Terraformer
@terraformer.bsky.social
He/him
Milwaukee, USA
Human, father, husband, friend, rock, ally ~ empathy is the currency of humanity ~ the MAGA regime *sucks* and we *must fight them* ~ fck fascism
Milwaukee, USA
Human, father, husband, friend, rock, ally ~ empathy is the currency of humanity ~ the MAGA regime *sucks* and we *must fight them* ~ fck fascism
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
First-world concerns: I have identified something worse than leaf blowers - people who use leaf blowers *when it's windy*
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
First-world concerns: I have identified something worse than leaf blowers - people who use leaf blowers *when it's windy*
It's just so fcking infuriating, sad, & tragic that *everything* normal people who've been paying attention *screamed* would happen if that person were elected again, is happening
Thinking about *all the things we could be doing instead*, not only *as a country* - but also as a *species*
godammit
Thinking about *all the things we could be doing instead*, not only *as a country* - but also as a *species*
godammit
October 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It's just so fcking infuriating, sad, & tragic that *everything* normal people who've been paying attention *screamed* would happen if that person were elected again, is happening
Thinking about *all the things we could be doing instead*, not only *as a country* - but also as a *species*
godammit
Thinking about *all the things we could be doing instead*, not only *as a country* - but also as a *species*
godammit
"Rather than consider issues in light of actual facts...people with this mindset prioritize being independent from outside influence...the easier a statement is to disprove, the more of a power move it is to say it, as it symbolizes how far you’re willing to go"
theconversation.com/winning-with...
theconversation.com/winning-with...
Winning with misinformation: New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength
Conversations around misinformation that assume everyone cares about literal truth may be missing the point.
theconversation.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Rather than consider issues in light of actual facts...people with this mindset prioritize being independent from outside influence...the easier a statement is to disprove, the more of a power move it is to say it, as it symbolizes how far you’re willing to go"
theconversation.com/winning-with...
theconversation.com/winning-with...
All MAGA does (& all that Republicans did before MAGA) is constantly re-fight battles that have already been won. Abortion rights. Due Process. Social Security benefits.
They spend all this time - and, by extension, all of *our* time - doing this, going in circles instead of *making life better*
They spend all this time - and, by extension, all of *our* time - doing this, going in circles instead of *making life better*
October 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
All MAGA does (& all that Republicans did before MAGA) is constantly re-fight battles that have already been won. Abortion rights. Due Process. Social Security benefits.
They spend all this time - and, by extension, all of *our* time - doing this, going in circles instead of *making life better*
They spend all this time - and, by extension, all of *our* time - doing this, going in circles instead of *making life better*
These AI techbros have created that monster, so sure of themselves that there’ll be some killer application, not yet found
Meanwhile, they’re building massive energy- and water-hogging data centers all across the land, making our climate worse and stealing our potable water
And for what? GREED
Meanwhile, they’re building massive energy- and water-hogging data centers all across the land, making our climate worse and stealing our potable water
And for what? GREED
October 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
These AI techbros have created that monster, so sure of themselves that there’ll be some killer application, not yet found
Meanwhile, they’re building massive energy- and water-hogging data centers all across the land, making our climate worse and stealing our potable water
And for what? GREED
Meanwhile, they’re building massive energy- and water-hogging data centers all across the land, making our climate worse and stealing our potable water
And for what? GREED
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
Thanks a lot, Republican voters.
You put a felon, pedophile, AND Russian asset in the fcking White House
But instead of owning up to your mistake, you'll burn it all down
We were supposed to be well on our way to bases on the Moon, flying cars, and abundant, sustainable energy - but no.
You put a felon, pedophile, AND Russian asset in the fcking White House
But instead of owning up to your mistake, you'll burn it all down
We were supposed to be well on our way to bases on the Moon, flying cars, and abundant, sustainable energy - but no.
August 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Thanks a lot, Republican voters.
