futbolsound
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"America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." - Alexis de Tocqueville
The insanity of the WaPo as it exists today...
Not even worth lining a bird cage with it.
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Not even worth lining a bird cage with it.
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This Washpost oped is every bit as awesome as its headline
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The insanity of the WaPo as it exists today...
Not even worth lining a bird cage with it.
🧵
Not even worth lining a bird cage with it.
🧵
Thank you vaccine deniers and anti intellectual morons who believe conspiracy nuts over peer reviewed science.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of continued spread, international health experts say.
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thank you vaccine deniers and anti intellectual morons who believe conspiracy nuts over peer reviewed science.
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
Captures today’s zeitgeist
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Captures today’s zeitgeist
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The world's largest Pentecostal denomination has been covering up the sexual abuse of children for at least 50 years.
Where is the national outrage?
Where is the national outrage?
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The world's largest Pentecostal denomination has been covering up the sexual abuse of children for at least 50 years.
Where is the national outrage?
Where is the national outrage?
When your only policy is to create a constant unbearable level of fear of the other, there will be blood.
Truly sad.
Truly sad.
A cleaning woman showed up at the wrong house with her husband. Someone inside shot through the door, striking 32-year-old María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez in the head, killing her.
The Indianapolis suburb is called Whitestown.
The Indianapolis suburb is called Whitestown.
Cleaning Woman Killed Through Door After Arriving at Wrong Home, Police Say
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
When your only policy is to create a constant unbearable level of fear of the other, there will be blood.
Truly sad.
Truly sad.
🇨🇦 🧵 Press freedom is at risk here. The idea that ppl with truly awful ideas get exposed is the entire purpose of the 4th estate. It is not 'cancel culture' as the whiny RW crank suing PressProgress suggests. It is the very job description of outlets like Pressprogress.ca Support them if you can.
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🇨🇦 🧵 Press freedom is at risk here. The idea that ppl with truly awful ideas get exposed is the entire purpose of the 4th estate. It is not 'cancel culture' as the whiny RW crank suing PressProgress suggests. It is the very job description of outlets like Pressprogress.ca Support them if you can.
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Since we’re talking about affordability, a reminder that Trump’s culture war based economic policies are making everything more expensive for no discernable benefit to anyone but him www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The ‘Anti-Woke’ Tax That All Americans Are Paying
Better broke than woke, right?
www.theatlantic.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Since we’re talking about affordability, a reminder that Trump’s culture war based economic policies are making everything more expensive for no discernable benefit to anyone but him www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
No to billionaires again: concentration of power in too few hands always results in the imposition of their views on the many. Whether it is killing the poorest because you hate 'empathy', siphoning money from gov'ts for pet projects or deciding who gets to work or not, they answer to no one.
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
No to billionaires again: concentration of power in too few hands always results in the imposition of their views on the many. Whether it is killing the poorest because you hate 'empathy', siphoning money from gov'ts for pet projects or deciding who gets to work or not, they answer to no one.
Here's yet another horrific ICE thread. Hiring cop rejects with violent personality disorders, giving them an unlimited budget to commit violence, and immunity to go along with that, results in this. Trump has gone a long way to making America a shithole
#AbolishICE
#AbolishICE
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Here's yet another horrific ICE thread. Hiring cop rejects with violent personality disorders, giving them an unlimited budget to commit violence, and immunity to go along with that, results in this. Trump has gone a long way to making America a shithole
#AbolishICE
#AbolishICE
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
They're trying so hard to undermine him, to the point of painting the Jewish community as some monolithic block & conflating Israel with the Jewish diaspora. The ppl behind this are far less concerned with antisemitism, & far more concerned with his possible effect on the wealthy. CNN is garbage.
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
They're trying so hard to undermine him, to the point of painting the Jewish community as some monolithic block & conflating Israel with the Jewish diaspora. The ppl behind this are far less concerned with antisemitism, & far more concerned with his possible effect on the wealthy. CNN is garbage.
Speaks to the utter incompetence of the Trump regime. Planes don't fly safely, alliances gone, DOJ captured, FBI run by a pundit, DOGE debacle, the CDC hollowed out, SNAP halted, FDA not functional, DOD a laughing stock & the military told to use another nation's charity
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Speaks to the utter incompetence of the Trump regime. Planes don't fly safely, alliances gone, DOJ captured, FBI run by a pundit, DOGE debacle, the CDC hollowed out, SNAP halted, FDA not functional, DOD a laughing stock & the military told to use another nation's charity
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
The millions spent to paint Mamdani a radical extremist has only had the effect of making the donors look the part.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The millions spent to paint Mamdani a radical extremist has only had the effect of making the donors look the part.
This is so stupid & also very American sadly. Many, fed on insanely ignorant information channels, wholeheartedly believe this kind of asinine propaganda.
WTF is a 'communist jihadist' but a word salad to scare dummies from voting for a guy who might help with your rent, grocery bills, & childcare
WTF is a 'communist jihadist' but a word salad to scare dummies from voting for a guy who might help with your rent, grocery bills, & childcare
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This is so stupid & also very American sadly. Many, fed on insanely ignorant information channels, wholeheartedly believe this kind of asinine propaganda.
