Barney Marsh
@mattresd.bsky.social
Politics follower, tabletop gamer and modeler, dog lover, wife guy, relatively good takes
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Barney Marsh
@mattresd.bsky.social
· Jul 31
A thread on my Blood Angels project for Horus Heresy. #warhammer30k #paintingwarhammer
For all our discussion of what looks like the end of the shutdown, this is the one thing about it I know in my heart. It's 12 months to the midterms and, politically, that's eternity.
Something that the voters will not remember next year
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
For all our discussion of what looks like the end of the shutdown, this is the one thing about it I know in my heart. It's 12 months to the midterms and, politically, that's eternity.
The one thing it does mean is the House has to go into session and maybe that last vote for the discharge petition finally gets seated
This is the other thing. Does it pass the house with that in it? Dunno! Does Trump sign it? If the house passes it, probably?
DOA in the House, I would assume
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The one thing it does mean is the House has to go into session and maybe that last vote for the discharge petition finally gets seated
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Your rather dry language undersells it. FSA money is taken directly out of your paycheck, and if you don't spend it all by the end of the year, *it goes back to your employer*
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Your rather dry language undersells it. FSA money is taken directly out of your paycheck, and if you don't spend it all by the end of the year, *it goes back to your employer*
It's like they even know how FSAs work.
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It's like they even know how FSAs work.
This fucking part right here
the key question to me (pretending they're serious) is is the money going to:
- just Exchange enrollees? then it's the ACA with more steps & prob. distributed worse
- everyone? then it's taking away from the group in question & giving to people who don't need it for their insurance
- just Exchange enrollees? then it's the ACA with more steps & prob. distributed worse
- everyone? then it's taking away from the group in question & giving to people who don't need it for their insurance
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This fucking part right here
Absolutely the fuck not.
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Absolutely the fuck not.
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
Top Gun without Tom Cruise would be great actually
hoping this upcoming star wars: starfighter movie is just top gun but star wars
ironically what makes star wars stuff best is when it is 'something else, but also star wars'
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Top Gun without Tom Cruise would be great actually
If I ever become synonymous with a dance that looks like I'm jacking two guys off just end me.
Argentina President Javier Milei doing the “Trump dance” at Mar-a-Lago after getting an $40 billion bailout.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
November 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If I ever become synonymous with a dance that looks like I'm jacking two guys off just end me.
They're so awful.
One of the funniest things about getting older is watching people my age succumb to nostalgia about these terrible films.
God its so insane anakin admits to slaughtering a bunch of kids and it’s just a non factor for padme
November 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
They're so awful.
Was the broker Martin Blank?
Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski were going to buy 10 jets without engines from Spririt Airlines that Spirit didn't own.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Was the broker Martin Blank?
They want to deny people food as badly as they want to disappear Kilmar Abrego Garcia... again!
The Trump administration is doing everything in its power to deny food assistance to Americans.
November 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
They want to deny people food as badly as they want to disappear Kilmar Abrego Garcia... again!
We print the money FFS. Liquid. What a stupid, fucking asshole
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
We print the money FFS. Liquid. What a stupid, fucking asshole
It's because they don't view nonwhite children as children, or people, and they think the rest of the country feels the same.
Conservatives have spent years weaponizing “protect and think of the children” to great effect.
It is odd to me that there seems to be no plan of action from the regime for the consequences *actually violently threatening the safety of children in public view*.
It is odd to me that there seems to be no plan of action from the regime for the consequences *actually violently threatening the safety of children in public view*.
Mother speaks out after ICE raids #Chicago day care center.
“They are coming for all our children!”
#immigration
“They are coming for all our children!”
#immigration
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It's because they don't view nonwhite children as children, or people, and they think the rest of the country feels the same.
Now that's what I'm talking about
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Now that's what I'm talking about
A conspiracy I allow myself is that she's the J6 pipe bomber so I think this is just her trying to look sane and garner sympathy for when the next administration comes in
MTG: "I'm trying to lead by example to talk to everyone in kindness. We don't all have to agree but that's being an American. And thank goodness for that. Our freedom of speech, our 1A rights, allows us to do that. My personal belief is that I need to set an example by speaking nicely to everyone."
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A conspiracy I allow myself is that she's the J6 pipe bomber so I think this is just her trying to look sane and garner sympathy for when the next administration comes in
I mean, is it really AI or is it Trump running the country into the ditch and the GOP unwilling to even acknowledge what he's doing, much less stop it.
(Bloomberg) - US companies announced the most job cuts for any October in more than two decades as artificial intelligence reshapes industries and cost-cutting accelerates ..
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I mean, is it really AI or is it Trump running the country into the ditch and the GOP unwilling to even acknowledge what he's doing, much less stop it.
This is AI right? It's fake right?
Trump says we are preparing to invade Nigeria. Apparently that’s what voters said they wanted in the exit polls. Trump: “We’re going to do things to Nigeria that Nigeria’s not gonna be happy about. Guns-a-blazin!”
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This is AI right? It's fake right?
I hope they never see a fucking penny.
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I hope they never see a fucking penny.
The "just like you were" jab is the tell that she's just saying what they want to hear and will say the exact opposite in other company. It's Trumpian.
Always remember, you don't gotta hand it to her.
Always remember, you don't gotta hand it to her.
HOSTIN: You don't believe in QAnon anymore? You've changed?
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: No, I haven't changed. I was a victim just like you were of media lies and stuff you read on social media
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: No, I haven't changed. I was a victim just like you were of media lies and stuff you read on social media
November 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The "just like you were" jab is the tell that she's just saying what they want to hear and will say the exact opposite in other company. It's Trumpian.
Always remember, you don't gotta hand it to her.
Always remember, you don't gotta hand it to her.
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Mike Johnson, probably: “what election? I’ve been extremely busy not releasing the Epstein files, I haven’t heard about any elections”
November 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Mike Johnson, probably: “what election? I’ve been extremely busy not releasing the Epstein files, I haven’t heard about any elections”
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You have to survive. There are graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet.
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You have to survive. There are graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet.