david mesnard
@davidmesnard.bsky.social
👬🏳️🌈gay 🇺🇸American 🔵democrat
🪴native plant gardener (5b)
📚reader 💳library supporter
🚐🏕️RV camper
🌍🌎🌏✈️ traveler
•••••••
I live on the island of Illinois
🪴native plant gardener (5b)
📚reader 💳library supporter
🚐🏕️RV camper
🌍🌎🌏✈️ traveler
•••••••
I live on the island of Illinois
Reposted by david mesnard
Chicago No Kings
October 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Chicago No Kings
Reposted by david mesnard
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
Reposted by david mesnard
I believe Musk and DOGE disbanded 18F because we stood in the way of their "procurement capture" operation. We get the government *out* of wasteful contracts. Musk wants that money back for himself.
Explanation by @anildash.com of procurement capture:
www.anildash.com/2025/01/04/D...
Explanation by @anildash.com of procurement capture:
www.anildash.com/2025/01/04/D...
Understanding DOGE as Procurement Capture - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I believe Musk and DOGE disbanded 18F because we stood in the way of their "procurement capture" operation. We get the government *out* of wasteful contracts. Musk wants that money back for himself.
Explanation by @anildash.com of procurement capture:
www.anildash.com/2025/01/04/D...
Explanation by @anildash.com of procurement capture:
www.anildash.com/2025/01/04/D...
Reposted by david mesnard
Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.
This you?
This you?
February 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.
This you?
This you?
Reposted by david mesnard
Yosemite National Park workers hang distress flag to protest Trump and Musk coming for their jobs.
February 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Yosemite National Park workers hang distress flag to protest Trump and Musk coming for their jobs.
#Grifters. Always were, always will be. Just imagine the outrage from 🦊 News and #MAGAtrolls if The Bidens or Doug and Kamala were making deals (selling garbage) like this family.
Exclusive | How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza
The first lady’s documentary deal with Amazon, the president’s legal settlements and other transactions near $80 million so far, with the Trump library a major beneficiary.
www.wsj.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
#Grifters. Always were, always will be. Just imagine the outrage from 🦊 News and #MAGAtrolls if The Bidens or Doug and Kamala were making deals (selling garbage) like this family.
LGB is not 👏🏻 a 👏🏻 thing👏🏻. Total fiction created by this administration. We are LGBTQ+. We are in this as one. Stonewall would not be without the T. 🏳️⚧️
Protests Erupt At Stonewall After Trump Removes Trans People From Monument Website
At least one reporter counted the attendees of the protest to number over 1,000 people.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
LGB is not 👏🏻 a 👏🏻 thing👏🏻. Total fiction created by this administration. We are LGBTQ+. We are in this as one. Stonewall would not be without the T. 🏳️⚧️
Reposted by david mesnard
Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
Don’t Buy a Tesla. Sell Your Tesla. Refuse a Tesla at the Rental Counter. Yes—It Will Help.
Elon Musk’s car company is in a precarious spot.
slate.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
This is how #Trump operates…There HAS been a plan since August (Biden admin) to send a SpaceX rocket up to retrieve the astronauts. Now the orange clown is going to take credit and #MAGA / #FOXfakeNEWS will eat it up.
www.npr.org/2024/08/24/n...
www.npr.org/2024/08/24/n...
January 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This is how #Trump operates…There HAS been a plan since August (Biden admin) to send a SpaceX rocket up to retrieve the astronauts. Now the orange clown is going to take credit and #MAGA / #FOXfakeNEWS will eat it up.
www.npr.org/2024/08/24/n...
www.npr.org/2024/08/24/n...
Reposted by david mesnard
Today we launched a website to track how much orange assface plays golf. We’re guessing this thing is gonna get a workout! Bookmark it. Enjoy! More: TrumpGolfTrack.com
Trump Golf Track
Tracking the number of days President Donald Trump spends his second term playing golf.
TrumpGolfTrack.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Today we launched a website to track how much orange assface plays golf. We’re guessing this thing is gonna get a workout! Bookmark it. Enjoy! More: TrumpGolfTrack.com
Whoa, I was not interested, but then I noticed that these cards are “rare”! AND it even looks like Shepard Fairey is contributing his artwork (see top left card). Think I might skip my meds this month and get these instead. What do you think???
January 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Whoa, I was not interested, but then I noticed that these cards are “rare”! AND it even looks like Shepard Fairey is contributing his artwork (see top left card). Think I might skip my meds this month and get these instead. What do you think???
Reposted by david mesnard
Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
And all the devils are here.
