Dougiswriting
@douglasrar.bsky.social
Husband, dad, writer, water conservationist, tennis fanatic, New Yorker living in Southern exile
True. But this persists because too many of us don't vote. We don't hold officials accountable for lies if they have a policy or 2 we like. We are all too lazy, busy, afraid to fully engage and ask lijr a year old - "why?".
Asking Why leads to truth.
Asking Why leads to truth.
A 2011 poll found that only 28% of Republicans believed Obama was born in the US. This was BEFORE Trump began promoting birtherism . www.politico.com/story/2011/0...
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
True. But this persists because too many of us don't vote. We don't hold officials accountable for lies if they have a policy or 2 we like. We are all too lazy, busy, afraid to fully engage and ask lijr a year old - "why?".
Asking Why leads to truth.
Asking Why leads to truth.
While this is all true, isn't this also an indictment of American voters? We refuse to see humanity in others and the value of compromise. We have forgotten everything we learned in kindergarten.
These blatantly skewed maps in states like Texas & Indiana are direct result of Roberts Court decision in 2019 essentially legalizing extreme partisan gerrymandering which doesn’t get enough attention as one of worst things court has done www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
While this is all true, isn't this also an indictment of American voters? We refuse to see humanity in others and the value of compromise. We have forgotten everything we learned in kindergarten.
I have my sunlight. I have you. All is right with the world.
November 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I have my sunlight. I have you. All is right with the world.
Game to them.
The tv media have a set of questions and limited time. They don't do follow up. It is a fsme to them, now.
November 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Game to them.
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Elliott Erwitt, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. New York City, USA. 1988.
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Elliott Erwitt, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. New York City, USA. 1988.
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Nearly every age cohort in GOLDMAN’s holiday survey is more cautious about spending than they were last year. 🎄
Goldman's Holiday Survey 2025:
Spending plans this holiday are increasingly bifurcated, with high-income consumers planning to spend more while low-income consumers plan to spend less.
Millennial and Gen Z consumers indicated more cautious holiday spending plans
Spending plans this holiday are increasingly bifurcated, with high-income consumers planning to spend more while low-income consumers plan to spend less.
Millennial and Gen Z consumers indicated more cautious holiday spending plans
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Nearly every age cohort in GOLDMAN’s holiday survey is more cautious about spending than they were last year. 🎄
Maybe white voters in America will wake up and kick the entire enabling GOP to the curb.
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Maybe white voters in America will wake up and kick the entire enabling GOP to the curb.
If theDems cave because of holiday travel, they lose in 2026 because GOP will not vote for and potus sign extended aca subsidies.
Lucy will pull the football again
Lucy will pull the football again
Senate Democrats asked for a year of ACA subsidies and were told to fuck off.
So they came back and asked for a pinky promise to hold a vote on ACA subsidies that they will assuredly lose?
Seriously?
So they came back and asked for a pinky promise to hold a vote on ACA subsidies that they will assuredly lose?
Seriously?
From what I have seen so far this does not seem like a good deal:
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If theDems cave because of holiday travel, they lose in 2026 because GOP will not vote for and potus sign extended aca subsidies.
Lucy will pull the football again
Lucy will pull the football again
So terribly sad and tragic. What kind of country/state allows a person to shoot through locked door?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Cleaning Woman Killed Through Door After Arriving at Wrong Home, Police Say
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
So terribly sad and tragic. What kind of country/state allows a person to shoot through locked door?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Goodemorning Gonzobongos! Donot worry iam only biting in play
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Goodemorning Gonzobongos! Donot worry iam only biting in play
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Can’t stop thinking about all the robber baron fucks that held secret meetings and spent MILLIONS AND MILLIONS in bribes and campaign investments and attack ads and media manipulation trying to tank Mamdani currently having the dawning realization that their money is completely and utterly useless.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Can’t stop thinking about all the robber baron fucks that held secret meetings and spent MILLIONS AND MILLIONS in bribes and campaign investments and attack ads and media manipulation trying to tank Mamdani currently having the dawning realization that their money is completely and utterly useless.
