Ray Bearfield
@floridazey.bsky.social
What's GREAT about the United States?
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We'll try to explain. Visit our online magazine at unitedfatesofamerica.org
United Fates of America
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June 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What's GREAT about the United States?
We'll try to explain. Visit our online magazine at unitedfatesofamerica.org
We'll try to explain. Visit our online magazine at unitedfatesofamerica.org
Today’s pool is:
How long until Big Balls and the Brats declare this program a fraud that needs to die?
How long until Big Balls and the Brats declare this program a fraud that needs to die?
May 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Today’s pool is:
How long until Big Balls and the Brats declare this program a fraud that needs to die?
How long until Big Balls and the Brats declare this program a fraud that needs to die?
She who thinks Trump “learned his lesson” now has concerns.
She read the news today, oh boy.
She read the news today, oh boy.
April 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
She who thinks Trump “learned his lesson” now has concerns.
She read the news today, oh boy.
She read the news today, oh boy.
Time was, a Florida guy with an urge to build could get in his bulldozer and bury the endangered gopher tortoises in his way. The state put a stop to that.
Now Trump wants to make it legal again, and the argument hinges on the meaning of the word "harm."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/c...
Now Trump wants to make it legal again, and the argument hinges on the meaning of the word "harm."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/c...
Trump Administration Aims to Redefine ‘Harm’ for Endangered Species (Gift Article)
Trump officials have proposed changing a decades-old interpretation of a key word in the Endangered Species Act, which would make it much easier to log, build or drill for oil.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Time was, a Florida guy with an urge to build could get in his bulldozer and bury the endangered gopher tortoises in his way. The state put a stop to that.
Now Trump wants to make it legal again, and the argument hinges on the meaning of the word "harm."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/c...
Now Trump wants to make it legal again, and the argument hinges on the meaning of the word "harm."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/c...
How hard up does one have to be to get on Trump's good side?
Seriously. Wouldn't having to eat in the presence of Kid Rock be the deal-breaker?
#BillMaher
Seriously. Wouldn't having to eat in the presence of Kid Rock be the deal-breaker?
#BillMaher
April 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
How hard up does one have to be to get on Trump's good side?
Seriously. Wouldn't having to eat in the presence of Kid Rock be the deal-breaker?
#BillMaher
Seriously. Wouldn't having to eat in the presence of Kid Rock be the deal-breaker?
#BillMaher
Harsh treatment for them, pardons for the guys who crapped all over the Capitol.
Trump logic.
Trump logic.
March 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Harsh treatment for them, pardons for the guys who crapped all over the Capitol.
Trump logic.
Trump logic.
Mark Zuckerberg started out so young and strong, only to surrender. Say a prayer for the Great Pretender.
And fight like hell. There are better models to emulate.
open.substack.com/pub/bearfiel...
And fight like hell. There are better models to emulate.
open.substack.com/pub/bearfiel...
First we remember, and then we fight
Facebook reminds us of happier times, before it went dark
open.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Mark Zuckerberg started out so young and strong, only to surrender. Say a prayer for the Great Pretender.
And fight like hell. There are better models to emulate.
open.substack.com/pub/bearfiel...
And fight like hell. There are better models to emulate.
open.substack.com/pub/bearfiel...
An STD. That’s what we should name after him.
March 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
An STD. That’s what we should name after him.
With all that’s happening in the world, it can be hard to worry about every little thing.
Thanks be to the fine folks flipping out over the dangers of seed oils.
Thanks be to the fine folks flipping out over the dangers of seed oils.
March 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
With all that’s happening in the world, it can be hard to worry about every little thing.
Thanks be to the fine folks flipping out over the dangers of seed oils.
Thanks be to the fine folks flipping out over the dangers of seed oils.
The New York Times finds a slew of “critics” who believe Ukraine’s president is risking disaster by angering Donald Trump
Like anyone believes Trump will risk angering Putin to protect Zelensky?
Right or wrong, Zelensky clearly understands Trump cannot be trusted.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/w...
Like anyone believes Trump will risk angering Putin to protect Zelensky?
Right or wrong, Zelensky clearly understands Trump cannot be trusted.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/w...
www.nytimes
February 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The New York Times finds a slew of “critics” who believe Ukraine’s president is risking disaster by angering Donald Trump
Like anyone believes Trump will risk angering Putin to protect Zelensky?
Right or wrong, Zelensky clearly understands Trump cannot be trusted.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/w...
Like anyone believes Trump will risk angering Putin to protect Zelensky?
Right or wrong, Zelensky clearly understands Trump cannot be trusted.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/w...
It turned cold again.
So I bought a chicken.
So I bought a chicken.
February 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It turned cold again.
So I bought a chicken.
So I bought a chicken.
“What’s up?”
Prices
“But Trump told us . . . “
Trump lied. Do you not pay attention?
“But . . . “
But nothing. You knew he was a snake when you picked him up. But you wanted to “own the libs.”
apple.news/AQW6uxW6uTQG...
Prices
“But Trump told us . . . “
Trump lied. Do you not pay attention?
“But . . . “
But nothing. You knew he was a snake when you picked him up. But you wanted to “own the libs.”
apple.news/AQW6uxW6uTQG...
