Mike Bobseine
@sparkerdude.bsky.social
In her memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, wrote that Epstein “liked to tell friends that women were merely ‘a life-support system for a vagina.’” Twenty years after Trump mused about grabbing women by the genitals, Epstein’s emails are an unwelcome reminder of how some men think and talk about women.
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
In her memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, wrote that Epstein “liked to tell friends that women were merely ‘a life-support system for a vagina.’” Twenty years after Trump mused about grabbing women by the genitals, Epstein’s emails are an unwelcome reminder of how some men think and talk about women.
What some Americans were thinking about when witnessing the Butchers Convention in the Oval Office yesterday.
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What some Americans were thinking about when witnessing the Butchers Convention in the Oval Office yesterday.
“Quiet, Piggy.”
“[T]he president of the United States uttered those words in this moment.
At a time when women were fighting for justice, the man who cut himself out of the investigation into wrongdoing had that to say about a woman who was …do[ing] her job.
— Joyce Vance
“[T]he president of the United States uttered those words in this moment.
At a time when women were fighting for justice, the man who cut himself out of the investigation into wrongdoing had that to say about a woman who was …do[ing] her job.
— Joyce Vance
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
“Quiet, Piggy.”
“[T]he president of the United States uttered those words in this moment.
At a time when women were fighting for justice, the man who cut himself out of the investigation into wrongdoing had that to say about a woman who was …do[ing] her job.
— Joyce Vance
“[T]he president of the United States uttered those words in this moment.
At a time when women were fighting for justice, the man who cut himself out of the investigation into wrongdoing had that to say about a woman who was …do[ing] her job.
— Joyce Vance
Trump’s Economy must be working based on …DoorDash?
The White House said they would never be able to release October’s jobs report or inflation numbers, blaming the Democrats. They did, however, claim that prices are “beginning to drop,” citing DoorDash, the food funneler as their source.
- HCR
The White House said they would never be able to release October’s jobs report or inflation numbers, blaming the Democrats. They did, however, claim that prices are “beginning to drop,” citing DoorDash, the food funneler as their source.
- HCR
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Trump’s Economy must be working based on …DoorDash?
The White House said they would never be able to release October’s jobs report or inflation numbers, blaming the Democrats. They did, however, claim that prices are “beginning to drop,” citing DoorDash, the food funneler as their source.
- HCR
The White House said they would never be able to release October’s jobs report or inflation numbers, blaming the Democrats. They did, however, claim that prices are “beginning to drop,” citing DoorDash, the food funneler as their source.
- HCR
This is not ok.
Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians.
— Associated Press
Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians.
— Associated Press
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is not ok.
Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians.
— Associated Press
Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians.
— Associated Press
Adam Parkhomenko nailing the NYT’s refusal to do a “Page 6”.
The New York Times was offered pictures of Trump in Epstein’s kitchen with girls in bikinis and said no thanks. But remember that Mamdani’s college application was a big deal.
The New York Times was offered pictures of Trump in Epstein’s kitchen with girls in bikinis and said no thanks. But remember that Mamdani’s college application was a big deal.
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Adam Parkhomenko nailing the NYT’s refusal to do a “Page 6”.
The New York Times was offered pictures of Trump in Epstein’s kitchen with girls in bikinis and said no thanks. But remember that Mamdani’s college application was a big deal.
The New York Times was offered pictures of Trump in Epstein’s kitchen with girls in bikinis and said no thanks. But remember that Mamdani’s college application was a big deal.
Edward Luce: As sex offenders go, Ghislaine Maxwell is in a category of one. Having been upgraded from a penitentiary to a prison camp — akin to moving from a Travelodge to a Trump hotel — she seems to be getting what she wants.
“What has she done to deserve this? The answer is a known unknown.”
“What has she done to deserve this? The answer is a known unknown.”
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Edward Luce: As sex offenders go, Ghislaine Maxwell is in a category of one. Having been upgraded from a penitentiary to a prison camp — akin to moving from a Travelodge to a Trump hotel — she seems to be getting what she wants.
“What has she done to deserve this? The answer is a known unknown.”
“What has she done to deserve this? The answer is a known unknown.”
Eating squirrel brains is unhealthy …
“We’re getting calls about polls being closed. They are closed because we do not have elections today. ... You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York or Governor of Virginia. Sorry.”
— KY Sec. of State Michael Adams (R), in a note to voters.
“We’re getting calls about polls being closed. They are closed because we do not have elections today. ... You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York or Governor of Virginia. Sorry.”
— KY Sec. of State Michael Adams (R), in a note to voters.
