Trevor “Trev” McKee Achilles

yes

it’s not that Trump’s base won’t latch onto the next figurehead - they will, though the infighting will be vicious - but the low info weirdos who come out to vote for Trump and only Trump are not making their way to the polls for JD Vance

like many strongmen Trump has specifically avoided surrounding himself with people who could easily step into his shoes

I don’t think they’re going to have an easy time continuing Trumpism after Trump for this reason

“these guys are the product of greater forces that will remain when they are gone”

sure, but the effectiveness of those forces depends in large part on the specific people trying to harness them

FACT: In July, Marsha Blackburn voted for the largest cut to SNAP in the history of the program.

Now, 700,000 TN children, seniors & people w/ disabilities are going to miss meals and she’s pretending to care b/c she’s running for Governor.

She thinks your too dumb to remember

Racial profiling. All day every day.

www.newsweek.com/us-citizen-s...

Making Argentina Great Again

and openly expressing those sentiments, loud and proud, makes them patriots. Those and similar assurances were the equivalent of pulling Excalibur from the stone. It wasn't long before the Republicans crowned him their cult of personality. They ran hog wild and never looked back.

about Black people, without ever mentioning race. It allowed both parties to wage the War on Drugs, which was contrived specifically to harm Black people, under the banner of 'tough on crime'. Trump tore off that mask, assured his audience their racism is A-OK...

I think white supremacy has always been in power. The difference is all the pretenses are stripped away. There was a mask of sanity, the lexicon of race-neutral language coined by Reagan and his campaign advisors that allowed white people to express their racist sentiments, particularly...

But now it's in power. Which is the point, and the problem.

Exactly. It never went away, it just hid in the shadows

There is a straight line connecting the Know-Nothings to the anti-immigration American Eugenics Movement of the 1920s, to HUAC & McCarthy, Nixon, Reagan, and all three iterations of “America First” — Lindbergh & Coughlin, Pat Buchanan, and DJT/MAGA/MAHA.

At root is anti-semitism & white supremacy.

It almost ceases to be ideological, I think anti-moron could be a lane for a political party.

I can’t not believe how hard it is to sleep when you’re watching your country, be dismantled by the dumbest people.

“There’s a baby!”

Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)

Arque Is a Wearable Robotic Tail for Better Balance The tail acts like a pendulum, reacting to the movement of the person wearing it to ensure they keep their balance. It could prove especially useful for the elderly.

That is funny.

Side note, the tech is real even if the image isn't.

www.pcmag.com/news/arque-i...

My friend just posted this and now I TOTALLY WANT A PROSTHETIC ROBO DINOSAUR TAIL.

Pope Leo says that American bishops need to be more vocal and support migrant communities from being abducted by ICE in US cities

"Important that we as church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what's going on in some cities in the US"

"The church cannot be silent"

You know, like Jesus preached

For real! In the last few years, every Trump supporter I’ve discussed politics with is unable to name who the Speaker of the House is, or any of the major players - one didn’t even know who the VP was. The lack of knowledge behind their strong political leanings is absolutely staggering.

I wonder how many white people would fail a basic citizenship test to be able to vote? You know, how black folk used to be treated to vote and all.

#catsofbluesky

Electric blanket season.

I'll say it. Katie Porter should not be governor of California. Massive Sinema vibes. Among other issues

The light pink petals of an unfolding Port Sunlight rosebud give way in the centre to a mass of sumptuous darker shades that are waiting for their time in the sun. We bought this rose to remind us of our roots in the village of the same name in north west England.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOForOpulent
#Macro
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
Getting to the heart of the matter, I reckon that nature’s opulence is much better than any of the riches man has to offer. Just look at the intricate luscious beauty of this unfolding rose in our garden.

www.youtube.com Chinese coast guard rams and damages a Philippine vessel off an island in the South China Sea

Chinese coast guard rams and damages a Philippine vessel off an island in the South China Sea

US helps Ukraine target Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports Sources told FT that the U.S. is involved at every stage of operational planning, although Kyiv retains control over target selection, with Washington advising on target vulnerabilities.

⚡️US helps Ukraine target Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports.

Sources told the Financial Times that the U.S. is involved at every stage of operational planning, although Kyiv retains control over target selection, with Washington advising on target vulnerabilities.

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

153 kids are in quarantine in South Carolina.

118 kids in Minneapolis.

This is what happens when we ignore the science.

When we stop vaccinating, long eradicated diseases come back.

The kids deserve better than this. Measles can disable. It can kill. And it’s completely preventable.

ICE AGENTS PEPPER SPRAYED THE HEAD PASTOR OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHICAGO AS HE WAS PEACEFULLY PROTESTING THIS WEEKEND. Comrade Dale Earnhardt 33m • C Ice sprays directly in the face the lead pastor for First Presbyterian in Chicago. This photo I believe will go down in history. Rev. David Black Senior Pastor 8 Head-of-Staff WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE FROM THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT?

This isn’t just an isolated act of excessive force; it’s a stark example of how power is used to intimidate,even against people advocating nonviolently.The silence from the Christian Right speaks volumes it raises serious questions about whose rights and voices they actually care about.

words) drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul— all spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased distillation of everything this country swears it isn't but has always been — arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism, stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as By Oliver Kornetzke toughness, greed exalted as August 18, 2025 Behold. The festering ambition, and corruption worshiped like gospel. It is carcass of American rot America's shadow made shoved into an ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a flesh, a rotting pumpkin idol proving that when a conman, the cowardice of a nation kneels before draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of money, power, and spite, it doesn't just lose its soul— a Klansman, the sexism of a it sh*ts out this bloated back-alley creep, the obscenity and calls it a ignorance of a bar-stool leader.