Alec Mento
@amento.bsky.social
Autistic, union man, author of *This Used to Be the Future* and the three *Penny Rants* books. I drink a cup of nails before every post. #nogestapo #abolishICE
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We need to remind everyone that being rich is a sickness. Luckily the rich have been pretty obliging about proving that lately.
Rand Paul: not totally useless.
under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Rand Paul: not totally useless.
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Ask us when ICE stops murdering American citizens.
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Ask us when ICE stops murdering American citizens.
I guess they’re about to declare victory and retreat.
February 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I guess they’re about to declare victory and retreat.
Sadly, I have lived long enough to see this happen. Many times.
February 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Sadly, I have lived long enough to see this happen. Many times.
Read about the Break Up Big Medicine Act at the link below, then call your Reps and Senators and demand they pass it.
The Beginning of the End for Big Corporate Medicine
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley introduced legislation to break up seven out of the Fortune 20, all of which are vertically integrated health care monsters. It's about time.
www.thebignewsletter.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Read about the Break Up Big Medicine Act at the link below, then call your Reps and Senators and demand they pass it.
Y’all know what to do (I.e., call your Senators).
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Y’all know what to do (I.e., call your Senators).
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
Sadly, my first thought was “Texas, no wonder."
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Sadly, my first thought was “Texas, no wonder."
Not sure it’s a *hidden* agenda *per se*, but we should attend this analysis.
Behavior expert warns of hidden agenda behind Trump Super Bowl rage
Donald Trump's rant against the Super Bowl halftime show is more about pulling attention back to him than anything else, an analyst has claimed. The president made his feelings on the show known with ...
www.rawstory.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Not sure it’s a *hidden* agenda *per se*, but we should attend this analysis.
Well, this pretty much says it all!
Maga men are white nationalist Nazi drama pricks. Their daily Republican hate while protecting their favorite pedos...
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Well, this pretty much says it all!
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it really boils down to who do you hate more, rich sex abusers or the left, and I’m afraid that from Thatcher to Starmer we’ve been run by people for whom the answer to that question is “the left”
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
it really boils down to who do you hate more, rich sex abusers or the left, and I’m afraid that from Thatcher to Starmer we’ve been run by people for whom the answer to that question is “the left”
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thing about starmer is there’s lots of chattering about how he Rebuilt Labour and this is what got them their victory, but he really just sucked while the tories lit themselves on fire for years until the public was finally like “sure, we’ll try chunky dimwit blair, it has to be better”
February 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
thing about starmer is there’s lots of chattering about how he Rebuilt Labour and this is what got them their victory, but he really just sucked while the tories lit themselves on fire for years until the public was finally like “sure, we’ll try chunky dimwit blair, it has to be better”
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Yes, it’s pure evil. And America voted for it. “Vote against the whiny, traitorous asshole” should have dissuaded enough people.
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Yes, it’s pure evil. And America voted for it. “Vote against the whiny, traitorous asshole” should have dissuaded enough people.
Remember: when right-wingers can’t argue against a program that works, they start whining about “waste, fraud, and abuse.”
The Misleading Chart That Killed the ACA Subsidies
GOP leaders cited data from a Trump-aligned think tank to argue the ACA is “unaffordable”. Health economists say the numbers were spun and the full story tells the opposite.
healthcareuncovered.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Remember: when right-wingers can’t argue against a program that works, they start whining about “waste, fraud, and abuse.”
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I can literally hear the racists shrieking and losing their minds right now over the all Spanish language Bad Boy Super Bowl Halftime Show. It’s awesome. Cry more! Die mad.
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I can literally hear the racists shrieking and losing their minds right now over the all Spanish language Bad Boy Super Bowl Halftime Show. It’s awesome. Cry more! Die mad.
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Democrats want elections to be run by the states, per the Constitution. Republicans want elections to be run by federal agents loyal to Donald Trump. The voters themselves? They just want the squabbling to stop.
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Democrats want elections to be run by the states, per the Constitution. Republicans want elections to be run by federal agents loyal to Donald Trump. The voters themselves? They just want the squabbling to stop.
JD Vance probably once said this for real.
I converted to Catholicism a couple weeks ago. Here’s what I think Jesus got wrong.
February 8, 2026 at 8:01 PM
JD Vance probably once said this for real.
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Donald Trump appears in Jeffrey Epstein's emails 38,000 times. But Hillary Clinton's campaign chair once shared risotto tips on a private email server. I have never felt more politically homeless.
February 8, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Donald Trump appears in Jeffrey Epstein's emails 38,000 times. But Hillary Clinton's campaign chair once shared risotto tips on a private email server. I have never felt more politically homeless.
Of course Twitter* sucks, but Facebook, which I’m glad I left, also outsucks cable news. And TikTok’s numbers will change for the worse.
Trump job approval rating by news platform
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
February 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Of course Twitter* sucks, but Facebook, which I’m glad I left, also outsucks cable news. And TikTok’s numbers will change for the worse.
“It’s not what I expected”?
EHHH wrong. You just expected it to happen to someone else. And you were fine with that. #turnyourback
EHHH wrong. You just expected it to happen to someone else. And you were fine with that. #turnyourback
February 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
“It’s not what I expected”?
EHHH wrong. You just expected it to happen to someone else. And you were fine with that. #turnyourback
EHHH wrong. You just expected it to happen to someone else. And you were fine with that. #turnyourback
Click below to tell your Congressfolk to reject the SAVE Act, or any bill like it that would prevent millions of good Americans from voting.
Take Action: Tell Congress to Reject the SAVE Act Bills
The SAVE (“Safeguard American Voter Eligibility”) Act of 2025 is a nationwide voter suppression bill – as are the newly introduced SAVE America Act in the Senate and the new version of the SAVE Act in...
actionnetwork.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Click below to tell your Congressfolk to reject the SAVE Act, or any bill like it that would prevent millions of good Americans from voting.
Click below to tell Google and YouTube to stop taking ICE money to help recruit the next generation of American Gestapo.
Tell Google and YouTube: Stop taking money from ICE. Take down vile ICE recruitment ads now.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a goal of hiring 10,000 new ICE agents to power the Trump administration’s mass deportation machine. They’re spending $100 million on an “aggressive” recr...
actionnetwork.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Click below to tell Google and YouTube to stop taking ICE money to help recruit the next generation of American Gestapo.
Click below to tell our Department of the Interior to stop dismantling Black and Native exhibits — and restore the ones they’ve taken down.
Stop removing our history and immediately restore the exhibits and signs that have been removed!
The federal government is dismantling Black and Native exhibits at national parks, monuments, and museums. Trump’s Interior Department is ramping up this effort during Black History Month, taking do...
actionnetwork.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Click below to tell our Department of the Interior to stop dismantling Black and Native exhibits — and restore the ones they’ve taken down.
Long story short about TrumpRx: discounted doesn’t equal affordable. Also too, TrumpRx is basically a PBM. You like PBMs? Me neither.
Trump Just Launched His Discount Drug Platform TrumpRx – What Does That Mean For You?
The claims are big. The reality? It's a bit more complicated.
www.iflscience.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Long story short about TrumpRx: discounted doesn’t equal affordable. Also too, TrumpRx is basically a PBM. You like PBMs? Me neither.