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Eating squirrel brains is unhealthy …
“We’re getting calls about polls being closed. They are closed because we do not have elections today. ... You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York or Governor of Virginia. Sorry.”
— KY Sec. of State Michael Adams (R), in a note to voters.
“We’re getting calls about polls being closed. They are closed because we do not have elections today. ... You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York or Governor of Virginia. Sorry.”
— KY Sec. of State Michael Adams (R), in a note to voters.
Lordy!
TRUMP will get this “Prize” for the next three years and then it will be discontinued.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino announced the creation of the Fifa Peace Prize, to be awarded each year to “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”.
TRUMP will get this “Prize” for the next three years and then it will be discontinued.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino announced the creation of the Fifa Peace Prize, to be awarded each year to “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”.
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Lordy!
TRUMP will get this “Prize” for the next three years and then it will be discontinued.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino announced the creation of the Fifa Peace Prize, to be awarded each year to “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”.
TRUMP will get this “Prize” for the next three years and then it will be discontinued.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino announced the creation of the Fifa Peace Prize, to be awarded each year to “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”.
MSNBC: over 57% of GOP ad spending in the VA governor’s race was anti-transgender messaging, a seemingly winning wedge issue in 2024. But with prices still high and anti-trans rhetoric not solving real problems, voters were maybe frustrated that GOPers fixated on scapegoating instead of governing.
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
MSNBC: over 57% of GOP ad spending in the VA governor’s race was anti-transgender messaging, a seemingly winning wedge issue in 2024. But with prices still high and anti-trans rhetoric not solving real problems, voters were maybe frustrated that GOPers fixated on scapegoating instead of governing.
Cong. Jamie Raskin has demanded to know why the Trump administration “inexplicably killed” a criminal investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators as he accused the justice department of a “shameful and gigantic cover-up”.
The Guardian
The Guardian
November 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Cong. Jamie Raskin has demanded to know why the Trump administration “inexplicably killed” a criminal investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators as he accused the justice department of a “shameful and gigantic cover-up”.
The Guardian
The Guardian
VOTE
President Obama: “Our Constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift. But it’s really just a piece of parchment. It has no power on its own. We, the people, give it power. We, the people, give it meaning — with our participation, and with the choices that we make and the alliances that we forge.”
President Obama: “Our Constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift. But it’s really just a piece of parchment. It has no power on its own. We, the people, give it power. We, the people, give it meaning — with our participation, and with the choices that we make and the alliances that we forge.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
VOTE
President Obama: “Our Constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift. But it’s really just a piece of parchment. It has no power on its own. We, the people, give it power. We, the people, give it meaning — with our participation, and with the choices that we make and the alliances that we forge.”
President Obama: “Our Constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift. But it’s really just a piece of parchment. It has no power on its own. We, the people, give it power. We, the people, give it meaning — with our participation, and with the choices that we make and the alliances that we forge.”
My
White
Male
Privilege
Is being replaced
by
White
South
Africans!
White
Male
Privilege
Is being replaced
by
White
South
Africans!
October 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My
White
Male
Privilege
Is being replaced
by
White
South
Africans!
White
Male
Privilege
Is being replaced
by
White
South
Africans!
KRUGMAN (para ph): China is … winning its geopolitical conflict with the US. We used to be able to count on support from allies. We have alienated them, and have a reputation for arbitrarily reneging on agreements. We used to have unmatched economic leverage. Now the world knows that China has more.
October 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
KRUGMAN (para ph): China is … winning its geopolitical conflict with the US. We used to be able to count on support from allies. We have alienated them, and have a reputation for arbitrarily reneging on agreements. We used to have unmatched economic leverage. Now the world knows that China has more.
What’re the chances the Supreme Court upholds this “Emergency”?
“President Trump said late Thursday he was terminating trade negotiations with Canada, contending the country ran an advertisement featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“President Trump said late Thursday he was terminating trade negotiations with Canada, contending the country ran an advertisement featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
What’re the chances the Supreme Court upholds this “Emergency”?
“President Trump said late Thursday he was terminating trade negotiations with Canada, contending the country ran an advertisement featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“President Trump said late Thursday he was terminating trade negotiations with Canada, contending the country ran an advertisement featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Good Morning US Transportation Secretary Duffy!
I admit that I contributed $10 to help support the No Kings 2.0 Demonstrations this coming Saturday.
I admit that I contributed $10 to help support the No Kings 2.0 Demonstrations this coming Saturday.
October 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Good Morning US Transportation Secretary Duffy!
I admit that I contributed $10 to help support the No Kings 2.0 Demonstrations this coming Saturday.
I admit that I contributed $10 to help support the No Kings 2.0 Demonstrations this coming Saturday.
