Gregg Prendergast
@prender.bsky.social
Dad, Californian, IT pro, politics and news hound
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since Helen Andrews is in the news again, how about everybody enjoy the best TV cspan ever did, where she gets relentlessly demolished as a truly awful person by her *libertarian* ex-boyfriend
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAIT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAIT...
Todd Seavey and Helen Rittelmeyer on C-SPAN2 BookTV
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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November 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
since Helen Andrews is in the news again, how about everybody enjoy the best TV cspan ever did, where she gets relentlessly demolished as a truly awful person by her *libertarian* ex-boyfriend
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAIT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAIT...
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The elite Texas Gravy Seals coming to graze in Chicago
This photo of red troops from Texas invading Illinois over a fake emergency is raising some significant questions for those who watched the televised address Pete Kegstand gave to hundreds of generals, admirals and commanders recently, a speech that already lives in infamy as the "No Fatties Speech"
October 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The elite Texas Gravy Seals coming to graze in Chicago
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In the wealthiest nation on earth, 25% of seniors should not be living on $15,000 a year or less.
We need to EXPAND Social Security, not cut it.
We need to EXPAND Social Security, not cut it.
September 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In the wealthiest nation on earth, 25% of seniors should not be living on $15,000 a year or less.
We need to EXPAND Social Security, not cut it.
We need to EXPAND Social Security, not cut it.
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Israel’s recent strike in Yemen reportedly killed 31 journalists – one of the deadliest attacks on the press in over a decade.
As we fight to protect the freedom of the press at home, we must also do so abroad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/19/yemen-journalists-strike-israel-houthis/
As we fight to protect the freedom of the press at home, we must also do so abroad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/19/yemen-journalists-strike-israel-houthis/
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Israel’s recent strike in Yemen reportedly killed 31 journalists – one of the deadliest attacks on the press in over a decade.
As we fight to protect the freedom of the press at home, we must also do so abroad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/19/yemen-journalists-strike-israel-houthis/
As we fight to protect the freedom of the press at home, we must also do so abroad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/19/yemen-journalists-strike-israel-houthis/
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Republicans literally just gave $4 trillion in tax cuts to rich people
September 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Republicans literally just gave $4 trillion in tax cuts to rich people
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Everyone expects it's him going into hospice but I bet it's a new war and maybe also that there will live executions on the White House lawn
September 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Everyone expects it's him going into hospice but I bet it's a new war and maybe also that there will live executions on the White House lawn
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Our staff is on the ground supporting families. Many workers-including US citizens, were held by federal authorities at the farm for 8 hours or more. US citizen workers report only being released after they were forced to delete photos and videos of the raid from their phones. 4/
July 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Our staff is on the ground supporting families. Many workers-including US citizens, were held by federal authorities at the farm for 8 hours or more. US citizen workers report only being released after they were forced to delete photos and videos of the raid from their phones. 4/
She’s right
And to think just a few weeks ago the official Dem line on what we’re all going to do about this was summed up in the single word “Abundance”
And to think just a few weeks ago the official Dem line on what we’re all going to do about this was summed up in the single word “Abundance”
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
She’s right
And to think just a few weeks ago the official Dem line on what we’re all going to do about this was summed up in the single word “Abundance”
And to think just a few weeks ago the official Dem line on what we’re all going to do about this was summed up in the single word “Abundance”
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Andrew Cuomo gets publicly humiliated. Bill Clinton learns his endorsement is worth less than dogshit. What a great time to be a hater. A golden age.
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Andrew Cuomo gets publicly humiliated. Bill Clinton learns his endorsement is worth less than dogshit. What a great time to be a hater. A golden age.
