PVB
@donottreadonm3.bsky.social
Dad, Teacher, American. Seeker of historical truths. Hopeful Buddhist.
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· Feb 7
How do you know when Felon47 and his Republican Party is telling lies?
Yup, their lips are moving.
Yup, their lips are moving.
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How many Motown groups can I name?
Two, Maybe Three... Four Tops!
Two, Maybe Three... Four Tops!
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
How many Motown groups can I name?
Two, Maybe Three... Four Tops!
Two, Maybe Three... Four Tops!
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There’s a show on in NYC of Monet’s Venice paintings, and it’s pretty great to see his Venetian canvases collected from museums and private collections around the world. But the highlight for me was a bunch of Sargents gathered as part of the “other guys who painted Venice” part. Sargent is my boy.
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
There’s a show on in NYC of Monet’s Venice paintings, and it’s pretty great to see his Venetian canvases collected from museums and private collections around the world. But the highlight for me was a bunch of Sargents gathered as part of the “other guys who painted Venice” part. Sargent is my boy.
“My knees are talking louder than my soul”.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“My knees are talking louder than my soul”.
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X’s decision to show where its accounts are based “is, theoretically, a positive step in the direction of transparency”—yet Elon Musk may have instead revealed that the platform is “just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors,” @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
X’s decision to show where its accounts are based “is, theoretically, a positive step in the direction of transparency”—yet Elon Musk may have instead revealed that the platform is “just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors,” @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.
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Pete Buttigieg would be a good DNC spokesperson.
He would do a GREAT job of going around the country, being on TV all the time, and putting out Dem messaging on EVERY issue.
He would be an excellent counter-Leavitt. And we NEED one. He should be holding regular press conferences and putting
He would do a GREAT job of going around the country, being on TV all the time, and putting out Dem messaging on EVERY issue.
He would be an excellent counter-Leavitt. And we NEED one. He should be holding regular press conferences and putting
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Pete Buttigieg would be a good DNC spokesperson.
He would do a GREAT job of going around the country, being on TV all the time, and putting out Dem messaging on EVERY issue.
He would be an excellent counter-Leavitt. And we NEED one. He should be holding regular press conferences and putting
He would do a GREAT job of going around the country, being on TV all the time, and putting out Dem messaging on EVERY issue.
He would be an excellent counter-Leavitt. And we NEED one. He should be holding regular press conferences and putting
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I really don't think people fully grasp what Trump is saying when he defends bin Salman killing Khashoggi.
In Trump's eyes, people in power like him and MBS are entitled to kill whoever they want.
He envies MBS, Putin, Kim, etc... because they have the power to do whatever they want.
In Trump's eyes, people in power like him and MBS are entitled to kill whoever they want.
He envies MBS, Putin, Kim, etc... because they have the power to do whatever they want.
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I really don't think people fully grasp what Trump is saying when he defends bin Salman killing Khashoggi.
In Trump's eyes, people in power like him and MBS are entitled to kill whoever they want.
He envies MBS, Putin, Kim, etc... because they have the power to do whatever they want.
In Trump's eyes, people in power like him and MBS are entitled to kill whoever they want.
He envies MBS, Putin, Kim, etc... because they have the power to do whatever they want.
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The DOJ under direct orders from the President. Has just opened a new investigation. So nothing that hasn’t already been revealed is under seal. Meaning no matter what the House and Senate vote to do. Trump will say he can’t release the files because there is an ongoing investigation.
It’s a scam!
It’s a scam!
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The DOJ under direct orders from the President. Has just opened a new investigation. So nothing that hasn’t already been revealed is under seal. Meaning no matter what the House and Senate vote to do. Trump will say he can’t release the files because there is an ongoing investigation.
It’s a scam!
It’s a scam!
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Remember this when DJT starts attacking the WSJ for their headline:
The WSJ is not a rogue outlet. It’s one of the GOP’s preferred barometers. When Murdoch-aligned media floats “Trump’s grip is slipping,” it’s not journalism, it’s permission-setting for Republicans who have been waiting for cover.
The WSJ is not a rogue outlet. It’s one of the GOP’s preferred barometers. When Murdoch-aligned media floats “Trump’s grip is slipping,” it’s not journalism, it’s permission-setting for Republicans who have been waiting for cover.
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Remember this when DJT starts attacking the WSJ for their headline:
The WSJ is not a rogue outlet. It’s one of the GOP’s preferred barometers. When Murdoch-aligned media floats “Trump’s grip is slipping,” it’s not journalism, it’s permission-setting for Republicans who have been waiting for cover.
The WSJ is not a rogue outlet. It’s one of the GOP’s preferred barometers. When Murdoch-aligned media floats “Trump’s grip is slipping,” it’s not journalism, it’s permission-setting for Republicans who have been waiting for cover.
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REP. @rokhanna.bsky.social : “This is one of the most horrific & disgusting corruption scandals in our country's history... Because survivors spoke up, the truth is finally going to come out and this country is really going to have a moral reckoning. How did we allow this to happen?”
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
REP. @rokhanna.bsky.social : “This is one of the most horrific & disgusting corruption scandals in our country's history... Because survivors spoke up, the truth is finally going to come out and this country is really going to have a moral reckoning. How did we allow this to happen?”
