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
Murder. Shot in the back three times.
Don’t turn away. Please share.
Don’t turn away. Please share.
If now is not the time for tens of millions in the streets, for a unified call for the removal of an entire regime, for ICE to be disbanded, for Nuremberg-like tribunals, for a nationwide strike, for boycotting ALL businesses that enable this regime, for Congress to do its job, when the FUCK is?
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Lion King my ass. 🖕
February 7, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Lion King my ass. 🖕
POS
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
POS
THEY DON'T CARE
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
The Only Thing That Will Turn Measles Back
A rebound in vaccination—which may depend on government support
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
THEY DON'T CARE
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
25th Amendment time
robertreich.substack.com/p/is-it-unki...
robertreich.substack.com/p/is-it-unki...
Is it unkind to describe our president as a racist pig?
His 11 pm post
robertreich.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
25th Amendment time
robertreich.substack.com/p/is-it-unki...
robertreich.substack.com/p/is-it-unki...
WTF, America?
Time to shut all luxury commerce and sports/entertainment down until this miserable sociopath is kicked out of office
What is wrong with us that we tolerate his evil regime?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Time to shut all luxury commerce and sports/entertainment down until this miserable sociopath is kicked out of office
What is wrong with us that we tolerate his evil regime?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Posts Wildly Racist Video of the Obamas
Donald Trump posted a video that included a clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, set to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
www.rollingstone.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
WTF, America?
Time to shut all luxury commerce and sports/entertainment down until this miserable sociopath is kicked out of office
What is wrong with us that we tolerate his evil regime?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Time to shut all luxury commerce and sports/entertainment down until this miserable sociopath is kicked out of office
What is wrong with us that we tolerate his evil regime?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Fact-check your fact-check.
Fact: Donald Trump is ALWAYS lying.
Fact: Donald Trump is ALWAYS lying.
February 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Fact-check your fact-check.
Fact: Donald Trump is ALWAYS lying.
Fact: Donald Trump is ALWAYS lying.
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Your suspicion was right.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
February 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Your suspicion was right.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
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ICE are not the police,They are not the FBI, They are not US Marshals , they are not DEA, they are border enforcement agents tasked to protect our border & to uphold our immigration laws- the are not empowered to do anything else or to defy or break our laws doing it- apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, US judge rules
A judge says U.S. immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless they are likely to escape. U.S.
apnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:18 AM
ICE are not the police,They are not the FBI, They are not US Marshals , they are not DEA, they are border enforcement agents tasked to protect our border & to uphold our immigration laws- the are not empowered to do anything else or to defy or break our laws doing it- apnews.com/article/immi...
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Here are Ramsey County's mug shots for Jake Lang.
February 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Here are Ramsey County's mug shots for Jake Lang.
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February 5, 2026
February 5, 2026
The past two days have seen a growing struggle between Democrats, who are demanding accountability from the Trump administration, and Republicans trying to hide what the administration is up to.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:42 AM
February 5, 2026
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Once again: the Trump administration isn't opposed to clean energy. They're opposed to cheap energy. Because it threatens the livelihood of their mediocre friends who can't compete against cheaper sources. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/c...
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Once again: the Trump administration isn't opposed to clean energy. They're opposed to cheap energy. Because it threatens the livelihood of their mediocre friends who can't compete against cheaper sources. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/c...
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I hope all 23 Democratic Attorneys General open up simultaneous investigations into Elon's extraordinary lawlessness and depravity.
To increase Grok’s popularity, xAI embraced making sexualized material, rolling back guardrails and ignoring internal warnings about the risks of producing such content, according to more than a half-dozen former employees of X and xAI.
Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
Under pressure to boost its popularity, Elon Musk’s xAI loosened guardrails and relaxed controls on sexual content, setting off internal concern.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I hope all 23 Democratic Attorneys General open up simultaneous investigations into Elon's extraordinary lawlessness and depravity.
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Trump has posted on Truth Social about 65 times in the last 90 minutes, including a video he posted at 8:44 PM PT describing election fraud lies that shows racist AI images of Michelle and Barack Obama as monkeys at the end. I’ve confirmed this is real and watched it myself.
25th Amendment now.
25th Amendment now.
February 6, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Trump has posted on Truth Social about 65 times in the last 90 minutes, including a video he posted at 8:44 PM PT describing election fraud lies that shows racist AI images of Michelle and Barack Obama as monkeys at the end. I’ve confirmed this is real and watched it myself.
25th Amendment now.
25th Amendment now.
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For months Governor Abbott secretly deployed the Texas National Guard into ICE detention facilities, even forcing them to work in the detention center that imprisoned Liam Ramos and a two month old baby.
February 6, 2026 at 3:42 AM
For months Governor Abbott secretly deployed the Texas National Guard into ICE detention facilities, even forcing them to work in the detention center that imprisoned Liam Ramos and a two month old baby.
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When you think you’ve won the war, chest bumping and all puffed out, and then a strong woman enters the arena with a case of beer for you to hold.
I give you Hilary R. Clinton.
#Pinks
#Voices4Victory
#SheShed
#DemVoice1
I give you Hilary R. Clinton.
#Pinks
#Voices4Victory
#SheShed
#DemVoice1
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
When you think you’ve won the war, chest bumping and all puffed out, and then a strong woman enters the arena with a case of beer for you to hold.
I give you Hilary R. Clinton.
#Pinks
#Voices4Victory
#SheShed
#DemVoice1
I give you Hilary R. Clinton.
#Pinks
#Voices4Victory
#SheShed
#DemVoice1
IMPEACH
RFK Jr said during his Senate confirmation hearings that his trip to Samoa in 2019 ahead of a devastating measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines." Documents obtained by @us.theguardian.com and @apnews.com undermine that testimony. Details here, by me and @aliswenson.bsky.social ⬇️
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
IMPEACH
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February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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MSM = Complete and utter dereliction of duty = treason
So far it seems like the mainstream media is mostly ignoring Trump posting a video of the Obamas as apes
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
MSM = Complete and utter dereliction of duty = treason
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
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Please tell your representatives to vote NO on the SAVE Act! It’s a bad bill. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
The Bad Voting Bill that Refuses to Die
The SAVE Act would stop millions of eligible Americans from voting.
www.brennancenter.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Please tell your representatives to vote NO on the SAVE Act! It’s a bad bill. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
We care about treason
CNN: Can you at least acknowledge the stories are different- what Tulsi Gabbard said and what Trump said? Can you at least agree there's a discrepancy?
HARIDOPOLOS: This is the first I've heard of this story. I don't follow this as close as CNN does. Let's move on to issues people really care about
HARIDOPOLOS: This is the first I've heard of this story. I don't follow this as close as CNN does. Let's move on to issues people really care about
February 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
We care about treason
JFC
He must be prosecuted
He must be prosecuted
Dozens of articles yesterday reported on Trump's rambling, profane remarks at National Prayer Breakfast. But I was only 1 to cover the more dangerous #ChristianNationalist remarks by Pete Hegseth: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/at-nationa...
At National Prayer Breakfast, Hegseth Says US Soldiers Gain Salvation by Dying for ‘Christian Nation’
While Trump's remarks dominate the headlines about the event, more concerning Christian Nationalist comments came a few minutes later.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
JFC
He must be prosecuted
He must be prosecuted