You put a felon, pedophile, AND Russian asset in the fcking White House
But instead of owning up to your mistake, you'll burn it all down
We were supposed to be well on our way to bases on the Moon, flying cars, and abundant, sustainable energy - but no.
You put a felon, pedophile, AND Russian asset in the fcking White House
But instead of owning up to your mistake, you'll burn it all down
We were supposed to be well on our way to bases on the Moon, flying cars, and abundant, sustainable energy - but no.
It’d be pretty cool if the new leadership of the Paramount/CBS merger, now that it’s complete, came out and said:
“You know what? We’re going to keep Colbert - we’re gonna pay him more and extend his contract indefinitely, & we’re going to air the Harris 60 Minutes interview every Sunday evening”
“You know what? We’re going to keep Colbert - we’re gonna pay him more and extend his contract indefinitely, & we’re going to air the Harris 60 Minutes interview every Sunday evening”
July 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It’d be pretty cool if the new leadership of the Paramount/CBS merger, now that it’s complete, came out and said:
“You know what? We’re going to keep Colbert - we’re gonna pay him more and extend his contract indefinitely, & we’re going to air the Harris 60 Minutes interview every Sunday evening”
“You know what? We’re going to keep Colbert - we’re gonna pay him more and extend his contract indefinitely, & we’re going to air the Harris 60 Minutes interview every Sunday evening”
It seems, decades ago, around the time of the Powell memo, US oligarchs looked at what China and Russia were doing: funneling money to the rich instead of the common good, and said to themselves, "We want some of that - but we have laws and regulations in place to remove," and they're *almost* there
June 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It seems, decades ago, around the time of the Powell memo, US oligarchs looked at what China and Russia were doing: funneling money to the rich instead of the common good, and said to themselves, "We want some of that - but we have laws and regulations in place to remove," and they're *almost* there
This. Not unregulated capitalism, but *under-regulated* capitalism.
@djrothkopf.bsky.social
“Am I saying that democracy in America has fallen victim to something as base as greed? Yes. Yes, I am. In fact, I will go further and say that American capitalism destroyed American democracy.”
@djrothkopf.bsky.social
“Am I saying that democracy in America has fallen victim to something as base as greed? Yes. Yes, I am. In fact, I will go further and say that American capitalism destroyed American democracy.”
David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social)
Husband of C, Dad of J & L, CEO/Editor-The DSR Network, Host-Deep State Radio, Siliconsciousness, other pods, Columnist-The Daily Beast, author of many books, also see my "Need to Know" Substack (djro...
djrothkopf.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This. Not unregulated capitalism, but *under-regulated* capitalism.
@djrothkopf.bsky.social
“Am I saying that democracy in America has fallen victim to something as base as greed? Yes. Yes, I am. In fact, I will go further and say that American capitalism destroyed American democracy.”
@djrothkopf.bsky.social
“Am I saying that democracy in America has fallen victim to something as base as greed? Yes. Yes, I am. In fact, I will go further and say that American capitalism destroyed American democracy.”
Maybe I missed it, but I haven’t seen one press or media article clearly stating that the reason the MAGA regime is destroying civic institutions and stopping government services is for one thing: *to fund tax cuts for the rich*
May 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Maybe I missed it, but I haven’t seen one press or media article clearly stating that the reason the MAGA regime is destroying civic institutions and stopping government services is for one thing: *to fund tax cuts for the rich*
Sometimes (a lot, lately TBH) - I think Josh Marshall should be hired to help direct or at least help the Democrats' upcoming campaigns
Meanwhile, I'm *still* waiting for Ken Martin's @kenmartin.bsky.social "shadow government", which is what Ben Wikler planned
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/into-...
Meanwhile, I'm *still* waiting for Ken Martin's @kenmartin.bsky.social "shadow government", which is what Ben Wikler planned
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/into-...
