Pissed Off Optimist
@georgeaye.bsky.social
Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Greater Good Studio. Burmese. Raised in the UK. Living in Chicago since 2001.
“Law-abiding migrants sent to foreign prisons. Sweeping tariffs disrupting global markets. Students detained for protest. Violent insurrectionists pardoned. Tens of thousands of federal workers fired. The supreme court ignored.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Trump 100 days: Trump’s whirlwind start to his second presidency
The president has begun his second term at a whirlwind pace, slashing the government, upending international alliances, challenging the rule of law and ordering mass deportations
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“Law-abiding migrants sent to foreign prisons. Sweeping tariffs disrupting global markets. Students detained for protest. Violent insurrectionists pardoned. Tens of thousands of federal workers fired. The supreme court ignored.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
“Of course they’re planning overseas bombings in a group chat. Because the stupidity of this White House outpaces any attempt at parody; and because these guys are exactly as dumb in real life as they look on television.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What the accidentally leaked war group chat reveals about the Trump administration | Moira Donegan
Thanks to the Signal leaks, we can see how the administration acts when they think they are in private. It’s not a pretty sight
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“Of course they’re planning overseas bombings in a group chat. Because the stupidity of this White House outpaces any attempt at parody; and because these guys are exactly as dumb in real life as they look on television.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s nothing better than walking through Brooklyn listening to Gangstarr
March 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
There’s nothing better than walking through Brooklyn listening to Gangstarr
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No better way to roll into New York than bump to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… on my AirPods. It might be my favorite Wu Tang album of all time.
March 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
No better way to roll into New York than bump to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… on my AirPods. It might be my favorite Wu Tang album of all time.
“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Opinion | A Day of American Infamy
A dreadful moment for Ukraine, for the free world, for the legacy of an America that once stood for the principles of the Atlantic Charter.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
What an embarrassing, ugly, and crude display of belligerence. Everything that we were warned about is happening. Ukraine is getting sold out right in front of our eyes.
youtu.be/v_kTNIYsFnQ?...
youtu.be/v_kTNIYsFnQ?...
Full argument: Trump-Zelensky White House meeting descends into shouting match
YouTube video by The Telegraph
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
What an embarrassing, ugly, and crude display of belligerence. Everything that we were warned about is happening. Ukraine is getting sold out right in front of our eyes.
youtu.be/v_kTNIYsFnQ?...
youtu.be/v_kTNIYsFnQ?...
As the saying goes, "Give me your tired, your poor, your millionaires..."
He's just out here casually selling citizenships. NBD.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
He's just out here casually selling citizenships. NBD.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
Trump Plans ‘Gold Card’ Alternative to Green Cards for ‘High Level People’
President Trump said the cards would have “a higher level of sophistication” than green cards and cost applicants about $5 million.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
As the saying goes, "Give me your tired, your poor, your millionaires..."
He's just out here casually selling citizenships. NBD.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
He's just out here casually selling citizenships. NBD.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 no idea where this originally came from, but it’s perfect
February 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 no idea where this originally came from, but it’s perfect
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What a piece of shit. He's such a terrible man child. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Elon Musk admits email to government workers was a ruse
Department of Government Efficiency head says he wants to test whether federal employees are ‘capable of replying to an email’
www.independent.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
What a piece of shit. He's such a terrible man child. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
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Murphy: "There's no separation between the Kremlin & the White House right now. The White House is a full-time Kremlin propaganda operation..there's a real probability American troops are going to have fight abroad to protect the global world order & our allies & perhaps American sovereignty itself"
February 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Murphy: "There's no separation between the Kremlin & the White House right now. The White House is a full-time Kremlin propaganda operation..there's a real probability American troops are going to have fight abroad to protect the global world order & our allies & perhaps American sovereignty itself"
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1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
February 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
Ongoing Coup | Attorney General Kris Mayes
YouTube video by Arizona Attorney General's Office
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February 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The complete dismantling of our government in real time
February 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The complete dismantling of our government in real time
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Monday thought:
February 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Monday thought:
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Jeffries: "It's unfortunate that many of our Republican colleagues are determined to stand up a shadow government of the billionaires, by the billionaires, and for the billionaires that will stick it to the American people. That's what's driving much of the behavior on the other side of the aisle."
February 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Jeffries: "It's unfortunate that many of our Republican colleagues are determined to stand up a shadow government of the billionaires, by the billionaires, and for the billionaires that will stick it to the American people. That's what's driving much of the behavior on the other side of the aisle."
“It appears as if there is an unelected billionaire more or less running the federal government right now, who none of us voted for, who seems to be breaking both [the] law and potentially the constitution all over the place,”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘It’s been madness’: US federal workers reeling over Trump-Musk takeover
Office of personnel management workers say anxiety is palpable amid intimidation and threat of dismissal
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“It appears as if there is an unelected billionaire more or less running the federal government right now, who none of us voted for, who seems to be breaking both [the] law and potentially the constitution all over the place,”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...