E. Karsten Smelser

Reminds me of a quote from my other favorite brilliant comedian way back in ‘88 at the Uptown Theater (where I was first in line and also in the show “This is MST3K”)

"We never ask, 'Who's gonna get this?' We always say, 'The right people will get this.'"
- Joel Hodgson
@mst3kofficial.bsky.social

Happy 4th! Thinking about selling some NFTs. What do you think?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on X: "The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment." / X The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.

x.com/AOC/status/1...

If Trumpty-Dumpty is working with the Russians to screw up America, he's doing a great job. Eggs, $11 a dozen. Health & Human Services down the dumper, ditto VA. If you call Social Security, they tell you to call back later. Guys 'n gals, this is more fucked up than Peter O'Toole on his birthday.

In a conversation with a colleague, we decided that NATO and the EU let Ukraine join.

And that Zelenskyy should run for President of the European Commission.

Education Department Launches 'End DEI' Website to Solicit Complaints About Schools The Trump administration wants the public to report schools for using DEI practices.

They’ve probably got it confused with the actual Turn In A Teacher tip line.

www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

FBI academy, Quantico, VA, 2025.

Donald Trump, literally graywashing the values out of America.

Elon Musk’s ‘Nazi’ salute isn’t a Sieg Heil. It’s worse!
It’s the salute from the Star Trek:TOS mirror universe - a galaxy wide empire of humans that behave arguably worse than Nazi’s.
Mind you, one is fiction and the other is our current reality and both are horrendous and unacceptable.

It’s not a new disease but it has seen a dangerous resurgence:

Knotwhiteisitis

RE: Trump advisers hunt for disease to justify emergency border closure.

#Broligarchs

Well would you look at that.

I just posted this on Twitter with no note. I'm conducting a little experiment. Results to follow.

Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.

Just an FYI: when someone from Gen X says “I don’t get it,” we do actually get it.

There’s no such thing as working productively with MAGA nihilists like Elon, Vivek and RFK, Jr. They want to bring down our Republic. Don’t normalize them by pointing out a few of their good ideas.

You can’t play nice with the leopards. Let them into your house and they will eat your face.

RBG PAC’s $20M last-minute pro-Trump abortion campaign wasn’t just shady (and completely opposed by RBG’s surviving family members)—it was fully bankrolled by Elon Musk, new campaign finance reports show. Billionaire meddling in our elections must be stopped.

‘Cracked under the pressure’: Alarm sounded as postal worker suicides quadruple Content warning: This article discusses suicide and self-harm. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis and needs emotional support, help is available 24/7 via call or text at 988 or chat...

Precursor to going Postal. Will past be prologue yet again?

This is the energy we will need!!

The trickle-down myth is deeply embedded in the American psyche and it’s beyond time to excise it.

@rivianofficial.bsky.social should take embarrassed #Tesla owner’s trade-ins over Blue Book value when applied to a new #Rivian replacement.
Recycle, reuse, and royally tick off #ElonMusk in the process.
Just sayin’.

#Dubya beat you to it.
He had the “Coalition Against Saddam Hussein” and the “Coalition Of the Willing” —> CASH COW.

Still, ‘Kash Cow’ is perfect for Nunes’ Cow’s top farmhand’s handle!
+1 for @georgetakei.bsky.social 👍

👆THIS IS HOW IT’S DONE👆

European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.

"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"

New minimum pay kicks in for Minnesota rideshare drivers Uber and Lyft drivers pushed nearly two years for better wages. An Uber spokeswoman said riders may see a price increase as high as 25%.

I'm very tired of the heartless and greedy "unless we can pay our drivers a sub-livable wage, it will cost you more" argument.

I'm f-ing disgusted that such a petty argument garners support. www.startribune.com/new-minimum-...

NEWS FLASH: tax cuts for the rich and big corporations only help the rich and big corporations.

This quote

Odds that #Republicans convene a Constitutional Convention before midterms? What about before 2029?
Am I the only one seriously concerned about this? Do the #Democrats even have a plan?

Anyone else ever notice that it took the existence of AirAmerica to get #Obama as #POTUS ?
@siriusxmprog.bsky.social is great. So is @meidastouch.bsky.social

However, IMHO, it’s high time for terrestrial progressive radio to make a major comeback.

The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.