The Web Optimist
@weboptimist.bsky.social
Retired Search Engine Optimization Analyst (SEO) and former journalist living out my golden years (hint: there ain't no gold) in the desert paradise of Palm Springs, CA. #VoteBlue 🏳️🌈
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Pinned
Hope this is true. Loser.
Rock the Country, Kid Rock’s country music festival that critics have labeled a “MAGA fest,” has been canceled in South Carolina after a string of artists dropped out.
Kid Rock’s MAGA-friendly country music festival canceled in South Carolina
It comes after rock band Shinedown announced their exit on Friday, citing their desire not to ‘create further division’
www.the-independent.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Hope this is true. Loser.
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This administration has no respect for human life at all, including Americans.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Renee Good’s vehicle after an immigration agent fatally shot her, but Trump administration officials ordered them to stop investigating. About a dozen prosecutors have since resigned, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This administration has no respect for human life at all, including Americans.
New Yorker Cartoon from May 31, 1974
February 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
New Yorker Cartoon from May 31, 1974
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Donald Trump is:
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Donald Trump is:
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
Sitting in a bar in Palm Springs and a guy ordering a drink was wearing a T-shirt that said "Waiting for the Big Beautiful Obituary."
February 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Sitting in a bar in Palm Springs and a guy ordering a drink was wearing a T-shirt that said "Waiting for the Big Beautiful Obituary."
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It's up to WE the People to stop this, the MAGA GOP Congress has given in to Trump. Fire them, ALL of them.
February 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
It's up to WE the People to stop this, the MAGA GOP Congress has given in to Trump. Fire them, ALL of them.
Good!
(FT) - Canada will open a consulate in Greenland on Friday in a show of support for the Arctic island after US threats to take control of the country.
@financialtimes.com 🇨🇦
www.ft.com/content/7c78...
@financialtimes.com 🇨🇦
www.ft.com/content/7c78...
February 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Good!
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NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
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Thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, Amazon saw its corporate income taxes shrink by more than HALF last year, even as its profits climbed.
But instead of investing the savings into their workforce, Amazon just announced thousands of layoffs and plans to spend $200B on AI.
Textbook corporate greed.
But instead of investing the savings into their workforce, Amazon just announced thousands of layoffs and plans to spend $200B on AI.
Textbook corporate greed.
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, Amazon saw its corporate income taxes shrink by more than HALF last year, even as its profits climbed.
But instead of investing the savings into their workforce, Amazon just announced thousands of layoffs and plans to spend $200B on AI.
Textbook corporate greed.
But instead of investing the savings into their workforce, Amazon just announced thousands of layoffs and plans to spend $200B on AI.
Textbook corporate greed.
"Pedo Airport" and "Felon Station?"
Works for me...
Works for me...
NEW: According to Punchbowl News, Trump told Schumer he'd remove a block on the Gateway Tunnel funds if Schumer helped name Dulles Airport and Penn Station after him. The Gateway Development Commission has already sued Trump for blocking the funds: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/n...
Trump Administration Sued Over Cutting Off Funds for $16 Billion Tunnel
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"Pedo Airport" and "Felon Station?"
Works for me...
Works for me...
THIS is what you do when you can't win on issues.
🚨BREAKING: Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls
In the past few weeks, passing the legislation has been a unifying rally cry for Republicans, a welcome distraction from the party’s cratering public opinion polls.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
THIS is what you do when you can't win on issues.
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Trump and the self-fulfilling prophesy of a "rigged" election... he's telling us he'll do it, the only question is how...
It’s Past Time to Take Trump’s Election Threats Seriously
Donald Trump has already told us in the most explicit possible terms that he intends to go after the 2026 elections. What will it take for us to finally acknowledge that he actually means to follow th...
www.newyorker.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Trump and the self-fulfilling prophesy of a "rigged" election... he's telling us he'll do it, the only question is how...
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Donald Trump is a racist.
How can anyone be surprised at this point?
How can anyone be surprised at this point?
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Donald Trump is a racist.
How can anyone be surprised at this point?
How can anyone be surprised at this point?
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JOURNALISM DIES IN DAYLIGHT
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
JOURNALISM DIES IN DAYLIGHT
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Yet, they support the Pedo-In-Chief...
Same-sex marriage is under attack again. The Christian nationalist right has launched a new campaign, and, unsurprisingly, it’s using children’s safety as a pretext to roll back equality.
The Right Is Coming For Same-Sex Marriage With An Insidious New Campaign
The anti-LGBTQ “Greater Than” campaign is leveraging children to attack the rights of same-sex married couples
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Yet, they support the Pedo-In-Chief...