ReadingWarrior
@readingwarrior.bsky.social
Retired Program Evaluation Specialist, cynic, skeptic, and curmudgeon. Ph.D. Leadership, Policy, and Research. M.B.A. Management Science. B S. Electrical Engineering.
Trump's accountability can be achieved by impeachment, because you can't get to 67. Prosecution runs into immunity. If we retake the presidency we can join the ICC and give him to them.
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Trump's accountability can be achieved by impeachment, because you can't get to 67. Prosecution runs into immunity. If we retake the presidency we can join the ICC and give him to them.
Don't be fooled by an attempt to emotionally connect to a simpler time, when you left your doors open, and people were polite. Norman Rockwell is dead and society (no internet, no social media, a social contract) is not reversible. "If you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig."
What do my clothes have to do with any of this
Duffy: "Trump talks about the golden age of transportation. But the golden age in transportation truly begins with you ... People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly ... so we want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season: Help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Don't be fooled by an attempt to emotionally connect to a simpler time, when you left your doors open, and people were polite. Norman Rockwell is dead and society (no internet, no social media, a social contract) is not reversible. "If you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig."
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Sadly, she's every Trump voter: Someone who, wittingly or unwittingly, voted for their own abuser.
Epstein survivor Jena-Lisa Jones: "Trump really ran his campaign on this. This is why I voted for him. The release of these files has been so important for me for so long that when he run on that, I really had some hope that someone would do something about it."
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Sadly, she's every Trump voter: Someone who, wittingly or unwittingly, voted for their own abuser.
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WOW. A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll has Democrats up 14 points on the generic ballot, 55% to 41%. This is their largest lead since 2017, a year before they picked up over 40 House seats.
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
WOW. A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll has Democrats up 14 points on the generic ballot, 55% to 41%. This is their largest lead since 2017, a year before they picked up over 40 House seats.
If the Ds win in 2026, what they SHOULD do is initiate BILLS to recapture Article 1 power, and stop presidential abuse. Let the GOP vote them down one after another. What they shouldn't do is impeach, because they don't have the votes to convict. RESULTS!!
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If the Ds win in 2026, what they SHOULD do is initiate BILLS to recapture Article 1 power, and stop presidential abuse. Let the GOP vote them down one after another. What they shouldn't do is impeach, because they don't have the votes to convict. RESULTS!!
Since when does reality matter to a lunatic?
NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking The Economy. - OtherWords
Trump claimed immigrants were “taking your jobs.” But during his brutal crackdown, the job market has only gotten worse.
otherwords.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Since when does reality matter to a lunatic?
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The Democrats called out racist shitbags and serial sex offenders.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
Dems didn't brand "white dudes" as the "bad guy" as Portnoy suggests. We branded people who support a toxic, hate-filled convicted felon who abuses women and lies constantly about everything as the bad guys, and they just happen to be disproportionately white men.
www.mediaite.com/politics/dav...
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Dave Portnoy Says He Turned on Dems Because They Branded 'White Dudes' Society's 'Bad Guy'
Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy said he flipped to supporting Republicans because Democrats branded "white dudes" as the "bad guy" in America during the Biden Administration
www.mediaite.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Democrats called out racist shitbags and serial sex offenders.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
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I swear Tom’s posts are a reading comprehension test that a lot of people fail.
1. If America were fascist right now, I would not be posting here. Neither would you.
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I swear Tom’s posts are a reading comprehension test that a lot of people fail.
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A reminder that Trump is loyal to no one. No one. He will always eventually screw over everyone.
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A reminder that Trump is loyal to no one. No one. He will always eventually screw over everyone.
Unmitigated bullshit.
this has been a common refrain among the New Right on X, despite the fact that it makes absolutely no sense when you think about it
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Unmitigated bullshit.
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this has been a common refrain among the New Right on X, despite the fact that it makes absolutely no sense when you think about it
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
this has been a common refrain among the New Right on X, despite the fact that it makes absolutely no sense when you think about it
Even if a study was well conducted, each methodology is subject to valid criticism. There is no evidence that J.D. Vance has the statistical acumen to do so.
This sounds reasonable but is 100% wrong. Whether you or agree or disagree with a study is completely immaterial. What matters is whether the study was conducted properly and generates valid results. And it's impolitic to say but it's true: you have to have some level of expertise to judge that.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Even if a study was well conducted, each methodology is subject to valid criticism. There is no evidence that J.D. Vance has the statistical acumen to do so.
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Also gas at $2/gallon would probably mean the US economy was in serious distress.
