Todd Schwartz
@ideogramateur.bsky.social
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Todd Schwartz
@ideogramateur.bsky.social
· Sep 17
Are MAGAs capable of imagining a different value system from their own? It seems like they believe we are somehow more cruel and vicious than they are because we value compassion too highly. I can only imagine they think we share their value system but we're lying as an excuse to morally judge them.
I suspect that the climate disaster would have been addressed decades ago were it not for the existence of billionaires. Human civilization's continued tolerance of extreme wealth and the resource hoarding that goes with it will ultimately be proven the true cause of our extinction.
November 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I suspect that the climate disaster would have been addressed decades ago were it not for the existence of billionaires. Human civilization's continued tolerance of extreme wealth and the resource hoarding that goes with it will ultimately be proven the true cause of our extinction.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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On one hand I'm really happy Mamdani won. I think it makes a big statement and that's why the entire country has been neck deep in a mayoral race.
On the other, I keep thinking about how the party that's supposed to be "for us" was fully ready to hand NEW YORK CITY to Andrew MF Cuomo
On the other, I keep thinking about how the party that's supposed to be "for us" was fully ready to hand NEW YORK CITY to Andrew MF Cuomo
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
On one hand I'm really happy Mamdani won. I think it makes a big statement and that's why the entire country has been neck deep in a mayoral race.
On the other, I keep thinking about how the party that's supposed to be "for us" was fully ready to hand NEW YORK CITY to Andrew MF Cuomo
On the other, I keep thinking about how the party that's supposed to be "for us" was fully ready to hand NEW YORK CITY to Andrew MF Cuomo
I see the Idaho airbase issue as a last ditch attempt to cause enough violence to justify giving 35felonies emergency powers. They couldn't make "the left" riot, though they've tried. But they know the far right is itching for violence and he NEEDS those emergency powers, yesterday!
October 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I see the Idaho airbase issue as a last ditch attempt to cause enough violence to justify giving 35felonies emergency powers. They couldn't make "the left" riot, though they've tried. But they know the far right is itching for violence and he NEEDS those emergency powers, yesterday!
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# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
September 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
It's not just that the President is clearly divorced from reality in a very dangerous way, it's also that conservative and corporate-owned news media are spreading his delusions, unfiltered, to tens of millions of others, creating a mass psychotic delusion that's tearing apart the nation.
September 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's not just that the President is clearly divorced from reality in a very dangerous way, it's also that conservative and corporate-owned news media are spreading his delusions, unfiltered, to tens of millions of others, creating a mass psychotic delusion that's tearing apart the nation.
I'm surprised. Things are starting to look as if there might be a chance we will still have a nation when this nightmare ends.
It's still going to be really bad, but if this administration were a little more competent and a lot less stupid... 😧I don't want to consider those possibilities.
It's still going to be really bad, but if this administration were a little more competent and a lot less stupid... 😧I don't want to consider those possibilities.
September 27, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I'm surprised. Things are starting to look as if there might be a chance we will still have a nation when this nightmare ends.
It's still going to be really bad, but if this administration were a little more competent and a lot less stupid... 😧I don't want to consider those possibilities.
It's still going to be really bad, but if this administration were a little more competent and a lot less stupid... 😧I don't want to consider those possibilities.
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When you listen to ANY mainstream media, you must listen with a propaganda filter. It’s quite easy to develop if you practice. Whatever you hear, just know it’s crafted for our ears & minds. When you listen to anyone in the Regime, everything is lies except for any threats. Those you can count on.
September 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
When you listen to ANY mainstream media, you must listen with a propaganda filter. It’s quite easy to develop if you practice. Whatever you hear, just know it’s crafted for our ears & minds. When you listen to anyone in the Regime, everything is lies except for any threats. Those you can count on.
This is already a fascist authoritarian state. If moderate Dems want to win the next election (which will require overwhelming numbers) they should be pressuring their Dem politicians to stop taking AIPAC money and champion progressive policy. No one who takes AIPAC money will get my vote. Period.
September 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is already a fascist authoritarian state. If moderate Dems want to win the next election (which will require overwhelming numbers) they should be pressuring their Dem politicians to stop taking AIPAC money and champion progressive policy. No one who takes AIPAC money will get my vote. Period.
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I see the existence of this administration as absolute proof that the last 40 years of Republican attacks on education and the negligence of the Democratic Party in repairing that damage has had the effect they were going for.
September 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I see the existence of this administration as absolute proof that the last 40 years of Republican attacks on education and the negligence of the Democratic Party in repairing that damage has had the effect they were going for.
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How to Start Your Own Rapid Response Group to Protect Immigrants In Your Neighborhood
The only proven defense against armed masked agents in your neighborhoods is an organized community. After all, no one knows your neighborhood more than you.
@eltragon.bsky.social
The only proven defense against armed masked agents in your neighborhoods is an organized community. After all, no one knows your neighborhood more than you.
