Jim Waldron
@waldroj.bsky.social
Former Python believer, now totally devoted to Julia!
I believe Trump's tenure has created a crisis for democracy and diplomacy worldwide.
I believe Trump's tenure has created a crisis for democracy and diplomacy worldwide.
Bovino's choice of attire is deliberate!
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Bovino's choice of attire is deliberate!
While even Canada's Conservative Leader offered praise for Carney's speech in Davos, all Trump could mutter was "Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements".
Turns out when you can't argue with the message, you just threaten the mesenger.
Turns out when you can't argue with the message, you just threaten the mesenger.
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 AM
While even Canada's Conservative Leader offered praise for Carney's speech in Davos, all Trump could mutter was "Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements".
Turns out when you can't argue with the message, you just threaten the mesenger.
Turns out when you can't argue with the message, you just threaten the mesenger.
"...We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won’t give it...You can say yes and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no and we will remember..."!
But, will he?
"Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland...So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money"
But, will he?
"Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland...So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money"
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 AM
"...We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won’t give it...You can say yes and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no and we will remember..."!
But, will he?
"Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland...So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money"
But, will he?
"Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland...So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money"
Violence for Trump - patriotism; violence against him - terrorism. A mob storming the Capitol - “patriots,” citizens protesting ICE - “domestic terrorists.” Pardons for sedition and medals for propagandists like Charlie Kirk, show US honor not earned by service but purchased through loyalty to him.
January 21, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Violence for Trump - patriotism; violence against him - terrorism. A mob storming the Capitol - “patriots,” citizens protesting ICE - “domestic terrorists.” Pardons for sedition and medals for propagandists like Charlie Kirk, show US honor not earned by service but purchased through loyalty to him.
In China, there's a nickname for Trump that tells you how his actions are increasingly seen as a gift to Beijing.
They call him Chuan Jianguo, which translates to "nation-builder" - a mocking title suggesting his foreign and domestic policies are pushing countries away from the US towards China.
They call him Chuan Jianguo, which translates to "nation-builder" - a mocking title suggesting his foreign and domestic policies are pushing countries away from the US towards China.
January 21, 2026 at 6:39 AM
In China, there's a nickname for Trump that tells you how his actions are increasingly seen as a gift to Beijing.
They call him Chuan Jianguo, which translates to "nation-builder" - a mocking title suggesting his foreign and domestic policies are pushing countries away from the US towards China.
They call him Chuan Jianguo, which translates to "nation-builder" - a mocking title suggesting his foreign and domestic policies are pushing countries away from the US towards China.
And the award for the best clown act goes to...
January 20, 2026 at 12:10 PM
And the award for the best clown act goes to...
Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America.
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America.
The latest diplomatic dispatch from trump – presumably scrawled in crayon and full of caps lock – informs Norway that he is no longer “obligated to think purely of peace.”
A dummy spit of presidential proportions for being denied the prize! Norway must be dazzled!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
A dummy spit of presidential proportions for being denied the prize! Norway must be dazzled!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
January 19, 2026 at 10:34 AM
The latest diplomatic dispatch from trump – presumably scrawled in crayon and full of caps lock – informs Norway that he is no longer “obligated to think purely of peace.”
A dummy spit of presidential proportions for being denied the prize! Norway must be dazzled!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
A dummy spit of presidential proportions for being denied the prize! Norway must be dazzled!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
America, you voted in a man who despises our shared planet, shreds our hopes for climate cooperation, and abandons the vulnerable. Your choice is a global disgrace, a selfish spit in the face of every nation that believed in common good. The world's fury is justified.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Donald Trump withdraws the US from 66 international organisations
Protecting women and children, halting climate change and preventing acts of terrorism — these are the goals the White House now says go against America's goals.
www.abc.net.au
January 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
America, you voted in a man who despises our shared planet, shreds our hopes for climate cooperation, and abandons the vulnerable. Your choice is a global disgrace, a selfish spit in the face of every nation that believed in common good. The world's fury is justified.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
While the US embraces White South Africans Australia sends them back to their own country:
Neo-Nazi Matthew Gruter leaves Australia after visa revoked by minister!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Neo-Nazi Matthew Gruter leaves Australia after visa revoked by minister!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Neo-Nazi and family leave country after minister revoked visa
The South African neo-Nazi who sparked controversy during a protest outside NSW parliament has left Australia after his visa was revoked.
www.abc.net.au
December 4, 2025 at 4:32 AM
While the US embraces White South Africans Australia sends them back to their own country:
Neo-Nazi Matthew Gruter leaves Australia after visa revoked by minister!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Neo-Nazi Matthew Gruter leaves Australia after visa revoked by minister!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Always the abuser!
