@piquedpensioner.bsky.social
Retired clinical psychologist, no longer circumspect about opinions.
For democracy & rule of law.
Against lawless psychopathy & predation.
Decency matters. 🍁
For democracy & rule of law.
Against lawless psychopathy & predation.
Decency matters. 🍁
There are clearly lots of tech bro billionaire bad guys. We need bold, virtuous men to deter their evil. Consequences for them publicly would deter others. No, not executions. Taxes, consequences for financial crimes, public disgust for their products, and being unwelcome among still-decent people.
Over at the bad place the dumbest people are learning about libertarianism
December 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There are clearly lots of tech bro billionaire bad guys. We need bold, virtuous men to deter their evil. Consequences for them publicly would deter others. No, not executions. Taxes, consequences for financial crimes, public disgust for their products, and being unwelcome among still-decent people.
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#workinprogress This is how the USA feels to me right now. I know there are many different aspects to this huge country, but this is how it FEELS, at this point in time. To me (“ACTIVE SHOOTER 2025”, 35"x38.5", charcoal & graphite on paper, work in progress)
December 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
#workinprogress This is how the USA feels to me right now. I know there are many different aspects to this huge country, but this is how it FEELS, at this point in time. To me (“ACTIVE SHOOTER 2025”, 35"x38.5", charcoal & graphite on paper, work in progress)
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Every right-wing oligarch, podcaster, hack, Russian apologist, paid influencer, and bot has been activated in a coordinated manner to attack Europe after the EU fined Musk.
December 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Every right-wing oligarch, podcaster, hack, Russian apologist, paid influencer, and bot has been activated in a coordinated manner to attack Europe after the EU fined Musk.
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This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
On this, another sunny, Sunday morning, December 7th, be sure to read this.
December 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
On this, another sunny, Sunday morning, December 7th, be sure to read this.
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Trump winning the Honorary Epstein Award
December 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Trump winning the Honorary Epstein Award
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Michael de Adder
December 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Michael de Adder
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No one mouthes the messages of Russian influence operations more loudly or consistently than Elon Musk. And note how he refuses to talk about his regular direct talks with Vladimir Putin, which as a top secret security holder he is obligated to report to USG, but does not—ever.
December 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
No one mouthes the messages of Russian influence operations more loudly or consistently than Elon Musk. And note how he refuses to talk about his regular direct talks with Vladimir Putin, which as a top secret security holder he is obligated to report to USG, but does not—ever.
Ambivalent GOP Senators & MAGA voters:
"Excitable boy, they all said.
Well, he's just an excitable boy."
(NY Mag ought to have said "for its psychopath President)
🎵musical accompaniment in following post🎵
RIP, Warren Zevon
"Excitable boy, they all said.
Well, he's just an excitable boy."
(NY Mag ought to have said "for its psychopath President)
🎵musical accompaniment in following post🎵
RIP, Warren Zevon
5 Excuses MAGA Makes for Its Toddler President
It’s hard to miss the similarity of the 47th president to a self-indulgent child. But MAGA folk find plenty of excuses for letting him have his fun.
nymag.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Ambivalent GOP Senators & MAGA voters:
"Excitable boy, they all said.
Well, he's just an excitable boy."
(NY Mag ought to have said "for its psychopath President)
🎵musical accompaniment in following post🎵
RIP, Warren Zevon
"Excitable boy, they all said.
Well, he's just an excitable boy."
(NY Mag ought to have said "for its psychopath President)
🎵musical accompaniment in following post🎵
RIP, Warren Zevon
“I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool & restores… integrity to the system.”
Next, Gold Bar Bob's public statement:
"Donald Trump is the greatest President in history."
Bingo: pardoned.
(If, by chance, that doesn't work, try trafficking 40 tons of blow.)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Next, Gold Bar Bob's public statement:
"Donald Trump is the greatest President in history."
Bingo: pardoned.
(If, by chance, that doesn't work, try trafficking 40 tons of blow.)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Former senator Bob Menendez banned from holding public office in New Jersey
State court made ruling against ex-lawmaker now serving 11-year sentence for bribery and acting as an agent of Egypt
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool & restores… integrity to the system.”
Next, Gold Bar Bob's public statement:
"Donald Trump is the greatest President in history."
