Ray Gryder II
@raygryder62.bsky.social
“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.”-Hannah Arendt
“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.”-Hannah Arendt
September 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.”-Hannah Arendt
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
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wow. we’d heard rumors to this effect. now it’s more than rumor.
Wow. On NPR, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social reports a Social Security official “copied the Social Security numbers, names and birthdays of over 300 million Americans to a private section of the agency's cloud.”
The source is a whistleblower, who is named: Charles Borges, SSN chief data officer.
The source is a whistleblower, who is named: Charles Borges, SSN chief data officer.
August 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
wow. we’d heard rumors to this effect. now it’s more than rumor.
So…Space X big deal rocket test launch just occurred. Who cares? I remember how launches years ago captivated everyone. They were profound achievements but now, the rockets coming back and landing is cool, but I can’t get excited about any of it. The whole vibe is just phony and disingenuous. Yawn.
August 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
So…Space X big deal rocket test launch just occurred. Who cares? I remember how launches years ago captivated everyone. They were profound achievements but now, the rockets coming back and landing is cool, but I can’t get excited about any of it. The whole vibe is just phony and disingenuous. Yawn.
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Daniil Medvedev after a loss at the US Open.
Another grown man throwing a tantrum like he's a 3yo toddler. Ffs, mate. Do the world a favour—get off the court and stay off.
Another grown man throwing a tantrum like he's a 3yo toddler. Ffs, mate. Do the world a favour—get off the court and stay off.
August 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Daniil Medvedev after a loss at the US Open.
Another grown man throwing a tantrum like he's a 3yo toddler. Ffs, mate. Do the world a favour—get off the court and stay off.
Another grown man throwing a tantrum like he's a 3yo toddler. Ffs, mate. Do the world a favour—get off the court and stay off.
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Arrested for filming it. And look how excited they all are to get some *action*.
🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
August 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Arrested for filming it. And look how excited they all are to get some *action*.
🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
Sharing, and asking you to share widely as possible! Please take time to listen to this inspiring hopeful message from Poor People’s Campaign leader, Rev Wm Barber. He spoke yesterday AM in Cleveland. It’s powerful stuff! open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
It's Time for a Meeting
When we come together to cry against injustice, we create an opportunity for a transformative movement to be born
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August 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Sharing, and asking you to share widely as possible! Please take time to listen to this inspiring hopeful message from Poor People’s Campaign leader, Rev Wm Barber. He spoke yesterday AM in Cleveland. It’s powerful stuff! open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
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If you haven’t seen this, it’s about time you did.
Sound up!
Sound up!
August 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If you haven’t seen this, it’s about time you did.
Sound up!
Sound up!
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Keep talking about it. Every time I see or listen to his speeches I’m aware of his Dementia and of course, he says or does something that confirms it. Mainstream media may not be talking about it, but everyone knows it. Keep saying it.
August 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Keep talking about it. Every time I see or listen to his speeches I’m aware of his Dementia and of course, he says or does something that confirms it. Mainstream media may not be talking about it, but everyone knows it. Keep saying it.
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Eyeopening walkthrough of DC by this creator. If you aren’t in DC, worth a watch all the way to the end—
August 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Eyeopening walkthrough of DC by this creator. If you aren’t in DC, worth a watch all the way to the end—
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November 13, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Hi! I’m seeing a lot of folks take measure and beginning to process their own lives against what’s happening in the 🇺🇸. Sometimes you need a reset, to listen to that impulse for self-discovery, to process grief or other trauma. I hope my book can help www.barnesandnoble.com/w/look-for-m...
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Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪
August 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪
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Jasmine crockett preparing Texas residents for testimony's at the capitol.
August 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Jasmine crockett preparing Texas residents for testimony's at the capitol.
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40% of births in America are covered by Medicaid, which Rob Wittman voted to cut. We deserve better than a representative who uses our healthcare as a political bargaining chip.
