Andy N
@zippy114.bsky.social
Proudly progressive & woke. Deeply concerned about climate change, income inequality, money in politics, & the future of our democracy. Retired tech product marketing guy now making up for lost time being outdoors & creating music. Durham / Chapel Hill NC
My first Substack - because I think the AI Tech Bros could actually help out with this one. If you agree, spread the word - thx.
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A National Security Shout-out to the AI tech bros
Attention Larry Ellison, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Jensen Huang … and anyone else who thinks it’s in our national security interest to build out AI data centers as fast as p...
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December 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My first Substack - because I think the AI Tech Bros could actually help out with this one. If you agree, spread the word - thx.
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CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
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Censorship is major step on the path toward an authoritarian regime. Cancelling an important 60 Minutes piece on the very real brutality being experienced by imprisoned people has lit a 4 alarm fire.
December 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Censorship is major step on the path toward an authoritarian regime. Cancelling an important 60 Minutes piece on the very real brutality being experienced by imprisoned people has lit a 4 alarm fire.
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Authoritarianism isn’t subtle. It’s a president joking about paying himself $1 billion from the public treasury and expecting subordinates to make it happen.
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Trump Brags About Suing the Government and Declares, ‘I Hereby Give Myself $1 Billion’
Speaking at a rally on Friday night, President Donald Trump bragged about his demand that the U.S. government give him a huge payout, and said he would be the ultimate arbiter of whether he will recei...
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December 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Authoritarianism isn’t subtle. It’s a president joking about paying himself $1 billion from the public treasury and expecting subordinates to make it happen.
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Trump's appointees compete for "Most Clueless in U.S. History," ignoring the need for balanced government to prevent authoritarianism. Who knew democracy had a 'Dummies Only' sign? 😲
December 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump's appointees compete for "Most Clueless in U.S. History," ignoring the need for balanced government to prevent authoritarianism. Who knew democracy had a 'Dummies Only' sign? 😲
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Here’s one reason why Trump’s doctors keep giving him cognitive tests. 🤣🤣
December 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Here’s one reason why Trump’s doctors keep giving him cognitive tests. 🤣🤣
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"Donald Trump is not just a failure as a President. He is a failure as a human being."
– Rob Reiner
– Rob Reiner
December 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"Donald Trump is not just a failure as a President. He is a failure as a human being."
– Rob Reiner
– Rob Reiner
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We now have a bipartisan majority of members of Congress demanding a vote to extend ACA tax credits and keep health care affordable for all Americans.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We now have a bipartisan majority of members of Congress demanding a vote to extend ACA tax credits and keep health care affordable for all Americans.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
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What the absolute [expletive] was that?!?
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
What the absolute [expletive] was that?!?
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here's today's post: "we need to talk about how completely crazypants all this shit is" — none of it is normal.
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we need to talk about how completely crazypants all this shit is
none of it is normal
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December 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
here's today's post: "we need to talk about how completely crazypants all this shit is" — none of it is normal.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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There he is folks. Proud recipient of the new FIFA Peace Prize. He couldn’t put that gold medal around his neck fast enough.
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
There he is folks. Proud recipient of the new FIFA Peace Prize. He couldn’t put that gold medal around his neck fast enough.
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In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
December 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
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So the US was aware that the world thought the document was US endorsed, yet waited until now to clarify that it wasn't?
How could the US have communicated to Ukraine that they had to accept the proposal or lose US support without clarifying that the Russian proposal wasn't actually their proposal?
How could the US have communicated to Ukraine that they had to accept the proposal or lose US support without clarifying that the Russian proposal wasn't actually their proposal?
November 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
So the US was aware that the world thought the document was US endorsed, yet waited until now to clarify that it wasn't?
How could the US have communicated to Ukraine that they had to accept the proposal or lose US support without clarifying that the Russian proposal wasn't actually their proposal?
How could the US have communicated to Ukraine that they had to accept the proposal or lose US support without clarifying that the Russian proposal wasn't actually their proposal?
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Home insurance is in crisis, and Big Oil's lies are to blame.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Home insurance is in crisis, and Big Oil's lies are to blame.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
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The president met with Larry Ellison—the billionaire behind Oracle—to discuss Paramount's potential takeover of CNN...and which hosts to fire. trib.al/L0DsQrO
This casual chat proves billionaires with agendas and a direct line to Trump have the power to change the entire American media landscape.
This casual chat proves billionaires with agendas and a direct line to Trump have the power to change the entire American media landscape.
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The president met with Larry Ellison—the billionaire behind Oracle—to discuss Paramount's potential takeover of CNN...and which hosts to fire. trib.al/L0DsQrO
This casual chat proves billionaires with agendas and a direct line to Trump have the power to change the entire American media landscape.
This casual chat proves billionaires with agendas and a direct line to Trump have the power to change the entire American media landscape.
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The extreme and psychotic overreaction by Trump and Stephen Miller to Democratic military vets in the Senate and House urging service members to remember that their oath is to the Constitution and not a man tells us a lot about the Trump admin’s plans for the military.
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The extreme and psychotic overreaction by Trump and Stephen Miller to Democratic military vets in the Senate and House urging service members to remember that their oath is to the Constitution and not a man tells us a lot about the Trump admin’s plans for the military.
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