Steve Pretzel
@stevepretzel.bsky.social
Pragmatist, crusader, futurist, nerd. Believer in the irresistible gravity of logic. Detests bullies.
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Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for your inspirational act of quiet bravery.
January 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for your inspirational act of quiet bravery.
America desperately needs a million people like Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, but there seem to be precious few prepared to stand up and speak truth to power. So we will have to amplify the message of kindness and compassion ourselves.
This should be on billboards all around the country.
This should be on billboards all around the country.
January 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
America desperately needs a million people like Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, but there seem to be precious few prepared to stand up and speak truth to power. So we will have to amplify the message of kindness and compassion ourselves.
This should be on billboards all around the country.
This should be on billboards all around the country.
Every accusation is a confession.
Trump got the questions ahead of time from Fox. Exactly what he always accuses Democrats of. What a surprise. www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/m...
January 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Every accusation is a confession.
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"When America sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with them. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. And some, I assume, are good people."
--Greenland
--Greenland
January 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"When America sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with them. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. And some, I assume, are good people."
--Greenland
--Greenland
Trump's inauguration must be delayed until two-thirds of Congress vote to remove the disability, invoked by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, that currently bars him from holding office.
December 26, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Trump's inauguration must be delayed until two-thirds of Congress vote to remove the disability, invoked by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, that currently bars him from holding office.
Can someone please tell me when the Congressional vote is scheduled?
"No person shall ... hold any office ... who, having previously taken an oath, ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same,
"No person shall ... hold any office ... who, having previously taken an oath, ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same,
December 19, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Can someone please tell me when the Congressional vote is scheduled?
"No person shall ... hold any office ... who, having previously taken an oath, ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same,
"No person shall ... hold any office ... who, having previously taken an oath, ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same,
The irony that a demand for accountability, and frustration that the bad guys always win, led to a desire for a tough guy President - who just happens to be the leader of the bad guys.
open.substack.com/pub/eladneho...
open.substack.com/pub/eladneho...
The Deeper Reasons Democrats Lost
It wasn't just that Trump got more votes. It wasn't just that Harris had lower turnout. A deep dive into the psychological, existential, and systemic reasons Harris and Democrats didn't win in 2024.
open.substack.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:44 PM
The irony that a demand for accountability, and frustration that the bad guys always win, led to a desire for a tough guy President - who just happens to be the leader of the bad guys.
open.substack.com/pub/eladneho...
open.substack.com/pub/eladneho...
I keep imaging a venn diagram depicting those people philosophically leaning towards EVs as a concept and those people who abhor the person Musk has become. Almost total overlap.
December 7, 2024 at 2:51 AM
I keep imaging a venn diagram depicting those people philosophically leaning towards EVs as a concept and those people who abhor the person Musk has become. Almost total overlap.
Pretty much sums it up.
November 30, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Pretty much sums it up.
You know what’s really depressing? Our four year sentence hasn’t even started yet.
November 27, 2024 at 1:06 AM
You know what’s really depressing? Our four year sentence hasn’t even started yet.
... or at least wait until we see what post MTG is offered.
Lesson: Stop saying it can't get worse.
November 14, 2024 at 12:47 AM
... or at least wait until we see what post MTG is offered.
Hey, we in Australia will also take your best and brightest.
Astounding view from European pharma and tech:
they’re anticipating being able to hire more Americans, with an American brain drain. Now that educated people are not wanted in the U.S.
they’re anticipating being able to hire more Americans, with an American brain drain. Now that educated people are not wanted in the U.S.
November 14, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Hey, we in Australia will also take your best and brightest.
93 regional television stations in Australia are at risk of being bought by a rightwing startup. One chance to stop a Fox News disaster in Australia, but where are the progressive billionaires who could lodge a counter-offer?
November 14, 2024 at 12:07 AM
93 regional television stations in Australia are at risk of being bought by a rightwing startup. One chance to stop a Fox News disaster in Australia, but where are the progressive billionaires who could lodge a counter-offer?
I’m beginning to suspect Elon Musk offered House Republicans an early Beta test of Neurolink - and they all accepted.
I thought things with House Republicans couldn’t get more ridiculous, but here we are.
they're thirsty for a dictatorship
November 14, 2024 at 12:03 AM
I’m beginning to suspect Elon Musk offered House Republicans an early Beta test of Neurolink - and they all accepted.
Should have been pretty bloody obvious really.
There's a reason democracies don't let people who tried coups back into power.
November 13, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Should have been pretty bloody obvious really.
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Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.
a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
ALT: a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.
So how much of the 'savings' that Musk will extract by decimating government agencies will go into funding his demonstrably futile Mars fantasy?
November 13, 2024 at 2:44 PM
So how much of the 'savings' that Musk will extract by decimating government agencies will go into funding his demonstrably futile Mars fantasy?
A good call. More companies will come to realise the brand reputation damage that comes from association with Twitter's toxicity.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:36 PM
A good call. More companies will come to realise the brand reputation damage that comes from association with Twitter's toxicity.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Wasn't the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, led by Congressman James Comer, looking into this? Oh wait...
1. Jared Kushner is involved in one of the most brazen and corrupt influence-peddling schemes in history.
He calls it a private equity fund.
But dig a little deeper, and it looks more like he is selling his influence with his father-in-law to foreign governments for billions.
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He calls it a private equity fund.
But dig a little deeper, and it looks more like he is selling his influence with his father-in-law to foreign governments for billions.
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Jared Kushner's $3 billion conflict of interest
During Donald Trump's first term, one of his most influential advisors was his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
popular.info
November 13, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Wasn't the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, led by Congressman James Comer, looking into this? Oh wait...
Feels a bit odd introducing myself, but anyway...
Passions: Skiing, motorsport, tech, family.
Aussie, but immersed in US politics since 2015. Gutted by recent events
If my voice can make even an infinitesimally small contribution to making the world a better, fairer place then I'm up for it.
Passions: Skiing, motorsport, tech, family.
Aussie, but immersed in US politics since 2015. Gutted by recent events
If my voice can make even an infinitesimally small contribution to making the world a better, fairer place then I'm up for it.
November 13, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Feels a bit odd introducing myself, but anyway...
Passions: Skiing, motorsport, tech, family.
Aussie, but immersed in US politics since 2015. Gutted by recent events
If my voice can make even an infinitesimally small contribution to making the world a better, fairer place then I'm up for it.
Passions: Skiing, motorsport, tech, family.
Aussie, but immersed in US politics since 2015. Gutted by recent events
If my voice can make even an infinitesimally small contribution to making the world a better, fairer place then I'm up for it.