Smooth Gentleman Politics
@smoothgentlemanp.bsky.social
Former news and political journalist. Social Democrat. I have many thoughts about what I learned covering politics, especially about my fellow people on the left. Bigots and genocide apologists are blocked on sight. #SocDems
@mcuban.bsky.social Instead of using your platform to say what can't happen (when it can), how about you talk about Universal Healthcare instead?
Or do you only worry about Democracy when Conservative-Liberals can get into office and give you more tax cuts?
Or do you only worry about Democracy when Conservative-Liberals can get into office and give you more tax cuts?
July 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
@mcuban.bsky.social Instead of using your platform to say what can't happen (when it can), how about you talk about Universal Healthcare instead?
Or do you only worry about Democracy when Conservative-Liberals can get into office and give you more tax cuts?
Or do you only worry about Democracy when Conservative-Liberals can get into office and give you more tax cuts?
@kupkace3.bsky.social Sorry to read about the situation where someone won't take responsibility for their own actions and keeps attacking you.
I hope you're doing okay.
I hope you're doing okay.
May 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
@kupkace3.bsky.social Sorry to read about the situation where someone won't take responsibility for their own actions and keeps attacking you.
I hope you're doing okay.
I hope you're doing okay.
Nice to know that Fetterman's wife is as annoyed with him as Social Democrats are. She is enraged he's supporting the bombing of innocents in Gaza.
He's a hypocrite and a cold liar.
He's a hypocrite and a cold liar.
May 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Nice to know that Fetterman's wife is as annoyed with him as Social Democrats are. She is enraged he's supporting the bombing of innocents in Gaza.
He's a hypocrite and a cold liar.
He's a hypocrite and a cold liar.
When will they realize oligarchs only care about other oligarchs? The amount of ignorance in this from Parsons is amusing. They act like Putin, who is an oligarch who only cares about the oligarchs who bend the knee. #PA36
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
MSN
www.msn.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
When will they realize oligarchs only care about other oligarchs? The amount of ignorance in this from Parsons is amusing. They act like Putin, who is an oligarch who only cares about the oligarchs who bend the knee. #PA36
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
It truly is hilarious how MAGA claims to be about Law & Order, however, every time they are told something is illegal in court they decry the judicial system.
If the Conservative-Liberal DNC backed wing of 5he Democrats understood strategy they would hammer that point home.
If the Conservative-Liberal DNC backed wing of 5he Democrats understood strategy they would hammer that point home.
March 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
It truly is hilarious how MAGA claims to be about Law & Order, however, every time they are told something is illegal in court they decry the judicial system.
If the Conservative-Liberal DNC backed wing of 5he Democrats understood strategy they would hammer that point home.
If the Conservative-Liberal DNC backed wing of 5he Democrats understood strategy they would hammer that point home.
Mayor Eric Adams has once again showed he's not willing to stand up for the Constitution. Freedom of Speech, means you can't get arrested for said speech.
It takes five seconds of clear thought to realize supporting Palestine doesn't equate to supporting Hamas.
It takes five seconds of clear thought to realize supporting Palestine doesn't equate to supporting Hamas.
It’s deeply alarming how many elected officials who’ve sworn to uphold the constitution are willing to throw the First Amendment.
America must not arrest people for speech, regardless of the views being expressed.
America must not arrest people for speech, regardless of the views being expressed.
March 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Mayor Eric Adams has once again showed he's not willing to stand up for the Constitution. Freedom of Speech, means you can't get arrested for said speech.
It takes five seconds of clear thought to realize supporting Palestine doesn't equate to supporting Hamas.
It takes five seconds of clear thought to realize supporting Palestine doesn't equate to supporting Hamas.
@mcuban.bsky.social Would you consider buying Infowars in some kind of partnership with the Onion to stop that hate fueld disinformation campaign?
March 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
@mcuban.bsky.social Would you consider buying Infowars in some kind of partnership with the Onion to stop that hate fueld disinformation campaign?
Canada's retaliatory tariffs targeted red states, and their strategy is working. GOP officials are quickly attempting to stand up to Trump.
