donnatheelder
@donnatheelder.bsky.social
Politics and policy (as horrendous as it has become); long career in public health and law; appreciate a good sense of humor but finding little that's funny these days.
Not a side point at all. Poorly trained indeed, but I suspect this is mostly a big fun, unfettered playtime for them, motivated in part by deep insecurities.
January 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Not a side point at all. Poorly trained indeed, but I suspect this is mostly a big fun, unfettered playtime for them, motivated in part by deep insecurities.
A person being killed in the streets of Minneapolis.....what's the problem? This is so obvious that my response wrote itself...and I bet I'm just one of many.
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
A person being killed in the streets of Minneapolis.....what's the problem? This is so obvious that my response wrote itself...and I bet I'm just one of many.
Ah yes. By all means, let's practice willful ignorance so we don't have to deal with the consequences of the decisions of a know-nothing zealot. Am curious about the state of reporting of deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.
January 5, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Ah yes. By all means, let's practice willful ignorance so we don't have to deal with the consequences of the decisions of a know-nothing zealot. Am curious about the state of reporting of deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.
LOL.Such desperation.Am worrying that JD will keep all the villains doing untold damage to the country and has already sold himself to oligarchs.Problem is that he’s def much smarter than Frump. If Prez strokes out tomw we’re all still screwed.JD’s lack of charisma won’t save us from his greed.
January 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
LOL.Such desperation.Am worrying that JD will keep all the villains doing untold damage to the country and has already sold himself to oligarchs.Problem is that he’s def much smarter than Frump. If Prez strokes out tomw we’re all still screwed.JD’s lack of charisma won’t save us from his greed.
Wish I could, but I respect you too much to sully your contest with various crude obscenities that oversized underwear brings to mind.
December 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Wish I could, but I respect you too much to sully your contest with various crude obscenities that oversized underwear brings to mind.
Thank you. This is a gift.
December 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Thank you. This is a gift.
...and a happy holiday season to you, too, JD. I would love to give you the gift of knowledge concerning the historical provenance of freedom of religion granted us all by the Constitution and then maybe you wouldn't hate non-Christians so much, but that seems a futile effort.
December 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
...and a happy holiday season to you, too, JD. I would love to give you the gift of knowledge concerning the historical provenance of freedom of religion granted us all by the Constitution and then maybe you wouldn't hate non-Christians so much, but that seems a futile effort.
Excellent point. However, this is CBS we're talking about here....way more interested in protecting DJT's ass, and then their own, than in the objective truth.
December 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Excellent point. However, this is CBS we're talking about here....way more interested in protecting DJT's ass, and then their own, than in the objective truth.
Point taken, but please know that the KenCen has multiple theaters, many featuring young,new artists,as well as programs for schoolchildren. It's not just a pile of marble. This is a symbol of a huge loss, because I'm damned if I'm going to reward degradation of an arts center with any of my money.
December 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Point taken, but please know that the KenCen has multiple theaters, many featuring young,new artists,as well as programs for schoolchildren. It's not just a pile of marble. This is a symbol of a huge loss, because I'm damned if I'm going to reward degradation of an arts center with any of my money.
Difficult to believe that he will ever release them. We'll have to wait until he's out of office and then hope that DoJ doesn't make them disappear forever.
December 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Difficult to believe that he will ever release them. We'll have to wait until he's out of office and then hope that DoJ doesn't make them disappear forever.
Trump does not give a rat's a** about these truths. There is no reason to believe he ever will. The results of his pathological law-breaking, lying, and sense of entitlement, abetted by the Sup Ct, will require a long period of rebuilding a government of, by and for the people.
December 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Trump does not give a rat's a** about these truths. There is no reason to believe he ever will. The results of his pathological law-breaking, lying, and sense of entitlement, abetted by the Sup Ct, will require a long period of rebuilding a government of, by and for the people.
This is not a surprise.
December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is not a surprise.
Nope. Predictably nope.
December 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Nope. Predictably nope.
The guy was parodying himself. That it seemed comical in many respects reflects how far the nation has fallen.
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The guy was parodying himself. That it seemed comical in many respects reflects how far the nation has fallen.
....not to mention profound ignorance about the bladder capacity of older women.
December 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
....not to mention profound ignorance about the bladder capacity of older women.
No. Just infanticide.
December 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
No. Just infanticide.
US population around 340 million. I'd guess two-thirds of those, or around 225 million, are thinking what Don Lemon said, or words to that effect.
December 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
US population around 340 million. I'd guess two-thirds of those, or around 225 million, are thinking what Don Lemon said, or words to that effect.
I respect your writing, but you have obviously never been 75 years old with exceedingly good language abilities, a long, successful career of political and policy experience in DC, and no idea how to make videos or post them on any of the platforms you mention. Dicking around, am I? Shame on you.
December 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I respect your writing, but you have obviously never been 75 years old with exceedingly good language abilities, a long, successful career of political and policy experience in DC, and no idea how to make videos or post them on any of the platforms you mention. Dicking around, am I? Shame on you.
If I may add, without ruining those well-chosen infinitives...it also loves to accumulate.....as much money and power in the fewest possible hands, and thereby decimate...the lives of everyone else subjected to the resultant lying, cheating, and stealing.
December 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If I may add, without ruining those well-chosen infinitives...it also loves to accumulate.....as much money and power in the fewest possible hands, and thereby decimate...the lives of everyone else subjected to the resultant lying, cheating, and stealing.
It seems that blatant sociopathy has become acceptable to a substantial number of Americans, though I have no idea just how many, or how to measure it. I guess this is the fast road to fascism.
December 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
It seems that blatant sociopathy has become acceptable to a substantial number of Americans, though I have no idea just how many, or how to measure it. I guess this is the fast road to fascism.