BitterAfterDark
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When I'm not talking baseball on my other Twitter account (@bittergiantsfan), I’m here getting philosophical drinking after dark.
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As a society, we’ve learned nothing from the pandemic, and this flagrant disregard for public health and safety by this administration is deplorable. 😷
Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
December 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
On this 84th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, it’s easy to forget the horrific events of that day and era and how it changed the world. With only 12 survivors still alive — all centenarians — the events are soon to be remembered only in history books, but we must never forget the lessons.
pearl harbor remembrance day is december 7 1941
ALT: pearl harbor remembrance day is december 7 1941
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
On this 84th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, it’s easy to forget the horrific events of that day and era and how it changed the world. With only 12 survivors still alive — all centenarians — the events are soon to be remembered only in history books, but we must never forget the lessons.
Free-entry days at Yosemite and other national parks will see major changes next year, as the Trump administration removes free entry on MLK Day and Juneteenth — and adds Trump’s birthday instead.
Yosemite loses MLK Day and Juneteenth free entry as Trump adds his birthday
Free-entry days at Yosemite and other national parks will see major changes next year, as the Trump administration removes free entry on MLK Day and Juneteenth — and adds Trump’s birthday...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
TIL: The US lost 5,607 rotary-wing aircraft and sacrificed 4,906 helicopter personnel in the Vietnam War (over 3,000 choppers lost were UH-1’s). The US death toll for helicopter personnel alone accounted for almost 10% of all US military casualties in Vietnam.
🫡 🇺🇸 #ThankYouForYourService
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🫡 🇺🇸 #ThankYouForYourService
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a military helicopter is flying over a field with soldiers watching .
ALT: a military helicopter is flying over a field with soldiers watching .
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
TIL: The US lost 5,607 rotary-wing aircraft and sacrificed 4,906 helicopter personnel in the Vietnam War (over 3,000 choppers lost were UH-1’s). The US death toll for helicopter personnel alone accounted for almost 10% of all US military casualties in Vietnam.
🫡 🇺🇸 #ThankYouForYourService
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🫡 🇺🇸 #ThankYouForYourService
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What is wrong with these motherfuckers? They should read about the French Revolution to understand who was next in the guillotines.
#Resist
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#Resist
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A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
What is wrong with these motherfuckers? They should read about the French Revolution to understand who was next in the guillotines.
#Resist
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#Resist
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Is he dead yet?™ 🙏
December 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Is he dead yet?™ 🙏
Seriously, it’s not hard to under once you peel away all the tacky gold leaf everywhere…
“…under the terms of president Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, as architecture will not be considered a professional degree.”
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/24/a...
#Resist
“…under the terms of president Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, as architecture will not be considered a professional degree.”
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/24/a...
#Resist
Architecture no longer considered a "professional degree" in USA
Students in the USA will receive lower loans under the terms of the One Big Beautiful Bill as architecture will not be considered a professional degree.
www.dezeen.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Seriously, it’s not hard to under once you peel away all the tacky gold leaf everywhere…
“…under the terms of president Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, as architecture will not be considered a professional degree.”
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/24/a...
#Resist
“…under the terms of president Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, as architecture will not be considered a professional degree.”
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/24/a...
#Resist
I still don’t know why so many of our former friends are still on that hellscape of a platform… the number of bot followers?
www.theverge.com/tech/827125/...
www.theverge.com/tech/827125/...
Shocker: Elon Musk spends a lot of time on X posting bad political takes
Elon Musk spends a lot of time on X posting about politics and himself.
www.theverge.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I still don’t know why so many of our former friends are still on that hellscape of a platform… the number of bot followers?
www.theverge.com/tech/827125/...
www.theverge.com/tech/827125/...
Beware of ambitious people who will use people to obtain their goals.
November 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Beware of ambitious people who will use people to obtain their goals.
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Let’s be clear… the issue with Democratic leadership isn’t age. It’s about being out of touch with the base and the issues. Don’t promote ageism, either on youth or seniors.
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I joined @adamconover.net for a fun talk on getting the boomers out of office. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzZ5...
Let’s Replace Our Elderly Politicians, with Amanda Litman
YouTube video by Adam Conover
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Let’s be clear… the issue with Democratic leadership isn’t age. It’s about being out of touch with the base and the issues. Don’t promote ageism, either on youth or seniors.
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OTD, 36 years ago, the walls of communism across Eastern Europe came down. Soon, America will have its own revolution to tear down the walls of kleptocracy and authoritarianism in the halls of our great country.
#BerlinWall #Resist
#BerlinWall #Resist
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
OTD, 36 years ago, the walls of communism across Eastern Europe came down. Soon, America will have its own revolution to tear down the walls of kleptocracy and authoritarianism in the halls of our great country.
#BerlinWall #Resist
#BerlinWall #Resist
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On this day 1989: The Berlin Wall falls as thousands of Germans unify in a desperate attempt to flee the singing of David Hasselhoff.
November 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
On this day 1989: The Berlin Wall falls as thousands of Germans unify in a desperate attempt to flee the singing of David Hasselhoff.
The Berlin Wall, which divided Berlin and Europe for 28 years, fell on 9 November 1989.
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart and a guy named “Oscar”
©️Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Circa 1941
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©️Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Circa 1941
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November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart and a guy named “Oscar”
©️Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Circa 1941
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©️Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Circa 1941
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Who is Trump going to kill or pardon today?
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Who is Trump going to kill or pardon today?