Brad
@veryscarymonster.bsky.social
Zeitgeist. Engaging pics. Seeking justice.
#nature, #media, #tech, #science, #socialpsychology, #reform, #Quaker, #ChristianNationalism, #EpistemologicalCrisis
#nature, #media, #tech, #science, #socialpsychology, #reform, #Quaker, #ChristianNationalism, #EpistemologicalCrisis
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“.. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls ..
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“.. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls ..
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Bone-sawed body parts don't just "happen."
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "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. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Bone-sawed body parts don't just "happen."
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
there may well be more citizens showing up here in Charlotte to learn how to peacefully resist Trump’s indiscriminate mass deportation effort than federal agents on the ground here, as we saw firsthand last night.
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Wherein the author states, "The effort to create authoritarianism is more likely to lead to a breakup of the state than to a total regime change;" and uses the metaphor of the "grift bubble." Helpful explanation. Ominous outcome.
#GrifterInChief #ELI5 #DoLoveDoLawDoPatriotism
#GrifterInChief #ELI5 #DoLoveDoLawDoPatriotism
The Grift Bubble
A Political Theory of American Collapse
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Wherein the author states, "The effort to create authoritarianism is more likely to lead to a breakup of the state than to a total regime change;" and uses the metaphor of the "grift bubble." Helpful explanation. Ominous outcome.
#GrifterInChief #ELI5 #DoLoveDoLawDoPatriotism
#GrifterInChief #ELI5 #DoLoveDoLawDoPatriotism
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November 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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DHS now terrorizing Charlotte NC
Homeland Security is not protecting us. It’s terrorizing us.
Man films Border Patrol agents smashing his car window in Charlotte
Willy Aceituno, a Honduran-born U.S. citizen, was stopped twice by Border Patrol agents in Charlotte, North Carolina.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
DHS now terrorizing Charlotte NC
Patricia Evans in Seabrook, New Hampshire, aurora on November 11, 2025. “Aurora borealis honors Veterans Day. I was afraid that the cloud cover would prevent viewing the aurora borealis but the reds and greens were amazingly intense! What a goosebump moment!”
#aurora #NH #EarthSky
#aurora #NH #EarthSky
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Kramatorsk at night during a blackout this week. Streetlights and residential buildings remain without electricity after a series of massive Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. (Artem Gvozdkov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) #СлаваУкраїні #SupportDemocracy
November 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Kramatorsk at night during a blackout this week. Streetlights and residential buildings remain without electricity after a series of massive Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. (Artem Gvozdkov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) #СлаваУкраїні #SupportDemocracy
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#Cost #Constitution #fascism
"It announced 'Operation Charlotte's Web' on Saturday, saying 'criminal illegal aliens' would be targeted in the Democratic-run city.
Local officials, including Mayor of Charlotte Li Vyles,... it was causing 'unnecessary fear and uncertainty' in the community."
"It announced 'Operation Charlotte's Web' on Saturday, saying 'criminal illegal aliens' would be targeted in the Democratic-run city.
Local officials, including Mayor of Charlotte Li Vyles,... it was causing 'unnecessary fear and uncertainty' in the community."
Charlotte faces DHS crackdown as agents target 'criminal illegal aliens'
Operation "Charlotte's Web" is part of Donald Trump’s attempt to deliver "the largest deportation programme" in US history.
bbc.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#Cost #Constitution #fascism
"It announced 'Operation Charlotte's Web' on Saturday, saying 'criminal illegal aliens' would be targeted in the Democratic-run city.
Local officials, including Mayor of Charlotte Li Vyles,... it was causing 'unnecessary fear and uncertainty' in the community."
"It announced 'Operation Charlotte's Web' on Saturday, saying 'criminal illegal aliens' would be targeted in the Democratic-run city.
Local officials, including Mayor of Charlotte Li Vyles,... it was causing 'unnecessary fear and uncertainty' in the community."
