Edwin Veltman

Flags at half-mast for an abhorrent racist / sexist / misogynist / xenophobic / transphobe / antisemitic / gun-worshiping scumbag? Fine. How about flags at half-mast for every school shooting? They would never be raised again.

The thing about the Epstein disgustingness that strikes me hardest is that hundreds of rich old men raped underage girls and the only person currently in jail for that vile behavior is a woman.

Bat Ray in Lake Merritt, Oakland

The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences.

The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.

The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.

first they came for the white South Africans, and I didn't speak out— because no one is coming for the white South Africans, you deranged paranoid lunatics. what the fuck is wrong with you

Without due process,
it isn’t deportation.
It’s human trafficking.

Thanks for all you do! You are a welcome voice of reason, scientific knowledge and inspiration, in the face of social media misinformation, “wellness” grifters, and conspiracy-theory nonsense!

To recap:
—Cost to have a baby: $33K
—Cost for annual childcare: $20K
—Cost of median house: $419K

Meanwhile, Trump's "solution" to the decrease in birth rates?

Give parents $5000 to have a baby.

This isn't just performative—it's offensively stupid.

Moreover, here's what MAGAs WON'T do

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The usual remedy to declining birth rates is to increase immigration.

...Lacking competence and intellect, they grab and hold onto power via fear and intimidation. THEY are the ones who lack humanity, and they always work to slow our progress as a society. Maddening, and depressing, and sad.

As homophobia is becoming less and less acceptable, hateful xenophobes have set their sights on trans persons. Their well-worn method is to deny the rights and freedoms of a scapegoat, some group which they can proclaim is “less than human”.

When Stephen Miller is running immigration policy, Don Bongino is operating FBI surveillance, Pete Hegseth is deciding who to bomb, and Laura Loomer is firing top national security aides, you don’t have an administration. You have an asylum.

love how everybody's like "why would a Russian asset crash the US economy?"

So they can rewrite laws and jail and deport anyone who doesn’t toe the line? Even kings and queens have to answer to a parliament, and you know what happens to royalty when the citizens have had enough of their nonsense. The corruption and incompetence are bad enough, but these people are evil. 2/2

So many people will suffer and die, and for what? So billionaires cans get tax cuts, and horde more money that they don’t even need, jumping in giant piles of cash like a comic book character? So those in control can have unlimited power under a dictatorship? 1/-

oh noes! Elon’s having another Big Sad. boo fucking hoo ’nobody likes me, wah wah wah’

here's today's post: "oh noes! Elon’s having another Big Sad. boo fucking hoo" — ’nobody likes me, wah wah wah.’
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Baby spiderlings of the Cross Orbweaver, Araneus diadematus

He may as well start wearing fur coats, heavy gold chains around his neck, and rings on all his fingers. His entire being is so ugly and stupid.

Vaccines save lives. Leaders must champion them Attacks on vaccines and the cancellation of research into what causes vaccine hesitancy puts people in harm’s way.

Vaccines save lives. Leaders must champion them www.nature.com/articles/d41... by @nature.com

"Attacks on vaccines & the cancellation of research into what causes vaccine hesitancy puts people in harm’s way."

"...casting doubt on their safety could have dangerous & far-reaching consequences."

Ask yourself:

Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?

Why would any decent human being do this?

YouTube video by Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian Tax the Churches

Every year, the IRS loses over a 100 billion dollars because it doesn't tax businesses called "churches." Look into that waste, Elon!
youtu.be/37cZqx349xU

The actions of this corrupt and incompetent administration are destroying the tourist industry. Every single thing they do is harmful to our economy.

“so you’ve got rainbows with pots of gold in Ireland, is that right? we have gold, too. but not under any rainbows. it’s in Fort Knox. huge piles of gold. beautiful gold, like no one’s ever seen. but maybe someone stole all that gold. do leprechauns steal gold? how else do they get it?” (*satire)

elderly rage-baby melts down because everybody’s so mean to Elon Donny turns the White House into the world’s biggest Tesla showroom

here's today's post: "elderly rage-baby melts down because everybody’s so mean to Elon" — you're going to prison if you don't buy a Tesla, commie!
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Told you.

But then again it not like I used to do this for a living or anything.

Please read—this is becoming serious!

RFK Jr. has been spreading anti-vaccine lies since 1999.

Before Jenny McCarthy. Before Jim Carrey. Before Robert DeNiro. Before Joe Rogan.

This slow burn was built on years of his anti-science activism, fomenting fear of “chemicals,” & lucrative lawsuits since the 1980s.

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