post-show Google of business outcomes. More disappointing than the deals that don't get done are the many deals that don't get fully consummated with the original Shark!
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As a former stockbroker with an interest in venture capital, I understand the need for a Shark to do what's called a "due diligence" analysis of a prospective company before they fully commit to an investment, but I would think Shark Tank itself would do that, just to preserve their credibility!
@maddow.msnbc.com: I watch a lot of TV, and Shark Tank is one of my faves! I don't mind seeing old episodes, because I always do a post-show Google of business outcomes. More disappointing than the deals that don't get done are the many deals that don't get fully consummated with the original Shark!
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com: I watch a lot of TV, and Shark Tank is one of my faves! I don't mind seeing old episodes, because I always do a post-show Google of business outcomes. More disappointing than the deals that don't get done are the many deals that don't get fully consummated with the original Shark!
@maddow.msnbc.com: At the risk of making unfounded predictions, it looks like Trump's loyal Supremes do not agree with his pet project, the insane tariff regime. He has a knack for doing things, like refusing to negotiate over the government shutdown, which are destructive to the economy! Stupid!
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com: At the risk of making unfounded predictions, it looks like Trump's loyal Supremes do not agree with his pet project, the insane tariff regime. He has a knack for doing things, like refusing to negotiate over the government shutdown, which are destructive to the economy! Stupid!
It turns out the bigger diameter base of the new rubber tip grips things like old carpeting better, and the manufacturer had the foresight to design the interior of the tip with a steel washer to give the end of the ebony stick a firm platform, as it were. Plus, for eight bucks, I got a spare tip!
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It turns out the bigger diameter base of the new rubber tip grips things like old carpeting better, and the manufacturer had the foresight to design the interior of the tip with a steel washer to give the end of the ebony stick a firm platform, as it were. Plus, for eight bucks, I got a spare tip!
@maddow.msnbc.com: I needed a hip replacement 8 or 9 months ago, and I still use a lovely silver-handled (actually, pewter, I believe) ebony cane, which I previously sported as an unnecessary accessory! It had a sleek rubber tip which I wore a hole through, and the replacement is clunky. Oh well...
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com: I needed a hip replacement 8 or 9 months ago, and I still use a lovely silver-handled (actually, pewter, I believe) ebony cane, which I previously sported as an unnecessary accessory! It had a sleek rubber tip which I wore a hole through, and the replacement is clunky. Oh well...
@maddow.msnbc.com: Whether or not Governor Gavin Newsom is elected president in 2028, he has established himself as a major source of resistance to Trump and the GOP! Trump's demolition of the East Wing of the White House will not be his last destructive act, but the future is looking brighter!
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com: Whether or not Governor Gavin Newsom is elected president in 2028, he has established himself as a major source of resistance to Trump and the GOP! Trump's demolition of the East Wing of the White House will not be his last destructive act, but the future is looking brighter!
@maddow.msnbc.com: Who doesn't love a politician with a highly developed sense of humor? New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill gives a great acceptance speech with a promise to improve New Jersey's civics education, after the crowd fails to remember the state motto, "Liberty and Prosperity!"
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com: Who doesn't love a politician with a highly developed sense of humor? New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill gives a great acceptance speech with a promise to improve New Jersey's civics education, after the crowd fails to remember the state motto, "Liberty and Prosperity!"