Hmmmmm reminds me of so many Fox commentators, former commentators and a particular pundit who I can’t name out-loud for fear of losing my job.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hmmmmm reminds me of so many Fox commentators, former commentators and a particular pundit who I can’t name out-loud for fear of losing my job.
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I don't know why we still call them ICE and treat them as a legitimate organization. They are an armed Militia and should be designated as a terrorist group. No other legal force in America wears masks and strips people of due process. They are a terrorist organization
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I don't know why we still call them ICE and treat them as a legitimate organization. They are an armed Militia and should be designated as a terrorist group. No other legal force in America wears masks and strips people of due process. They are a terrorist organization
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I walked into a pub with my wife.
The bartender asked, 'Would you like a drink for your wife?'
I said, 'That sounds like a fair swap.'
The bartender asked, 'Would you like a drink for your wife?'
I said, 'That sounds like a fair swap.'
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I walked into a pub with my wife.
The bartender asked, 'Would you like a drink for your wife?'
I said, 'That sounds like a fair swap.'
The bartender asked, 'Would you like a drink for your wife?'
I said, 'That sounds like a fair swap.'
That was a total fascist power play. They went into take a worker and then went back for service. Fucking pigs.
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
November 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
That was a total fascist power play. They went into take a worker and then went back for service. Fucking pigs.
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Trump has always been open about his sexual attraction to underage girls. No reason to hide the Epstein files there. I suspect the Epstein blackmailed billionaires are now massive Trump donors. The cash flow ends if the truth becomes known. Trump is protecting his ability to blackmail.
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Trump has always been open about his sexual attraction to underage girls. No reason to hide the Epstein files there. I suspect the Epstein blackmailed billionaires are now massive Trump donors. The cash flow ends if the truth becomes known. Trump is protecting his ability to blackmail.
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Too few people are talking about the fact that for eight years (2011-2019), while Jeffrey Epstein was raping young girls and trafficking them to hundreds of other rapists from his home base in Palm Beach, Florida, the Florida district attorney was Pam Bondi. Connect the dots.
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Too few people are talking about the fact that for eight years (2011-2019), while Jeffrey Epstein was raping young girls and trafficking them to hundreds of other rapists from his home base in Palm Beach, Florida, the Florida district attorney was Pam Bondi. Connect the dots.
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Ken Burns made a documentary about Americans who declared "No kings!" and rose up against the military occupation of their cities. What could possibly be polarizing about that? [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/a...
What ‘The American Revolution’ Says About Our Cultural Battles
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Ken Burns made a documentary about Americans who declared "No kings!" and rose up against the military occupation of their cities. What could possibly be polarizing about that? [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/a...
This is the uncomfortable truth that America must face. It’s the rich that are freeloaders and are destroying our society, not the poor.
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This is the uncomfortable truth that America must face. It’s the rich that are freeloaders and are destroying our society, not the poor.
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Remember that Nimarata Nikki Randhawa ran as Nikki Haley
Piyush Jindal ran as Bobby Jindal
Raphael Cruz ran as Ted Cruz
Meanwhile—Barack Obama ran as Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani ran as Zohran Mamdani, and MAGAs accuse Dems of identity politics
Every MAGA accusation is a confession
Piyush Jindal ran as Bobby Jindal
Raphael Cruz ran as Ted Cruz
Meanwhile—Barack Obama ran as Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani ran as Zohran Mamdani, and MAGAs accuse Dems of identity politics
Every MAGA accusation is a confession
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Remember that Nimarata Nikki Randhawa ran as Nikki Haley
Piyush Jindal ran as Bobby Jindal
Raphael Cruz ran as Ted Cruz
Meanwhile—Barack Obama ran as Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani ran as Zohran Mamdani, and MAGAs accuse Dems of identity politics
Every MAGA accusation is a confession
Piyush Jindal ran as Bobby Jindal
Raphael Cruz ran as Ted Cruz
Meanwhile—Barack Obama ran as Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani ran as Zohran Mamdani, and MAGAs accuse Dems of identity politics
Every MAGA accusation is a confession
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Quote from December 3, 1906. Our country would be very different if we heeded this advice.
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Quote from December 3, 1906. Our country would be very different if we heeded this advice.
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We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
Democratic leaders failed us again. Time to get some new leaders.
Indivisible's weekly newsletter with analysis and action
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November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Shumer MUST go
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Shumer MUST go
Every one of these cowards that caved must go.
Dem seats up in midterms:
Booker, Cory A. (NJ)
Coons, Christopher A. (DE)
Durbin, Richard J. (IL)
Hickenlooper, John W. (CO)
Luján, Ben Ray (NM)
Markey, Edward J. (MA)
Merkley, Jeff (OR)
Ossoff, Jon (GA)
Peters, Gary C. (MI)
Reed, Jack (RI)
Shaheen, Jeanne (NH)
Smith, Tina (MN)
Warner, Mark R. (VA)
Booker, Cory A. (NJ)
Coons, Christopher A. (DE)
Durbin, Richard J. (IL)
Hickenlooper, John W. (CO)
Luján, Ben Ray (NM)
Markey, Edward J. (MA)
Merkley, Jeff (OR)
Ossoff, Jon (GA)
Peters, Gary C. (MI)
Reed, Jack (RI)
Shaheen, Jeanne (NH)
Smith, Tina (MN)
Warner, Mark R. (VA)
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Every one of these cowards that caved must go.