John Armstrong-Millar
@armstrongmillar.bsky.social
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true don’t say it!
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We're shocked by Trump and Musk's antics because we judge them against the idea that governments should serve the people. But they have no such intention. Government for them is simply about seizing power and wealth.
Let's stop being shocked, and build a global, democratic counter-movement.
Let's stop being shocked, and build a global, democratic counter-movement.
February 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
We're shocked by Trump and Musk's antics because we judge them against the idea that governments should serve the people. But they have no such intention. Government for them is simply about seizing power and wealth.
Let's stop being shocked, and build a global, democratic counter-movement.
Let's stop being shocked, and build a global, democratic counter-movement.
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Finally Biden has said the word: oligarchy. Why has it taken so long for the Democrats to explain what is happening?
January 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Finally Biden has said the word: oligarchy. Why has it taken so long for the Democrats to explain what is happening?
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We don't defeat populists by calling out their lies. We tried that. Facts are complicated, and the audience for populism wants simplicity. It won't work.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
December 31, 2024 at 12:27 PM
We don't defeat populists by calling out their lies. We tried that. Facts are complicated, and the audience for populism wants simplicity. It won't work.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
Who would have thought that the face eating leopard party would actually eat people’s faces?
December 28, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Who would have thought that the face eating leopard party would actually eat people’s faces?
At least it wasn’t the Martians invading this time.
The first drone sighting was at a military site in New Jersey, then the phenomenon spread into neighboring states. Government assurances that most “drones” were not drones at all has not tamped down curiosity.
How Drone Fever Spread Across New Jersey and Beyond
The first sighting was at a military site in New Jersey, then the phenomenon spread into neighboring states. Government assurances that most “drones” were not drones at all have not tamped down curios...
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2024 at 7:35 PM
At least it wasn’t the Martians invading this time.
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WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
December 17, 2024 at 3:58 AM
WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Ha ha. Ya think?
Now that Assad and the Russians are out of Syria, the Persian Gulf States might actually be able to make this Qatar-Turkey Pipeline happen.
This would help Europe reduce dependency on Russia energy imports and it would eliminate Iran's perpetual threat against ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
This would help Europe reduce dependency on Russia energy imports and it would eliminate Iran's perpetual threat against ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
December 10, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Ha ha. Ya think?
Morning walks with my dogs
December 6, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Morning walks with my dogs
Ok. You can’t polish a turd. I’ve tried. You can however roll it in glitter which produces A much more pleasing result
You can put lipstick on a pig, you can polish a turd, and you can put an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon in the Oval Office, it won't change who they are.
He will forever be a convicted felon.
A lame duck with no mandate.
Don't just give in to him.
DEFY HIS ASS.
#TheDefiance
He will forever be a convicted felon.
A lame duck with no mandate.
Don't just give in to him.
DEFY HIS ASS.
#TheDefiance
December 6, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Ok. You can’t polish a turd. I’ve tried. You can however roll it in glitter which produces A much more pleasing result
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If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.
December 3, 2024 at 9:02 PM
If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.
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Yeah you go girl
In 2018 Dems elected the largest class to Congress since Watergate, ~60 seats.
A lot of it was, yes, Trump backlash. But the winners also had another thing in common, despite a wide range of differences: most rejected corporate PAC money.
It’s a hugely compelling factor to voters & underdiscussed
A lot of it was, yes, Trump backlash. But the winners also had another thing in common, despite a wide range of differences: most rejected corporate PAC money.
It’s a hugely compelling factor to voters & underdiscussed
I think the Dems need to field gruff corruption busters at all levels whose primary campaign response to culture war issues is “All Americans should enjoy the freedom and bounty of this great country. That won’t be possible so long as venal men impoverish you and loot the country of your wealth”
November 27, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Yeah you go girl
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Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
SkeetDeck were are you?
Does Bluesky have the equivalent of threadreaderapp - which compiles a thread into one document for easy reading and saving? Thanks.
November 25, 2024 at 9:07 PM
SkeetDeck were are you?
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How much more evidence do we need, after 29 failures, that the climate COPs are not fit for purpose? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
There have been many proposals for a process that would actually work, but all are ignored.
The talks are MEANT to fail.
There have been many proposals for a process that would actually work, but all are ignored.
The talks are MEANT to fail.
November 24, 2024 at 10:18 AM
How much more evidence do we need, after 29 failures, that the climate COPs are not fit for purpose? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
There have been many proposals for a process that would actually work, but all are ignored.
The talks are MEANT to fail.
There have been many proposals for a process that would actually work, but all are ignored.
The talks are MEANT to fail.
Morning walks with my dogs
November 24, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Morning walks with my dogs
lol. How do I stop Bluesky showing me pics of foxes and the moon?
November 23, 2024 at 6:46 AM
lol. How do I stop Bluesky showing me pics of foxes and the moon?
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Morning walks with my dogs
November 19, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Morning walks with my dogs
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If you are ever in Paris this is a Lovely brasserie.
November 20, 2024 at 11:16 AM
If you are ever in Paris this is a Lovely brasserie.
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Better with the sound up.
November 21, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Better with the sound up.