Advocating the death penalty for political opponents is the raving of a wannabe dictator. This vile rhetoric, accusing others of sedition while actively undermining democracy, reveals a dangerous megalomaniac who must never hold power again.
A chilling new low.
Advocating the death penalty for political opponents is the raving of a wannabe dictator. This vile rhetoric, accusing others of sedition while actively undermining democracy, reveals a dangerous megalomaniac who must never hold power again.
A chilling new low.
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Always the abuser!
Advocating the death penalty for political opponents is the raving of a wannabe dictator. This vile rhetoric, accusing others of sedition while actively undermining democracy, reveals a dangerous megalomaniac who must never hold power again.
A chilling new low.
Advocating the death penalty for political opponents is the raving of a wannabe dictator. This vile rhetoric, accusing others of sedition while actively undermining democracy, reveals a dangerous megalomaniac who must never hold power again.
A chilling new low.
Finally, after a record-breaking government shutdown and years of inexplicable delays, the House has heroically voted to start the process of maybe looking at documents. The wheels of justice grind so slowly, one might think they were designed to stall.
Not to the Senate for further deliberation!
Not to the Senate for further deliberation!
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Finally, after a record-breaking government shutdown and years of inexplicable delays, the House has heroically voted to start the process of maybe looking at documents. The wheels of justice grind so slowly, one might think they were designed to stall.
Not to the Senate for further deliberation!
Not to the Senate for further deliberation!
Ah, the "let them eat cake" strategy, but with more bureaucracy. So the plan is to fix a tariff-fueled crisis by... selectively un-tariffing?
A masterclass in creating a problem, then heroically solving 5% of it.
A masterclass in creating a problem, then heroically solving 5% of it.
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Ah, the "let them eat cake" strategy, but with more bureaucracy. So the plan is to fix a tariff-fueled crisis by... selectively un-tariffing?
A masterclass in creating a problem, then heroically solving 5% of it.
A masterclass in creating a problem, then heroically solving 5% of it.
Trump the genius has worked out that the record US government shutdown is likely behind several poor election results for his Republican Party this week.
He also mused that one of the reasons his party's candidates performed poorly was because "I wasn't on the ballot".
A genius AND a Prima Donna!
He also mused that one of the reasons his party's candidates performed poorly was because "I wasn't on the ballot".
A genius AND a Prima Donna!
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Trump the genius has worked out that the record US government shutdown is likely behind several poor election results for his Republican Party this week.
He also mused that one of the reasons his party's candidates performed poorly was because "I wasn't on the ballot".
A genius AND a Prima Donna!
He also mused that one of the reasons his party's candidates performed poorly was because "I wasn't on the ballot".
A genius AND a Prima Donna!
Should Mamdani win and the predicted mass exodus occur, New Yorkers can at least console themselves with one undeniable benefit: the city's collective intelligence and sense of civic decorum would skyrocket overnight
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Should Mamdani win and the predicted mass exodus occur, New Yorkers can at least console themselves with one undeniable benefit: the city's collective intelligence and sense of civic decorum would skyrocket overnight
How ironic: a man whose family tree is built by immigrants now demonizes them.
He erects walls, not in defense of the US, but as a monument to his own hypocrisy. His goal isn't border security; it's scapegoating, fueling a narrative of 'us vs. them' to distract from his own failure and insecurity.
He erects walls, not in defense of the US, but as a monument to his own hypocrisy. His goal isn't border security; it's scapegoating, fueling a narrative of 'us vs. them' to distract from his own failure and insecurity.
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
How ironic: a man whose family tree is built by immigrants now demonizes them.
He erects walls, not in defense of the US, but as a monument to his own hypocrisy. His goal isn't border security; it's scapegoating, fueling a narrative of 'us vs. them' to distract from his own failure and insecurity.
He erects walls, not in defense of the US, but as a monument to his own hypocrisy. His goal isn't border security; it's scapegoating, fueling a narrative of 'us vs. them' to distract from his own failure and insecurity.
Calling Superman!
Trump operates not with truth, but with disinformation; not for justice, but for personal power; not for the American Way, but for a divisive, zero-sum vision. The antithesis of Superman (Truth, Justice, and the American Way)! A figure who shatters ideals he was sworn to uphold.
Trump operates not with truth, but with disinformation; not for justice, but for personal power; not for the American Way, but for a divisive, zero-sum vision. The antithesis of Superman (Truth, Justice, and the American Way)! A figure who shatters ideals he was sworn to uphold.
November 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Calling Superman!