WTF is a 'communist jihadist' but a word salad to scare dummies from voting for a guy who might help with your rent, grocery bills, & childcare
WTF is a 'communist jihadist' but a word salad to scare dummies from voting for a guy who might help with your rent, grocery bills, & childcare
Regardless of the question, his answers all comes out childish petty vengeful screeds of victimhood in service propping up his own pathetically fragile ego.
Easily the dumbest, most corrupt, most psychologically damaged president in history.
Easily the dumbest, most corrupt, most psychologically damaged president in history.
Really worth reading the entire 60 minutes interview transcript but admit this part got me laughing out loud.
November 4, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Regardless of the question, his answers all comes out childish petty vengeful screeds of victimhood in service propping up his own pathetically fragile ego.
Easily the dumbest, most corrupt, most psychologically damaged president in history.
Easily the dumbest, most corrupt, most psychologically damaged president in history.
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The far right radicalization of young men is a serious issue. Fanning male rage was a big part of the MAGA movement and is part of the game plan on the Polievre Conservatives.
In my latest piece I discuss the toxic impacts on schools and democracy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
In my latest piece I discuss the toxic impacts on schools and democracy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Young Men in the Hate-o-Sphere
Recently, CBC ran a story about how the Poilievre Conservatives are touring Canadian universities to build support among young men.
substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The far right radicalization of young men is a serious issue. Fanning male rage was a big part of the MAGA movement and is part of the game plan on the Polievre Conservatives.
In my latest piece I discuss the toxic impacts on schools and democracy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
In my latest piece I discuss the toxic impacts on schools and democracy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
This nails it, and by it, I mean the entire political mess that is the US and by extension other western democracies. The systems all assumed there would be plenty of shame for racist fascist pukes. Not so much it seems.
I wrote about Nazism in a small Michigan town, and in a large North American country; about the uses of and limits of shame; and on the importance of holding shared standards. www.the-reframe.com/the-death-of...
The Death of Shame
Modern Nazis, careless people, and the offensive necessity of caring in a shameful age.
www.the-reframe.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This nails it, and by it, I mean the entire political mess that is the US and by extension other western democracies. The systems all assumed there would be plenty of shame for racist fascist pukes. Not so much it seems.
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So CBS settled Trump’s lawsuit where he frivolously sued because they edited Kamala Harris’s interview so it would fit into their air time.
Then CBS does a 73 minute interview of Trump where they made big edits from the version that was broadcast.
They aired 28 of 73 minutes.
Then CBS does a 73 minute interview of Trump where they made big edits from the version that was broadcast.
They aired 28 of 73 minutes.
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
So CBS settled Trump’s lawsuit where he frivolously sued because they edited Kamala Harris’s interview so it would fit into their air time.
Then CBS does a 73 minute interview of Trump where they made big edits from the version that was broadcast.
They aired 28 of 73 minutes.
Then CBS does a 73 minute interview of Trump where they made big edits from the version that was broadcast.
They aired 28 of 73 minutes.
What a childish prick. Hard to believe this is coming from a president. Every day he reminds us all that he is a vacuous puerile broken spoiled meatbag.
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
What a childish prick. Hard to believe this is coming from a president. Every day he reminds us all that he is a vacuous puerile broken spoiled meatbag.
These are the kinds of things happening right now in the US. And it is insane that there aren't twice or three times the crowds of NoKings in the streets. Imagine if Obama did this sort of thing while killing ppl in open waters, enriching himself, and ignoring Congressional spending.
It's insane that this even needs to be said.
“A free country does not dispatch police in the dead of night to pull people from their homes because a sheriff objects to their social media posts,” @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social speaking to @willoremus.com.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
“A free country does not dispatch police in the dead of night to pull people from their homes because a sheriff objects to their social media posts,” @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social speaking to @willoremus.com.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
A retired policeman posted a Charlie Kirk meme. He spent a month in jail.
The 61-year-old Tennessee man plans to sue after authorities dropped charges over a political Facebook post. Free-speech advocates say it’s a symptom of a wider crackdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
These are the kinds of things happening right now in the US. And it is insane that there aren't twice or three times the crowds of NoKings in the streets. Imagine if Obama did this sort of thing while killing ppl in open waters, enriching himself, and ignoring Congressional spending.
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I’ve said this before but white guilt is useless. I don’t want people to feel guilty for things they had no part in, and guilt easily curdles into resentment. But everyone regardless should feel an obligation to correct injustice, especially if you somehow benefit. bsky.app/profile/mich...
I found this piece sad too, but mostly because it is part of a years-long effort by progressives to understand what "really" animates Trump voters.
We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.
We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.
October 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I’ve said this before but white guilt is useless. I don’t want people to feel guilty for things they had no part in, and guilt easily curdles into resentment. But everyone regardless should feel an obligation to correct injustice, especially if you somehow benefit. bsky.app/profile/mich...
Everything Trump touches dies
“.. ticket sales for the Kennedy Center’s three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been in years, according to a Washington Post analysis ..
“.. Tens of thousands of seats have been left empty.”
@washingtonpost.com
@simsjames.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
“.. Tens of thousands of seats have been left empty.”
@washingtonpost.com
@simsjames.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
October 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Everything Trump touches dies
What a truly fucked up place when this actually happens.
Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities?
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
What a truly fucked up place when this actually happens.