Bo Gardiner
@bo-gardiner.bsky.social
Writer, naturalist, birder, Humanist. Former environ scientist & wildlife prog director.
Ray, man you deserve a larger social media presence. I looked for you on X after your fantastic Raw Story commentary today and was sad not to find an active presence. I posted an excerpt here. You put so well into words what so many sane, decent people think.
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February 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Ray, man you deserve a larger social media presence. I looked for you on X after your fantastic Raw Story commentary today and was sad not to find an active presence. I posted an excerpt here. You put so well into words what so many sane, decent people think.
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x.com/BoGardiner1/...
MANY people tell me they think Trump's a pedophile. I would never block someone for saying that. I think he was complicit in child sex trafficking, but not a pedo himself, but it's something Trump haters can agree to disagree on.
I only block MAGAs & those being unnecessarily rude & insulting.
I only block MAGAs & those being unnecessarily rude & insulting.
August 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
MANY people tell me they think Trump's a pedophile. I would never block someone for saying that. I think he was complicit in child sex trafficking, but not a pedo himself, but it's something Trump haters can agree to disagree on.
I only block MAGAs & those being unnecessarily rude & insulting.
I only block MAGAs & those being unnecessarily rude & insulting.
April 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
When Clinton had friends stay over at the WH & some had donated previously to Dems, it was a huge scandal, 24/7 news. Repubs held investigations. Clinton emphasized none were strangers & there was no quid pro quo.
DT openly advertises quid pro quo with strangers & Repubs now think that's great.
DT openly advertises quid pro quo with strangers & Repubs now think that's great.
April 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
When Clinton had friends stay over at the WH & some had donated previously to Dems, it was a huge scandal, 24/7 news. Repubs held investigations. Clinton emphasized none were strangers & there was no quid pro quo.
DT openly advertises quid pro quo with strangers & Repubs now think that's great.
DT openly advertises quid pro quo with strangers & Repubs now think that's great.
At this point no one would be surprised if tomorrow's story was
"Hegseth hired Russian contractor to install unsecured line in his office for Signal use."
"Hegseth hired Russian contractor to install unsecured line in his office for Signal use."
April 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
At this point no one would be surprised if tomorrow's story was
"Hegseth hired Russian contractor to install unsecured line in his office for Signal use."
"Hegseth hired Russian contractor to install unsecured line in his office for Signal use."
I had Grok (off X) investigate. It found:
-left-leaning users are disproportionately shadowbanned
-shadowban tracking accounts are being aggressively shut down
-Musk is directly using unjustified visibility limits to shift the platform rightward.
-left-leaning users are disproportionately shadowbanned
-shadowban tracking accounts are being aggressively shut down
-Musk is directly using unjustified visibility limits to shift the platform rightward.
April 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I had Grok (off X) investigate. It found:
-left-leaning users are disproportionately shadowbanned
-shadowban tracking accounts are being aggressively shut down
-Musk is directly using unjustified visibility limits to shift the platform rightward.
-left-leaning users are disproportionately shadowbanned
-shadowban tracking accounts are being aggressively shut down
-Musk is directly using unjustified visibility limits to shift the platform rightward.
My crime: having AIs do a deep dive into Trump's history with Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell & rate the probability he knew what was going on but turned a blind eye. Grok put it at 60-70%, ChatGPT 80-90%.
Within hrs my posts were all double-hidden as "spam" & "offensive" & my access to Grok cut off.
Within hrs my posts were all double-hidden as "spam" & "offensive" & my access to Grok cut off.
April 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My crime: having AIs do a deep dive into Trump's history with Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell & rate the probability he knew what was going on but turned a blind eye. Grok put it at 60-70%, ChatGPT 80-90%.
Within hrs my posts were all double-hidden as "spam" & "offensive" & my access to Grok cut off.
Within hrs my posts were all double-hidden as "spam" & "offensive" & my access to Grok cut off.
Really, the chief psychological advantage they have is not so much being smart as being sociopaths, among the most dangerous of humans. Without morals or empathy, they're free of the strictures holding back the rest of us.
Add to that billionaire status, & they are THE most dangerous of humans.
Add to that billionaire status, & they are THE most dangerous of humans.
March 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Really, the chief psychological advantage they have is not so much being smart as being sociopaths, among the most dangerous of humans. Without morals or empathy, they're free of the strictures holding back the rest of us.
Add to that billionaire status, & they are THE most dangerous of humans.
Add to that billionaire status, & they are THE most dangerous of humans.
If the writeup below is correct that Musk, Vance, Thiel & Curtis Yarvin believe democracy is "outdated software" that must be replaced with a corporate monarchy & CEO dictator, & are managing Trump to play that role till Vance steps in, then they simply don't care if opposition is legitimate.
March 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If the writeup below is correct that Musk, Vance, Thiel & Curtis Yarvin believe democracy is "outdated software" that must be replaced with a corporate monarchy & CEO dictator, & are managing Trump to play that role till Vance steps in, then they simply don't care if opposition is legitimate.