You know the last time gas briefly dipped below $2/gallon? Spring 2020, when demand cratered due to covid.
You know the last time gas briefly dipped below $2/gallon? Spring 2020, when demand cratered due to covid.
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Also gas at $2/gallon would probably mean the US economy was in serious distress.
You know the last time gas briefly dipped below $2/gallon? Spring 2020, when demand cratered due to covid.
You know the last time gas briefly dipped below $2/gallon? Spring 2020, when demand cratered due to covid.
Just like school vouchers, uninformed consumers get taken.
you know what people love? working more to haggle for health insurance costs
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Just like school vouchers, uninformed consumers get taken.
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Rick Wilson on MSNBC: Democrats can win everywhere—rural, suburban, and urban—if they stop chasing purity tests and start focusing on affordability and economic reality.
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Rick Wilson on MSNBC: Democrats can win everywhere—rural, suburban, and urban—if they stop chasing purity tests and start focusing on affordability and economic reality.
That's what happens when the media is owned by the plutocracy.
The funny thing is that on the WaPo site, if you click on the comments section, it gives you an AI-generated summary of people's responses that is basically like "They all disagree with the paper's right-wing turn"
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
That's what happens when the media is owned by the plutocracy.
Trump cares about you.
'Maybe we'll cancel SNAP and 10-20% of all flights through *Thanksgiving* and *Christmas*' is just an insane political position.
You do that and the annual Turkey fryer injuries won't be from turkeys, but from folks attempting to fry whole GOP senators for Thanksgiving.
You do that and the annual Turkey fryer injuries won't be from turkeys, but from folks attempting to fry whole GOP senators for Thanksgiving.
GOP SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: It may be 2026 when we'll come out of the shutdown.
REPORTERS: 😳
KENNEDY: I'm not kidding, you guys. I mean, you see what I see. Okay? This shutdown is going to last a long time. What's going to get us out of it?
REPORTERS: 😳
KENNEDY: I'm not kidding, you guys. I mean, you see what I see. Okay? This shutdown is going to last a long time. What's going to get us out of it?
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Trump cares about you.
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What happens when a business genius is in charge: he changes chocolate 🍫 into 💩.
⬇️These are the selfish assholes who are ruining the plant earth & making life worse for everyone ⬇️
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What happens when a business genius is in charge: he changes chocolate 🍫 into 💩.
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The GOP needs a new theme song to replace God Bless the USA. How about Let's Pretend. Let's pretend that we're not stealing Christmas. Let's pretend we're not starving people. Let's pretend we're not killing people. Let's pretend we care. Let's pretend that everyone conspired to pin Russia on Trump.
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The GOP needs a new theme song to replace God Bless the USA. How about Let's Pretend. Let's pretend that we're not stealing Christmas. Let's pretend we're not starving people. Let's pretend we're not killing people. Let's pretend we care. Let's pretend that everyone conspired to pin Russia on Trump.
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Again, these maps have got to be causing a massive panic in any state where they're considering gerrymandering.
“.. There were no counties or cities (as of writing) that moved right relative to four years ago. On average, they instead moved 13 points to the left.”
@pbump.com #Virginia
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@pbump.com #Virginia
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November 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Again, these maps have got to be causing a massive panic in any state where they're considering gerrymandering.
Somebody gets it. To quote Eric Berne, "cold strokes are better than no strokes at all." Deprive the vampire of blood: ignore him.
I think he loves any attention he gets! He loves to be hated because he feeds off negative energy. The fastest way to wilt his lily is to give him no attention, don’t speak his name, and rejoice and be happy in the face of his assholiness! Because he is going to have his day of reckoning.
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Somebody gets it. To quote Eric Berne, "cold strokes are better than no strokes at all." Deprive the vampire of blood: ignore him.
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Not *once* did I say this. I pointed out that reliably liberal Democrats - like Obama - have sometimes run by trying to neutralize social hot-button issues. Obama did the smart thing in 2008 - even though it's clear he didn't believe it.
*touches earpiece once again*
I’m told Obama then ran in favor of same-sex marriage.
Times change. Suggesting Dems should run against SSM in 2025 is like suggesting that in 1935 they should have run on prohibition.
I’m told Obama then ran in favor of same-sex marriage.
Times change. Suggesting Dems should run against SSM in 2025 is like suggesting that in 1935 they should have run on prohibition.
November 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Not *once* did I say this. I pointed out that reliably liberal Democrats - like Obama - have sometimes run by trying to neutralize social hot-button issues. Obama did the smart thing in 2008 - even though it's clear he didn't believe it.