Bingo: pardoned.
(If, by chance, that doesn't work, try trafficking 40 tons of blow.)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Next, Gold Bar Bob's public statement:
"Donald Trump is the greatest President in history."
Bingo: pardoned.
(If, by chance, that doesn't work, try trafficking 40 tons of blow.)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"He wants to be the Great Man of American history, never forgotten."
Like his (dark/psychopathic) charisma.
He'll be remembered as (darkly)"great" & never forgotten.
As history's worst despots are (darkly)"great" & never forgotten, hoping their ilk never live again.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Like his (dark/psychopathic) charisma.
He'll be remembered as (darkly)"great" & never forgotten.
As history's worst despots are (darkly)"great" & never forgotten, hoping their ilk never live again.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Trump is or is becoming the Leviathan
And it's really not good
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"He wants to be the Great Man of American history, never forgotten."
Like his (dark/psychopathic) charisma.
He'll be remembered as (darkly)"great" & never forgotten.
As history's worst despots are (darkly)"great" & never forgotten, hoping their ilk never live again.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Like his (dark/psychopathic) charisma.
He'll be remembered as (darkly)"great" & never forgotten.
As history's worst despots are (darkly)"great" & never forgotten, hoping their ilk never live again.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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I wish these stupid people with their faux-persecution complexes would get their stories straight.
December 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I wish these stupid people with their faux-persecution complexes would get their stories straight.
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The soccer guys gave him a trophy of a bunch of hands touching the ball because Trump doesn't play by the rules.
Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
US president receives new Fifa honour as scrutiny grows over Infantino’s political alliances and Trump’s disputed record on global conflicts
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The soccer guys gave him a trophy of a bunch of hands touching the ball because Trump doesn't play by the rules.
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Important update from the National Security Advisor
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Important update from the National Security Advisor
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I've been saying this for a year now: the Democrats have missed a gigantic political opportunity--and, at this point, have failed in an ethical obligation--to create a shadow-government health department that dispenses medically accurate information, guidance, and advice.
WATCH: A CDC panel voted to end the recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, despite a 99% drop in cases since in the 30 years since it was implemented. Chris Hayes and Brandy Zadrozny react. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6REM...
CDC Panel ends recommendation for newborn hepatitis B shot
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I've been saying this for a year now: the Democrats have missed a gigantic political opportunity--and, at this point, have failed in an ethical obligation--to create a shadow-government health department that dispenses medically accurate information, guidance, and advice.
Illicit mating of pedantry & humor.
You flout the rules by flaunting it!
Make scrupulosity great again.
You flout the rules by flaunting it!
Make scrupulosity great again.
December 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Illicit mating of pedantry & humor.
You flout the rules by flaunting it!
Make scrupulosity great again.
You flout the rules by flaunting it!
Make scrupulosity great again.
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What’s your autocrat vibe today?
I’m an 8…tired and grumpy.
I’m an 8…tired and grumpy.
December 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What’s your autocrat vibe today?
I’m an 8…tired and grumpy.
I’m an 8…tired and grumpy.
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Contrary to what some liberal critics say, John Roberts has kept his pledge to only call balls and strikes. He never promised that the strike zone would be the same for Democrats and Republicans.
December 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Contrary to what some liberal critics say, John Roberts has kept his pledge to only call balls and strikes. He never promised that the strike zone would be the same for Democrats and Republicans.
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The persecution of huge numbers of brown people and even the mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy. It’s coupled with an attack on reproductive rights that is sometimes openly intended to make white women have more babies....
Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed | Rebecca Solnit
The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The persecution of huge numbers of brown people and even the mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy. It’s coupled with an attack on reproductive rights that is sometimes openly intended to make white women have more babies....
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The €200 billion/year Ukraine needs? Less than 1% of Europe's GDP. Frozen Russian assets in Europe? €300 billion.
"This is really a no-brainer," says the study's author euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/03/b...
"This is really a no-brainer," says the study's author euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/03/b...
euromaidanpress.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The €200 billion/year Ukraine needs? Less than 1% of Europe's GDP. Frozen Russian assets in Europe? €300 billion.
"This is really a no-brainer," says the study's author euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/03/b...
"This is really a no-brainer," says the study's author euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/03/b...