They've done more than the DNC and Third Way think tank regarding pressuring Trump.
His approvals are already tanking, more to come.
t.co/TVYiXSB1dI
They've done more than the DNC and Third Way think tank regarding pressuring Trump.
His approvals are already tanking, more to come.
t.co/TVYiXSB1dI
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5182114-rand-paul-donald-trump-tariffs-canada-mexico/
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March 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Canada's retaliatory tariffs targeted red states, and their strategy is working. GOP officials are quickly attempting to stand up to Trump.
They've done more than the DNC and Third Way think tank regarding pressuring Trump.
His approvals are already tanking, more to come.
t.co/TVYiXSB1dI
They've done more than the DNC and Third Way think tank regarding pressuring Trump.
His approvals are already tanking, more to come.
t.co/TVYiXSB1dI
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No. Now is not the time to play dead.
The Democrats have already played dead for too many years.
60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Millions of seniors are going hungry.
Now is the time to stand up for the working class of this country.
The Democrats have already played dead for too many years.
60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Millions of seniors are going hungry.
Now is the time to stand up for the working class of this country.
March 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
No. Now is not the time to play dead.
The Democrats have already played dead for too many years.
60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Millions of seniors are going hungry.
Now is the time to stand up for the working class of this country.
The Democrats have already played dead for too many years.
60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Millions of seniors are going hungry.
Now is the time to stand up for the working class of this country.
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💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
February 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
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Trump says 10 million people would pay $5 million to become US citizens. Realistically, 5 million people outside the US have the ability to make such a payment, and many of them would be spending ALL their money. Forget about what percentage even WANT US citizenship or residency. It's ridiculous.
February 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Trump says 10 million people would pay $5 million to become US citizens. Realistically, 5 million people outside the US have the ability to make such a payment, and many of them would be spending ALL their money. Forget about what percentage even WANT US citizenship or residency. It's ridiculous.
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Pancreatic cancer killed my mom back in 2010. This rules.
Goosebump producing news this week out of Oregon Health and Science University in the diagnosis of pancreatic CA.
They developed a groundbreaking blood test, called PAC-MANN. This new test can find pancreatic cancer in just 45 minutes, even in its earliest stages.
They developed a groundbreaking blood test, called PAC-MANN. This new test can find pancreatic cancer in just 45 minutes, even in its earliest stages.
New blood test identifies hard-to-detect pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy
A new blood test could help doctors detect pancreatic cancer earlier, potentially improving survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers.
www.eurekalert.org
February 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Pancreatic cancer killed my mom back in 2010. This rules.
If you can't accept this truth, are you really attempting to help the unhoused find homes?
Stop being blind because you treat parties like sports teams.
Stop being blind because you treat parties like sports teams.
I'll be honest, Conservative-Liberal Super PAC Dems are holding that legacy up and fight to push down anyone on the left who wants to rebuke the dark money.
But, yes Reagan's nonsense was awful for the working and middle class. He started the gigantic leaps in the wage gap.
But, yes Reagan's nonsense was awful for the working and middle class. He started the gigantic leaps in the wage gap.
February 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
If you can't accept this truth, are you really attempting to help the unhoused find homes?
Stop being blind because you treat parties like sports teams.
Stop being blind because you treat parties like sports teams.
I wish more were aware of Reagan's horrific legacy. He's the guy who gave his running announcement speech near the exact location where the KKK killed freedom fighters wanting to end Jim Crow laws.
Not to mention him turning his back on the AIDS epidemic. Nothing about him should be honored.
Not to mention him turning his back on the AIDS epidemic. Nothing about him should be honored.
Also, *EVERY* damn time you read or see news mentioning unhoused human beings in USA during #Roaring2020s,
keep in mind that Ronald Reagan built that shit!
(September 29, 2013)
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www.salon.com/2013/09/29/r...
keep in mind that Ronald Reagan built that shit!
(September 29, 2013)
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www.salon.com/2013/09/29/r...
Ronald Reagan's shameful legacy: Violence, the homeless, mental illness
As president and governor of California, the GOP icon led the worst policies on mental illness in generations
www.salon.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I wish more were aware of Reagan's horrific legacy. He's the guy who gave his running announcement speech near the exact location where the KKK killed freedom fighters wanting to end Jim Crow laws.
