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Not Really A Cat

@youpersuade.bsky.social

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I'm old and cranky. But if you rub me the wrong way, pretty much the worst I can do is hiss.

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Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · Apr 3

I've been told I need a profile picture if I'm going to be taken seriously on this platform. But I don't care if anyone here takes me seriously or not. I prefer to remain anonymous.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 8h

For Trump, the deluded or lying question isn't meaningful. He begins with lies, then adopts them as delusions. That's the convergence of his mental illnesses.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 8h

Trump might have dementia, but he's also a narcissist and a psychopath. Truth and fiction are meaningless distinctions to him. He invents what he needs then comes to believe it.

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Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 8h

There is no such thing. What dumbass asked that?

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 9h

Granted that the Nobel Peace Prize is compromised at this point. But....No.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 10h

Unbefuckinglievable! Absolute bullshit. Why does nobody call him out on these lies?!

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 11h

Although the story is obvious horseshit, who cares whether some people want the military to come to Chicago? It's un-American. Just because some people want fascism doesn't mean they should get it.

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Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 14h

Renfield is the perfect nickname for him. The dude really does look like he'd eat flies is Master asked him to.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 1d

The regime is happy to tax us via tariffs and give that money to oligarchs. But God forbid they tax the wealthy a little more and pass that on to social security recipients. Funny how "populists" are so eager to rob from the poor and give to the rich. Like it's all just a con.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 2d

"ideologically flexible!" What a way to say "lacks principles."

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 2d

Three cities in Texas each have a higher violent crime rate and murder rate than Chicago. The percentage of Texas' population that is undocumented is almost 50% higher than Illinois.

Why isn't ICE ransacking texas?

Why no military in Texas?

Because it's not about immigration. It's about control!

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 3d

It's a start. Let us all make it a mission to drive that creep out of the country.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 3d

Always handing off responsibility. With Truman, "the buck stops here." With Trump, "My fault?! No! I was failed!"

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 3d

If there were anyone who could benefit from Cannabis, it would be Ingraham.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 3d

It's less a matter of "approved ways" than "approved people."

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 3d

Shouldn't that first sentence read, "doesn't demonize only Trans people?" She's included Jews, but she hasn't stopped with Trans.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 3d

It's amazing that someone can freakishly overshare like that and it gets them followers. That's a sad commentary on our culture.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 3d

Giving a middle finger to MAGA is a patriotic duty.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 4d

Generations of blue collar men would go "wtf?!"

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 4d

Vance almost certainly knows he's lying. At this point his bad faith should be presumed.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 4d

The recurring theme with Trumpism: failure (or even error) can never be acknowledged.

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Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 5d

Gonna express some frustration here.-- As someone who owns (part of) a small family farm, I'm astonished at the ignorance of the average Blueskyer about the business of farming. That's the internet for you. Not knowing what the fuck you're talking about is almost a requirement for some posters.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 5d

Adversaries is far too polite a way to say "enemies."

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 5d

Once again, The Bulwark is the only thing keeping me sane. When voters see their insurance premiums go up 100 percent or more and the Dems can credibly say, "see? This is what we were trying to stop," the Dems will have scored a victory. People are harmed by Trump's policies. Let them feel it.

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Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 5d

Personally, I think hatred of Trump is sufficient basis for a political movement.

Not Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 5d

I have the exact same routine right up to the "go back to sleep" part. I've replaced that with "simmer in anxiety until the alarm goes off."