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Stephen A. Rhodes

@stephenarhodes.bsky.social

Lover of democracy. Proud Appalachian (living in RVA). Progressive Democrat. Seeker of a more just society. Writer. Reader. Doodler. Indivisible. Dog Lover. CFS/ME. He/Him. Sic semper tyrannis.

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He would be a good choice.

28.11.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At least CBS doesn’t do the Macy’s Parade because then we’d all be sitting through Bari Weiss telling us how actually Dora is Hamas.

27.11.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love this photo.

27.11.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have got to believe that there will be.

27.11.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Where I now live was once the land of the Powhatan people. Where I lived as a child and youth was once the land of the Cherokee.

Whose land do you live on?

27.11.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In 2028, whichever Democrat is elected president needs to appoint the most aggressive Attorney General in American history.

27.11.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bowser on injured National Guard members: "These young people should be at home in West Virginia with their families"

27.11.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8953    πŸ” 1833    πŸ’¬ 331    πŸ“Œ 117
Have a very happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Have a very happy Thanksgiving everyone!

27.11.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry

26.11.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3848    πŸ” 822    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 14

I think I need to read up on Reconstruction which followed the Civil War. It seems to me that the damage being done to American democracy right now is at least as significant as it was from 1861-65, and we will need something on the level of Reconstruction to begin to repair it.

26.11.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tim has been working on this for many years now β€” rescinding the power Congress gave to the Executive Branch after 9/11 to wage war against terrorism. Congress needs to take back this authority.

26.11.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In we are fortunate enough that the Democrats return to power in 2028, they must commit to removing the Robert’s Six by any means necessary in order to restore the Supreme Court to legitimacy as a fair arbiter of the Constitution and its laws. They are beyond tainted.

26.11.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment β€œThis essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”

26.11.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 9007    πŸ” 2466    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 46

I hate depictions of Trump supporters like this one. His greatest supporters are among the wealthiest people in the country, if not world.

26.11.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.

26.11.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6351    πŸ” 2554    πŸ’¬ 288    πŸ“Œ 170

I still enjoy reading Peanuts. It’s possible that I enjoy them more now that when I was a kid in the 1960s.

26.11.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No doubt.

26.11.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let the AI bubble burst.

26.11.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Children should be at least 16 to access social media, say MEPs | News | European Parliament MEPs are calling for ambitious EU action to protect minors online, including an EU-wide minimum age of 16 and bans on the most harmful addictive practices.

BREAKING: European Parliament calls for EU-wide minimum age of 16 to access social media, video sharing platforms and AI companions, and proposes bans on the most harmful addictive practices.

#DefendDemocracy #PeopleVsBigTech

www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

26.11.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Why does she want Epstein's lawyer to be the face of what's acceptable? Oh...

25.11.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 366    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 2

An important thread 🧡

25.11.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.

-The Editorial Board

25.11.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1338    πŸ” 269    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 13
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I enjoyed Ken Burns’ new documentary so much that I have started watching the one he did in 2014 on the Roosevelts. So good. Let me encourage you to get PBS Passport which has all of Burns’ documentaries and other PBS shows. It’s a way to support public broadcasting and get quality content.

25.11.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t wait. Great subject.

25.11.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I could get behind this.

25.11.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Fat man in a suit with a sack labeled $ for his head

Fat man in a suit with a sack labeled $ for his head

Seriously, what other president is even remotely in his league?

There was corruption in the Grant and Harding administrations, but the presidents were largely uninvolved. Nixon committed crimes in secret but didn't really line his own pockets.

Trump is like a Thomas Nast cartoon come to life.

25.11.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1461    πŸ” 289    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 9

Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?

Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.

25.11.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2408    πŸ” 663    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 21

Damn right we will.

25.11.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s true!

25.11.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The criminal cases against both James Comey and Letitia James are dismissed. A total humiliation for Donald Trump and Pam Bondi. β€” And it’s only Monday.

24.11.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 839    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 13

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