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
Took a spin over the Faux News and it couldn't even stomach airing Governor elect Spanberger's acceptance speech.
Such vileness is to be expected, but it is still something to watch.
#bluevirginia
Such vileness is to be expected, but it is still something to watch.
#bluevirginia
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Took a spin over the Faux News and it couldn't even stomach airing Governor elect Spanberger's acceptance speech.
Such vileness is to be expected, but it is still something to watch.
#bluevirginia
Such vileness is to be expected, but it is still something to watch.
#bluevirginia
But of course.
NEW: 12 Mississippi polling places have moved and 4 have been closed ahead of the Nov. 4 legislative special elections, an MFP investigation finds.
Counties also have incorrect addresses in the state system for 11 polling places, risking sending some voters to the wrong location.
Counties also have incorrect addresses in the state system for 11 polling places, risking sending some voters to the wrong location.
12 Polling Places Move Before Mississippi Special Elections, 4 Close
County election officials in Mississippi have moved 12 polling places and closed four since 2024, an MFP investigation finds.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
But of course.
I just turned on #worldseries and the last 10 minutes were wild.
November 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I just turned on #worldseries and the last 10 minutes were wild.
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But Justice Kavanaugh said it won’t be a problem. Just a quick Q and A, right. Random stops and questions aren’t ever a problem for white guys like him and me.
October 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
But Justice Kavanaugh said it won’t be a problem. Just a quick Q and A, right. Random stops and questions aren’t ever a problem for white guys like him and me.
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The cowardice of Big Law extends beyond the handful of firms that have become Trump’s collaborators. Many more are simply hiding and hoping not to be noticed.
We have reached the point where the *American Bar Association* cannot find attorneys willing to represent them in litigation against the Trump administration.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
October 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The cowardice of Big Law extends beyond the handful of firms that have become Trump’s collaborators. Many more are simply hiding and hoping not to be noticed.
Screaming and drooling white men are more news than reasonable people fighting for their lives.
Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
October 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Screaming and drooling white men are more news than reasonable people fighting for their lives.
Just so we're clear: this is what is meant by the phrase "saying the quiet part out loud."
Perhaps folks of Irish, Italian or Russian descent will oppose this since they were in the 'excluded' category 100 years ago.
I won't hold my breath.
#immigration #racism
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Perhaps folks of Irish, Italian or Russian descent will oppose this since they were in the 'excluded' category 100 years ago.
I won't hold my breath.
#immigration #racism
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Just so we're clear: this is what is meant by the phrase "saying the quiet part out loud."
Perhaps folks of Irish, Italian or Russian descent will oppose this since they were in the 'excluded' category 100 years ago.
I won't hold my breath.
#immigration #racism
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Perhaps folks of Irish, Italian or Russian descent will oppose this since they were in the 'excluded' category 100 years ago.
I won't hold my breath.
#immigration #racism
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
A win for the first amendment and librarians.
xplore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
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Librarian Fired in Books Dispute to Receive $700,000 Settlement
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October 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A win for the first amendment and librarians.
xplore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
xplore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
Call me a slow learner, @postopinions.bsky.social has gone off the rails. It hasn't blundered into MAGA territory yet, but it's criticism of Jack Smith in the same breath as its ire is aimed at what is happening to James Comey, is both siderism at its worst.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges
Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Call me a slow learner, @postopinions.bsky.social has gone off the rails. It hasn't blundered into MAGA territory yet, but it's criticism of Jack Smith in the same breath as its ire is aimed at what is happening to James Comey, is both siderism at its worst.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
@the1a.org interesting food insecurity show. I want to know the federal and state voting behavior of food support program recipients. Are red state recipients voting for GOP who cut these programs. Do recipients vote in large numbers or sit out elections?
October 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
@the1a.org interesting food insecurity show. I want to know the federal and state voting behavior of food support program recipients. Are red state recipients voting for GOP who cut these programs. Do recipients vote in large numbers or sit out elections?