PopeTom
@popetom.bsky.social
Tired Discordian.
Uncertain how to navigate the melancholy of civilizational collapse.
Uncertain how to navigate the melancholy of civilizational collapse.
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” - old Greek proverb
Meanwhile, Donald Trump - abcnews.go.com/Politics/his...
Meanwhile, Donald Trump - abcnews.go.com/Politics/his...
At least 2 historic magnolia trees, Kennedy Garden appear to have been removed to make way for Trump's White House ballroom
Satellite images show that President Donald Trump's project to build a $300 million grand ballroom has appeared to take down at least six trees on the White House grounds
abcnews.go.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” - old Greek proverb
Meanwhile, Donald Trump - abcnews.go.com/Politics/his...
Meanwhile, Donald Trump - abcnews.go.com/Politics/his...
August 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
This song goes out to President Donald Trump and his MAGA sycophants.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTFV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTFV...
Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe
YouTube video by RedRiderVEVO
www.youtube.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This song goes out to President Donald Trump and his MAGA sycophants.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTFV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTFV...
Oh look an attack on the First Amendment.
www.axios.com/.../trump-fl...
If you don't want to accidently end up on the wrong side of the DOJ for burning a flag might I suggest you consider burning some kind of effigy.
www.axios.com/.../trump-fl...
If you don't want to accidently end up on the wrong side of the DOJ for burning a flag might I suggest you consider burning some kind of effigy.
www.axios.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Oh look an attack on the First Amendment.
www.axios.com/.../trump-fl...
If you don't want to accidently end up on the wrong side of the DOJ for burning a flag might I suggest you consider burning some kind of effigy.
www.axios.com/.../trump-fl...
If you don't want to accidently end up on the wrong side of the DOJ for burning a flag might I suggest you consider burning some kind of effigy.
The US federal government is not a house of cards.
It is a house of Chesterton's fences.
Donald Trump and his Republican sycophants are the kinds of people a good number of those fences were put up in the first place. That's why they want to tear them down.
It is a house of Chesterton's fences.
Donald Trump and his Republican sycophants are the kinds of people a good number of those fences were put up in the first place. That's why they want to tear them down.
August 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The US federal government is not a house of cards.
It is a house of Chesterton's fences.
Donald Trump and his Republican sycophants are the kinds of people a good number of those fences were put up in the first place. That's why they want to tear them down.
It is a house of Chesterton's fences.
Donald Trump and his Republican sycophants are the kinds of people a good number of those fences were put up in the first place. That's why they want to tear them down.
Today's calls to congress people.
I expressed concern over Donald Trump using yet another imagined emergency to engage in executive overreach.
I asked that legislation be considered that better checks the executive in this regard.
I expressed concern over Donald Trump using yet another imagined emergency to engage in executive overreach.
I asked that legislation be considered that better checks the executive in this regard.
August 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Today's calls to congress people.
I expressed concern over Donald Trump using yet another imagined emergency to engage in executive overreach.
I asked that legislation be considered that better checks the executive in this regard.
I expressed concern over Donald Trump using yet another imagined emergency to engage in executive overreach.
I asked that legislation be considered that better checks the executive in this regard.
Just in case you needed to hear this.
If the fascists were actually going to cancel the 2026 midterms then they wouldn't be trying to gerrymander Texas at Trump's command.
If the fascists were actually going to cancel the 2026 midterms then they wouldn't be trying to gerrymander Texas at Trump's command.
August 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Just in case you needed to hear this.
If the fascists were actually going to cancel the 2026 midterms then they wouldn't be trying to gerrymander Texas at Trump's command.
If the fascists were actually going to cancel the 2026 midterms then they wouldn't be trying to gerrymander Texas at Trump's command.
"Democrats should not be politicizing these tragic events that could have been mitigated or prevented had we let Democrats politicize their hypothetical occurrence." - Republican right now
July 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"Democrats should not be politicizing these tragic events that could have been mitigated or prevented had we let Democrats politicize their hypothetical occurrence." - Republican right now
Reposted by PopeTom
We’re honored to report that over 11 million showed up for today’s No Kings protest, and totals are still coming in. Just… wow. WOW 😮! There’s nothing more to say.
June 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
We’re honored to report that over 11 million showed up for today’s No Kings protest, and totals are still coming in. Just… wow. WOW 😮! There’s nothing more to say.
The only reason(s) to pay any attention at all to President Trump's self-indulgent military parade tomorrow.
1) Trump does something so egregious not being informed about it is actively dangerous to yourself or others.
2) It turns out it is less a Kim Jong Un parade and more an Anwar Sadat parade.
1) Trump does something so egregious not being informed about it is actively dangerous to yourself or others.
2) It turns out it is less a Kim Jong Un parade and more an Anwar Sadat parade.
June 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The only reason(s) to pay any attention at all to President Trump's self-indulgent military parade tomorrow.
1) Trump does something so egregious not being informed about it is actively dangerous to yourself or others.
