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Greg Tinkle

@jgt1960.bsky.social

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A cultocracy—a.k.a. fascism—succeeds by undermining reality with gaslighting, conspiracy, and mythology. Avoid the Sirens calling for Dems to jettison marginalized groups for broader appeal—it's a moral war, not a cultural one.

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Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · Jul 17

There's a telling dynamic unfolding in MAGA world where the Q-Anons and White Nationalists are struggling with the Epstein clusterfuck. For the grifting class driving engagement on SM, the question comes down to which side of the grift to play:

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 23h

Now is the time for sitting Dems in statehouses and Congress to announce they'll be joining the No Kings protest on the 18th. Blue State/sane governors should be leading the events in their respective states.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 2d

Harnessing the power of ignorance is a well honed tool of the right:

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 2d

For 15 years since the ACA passed, Rs have relentlessly worked to repeal/starve the law saying they're the ones "saving" healthcare and that they have better ideas. The one time they provided any details, the CBO said more than ten million would lose coverage. Meanwhile:

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 2d

Who knew a brain-eating amoeba could thrive outside a host and one day become president.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 2d

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 2d

For 15 years since the ACA passed, Rs have relentlessly worked to repeal/starve the law saying they're the ones "saving" healthcare and that they have better ideas. The one time they provided any details, the CBO said more than ten million would lose coverage. Meanwhile:

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 4d

To imagine Portland—home to a show based on its quirky and laid-back vibe that ran for eight seasons—as a chaotic urban hellscape burning in everlasting fire is a gaslighting deadlift of Olympic proportions. I dunno if the 79-yr-old, stair-cautious, hair-sprayed and painted Prez has the knees.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 4d

Dunno. I just know there's a lot of money and power that wants us to be fully subservient to oligarchs by returning to a privately held gold standard.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 4d

I don't think this administration is overly concerned about the strength of the dollar. A weak dollar scares people into crypto:

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 4d

Lemme guess: They got tired of hearing about CEOs making salaries reaching more than 1000 times their employee's base pay so they decided to double the CEOs so it'll only be 1000/2 more than their workers.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 4d

Plainly spoken, succinct, and hits on the fundamental issues at play. Well done. Keep the faith and the political courage to continue your stand.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 7d

The filibuster is just a ruse to grant plausible deniability to Senators unwilling to face difficult votes that could raise questions during their next billionaire funded election. Also, it largely doesn't apply to Rs anymore:

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 8d

Or Artie Johnson:

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 8d

If they're going to bitch about political violence, seems like the logical place to start would be with the sitting government.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 8d

Imagine presidential politics where your message has to appeal to both CA and MS:

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 8d

Those comedians are mascots of the LOLZ, who gives a fuck narcissism of the internet age in this country. It's a strain of selfishness unleashed by the replacement of community and decency with profits and hollow patriotism unleashed by the Reagan Revolution. Greed is good.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 10d

Art is an expression of the human condition. AI isn't human and must rely on stealing art done by humans to provide a simulacrum of art. If left unchecked, the AI will incorporate its own inhuman interpretations into future AI output becoming a copy of a copy with no meaningful art content.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 11d

The MAGA enterprise is devoted to stripping humanity from it's adherants to leave a grunting, fearful, ignorant, army of Orcs capable only of reacting to their most base appetites.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 12d

Every attempt to reach an understanding with the MAGA mindset softens the general perception of the harsh reality they live by. It's a movement of domination where reason and decency are shackles that would only shackle their progress. See their attacks against empathy if this isn't clear.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 12d

This is the ultimate realization that provides a measure of dystopian calm when the intersection of anger and disbelief become unbearable. Like the Stay-Puft marshmallow man at the end of Ghostbusters, Americans chose a bloated, orange, 6ish-ft toddler as our destroyer.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 12d

The elusive "it" factor just outside the punditry's grasp is sincerity:

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 13d

Pundits chase their tails trying to reach a minority of far right actors made loud by billions poured into SM—and increasingly, MS media—by foreign and domestic malign actors which ends up destroying the credibility of candidates on the left. Voters on both sides reject insincerity.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 13d

Pundits chase their tails trying to reach a minority of far right actors made loud by billions poured into SM—and increasingly, MS media—by foreign and domestic malign actors which ends up destroying the credibility of candidates on the left. Voters on both sides reject insincerity.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 13d

This is why the Klein-types get to me. Instead of speaking plainly and urgently about the threats we face, they search for ways to excuse and incorporate the wrongheadedness of MAGA:

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · Apr 11

You can’t inspire people to follow you by weather-vaning every topic via a consultant’s polling. Until the party commits to a believable stance of reason and decency, voters will continue to view politics as a WWE event where Dems are the preening foils to the lizard-brained “truthiness” of Rs.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 13d

A better approach than a federal price gouging law:
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Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · Aug 19

A quarterly report of corporate profits with a focus on anomalous returns should be a part of the AntiTrust Division's scope of work. Spiking profits can be from transient demand (Xmas "it" toy), supply chain issues, monopoly leverage, etc. Find the problem and fix it—especially profiteering.

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 13d

Portland:

Greg Tinkle @jgt1960.bsky.social · 16d

I stumbled across that years ago and it took a few shows before the brilliance really penetrated my own lack thereof. Went on to binge all of That Mitchell and Webb Look.