Gary Kelsey
@westcoastguy.bsky.social
Unrepentant liberal, fervent existentialist, father of four wonderful daughters.
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We estimated the land area currently under subsidized use in the US from these maps created by Bloomberg.
Studies show one large animal fatality for every half mile of barbed wire fencing annually. We'd like to reallocate welfare ranching subsidies to remove abandoned barbed wire from public land
Studies show one large animal fatality for every half mile of barbed wire fencing annually. We'd like to reallocate welfare ranching subsidies to remove abandoned barbed wire from public land
December 6, 2024 at 3:11 PM
We estimated the land area currently under subsidized use in the US from these maps created by Bloomberg.
Studies show one large animal fatality for every half mile of barbed wire fencing annually. We'd like to reallocate welfare ranching subsidies to remove abandoned barbed wire from public land
Studies show one large animal fatality for every half mile of barbed wire fencing annually. We'd like to reallocate welfare ranching subsidies to remove abandoned barbed wire from public land
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YIKES.
December 6, 2024 at 3:22 PM
YIKES.
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There is a lot that we could and should do to increase housing affordability, but the basic reality is that a nice suburban 1950s family house would be *tiny* by contemporary American standards which is why they were affordable on lower incomes.
December 4, 2024 at 5:34 PM
There is a lot that we could and should do to increase housing affordability, but the basic reality is that a nice suburban 1950s family house would be *tiny* by contemporary American standards which is why they were affordable on lower incomes.
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Perfectly handled, Jane 👏🏼
Jane Fonda Shuts Down 'Cynical' Bill Maher After He Claims 'Far Left' Has Gone 'Nutty'
Perfectly handled, Jane 👏🏼
www.comicsands.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Perfectly handled, Jane 👏🏼
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Something to remind you
It's a world worth saving
It's a world worth saving
December 5, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Something to remind you
It's a world worth saving
It's a world worth saving
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"Fear is infectious. Let it spread, and it will paralyze us all," writes David Frum.
The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that "Morning Joe" felt it had to apologize for something I said.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:48 PM
"Fear is infectious. Let it spread, and it will paralyze us all," writes David Frum.
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In addition to being an active alcoholic and a serial abuser of women, Pete Hegseth belongs to the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, or CREC, which is explicitly anti-suffrage and pro-marital-rape.
In 2018, Hegseth's mother called him out as an "abuser" and asked him to "get some help."
Instead, he joined a church with a long history of shielding abusers, blaming victims, and saying men "dream of being rapists" because of feminism.
www.salon.com/2024/12/03/p...
Instead, he joined a church with a long history of shielding abusers, blaming victims, and saying men "dream of being rapists" because of feminism.
www.salon.com/2024/12/03/p...
Pete Hegseth's mother begged him to "get some help" — instead, he joined a grossly misogynist church
The denomination's leader argues men "dream of being rapists" because women aren't submissive enough
www.salon.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:55 PM
In addition to being an active alcoholic and a serial abuser of women, Pete Hegseth belongs to the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, or CREC, which is explicitly anti-suffrage and pro-marital-rape.
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Four years of this shit.
December 5, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Four years of this shit.
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“This wouldn’t happen if they stayed in the kitchen!”
December 5, 2024 at 5:49 PM
“This wouldn’t happen if they stayed in the kitchen!”
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"Fear is infectious. Let it spread, and it will paralyze us all," writes David Frum.
The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that Morning Joe felt it had to apologize for something I said.
www.theatlantic.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:27 PM
"Fear is infectious. Let it spread, and it will paralyze us all," writes David Frum.
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It’s a 12 step program. And he took the first step.
I'm glad Pete Hegseth has pledged not to drink if he is confirmed as Defense Secretary. So, I guess he can still sexually harass women, mismanage funds, discriminate against women service members, push for a Christian Nationalist agenda, and be a virulent Islamaphobe?
Super duper.