#citizens #residents #fightback
Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that's now a model for other cities
Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that's now a model for other cities
Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that's now a model for other cities
As an unprecedented immigration crackdown enters a third month, a growing number of Chicago residents are fighting back against what they deem a racist and aggressive overreach of the federal governme...
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
#citizens #residents #fightback
Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that's now a model for other cities
Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that's now a model for other cities
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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A crisp night last autumn when the full moon was bright enough to read by. #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Bright all day Saturday. Link to the feed in comments.
#photography #moon #night
#photography #moon #night
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A crisp night last autumn when the full moon was bright enough to read by. #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Bright all day Saturday. Link to the feed in comments.
#photography #moon #night
#photography #moon #night
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A private railway through the #Drummuircastle estate, #Moray.
#traintrack #photography #forest #nature
#traintrack #photography #forest #nature
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A private railway through the #Drummuircastle estate, #Moray.
#traintrack #photography #forest #nature
#traintrack #photography #forest #nature
November 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
@jenniewhittaker.bsky.social
The Adirondack Mountains near the Hudson River, October 2025. So thankful for the changing seasons!
#AdirondackMountains #Autumn #serene
The Adirondack Mountains near the Hudson River, October 2025. So thankful for the changing seasons!
#AdirondackMountains #Autumn #serene
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
@jenniewhittaker.bsky.social
The Adirondack Mountains near the Hudson River, October 2025. So thankful for the changing seasons!
#AdirondackMountains #Autumn #serene
The Adirondack Mountains near the Hudson River, October 2025. So thankful for the changing seasons!
#AdirondackMountains #Autumn #serene
Corruption and cronyism, jettisoning security protocols to chase and punish those they perceive getting in the way of the regime. Let's be diligent and vigilant getting ready for the 2026 vote!
#corruption #fascism #GuardDemocracyIn2026
#corruption #fascism #GuardDemocracyIn2026
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Corruption and cronyism, jettisoning security protocols to chase and punish those they perceive getting in the way of the regime. Let's be diligent and vigilant getting ready for the 2026 vote!
#corruption #fascism #GuardDemocracyIn2026
#corruption #fascism #GuardDemocracyIn2026
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November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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#ForestFriday is here!
Time for our weekly celebration of the outdoors and nature with forest-related images! Please share your images, enjoy others' and repost your favorites. 🍂🍁
#EastCoastKin #ArtChallenges #Hiking #Forests
Time for our weekly celebration of the outdoors and nature with forest-related images! Please share your images, enjoy others' and repost your favorites. 🍂🍁
#EastCoastKin #ArtChallenges #Hiking #Forests
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
#ForestFriday is here!
Time for our weekly celebration of the outdoors and nature with forest-related images! Please share your images, enjoy others' and repost your favorites. 🍂🍁
#EastCoastKin #ArtChallenges #Hiking #Forests
Time for our weekly celebration of the outdoors and nature with forest-related images! Please share your images, enjoy others' and repost your favorites. 🍂🍁
#EastCoastKin #ArtChallenges #Hiking #Forests
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Forest Friday - Including Camouflaged Rope Swing and a River Running - For The Fun Of It #Scape #PhotoHour #EastCoastKin #Reflection #ForestFriday #Nature #Photography #PhoneCamera #Fotografia #Autumn #River #ForTheFunOfIt #Swing
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Forest Friday - Including Camouflaged Rope Swing and a River Running - For The Fun Of It #Scape #PhotoHour #EastCoastKin #Reflection #ForestFriday #Nature #Photography #PhoneCamera #Fotografia #Autumn #River #ForTheFunOfIt #Swing
November 13, 2025 "We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality, with President Donald J. Trump and his cronies madly trying to convince voters to believe in their false world rather than the real one."
#hope #Weltanshauung #EyesWideOpen
#hope #Weltanshauung #EyesWideOpen
November 13, 2025
We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality, with President Donald J.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
November 13, 2025 "We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality, with President Donald J. Trump and his cronies madly trying to convince voters to believe in their false world rather than the real one."
#hope #Weltanshauung #EyesWideOpen
#hope #Weltanshauung #EyesWideOpen