And women. Hegseth openly said women shouldn't be in the military.
March 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
And women. Hegseth openly said women shouldn't be in the military.
They've forgotten (or never knew) that DT later pretended it was a joke, and since then have spent countless hours trying to find studies that "prove" his brilliance. To this day their coordinated response is claiming it's another media hoax & Trump in fact displayed supernatural medical wisdom.
March 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
They've forgotten (or never knew) that DT later pretended it was a joke, and since then have spent countless hours trying to find studies that "prove" his brilliance. To this day their coordinated response is claiming it's another media hoax & Trump in fact displayed supernatural medical wisdom.
Not only is he gaslighting to cover his dangerously stupid statements, he has no idea what "sarcasm" is.
The injecting-disinfectant did have an entertaining side: MAGAs rushed to say "He's right & knows what he's talking about!" only to be sabotaged by DT the next day claiming it was a joke. 😄
The injecting-disinfectant did have an entertaining side: MAGAs rushed to say "He's right & knows what he's talking about!" only to be sabotaged by DT the next day claiming it was a joke. 😄
March 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Not only is he gaslighting to cover his dangerously stupid statements, he has no idea what "sarcasm" is.
The injecting-disinfectant did have an entertaining side: MAGAs rushed to say "He's right & knows what he's talking about!" only to be sabotaged by DT the next day claiming it was a joke. 😄
The injecting-disinfectant did have an entertaining side: MAGAs rushed to say "He's right & knows what he's talking about!" only to be sabotaged by DT the next day claiming it was a joke. 😄
Or
"We were preparing to publish this front-page story and had scheduled daily follow-ups.
But our new owner hopes to get Ivanka's endorsement of a new fashion business endeavor..."
"We were preparing to publish this front-page story and had scheduled daily follow-ups.
But our new owner hopes to get Ivanka's endorsement of a new fashion business endeavor..."
March 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Or
"We were preparing to publish this front-page story and had scheduled daily follow-ups.
But our new owner hopes to get Ivanka's endorsement of a new fashion business endeavor..."
"We were preparing to publish this front-page story and had scheduled daily follow-ups.
But our new owner hopes to get Ivanka's endorsement of a new fashion business endeavor..."
I shouldn't continue with this, but... this has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with "following the rules of the game" or "taking the high road." Again, missing the point. By a mile. By a thousand miles.
And now I'm done.
And now I'm done.
March 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I shouldn't continue with this, but... this has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with "following the rules of the game" or "taking the high road." Again, missing the point. By a mile. By a thousand miles.
And now I'm done.
And now I'm done.
It doesn't have a fucking thing to do with fucking civility. Read the fucking article and other fucking comments. It's about fighting like fucking adults against a fucking rapist, felon, traitor, psychopath fascist and his oligarchs.
So, not about civility.
So, not about civility.
March 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It doesn't have a fucking thing to do with fucking civility. Read the fucking article and other fucking comments. It's about fighting like fucking adults against a fucking rapist, felon, traitor, psychopath fascist and his oligarchs.
So, not about civility.
So, not about civility.
Not all mockery is alike. Adult mockery that makes a substantial point can be very effective.
March 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Not all mockery is alike. Adult mockery that makes a substantial point can be very effective.
That's an entirely different argument than the one you've been making.
March 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
That's an entirely different argument than the one you've been making.
omg thanks for this. This is some existentially serious shit, and funny names and memes, while sometimes welcome in the right context, more often than not make me cringe. It normalizes and trivializes the gravity of what we're facing.
March 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
omg thanks for this. This is some existentially serious shit, and funny names and memes, while sometimes welcome in the right context, more often than not make me cringe. It normalizes and trivializes the gravity of what we're facing.
I don't get why you keep missing the point. It's not about respecting the target at all, not one bit. No one is suggesting that. It's the opposite, in fact. The disrespect they're owed is so great, so serious, that the gravity of the situation benefits from us sounding like adults.
March 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I don't get why you keep missing the point. It's not about respecting the target at all, not one bit. No one is suggesting that. It's the opposite, in fact. The disrespect they're owed is so great, so serious, that the gravity of the situation benefits from us sounding like adults.
Same. It's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
March 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Same. It's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
Insanity. Are they being punished for providing crucial covid tracking?
My mom served in WWII in the Women's Medical Services Corps, receiving her training at Johns Hopkins.
How many future vets will be hurt by this? Or our armed forces in general? Much less our medical infrastructure?
My mom served in WWII in the Women's Medical Services Corps, receiving her training at Johns Hopkins.
How many future vets will be hurt by this? Or our armed forces in general? Much less our medical infrastructure?
March 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Insanity. Are they being punished for providing crucial covid tracking?
My mom served in WWII in the Women's Medical Services Corps, receiving her training at Johns Hopkins.
How many future vets will be hurt by this? Or our armed forces in general? Much less our medical infrastructure?
My mom served in WWII in the Women's Medical Services Corps, receiving her training at Johns Hopkins.
How many future vets will be hurt by this? Or our armed forces in general? Much less our medical infrastructure?