Bryce Giesler
@wordjunky.bsky.social
Progressive Curmudgeon. Certified Boomer. Navy Veteran. Politics, Photos, Stoics, Rocky Top, SigEp, Leadership, Mentorship. Sober since Oct. 15 1982. East Tennessean.
With the first steps to martial law declared in DC, it’s time to take to the streets and man the barricades.
August 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
With the first steps to martial law declared in DC, it’s time to take to the streets and man the barricades.
Any day now I expect to see Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller flanking Dear Leader in matching full length leather military coats.
August 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Any day now I expect to see Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller flanking Dear Leader in matching full length leather military coats.
Reposted by Bryce Giesler
This was the order of events:
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
July 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This was the order of events:
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.
2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.
3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.
4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
Seeing all the missteps from DJT in the last few days, especially around the Epstein files, has me thing of the story of the “tar baby”. The harder he tries to get loose, the more stuck he gets.
July 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Seeing all the missteps from DJT in the last few days, especially around the Epstein files, has me thing of the story of the “tar baby”. The harder he tries to get loose, the more stuck he gets.
Zohran Mamdami, AOC, David Hogg. They are disruptors, and the future of the Democratic Party. They and others who are not afraid to make “good trouble” will provide the energy to re-establish the missing backbone.
June 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Zohran Mamdami, AOC, David Hogg. They are disruptors, and the future of the Democratic Party. They and others who are not afraid to make “good trouble” will provide the energy to re-establish the missing backbone.
I don’t judge him for stumbling when climbing stairs. I don’t judge him for needing “adult diapers”. I don’t even judge him for being 79 years old or for having poor taste.
I judge him for his total contempt of the Constitution, rule of law, checks and balances, and inability to be truthful.
I judge him for his total contempt of the Constitution, rule of law, checks and balances, and inability to be truthful.
June 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I don’t judge him for stumbling when climbing stairs. I don’t judge him for needing “adult diapers”. I don’t even judge him for being 79 years old or for having poor taste.
I judge him for his total contempt of the Constitution, rule of law, checks and balances, and inability to be truthful.
I judge him for his total contempt of the Constitution, rule of law, checks and balances, and inability to be truthful.
So, I did this yesterday. No more “Doc Brown” look!
April 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
So, I did this yesterday. No more “Doc Brown” look!
What could possibly go wrong? 🤯
www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...
www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...
Driverless trucks are rolling in Texas, ushering in new era
One company is about to go completely driverless on the highway between Dallas and Houston.
www.axios.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
What could possibly go wrong? 🤯
www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...
www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...
Hey Siri - Show me what a tart’s fever dream looks like.
April 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hey Siri - Show me what a tart’s fever dream looks like.
Welcome to:
Smoot-Hawley 2.0
“Prices of the products are higher than they appear.”
Smoot-Hawley 2.0
“Prices of the products are higher than they appear.”
April 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Welcome to:
Smoot-Hawley 2.0
“Prices of the products are higher than they appear.”
Smoot-Hawley 2.0
“Prices of the products are higher than they appear.”
We are well past “Day One.”
Is he done being a dictator yet?
Is he done being a dictator yet?
April 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We are well past “Day One.”
Is he done being a dictator yet?
Is he done being a dictator yet?
DOGE is going after fraud and waste. That’s the equivalent of curing an ingrown toenail by chopping off your leg.
The *wrong* leg.
With a blunt axe.
The *wrong* leg.
With a blunt axe.
March 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
DOGE is going after fraud and waste. That’s the equivalent of curing an ingrown toenail by chopping off your leg.
The *wrong* leg.
With a blunt axe.
The *wrong* leg.
With a blunt axe.
I’m expecting a Social Security check to hit my account tonight.
Fingers crossed 🤞🏻.
Fingers crossed 🤞🏻.
March 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I’m expecting a Social Security check to hit my account tonight.
Fingers crossed 🤞🏻.
Fingers crossed 🤞🏻.
“Partial cease-fire”: Only one side stops shooting…
Russian attacks kill at least 2, injure 18 in Ukraine after U.S. partial cease-fire agreement www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
Russian attacks kill at least 2, injure 18 in Ukraine after U.S. partial cease-fire agreement www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
MSN
www.msn.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“Partial cease-fire”: Only one side stops shooting…
Russian attacks kill at least 2, injure 18 in Ukraine after U.S. partial cease-fire agreement www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
Russian attacks kill at least 2, injure 18 in Ukraine after U.S. partial cease-fire agreement www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
This is simply unacceptable!
Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website - The Guardian
Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website - The Guardian
March 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is simply unacceptable!
Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website - The Guardian
Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website - The Guardian
Reposted by Bryce Giesler
THIS!
March 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
THIS!
I have an uneasy feeling that tonight he’s (TFG) going to channel Oliver Cromwell and declare himself “Lord Protector”, dissolve Parliament, er, Congress, and expect to rule for life.
March 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I have an uneasy feeling that tonight he’s (TFG) going to channel Oliver Cromwell and declare himself “Lord Protector”, dissolve Parliament, er, Congress, and expect to rule for life.
Something, something, MAGA, something…
Fungi are genetically closer to humans than plants.
At first glance, nature seems easily divisible between plants and animals. Fungi, however, are a pretty big plot twist in this otherwise simple narrative. After all, fungi appear to be mostly plantlik...
interestingfacts.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Something, something, MAGA, something…
Can I get a “Woo-Saah”?
February 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Can I get a “Woo-Saah”?
Trump at the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Yes, he drove around the track. No, he didn’t win.
Can you say “bread and circuses?” I knew you could.
Can you say “bread and circuses?” I knew you could.
February 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Trump at the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Yes, he drove around the track. No, he didn’t win.
Can you say “bread and circuses?” I knew you could.
Can you say “bread and circuses?” I knew you could.
“Some one will say: And are you not ashamed, Socrates, of a course of life which is likely to bring you to an untimely end? To him I may fairly answer: There you are mistaken: …
February 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“Some one will say: And are you not ashamed, Socrates, of a course of life which is likely to bring you to an untimely end? To him I may fairly answer: There you are mistaken: …
Reposted by Bryce Giesler
The Moment Trump announced 25% tariffs on China/Mexico and 10% Tariffs on China starting tomorrow...
"Stable Genius"
"Stable Genius"
January 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Moment Trump announced 25% tariffs on China/Mexico and 10% Tariffs on China starting tomorrow...
"Stable Genius"
"Stable Genius"
Too good to let it go to waste:
January 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Too good to let it go to waste:
The common thread in all the cabinet appointments is this comment from people who know them: “This is the least qualified person to ever have been appointed.”
January 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The common thread in all the cabinet appointments is this comment from people who know them: “This is the least qualified person to ever have been appointed.”