Alan Ferkinhoff
@ferky123.bsky.social
Numatist, photographer, political junkie, humanist, atheist
Professional lurker
I will block God preachers
Professional lurker
I will block God preachers
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
You can always depend on him no matter how serious a crisis to go instantly into circus clown mode
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
You can always depend on him no matter how serious a crisis to go instantly into circus clown mode
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
Since, @uscisgov.bsky.social , YOU fascists screwed up and granted this suspect asylum, which outside body will you cede control to - since you're not even any good at the 1% of your job that isn't terrorizing Americans?
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Since, @uscisgov.bsky.social , YOU fascists screwed up and granted this suspect asylum, which outside body will you cede control to - since you're not even any good at the 1% of your job that isn't terrorizing Americans?
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
@thebradblog.bsky.social on Tuesday's podcast of your show at around the 45 minute mark the show starts cutting in and out and jumping around in time so badly it's hard to follow what's being said.
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
@thebradblog.bsky.social on Tuesday's podcast of your show at around the 45 minute mark the show starts cutting in and out and jumping around in time so badly it's hard to follow what's being said.
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
It's really hard to understand.
October 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It's really hard to understand.
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
Make sure you read the report about how Stephen Miller deported Waco's favorite Mexican restaurant owner.
www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...
October 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Make sure you read the report about how Stephen Miller deported Waco's favorite Mexican restaurant owner.
www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
Ben Gvir leads 1,300 Israelis in Al-Aqsa Mosque incursion - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-ben-gvir-leads-settler-incursion-al-aqsa-mosque
Ben Gvir leads 1,300 Israelis in Al-Aqsa Mosque incursion
Hundreds storm Jerusalem site as they mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot
www.middleeasteye.net
October 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Ben Gvir leads 1,300 Israelis in Al-Aqsa Mosque incursion - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-ben-gvir-leads-settler-incursion-al-aqsa-mosque
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule
He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
"...automobile travel has about ten times the death rate as public transit, and transit vehicles also impose less risk on non-occupants like cyclists, pedestrians and other road users. Cars should come with warnings: 'Driving causes painful injuries, disabilities and death.'"
We Need a Reality Check on Crime, Safety and Transit
Despite common assumptions, traveling by bus, subway or train is far safer than driving. How can transit agencies correct misinformation about the real risks?
www.bloomberg.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"...automobile travel has about ten times the death rate as public transit, and transit vehicles also impose less risk on non-occupants like cyclists, pedestrians and other road users. Cars should come with warnings: 'Driving causes painful injuries, disabilities and death.'"
@wtyppod.bsky.social are you guys still alive? It's been over a month since your last episode. @donoteat.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
@wtyppod.bsky.social are you guys still alive? It's been over a month since your last episode. @donoteat.bsky.social
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
I wish I could find the post, but someone on here recently pointed out that the elite pundit addiction to Twitter is distorting their worldview even further.
They really think America is far more right-wing than it is, which requires ignoring actual data.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-right-...
They really think America is far more right-wing than it is, which requires ignoring actual data.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-right-...
The Right-Wing Infosphere: You're Soaking In It
Their machine is so effective that even liberals don't realize it's warping their views.
paulwaldman.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I wish I could find the post, but someone on here recently pointed out that the elite pundit addiction to Twitter is distorting their worldview even further.
They really think America is far more right-wing than it is, which requires ignoring actual data.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-right-...
They really think America is far more right-wing than it is, which requires ignoring actual data.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-right-...
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
That's part of why I wrote this. It's important to understand that MAGA is not "real" America.
On the contrary, the reason they're all so fucking bitter is they know most people aren't like them. And they resent that.
www.salon.com/2025/10/01/m...
On the contrary, the reason they're all so fucking bitter is they know most people aren't like them. And they resent that.
www.salon.com/2025/10/01/m...
MAGA can't expand its base — and Christian music tells us why
The songs from Charlie Kirk's memorial exposed a serious problem
www.salon.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
That's part of why I wrote this. It's important to understand that MAGA is not "real" America.
On the contrary, the reason they're all so fucking bitter is they know most people aren't like them. And they resent that.
www.salon.com/2025/10/01/m...
On the contrary, the reason they're all so fucking bitter is they know most people aren't like them. And they resent that.
www.salon.com/2025/10/01/m...
