Monsmord
@monsmord.bsky.social
Writer. Composer. Gamer. Developer. Dilettante. Dabbler. Goof. Nerd. He/him/his.
Mastodon: https://mstdn.games/@Monsmord
Mastodon: https://mstdn.games/@Monsmord
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"The administration has assured me three separate times that it was not pursuing regime change or taking military action in Venezuela. Clearly, they are not being straight with Americans."
They think you're a bitch, Schumer. I can't imagine why
They think you're a bitch, Schumer. I can't imagine why
Senate Minority Leader @schumer.senate.gov out with a statement condemning Maduro and demanding that…Congress be briefed:
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"The administration has assured me three separate times that it was not pursuing regime change or taking military action in Venezuela. Clearly, they are not being straight with Americans."
They think you're a bitch, Schumer. I can't imagine why
They think you're a bitch, Schumer. I can't imagine why
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I guess we can add "soldiers disobeying illegal orders" to the top of the list of things that aren't going to save us.
Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 12:05 PM
I guess we can add "soldiers disobeying illegal orders" to the top of the list of things that aren't going to save us.
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Empathy is by far the biggest annual deficit we incur.
Funny how there’s always “no money” for health care, food, or housing—until ICE needs billions. Then the vault swings open. If cruelty had a budget line, this would be it.
January 1, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Empathy is by far the biggest annual deficit we incur.
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Like clockwork, my next door neighbor asked me today if I heard about Somali day care fraud.
I told him it was propaganda, he said it wasn't, and then I basically yelled at him to read newspapers local to the events.
I told him it was propaganda, he said it wasn't, and then I basically yelled at him to read newspapers local to the events.
When Nick Shirley arrived to "test" if he could enroll his son "Joey" in Minneapolis day cares, his viral video omitted that he showed up with an entourage of masked men acting like security, multiple vehicles including vans, cameras, and men who wouldn't identify themselves. One day care owner /
December 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Like clockwork, my next door neighbor asked me today if I heard about Somali day care fraud.
I told him it was propaganda, he said it wasn't, and then I basically yelled at him to read newspapers local to the events.
I told him it was propaganda, he said it wasn't, and then I basically yelled at him to read newspapers local to the events.
And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and to all others in this story profound shooms of lip-music brrrrrr. And they can kiss my sharries. But you, O my brothers, remember sometimes thy little Alex that was. Amen. And all that cal.
And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, he was a second father. However, this was before Inigo’s wound reopened, and Westley relapsed again, and Fezzik took the wrong turn, and Buttercup’s horse threw a shoe. And the night behind them was filled with the crescendoing sound of pursuit….
When Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton
December 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and to all others in this story profound shooms of lip-music brrrrrr. And they can kiss my sharries. But you, O my brothers, remember sometimes thy little Alex that was. Amen. And all that cal.
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"Global TV may have been merely careless in letting the segment out, but since they are Canadian, I would not rule out treachery"
merry freaking christmas, you absolute clowns
theonion.com/perky-canada...
merry freaking christmas, you absolute clowns
theonion.com/perky-canada...
December 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Global TV may have been merely careless in letting the segment out, but since they are Canadian, I would not rule out treachery"
merry freaking christmas, you absolute clowns
theonion.com/perky-canada...
merry freaking christmas, you absolute clowns
theonion.com/perky-canada...
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Since I see this coming up again in certain circles, I think it bears repeating - there is no scenario in which allowing a Republican to get into office is better than election a Dem who doesn't excite you.
December 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Since I see this coming up again in certain circles, I think it bears repeating - there is no scenario in which allowing a Republican to get into office is better than election a Dem who doesn't excite you.
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Grinches
Apocalypse Grinch
A Fish Called Grinch
December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Grinches
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I see 3 Democrats who need to be primaried.
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related care to minors.
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
House passes bill to criminalize transition care for minors
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related medical care
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I see 3 Democrats who need to be primaried.
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"... except for the gays"
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"... except for the gays"
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even the Dow is trending down on this news -- corporate America understands that when you're paying USD1500/month for health insurance on top of rent/mortgage, groceries, etc., you got no spare cash for anything else at all
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House Republican leaders ditch vote on ACA funding, all but ensuring premiums will rise
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans worked on the issue throughout the weekend but could not come to an agreement with a group of members who want the funds extended.
www.nbcnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
even the Dow is trending down on this news -- corporate America understands that when you're paying USD1500/month for health insurance on top of rent/mortgage, groceries, etc., you got no spare cash for anything else at all
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Hell, I can tell from the photo
This article isn't political, but you can tell exactly who these people voted for, even if the estrangement wasn't about politics.