Super duper.
December 5, 2024 at 3:30 AM
It’s a 12 step program. And he took the first step.
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This is absolutely what people were thinking from the beginning. The creators & producers of Apprentice created a MONSTER
Trump was hands-down the WORST president in US History, and is the LEAST qualified person for POTUS today.
Sadly, America has an "ignorance" problem: 77M idiots want to see shit go off the rails, as if they're watching a TV show.
Wait until they find out it's real life and not The Apprentice.
Sadly, America has an "ignorance" problem: 77M idiots want to see shit go off the rails, as if they're watching a TV show.
Wait until they find out it's real life and not The Apprentice.
December 5, 2024 at 4:12 AM
This is absolutely what people were thinking from the beginning. The creators & producers of Apprentice created a MONSTER
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Elizabeth Warren on Hegseth: "He's not unqualified to be the secretary of defense. He is disqualified to be the secretary of defense."
December 5, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Elizabeth Warren on Hegseth: "He's not unqualified to be the secretary of defense. He is disqualified to be the secretary of defense."
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Trump is a rapist
Trump is a racist
Trump is a sexist
Trump is a convicted felon
Trump is a scam-artist
Trump is a con-man
Trump is cheater.
Trump is a fraudster
Trump is a thief
Trump is a radical domestic terrorist
Trump is a xenophobe
Trump loves authoritarians
Trump is a narcissist
Trump is shit
Trump is a racist
Trump is a sexist
Trump is a convicted felon
Trump is a scam-artist
Trump is a con-man
Trump is cheater.
Trump is a fraudster
Trump is a thief
Trump is a radical domestic terrorist
Trump is a xenophobe
Trump loves authoritarians
Trump is a narcissist
Trump is shit
donald trump is giving a speech in front of a microphone and making a funny face .
ALT: donald trump is giving a speech in front of a microphone and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Trump is a rapist
Trump is a racist
Trump is a sexist
Trump is a convicted felon
Trump is a scam-artist
Trump is a con-man
Trump is cheater.
Trump is a fraudster
Trump is a thief
Trump is a radical domestic terrorist
Trump is a xenophobe
Trump loves authoritarians
Trump is a narcissist
Trump is shit
Trump is a racist
Trump is a sexist
Trump is a convicted felon
Trump is a scam-artist
Trump is a con-man
Trump is cheater.
Trump is a fraudster
Trump is a thief
Trump is a radical domestic terrorist
Trump is a xenophobe
Trump loves authoritarians
Trump is a narcissist
Trump is shit
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“I’ll stop drinking if you let me run the Pentagon” is maybe the most alcoholic thing anyone has ever said
December 5, 2024 at 2:38 AM
“I’ll stop drinking if you let me run the Pentagon” is maybe the most alcoholic thing anyone has ever said
I never trusted Walmart. But Tractor Supply Company has really disappointed me.
November 27, 2024 at 1:47 AM
I never trusted Walmart. But Tractor Supply Company has really disappointed me.
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A big subject of journalistic investigation over the next couple of years should be all of the gatekeeping grifting surrounding Trump.
𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩.
𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩.
November 26, 2024 at 12:52 PM
A big subject of journalistic investigation over the next couple of years should be all of the gatekeeping grifting surrounding Trump.
𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩.
𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩.
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But for me, the scariest Cabinet pick, and one likely sail through a GOP-majority Senate, is Russell Vought, who’d be returning to run the Office of Management and Budget. You’ll remember Vought as a coauthor of the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for a second….
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
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What’s Scariest About Donald Trump’s Cabinet
Given controversial picks like RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and (new Cameo star) Matt Gaetz—along with the Elon-and-Vivek show—one might overlook Russell Vought, a low-key appointee who coul...
www.vanityfair.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:45 PM
But for me, the scariest Cabinet pick, and one likely sail through a GOP-majority Senate, is Russell Vought, who’d be returning to run the Office of Management and Budget. You’ll remember Vought as a coauthor of the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for a second….
