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Data scientist, ecologist, sailor, disc golfer, WNY original currently living in Ohio, GenX, Non-Hodgkins lymphoma survivor My ancestors fought against this sort of BS in the Revolutionary War. Science is real whether you accept its findings or not.

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Major parts of the White House Executive Residence: 

The central, historic building where the president and the first family live.

West Wing: A two-story and ground-floor wing that includes the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, and the Roosevelt Room.

Epstein Wing: A vulgar, gilded $300+ million monument to profound historical amnesia, bludgeoned into existence out of narcissistic rage and funded by bribes, it serves as a cynical ploy to distract the public from demanding the release of the Epstein files.

Major parts of the White House Executive Residence: The central, historic building where the president and the first family live. West Wing: A two-story and ground-floor wing that includes the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, and the Roosevelt Room. Epstein Wing: A vulgar, gilded $300+ million monument to profound historical amnesia, bludgeoned into existence out of narcissistic rage and funded by bribes, it serves as a cynical ploy to distract the public from demanding the release of the Epstein files.

25.10.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The back of a U.S. $20 bill, which shows the East Wing of the White House, updated to show Rump’s demolition of the East Wing.

The back of a U.S. $20 bill, which shows the East Wing of the White House, updated to show Rump’s demolition of the East Wing.

So, when’s Rumpty-Dumpty dynamiting Mt Rushmore to add his bloated face to it? It’d fit right in with his planned Arc de Trump monstrosity.

23.10.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œOn some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
β€”H. L. Mencken

18.10.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All those Christian lunatics were right β€” tRump IS the fulfillment of a prophecy. Just not from the Bible. From the words of H. L. Mencken:

β€œAs democracy is perfected, the office of the president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal.”

18.10.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just like how he doesn’t know that β€œasylum-seekers” means people asking for sanctuary, not β€œmentally ill people from an insane asylum.” This man makes Sarah Palin sound like a genius. Congrats, #MAGA, you elected someone twice who is just like youβ€”ignorant and proud of it.

18.10.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump details decision to authorize CIA to operate in Venezuela | CNN Politics President Donald Trump said today he authorized the CIA to operate inside Venezuela to clamp down on illegal flows of migrants and drugs from the South American nation, but stopped short of saying the...

tRump doesn’t know the meaning of the word β€œcovert.” To him, it’s just a cool sounding word he may have heard in some spy thriller movie that gets him headlines. And that’s all he cares about. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

18.10.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of Trump’s Roundtable on ANTIFA in the White House with Trump in attendance. 

Prem Thakker writes: 

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now β€”

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
- special guest Jack Posobiec

A screenshot of Trump’s Roundtable on ANTIFA in the White House with Trump in attendance. Prem Thakker writes: From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now β€” "Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany." - special guest Jack Posobiec

You know, if the #GOP wants us to stop comparing them to NAZIS, they really should stop saying NAZI things.

FYI, the β€œANTIFA” Jack is complaining about and implying shouldn’t have existed? Those were the Germans who opposed Hitler.

16.10.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Without hypocrisy, Republicans wouldn’t have any values at all.

Without hypocrisy, Republicans wouldn’t have any values at all.

15.10.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
We can never forget that Mike Johnson shut down one of the 3 branches of govt for the sole purpose of protecting a pedophile ring. By commission or omission the entire GOP is complicit in preventing child sex traffickers & their elite list of clients from being brought to justice
GUARDIANS
OF
PEDOPHILES

We can never forget that Mike Johnson shut down one of the 3 branches of govt for the sole purpose of protecting a pedophile ring. By commission or omission the entire GOP is complicit in preventing child sex traffickers & their elite list of clients from being brought to justice GUARDIANS OF PEDOPHILES

Johnson refuses to call the House back into session as he’ll have to swear in the new AZ Congresswoman who represents the 218th vote to release the Epstein files.

10.10.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Where can we find the graphics for the rest of the GOP districts? I’d like to know how much will premiums rise in Mike Turner’s district (OH-10).

07.10.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How about this for a constitutional amendment:

If the Congress fails to pass all of the necessary spending bills by 30 Sept, every Congressional representative and senator shall resign and new representatives and senators shall be elected within 30 days to serve the remainder of the term.

01.10.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@republicanparty.bsky.social

Matthew 25:31-46 was written for you. Your own Holy Book condemns what you have become.

29.09.2025 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

β€œThere's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.” β€” Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica

28.09.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Henry A. Wallace | The Danger of American Fascism

From 9 April 1944 by U.S. VP Henry Wallace. Well worth reading as he describes the MAGA movement to a T.

www.stat.cmu.edu/~brian/walla...

27.09.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œWithout hypocrisy, Republicans wouldn’t have any values at all.”

β€œWithout hypocrisy, Republicans wouldn’t have any values at all.”

25.09.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rebecca Ballhaus wrote:

β€œTrump told aides he couldn't understand why people were so obsessed with Epstein and that people didn't understand that Palm Beach in the 90s was a different time. Pam Bondi complained that the FBI was "trying to destroy her." Susie Wiles convened Situation Room meetings to chart a strategy. Inside the White House's struggle to calm the Epstein storm, w/@jdawsey1 @cryanbarber wsj.com/politics/polic...”

MeidasTouch replied:

Trump couldn't understand why "people didn't understand that Palm Beach in the 90s was a different time."
Wow.
Wow.
Wow.”

