Whale Psychiatrist
@whalepsychyatrist.bsky.social
Like all humans, I am a being of infinite variety. That said I mostly like to post about video games, prestige television, various sports, and yes, politics.
Be warned that I’m quite a “lefty”, so if that’s gonna bother you go ahead and block me now :)
Be warned that I’m quite a “lefty”, so if that’s gonna bother you go ahead and block me now :)
You don’t say!
Leaked Chats Show Pro-Israel Extremist Group Betar Organizing Street Confrontations
The secret chat logs include plans to burn Qurans and attack pro-Palestine protesters with pepper spray.
open.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
You don’t say!
Just to be clear; if you’re super offended by emancipatory phrases like “from the river to the sea” or “globalize the intifada” just because YOU don’t understand what they mean, you’re really just making a “white lives matter” argument, and that makes you, well…
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June 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Just to be clear; if you’re super offended by emancipatory phrases like “from the river to the sea” or “globalize the intifada” just because YOU don’t understand what they mean, you’re really just making a “white lives matter” argument, and that makes you, well…
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FUN FACT! Did you know that if we effectively taxed the rich, we could actually *lower* taxes for the working class? If you made less than the annual cost of living, you could actually pay NOTHING while still having a funded government. :-)
Billionaires’ wealth surged $6.5tn over past decade, Oxfam reports
Billionaires’ wealth surged $6.5tn over past decade, Oxfam reports
Real-terms gains of $33.9tn for world’s richest 1% ‘enough to end annual global poverty 22 times over’, charity says
The wealth of the world’s 3,000 billionaires has surged by $6.5tn (£4.8tn) in real terms over the past decade, according to Oxfam, equivalent to 14.6% of global output.
In total the richest 1% of the global population has gained at least $33.9tn in real terms, which the charity said was “enough to end annual global poverty 22 times over”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
FUN FACT! Did you know that if we effectively taxed the rich, we could actually *lower* taxes for the working class? If you made less than the annual cost of living, you could actually pay NOTHING while still having a funded government. :-)
June 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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🟥 For the second day in a row, a child in Gaza has died from hunger.
🎥 Video via @ mohammed_fayq and @ eye.on.palestine
🎥 Video via @ mohammed_fayq and @ eye.on.palestine
June 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🟥 For the second day in a row, a child in Gaza has died from hunger.
🎥 Video via @ mohammed_fayq and @ eye.on.palestine
🎥 Video via @ mohammed_fayq and @ eye.on.palestine
Where I’m not clear is, are these senators actually against a war with Iran or did they just want a chance to vote to go to war with Iran?
Why do I feel like it’s more likely the latter?
Why do I feel like it’s more likely the latter?
Trump does not have the power to drag the U.S. into a war with Iran over the objections of Congress and the American people.
I voted for Senator Kaine's War Powers Resolution tonight to send a clear message: NO war with Iran.
I voted for Senator Kaine's War Powers Resolution tonight to send a clear message: NO war with Iran.
Senator Murray Statement on Voting for War Powers Resolution - Senator Patty Murray
ICYMI: Senator Murray Statement on Trump Strikes on Iran Washington, D.C.— Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement af...
www.murray.senate.gov
June 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Where I’m not clear is, are these senators actually against a war with Iran or did they just want a chance to vote to go to war with Iran?
Why do I feel like it’s more likely the latter?
Why do I feel like it’s more likely the latter?
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Senator @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social has been tireless champion for civil rights and reform in Albany, so it's no surprise Manhattan Democrats have chosen him to be their nominee for Borough President.
I am so grateful for his endorsement and look forward to leading New York City together!
I am so grateful for his endorsement and look forward to leading New York City together!
Brad Hoylman-Sigal, who is the projected Democratic nominee for Manhattan borough president, endorsed Zohran Mamdani on Thursday for mayor. www.westsiderag.com/2025/06/26/u...
