Jim Bates
@jimbates.bsky.social
So, yeah...it can happen here.
Wish more Americans stayed awake during history class.
Wish more Americans stayed awake during history class.
I’m starting to figure this autocracy thing out….
If I register as a Republican & start wearing a red-foam MAGA hat, I can commit just about any crime I want & get rich doing it.
If I remain a Democrat, I’ll get the electric chair for jaywalking.
If I register as a Republican & start wearing a red-foam MAGA hat, I can commit just about any crime I want & get rich doing it.
If I remain a Democrat, I’ll get the electric chair for jaywalking.
October 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I’m starting to figure this autocracy thing out….
If I register as a Republican & start wearing a red-foam MAGA hat, I can commit just about any crime I want & get rich doing it.
If I remain a Democrat, I’ll get the electric chair for jaywalking.
If I register as a Republican & start wearing a red-foam MAGA hat, I can commit just about any crime I want & get rich doing it.
If I remain a Democrat, I’ll get the electric chair for jaywalking.
There’s not a 22 year old on this planet who texts like this.
September 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
There’s not a 22 year old on this planet who texts like this.
White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
The goal, they said, was to categorize left-wing activity that led to violence as domestic terrorism, an escalation that critics said could lay the groundwork for crushing anti-conservative dissent more broadly.
The goal, they said, was to categorize left-wing activity that led to violence as domestic terrorism, an escalation that critics said could lay the groundwork for crushing anti-conservative dissent more broadly.
White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
The goal, they said, was to categorize left-wing activity that led to violence as domestic terrorism, an escalation that critics said could lay the groundwork for crushing anti-conservative dissent more broadly.
The goal, they said, was to categorize left-wing activity that led to violence as domestic terrorism, an escalation that critics said could lay the groundwork for crushing anti-conservative dissent more broadly.
Donald the DICtator just fired a Fed Governor.
Enjoy your 401ks while they last. Market is gonna be a shit-show.
Enjoy your 401ks while they last. Market is gonna be a shit-show.
August 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Donald the DICtator just fired a Fed Governor.
Enjoy your 401ks while they last. Market is gonna be a shit-show.
Enjoy your 401ks while they last. Market is gonna be a shit-show.
Maybe this is why grocery store aisles are running bare.
This is the consequences when we chose the wrong
direction.
direction.
July 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Maybe this is why grocery store aisles are running bare.
The client list isn’t on Bondi’s desk anymore because it’s in Donald’s shredder.
July 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The client list isn’t on Bondi’s desk anymore because it’s in Donald’s shredder.
My trip to the grocery store today:
✔️Empty shelves
✔️Higher prices
All thanks to that orange buffoon
✔️Empty shelves
✔️Higher prices
All thanks to that orange buffoon
July 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My trip to the grocery store today:
✔️Empty shelves
✔️Higher prices
All thanks to that orange buffoon
✔️Empty shelves
✔️Higher prices
All thanks to that orange buffoon
Trump’s emergency response plan is to blame Biden.
If you eliminate weather forecasts & disaster relief (1) you save relatively little money up front (2) lots people suffer/die (3) you then need to spend a lot of money cleaning up disasters that could have been mitigated. So you spend more money & have more death/suffering. Classic: lose-lose.
July 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Trump’s emergency response plan is to blame Biden.
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Dismantling these departments that warn us about the weather is in Project 2025, and the core reason is they say these departments (RIGHTLY) drive “climate chang alarmism”, which “is harmful to future prosperity” (aka BIG OIL PROFITS)
July 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Dismantling these departments that warn us about the weather is in Project 2025, and the core reason is they say these departments (RIGHTLY) drive “climate chang alarmism”, which “is harmful to future prosperity” (aka BIG OIL PROFITS)
It’s orientation day at
Trump University
Trump University
MAGA hat girl posing in front of the “Nazi Propaganda” exhibit is the most accidentally honest photo of the year.
July 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It’s orientation day at
Trump University
Trump University
This sums up how I felt on the 4th of July
July 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This sums up how I felt on the 4th of July
Is there an official DOGE death toll anywhere?
Thoughts and prayers don’t stop mass shootings, and they don’t stop climate disasters either.
This is a tragedy Gov. Greg Abbott did nothing to prevent. He still denies that climate change is real. He won’t act, and he won’t regulate.
This is a tragedy Gov. Greg Abbott did nothing to prevent. He still denies that climate change is real. He won’t act, and he won’t regulate.
July 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Is there an official DOGE death toll anywhere?
The moment when MAGAs celebrate tanking our economy, funding masked thugs, & depriving millions of healthcare & food. Meanwhile, the rich smile about their big tax cuts.
July 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The moment when MAGAs celebrate tanking our economy, funding masked thugs, & depriving millions of healthcare & food. Meanwhile, the rich smile about their big tax cuts.
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So glad we all get to experience the Most Ironic Independence Day In American History.
July 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So glad we all get to experience the Most Ironic Independence Day In American History.
Alligator = Concentration
Alcatraz = Camp
Alcatraz = Camp
July 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Alligator = Concentration
Alcatraz = Camp
Alcatraz = Camp
Israel and U.S. Smashed Iran Nuclear Site That Grew After Trump Quit 2015 Accord www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/s...
Trump’s like an arsonist who pats himself on the back for dousing his own fire.
Trump’s like an arsonist who pats himself on the back for dousing his own fire.
June 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Israel and U.S. Smashed Iran Nuclear Site That Grew After Trump Quit 2015 Accord www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/s...
Trump’s like an arsonist who pats himself on the back for dousing his own fire.
Trump’s like an arsonist who pats himself on the back for dousing his own fire.
branding oneself as a "Democratic Socialist" is really stupid marketing.... why give the GOP troll ammo??
June 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
branding oneself as a "Democratic Socialist" is really stupid marketing.... why give the GOP troll ammo??
if that idiot fires Powell, the bond market will implode and we'll be one step closer to becoming the next Venezuela
Trump flip-flops on Powell firing! #econsky
Trump says he may have to change his mind about firing Fed chair Powell reut.rs/3T3GyDE
June 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
if that idiot fires Powell, the bond market will implode and we'll be one step closer to becoming the next Venezuela
I’ve been revisiting X, just to pop my head out of the Bsky echo chamber.
100% clear— if people get most of their “news” from X, we’re fucking doomed as a society. It’s a toxic mess.
100% clear— if people get most of their “news” from X, we’re fucking doomed as a society. It’s a toxic mess.
June 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I’ve been revisiting X, just to pop my head out of the Bsky echo chamber.
100% clear— if people get most of their “news” from X, we’re fucking doomed as a society. It’s a toxic mess.
100% clear— if people get most of their “news” from X, we’re fucking doomed as a society. It’s a toxic mess.
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This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*
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What we learned yesterday.
The Times They Are a-Changin'
The Times They Are a-Changin'
June 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
What we learned yesterday.
The Times They Are a-Changin'
The Times They Are a-Changin'
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Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣
June 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣
Many would-be attendees were medically exempted due to bone-spurs
Schrödinger's parade - the crowd was both sparse and dense.
June 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Many would-be attendees were medically exempted due to bone-spurs
It’s about time all of us stood in front of that tank
"They are also worried about a potential Tiananmen Square moment where you have a protester standing in front of a tank. That is not what America is supposed to look like."
U.S. Officials Fear ‘Tiananmen Square Moment’ at Trump’s Military Parade
U.S. officials are reportedly worried about “a potential Tiananmen Square moment” at Trump’s military parade on Saturday.
www.mediaite.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It’s about time all of us stood in front of that tank
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