@eltragon.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
How to Start Your Own Rapid Response Group to Protect Immigrants In Your Neighborhood
The only proven defense against armed masked agents in your neighborhoods is an organized community. After all, no one knows your neighborhood more than you.
@eltragon.bsky.social
The only proven defense against armed masked agents in your neighborhoods is an organized community. After all, no one knows your neighborhood more than you.
@eltragon.bsky.social
If ICE is on the streets in your city, shouldn't you also be on the streets? The moment we know ICE is in the area we should all be making it impossible for them to maneuver. Slow them down. Gum up their operations. Don't let them kidnap your friends and neighbors.
September 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
If ICE is on the streets in your city, shouldn't you also be on the streets? The moment we know ICE is in the area we should all be making it impossible for them to maneuver. Slow them down. Gum up their operations. Don't let them kidnap your friends and neighbors.
Do the people who use TikTok understand what Oracle will do with their content? I hope they are wise enough to erase it all.
September 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Do the people who use TikTok understand what Oracle will do with their content? I hope they are wise enough to erase it all.
What was the reaction of the left on social media when the pictures of right-wing leadership painting little slogans on munitions that would be used in an ethnic cleansing campaign were published? We were disgusted. Why would a leftist do that? It's clearly a right-wing fad.
September 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
What was the reaction of the left on social media when the pictures of right-wing leadership painting little slogans on munitions that would be used in an ethnic cleansing campaign were published? We were disgusted. Why would a leftist do that? It's clearly a right-wing fad.
I've been advocating for a general strike since 2016. But the fact is, without our labor unions leading the way, this will never happen. We have the perfect opportunity for labor unions to undo the damage done by conservative bad press and show themselves to be on the side of the people. Strike!
September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I've been advocating for a general strike since 2016. But the fact is, without our labor unions leading the way, this will never happen. We have the perfect opportunity for labor unions to undo the damage done by conservative bad press and show themselves to be on the side of the people. Strike!
If you sold your Disney stock, it might be a good idea to buy it back up again before the corporation ends up being wholly owned by people who don't care about free speech.
September 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If you sold your Disney stock, it might be a good idea to buy it back up again before the corporation ends up being wholly owned by people who don't care about free speech.
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It seems the more hatred you spread the bigger the god they make you !!!
September 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It seems the more hatred you spread the bigger the god they make you !!!
I understand the anger over Kimmel, but I wonder if folks cancelling subscriptions and selling their stock have fully absorbed the implications of the FCC threat, not just to Disney, but the nation, if all those affiliates lose their licenses and some MAGA billionaire gets a chance to buy them up.
September 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I understand the anger over Kimmel, but I wonder if folks cancelling subscriptions and selling their stock have fully absorbed the implications of the FCC threat, not just to Disney, but the nation, if all those affiliates lose their licenses and some MAGA billionaire gets a chance to buy them up.
Folks on social media knew what was coming on Jan 6, 2021. I'm pretty sure we all thought the legislators also knew, and that they were in some way prepared. But they were not prepared. Today, we know what Trumps secret police will do to Dem leadership. But once again, it seems like they don't. SMH
September 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Folks on social media knew what was coming on Jan 6, 2021. I'm pretty sure we all thought the legislators also knew, and that they were in some way prepared. But they were not prepared. Today, we know what Trumps secret police will do to Dem leadership. But once again, it seems like they don't. SMH
Billionaires are constructing luxury doomsday bunkers to protect themselves from the climate disaster. Do we really need to know anything else to conclude they have no intention of doing anything nor of letting the government do anything substantive to prevent the rest of us from being killed?
September 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Billionaires are constructing luxury doomsday bunkers to protect themselves from the climate disaster. Do we really need to know anything else to conclude they have no intention of doing anything nor of letting the government do anything substantive to prevent the rest of us from being killed?
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Yes, it is!!! Pass it on
September 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Yes, it is!!! Pass it on
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The Democratic National Committee's recent summer meeting in Minneapolis showed how the Israel lobby is working to fight increasing support for Palestine among the party's base, and how it is failing.
How the Israel lobby is fighting to turn back grassroots support for Palestine in the Democratic Party — and why it won’t win
The Democratic National Committee’s recent summer meeting in Minneapolis showed how the Israel lobby is working to fight increasing support for Palestine among the party’s base, and how it is failing.
mondoweiss.net
September 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Democratic National Committee's recent summer meeting in Minneapolis showed how the Israel lobby is working to fight increasing support for Palestine among the party's base, and how it is failing.
I wonder if Democratic Party leadership ever stops to think about how coercive a system has to be to to expect voters to choose which of two options they would like to continue to help a right-wing extremist regime to carry out a genocide.
September 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I wonder if Democratic Party leadership ever stops to think about how coercive a system has to be to to expect voters to choose which of two options they would like to continue to help a right-wing extremist regime to carry out a genocide.