@rfrteacher.bsky.social
Former American lawyer. Current Australian teacher. Lifelong Chicago Cubs fan. Views my own.
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When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.
October 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.
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Adelita Grijalva won her election 19 days ago and she still hasn’t been sworn in.
The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.
They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.
The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.
They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.
October 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Adelita Grijalva won her election 19 days ago and she still hasn’t been sworn in.
The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.
They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.
The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.
They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.
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He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.
October 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.
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I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
October 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
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October 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Neva a truer statement uttered...
October 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Neva a truer statement uttered...
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Hillary Clinton uses the term deplorable once, and all of a sudden we have the mythological "forgotten voter." The media ran with that bullshit for a long time. White men don't have the attention on them for five minutes they whine and they cry and they blow up their own country.
October 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Hillary Clinton uses the term deplorable once, and all of a sudden we have the mythological "forgotten voter." The media ran with that bullshit for a long time. White men don't have the attention on them for five minutes they whine and they cry and they blow up their own country.
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Hillary Clinton referred to SOME Trump supporters as”deplorable,” and the political media had a meltdown. Trump refers to all Democrats as anti-American radical communists and “the enemy within,” and it’s no big deal. His reckless and dangerous demonization has been fully normalized.
October 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Hillary Clinton referred to SOME Trump supporters as”deplorable,” and the political media had a meltdown. Trump refers to all Democrats as anti-American radical communists and “the enemy within,” and it’s no big deal. His reckless and dangerous demonization has been fully normalized.
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Just to note. January 23, 2019 there was a vote to reopen government (HJ RES 28, roll call vote 46) when the govt had been shut down for 30 days.
Mike Johnson voted “no” on that.
They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then
Mike Johnson voted “no” on that.
They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then
October 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Just to note. January 23, 2019 there was a vote to reopen government (HJ RES 28, roll call vote 46) when the govt had been shut down for 30 days.
Mike Johnson voted “no” on that.
They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then
Mike Johnson voted “no” on that.
They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then
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The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.
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Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
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Pointing out Charlie Kirk's hate speech is not hate speech. It's objective reporting. Apologize to Matthew Dowd and rehire him.
A full-throated embrace of genocide is hate speech – beyond all measure. Fire Brian Kilmeade. Immediately.
A full-throated embrace of genocide is hate speech – beyond all measure. Fire Brian Kilmeade. Immediately.
September 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Pointing out Charlie Kirk's hate speech is not hate speech. It's objective reporting. Apologize to Matthew Dowd and rehire him.
A full-throated embrace of genocide is hate speech – beyond all measure. Fire Brian Kilmeade. Immediately.
A full-throated embrace of genocide is hate speech – beyond all measure. Fire Brian Kilmeade. Immediately.
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It’s almost like there’s a pattern we should watch for more carefully.
September 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It’s almost like there’s a pattern we should watch for more carefully.
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Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate
September 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate
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the wsj coverage of the shooter might be one of the worst and most irresponsible handlings of a story i’ve witnessed in the last 10 years
September 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
the wsj coverage of the shooter might be one of the worst and most irresponsible handlings of a story i’ve witnessed in the last 10 years
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As someone who studies news media, I am so disheartened by how badly mainstream journalists have covered the Kirk murder. Rather than waiting for facts, they let Trump control the narrative, giving their platforms to him to make false, defamatory allegations towards his political opponents. Shocking
September 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
As someone who studies news media, I am so disheartened by how badly mainstream journalists have covered the Kirk murder. Rather than waiting for facts, they let Trump control the narrative, giving their platforms to him to make false, defamatory allegations towards his political opponents. Shocking
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Who killed the Melissa and Mark Hortman?
Who committed the massacres in El Paso, Buffalo, and the Tree of Life synagogue?
Who incited hundreds of people to beat up cops and call for the execution of the sitting vice president?
This is Fox amplifying Trump disinformation.
Who committed the massacres in El Paso, Buffalo, and the Tree of Life synagogue?
Who incited hundreds of people to beat up cops and call for the execution of the sitting vice president?
This is Fox amplifying Trump disinformation.
Don Jr lies: "When the left realizes that they're losing arguments, they resort to this violence. I see the constant 'the violence goes both ways.' And it does not. The violence is going one way." (Note the complete lack of pushback from Martha MacCallum.)
September 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Who killed the Melissa and Mark Hortman?
Who committed the massacres in El Paso, Buffalo, and the Tree of Life synagogue?
Who incited hundreds of people to beat up cops and call for the execution of the sitting vice president?
This is Fox amplifying Trump disinformation.
Who committed the massacres in El Paso, Buffalo, and the Tree of Life synagogue?
Who incited hundreds of people to beat up cops and call for the execution of the sitting vice president?
This is Fox amplifying Trump disinformation.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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I really couldn’t figure out what was so special about this Kirk dude, so I watched some of his “debates” today to try and understand. These aren’t debates, he’s often wrong, his opinions aren’t supported with law, he never relents, he talks over people and they give him more mic gain.
September 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I really couldn’t figure out what was so special about this Kirk dude, so I watched some of his “debates” today to try and understand. These aren’t debates, he’s often wrong, his opinions aren’t supported with law, he never relents, he talks over people and they give him more mic gain.
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The Right doesn't want to believe any this. Remember the lies of violence they spread during BLM protests when the FBI said over 96% of BLM protests were peaceful? The actual violence was Rittenhouse, the MAGA Marine who drove through protesters, Hell's Angels, and the Army Sgt who shot an Airman.
September 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Right doesn't want to believe any this. Remember the lies of violence they spread during BLM protests when the FBI said over 96% of BLM protests were peaceful? The actual violence was Rittenhouse, the MAGA Marine who drove through protesters, Hell's Angels, and the Army Sgt who shot an Airman.
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Facts are facts: Right-wing extremists account for the overwhelming majority of extremist-linked deaths in America.
September 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Facts are facts: Right-wing extremists account for the overwhelming majority of extremist-linked deaths in America.
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NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way
His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
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We can be morally outraged by an assassination and at the same time acknowledge that Charlie Kirk’s racism and misogyny were immoral. Whitewashing his behavior and beliefs betrays the collective by masking how we got to this place in America.
Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was
The right-wing influencer did not deserve to die, and we shouldn’t forget the many despicable things he said and did.
www.thenation.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We can be morally outraged by an assassination and at the same time acknowledge that Charlie Kirk’s racism and misogyny were immoral. Whitewashing his behavior and beliefs betrays the collective by masking how we got to this place in America.