calamity jim
@calamityjim.bsky.social
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hitchhiked over here from balloon juice.
not a fan of willful ignorance, malice, or black licorice.
hitchhiked over here from balloon juice.
not a fan of willful ignorance, malice, or black licorice.
They love what he's doing.
October 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
They love what he's doing.
Bullshit. Republicans have the majority. If they wanted to pass this without any Democrats, they could do that tomorrow.
Their Senate, their choice.
Their Senate, their choice.
September 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Bullshit. Republicans have the majority. If they wanted to pass this without any Democrats, they could do that tomorrow.
Their Senate, their choice.
Their Senate, their choice.
Usually I wouldn't respond to "right fucking now," but maybe you're having a bad day. I always make allowances for my grandkds when they're cranky.
September 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Usually I wouldn't respond to "right fucking now," but maybe you're having a bad day. I always make allowances for my grandkds when they're cranky.
If I had to guess, I'd say that he assumed he could get whatever stuff was about him blacked out. He's been spectacularly good at gaming the justice system when it really matters.
And that's what Bondi did, right? Had a bunch of lawyers go through the files? Here's what we don't have.
And that's what Bondi did, right? Had a bunch of lawyers go through the files? Here's what we don't have.
September 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If I had to guess, I'd say that he assumed he could get whatever stuff was about him blacked out. He's been spectacularly good at gaming the justice system when it really matters.
And that's what Bondi did, right? Had a bunch of lawyers go through the files? Here's what we don't have.
And that's what Bondi did, right? Had a bunch of lawyers go through the files? Here's what we don't have.
from Julie K Brown, without whom Epstein would still be raping girls, and Maxwell would still be cruising high schools to find them.
September 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
from Julie K Brown, without whom Epstein would still be raping girls, and Maxwell would still be cruising high schools to find them.
It makes perfect sense when you remember that the whole idea here is to demonstrate conclusively that there's no such thing as good governance, and that we might as well just let smart rich guys buy it up and run it.
June 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It makes perfect sense when you remember that the whole idea here is to demonstrate conclusively that there's no such thing as good governance, and that we might as well just let smart rich guys buy it up and run it.
Flipping the script involves not doing this. Can we imagine a news show where two women in loose dark clothes that reveal only their hands and heads share a couch with a man dressed in a tight-fitting, colorful playsuit? His arms and legs naked?
Stop playing along.
Stop playing along.
May 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Flipping the script involves not doing this. Can we imagine a news show where two women in loose dark clothes that reveal only their hands and heads share a couch with a man dressed in a tight-fitting, colorful playsuit? His arms and legs naked?
Stop playing along.
Stop playing along.
the next generation of republican leadership!
poor Elise.
missed out on the fancy UN job, the deluxe NYC penthouse ... and her boyfriend here just got 7 yrs in the pokey.
poor Elise.
missed out on the fancy UN job, the deluxe NYC penthouse ... and her boyfriend here just got 7 yrs in the pokey.
April 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
the next generation of republican leadership!
poor Elise.
missed out on the fancy UN job, the deluxe NYC penthouse ... and her boyfriend here just got 7 yrs in the pokey.
poor Elise.
missed out on the fancy UN job, the deluxe NYC penthouse ... and her boyfriend here just got 7 yrs in the pokey.
I don't have much time for people who are eager to be used by the crusty old thug.
April 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I don't have much time for people who are eager to be used by the crusty old thug.
the crusty old thug in the white house plays by toddler rules.
April 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
the crusty old thug in the white house plays by toddler rules.
Who will say no to him when he decides that our benefits are "government waste?"
February 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Who will say no to him when he decides that our benefits are "government waste?"
They're slowly dismantling themselves. Maybe not in your purple town, but in many, many places across the USA.
The % of people who identify as having "no religion" has doubled that of their parents for the last 80 yrs. This means roughly 60% of millennials' kids will be "nones."
The % of people who identify as having "no religion" has doubled that of their parents for the last 80 yrs. This means roughly 60% of millennials' kids will be "nones."
December 12, 2023 at 6:07 PM
They're slowly dismantling themselves. Maybe not in your purple town, but in many, many places across the USA.
The % of people who identify as having "no religion" has doubled that of their parents for the last 80 yrs. This means roughly 60% of millennials' kids will be "nones."
The % of people who identify as having "no religion" has doubled that of their parents for the last 80 yrs. This means roughly 60% of millennials' kids will be "nones."