Rebecca Ballhaus wrote: β€œTrump told aides he couldn't understand why people were so obsessed with Epstein and that people didn't understand that Palm Beach in the 90s was a different time. Pam Bondi complained that the FBI was "trying to destroy her." Susie Wiles convened Situation Room meetings to chart a strategy. Inside the White House's struggle to calm the Epstein storm, w/@jdawsey1 @cryanbarber wsj.com/politics/polic...” MeidasTouch replied: Trump couldn't understand why "people didn't understand that Palm Beach in the 90s was a different time." Wow. Wow. Wow.”

tRump spent the last decade loudly claiming that various prominent Democrats were in the Epstein files and promising to release them. Now he can’t understand why his base is obsessed with the Epstein files when everyone knows HE is the most prominent person in them.

25.09.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture showing the author sailing his O’Day Mariner #3729 on Acton Lake on 21 September 2025.

A picture showing the author sailing his O’Day Mariner #3729 on Acton Lake on 21 September 2025.

Timeline cleanse. The Hueston Sailing Association race committee snapped this pic of me in my O’Day Mariner during yesterday’s Around the Lake regatta at Acton Lake in Ohio.

22.09.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear Department of Homeland Security:

I gave this request almost a full second's worth of consideration, and my answer is an unequivocal no. I would have answered sooner, but I was laughing.

22.09.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5627    πŸ” 1591    πŸ’¬ 650    πŸ“Œ 240
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Little clap back from Stephen Colbert 🎢🀣

#freespeech #kimmel #colbert
#shutyourtrap #pinks #resist
#resistanceunited #voteblue

19.09.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 19
β€œTo 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

β€œTo 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

How the #GOP have changed over the past century.

19.09.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Disney haalt latenightshow Jimmy Kimmel van de buis | LUBACH
YouTube video by LUBACH Disney haalt latenightshow Jimmy Kimmel van de buis | LUBACH

At least the Dutch still have free speech.

youtu.be/j3Q7wD4woL8?...

19.09.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A news article first published in The NY Times on 4 Feb 1939 titled β€œGoebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime.”

A news article first published in The NY Times on 4 Feb 1939 titled β€œGoebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime.”

NY Times 4 Feb 1939

β€œGoebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime”

Just in case it’s not perfectly clear whose playbook the fascist tRump regime follows.

18.09.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Charlie Kirk's allies warn Americans: Mourn him properly or else After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.

Free speech, am I right? The fascist wing of America is so oblivious to their own hypocrisy.

www.reuters.com/world/us/cha...

13.09.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So, a white MAGA fascist shot MAGA fascist leader Charlie Kirk because Kirk wasn’t extreme enough.

Hey #MAGA, still want to shoot the people responsible for Kirk’s death?

Or maybe, just maybe, pause long enough to wonder why MAGA radicals are turning on your own leaders? Just a thought.

13.09.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So far in 2025, it’s tRump doing his usual β€” bankrupting the company he’s in charge of, just like he’s done six times before. Except now it’s the entire blasted country and the American Fascist Party (formerly known as the #GOP) is enabling him.

08.09.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The only thing tRump is good at when it comes to businesses is bankrupting them. And now he’s doing the same thing to the entire U.S. government.

08.09.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A map showing state rankings on WalletHub's Best States to Live in Ranking. Dark green are the top ten states, light green states 11-20, yellow states 21-30, orange states 31-40, and red states 41-50.

A map showing state rankings on WalletHub's Best States to Live in Ranking. Dark green are the top ten states, light green states 11-20, yellow states 21-30, orange states 31-40, and red states 41-50.

Best States to Live In according to WalletHub. Map made in R using the Tidyverse and usmap packages.

05.09.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Climate_Experts_Review_of_DOE_CWG_Report.pdf

Rump’s Department of Energy gets their rear handed to them by 83 climate scientists for their embarrassing climate change report.

drive.google.com/file/d/1PwAR...

04.09.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jennifer Welch on CNN:

"As someone who lives in a red state, let me just tell you what MAGA supermajorities get you.

We're 50th in education. The worst in the whole country for women to live. We're poorer, worst health care. And if you look at the bottom ten states, they are all MAGA supermajorities. These policies hurt people.
They use people's faith to lure them in and say, oh, we're family values. But then they don't vote to help women have children.
They don't vote for health care. They don't vote for child care. They demean the poor."

Jennifer Welch on CNN: "As someone who lives in a red state, let me just tell you what MAGA supermajorities get you. We're 50th in education. The worst in the whole country for women to live. We're poorer, worst health care. And if you look at the bottom ten states, they are all MAGA supermajorities. These policies hurt people. They use people's faith to lure them in and say, oh, we're family values. But then they don't vote to help women have children. They don't vote for health care. They don't vote for child care. They demean the poor."

In #Ohio, MAGA gerrymandered themselves into a supermajority in 2010. Ohio public schools ranked 5th in the nation. Fifteen years later, they still have a supermajority and Ohio ranks 35 in education.

31.08.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. shoppers' orders canceled as world shuts down some American-bound shipments The end of the β€œde minimis” exemption for cheap parcel shipments, nearly a century old, is prompting countries everywhere to suspend shipments to the U.S.

Hope #MAGA enjoys the inflation this ridiculous decision will trigger as well as the pain this will cause U.S. small businesses.

www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

29.08.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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