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Bill Shea

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Ex-journalist writing a shitty novel. Key West literary beach bum. Anti-fascist Leftist. Cleveland guy in Detroit. Filled with japery, rage, soup. Libertine degenerate descended from Welsh coal miners. Unhinged. No gods, no kings. Essays: Billshea.com

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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · Aug 22

This is a long, meandering essay about an ugly but thankfully brief mental health breakdown I had last week over fucking sock. It was rooted in many things, like the relentlessly bleak news. If a privileged mediocre white guy like me can break down, then millions more are enduring much worse.

How an ankle sock (and tacky fascism) drove me into therapy

I had an brief but ugly mental breakdown last week over something extremely trivial, but it was a sign to get help because this world isn’t going to get better any time soon. No one is coming…

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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 1h

Some of the lizard brain political survival instincts are kicking in because a few Congress people can see Trump eventually doing this in American streets.

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1h

This administration’s policy of serial open murders on the high seas is starting to make some members of Congress mildly uncomfortable. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Members of Congress growing concerned over lack of information from administration about Venezuela strikes, sources say

Republicans and Democrats say the administration is failing to share basic information with Congress about the intelligence, rationale and goals of its war on drug trafficking.

www.nbcnews.com

Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 1h

Roy DeSoto! "Emergency" was my first fav TV show as a little kid in the late 70s.

Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 1h

"Democrat Party" ... MAGA is just juvenile petulance, interested only in fake grievances, grifting, and cementing one-party rule to undergird evangelical white nationalism. And all the whining about toning down violent rhetoric is followed by calling the Left "satanic domestic terrorists" and such.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Emmer: "Clearly, the Democrat Party of today is not your grandfather's Democrat Party. They care about one thing and one thing only -- appeasing the radical pro-terrorist wing of their party."

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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 1h

The fanatical partisanship of Trumpism makes it a death cult. They will let millions suffer and die, and openly brag about it, as long as Democrats are hurt. The United States has begun a free fall into chaos and madness that will shock the millions "not into politics" when politics fucks them.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

RFK Jr. greenlighted Vought further gutting the CDC, which no longer has any scientists or public health specialists in leadership.
RIFs were so chaotic (firing disease detectives during an Ebola breakout) than many were reversed.

Shutdown shitshow. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...

Lets break this down a bit. Because of the way RIFs work, entire units were cut. Once the administration found that people they knew and liked, including people who had decades of experience in managing what to do when shit hits the fan, were being fired, they restored the entire unit. This speaks to the arbitrary nature of the RIFs. Someone who does not know the core tasks of the agency, or the science behind what they do, decided “hey, we don’t really need this.” Then they realize that they do. This is echoes the firing of nuclear weapon security staff that happened a few months ago. These are careless people, but sometimes they cuts are so obviously dangerous that they have to walk things back.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

There is a bunch of unprecedented stuff about this shutdown - turning public resources like airports or govt employees into partisan tools, the blatant lying about what is happening - but the worst is using the shutdown to engage in ideological targeting. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...

Trump has been quite upfront about using the shutdown as an opportunity to engage in score-settling. When asked about the first wave of layoffs, Trump said “It will be Democrat-oriented...They should be Democrat-oriented.” When warning about a second wave of layoffs he left no doubt: “we’re closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we’re opposed to. And they’re never going to come back, in many cases…We’re not closing up Republican programs.”

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 2h

everyone on that stage went along with pardons for jan 6 participants

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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Jesse Duquette @jesseduquette.bsky.social · 2h

When people tell you who they are for the thousandth time, believe them

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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 2h

Americans voting for this then gleefully cheering the destruction of public health services will be studied in the future to understand how a nation self destructs over cruel, lying imbeciles. Mass delusion and hysteria that's crowded out common sense in favor of uncivilized tribalism.

WIRED @wired.com · 18h

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January. www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

www.wired.com

Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 2h

Must-read for the generations that don't know that the Cleveland Browns were once the most ferocious force in pro football -- 8 championships between the AAFC/NFL from 1946-64, thanks to innovation and rosters stacked with HOF talent.

Defector @defector.com · 3h

The day the Browns crafted a playbook entirely out of spite: defector.com/the-day-the-...

The Day The Browns Crafted A Playbook Entirely Out Of Spite | Defector

No pass attempts. Punting on third down. Cleveland had a point to prove.

defector.com

Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 3h

My sixth birthday, June 1980 and sporting a Spec-4 insignia lol, with my Welsh great grandmother that we called Ma. She was born in Tondu, Wales, in 1889 as a subject of Queen Victoria. History is closer than we usually realize.

Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 3h

Me in October 1985, age 11, clearly in training as a Soros antifa super soldier.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 14h

Had an affair with her source and all she got was a book deal, a cushy Vanity Fair editing gig and a year off. Real tough to be “exiled” these days

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 14h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 7h

Look at them filming their own cruelty and fascism. Because they have no shame. They wear masks to prevent accountability but still film themselves making white nationalist totalitarian snuff.

Fascism.link @fascism.link · 1d

ICE thugs beating and kidnapping peacefully kneeling protesters

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mainiac78.bsky.social @mainiac78.bsky.social · 8h

What a fucking joke. What exactly did her parents do to get deported? Why the hell is ice on a base. No fucking respect for people in uniform.

Jenn Burrill @jennburrill.bsky.social · 8h

Parents of a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton went to visit her and were arrested by ICE on the militarybase. The father who was a resident of Oceanside, California was then deported.

Neither of the parents have a criminal record, both have pending green card applications, and valid work permits

US Marine’s Parents Detained by ICE While Visiting Military Base

The parents were initially taken into custody on base and later released with ankle monitors, before being detained again.

www.newsweek.com

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 14h

This 👇🏽

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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 7h

True, but it's early and let's not forget that guns in the hands of motivated people in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan negated all the firepower and technology that the strongest military in the history of the world could muster, at enormous cost. Our own revolution took nine years of active combat.

Fascism.link @fascism.link · 10h

There are hundreds of millions of guns in America, but they didn't prevent the rise of Trump's tyrannical American Fascism.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 10h

"republican staffers are all literal nazis" is less of a groupchat thing and more of a posting on main thing at this point

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18h

X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate."
3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025

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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 7h

Americans were always going to make sports betting a cancer, and the short-term revenue gains for leagues -- all that matters to most owners -- would always come with a catastrophic butcher's bill. The worst is yet to come.

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 23h

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 19h

Cool, cool. Love that this sport sold its soul to legalized gambling

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 23h

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 8h

A new Model T cost about $300 in 1924 (about $5600 in 2024 dollars).

CNN @cnn.com · 14h

New car buyers can expect to shell out an average of more than $50,000 for the first time, according to a report from Kelley Blue Book. https://cnn.it/4odLnaO

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 10h

they’re fucking weak and they will break upon us.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 8h

For a second I thought "Robert Altman would never say this as a positive" then realized it's the much worse Altman

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14h

Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Mash @itismashagain.bsky.social · 14h

These fuckers are at war with the citizens of the United States.

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 15h

Two dozen masked ICE Federal Secret Police, who are kitted out like they are going to war, kidnap a local and brutalize the community.

Toward the end of the video, they throw a gas cannister that almost hits a baby. 😟

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