Paul x.bird
@paulgzer.bsky.social
Engineer, Democrat thru & thru. Pro civil rights, animals, banjos, cities, reading, universal health care. Anti murder weapons.
Bots, porn, $ requests, crypto bros are an immediate block. I am too old for that crap.
Be kind and keep your knees loose.
Bots, porn, $ requests, crypto bros are an immediate block. I am too old for that crap.
Be kind and keep your knees loose.
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can’t believe Jared Kushner was unable to negotiate a meaningful and just peace with Putin
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
can’t believe Jared Kushner was unable to negotiate a meaningful and just peace with Putin
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trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
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Aren’t most mass shootings in the US carried out by young, white American males?
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Aren’t most mass shootings in the US carried out by young, white American males?
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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used to be fascinated how much terrible world history was caused by drunk teenagers until I lived to see how damage improperly medicated geriatrics could do
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
used to be fascinated how much terrible world history was caused by drunk teenagers until I lived to see how damage improperly medicated geriatrics could do
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We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
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Only 20 years old and now dead.
Every one of those quisling traitors, every one of those pedo-loving Republicans, is responsible.
They bayed for blood. They howled for war.
They let her be used as a prop by the child rapist in the White House, and her death is now on their hands.
Every one of those quisling traitors, every one of those pedo-loving Republicans, is responsible.
They bayed for blood. They howled for war.
They let her be used as a prop by the child rapist in the White House, and her death is now on their hands.
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Only 20 years old and now dead.
Every one of those quisling traitors, every one of those pedo-loving Republicans, is responsible.
They bayed for blood. They howled for war.
They let her be used as a prop by the child rapist in the White House, and her death is now on their hands.
Every one of those quisling traitors, every one of those pedo-loving Republicans, is responsible.
They bayed for blood. They howled for war.
They let her be used as a prop by the child rapist in the White House, and her death is now on their hands.
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When people reach truly insane levels of wealth, they’ll always tempted to think that normal rules don’t apply to them. They check out of normal society, and have excessive influence. But that’s much less dangerous if they still have to function as political equals.
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
When people reach truly insane levels of wealth, they’ll always tempted to think that normal rules don’t apply to them. They check out of normal society, and have excessive influence. But that’s much less dangerous if they still have to function as political equals.
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I hate the idea of taking people’s money when they need help. I find it distasteful.
I’d love a society that agrees with me. Unfortunately, I don’t currently live in one.
I’d love a society that agrees with me. Unfortunately, I don’t currently live in one.
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I hate the idea of taking people’s money when they need help. I find it distasteful.
I’d love a society that agrees with me. Unfortunately, I don’t currently live in one.
I’d love a society that agrees with me. Unfortunately, I don’t currently live in one.
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I’m dumbstruck by news of the death of Tom Stoppard—maybe because he hoarded all the words and knew how to use them better than just about anyone. I hope we savor his spectacular wit and erudition and argue about the politics of his plays forever. He was monumental, and also a kind and curious man.
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I’m dumbstruck by news of the death of Tom Stoppard—maybe because he hoarded all the words and knew how to use them better than just about anyone. I hope we savor his spectacular wit and erudition and argue about the politics of his plays forever. He was monumental, and also a kind and curious man.
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After WWII, U-boat commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck was tried and executed for war crimes because he killed survivors clinging to the wreckage of the ship he sank. His similar argument, that the survivors might have told others about the U-boat's location, was rejected.
Arrest and imprison this man.
Arrest and imprison this man.
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
After WWII, U-boat commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck was tried and executed for war crimes because he killed survivors clinging to the wreckage of the ship he sank. His similar argument, that the survivors might have told others about the U-boat's location, was rejected.
Arrest and imprison this man.
Arrest and imprison this man.
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Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela
Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
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Real photo.
So yes, this pic (and the enlargement) was taken today.
Yikes!
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Yikes!
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November 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Real photo.
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I mentioned her last week, in connection with VERY sad Victorian Xmas tales.