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Mine eyes have seen the glory of the strolling of the dudes
They ambled up the street today before the crowds so few
There wasnt much to see maybe an abram tank or two
This parade is kinda mid
Glory glory what a bullshit way to serve
They ambled up the street today before the crowds so few
There wasnt much to see maybe an abram tank or two
This parade is kinda mid
Glory glory what a bullshit way to serve
June 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the strolling of the dudes
They ambled up the street today before the crowds so few
There wasnt much to see maybe an abram tank or two
This parade is kinda mid
Glory glory what a bullshit way to serve
They ambled up the street today before the crowds so few
There wasnt much to see maybe an abram tank or two
This parade is kinda mid
Glory glory what a bullshit way to serve
as fascist paegentry, the DC parade left a lot to be desired. There wasn't very much martial (marshall?) music. The soldiers -most in fatigues, not dress uniforms- didn't goose-step or high-step. More like they were strolling. they weren't in sync 1/2
June 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
as fascist paegentry, the DC parade left a lot to be desired. There wasn't very much martial (marshall?) music. The soldiers -most in fatigues, not dress uniforms- didn't goose-step or high-step. More like they were strolling. they weren't in sync 1/2
Newsom’s speech was good, struck the right tone. Hopefully it has an impact though I can’t imagine Congress being shamed into action
June 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Newsom’s speech was good, struck the right tone. Hopefully it has an impact though I can’t imagine Congress being shamed into action
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Yglesias thinks we should welcome neo-Nazi billionaires into the Democratic Party.
June 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Yglesias thinks we should welcome neo-Nazi billionaires into the Democratic Party.
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As breakups go, pretty entertaining.
But we should watch for how it affects the coalition between the libertarian big tech wing (Musk/Peter Thiel et al) and the MAGA wing (Steve Bannon). Recall in December the big blowup over H1Bs; this will surface that tension even more, especially 1/2
But we should watch for how it affects the coalition between the libertarian big tech wing (Musk/Peter Thiel et al) and the MAGA wing (Steve Bannon). Recall in December the big blowup over H1Bs; this will surface that tension even more, especially 1/2
June 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
As breakups go, pretty entertaining.
But we should watch for how it affects the coalition between the libertarian big tech wing (Musk/Peter Thiel et al) and the MAGA wing (Steve Bannon). Recall in December the big blowup over H1Bs; this will surface that tension even more, especially 1/2
But we should watch for how it affects the coalition between the libertarian big tech wing (Musk/Peter Thiel et al) and the MAGA wing (Steve Bannon). Recall in December the big blowup over H1Bs; this will surface that tension even more, especially 1/2
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sorry did elon musk get punched in the face? from today’s oval office appearance
May 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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That perfect moment when Pope Francis stopped the car to embrace Sophie Cruz. I cried my fuckin eyes out. After all the pain this country puts migrants through, this moment the little Mexican girl broke through was ... everything (video cred: AP). He was a real one. Obit below.
April 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
That perfect moment when Pope Francis stopped the car to embrace Sophie Cruz. I cried my fuckin eyes out. After all the pain this country puts migrants through, this moment the little Mexican girl broke through was ... everything (video cred: AP). He was a real one. Obit below.
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we need to get David Brooks to join the Democratic Socialists of America.
April 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
we need to get David Brooks to join the Democratic Socialists of America.
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welcome back to the workforce, airbnb hustlers. hope you had fun on your little adventure I just sent you a teams invite
April 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
welcome back to the workforce, airbnb hustlers. hope you had fun on your little adventure I just sent you a teams invite
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One way of looking at Trumpism is, it’s not a coherent program it itself, but a matter of removing constraints from all the little tyrants - cops, bosses, right-wing governors, patriarchal fathers - who already exist throughout the country.
April 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
One way of looking at Trumpism is, it’s not a coherent program it itself, but a matter of removing constraints from all the little tyrants - cops, bosses, right-wing governors, patriarchal fathers - who already exist throughout the country.
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France is moving far too fast against Marine Le Pen.
by Merrick Garland
by Merrick Garland
March 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
France is moving far too fast against Marine Le Pen.
by Merrick Garland
by Merrick Garland
Cause the senate doesn’t work for us
Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.
March 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Cause the senate doesn’t work for us
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New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
Social Security Workers Aren't Allowed to Read This Story
New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
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Private Sector job growth comes in far below expectations - the Trump Slump is real. This does not include public sector/government jobs that Elon Musk's DOGE team has eliminated.
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/05/a...
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/05/a...
Private employers added just 77,000 jobs in February, far below expectations, ADP says
Private sector job creation slowed to a crawl in February, fueling concerns of an economic slowdown,
www.cnbc.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Private Sector job growth comes in far below expectations - the Trump Slump is real. This does not include public sector/government jobs that Elon Musk's DOGE team has eliminated.
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/05/a...
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/05/a...