Armin Siedlecki

Disgraceful!

It is really hard to watch people willfully tear down an infrastructure that allowed us to double lifespans, drastically reduce poverty, and become one of the richest countries in the world.

Video obtained by CNN shows the rear landing gear of the jet buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after the plane landed hard on the runway.

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

On Presidents Day:

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."

-- Theodore Roosevelt

this stuff makes perfect sense when you understand that these people have a slaveholder’s ideology and believe that liberty means the freedom to dominate others

Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.

I don’t think that all Trump supporters are necessarily stupid idiots. Some are just genuinely terrible human beings.

Last Chance to Stop a Dictatorship — and Trump Knows It He’s firing the FBI, silencing the press, and dismantling Democracy: The window to fight back Is closing quickly...

He’s firing the FBI, silencing the press, and dismantling Democracy: The window to fight back Is closing quickly...

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Trump’s Pardons Are Sending a Crystal-Clear Message — The Atlantic After the January 6 attacks, right-wing militias went underground. Now they have permission to come out of hiding. January 21, 2025 In the hours after Donald Trump returned to power, Jacob Chansley, a...

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Pardoning almost 1,600 convicted criminals is nothing short of authorizing political violence on behalf of the Republican Party.

Blame McConnell By Barbara McQuade

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There are few people in the history of the US that are as despicable as Mitch McConnell and he will forever be remembered for his lack of morals and lack of courage.

Panel 1: Mark Zuckerberg stands on the stage at a Meta all-hands meeting, wearing a little chain and a shirt that says "Cool Dude." "I think our company could use more Masculine Energy," he says into a mic. In the crowd, an employee raises their hand. "Excuse me, Mr. Zuckerberg," the person asks. Panel 2: The person stands up, asking, "By "Masculine Energy," do you mean a mature definition where men in power use their relative strength to protect and uplift those less privileged?" Panel 3: The person continues, "…or a more childish definition where men in power are free to be aggressive and harm others without being held accountable?" Panel 4: Zuck stands silent for a beat. Panel 5: "You're all fired," he says.

"Masculine Energy"

Reading Parable of the Talents now by Octavia E Butler. Found this passage relevant to our times. Actually this entire book is relevant to our dystopian reality. #booksky #booktok

‘Has the world gone mad? It has’: foreign reporters share a view of Trump from abroad - The Guardian

Why do we allow fraudulent news (Fox, Rogan, Newsmax & friends) when we outlaw and penalize other fraudulent services and products?

Intentional lying (within free speech) is NOT okay for selling shaving cream, medicines, cars, food & bikes…

Intentional lying IS OKAY for servicing our democracy???

Don’t ever forget this: In the moment, on January 6, 2021, EVERY American knew what they were witnessing was wrong. EVERY American knew in real time what was happening was so very wrong.

Sadly, four years later, way too many Americans have erased what they saw, knew, & believed that day.