Botwot
@botwot.bsky.social
Spectator, participant in present
Best Of Times
Worst Of Times
Dogs, duplicate bridge, writers. Detroit born, gay, living on MI 3rd coast.
When will we have a real labor party in this country ?
Palestinians are humans too.
Best Of Times
Worst Of Times
Dogs, duplicate bridge, writers. Detroit born, gay, living on MI 3rd coast.
When will we have a real labor party in this country ?
Palestinians are humans too.
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I absolutely HATE it when Marjorie Taylor Greene makes sense.
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I absolutely HATE it when Marjorie Taylor Greene makes sense.
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Cannot believe we are living through the collapse of the American experiment. Really thought we’d have another couple hundred years.
January 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Cannot believe we are living through the collapse of the American experiment. Really thought we’d have another couple hundred years.
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I could literally watch Prince’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” solo on repeat. Not only technical virtuosity but divine showmanship and swagger.
2021 Remaster "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I could literally watch Prince’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” solo on repeat. Not only technical virtuosity but divine showmanship and swagger.
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And I should have added Roy Clark dammit! Also, a lot of people don't realize how much of a beast Glen Campbell was on the guitar!
January 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
And I should have added Roy Clark dammit! Also, a lot of people don't realize how much of a beast Glen Campbell was on the guitar!
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Putin, would you please tell all trump's secrets so he can stop destroying the planet?!
January 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Putin, would you please tell all trump's secrets so he can stop destroying the planet?!
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Democracy is going to prevail. Oh, there will be moments each day...when you fear that it won't. That's just a reminder from your deeper self...of just how damned important preserving democracy really is. And that...is fuel.
January 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Democracy is going to prevail. Oh, there will be moments each day...when you fear that it won't. That's just a reminder from your deeper self...of just how damned important preserving democracy really is. And that...is fuel.
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If you’ve ever wondered what our U.S. service members would do when given an illegal order…now…you know. They all followed it.
January 3, 2026 at 8:42 PM
If you’ve ever wondered what our U.S. service members would do when given an illegal order…now…you know. They all followed it.
The Haiku Review from The Rude Pundit.
Here is the link to the last installment.
You can work backward through 4 groups.
https: //rudepundit.blogspot.com/2025/12/haiku-review-of-2025-house-of-haiku.html
The Real Threat
Trans women don't want
To rape you in the bathroom.
However, Trump would.
Here is the link to the last installment.
You can work backward through 4 groups.
https: //rudepundit.blogspot.com/2025/12/haiku-review-of-2025-house-of-haiku.html
The Real Threat
Trans women don't want
To rape you in the bathroom.
However, Trump would.
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The Haiku Review from The Rude Pundit.
Here is the link to the last installment.
You can work backward through 4 groups.
https: //rudepundit.blogspot.com/2025/12/haiku-review-of-2025-house-of-haiku.html
The Real Threat
Trans women don't want
To rape you in the bathroom.
However, Trump would.
Here is the link to the last installment.
You can work backward through 4 groups.
https: //rudepundit.blogspot.com/2025/12/haiku-review-of-2025-house-of-haiku.html
The Real Threat
Trans women don't want
To rape you in the bathroom.
However, Trump would.
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It's amazing how one dictator Maduro is somehow under the jurisdiction of US law despite never killing an American but war criminal Netanyahu is somehow not under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court despite killing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza.
January 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
It's amazing how one dictator Maduro is somehow under the jurisdiction of US law despite never killing an American but war criminal Netanyahu is somehow not under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court despite killing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza.
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Amazing what someone will do to stop people talking about the Epstein files
January 3, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Amazing what someone will do to stop people talking about the Epstein files
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
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I am no fan of Maduro. He is a repressive dictator. So was Duterte, so is Bukele, so is Putin, and so is that asshole.
I categorically reject that idea that the United States has the right to just capture foreign leaders we don’t like.
I categorically reject that idea that the United States has the right to just capture foreign leaders we don’t like.
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I am no fan of Maduro. He is a repressive dictator. So was Duterte, so is Bukele, so is Putin, and so is that asshole.
I categorically reject that idea that the United States has the right to just capture foreign leaders we don’t like.
I categorically reject that idea that the United States has the right to just capture foreign leaders we don’t like.
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ah yes, the best way to explain and understand the world is by ignoring experts and practitioners and turning our attention to the “average American,” whatever that means
This isn't about democratizing the news. It's about elevating "vibes" and "feelings" to be on par with lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
January 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
ah yes, the best way to explain and understand the world is by ignoring experts and practitioners and turning our attention to the “average American,” whatever that means
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If you told me back in medical school that someday I would be running for the Senate and my campaign slogan would be “It’s me or the measles” I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT HAVE BELIEVED YOU.