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
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Colonists are the most paranoid people imaginable, because deep down they know they aren't as smart or hard working as they tell themselves. They know luck and privilege were the real factors in their success. This paranoia eventually drives them from libertarianism to authoritarianism.
November 26, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Colonists are the most paranoid people imaginable, because deep down they know they aren't as smart or hard working as they tell themselves. They know luck and privilege were the real factors in their success. This paranoia eventually drives them from libertarianism to authoritarianism.
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The most fearless women of America (in no particular order) are:
Letitia James
Katie Porter
VP Harris
Fani Willis
AOC
Sarah Longwell
Michelle Obama
Jasmine Crockett
Nancy Pelosi
Liz Cheney
Judge Chutkan
Caitlin Clark
E. Jean Carroll
Hilary Clinton
Ketanji Brown-Jackson
Letitia James
Katie Porter
VP Harris
Fani Willis
AOC
Sarah Longwell
Michelle Obama
Jasmine Crockett
Nancy Pelosi
Liz Cheney
Judge Chutkan
Caitlin Clark
E. Jean Carroll
Hilary Clinton
Ketanji Brown-Jackson
November 16, 2024 at 2:45 PM
The most fearless women of America (in no particular order) are:
Letitia James
Katie Porter
VP Harris
Fani Willis
AOC
Sarah Longwell
Michelle Obama
Jasmine Crockett
Nancy Pelosi
Liz Cheney
Judge Chutkan
Caitlin Clark
E. Jean Carroll
Hilary Clinton
Ketanji Brown-Jackson
Letitia James
Katie Porter
VP Harris
Fani Willis
AOC
Sarah Longwell
Michelle Obama
Jasmine Crockett
Nancy Pelosi
Liz Cheney
Judge Chutkan
Caitlin Clark
E. Jean Carroll
Hilary Clinton
Ketanji Brown-Jackson
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Family includes everyone! ❤️
November 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Family includes everyone! ❤️
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When I think about Joe & Mika appeasing Trump so they can maintain their comfy lives, I think about Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss enduring years of harassment for simply doing their jobs.
So when Joe defends it by saying people need to live in the real world, he should respectfully go screw himself.
So when Joe defends it by saying people need to live in the real world, he should respectfully go screw himself.
November 20, 2024 at 3:34 AM
When I think about Joe & Mika appeasing Trump so they can maintain their comfy lives, I think about Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss enduring years of harassment for simply doing their jobs.
So when Joe defends it by saying people need to live in the real world, he should respectfully go screw himself.
So when Joe defends it by saying people need to live in the real world, he should respectfully go screw himself.
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Raw unvarnished truth here.
November 21, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Raw unvarnished truth here.
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The Trump tax scam in a nutshell:
1) Facilitate a huge giveaway to corporations and the rich
2) Send the national debt soaring in the process
3) Use this as an excuse to cut spending on government programs the rest of us rely on
Trump's tax scam 2.0 will be more of the same.
1) Facilitate a huge giveaway to corporations and the rich
2) Send the national debt soaring in the process
3) Use this as an excuse to cut spending on government programs the rest of us rely on
Trump's tax scam 2.0 will be more of the same.
Trump advisers contemplating cuts to Medicaid and other welfare programs
Further plans include blows to food stamps that could threaten millions of Americans to fund tax cut extensions
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:49 PM
The Trump tax scam in a nutshell:
1) Facilitate a huge giveaway to corporations and the rich
2) Send the national debt soaring in the process
3) Use this as an excuse to cut spending on government programs the rest of us rely on
Trump's tax scam 2.0 will be more of the same.
1) Facilitate a huge giveaway to corporations and the rich
2) Send the national debt soaring in the process
3) Use this as an excuse to cut spending on government programs the rest of us rely on
Trump's tax scam 2.0 will be more of the same.