July 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
40% of births in America are covered by Medicaid, which Rob Wittman voted to cut. We deserve better than a representative who uses our healthcare as a political bargaining chip.
13- Concocting any sort of absurdity, waving his magic wand with some meandering incoherent talk or fabricating a new conspiracy reason to move quickly beyond this episode will not be unexpected or surprising. Deflecting blame toward his enemies is ongoing.
July 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
13- Concocting any sort of absurdity, waving his magic wand with some meandering incoherent talk or fabricating a new conspiracy reason to move quickly beyond this episode will not be unexpected or surprising. Deflecting blame toward his enemies is ongoing.
12- Be ready for anyone to be kicked to the curb in disgrace to avert the any embarrassment or appearance of instability or inconsistency. The stable genius must remain stable in the hearts and minds of the adoring masses.
July 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
12- Be ready for anyone to be kicked to the curb in disgrace to avert the any embarrassment or appearance of instability or inconsistency. The stable genius must remain stable in the hearts and minds of the adoring masses.
11- Authoritarians and those vying for inner circle status will begin to whisper louder and more loyally into his ear. Lavish praise and fealty is Trump’s heroin and throwing anyone and anything under the bus not off the table if he is convinced someone or something is a threat to his rule.
July 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
11- Authoritarians and those vying for inner circle status will begin to whisper louder and more loyally into his ear. Lavish praise and fealty is Trump’s heroin and throwing anyone and anything under the bus not off the table if he is convinced someone or something is a threat to his rule.
10- The tools available today for Trump eliminating threats to power are more varied and seripticious than in the summer of 1934. But let’s not forget his stated affection for Putin, Xi and Kim’s ability to wield such unquestioned unrivaled authority and power.
July 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
10- The tools available today for Trump eliminating threats to power are more varied and seripticious than in the summer of 1934. But let’s not forget his stated affection for Putin, Xi and Kim’s ability to wield such unquestioned unrivaled authority and power.
9- If there’s anything Trump is good at, it’s playing a deceitful double game. If the walls begin to crack, decisions will be made to disassociate from and to severely discredit those causing growth of those cracks.
July 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
9- If there’s anything Trump is good at, it’s playing a deceitful double game. If the walls begin to crack, decisions will be made to disassociate from and to severely discredit those causing growth of those cracks.
8- He spoke to the rank and file SA, pleaded with them to trust him. Trump in his media pleas and posts is doing the same by attempting to reassure those most fervent supporters. Historians have called Hitler’s tactic, a double game.
July 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
8- He spoke to the rank and file SA, pleaded with them to trust him. Trump in his media pleas and posts is doing the same by attempting to reassure those most fervent supporters. Historians have called Hitler’s tactic, a double game.
7- When Ernst Rohm started asking for too much, stepping out of line and elevating his control of the SA stormtroopers to an inconvenient and uncomfortable place, Hitler noticed.
July 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
7- When Ernst Rohm started asking for too much, stepping out of line and elevating his control of the SA stormtroopers to an inconvenient and uncomfortable place, Hitler noticed.
6- In 1934, Hitler played his most fanatical supporters against each other in an effort to lift himself to higher prominence and control. The jockeying to be part of Trump’s inner circle is no different than the positioning on the Bergtesgarten balcony of Hitler’s henchmen and Eva Braun too.
July 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
6- In 1934, Hitler played his most fanatical supporters against each other in an effort to lift himself to higher prominence and control. The jockeying to be part of Trump’s inner circle is no different than the positioning on the Bergtesgarten balcony of Hitler’s henchmen and Eva Braun too.
5- It’s all about how a transaction in the end makes his brand and his persona look. With his blatant and unethical command and exploitation of crypto currency, big waves might be calmed with lies and individual promises offered. He might reward some people with higher positions too.
July 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
5- It’s all about how a transaction in the end makes his brand and his persona look. With his blatant and unethical command and exploitation of crypto currency, big waves might be calmed with lies and individual promises offered. He might reward some people with higher positions too.