Trump operates not with truth, but with disinformation; not for justice, but for personal power; not for the American Way, but for a divisive, zero-sum vision. The antithesis of Superman (Truth, Justice, and the American Way)! A figure who shatters ideals he was sworn to uphold.
Trump operates not with truth, but with disinformation; not for justice, but for personal power; not for the American Way, but for a divisive, zero-sum vision. The antithesis of Superman (Truth, Justice, and the American Way)! A figure who shatters ideals he was sworn to uphold.
In a move that has shocked no one, Trump has requested that all ICE agents get into the true Halloween spirit this weekend. He's insisting the official uniform is both a timeless classic and a more "honest" representation of their duties. Some traditions, it seems, are just too foundational to hide.
October 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
In a move that has shocked no one, Trump has requested that all ICE agents get into the true Halloween spirit this weekend. He's insisting the official uniform is both a timeless classic and a more "honest" representation of their duties. Some traditions, it seems, are just too foundational to hide.
Musk launches a rival to Wikipedia, "Grokipedia."
Given its content is AI-generated and tailored to his specific grievances, it will be a factory for manufactured, right-wing disinformation. Not an encyclopedia; but an automaton for alternative facts.
It's just Conservapedia's silicon sibling.
Given its content is AI-generated and tailored to his specific grievances, it will be a factory for manufactured, right-wing disinformation. Not an encyclopedia; but an automaton for alternative facts.
It's just Conservapedia's silicon sibling.
October 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Musk launches a rival to Wikipedia, "Grokipedia."
Given its content is AI-generated and tailored to his specific grievances, it will be a factory for manufactured, right-wing disinformation. Not an encyclopedia; but an automaton for alternative facts.
It's just Conservapedia's silicon sibling.
Given its content is AI-generated and tailored to his specific grievances, it will be a factory for manufactured, right-wing disinformation. Not an encyclopedia; but an automaton for alternative facts.
It's just Conservapedia's silicon sibling.
Hegseth orders USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to deploy to the U.S. Southern Command region to bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the safety and prosperity of the United States.
Yeah, sure - Republican gunboat deplomacy!
Yeah, sure - Republican gunboat deplomacy!
October 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Hegseth orders USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to deploy to the U.S. Southern Command region to bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the safety and prosperity of the United States.
Yeah, sure - Republican gunboat deplomacy!
Yeah, sure - Republican gunboat deplomacy!
Sirikit, Glamorous Queen of Thailand Who Wielded Power, Dies at 93
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
So Hegseth says "Beijing is concretely and credibly preparing to use military force to alter the balance of power in Indo-Pacific".
While Trump says "the US is the strongest military power in the world by far, China's not even close...I don't see anything happening".
Let's hope Trump's right!
While Trump says "the US is the strongest military power in the world by far, China's not even close...I don't see anything happening".
Let's hope Trump's right!
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
So Hegseth says "Beijing is concretely and credibly preparing to use military force to alter the balance of power in Indo-Pacific".
While Trump says "the US is the strongest military power in the world by far, China's not even close...I don't see anything happening".
Let's hope Trump's right!
While Trump says "the US is the strongest military power in the world by far, China's not even close...I don't see anything happening".
Let's hope Trump's right!
A divided federal appeals court agreed that Trump could send National Guard troops to Portland to quell protests.
Judges Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bade, who were both appointed by Trump, said he acted within "a range of honest judgment."
Honesty?
Judges Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bade, who were both appointed by Trump, said he acted within "a range of honest judgment."
Honesty?
October 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A divided federal appeals court agreed that Trump could send National Guard troops to Portland to quell protests.
Judges Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bade, who were both appointed by Trump, said he acted within "a range of honest judgment."
Honesty?
Judges Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bade, who were both appointed by Trump, said he acted within "a range of honest judgment."
Honesty?
Trump and Putin are no longer meeting in Budapest, casting doubt over Trump's latest attempt to secure a ceasefire and stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Seems Putin rejected calls for immediate ceasefire, refusing to entertain concessions as part of a peace deal.
Time to mention Tomahawks again!
Seems Putin rejected calls for immediate ceasefire, refusing to entertain concessions as part of a peace deal.
Time to mention Tomahawks again!
October 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Trump and Putin are no longer meeting in Budapest, casting doubt over Trump's latest attempt to secure a ceasefire and stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Seems Putin rejected calls for immediate ceasefire, refusing to entertain concessions as part of a peace deal.
Time to mention Tomahawks again!
Seems Putin rejected calls for immediate ceasefire, refusing to entertain concessions as part of a peace deal.
Time to mention Tomahawks again!