La Contessa
@oscarsmother.bsky.social
Art and music lover, proud liberal, underwater photographer, and parrot lover. Seahawks and Huskies forever!
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OK we're going full Nazi now
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
OK we're going full Nazi now
This is a super important piece by Paul Krugman proving exactly how TrumpCo is no more than a crime syndicate:
An addendum to today's post paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-pro-...
December 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This is a super important piece by Paul Krugman proving exactly how TrumpCo is no more than a crime syndicate:
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Every now & again, it's useful to say why I do all these eel history tweets.
Mostly, it's because eels need our help. They're critically endangered, seeing a c.90% drop in population in the last decades.
But it's hard to get people to care! 'Cause...eels are gross & slimy. 1/2
🗃️🧪
Mostly, it's because eels need our help. They're critically endangered, seeing a c.90% drop in population in the last decades.
But it's hard to get people to care! 'Cause...eels are gross & slimy. 1/2
🗃️🧪
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Every now & again, it's useful to say why I do all these eel history tweets.
Mostly, it's because eels need our help. They're critically endangered, seeing a c.90% drop in population in the last decades.
But it's hard to get people to care! 'Cause...eels are gross & slimy. 1/2
🗃️🧪
Mostly, it's because eels need our help. They're critically endangered, seeing a c.90% drop in population in the last decades.
But it's hard to get people to care! 'Cause...eels are gross & slimy. 1/2
🗃️🧪
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“Do not be afraid,” said Frog. “I will be with you on the sled. It will be a fine, fast ride. Toad, you sit in front. I will sit right behind you.”
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Do not be afraid,” said Frog. “I will be with you on the sled. It will be a fine, fast ride. Toad, you sit in front. I will sit right behind you.”
In case you had any--ANY--warm feelings left for this POS Alan Dershowitz, you'd better take a look at this:
vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/08/alan...
vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/08/alan...
Alan Dershowitz: Ghislaine Maxwell Deserves a Pardon: ‘Age of Consent Must Be Lowered to 14’ - VT Foreign Policy
Dershowitz was a member of the team that got convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a plea deal that sent him to prison for 18 months in 2007, a sentence that was described as “the deal of the century...
vtforeignpolicy.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In case you had any--ANY--warm feelings left for this POS Alan Dershowitz, you'd better take a look at this:
vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/08/alan...
vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/08/alan...
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Beef fed turkeys are the most succulent.
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Beef fed turkeys are the most succulent.
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I can just hear David Attenborough...
And here we see 8 turkeys stalking a large free range cow and they'll instinctively know when to devour it in a combined takedown.
And here we see 8 turkeys stalking a large free range cow and they'll instinctively know when to devour it in a combined takedown.
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I can just hear David Attenborough...
And here we see 8 turkeys stalking a large free range cow and they'll instinctively know when to devour it in a combined takedown.
And here we see 8 turkeys stalking a large free range cow and they'll instinctively know when to devour it in a combined takedown.
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Brazil neither needs nor cares about the US. They are their own country and like Canada have shown that no, you don't need to bow to Trump. Viva Brasil!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
Brazil Defied Trump and Won
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Brazil neither needs nor cares about the US. They are their own country and like Canada have shown that no, you don't need to bow to Trump. Viva Brasil!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
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King: According to Secretary Rubio, this plan is not the administration’s position — it is essentially the Russians’ wish list that is now being presented to the Europeans and to the Ukrainians.
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
King: According to Secretary Rubio, this plan is not the administration’s position — it is essentially the Russians’ wish list that is now being presented to the Europeans and to the Ukrainians.
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100% accurate map. 🦦
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
100% accurate map. 🦦
After watching this I have to conclude that Trump has fallen off the wagon
November 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
After watching this I have to conclude that Trump has fallen off the wagon
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Jamal Khashoggi was unavailable for comment.
Rep. Moolenaar on Trump selling F-35s to Saudi Arabia: "I believe the president is bringing different countries into the coalition that would be more aligned with Western values and with respect for national security. I trust his team."
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Jamal Khashoggi was unavailable for comment.
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
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HOT OFF THE PRESSES: RFK Jr. told me he personally instructed CDC to abandon its longstanding position that vaccines don't cause autism. He acknowledged that large-scale studies of MMR vaccine and thimerosal show no link. But he cited gaps in vaccine safety science.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
HOT OFF THE PRESSES: RFK Jr. told me he personally instructed CDC to abandon its longstanding position that vaccines don't cause autism. He acknowledged that large-scale studies of MMR vaccine and thimerosal show no link. But he cited gaps in vaccine safety science.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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Sure MAGA. Tell me again how Zorhan Mamdani is an "insult to 9/11 survivors."
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Sure MAGA. Tell me again how Zorhan Mamdani is an "insult to 9/11 survivors."
Another great article from Hunter:
I have a question. Do we really think the administration that can't fill out court documents can launch an actual shooting war without somehow beaching a nuclear submarine or similar screw-ups?
www.unchartedblue.com/the-dunning-...
www.unchartedblue.com/the-dunning-...
The Dunning-Kruger administration goes to war
Shunning expertise, MAGA has chosen leaders based on their meme creation abilities. Oh, and now they're looking to start a shooting war.
www.unchartedblue.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Another great article from Hunter:
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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*JD Vance frantically photoshopping his name into the Epstein files, just to prove he actually gets invited to things.
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
*JD Vance frantically photoshopping his name into the Epstein files, just to prove he actually gets invited to things.
Toning down the rhetoric, I see! 🙄
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Toning down the rhetoric, I see! 🙄
(In George Takei voice) Oh my
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
(In George Takei voice) Oh my
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“A rabbit and and a priest walk into the bar. The bartender asks the rabbit ‘what’ll you have?’. The rabbit replies ‘I dunno, I’m only here because of autocorrect’”
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“A rabbit and and a priest walk into the bar. The bartender asks the rabbit ‘what’ll you have?’. The rabbit replies ‘I dunno, I’m only here because of autocorrect’”
Courtesy of the Gavin Newsom press Office:
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Courtesy of the Gavin Newsom press Office: