Jerry
@gshifrin.bsky.social
Retired nerd, Buddhist, lifelong liberal
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Jerry
@gshifrin.bsky.social
· Aug 17
European leaders to join Zelensky at talks with Trump at White House www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
I'm sure Trump will listen to reason.
I'm sure Trump will listen to reason.
They’re not even trying to pretend he’s not a Russian agent anymore.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump, Gabbard fired top CIA Russia expert days after Alaska summit
Days after the Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump ordered the security clearance revocation of a top CIA official and Russia expert.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
They’re not even trying to pretend he’s not a Russian agent anymore.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
To progressive purists:
We are the folk song army
Every one of us cares
We all hate poverty, war, and injustice
Unlike the rest of you squares
Remember the war against Franco?
That's the kind where each of us belongs
Though he may have won all the battles
We had all the good songs!
- Tom Lehrer
We are the folk song army
Every one of us cares
We all hate poverty, war, and injustice
Unlike the rest of you squares
Remember the war against Franco?
That's the kind where each of us belongs
Though he may have won all the battles
We had all the good songs!
- Tom Lehrer
August 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
To progressive purists:
We are the folk song army
Every one of us cares
We all hate poverty, war, and injustice
Unlike the rest of you squares
Remember the war against Franco?
That's the kind where each of us belongs
Though he may have won all the battles
We had all the good songs!
- Tom Lehrer
We are the folk song army
Every one of us cares
We all hate poverty, war, and injustice
Unlike the rest of you squares
Remember the war against Franco?
That's the kind where each of us belongs
Though he may have won all the battles
We had all the good songs!
- Tom Lehrer
European leaders to join Zelensky at talks with Trump at White House www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
I'm sure Trump will listen to reason.
I'm sure Trump will listen to reason.
August 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
European leaders to join Zelensky at talks with Trump at White House www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
I'm sure Trump will listen to reason.
I'm sure Trump will listen to reason.
I hope all the so-called progressives are taking note of what they caused by deciding not to vote or voting third party because Kamala Harris wasn't woke enough for their taste!
July 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I hope all the so-called progressives are taking note of what they caused by deciding not to vote or voting third party because Kamala Harris wasn't woke enough for their taste!
Drat, I guess I can't get my Jedi Academy federally funded (yet)!
wapo.st/4msO880
wapo.st/4msO880
Supreme Court deadlocks, blocking creation of first religious public school
With only eight justices voting, the 4-4 tie leaves in place an Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruling that the school violates the separation of church and state.
wapo.st
May 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Drat, I guess I can't get my Jedi Academy federally funded (yet)!
wapo.st/4msO880
wapo.st/4msO880
I assume this means we can now have federally funded Pagan, Jedi, and Flying Spaghetti Monster schools?
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Live updates: Supreme Court appears open to approving state-funded religious schools
The Supreme Court hears arguments over whether taxpayer dollars may be used to directly fund a proposed Catholic charter school in Oklahoma. The case could redraw the line between church and state.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I assume this means we can now have federally funded Pagan, Jedi, and Flying Spaghetti Monster schools?
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump: Chaos, more chaos!!!
(Actually, I think he just wants to discourage any more assassination attempts!)
(Actually, I think he just wants to discourage any more assassination attempts!)
So in terms of JD Vance’s public engagements: He got booed by Vermonters skiing, couldn’t find anyone in Greenland to meet with, broke the Ohio State football trophy, and killed the beloved pope.
Will any world leader ever be willing to risk meeting with him? The track record screams trouble.
Will any world leader ever be willing to risk meeting with him? The track record screams trouble.
April 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Trump: Chaos, more chaos!!!
(Actually, I think he just wants to discourage any more assassination attempts!)
(Actually, I think he just wants to discourage any more assassination attempts!)
Is there any doubt that there's an ongoing, slow-motion purge of everyone in any position of authority who doesn't show unquestioning total loyalty to Trump?
"Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains..."
Well, so much for American democracy!
"Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains..."
Well, so much for American democracy!
April 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Is there any doubt that there's an ongoing, slow-motion purge of everyone in any position of authority who doesn't show unquestioning total loyalty to Trump?
"Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains..."
Well, so much for American democracy!
"Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains..."
Well, so much for American democracy!
Après moi, le déluge
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump threatens additional 50 percent tariffs on China as markets slump
Trump aide Kevin Hassett was widely quoted incorrectly as asserting the president was considering a 90-day tariff pause.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Après moi, le déluge
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Next is billboards on the White House lawn.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/23/p...
‘This is not your grandmother’s Easter Egg Roll’: White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event | CNN Politics
The White House, through an outside event production company called Harbinger, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s annual Easter Egg Roll, which is prompting major concerns from ethics ex...
www.cnn.com
March 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Next is billboards on the White House lawn.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/23/p...
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Tusk is really rising to the occasion www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
March 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Tusk is really rising to the occasion www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
Reposted by Jerry
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
Mr. Putin offers his conratulations and is happy with money well-spent!
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as Trump’s director of national intelligence
Tulsi Gabbard, among Trump’s most controversial nominees, overcame the initial objections of a handful of Republicans skeptical about her qualifications.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Mr. Putin offers his conratulations and is happy with money well-spent!
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Guessing we’ll be seeing Kid Rock and the Village People headlining at the Kennedy Center soon. IOW everything Trump touches turns to sh!t!
www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/p...
Trump announces plans to gut the Kennedy Center board and appoint himself chairman | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump announced an aggressive plan Friday evening to gut the existing board of trustees at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and oust its chairman, billionaire philanthropist...
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Guessing we’ll be seeing Kid Rock and the Village People headlining at the Kennedy Center soon. IOW everything Trump touches turns to sh!t!
www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/p...
I’m sure it’s not boobytrapped or a secret listening device. Right?
www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/m...
Netanyahu gifted Trump a golden pager during their meeting in Washington | CNN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted US President Donald Trump a golden pager during their meeting in Washington on Tuesday, an Israeli political source told CNN.
www.cnn.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I’m sure it’s not boobytrapped or a secret listening device. Right?
www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/m...
Wait til you see what’s in Project 2026!
“Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows“
- Leonard Cohen
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows“
- Leonard Cohen
January 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Wait til you see what’s in Project 2026!
Just a schoolyard bully!
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
Trump issuing ‘emergency 25% tariffs’ against Colombia after country turned back deportation flights | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced retaliatory tariffs on Colombia after its president blocked US military deportation flights from landing, the first instance of Trump using economic pressure...
www.cnn.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Just a schoolyard bully!
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
All great civilizations eventually crumble and die. I just didn’t expect that to happen to us so soon and at the hands of such a pathetic little excuse of a leader.
“Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare …”
“Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare …”
January 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
All great civilizations eventually crumble and die. I just didn’t expect that to happen to us so soon and at the hands of such a pathetic little excuse of a leader.
“Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare …”
“Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare …”
Reposted by Jerry
Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025
January 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025
“Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows“
- Leonard Cohen
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows“
- Leonard Cohen
January 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows“
- Leonard Cohen
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows“
- Leonard Cohen
It's easy to be gracious when you win, but something tells me we should expect a firestorm of anger and revenge on January 20th. Trump doesn't know how to do anything with compassion, grace, and dignity!
January 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It's easy to be gracious when you win, but something tells me we should expect a firestorm of anger and revenge on January 20th. Trump doesn't know how to do anything with compassion, grace, and dignity!
The incompetence is the qualification
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phb8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phb8...
Rachel Maddow on Billy Long: Five things to know about Trump's pick for IRS commissioner
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The incompetence is the qualification
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phb8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phb8...
“Our position is that it is not acceptable to cut Social Security, cut Medicare, cut Medicaid, cut veterans' benefits, or cut nutritional assistance from children and families in order to pay for massive tax breaks for billionaires and wealthy corporations.” Hakeem Jeffries / Heather Cox Richardson.
January 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“Our position is that it is not acceptable to cut Social Security, cut Medicare, cut Medicaid, cut veterans' benefits, or cut nutritional assistance from children and families in order to pay for massive tax breaks for billionaires and wealthy corporations.” Hakeem Jeffries / Heather Cox Richardson.
This is what it’s like when your president is not above the law and you have an independent judiciary.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
South Korea court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon
A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law on Dec. 3, investigating authorities said.
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This is what it’s like when your president is not above the law and you have an independent judiciary.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
From X Mark Greene:
82% of Obamacare applications for 2025 are from states that voted for Trump
82% of Obamacare applications for 2025 are from states that voted for Trump
December 25, 2024 at 3:19 PM
From X Mark Greene:
82% of Obamacare applications for 2025 are from states that voted for Trump
82% of Obamacare applications for 2025 are from states that voted for Trump