Into the Wilds of Democratic Navel-Gazing and Big Think
About a week ago, both Matt Yglesias and Jonathan Last at The...
talkingpointsmemo.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Sometimes (a lot, lately TBH) - I think Josh Marshall should be hired to help direct or at least help the Democrats' upcoming campaigns
Meanwhile, I'm *still* waiting for Ken Martin's @kenmartin.bsky.social "shadow government", which is what Ben Wikler planned
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/into-...
Meanwhile, I'm *still* waiting for Ken Martin's @kenmartin.bsky.social "shadow government", which is what Ben Wikler planned
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/into-...
So, I started HBO’s “The Watchmen” again
Not only because it’s awesome - and was the first I’d heard of the Tulsa massacre
But because it’s timely, *again*, given the MAGA regime we’re all currently saddled with
There’s *so much* in that show that really spotlights the regime’s motivations
Not only because it’s awesome - and was the first I’d heard of the Tulsa massacre
But because it’s timely, *again*, given the MAGA regime we’re all currently saddled with
There’s *so much* in that show that really spotlights the regime’s motivations
April 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
So, I started HBO’s “The Watchmen” again
Not only because it’s awesome - and was the first I’d heard of the Tulsa massacre
But because it’s timely, *again*, given the MAGA regime we’re all currently saddled with
There’s *so much* in that show that really spotlights the regime’s motivations
Not only because it’s awesome - and was the first I’d heard of the Tulsa massacre
But because it’s timely, *again*, given the MAGA regime we’re all currently saddled with
There’s *so much* in that show that really spotlights the regime’s motivations
i guess we're never going to see Jack Smith's second volume report on the classified documents case
pretty cool that the incoming Administration, led by the primary defendant of the classified docs case, can simply tell his crony AG to stop all legal proceedings
so much, so fast- and people forget
pretty cool that the incoming Administration, led by the primary defendant of the classified docs case, can simply tell his crony AG to stop all legal proceedings
so much, so fast- and people forget
April 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
i guess we're never going to see Jack Smith's second volume report on the classified documents case
pretty cool that the incoming Administration, led by the primary defendant of the classified docs case, can simply tell his crony AG to stop all legal proceedings
so much, so fast- and people forget
pretty cool that the incoming Administration, led by the primary defendant of the classified docs case, can simply tell his crony AG to stop all legal proceedings
so much, so fast- and people forget
Well, this is interesting - it seems the so-called capitulation of several big-name law firms is merely a wink-wink, nudge-nudge
it's all about *the appearance* of capitulation to show the mouth-breathers these powerful entities are afraid of Orange Julius
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whats...
it's all about *the appearance* of capitulation to show the mouth-breathers these powerful entities are afraid of Orange Julius
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whats...
What’s Really in the White House Law Firm Agreements?
Last week I asked some questions about the law firm “agreements” with...
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Well, this is interesting - it seems the so-called capitulation of several big-name law firms is merely a wink-wink, nudge-nudge
it's all about *the appearance* of capitulation to show the mouth-breathers these powerful entities are afraid of Orange Julius
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whats...
it's all about *the appearance* of capitulation to show the mouth-breathers these powerful entities are afraid of Orange Julius
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whats...
