Craig Bachman
@craigbachman.bsky.social
Happily married and retired. Worked as a skier then scientist, then 43 years as a trial lawyer.
Walmart is giving away free turkeys to anyone who can outrun security.
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Walmart is giving away free turkeys to anyone who can outrun security.
I’d rather be a bit too liberal and open minded than whatever happened to nearly half of this country.
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I’d rather be a bit too liberal and open minded than whatever happened to nearly half of this country.
Past time to choose. You are for America or you are for trump. Silence is a choice.
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Past time to choose. You are for America or you are for trump. Silence is a choice.
Word on the street is that within the last week Republicans leaders have had one or more closed door meetings with trump to inform him the party will no longer support him on the Epstein issue as it is simply too radioactive. Shades of Nixon.
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Word on the street is that within the last week Republicans leaders have had one or more closed door meetings with trump to inform him the party will no longer support him on the Epstein issue as it is simply too radioactive. Shades of Nixon.
People who are progressive and constructive and kind are fundamentally different from people who are regressive and destructive and evil. More coffee please.
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
People who are progressive and constructive and kind are fundamentally different from people who are regressive and destructive and evil. More coffee please.
Metaphors be with you.
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Metaphors be with you.
Public
“Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences."
Robert Louis Stevenson
“Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences."
Robert Louis Stevenson
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Public
“Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences."
Robert Louis Stevenson
“Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences."
Robert Louis Stevenson
The book titles practically write themselves: “The President Who Could Only Lie, and the Liars Who Supported Him” - “The Tariff Thief, and the People Who Supported Him” - “The President Who Raped Children, and the People Who Supported Him” - “Mein Kampf, the Resurrection”.
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The book titles practically write themselves: “The President Who Could Only Lie, and the Liars Who Supported Him” - “The Tariff Thief, and the People Who Supported Him” - “The President Who Raped Children, and the People Who Supported Him” - “Mein Kampf, the Resurrection”.
rump & bibi are leading their respective countries for the same simple reason - to stay out of jail.
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
rump & bibi are leading their respective countries for the same simple reason - to stay out of jail.
A trillion is a thousand billion.
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A trillion is a thousand billion.
Turns out pedophilia, concentration camps, and tariffs aren’t a winning platform.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Turns out pedophilia, concentration camps, and tariffs aren’t a winning platform.
…and this is why I like the New York Times. “While Mr. Bush eventually asserted his authority and Mr. Cheney’s influence declined by the second term, the image of him as a Machiavellian paterfamilias was never quite dispelled.”
“Machiavellian paterfamilias” oh my
“Machiavellian paterfamilias” oh my
November 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
…and this is why I like the New York Times. “While Mr. Bush eventually asserted his authority and Mr. Cheney’s influence declined by the second term, the image of him as a Machiavellian paterfamilias was never quite dispelled.”
“Machiavellian paterfamilias” oh my
“Machiavellian paterfamilias” oh my
trump should not invade Venezuela or Nigeria.
SNAP benefits should be restored immediately.
Members of Congress who do not return and perform their work should be fired.
Are there any other issues I need to take care of this morning?
SNAP benefits should be restored immediately.
Members of Congress who do not return and perform their work should be fired.
Are there any other issues I need to take care of this morning?
November 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
trump should not invade Venezuela or Nigeria.
SNAP benefits should be restored immediately.
Members of Congress who do not return and perform their work should be fired.
Are there any other issues I need to take care of this morning?
SNAP benefits should be restored immediately.
Members of Congress who do not return and perform their work should be fired.
Are there any other issues I need to take care of this morning?
AI-related spending now contributes more to the nation’s GDP growth than all consumer spending combined.
November 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
AI-related spending now contributes more to the nation’s GDP growth than all consumer spending combined.
Say BOO to a fascist today.
October 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Say BOO to a fascist today.
This is a big deal. The 2-1 decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals which would permit the trump administration to send the National Guard into Portland is vacated. The case will be re-heard by all 11 of the 9th Circuit Court Judges.
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is a big deal. The 2-1 decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals which would permit the trump administration to send the National Guard into Portland is vacated. The case will be re-heard by all 11 of the 9th Circuit Court Judges.
We have two lives. The second begins when you realize you have only one.
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
We have two lives. The second begins when you realize you have only one.
In one sense it is a kind of superpower that trump can lie to our faces and a certain segment of the people will believe him. The trump lie is direct and dark. Everyone sees it, whether they acknowledge it or not. Now is the time to walk toward the light.
October 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In one sense it is a kind of superpower that trump can lie to our faces and a certain segment of the people will believe him. The trump lie is direct and dark. Everyone sees it, whether they acknowledge it or not. Now is the time to walk toward the light.
The value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies dropped 11% in the first half of this year, the biggest decline in more than 50 years.
October 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies dropped 11% in the first half of this year, the biggest decline in more than 50 years.
The federal government is presently completely dysfunctional. It serves no practical purpose.
October 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The federal government is presently completely dysfunctional. It serves no practical purpose.
Credit where credit is due. We await the completion of further steps. We await a lasting secure two state solution.
October 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Credit where credit is due. We await the completion of further steps. We await a lasting secure two state solution.
There may be some additional unpacking to be done in connection with the Maria Corina Machado Nobel peace prize. It seems that perhaps these days nothing is as it seems.
October 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
There may be some additional unpacking to be done in connection with the Maria Corina Machado Nobel peace prize. It seems that perhaps these days nothing is as it seems.