UWS Elected Official Brad Hoylman-Sigal Joins Jerry Nadler in Endorsement of Zohran Mamdani for Mayor
Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Zohran Mamdani. Photo Credit 1: New York Senate. Photo Credit 2: Dmitryshein/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0. By
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June 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Senator @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social has been tireless champion for civil rights and reform in Albany, so it's no surprise Manhattan Democrats have chosen him to be their nominee for Borough President.
I am so grateful for his endorsement and look forward to leading New York City together!
I am so grateful for his endorsement and look forward to leading New York City together!
June 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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An Israeli strike hit a street in central Gaza on Thursday where witnesses said a crowd of people were getting bags of flour from a Palestinian police unit that had confiscated the goods from gangs looting aid convoys, AP reports.
An Israeli strike kills 18 Palestinians in central Gaza as turmoil mounts over food distribution
Witnesses said a crowd of people was getting bags of flour from a Palestinian police unit that had confiscated the goods from gangs looting aid convoys.
nbcnews.to
June 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
An Israeli strike hit a street in central Gaza on Thursday where witnesses said a crowd of people were getting bags of flour from a Palestinian police unit that had confiscated the goods from gangs looting aid convoys, AP reports.
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NEW: 130 Iranians Arrested Across U.S. in Past Week, 670 Now in ICE Custody
🎥 Footage from Los Angeles yesterday shows immigration officers detaining several Iranians who had reportedly applied for asylum.
🎥 Footage from Los Angeles yesterday shows immigration officers detaining several Iranians who had reportedly applied for asylum.
June 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
NEW: 130 Iranians Arrested Across U.S. in Past Week, 670 Now in ICE Custody
🎥 Footage from Los Angeles yesterday shows immigration officers detaining several Iranians who had reportedly applied for asylum.
🎥 Footage from Los Angeles yesterday shows immigration officers detaining several Iranians who had reportedly applied for asylum.
Explain to me again why it’s not cool to say these people are fascist?
just a completely normal thing for a republican member of Congress to do apparently
no one with any power or authority will despise out against it, the media won't cover it as racist or xenophobic they do if you dare show empathy for Muslim people
no one with any power or authority will despise out against it, the media won't cover it as racist or xenophobic they do if you dare show empathy for Muslim people
June 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Explain to me again why it’s not cool to say these people are fascist?
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NEW: Armed Gang Storms Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, Opens Fire and Sets Cars Ablaze
Images and footage show broken windows, terrified workers, and flames consuming hospital property.
Images and footage show broken windows, terrified workers, and flames consuming hospital property.
June 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
NEW: Armed Gang Storms Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, Opens Fire and Sets Cars Ablaze
Images and footage show broken windows, terrified workers, and flames consuming hospital property.
Images and footage show broken windows, terrified workers, and flames consuming hospital property.
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Murder rates in almost all US cities have fallen massively, but in red states, the rate of murder by police is going up: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Murder rates could his record lows this year, but killings by police are rising
Especially in red states.
www.motherjones.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Murder rates in almost all US cities have fallen massively, but in red states, the rate of murder by police is going up: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RIP to the legendary Bill Moyers. I grew up watching that dude and he definitely is responsible for my sick but sometimes useful love of the news.
June 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
RIP to the legendary Bill Moyers. I grew up watching that dude and he definitely is responsible for my sick but sometimes useful love of the news.
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social Re: your question regarding the Yellowjackets theme song. It sounds to me like mostly 3/4 with a 5/4 measure at the end of each phrase.
That’s the majority of it anyway. The bridge gets extra crazy for sure.
That’s the majority of it anyway. The bridge gets extra crazy for sure.
June 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social Re: your question regarding the Yellowjackets theme song. It sounds to me like mostly 3/4 with a 5/4 measure at the end of each phrase.
That’s the majority of it anyway. The bridge gets extra crazy for sure.
That’s the majority of it anyway. The bridge gets extra crazy for sure.