Zak of Some Trades

Don't buy-in to the "rural vs city" narrative. The only way out of this together.

❤️ it's trooo

Many of the propagandists of Autocracy, Inc., have learned from the mistakes of the twentieth century. They don’t offer their fellow citizens a vision of utopia, and they don’t inspire them to build a better world. Instead, they teach people to be cynical and passive, because there is no better world to build. Their goal is to persuade people to mind their own business, stay out of politics, and never hope for a democratic alternative: Our state may be corrupt, but everyone else is corrupt too. You may not like our leader, but the others are worse. You may not like our society, but at least we are strong and the democratic world is weak, degenerate, divided, dying.

This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.

I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.

I agree. Yep. Social media is... Losing its appeal to me. I just like keeping up with my friends, y'know? Been getting back to just texting my hoomans

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

Does anyone stop and think about how idiotic and embarrassing it is that we’re the United States of America, and we have an entire government that spends the whole day trolling, posting, and documenting evidence that will definitely be used at a future trial?

This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics.

It is the root of our dysfunction.

Socialists are hotter

Punkin carvin in da sky

I like many aspects of Bluesky, but. This feels like talking into an empty room.

I have a very bad feeling about this...

nyc, let’s do this. 🙂‍↕️

nyc, let’s do this. 🙂‍↕️

Renaissance faire today!

Diplomatic Talks Break Down Between Trump, Motion-Activated Ghost Decoration WASHINGTON—In what they described as a disappointing turn in the ongoing negotiations, White House officials confirmed Wednesday that diplomatic talks had broken down between President Donald Trump an...

Diplomatic Talks Break Down Between Trump, Motion-Activated Ghost Decoration

"You know, they're going to be, like, dead" - the president of the United States of America.

My dad and I lurvd Slow Horses, Smoke on Apple TV!

But based on what ya mentioned: Schmigadoon, Monster: Ed Gein, Fantasmas, What We Do In The Shadows!

Terrible wat :0
But yes :c

She absolutely did not

“Starting on Day One, we will end inflation and make America affordable again, to bring down the prices of all goods.”

—Donald Trump, August 2024

Let's arrange a big gay orgy in Trump's new ballroom!

The U.S. has conducted 10 strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats, killing 43 people.

Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.

He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.

This is a danger to us all.

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Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.

It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.

It corrupts our political system every day.

I love words!

Scrappy: fiend-patron warlock!

The government shutdown is especially tough on men, who are losing $1.00 for every 75¢ a woman loses.

We curate our inner worlds by selecting which ideas we allow through. Which media outlets have your best interest at heart? Absolutely none of the for-profit corporations. I choose media supported by viewers like you.

Hear hear. I selectively trust journalism paid for by viewers like me!

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Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.

But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop