Alec Mento
@amento.bsky.social
Autistic, union man, author of *This Used to Be the Future* and the three *Penny Rants* books. I drink a cup of nails before every post. No Trumpholes.
“Small government” “states’ rights”
Trump signs order blocking states from enforcing own AI rules
California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.
www.bbc.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“Small government” “states’ rights”
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The only “freedom” right-wingers want you to have is the “freedom" to be poor and preyed upon.
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The only “freedom” right-wingers want you to have is the “freedom" to be poor and preyed upon.
Another annual award that means a whole lot less than it used to.
'Architects of AI' named Time Magazine's Person of the Year
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Another annual award that means a whole lot less than it used to.
“In order to beat China we have to be more like China” may not be the most persuasive argument.
The US and multiple countries have what’s called A DEMOCRACY. America came into existence to escape a king. Why would we want another and one as completely ignorant to the people’s needs as this incompetent idiot? He’s in it for the grift and destruction. To hand us over to his rich oligarchs.
December 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“In order to beat China we have to be more like China” may not be the most persuasive argument.
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Good news! Until our Supreme Court overturns it because something something presumption of Presidential good faith something something.
Court: “Because Trump said to” may not be a legally valid defense
The “arbitrary and capricious” standard strikes down another administration action.
arstechnica.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Good news! Until our Supreme Court overturns it because something something presumption of Presidential good faith something something.
And if our IRS did that, the howling from Republicans about “Big Brother” would be deafening.
December 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
And if our IRS did that, the howling from Republicans about “Big Brother” would be deafening.
“(A)ll federal funding will be stripped from the state” sure sounds like a terroristic threat to me.
The regime did everything in its power to rig the congressional maps in Indiana — and lost.
Even in deep-red territory, we are not powerless. Thank you to @indivisiblenei.bsky.social and everybody else who is fighting back (and winning) from inside the machine.
Even in deep-red territory, we are not powerless. Thank you to @indivisiblenei.bsky.social and everybody else who is fighting back (and winning) from inside the machine.
December 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“(A)ll federal funding will be stripped from the state” sure sounds like a terroristic threat to me.
It’s a question worth asking.
BILL BURR: “If someone’s working 160 hours a month and can’t make their rent, you’re not paying them enough. Maybe you should just be worth $900,000,000… How does a CEO take a f*cking 8 figure bonus and none of your employees have dental insurance?”
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It’s a question worth asking.
I guess Kyle Pitts fantasy owners are all like AT LAST!
December 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I guess Kyle Pitts fantasy owners are all like AT LAST!
MAKINGZ AMURIKAZ HEALTHYZ AGAINZ
Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages
16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week.
arstechnica.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
MAKINGZ AMURIKAZ HEALTHYZ AGAINZ
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“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
I wonder how many diaper-loaded MAGA brats will threaten this judge’s life.
A federal judge in Maryland has stepped in. Judge Paula Xinis ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from ICE detention while his fight against deportation continues. Her ruling directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement to let him go immediately as his legal challenge proceeds.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I wonder how many diaper-loaded MAGA brats will threaten this judge’s life.
What fucking whiny-ass titty babies these supposed manly-men are. WAAAAAH SOMEONE CRITICIZED ME WAAAAAAA NOW DEPORT THEM
SCOOP: Trump Admin Is Preparing to Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter
Trump officials are considering revoking the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
zeteo.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What fucking whiny-ass titty babies these supposed manly-men are. WAAAAAH SOMEONE CRITICIZED ME WAAAAAAA NOW DEPORT THEM
“People who oppose fascism are our primary concern right now"
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“People who oppose fascism are our primary concern right now"
Click below to demand that your Congressfolk oppose any and all mergers involving Warner Brothers. Monopolies are an unqualified evil.
Block Netflix and Trump-backed Paramount media takeovers!
Ultra-rich media executives handing even greater control over the country to Trump is a serious threat to our democracy.
act.demandprogress.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Click below to demand that your Congressfolk oppose any and all mergers involving Warner Brothers. Monopolies are an unqualified evil.
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Make it make sense....
December 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Make it make sense....
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
My new book, *This Used to Be the Future*, is out; you can only get it from my storefront, linked below. The book’s lead essay is called “The Conservative Movement in Autumn”; you might feel better after you read it.
This Used to Be the Future
Longtime Thieves in the Temple blogger Alec Mento returns with a dozen new essays excoriating the venality of political and corporate “leaders” and...
www.blunteye.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My new book, *This Used to Be the Future*, is out; you can only get it from my storefront, linked below. The book’s lead essay is called “The Conservative Movement in Autumn”; you might feel better after you read it.
People already don’t want to come here, and if this goes through, they’ll want to come here even less.
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
People already don’t want to come here, and if this goes through, they’ll want to come here even less.
Click the link below to tell your House Reps to keep Social Security field offices open. Because we paid for that service with our taxes!
Tell Your Representative to Vote YES to Keep Field Offices Open
The Social Security Administration is struggling in the wake of DOGE cutting 15 percent of the Social Security workforce. This week the Washington Post reported that the agency is unable to ha...
actionnetwork.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Click the link below to tell your House Reps to keep Social Security field offices open. Because we paid for that service with our taxes!
December 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The only “freedom” right-wingers want you to have is the “freedom" to be poor and preyed upon.
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The only “freedom” right-wingers want you to have is the “freedom" to be poor and preyed upon.
Seriously, though, I kinda tuned out after “Fox News freaks out,” because, like, what *else* do they do?
Fox News freaks out over Mamdani telling immigrants their rights
Panelists on Fox News lashed out at New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Monday after he released a video advising immigrants of their constitutional rights.
On Sunday, Mamdani explained in a ...
www.dailykos.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Seriously, though, I kinda tuned out after “Fox News freaks out,” because, like, what *else* do they do?
Folks have supported Medicare-for-All by large margins for decades, but now they’re less swayed by the stupid arguments against it.
Americans Move Toward Medicare for All Amid Current Health Care Debate
As lawmakers debate ACA subsidy extensions and HSAs tied to banks and insurers, the public’s appetite for a health care overhaul is stronger than at any time since the 2020 Democratic primaries.
healthcareuncovered.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Folks have supported Medicare-for-All by large margins for decades, but now they’re less swayed by the stupid arguments against it.