But here we are. It’s me or the measles. South Carolina, the choice is yours. 💙🇺🇸
But here we are. It’s me or the measles. South Carolina, the choice is yours. 💙🇺🇸
January 2, 2026 at 7:51 PM
If you told me back in medical school that someday I would be running for the Senate and my campaign slogan would be “It’s me or the measles” I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT HAVE BELIEVED YOU.
But here we are. It’s me or the measles. South Carolina, the choice is yours. 💙🇺🇸
But here we are. It’s me or the measles. South Carolina, the choice is yours. 💙🇺🇸
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Canada: Our Prime Minster studied at Oxford and Harvard, was the Governor of both the Banks of England and Canada, and is recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds around.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
January 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Canada: Our Prime Minster studied at Oxford and Harvard, was the Governor of both the Banks of England and Canada, and is recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds around.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
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Dear GOP and the MSM:
It’s a new year, and you need to STOP expecting us libs to be the bigger person, to take the higher road, to adhere to norms/standards of decorum, or any of that SHITE!
It’s 2026 & we will be matching energy from here on out.
For every act of GOP fuckery expect an equally
It’s a new year, and you need to STOP expecting us libs to be the bigger person, to take the higher road, to adhere to norms/standards of decorum, or any of that SHITE!
It’s 2026 & we will be matching energy from here on out.
For every act of GOP fuckery expect an equally
January 2, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Dear GOP and the MSM:
It’s a new year, and you need to STOP expecting us libs to be the bigger person, to take the higher road, to adhere to norms/standards of decorum, or any of that SHITE!
It’s 2026 & we will be matching energy from here on out.
For every act of GOP fuckery expect an equally
It’s a new year, and you need to STOP expecting us libs to be the bigger person, to take the higher road, to adhere to norms/standards of decorum, or any of that SHITE!
It’s 2026 & we will be matching energy from here on out.
For every act of GOP fuckery expect an equally
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I think reasonable people can quibble over Trump or Bush being the worst president (I still say it’s Bush) but I think we can all agree Donald Trump is the dumbest person to hold the American presidency.
January 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I think reasonable people can quibble over Trump or Bush being the worst president (I still say it’s Bush) but I think we can all agree Donald Trump is the dumbest person to hold the American presidency.
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I am a Jew and I oppose Netanyahu as much as I oppose Trump. Many of us do.
January 1, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I am a Jew and I oppose Netanyahu as much as I oppose Trump. Many of us do.
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Until establishment Democrats realize that they are largely responsible for the victories by Trump, and stop moving to the right, we will be doomed to keep repeating this pattern.
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Until establishment Democrats realize that they are largely responsible for the victories by Trump, and stop moving to the right, we will be doomed to keep repeating this pattern.
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Fair warning:
If you don’t want to see a LOT of get out the vote content this year, I’m probably not a good person to follow.
My goal for 2026 is to help hand the GOP the largest midterm loss in history.
We’re going to make 2018 look like a small trickle.
If you don’t want to see a LOT of get out the vote content this year, I’m probably not a good person to follow.
My goal for 2026 is to help hand the GOP the largest midterm loss in history.
We’re going to make 2018 look like a small trickle.
January 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Fair warning:
If you don’t want to see a LOT of get out the vote content this year, I’m probably not a good person to follow.
My goal for 2026 is to help hand the GOP the largest midterm loss in history.
We’re going to make 2018 look like a small trickle.
If you don’t want to see a LOT of get out the vote content this year, I’m probably not a good person to follow.
My goal for 2026 is to help hand the GOP the largest midterm loss in history.
We’re going to make 2018 look like a small trickle.
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Talking to city people about Palestine is exhausting. They act like you are rounding up Jewish folks to hurt them.
They are so eager to soak up those coloniser lies that enables them to live on the blood and graves of my ancestors.
. And these Hinduvta fash in Boorloo can fuck right off.
They are so eager to soak up those coloniser lies that enables them to live on the blood and graves of my ancestors.
. And these Hinduvta fash in Boorloo can fuck right off.
January 2, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Talking to city people about Palestine is exhausting. They act like you are rounding up Jewish folks to hurt them.
They are so eager to soak up those coloniser lies that enables them to live on the blood and graves of my ancestors.
. And these Hinduvta fash in Boorloo can fuck right off.
They are so eager to soak up those coloniser lies that enables them to live on the blood and graves of my ancestors.
. And these Hinduvta fash in Boorloo can fuck right off.
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
January 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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