The Ghost of Mark Twain
@ghostofmarktwain.bsky.social
Back from the dead...and really not happy about what is happening today.
As I once incorrectly said “History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”.
Nope. We have seen this before...
As I once incorrectly said “History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”.
Nope. We have seen this before...
Reposted by The Ghost of Mark Twain
A joke for the history buffs.
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 AM
A joke for the history buffs.
"Idea" might be the wrong word
Delusion?
Delusion?
January 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM
"Idea" might be the wrong word
Delusion?
Delusion?
As anybody who ever took an economics course at any point in their life knows, tariffs are paid by the consumer, not by the producer.
Trump's tariffs have resulted in continuing inflation and rising prices for Americans.
Come on, we talked about this in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 🙄
Trump's tariffs have resulted in continuing inflation and rising prices for Americans.
Come on, we talked about this in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 🙄
January 20, 2026 at 2:14 PM
As anybody who ever took an economics course at any point in their life knows, tariffs are paid by the consumer, not by the producer.
Trump's tariffs have resulted in continuing inflation and rising prices for Americans.
Come on, we talked about this in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 🙄
Trump's tariffs have resulted in continuing inflation and rising prices for Americans.
Come on, we talked about this in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 🙄
Snowflake this, bitch
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Snowflake this, bitch
He is so full of shit 🙄
A South Bay business owner, Adriana Camberos, who was convicted of fraud, sentenced to prison, and pardoned on the final day of President Donald Trump’s first term – then convicted in 2024 of another fraud scheme, and pardoned a second time by Trump Thursday.
A South Bay business owner, Adriana Camberos, who was convicted of fraud, sentenced to prison, and pardoned on the final day of President Donald Trump’s first term – then convicted in 2024 of another fraud scheme, and pardoned a second time by Trump Thursday.
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
He is so full of shit 🙄
A South Bay business owner, Adriana Camberos, who was convicted of fraud, sentenced to prison, and pardoned on the final day of President Donald Trump’s first term – then convicted in 2024 of another fraud scheme, and pardoned a second time by Trump Thursday.
A South Bay business owner, Adriana Camberos, who was convicted of fraud, sentenced to prison, and pardoned on the final day of President Donald Trump’s first term – then convicted in 2024 of another fraud scheme, and pardoned a second time by Trump Thursday.
I fully support DEI btw - it is designed to ensure less qualified white men don't take jobs away from more qualified people who aren't white men.
And yes, I am a white man.
And yes, I am a white man.
January 18, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I fully support DEI btw - it is designed to ensure less qualified white men don't take jobs away from more qualified people who aren't white men.
And yes, I am a white man.
And yes, I am a white man.
Trump/Krasnov is straining relations with European allies, which creates division within the alliance and benefits Russia's long-term goal of diminishing American hegemony in Europe.
Putin and Xi are laughing their asses off at us.
Putin and Xi are laughing their asses off at us.
January 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Trump/Krasnov is straining relations with European allies, which creates division within the alliance and benefits Russia's long-term goal of diminishing American hegemony in Europe.
Putin and Xi are laughing their asses off at us.
Putin and Xi are laughing their asses off at us.
They put on a red hat, put their guns in the closet, and said "harder daddy"
January 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
They put on a red hat, put their guns in the closet, and said "harder daddy"
Trump threating Greenland and NATO has ONE real outcome - and it only benefits Putin.
The EU now has to defend on a new front. Shift troops and resources to a place they never had the need to defend before.
Putin is laughing.
The EU now has to defend on a new front. Shift troops and resources to a place they never had the need to defend before.
Putin is laughing.
January 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Trump threating Greenland and NATO has ONE real outcome - and it only benefits Putin.
The EU now has to defend on a new front. Shift troops and resources to a place they never had the need to defend before.
Putin is laughing.
The EU now has to defend on a new front. Shift troops and resources to a place they never had the need to defend before.
Putin is laughing.
Even as families struggle with unaffordable healthcare, housing and groceries, billionaires are flourishing in Donald Trump’s America: their total wealth jumped by over a fifth (22%) during 2025, rising from $6.7 trillion to $8.2 trillion, based on Forbes data
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Even as families struggle with unaffordable healthcare, housing and groceries, billionaires are flourishing in Donald Trump’s America: their total wealth jumped by over a fifth (22%) during 2025, rising from $6.7 trillion to $8.2 trillion, based on Forbes data
And the people most vocal about someday standing up against a tyrannical government shut up, and put on a red hat
January 14, 2026 at 2:55 PM
And the people most vocal about someday standing up against a tyrannical government shut up, and put on a red hat
The Constitution, the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the 14th Amendment, applies to all "persons" within U.S. jurisdiction, not just citizens, protecting everyone on American soil—citizens, legal residents, and undocumented immigrants alike—with fundamental rights
January 14, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The Constitution, the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the 14th Amendment, applies to all "persons" within U.S. jurisdiction, not just citizens, protecting everyone on American soil—citizens, legal residents, and undocumented immigrants alike—with fundamental rights
Basic training was cut from 20 weeks (including Spanish) to 8 weeks, with streamlined content, raising fears of less preparedness, say officials and critics.
