Gretchen Caspary
@gretchencaspary.bsky.social
Capital-S Skeptic, progressive lover of reason, logic, and the scientific method. The older I get, the more I lean to the left.
I think I'd forgotten what it feels like to be politically happy! Yesterday, Election Day 2025. was a very good day. 😀 And it's the boost, the injection of optimism, that I/we needed.
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I think I'd forgotten what it feels like to be politically happy! Yesterday, Election Day 2025. was a very good day. 😀 And it's the boost, the injection of optimism, that I/we needed.
Oh my dog...
tool uses tool
YouTube video by Tiedrich
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June 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Oh my dog...
She's second only to Stephen Miller in horribleness
Kristi Noem has that rare ability to shoot her dog in the face and it *still* not be the worst thing she ever did in her sorry, lying life.
June 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
She's second only to Stephen Miller in horribleness
Okay, so who had "mid June" in the "two-megalomaniacal-psychopaths-sharing-power-how-long-until-they-turn-on-each-other" sweepstakes?
June 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Okay, so who had "mid June" in the "two-megalomaniacal-psychopaths-sharing-power-how-long-until-they-turn-on-each-other" sweepstakes?
In the drawing titled "Soft Landing," below, artist Barry Blitt depicts President Trump’s enthusiasm for any way that he and his family can profit from his position as a head of state.
May 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
In the drawing titled "Soft Landing," below, artist Barry Blitt depicts President Trump’s enthusiasm for any way that he and his family can profit from his position as a head of state.
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“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands
May 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
hahaha Sorry you were in that position, Gretchen. I miss having you as my Governor. Keep on keeping on
This is the Veep-iest photo I’ve seen in a while.
Smart. Strong
April 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
hahaha Sorry you were in that position, Gretchen. I miss having you as my Governor. Keep on keeping on
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Some hard truths!
March 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Some hard truths!
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“The red line is gone.
The Trump regime has just ended the Constitution.
Not hyperbole.”👇
The Trump regime has just ended the Constitution.
Not hyperbole.”👇
March 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“The red line is gone.
The Trump regime has just ended the Constitution.
Not hyperbole.”👇
The Trump regime has just ended the Constitution.
Not hyperbole.”👇
Any maga regretting their vote last November, or did it not sink in yet? We tried to tell you!
March 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Wow, such a good article!
Antisemitism is the bias that the world can't seem to grow out of.
Antisemitism is the bias that the world can't seem to grow out of.
March 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Wow, such a good article!
Antisemitism is the bias that the world can't seem to grow out of.
Antisemitism is the bias that the world can't seem to grow out of.
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No more Airbnb!
March 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
No more Airbnb!
Really, WTF is up with NYT daintily tiptoeing around the truth? Why are they so terrified to make a strong statement?
It’s up to us to remember everything.
No one else is out there to help us.👇
No one else is out there to help us.👇
March 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Really, WTF is up with NYT daintily tiptoeing around the truth? Why are they so terrified to make a strong statement?
As an American, I sincerely apologize that nearly half of my fellow Americans voted for this madness. And that half of our elected Congress are sycophantically humiliating themselves in their effort to outdo each other in their unctuous flattery of the Naked Would-Be Emperor's non-existent clothes.
March 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
As an American, I sincerely apologize that nearly half of my fellow Americans voted for this madness. And that half of our elected Congress are sycophantically humiliating themselves in their effort to outdo each other in their unctuous flattery of the Naked Would-Be Emperor's non-existent clothes.
I love Jeff Tiedrich. Before it became Xitter, I used to see his responses to Trump and think "who IS this guy?" because he tells it bluntly, profanely, and with dark humor.
Jeff Tiedrich on Substack
Sunday’s post is all sundayposticated and stuff —
substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I love Jeff Tiedrich. Before it became Xitter, I used to see his responses to Trump and think "who IS this guy?" because he tells it bluntly, profanely, and with dark humor.
Yes, it most certainly is.
Love, love, love this man.
For all you incels out there, involuntarily celibate, model yourself after this man.
This is the type of man women look for.👇
For all you incels out there, involuntarily celibate, model yourself after this man.
This is the type of man women look for.👇
March 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Yes, it most certainly is.
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Spread the word! Repost this!
February 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Spread the word! Repost this!
A friend who is a professor of biomed says that he is appalled by the way American students are increasingly unprepared for college. (Not the case for foreign students, btw. )
February 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A friend who is a professor of biomed says that he is appalled by the way American students are increasingly unprepared for college. (Not the case for foreign students, btw. )
This is what a leader looks like.
What an absolutely beautiful man!
You are a hero President Zelenskyy.
You are a hero President Zelenskyy.
February 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is what a leader looks like.