January 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
And all the devils are here.
Reposted by david mesnard
My MLK day piece is up.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
It Is MLK Day. Do Not Despair. This Year Especially, We Have Work To Do.
With delicious anticipation, we imagined it.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
My MLK day piece is up.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Reposted by david mesnard
A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.
January 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.
December 20, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Not done yet! I’m still trying to hit my goal.
Goodreads 2024 Year in Books
Check out My 2024 Year in Books on Goodreads!
www.goodreads.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Not done yet! I’m still trying to hit my goal.
So my question is…are all of these sycophants just randomly showing up at Mar a Lago or are they actually being summoned by the king?
#TrumpAssKissers
#PayForPlay
#YesDearLeader
#FoxNewsTempAgency
#TrumpAssKissers
#PayForPlay
#YesDearLeader
#FoxNewsTempAgency
December 16, 2024 at 1:54 AM
So my question is…are all of these sycophants just randomly showing up at Mar a Lago or are they actually being summoned by the king?
#TrumpAssKissers
#PayForPlay
#YesDearLeader
#FoxNewsTempAgency
#TrumpAssKissers
#PayForPlay
#YesDearLeader
#FoxNewsTempAgency
Americans traveling to Europe…
The Rules for Traveling to Europe Are About to Change
Mark your calendars: The launch of the ETIAS travel authorization is currently slated for November 2023.
www.afar.com
December 14, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Americans traveling to Europe…
Reposted by david mesnard
Musk owns, directs or invests in many industries, touching dozens of departments and agencies of the federal government.
His companies are the subject of federal investigations and regulatory actions, including accusations of hiring discrimination, environmental damage and safety deficiencies.
His companies are the subject of federal investigations and regulatory actions, including accusations of hiring discrimination, environmental damage and safety deficiencies.
Elon Musk’s six major conflicts of interest with the federal government
As co-chair of Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, the world’s richest man is likely to get richer
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Musk owns, directs or invests in many industries, touching dozens of departments and agencies of the federal government.
His companies are the subject of federal investigations and regulatory actions, including accusations of hiring discrimination, environmental damage and safety deficiencies.
His companies are the subject of federal investigations and regulatory actions, including accusations of hiring discrimination, environmental damage and safety deficiencies.
Reposted by david mesnard
Some facts to keep in mind as the felon/GOP try to take credit for Biden-Harris & Democrats’ accomplishments!
Look out for the felon/GOP TANKING the economy, exacerbating income & wealth inequality in the USA, but “forgetting” they inherited a robust, thriving economy from Biden-Harris & Democrats!
Look out for the felon/GOP TANKING the economy, exacerbating income & wealth inequality in the USA, but “forgetting” they inherited a robust, thriving economy from Biden-Harris & Democrats!
December 12, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Some facts to keep in mind as the felon/GOP try to take credit for Biden-Harris & Democrats’ accomplishments!
Look out for the felon/GOP TANKING the economy, exacerbating income & wealth inequality in the USA, but “forgetting” they inherited a robust, thriving economy from Biden-Harris & Democrats!
Look out for the felon/GOP TANKING the economy, exacerbating income & wealth inequality in the USA, but “forgetting” they inherited a robust, thriving economy from Biden-Harris & Democrats!
You go through that door, turn left, hand your money to Don Jr and then pick up your copy. Morning briefing, top secret document, the nuclear codes, whatever you want. It’s easy.
You want an overseas assignment instead? Turn right and JD will get the ball rolling for you.
Okay, enjoy the party.
You want an overseas assignment instead? Turn right and JD will get the ball rolling for you.
Okay, enjoy the party.
December 12, 2024 at 10:05 PM
You go through that door, turn left, hand your money to Don Jr and then pick up your copy. Morning briefing, top secret document, the nuclear codes, whatever you want. It’s easy.
You want an overseas assignment instead? Turn right and JD will get the ball rolling for you.
Okay, enjoy the party.
You want an overseas assignment instead? Turn right and JD will get the ball rolling for you.
Okay, enjoy the party.
#latetothegame
Uh oh. I just learned how to post GIFs in skeets and comments.
Uh oh. I just learned how to post GIFs in skeets and comments.
a woman in a pink jacket holds a black dog and says you can teach an old dog new tricks
ALT: a woman in a pink jacket holds a black dog and says you can teach an old dog new tricks
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:14 PM
#latetothegame
Uh oh. I just learned how to post GIFs in skeets and comments.
Uh oh. I just learned how to post GIFs in skeets and comments.