Trump warns consumers: Prices ‘could go up’ because of White House plans — MSNBC
The Republican president is moving forward with an agenda that, by his own assessment, is likely to make the cost of living worse.
apple.news
February 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
“What’s up?”
Prices
“But Trump told us . . . “
Trump lied. Do you not pay attention?
“But . . . “
But nothing. You knew he was a snake when you picked him up. But you wanted to “own the libs.”
apple.news/AQW6uxW6uTQG...
Prices
“But Trump told us . . . “
Trump lied. Do you not pay attention?
“But . . . “
But nothing. You knew he was a snake when you picked him up. But you wanted to “own the libs.”
apple.news/AQW6uxW6uTQG...
Bless Elizabeth Warren. Her heart’s in the right place, but it remains the heart of a pedant.
No one aware of Trump’s grifting gives a damn about RFK’s conflicts of interest.
Message better, Professor.
No one aware of Trump’s grifting gives a damn about RFK’s conflicts of interest.
Message better, Professor.
February 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Bless Elizabeth Warren. Her heart’s in the right place, but it remains the heart of a pedant.
No one aware of Trump’s grifting gives a damn about RFK’s conflicts of interest.
Message better, Professor.
No one aware of Trump’s grifting gives a damn about RFK’s conflicts of interest.
Message better, Professor.
Who saw THAT coming?
February 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Who saw THAT coming?
Let me translate:
Inveterate liar who tricked uninformed angry mob into believing he cared about the price of eggs no longer needs their support.
Deal with it, he says.
Inveterate liar who tricked uninformed angry mob into believing he cared about the price of eggs no longer needs their support.
Deal with it, he says.
February 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Let me translate:
Inveterate liar who tricked uninformed angry mob into believing he cared about the price of eggs no longer needs their support.
Deal with it, he says.
Inveterate liar who tricked uninformed angry mob into believing he cared about the price of eggs no longer needs their support.
Deal with it, he says.
Mitch McConnell stands 6-5 without shoes when he’s next to Mike Johnson.
February 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Mitch McConnell stands 6-5 without shoes when he’s next to Mike Johnson.
Donald Trump wants a US company to assume 50 percent ownership of TikTok because he doesn’t trust the Chinese owners not to steal user data.
Elon Musk’s Hitler Youth are right now stealing our data, if reports are accurate.
Tell me how Trump’s plan would help. Pretend I’m six years old, please.
Elon Musk’s Hitler Youth are right now stealing our data, if reports are accurate.
Tell me how Trump’s plan would help. Pretend I’m six years old, please.
help.like
February 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Donald Trump wants a US company to assume 50 percent ownership of TikTok because he doesn’t trust the Chinese owners not to steal user data.
Elon Musk’s Hitler Youth are right now stealing our data, if reports are accurate.
Tell me how Trump’s plan would help. Pretend I’m six years old, please.
Elon Musk’s Hitler Youth are right now stealing our data, if reports are accurate.
Tell me how Trump’s plan would help. Pretend I’m six years old, please.
Don’t believe him.
Ezra Klein sees through Shock and Aew, and sees the seeds of Trump’s collapse.
We take our hope where we can find it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Ezra Klein sees through Shock and Aew, and sees the seeds of Trump’s collapse.
We take our hope where we can find it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Don’t believe him.
Ezra Klein sees through Shock and Aew, and sees the seeds of Trump’s collapse.
We take our hope where we can find it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Ezra Klein sees through Shock and Aew, and sees the seeds of Trump’s collapse.
We take our hope where we can find it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
I’m no economist, but is The New York Times being comically conservative by suggesting that 25 percent tariffs “could” cause prices to rise?
In what world would they not?
In what world would they not?
February 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I’m no economist, but is The New York Times being comically conservative by suggesting that 25 percent tariffs “could” cause prices to rise?
In what world would they not?
In what world would they not?
It’s Springtime for Hitler in Germany.
January 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
It’s Springtime for Hitler in Germany.
Jim Acosta gone. Wolf Blitzer given a larger presence. CNN continues its march to irrelevancy.
January 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Jim Acosta gone. Wolf Blitzer given a larger presence. CNN continues its march to irrelevancy.
I had the good fortune to spend part of my professional life at a newspaper that valued accuracy, precision, and craft over the bottom line.
That’s why headlines like this one gall me.
Billy Ray Cyrus is NOT a country legend. He was a one-hit wonder.
And now he can’t even remember how it goes.
That’s why headlines like this one gall me.
Billy Ray Cyrus is NOT a country legend. He was a one-hit wonder.
And now he can’t even remember how it goes.
January 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I had the good fortune to spend part of my professional life at a newspaper that valued accuracy, precision, and craft over the bottom line.
That’s why headlines like this one gall me.
Billy Ray Cyrus is NOT a country legend. He was a one-hit wonder.
And now he can’t even remember how it goes.
That’s why headlines like this one gall me.
Billy Ray Cyrus is NOT a country legend. He was a one-hit wonder.
And now he can’t even remember how it goes.
The man’s ignorance is surpassed only by his pettiness.
January 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The man’s ignorance is surpassed only by his pettiness.