Phan Thi Kim Phuc's again in the News. She is my heroine non pareil. She turned me ANTI-WAR at age 11. As a WASP American--her nakedness disturbed me more than anything--how much PAIN she must have been in to do that which
Phan Thi Kim Phuc's again in the News. She is my heroine non pareil. She turned me ANTI-WAR at age 11. As a WASP American--her nakedness disturbed me more than anything--how much PAIN she must have been in to do that which
November 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I mentioned her last week, in connection with VERY sad Victorian Xmas tales.
Phan Thi Kim Phuc's again in the News. She is my heroine non pareil. She turned me ANTI-WAR at age 11. As a WASP American--her nakedness disturbed me more than anything--how much PAIN she must have been in to do that which
Phan Thi Kim Phuc's again in the News. She is my heroine non pareil. She turned me ANTI-WAR at age 11. As a WASP American--her nakedness disturbed me more than anything--how much PAIN she must have been in to do that which
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I cannot begin to imagine doing as a vulnerable little girl.
War is HELL. And, the most innocent suffer the MOST.
War is HELL. And, the most innocent suffer the MOST.
November 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I cannot begin to imagine doing as a vulnerable little girl.
War is HELL. And, the most innocent suffer the MOST.
War is HELL. And, the most innocent suffer the MOST.
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As God as my witness, I'm sure Trump got paid off by the Honduran drug kingpin to get a pardon. Money was transferred to a series of offshore accounts, landing in Trump's hands at the end of the chain.
The Trump regime will go down as the most corrupt in American history.
The Trump regime will go down as the most corrupt in American history.
November 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
As God as my witness, I'm sure Trump got paid off by the Honduran drug kingpin to get a pardon. Money was transferred to a series of offshore accounts, landing in Trump's hands at the end of the chain.
The Trump regime will go down as the most corrupt in American history.
The Trump regime will go down as the most corrupt in American history.
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🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
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Oh good. The wag the dog begins in earnest
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Oh good. The wag the dog begins in earnest
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The White House is not a court of law.
This is blatant dictatorship.
This is blatant dictatorship.
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The White House is not a court of law.
This is blatant dictatorship.
This is blatant dictatorship.
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Trump's Department of Education said nursing is no longer a professional degree.
Let's be real clear about this.
It's because the field is mostly women and minorities.
Trump and his thugs hate America. They hate us.
If it isn't white, straight, and Christian—kill it.
Republican mantra.
Let's be real clear about this.
It's because the field is mostly women and minorities.
Trump and his thugs hate America. They hate us.
If it isn't white, straight, and Christian—kill it.
Republican mantra.
Trump administration says nursing isn't a professional degree amid new limits on loans
The new student loan caps take effect in July. Here's what that means for students looking to pursue advanced nursing degrees.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump's Department of Education said nursing is no longer a professional degree.
Let's be real clear about this.
It's because the field is mostly women and minorities.
Trump and his thugs hate America. They hate us.
If it isn't white, straight, and Christian—kill it.
Republican mantra.
Let's be real clear about this.
It's because the field is mostly women and minorities.
Trump and his thugs hate America. They hate us.
If it isn't white, straight, and Christian—kill it.
Republican mantra.
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President Obama served food at soup kitchens on Thanksgiving.
The orange felon shares staged propaganda photos of himself with troops from 2019 on Thanksgiving because he’s a 5-time draft dodging traitor lying criminal.
How far we’ve fallen.
The orange felon shares staged propaganda photos of himself with troops from 2019 on Thanksgiving because he’s a 5-time draft dodging traitor lying criminal.
How far we’ve fallen.
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
President Obama served food at soup kitchens on Thanksgiving.
The orange felon shares staged propaganda photos of himself with troops from 2019 on Thanksgiving because he’s a 5-time draft dodging traitor lying criminal.
How far we’ve fallen.
The orange felon shares staged propaganda photos of himself with troops from 2019 on Thanksgiving because he’s a 5-time draft dodging traitor lying criminal.
How far we’ve fallen.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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To achieve Elon Musk's wealth, a person on an average salary would have to work for 8 MILLION YEARS!
They just don't want to. Lazy bastards!
They just don't want to. Lazy bastards!
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
To achieve Elon Musk's wealth, a person on an average salary would have to work for 8 MILLION YEARS!
They just don't want to. Lazy bastards!
They just don't want to. Lazy bastards!
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.