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Gordon Luster

@gordonluster.bsky.social

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I'm an old American guy living in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. I have been a geologist, statistician, English teacher, web editor, and cafe boss. I deplore fascism, racism, nationalism, sexism, and irrationalism. I like classical music and jazz. (No DMs)

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 1d

the admin that imprisoned and tried to deport a student over a pro-Palestinian op-ed, calling it anti-semitism, calls outrage over "I love Hitler" texts by young Republicans "pearl-clutching"

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones

Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.

www.mediaite.com

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Gordon Luster @gordonluster.bsky.social · 6h

Cheer up!

Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 11h

We’re one day closer to Trump leaving office (one way or another).

Gordon Luster @gordonluster.bsky.social · 15h

It's just their minds that are kids. Dumb kids. Little asshole kids.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

“Kids”

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 20h

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 22h

$40 Billion to Argentina. Don’t tell me we can’t have healthcare.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 20h

🚨Jim Carrey’s fresh out of fucks, and we are here for it!

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Gordon Luster @gordonluster.bsky.social · 19h

The republicans have no principles except that they will rule forever and God Save The Great Orange.

Gordon Luster @gordonluster.bsky.social · 19h

Up to $40 billion now, I hear.

carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 20h

Gullible rubes

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

The GOP that gave us the Jan 6 terrorist attack and then pardoned the terrorists is calling the No Kings rally a pro-terrorist rally. These are despicable people.

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Gordon Luster @gordonluster.bsky.social · 20h

They are afraid lots of people will go.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

It really is bizarre to me that every single member of GOP House leadership & the admin has decided their coordinated talking point this week is that the No Kings demonstrations this Sat are essentially acts of domestic terrorism. Are they that afraid of free & peaceful assembly?

Gordon Luster @gordonluster.bsky.social · 20h

Such a bullshitter

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Maybe Mike meant "stood on" Capitol Police?

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

Just a thought: Instead of Argentina, how about we bail out America first?

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Gordon Luster @gordonluster.bsky.social · 20h

Too bad that US citizens and residents can't get a little of that, especially with prices through the roof.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

What the fuck are we doing?

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 20h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

"Why doesn't Chicago want us to zip-tie more naked children in the middle of the night and shove them, screaming, into vans? So ungrateful for refusing our kind, helpful offer to help!"

Pamela Jo Bondi

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 20h

Sadly spot on cartoon from Mike Luckovich.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Linus is right. Release the Epstein files!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

We are living in one of the stupidest times in history.

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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 23h

When a picture says a thousand words…

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

When a picture says a thousand words…

Photo of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson biting his lip

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 22h

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
PPA

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 22h

Apropos of nothing, once the President of the United States confirms covert CIA operations in a country… say, Venezuela, those operations are no longer covert.

And it puts CIA officers at significantly more risk.

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