2) It turns out it is less a Kim Jong Un parade and more an Anwar Sadat parade.
1) Trump does something so egregious not being informed about it is actively dangerous to yourself or others.
2) It turns out it is less a Kim Jong Un parade and more an Anwar Sadat parade.
Call your Senators RE: this garbage budget bill.
Remind them of the Byrd Rule.
If they happen to also be Republicans yell at them for being fascist dirtbags.
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
Remind them of the Byrd Rule.
If they happen to also be Republicans yell at them for being fascist dirtbags.
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators
www.senate.gov
May 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Call your Senators RE: this garbage budget bill.
Remind them of the Byrd Rule.
If they happen to also be Republicans yell at them for being fascist dirtbags.
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
Remind them of the Byrd Rule.
If they happen to also be Republicans yell at them for being fascist dirtbags.
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
Sometimes fiction is an escape and sometimes it's a reflection.
"The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest." - Mon Mothma, Andor
"The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest." - Mon Mothma, Andor
May 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Sometimes fiction is an escape and sometimes it's a reflection.
"The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest." - Mon Mothma, Andor
"The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest." - Mon Mothma, Andor
A lot of talk about a speech given by Illinois Governor Gov. J.B. Pritzker at a fundraiser in New Hampshire recently.
So here's a link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMnd...
So here's a link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMnd...
Gov. Pritzker blasts Republicans and ‘do-nothing Democrats' in fiery speech (FULL)
YouTube video by NBC Chicago
www.youtube.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A lot of talk about a speech given by Illinois Governor Gov. J.B. Pritzker at a fundraiser in New Hampshire recently.
So here's a link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMnd...
So here's a link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMnd...
Found on the Internet.
April 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Found on the Internet.
Many hands make for light work.
The potential $9 billion cuts coming to Harvard University for standing up to the Trump regime works out to ~$120 per person who voted for Kamala Harris in 2024.
To that end I have donated $120 to Harvard University and let them know their resisting is why I did it.
The potential $9 billion cuts coming to Harvard University for standing up to the Trump regime works out to ~$120 per person who voted for Kamala Harris in 2024.
To that end I have donated $120 to Harvard University and let them know their resisting is why I did it.
April 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Many hands make for light work.
The potential $9 billion cuts coming to Harvard University for standing up to the Trump regime works out to ~$120 per person who voted for Kamala Harris in 2024.
To that end I have donated $120 to Harvard University and let them know their resisting is why I did it.
The potential $9 billion cuts coming to Harvard University for standing up to the Trump regime works out to ~$120 per person who voted for Kamala Harris in 2024.
To that end I have donated $120 to Harvard University and let them know their resisting is why I did it.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rallies 2700 points after President Donald Trump tricks markets into thinking he is capable of making a rational decision.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/s...
Dow surges 2,700 points for biggest rally in 5 years after Trump pauses some tariffs: Live updates
President Donald Trump announced a pause on some tariffs.
www.cnbc.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dow Jones Industrial Average rallies 2700 points after President Donald Trump tricks markets into thinking he is capable of making a rational decision.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/s...
"BE COOL” - an objectively uncool person.
“THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" - The same objectively uncool person who is also unaware that 59% of Americans do not have the savings to cover a $1000 emergency expense.
So, How the fuck are the supposed to buy into your shitty market?
“THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" - The same objectively uncool person who is also unaware that 59% of Americans do not have the savings to cover a $1000 emergency expense.
So, How the fuck are the supposed to buy into your shitty market?
April 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"BE COOL” - an objectively uncool person.
“THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" - The same objectively uncool person who is also unaware that 59% of Americans do not have the savings to cover a $1000 emergency expense.
So, How the fuck are the supposed to buy into your shitty market?
“THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" - The same objectively uncool person who is also unaware that 59% of Americans do not have the savings to cover a $1000 emergency expense.
So, How the fuck are the supposed to buy into your shitty market?
Reminder: Republicans in the House and Senate could end Trump's bullshit whenever they want to.
It wouldn't even take all of them as I am sure all the Democrats are firmly on the side of ending the bullshit.
It wouldn't even take all of them as I am sure all the Democrats are firmly on the side of ending the bullshit.
April 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reminder: Republicans in the House and Senate could end Trump's bullshit whenever they want to.
It wouldn't even take all of them as I am sure all the Democrats are firmly on the side of ending the bullshit.
It wouldn't even take all of them as I am sure all the Democrats are firmly on the side of ending the bullshit.
I know you wanted someone to explain Trump's tariff equation to you.
Stand-up Maths - www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04I...
Stand-up Maths - www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04I...
Explaining the Trump Tariff Equation
YouTube video by Stand-up Maths
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I know you wanted someone to explain Trump's tariff equation to you.
Stand-up Maths - www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04I...
Stand-up Maths - www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04I...
"E pluribus unum," is a better motto any day than, "in god we trust."
April 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"E pluribus unum," is a better motto any day than, "in god we trust."