MAGA has created its perpetual get-out-of-jail-free card: DEI
-plane crash? DEI
-egg prices high? DEI
-taxes too high? DEI
And as needed for various fckups & as distractions:
-caught using Signal? DEI
-causing a recession? DEI
-attacking the judiciary? DEI
Aided by a captured press, can’t lose
-plane crash? DEI
-egg prices high? DEI
-taxes too high? DEI
And as needed for various fckups & as distractions:
-caught using Signal? DEI
-causing a recession? DEI
-attacking the judiciary? DEI
Aided by a captured press, can’t lose
March 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
MAGA has created its perpetual get-out-of-jail-free card: DEI
-plane crash? DEI
-egg prices high? DEI
-taxes too high? DEI
And as needed for various fckups & as distractions:
-caught using Signal? DEI
-causing a recession? DEI
-attacking the judiciary? DEI
Aided by a captured press, can’t lose
-plane crash? DEI
-egg prices high? DEI
-taxes too high? DEI
And as needed for various fckups & as distractions:
-caught using Signal? DEI
-causing a recession? DEI
-attacking the judiciary? DEI
Aided by a captured press, can’t lose
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I fucking love that Jim Carrey hates Donald Trump as much as we do. 🤣
March 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I fucking love that Jim Carrey hates Donald Trump as much as we do. 🤣
It’s not so much Elmo’s given access to & free reign with government systems, stopping payments & firing anyone
It’s that Republicans voted *explicitly against* any attempts to reel in what is *total usurpation* of their *own powers*
Resulting in a scary fast *overthrow of our very system of govt*
It’s that Republicans voted *explicitly against* any attempts to reel in what is *total usurpation* of their *own powers*
Resulting in a scary fast *overthrow of our very system of govt*
March 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It’s not so much Elmo’s given access to & free reign with government systems, stopping payments & firing anyone
It’s that Republicans voted *explicitly against* any attempts to reel in what is *total usurpation* of their *own powers*
Resulting in a scary fast *overthrow of our very system of govt*
It’s that Republicans voted *explicitly against* any attempts to reel in what is *total usurpation* of their *own powers*
Resulting in a scary fast *overthrow of our very system of govt*
So, the richest person, who gave $290M to the President's election, is given access to all civil service systems
he's cancelling contracts & payments, firing tens of thousands, & shuttering services
Republicans refuse to stop this takeover of their role, but they do stop town halls
This is a coup
he's cancelling contracts & payments, firing tens of thousands, & shuttering services
Republicans refuse to stop this takeover of their role, but they do stop town halls
This is a coup
March 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
So, the richest person, who gave $290M to the President's election, is given access to all civil service systems
he's cancelling contracts & payments, firing tens of thousands, & shuttering services
Republicans refuse to stop this takeover of their role, but they do stop town halls
This is a coup
he's cancelling contracts & payments, firing tens of thousands, & shuttering services
Republicans refuse to stop this takeover of their role, but they do stop town halls
This is a coup
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I’d bet *a lot* of Republican voters really liked, maybe even *loved* the show “Band of Brothers”
As they go through their lives blissfully unaware (or worse - they know, but don’t care)
That they are voting and supporting *the opposite of what that show’s good guys were fighting*
As they go through their lives blissfully unaware (or worse - they know, but don’t care)
That they are voting and supporting *the opposite of what that show’s good guys were fighting*
a man in a military uniform is sitting in a car and looking out the window .
ALT: a man in a military uniform is sitting in a car and looking out the window .
media.tenor.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I’d bet *a lot* of Republican voters really liked, maybe even *loved* the show “Band of Brothers”
As they go through their lives blissfully unaware (or worse - they know, but don’t care)
That they are voting and supporting *the opposite of what that show’s good guys were fighting*
As they go through their lives blissfully unaware (or worse - they know, but don’t care)
That they are voting and supporting *the opposite of what that show’s good guys were fighting*
Where is the "shadow government" we need right now?
One person (or experts), to push back on what's happening, to communicate the stakes, to inform on the practical consequences, to educate on *what* our institutions do and *why* they exist?
People *need* this, NOW. The press isn't going to do it.
One person (or experts), to push back on what's happening, to communicate the stakes, to inform on the practical consequences, to educate on *what* our institutions do and *why* they exist?
People *need* this, NOW. The press isn't going to do it.
February 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Where is the "shadow government" we need right now?
One person (or experts), to push back on what's happening, to communicate the stakes, to inform on the practical consequences, to educate on *what* our institutions do and *why* they exist?
People *need* this, NOW. The press isn't going to do it.
One person (or experts), to push back on what's happening, to communicate the stakes, to inform on the practical consequences, to educate on *what* our institutions do and *why* they exist?
People *need* this, NOW. The press isn't going to do it.