Gary R Simonds
@garys79.bsky.social
Author, Speaker, Educator, Has-Been Neurosurgeon
Asheville NC
Married
Would prefer to discuss life, books, kindness, wellness, wonder.
Instead I spend hours a day opposing a mad king.
But here we are.
RESIST!
Good Trouble!
https://garyrsimonds.com
Asheville NC
Married
Would prefer to discuss life, books, kindness, wellness, wonder.
Instead I spend hours a day opposing a mad king.
But here we are.
RESIST!
Good Trouble!
https://garyrsimonds.com
Pinned
Folks, this is what it is really all about. The billionaires, the CEO's, the career politicians, know that as long as we are at each other's throats, we cannot be at theirs. Meanwhile, wealth inequality expands exponentially and We the People scrounge for scraps. It is time we unite against them.
JFC
This.
No due process, so your claims don’t matter.
No due process, so your claims don’t matter.
ICE agents tell citizens they don't care their citizens because citizenship doesn't mean anything in a world with racial and demographic profiling and no warrants or other 4th amendment protections. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
JFC
JFC
What a ship of malignant clowns
What a ship of malignant clowns
With important peace talks underway in Europe, the Trump admin sent the Army Secretary to represent the Pentagon since they can t trust unserious Hegseth not to embarrass them with his daily dipshittery. So they kept him home to threaten Mark Kelly with a court martial.
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
JFC
What a ship of malignant clowns
What a ship of malignant clowns
Not good
NY FED: The rejection rate for all types of credit (auto loan, credit card, credit card limit increase, mortgage, mortgage refinance) over past 12 months rose to a series high of 24.8% in October.
(via Liz Ann Sonders)
(via Liz Ann Sonders)
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Not good
So why don’t these cowards do something rather than run away? Only a few are needed to turn the tables completely over
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
So why don’t these cowards do something rather than run away? Only a few are needed to turn the tables completely over
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Amen
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Amen
JFC
Started/Going with Dr. Rachael Bedard.
There is no common ground between science and RFK Jr.
There is no common ground between science and RFK Jr.
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
JFC
Reposted by Gary R Simonds
We're moments away from them outlawing the Constitution. (They're already seeking its death by a thousand cuts.)
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL CONFIRMS FBI HAS REQUESTED INTERVIEWS WITH SIX U.S. LAWMAKERS WHO WARNED ABOUT ILLEGAL MILITARY ORDERS
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We're moments away from them outlawing the Constitution. (They're already seeking its death by a thousand cuts.)
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My daughter and I visited the house we lived in when she was a baby, and she was shocked a 29-year-old Navy guy could afford a nice house in a safe neighborhood.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My daughter and I visited the house we lived in when she was a baby, and she was shocked a 29-year-old Navy guy could afford a nice house in a safe neighborhood.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
we can pray
he will bankrupt the country before he goes bankrupt
he will bankrupt the country before he goes bankrupt
this is your regular reminder that not only will the AI bubble pop at some point, it will take Elon Musk with it
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
we can pray
he will bankrupt the country before he goes bankrupt
he will bankrupt the country before he goes bankrupt
Where are all the republican vets in congress??
They have become cowards
They have become cowards
Reupping this piece I wrote when Trump’s criticism of members of Congress who spoke out to say members of the military didn’t have to follow illegal orders & Trump responded by saying they should be hanged. How to talk about this at Thanksgiving dinner:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
This week, Donald Trump continues to use his claimed power to kill people who have received no due process, in international waters, based on his administration’s assertion that they are narcoterroris...
substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Where are all the republican vets in congress??
They have become cowards
They have become cowards
Reposted by Gary R Simonds
Reupping this piece I wrote when Trump’s criticism of members of Congress who spoke out to say members of the military didn’t have to follow illegal orders & Trump responded by saying they should be hanged. How to talk about this at Thanksgiving dinner:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
This week, Donald Trump continues to use his claimed power to kill people who have received no due process, in international waters, based on his administration’s assertion that they are narcoterroris...
substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Reupping this piece I wrote when Trump’s criticism of members of Congress who spoke out to say members of the military didn’t have to follow illegal orders & Trump responded by saying they should be hanged. How to talk about this at Thanksgiving dinner:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The good news: the president has pardoned the turkey.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The good news: the president has pardoned the turkey.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
Amen
Turned off America’s soft power like a light switch. We now cringe at antics in the shadow of what once was.
We must reset. Replace Mike Johnson ASAP so it can begin.
We must reset. Replace Mike Johnson ASAP so it can begin.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Amen
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And, they forgot to include the value of every American’s personal, financial and health data that was vacuumed up by the servers of those who could afford* it.
*were willing to deposit huge sums in tRump accounts.
*were willing to deposit huge sums in tRump accounts.
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
And, they forgot to include the value of every American’s personal, financial and health data that was vacuumed up by the servers of those who could afford* it.
*were willing to deposit huge sums in tRump accounts.
*were willing to deposit huge sums in tRump accounts.
Amen
There should not be a single billionaire on the planet while there remains a single starving person
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Amen
A - freaking - men
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAjs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAjs...
WATCH: Ruben Gallego Goes Nuclear On Sec. Hegseth Amid DoD Probe Into Kelly Over Illegal Order Video
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A - freaking - men
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAjs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAjs...
We are in big trouble, folks.
Yet we spend all our time and energy dealing with a malignant clown
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Yet we spend all our time and energy dealing with a malignant clown
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Our Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future
By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We are in big trouble, folks.
Yet we spend all our time and energy dealing with a malignant clown
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Yet we spend all our time and energy dealing with a malignant clown
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
We MUST get billionaires out of our political process.
Frankly, we must get them out of our lives.
NO MORE BILLIONAIRES
#nobillionaires
robertreich.substack.com/p/billionair...
Frankly, we must get them out of our lives.
NO MORE BILLIONAIRES
#nobillionaires
robertreich.substack.com/p/billionair...
A toxic combo: Trump, Billionaires, and the Media
What to do about it
robertreich.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We MUST get billionaires out of our political process.
Frankly, we must get them out of our lives.
NO MORE BILLIONAIRES
#nobillionaires
robertreich.substack.com/p/billionair...
Frankly, we must get them out of our lives.
NO MORE BILLIONAIRES
#nobillionaires
robertreich.substack.com/p/billionair...
Come on Bluesky - we can do better than this
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
Americans’ Social Media Use 2025
YouTube remains the most popular, but adults are increasingly using Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and Reddit. Use of some platforms varies by age, gender, and race and ethnicity.
www.pewresearch.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Come on Bluesky - we can do better than this
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
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Judge Throws Out Truth Social’s Defamation Lawsuit Against The Guardian Mediaite
www.mediaite.com
Judge Throws Out Truth Social’s Defamation Lawsuit Against The Guardian
twp.ai
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Judge Throws Out Truth Social’s Defamation Lawsuit Against The Guardian Mediaite