@bass18.bsky.social
UK citizen. Newly retired (& very happy about it). Love US politics but hate what the last 10 years in particular has done to it.
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Welcome to America, where a judge needs to order the president and his henchmen to not destroy evidence showing a federal death squad murdering another American.
BREAKING:
A federal judge in Minnesota has blocked the Trump admin from "destroying or altering evidence" related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.
A federal judge in Minnesota has blocked the Trump admin from "destroying or altering evidence" related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Welcome to America, where a judge needs to order the president and his henchmen to not destroy evidence showing a federal death squad murdering another American.
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It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
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Part of what strikes me about Trump, Noem, Bovino, Miller, et al and their willingness to lie in the face of overwhelming video evidence, is their absolute certainty in the tribal stupidity and cynicism of their supporters—especially on here—who will blindly repeat their lies.
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Part of what strikes me about Trump, Noem, Bovino, Miller, et al and their willingness to lie in the face of overwhelming video evidence, is their absolute certainty in the tribal stupidity and cynicism of their supporters—especially on here—who will blindly repeat their lies.
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This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.
September 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.
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hand to god i always thought this guy was doing a kaufman-esque bit and now he’s … a us ambassador.
just cover the country with a circus tent already.
just cover the country with a circus tent already.
July 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
hand to god i always thought this guy was doing a kaufman-esque bit and now he’s … a us ambassador.
just cover the country with a circus tent already.
just cover the country with a circus tent already.
Trump’s success is a result of waking up 80 million Manchurian candidates - Americans who didn’t realise or consciously suppressed their isolationist / racist instincts until a politician of the same ilk took power and gave them license to openly express them.
June 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Trump’s success is a result of waking up 80 million Manchurian candidates - Americans who didn’t realise or consciously suppressed their isolationist / racist instincts until a politician of the same ilk took power and gave them license to openly express them.
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‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claims
Kennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself.
www.cbsnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
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AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America.
April 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America.
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Shout out to Berine, to AOC, to Corey Booker, to Jamie Raskin, to Chris Van Hollen, to Jasmie Crockett, to Chris Murphy and a few others... When you show you are willing to fight for us, we will rally behind you! Keep it up! This moment calls for fighters, not career "politicians"
#FORTHEPEOPLE
#FORTHEPEOPLE
April 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Shout out to Berine, to AOC, to Corey Booker, to Jamie Raskin, to Chris Van Hollen, to Jasmie Crockett, to Chris Murphy and a few others... When you show you are willing to fight for us, we will rally behind you! Keep it up! This moment calls for fighters, not career "politicians"
#FORTHEPEOPLE
#FORTHEPEOPLE
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We haven’t reached bottom yet.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
April 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We haven’t reached bottom yet.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
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I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of you all supporting us with your time, resources, and energy.
Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities.
All with an average donation of $21.
THANK YOU & Pa’lante 🙏🏽♥️
Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities.
All with an average donation of $21.
THANK YOU & Pa’lante 🙏🏽♥️
News: AOC had her strongest ever quarter, raising over $9.5m from 266k individual donors for an average of just $21.
AOC doesn’t take a dollar from lobbyists or corporate PACS. Our top donor professions are teachers and nurses. 64% were first time contributors.
AOC doesn’t take a dollar from lobbyists or corporate PACS. Our top donor professions are teachers and nurses. 64% were first time contributors.
April 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of you all supporting us with your time, resources, and energy.
Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities.
All with an average donation of $21.
THANK YOU & Pa’lante 🙏🏽♥️
Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities.
All with an average donation of $21.
THANK YOU & Pa’lante 🙏🏽♥️
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The two most powerful Republican politicians in America - the president and co-president of the United States - are publicly praising and defending and excusing the crimes of a far-right foreign politician who leads a party founded by a Holocaust-denying neo-Nazi.
We are in a very, very dark place.
We are in a very, very dark place.
April 4, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The two most powerful Republican politicians in America - the president and co-president of the United States - are publicly praising and defending and excusing the crimes of a far-right foreign politician who leads a party founded by a Holocaust-denying neo-Nazi.
We are in a very, very dark place.
We are in a very, very dark place.
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It’s important that people from all walks of life and background, and all rational political perspectives, show unity in support of democracy and the rule of law on April 5, somewhere near you. Show your love for your country and for what it should—must—stand for:
handsoff2025.com/
handsoff2025.com/
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
handsoff2025.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It’s important that people from all walks of life and background, and all rational political perspectives, show unity in support of democracy and the rule of law on April 5, somewhere near you. Show your love for your country and for what it should—must—stand for:
handsoff2025.com/
handsoff2025.com/
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Protesters on college campuses are domestic terrorists, per the Trump administration.
January 6th insurrections, labeled by the FBI as domestic terrorists, are pardoned by Trump.
Make it make sense.
January 6th insurrections, labeled by the FBI as domestic terrorists, are pardoned by Trump.
Make it make sense.
Bondi claims that pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses are "domestic terrorists"
March 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Protesters on college campuses are domestic terrorists, per the Trump administration.
January 6th insurrections, labeled by the FBI as domestic terrorists, are pardoned by Trump.
Make it make sense.
January 6th insurrections, labeled by the FBI as domestic terrorists, are pardoned by Trump.
Make it make sense.
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Statements of Trump and Vance on the massive Russian drone strikes on civilian population centers in Ukraine yesterday:
March 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Statements of Trump and Vance on the massive Russian drone strikes on civilian population centers in Ukraine yesterday:
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youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
"Puppets on a Kremlin String?" - Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" on Trump/Vance
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
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After yesterday's events in the White House, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway's largest marine fuel companies, appears to have announced that it will no longer refuel American Navy vessels.
Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces.
Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces.
March 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
After yesterday's events in the White House, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway's largest marine fuel companies, appears to have announced that it will no longer refuel American Navy vessels.
Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces.
Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces.
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That press conference was choreographed for an audience of one and he sits in Moscow.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
That press conference was choreographed for an audience of one and he sits in Moscow.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
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Slava Ukraini
a blue and yellow flag with a white s1 on it
ALT: a blue and yellow flag with a white s1 on it
media.tenor.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Slava Ukraini
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And what emotional age is a person who starts demanding thank-you's in the middle of a state meeting?
Vance: Have you said thank you?
Z: Many times.
Vance: But today??!
Vance: Have you said thank you?
Z: Many times.
Vance: But today??!
February 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
And what emotional age is a person who starts demanding thank-you's in the middle of a state meeting?
Vance: Have you said thank you?
Z: Many times.
Vance: But today??!
Vance: Have you said thank you?
Z: Many times.
Vance: But today??!