Tom Shafer
@tomshafshafer.bsky.social
Cat-dad, former IT professional, actor, photographer. Enjoying retirement.
If only SCOTUS had issued a TRO on collecting new tariffs in the first place.🤔
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
If only SCOTUS had issued a TRO on collecting new tariffs in the first place.🤔
Maybe he thinks that state cases can be appealed to SCOTUS, who will grant faux-king Donald super-judicial grand-wizard pardon powers. Things are effed up enough already, so anything's possible.
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Maybe he thinks that state cases can be appealed to SCOTUS, who will grant faux-king Donald super-judicial grand-wizard pardon powers. Things are effed up enough already, so anything's possible.
Minor correction, kludge is pronounced like stooge. And yes, we wanted single payer or at least a public option, but had to settle for the kludge of private insurance with subsidies to price it closer to insurance plans where the employer pays their share.
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www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/k...
Definition of KLUDGE
a haphazard or makeshift solution to a problem and especially to a computer or programming problem… See the full definition
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November 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Minor correction, kludge is pronounced like stooge. And yes, we wanted single payer or at least a public option, but had to settle for the kludge of private insurance with subsidies to price it closer to insurance plans where the employer pays their share.
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/k...
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/k...
Nothing says "sucker" quite like trusting Republicans to do the honorable thing.
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Nothing says "sucker" quite like trusting Republicans to do the honorable thing.
@kaine.senate.gov, there's your winning deal, right there. Great job caving!
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
@kaine.senate.gov, there's your winning deal, right there. Great job caving!
Tie the damn project up in lawsuits and restraining orders. Make Donald stare at a vacant lot for the remainder of his time in D.C.
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Tie the damn project up in lawsuits and restraining orders. Make Donald stare at a vacant lot for the remainder of his time in D.C.
Hey Donald, do you want to *really* stick it to the insurance companies? Two words: Single Payer.
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Hey Donald, do you want to *really* stick it to the insurance companies? Two words: Single Payer.
Um, it was traditionally a 30-year mortgage, Donald. With a 50-year mortgage, you'll be forever paying interest. You won't earn equity.
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Um, it was traditionally a 30-year mortgage, Donald. With a 50-year mortgage, you'll be forever paying interest. You won't earn equity.
Don't worry, you'll be able to roll your unpaid car loan into your next loan when you trade cars at 5-8 years.
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Don't worry, you'll be able to roll your unpaid car loan into your next loan when you trade cars at 5-8 years.
"I f*cked Don Jr, and all I got was this stupid ambassadorship."
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"I f*cked Don Jr, and all I got was this stupid ambassadorship."
You don't want to get them wet, though. Or feed them after midnight.
youtu.be/XvU7FpgDD5A
youtu.be/XvU7FpgDD5A
Trump rants about magnets vs. water power for aircraft carrier catapults during speech to troops
YouTube video by PalmBeachPost
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November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
You don't want to get them wet, though. Or feed them after midnight.
youtu.be/XvU7FpgDD5A
youtu.be/XvU7FpgDD5A
Practical example of being in a cult. There is no fact that can dislodge the core tenets.
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Practical example of being in a cult. There is no fact that can dislodge the core tenets.
Sending all kinds of good vibes for his comfort. Yours, as well.
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Sending all kinds of good vibes for his comfort. Yours, as well.
I'm glad you brought up the Zoolander connection. Saved me from having to take crazy pills💊
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I'm glad you brought up the Zoolander connection. Saved me from having to take crazy pills💊
"I'll see you in hell," would take on a very personal meaning.
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"I'll see you in hell," would take on a very personal meaning.
@kaine.senate.gov, when the Republicans schedule that *promised* vote, and the reinstatement of ACA subsidies passes in the Senate, and the House takes up and passes the restoration of funding, then (and only then) will we applaud the eight of you for the winning strategy.
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
@kaine.senate.gov, when the Republicans schedule that *promised* vote, and the reinstatement of ACA subsidies passes in the Senate, and the House takes up and passes the restoration of funding, then (and only then) will we applaud the eight of you for the winning strategy.
Reposted by Tom Shafer
You didn't get a vote. You got a "promise" of a vote. From a party who is disappearing nannies & gardeners and zip-tying children. A party who has flushed Due Process in America down the toilet. Who has subjugated its Congressional duties to an autocrat. That's what everybody sees, Tim.
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
You didn't get a vote. You got a "promise" of a vote. From a party who is disappearing nannies & gardeners and zip-tying children. A party who has flushed Due Process in America down the toilet. Who has subjugated its Congressional duties to an autocrat. That's what everybody sees, Tim.
If there was coordination among Dems last night, it was to pick supporting senators who aren’t up for reelection in ’26, such as Tim Kaine, who was just reelected last year. Cowardice on display.
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If there was coordination among Dems last night, it was to pick supporting senators who aren’t up for reelection in ’26, such as Tim Kaine, who was just reelected last year. Cowardice on display.
@kaine.senate.gov was just reelected last year, so that gives him, supposedly, plenty of time for the heat to die down. Know this, it doesn't.
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
@kaine.senate.gov was just reelected last year, so that gives him, supposedly, plenty of time for the heat to die down. Know this, it doesn't.
Justice short-circuited. However, it doesn’t protect Rudy from civil suits, including the $148 million settlement with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Justice short-circuited. However, it doesn’t protect Rudy from civil suits, including the $148 million settlement with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.