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
BREAKING: Supreme Court will allow Lisa Cook to remain on federal reserve board for now, ruling that the government’s application for a stay is deferred pending oral argument in January 2026
October 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Court will allow Lisa Cook to remain on federal reserve board for now, ruling that the government’s application for a stay is deferred pending oral argument in January 2026
[Trump's Terms] Trump says U.S. military should be used to fight the 'enemy within' #trumpsTerms
podcastaddict.com/trump-s-term... via @PodcastAddict
podcastaddict.com/trump-s-term... via @PodcastAddict
Trump's Terms - Trump says U.S. military should be used to fight the 'enemy within'
Listen to Trump's Terms - Trump says U.S. military should be used to fight the 'enemy within' by NPR on Podcast Addict. President Trump told top U.S. commanders Tuesday that he plans to use American cities as a training ground for the U.S. military to fight what he called the "enemy within."Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
podcastaddict.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
[Trump's Terms] Trump says U.S. military should be used to fight the 'enemy within' #trumpsTerms
podcastaddict.com/trump-s-term... via @PodcastAddict
podcastaddict.com/trump-s-term... via @PodcastAddict
@theskepticsguide.bsky.social your newest episode shows that it's 14 hours long.
September 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
@theskepticsguide.bsky.social your newest episode shows that it's 14 hours long.
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
They want you mad at trans people and immigrants so you don’t think about them shifting wealth from the bottom to the top with every move they make.
And Trump’s trillions transfer is accelerating the process.
And Trump’s trillions transfer is accelerating the process.
September 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
They want you mad at trans people and immigrants so you don’t think about them shifting wealth from the bottom to the top with every move they make.
And Trump’s trillions transfer is accelerating the process.
And Trump’s trillions transfer is accelerating the process.
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
Give it six months, and these guys will be riding around on crosses like e-bikes.
September 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Give it six months, and these guys will be riding around on crosses like e-bikes.
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
'MAGA is a cult': Observers slam Charlie Kirk memorial as 'weird and embarrassing'
www.rawstory.com
'MAGA is a cult': Observers slam Charlie Kirk memorial as 'weird and embarrassing'
twp.ai
September 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
'MAGA is a cult': Observers slam Charlie Kirk memorial as 'weird and embarrassing'
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
The timeline:
1) Trump tweets out his DM but excludes Lindsey Halligan's last name, making it look like he was talking Graham
2) He deletes that and reposts w/her last name
3) He bridges from that to NOMINATING Halligan
4) He asserts he has APPOINTED Halligan
1) Trump tweets out his DM but excludes Lindsey Halligan's last name, making it look like he was talking Graham
2) He deletes that and reposts w/her last name
3) He bridges from that to NOMINATING Halligan
4) He asserts he has APPOINTED Halligan
🤦♂️
September 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The timeline:
1) Trump tweets out his DM but excludes Lindsey Halligan's last name, making it look like he was talking Graham
2) He deletes that and reposts w/her last name
3) He bridges from that to NOMINATING Halligan
4) He asserts he has APPOINTED Halligan
1) Trump tweets out his DM but excludes Lindsey Halligan's last name, making it look like he was talking Graham
2) He deletes that and reposts w/her last name
3) He bridges from that to NOMINATING Halligan
4) He asserts he has APPOINTED Halligan
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
Hint: It is not the Democrats.
Name the one political party led by those who call for violence
Hint: It is not the Democrats.
www.motherjones.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Hint: It is not the Democrats.
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
Meanwhile every right winger is using it as an excuse to declare war on LGBTQ+ people and leftists when insiders to the investigation told NBC news they've found absolutely no links to leftist organizing
September 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Meanwhile every right winger is using it as an excuse to declare war on LGBTQ+ people and leftists when insiders to the investigation told NBC news they've found absolutely no links to leftist organizing
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
I've been meaning to write something on this for some. time but this is better than I would have written so read this, twice.
My latest installment in a series I should start calling "Thanks John Roberts" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Supreme Court greenlit Trump’s political prosecutions—even the ones that are illegal
Thanks, John Roberts.
www.motherjones.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I've been meaning to write something on this for some. time but this is better than I would have written so read this, twice.
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
While the costs associated with these troops are being kept secret, they are expected to skyrocket.
Trump Troop Deployment in U.S. Climbs to 35,000 Boots on the Ground
A federal judge found the deployment to LA violated bedrock constitutional law, but Trump’s domestic military campaign continues.
interc.pt
September 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
While the costs associated with these troops are being kept secret, they are expected to skyrocket.
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
Mike Johnson wants us to stop framing the existential threats to our democracy as existential threats to our democracy. He wants us to think a weaponized DOJ, masked ICE kidnappers, the military occupation of cities and the extortion of universities and the media are "simple policy disagreements."
Mike Johnson: "People have got to stop framing simple policy disagreements in terms of existential threats to our democracy. You can't call the other side fascists and enemies of the state and not understand that there are some deranged people in our society who will take that as cues to act."
September 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Mike Johnson wants us to stop framing the existential threats to our democracy as existential threats to our democracy. He wants us to think a weaponized DOJ, masked ICE kidnappers, the military occupation of cities and the extortion of universities and the media are "simple policy disagreements."
Reposted by Alan Ferkinhoff
People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police
September 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police