Derek Straker
@dstraker22.bsky.social
dr_straker on Twatter. Now, I'm here...still talking nonsense.
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Derek Straker
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I am dead serious when I say that if one of the most vulnerable people in the country can do this with the right allies, no fight in American politics is completely hopeless.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I am dead serious when I say that if one of the most vulnerable people in the country can do this with the right allies, no fight in American politics is completely hopeless.
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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If Indiana legislators hold firm on their conscience today, it will among other things be a much-needed rejection of the idea that you can get your way on policy through bullying, intimidation, and threats.
December 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If Indiana legislators hold firm on their conscience today, it will among other things be a much-needed rejection of the idea that you can get your way on policy through bullying, intimidation, and threats.
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Hiring a Black woman: “identity politics”
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
December 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Hiring a Black woman: “identity politics”
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
Trying to get my thermostat/heating system fixed:
1st visit: The electrician replaces the transformer, stating it was blown, but can't fix the heating valve.
2nd visit: Valve guy says the electric setup is wrong. Needs boiling room technician
1st visit: The electrician replaces the transformer, stating it was blown, but can't fix the heating valve.
2nd visit: Valve guy says the electric setup is wrong. Needs boiling room technician
December 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Trying to get my thermostat/heating system fixed:
1st visit: The electrician replaces the transformer, stating it was blown, but can't fix the heating valve.
2nd visit: Valve guy says the electric setup is wrong. Needs boiling room technician
1st visit: The electrician replaces the transformer, stating it was blown, but can't fix the heating valve.
2nd visit: Valve guy says the electric setup is wrong. Needs boiling room technician
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Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
Oh yeah, it's over.
Bad start to the finish, Cs.
Please finish this game, Cs.
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Oh yeah, it's over.
Bad start to the finish, Cs.
Please finish this game, Cs.
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bad start to the finish, Cs.
Please finish this game, Cs.
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Please finish this game, Cs.
There is a *disgusting* amount of visiting fans
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
There is a *disgusting* amount of visiting fans
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Yeah, that’s what really set America apart — we were the first and only nation in history to put a religious angle on wars.
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Yeah, that’s what really set America apart — we were the first and only nation in history to put a religious angle on wars.
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Straight up Christian Nationalism from DoD.
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Straight up Christian Nationalism from DoD.
Again, when this guy transitions to the next life, there's gonna be a whole host of people telling us that we're bad people for not feeling sad.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Again, when this guy transitions to the next life, there's gonna be a whole host of people telling us that we're bad people for not feeling sad.
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
Just got home from the Patriots game, I'm tired, but I also want tea. Not going to work tomorrow, so sure, 1 AM tea it is.
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Just got home from the Patriots game, I'm tired, but I also want tea. Not going to work tomorrow, so sure, 1 AM tea it is.
Yesterday: Celtics
Tonight:
Tonight:
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Yesterday: Celtics
Tonight:
Tonight:
Finally got seats close enough to get a t-shirt during the toss but you don't get shit because you're sitting near the opponent bench. Lol
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Finally got seats close enough to get a t-shirt during the toss but you don't get shit because you're sitting near the opponent bench. Lol
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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even when the democratic party has leverage and one of the craziest election swings the party intentionally self immolates it’s just so exhausting what is even the point of these people
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
even when the democratic party has leverage and one of the craziest election swings the party intentionally self immolates it’s just so exhausting what is even the point of these people
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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This part here really bothers me:
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This part here really bothers me:
When this guy leaves us, there's gonna be a bunch of people telling us that we have to be sad about it.
Good fucking luck
Good fucking luck
November 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
When this guy leaves us, there's gonna be a bunch of people telling us that we have to be sad about it.
Good fucking luck
Good fucking luck