ROADMAP
The idea of exceptions to the rule of law was central to the political philosophy of German political theorist Carl Schmitt, a Nazi whose work is increasingly popular among the radical right.
Trump now has declared at least 8 national emergencies to justify use of emergency powers.
- HCR
The idea of exceptions to the rule of law was central to the political philosophy of German political theorist Carl Schmitt, a Nazi whose work is increasingly popular among the radical right.
Trump now has declared at least 8 national emergencies to justify use of emergency powers.
- HCR
October 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
ROADMAP
The idea of exceptions to the rule of law was central to the political philosophy of German political theorist Carl Schmitt, a Nazi whose work is increasingly popular among the radical right.
Trump now has declared at least 8 national emergencies to justify use of emergency powers.
- HCR
The idea of exceptions to the rule of law was central to the political philosophy of German political theorist Carl Schmitt, a Nazi whose work is increasingly popular among the radical right.
Trump now has declared at least 8 national emergencies to justify use of emergency powers.
- HCR
Did Trump forget it hasn’t been a year yet?
President Trump is going back to Walter Reed for a “routine yearly check up,” just six months after he had an annual physical there, CNN reports.
President Trump is going back to Walter Reed for a “routine yearly check up,” just six months after he had an annual physical there, CNN reports.
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Did Trump forget it hasn’t been a year yet?
President Trump is going back to Walter Reed for a “routine yearly check up,” just six months after he had an annual physical there, CNN reports.
President Trump is going back to Walter Reed for a “routine yearly check up,” just six months after he had an annual physical there, CNN reports.
Nothing worse than learning the truth …
Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query “does Trump show signs of dementia” as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents, The Verge reports.
Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query “does Trump show signs of dementia” as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents, The Verge reports.
October 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Nothing worse than learning the truth …
Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query “does Trump show signs of dementia” as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents, The Verge reports.
Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query “does Trump show signs of dementia” as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents, The Verge reports.
September 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
No way MAGA buys this …
A UN official said the UN understands that someone from the president’s party who ran ahead of him inadvertently triggered the stop mechanism on the escalator. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the White House was operating the teleprompter for Trump.
A UN official said the UN understands that someone from the president’s party who ran ahead of him inadvertently triggered the stop mechanism on the escalator. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the White House was operating the teleprompter for Trump.
September 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
No way MAGA buys this …
A UN official said the UN understands that someone from the president’s party who ran ahead of him inadvertently triggered the stop mechanism on the escalator. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the White House was operating the teleprompter for Trump.
A UN official said the UN understands that someone from the president’s party who ran ahead of him inadvertently triggered the stop mechanism on the escalator. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the White House was operating the teleprompter for Trump.
Charlie Sykes: “Not since Uganda’s Idi Amin, festooned in a gold embroidered dark green uniform, ranted from the podium has the United Nations seen anything quite as weird and embarrassing as Wednesday’s performance by the American president.”
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Charlie Sykes: “Not since Uganda’s Idi Amin, festooned in a gold embroidered dark green uniform, ranted from the podium has the United Nations seen anything quite as weird and embarrassing as Wednesday’s performance by the American president.”
Warning! Trump’s economy is on us (and we’re prohibited from talking about his hellscape)
The Two-Speed Economy Is Back as Low-Income Americans Give Up Gains: High-earners and older Americans are faring better than ever, while fortunes are sliding again for low-wage and young workers.
- WSJ report
The Two-Speed Economy Is Back as Low-Income Americans Give Up Gains: High-earners and older Americans are faring better than ever, while fortunes are sliding again for low-wage and young workers.
- WSJ report
September 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Warning! Trump’s economy is on us (and we’re prohibited from talking about his hellscape)
The Two-Speed Economy Is Back as Low-Income Americans Give Up Gains: High-earners and older Americans are faring better than ever, while fortunes are sliding again for low-wage and young workers.
- WSJ report
The Two-Speed Economy Is Back as Low-Income Americans Give Up Gains: High-earners and older Americans are faring better than ever, while fortunes are sliding again for low-wage and young workers.
- WSJ report
The DOJ is closing its investigation into Border Czar Tom Homan. When the FBI was engaged in an investigation not targeting him, undercover agents ended up giving Homan $50,000 in cash in a grocery bag in exchange for Homan direct ing border security contracts to the agents posing as businessmen.
September 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The DOJ is closing its investigation into Border Czar Tom Homan. When the FBI was engaged in an investigation not targeting him, undercover agents ended up giving Homan $50,000 in cash in a grocery bag in exchange for Homan direct ing border security contracts to the agents posing as businessmen.