Compare this to a REAL law enforcement officer, who undergoes six to 12 months of training and another year of real-world training
Compare this to a REAL law enforcement officer, who undergoes six to 12 months of training and another year of real-world training
January 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Basic training was cut from 20 weeks (including Spanish) to 8 weeks, with streamlined content, raising fears of less preparedness, say officials and critics.
Compare this to a REAL law enforcement officer, who undergoes six to 12 months of training and another year of real-world training
Compare this to a REAL law enforcement officer, who undergoes six to 12 months of training and another year of real-world training
A sure sign Trump is weak - he is rallying his base -poor white racist America.
Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
Trump’s comments were a distillation of his racial politics, which rest on the belief that white people have become the victims of discrimination
Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
Trump’s comments were a distillation of his racial politics, which rest on the belief that white people have become the victims of discrimination
January 13, 2026 at 1:17 PM
A sure sign Trump is weak - he is rallying his base -poor white racist America.
Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
Trump’s comments were a distillation of his racial politics, which rest on the belief that white people have become the victims of discrimination
Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
Trump’s comments were a distillation of his racial politics, which rest on the belief that white people have become the victims of discrimination
Posted this last summer...
Be a brown shirt, get your loans forgiven. Not a teacher. Not a nurse. Not a librarian.
But an ICE agent? OK!
Wtf. Seriously WTF.
Be a brown shirt, get your loans forgiven. Not a teacher. Not a nurse. Not a librarian.
But an ICE agent? OK!
Wtf. Seriously WTF.
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Posted this last summer...
Be a brown shirt, get your loans forgiven. Not a teacher. Not a nurse. Not a librarian.
But an ICE agent? OK!
Wtf. Seriously WTF.
Be a brown shirt, get your loans forgiven. Not a teacher. Not a nurse. Not a librarian.
But an ICE agent? OK!
Wtf. Seriously WTF.
We all knew they were fascists, we warned you.
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
We all knew they were fascists, we warned you.
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant based on probable cause, supported by oath, and particularly describing the place to search and people/things to seize.
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant based on probable cause, supported by oath, and particularly describing the place to search and people/things to seize.
When he lies, repeatedly, about something so easy to check, imagine what he is doing in regards to less clear issues?
Trump is unfit to serve. He exists in his own reality.
2547
THIS is why midterms are so important
Trump is unfit to serve. He exists in his own reality.
2547
THIS is why midterms are so important
January 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
When he lies, repeatedly, about something so easy to check, imagine what he is doing in regards to less clear issues?
Trump is unfit to serve. He exists in his own reality.
2547
THIS is why midterms are so important
Trump is unfit to serve. He exists in his own reality.
2547
THIS is why midterms are so important
Idea stolen, picture and compilation mine.
But yeah, fuck MAGA
But yeah, fuck MAGA
January 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Idea stolen, picture and compilation mine.
But yeah, fuck MAGA
But yeah, fuck MAGA
Seems like a simple idea - cops BRING people to justice. They don't deliver justice.
January 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Seems like a simple idea - cops BRING people to justice. They don't deliver justice.
I hate this, as I have been looking forward to this for a long time.
Started with ticket prices. Then Trump's BS "Peace Prize". Now it is clear foreign fans aren't safe here especially our brown friends. The US is increasingly aggressive.
It hurts. Boycott FIFA 2026.
Started with ticket prices. Then Trump's BS "Peace Prize". Now it is clear foreign fans aren't safe here especially our brown friends. The US is increasingly aggressive.
It hurts. Boycott FIFA 2026.
January 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I hate this, as I have been looking forward to this for a long time.
Started with ticket prices. Then Trump's BS "Peace Prize". Now it is clear foreign fans aren't safe here especially our brown friends. The US is increasingly aggressive.
It hurts. Boycott FIFA 2026.
Started with ticket prices. Then Trump's BS "Peace Prize". Now it is clear foreign fans aren't safe here especially our brown friends. The US is increasingly aggressive.
It hurts. Boycott FIFA 2026.
Show up. Be loud. Be safe.
But don't forget we also still have work to do with regards to the Epstein files.
But don't forget we also still have work to do with regards to the Epstein files.
January 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Show up. Be loud. Be safe.
But don't forget we also still have work to do with regards to the Epstein files.
But don't forget we also still have work to do with regards to the Epstein files.
John Hunt The Case: Barnes v. Felix (Decided May 15, 2025)
The Supreme Court ruled 9–0 that courts can no longer excuse a police shooting just because the officer was “in danger at the moment” if the officer created that danger themselves.
More in comments!
The Supreme Court ruled 9–0 that courts can no longer excuse a police shooting just because the officer was “in danger at the moment” if the officer created that danger themselves.
More in comments!
January 10, 2026 at 3:32 AM
John Hunt The Case: Barnes v. Felix (Decided May 15, 2025)
The Supreme Court ruled 9–0 that courts can no longer excuse a police shooting just because the officer was “in danger at the moment” if the officer created that danger themselves.
More in comments!
The Supreme Court ruled 9–0 that courts can no longer excuse a police shooting just because the officer was “in danger at the moment” if the officer created that danger themselves.
More in comments!