These Moms Are Done Being ‘Doormats’ for Their Estranged Children
Parents publicly blast their adult offspring for cutting them off, drawing tens of thousands of online followers.
www.wsj.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hell, I can tell from the photo
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primary them all and make sure they understand why
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
primary them all and make sure they understand why
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Kindle’s New “Ask this Book” Uses Generative AI to Create An In-Book Chatbot — Without Permission or Rights
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/kind...
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/kind...
Kindle's New "Ask this Book" Uses Generative AI to Create An In-Book Chatbot - Without Permission or Rights - Publishers Lunch
Authors have been fighting diligently to limit the encroachment of generative AI in courts and in contracts and now there is a new front in those battles as Amazon has quietly helped themselves to tho...
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Kindle’s New “Ask this Book” Uses Generative AI to Create An In-Book Chatbot — Without Permission or Rights
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/kind...
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search term: "starlight tour"
ICE didn't invent this
ICE didn't invent this
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
search term: "starlight tour"
ICE didn't invent this
ICE didn't invent this
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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fund the damn courts
at best this is embarrassing; at worst it's dangerous to the rule of law in the province
at best this is embarrassing; at worst it's dangerous to the rule of law in the province
Provincial Court civil hearings, traffic, and contravention cases in Newfoundland and Labrador have been adjourned "indefinitely." Read more about why observers are decrying the lack of transparency around the decision: https://bit.ly/48mNy71
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial courts adjourned ‘indefinitely’
Observers decry lack of explanation and transparency around the decision
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
fund the damn courts
at best this is embarrassing; at worst it's dangerous to the rule of law in the province
at best this is embarrassing; at worst it's dangerous to the rule of law in the province
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defund DHS and ICE and release the Epstein files
December 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
defund DHS and ICE and release the Epstein files
It's about this time every year when I realize that, once again, I forgot to produce a passive income-generating Christmas album of popular holiday song covers from whacky to earnest with at least one original hit Christmas song about, oh, I don't know, holiday cheer or some shit. Well, heck.
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It's about this time every year when I realize that, once again, I forgot to produce a passive income-generating Christmas album of popular holiday song covers from whacky to earnest with at least one original hit Christmas song about, oh, I don't know, holiday cheer or some shit. Well, heck.
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Star Trek: CTY
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Star Trek: CTY
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Yep 🧵
The combination of fascism covid more fascism genocide capitulation to fascism and the clear goal of AI tech bros to eradicate the workforce and make all jobs and future goals irrelevant as we all slide into poverty while eleven rich people become gods is really doing a number on us.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
December 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Yep 🧵
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They literally can't run their grift without libs to own. They don't get anywhere near the necessary engagement when the only response they get is big ups from their marks.
This.
There is no snowflake more melty than a rightwing edge lord who is compelled to shout into the void.
There is no snowflake more melty than a rightwing edge lord who is compelled to shout into the void.
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
They literally can't run their grift without libs to own. They don't get anywhere near the necessary engagement when the only response they get is big ups from their marks.
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The fairly minor benefit provided by these types of devices is not remotely worth the massive privacy, civil liberties, and op sec issues they cause.
It is not a stretch at this point to say that, if you are using a Ring doorbell, you are an ICE collaborator.
Amazon readily provides data to LEOs and ICE.
Don't want to be an ICE collaborator? Then don't use Ring.
Amazon readily provides data to LEOs and ICE.
Don't want to be an ICE collaborator? Then don't use Ring.
remember that your ring doorbell starts using face recognition on every face it sees today :)
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The fairly minor benefit provided by these types of devices is not remotely worth the massive privacy, civil liberties, and op sec issues they cause.
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They so fully embrace The Money as an indicator of their worth as people that every little bit they're forced to part with is a reminder that they're not good enough.
It's amazing how so many billionaires - who have WAY more money than they could possibly need in 500 lifetimes - REALLY want to avoid paying small slivers of tax money to benefit a common good like social safety services for less fortunate countrymen within the society that made them billionaires.
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
They so fully embrace The Money as an indicator of their worth as people that every little bit they're forced to part with is a reminder that they're not good enough.