Not to mention him turning his back on the AIDS epidemic. Nothing about him should be honored.
Not to mention him turning his back on the AIDS epidemic. Nothing about him should be honored.
@stephmu00mls.bsky.social I was apart of the first journalists in WHO meetings regarding COVID. I respect the work of lab professionals. I'm tired of seeing immunologists and virologists attacked by people who have zero idea over the science.
February 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
@stephmu00mls.bsky.social I was apart of the first journalists in WHO meetings regarding COVID. I respect the work of lab professionals. I'm tired of seeing immunologists and virologists attacked by people who have zero idea over the science.
I do not understand the logic of talkies, whonI don't even consider true left, but more toward the bottom of the Nolan Chart towards Authoritarianism and their strategy of attacking Social Dems in the US.
They claim knowledge on global political ideology, but are as ignorant as MAGA hats...
They claim knowledge on global political ideology, but are as ignorant as MAGA hats...
February 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I do not understand the logic of talkies, whonI don't even consider true left, but more toward the bottom of the Nolan Chart towards Authoritarianism and their strategy of attacking Social Dems in the US.
They claim knowledge on global political ideology, but are as ignorant as MAGA hats...
They claim knowledge on global political ideology, but are as ignorant as MAGA hats...
You literally aren't qualified to speak on politics.
February 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
You literally aren't qualified to speak on politics.
Bernie Sanders should have been POTUS. While establishment Conservative-Liberals keep touting Mayor Petrle and his questionable background on race, Social Democrats like @aoc.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov are making the real points and attacking the Trump administration where it hurts.
February 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Bernie Sanders should have been POTUS. While establishment Conservative-Liberals keep touting Mayor Petrle and his questionable background on race, Social Democrats like @aoc.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov are making the real points and attacking the Trump administration where it hurts.
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
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Why do all the men who propose anti-sexwork and anti-abortion bills are men who look like their kink is controlling women's bodies?
These men are as fragile as they are dangerous to society.
These men are as fragile as they are dangerous to society.
If y'all have *NOT* already done so, DELETE those damn menstrual period tracking apps *NOW*!
(Go back to old-timey circling dates on paper calendar if you need to!)
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www.kshb.com/news/local-n...
(Go back to old-timey circling dates on paper calendar if you need to!)
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www.kshb.com/news/local-n...
Missouri lawmaker proposes tracking system for pregnant women 'at risk of seeking an abortion'
A Missouri lawmaker wants the state to create a list of pregnant women who are "at risk" of seeking an abortion.
www.kshb.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Why do all the men who propose anti-sexwork and anti-abortion bills are men who look like their kink is controlling women's bodies?
These men are as fragile as they are dangerous to society.
These men are as fragile as they are dangerous to society.
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What a shock, no tax on overtime and no tax on tips didn't make it into Trump's tax proposal. I am so surprised.q
February 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What a shock, no tax on overtime and no tax on tips didn't make it into Trump's tax proposal. I am so surprised.q
Macklemore hits MAGA harder than any of the Conservative-Liberal politicians attempting to look tough online (Beto & Mayor Pete).
It's unlikely those backed by corporations will ever get vicious with bigots.
It's unlikely those backed by corporations will ever get vicious with bigots.
February 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Macklemore hits MAGA harder than any of the Conservative-Liberal politicians attempting to look tough online (Beto & Mayor Pete).
It's unlikely those backed by corporations will ever get vicious with bigots.
It's unlikely those backed by corporations will ever get vicious with bigots.
All public colleges and universities should have tuition, room & board, and books free for ALL students. All other first-world nations around the globe ensure youth have college education that will not straddle them with debt.
The United States is moving in the direction of shunning all education..
The United States is moving in the direction of shunning all education..
February 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
All public colleges and universities should have tuition, room & board, and books free for ALL students. All other first-world nations around the globe ensure youth have college education that will not straddle them with debt.
The United States is moving in the direction of shunning all education..
The United States is moving in the direction of shunning all education..