MN Grubert
@grsmn.bsky.social
Optimistic Stoic. musician, electronics, computers, construction, builder, occasional McGyver.
People watcher; amazing species. What will become of them?
People watcher; amazing species. What will become of them?
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MN Grubert
@grsmn.bsky.social
· May 24
My mission is to write clearly and affirmatively.
It's common to use metaphor and imagery, which is fine, but it can lead to misunderstanding. Overuse is obfuscatory, excessive use is a red flag of intentional bullshitting.
But I get it, a lot of folk are reluctant to say what they really mean.
It's common to use metaphor and imagery, which is fine, but it can lead to misunderstanding. Overuse is obfuscatory, excessive use is a red flag of intentional bullshitting.
But I get it, a lot of folk are reluctant to say what they really mean.
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Dedicated to fighting wokeness.
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Dedicated to fighting wokeness.
That there are many evil rich dicks backing and manipulating Trump is hardly a wacky theory..
So it shouldn't be wacky to point out that Trump is a perfect patsy.
He deserves ALL the blame, even for things that aren't really his idea at all.
So it shouldn't be wacky to point out that Trump is a perfect patsy.
He deserves ALL the blame, even for things that aren't really his idea at all.
I am disgusted and enraged by the cruelty that this orange monster has normalized, and I've never hated anyone as much as I hate him.
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
That there are many evil rich dicks backing and manipulating Trump is hardly a wacky theory..
So it shouldn't be wacky to point out that Trump is a perfect patsy.
He deserves ALL the blame, even for things that aren't really his idea at all.
So it shouldn't be wacky to point out that Trump is a perfect patsy.
He deserves ALL the blame, even for things that aren't really his idea at all.
Our gov.. smart guy.
1/2 Several weeks before he came onto national scene, last summer while Biden was still in the race, I was at a tech conf where Walz gave 40-minute keynote, about the way advanced geospatial data systems were transforming all sectors in Minnesota. Gov, ag, educ, mfr, research, sustainability [cont]
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Our gov.. smart guy.
Trump is giving asylum or something like that to a known narcotics kingpin. For a price, most likely.
Hmmmm. The case against Hernández was developed, the indictment secured, and his arrest and trial arranged by the Trump 1.0 administration. So what happened? Look for a seven figure payment in crypto...
December 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Trump is giving asylum or something like that to a known narcotics kingpin. For a price, most likely.
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trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
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John Roberts has secured his place as the worst Chief Justice in US history. His decision to ignore the rampant corruption all around him, and to torture the American system and the Constitution to further some crack pot scheme are bases for impeachment once a Democrat is elected to replace him.
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
John Roberts has secured his place as the worst Chief Justice in US history. His decision to ignore the rampant corruption all around him, and to torture the American system and the Constitution to further some crack pot scheme are bases for impeachment once a Democrat is elected to replace him.
The phrase "war of attrition" is such a nonsensical phrase, like "a car trip of velocity"
Is there a type of war where availability of men and materials is irrelevant?
All wars have a attritional aspects, even hugely lopsided wars
Is there a type of war where availability of men and materials is irrelevant?
All wars have a attritional aspects, even hugely lopsided wars
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The phrase "war of attrition" is such a nonsensical phrase, like "a car trip of velocity"
Is there a type of war where availability of men and materials is irrelevant?
All wars have a attritional aspects, even hugely lopsided wars
Is there a type of war where availability of men and materials is irrelevant?
All wars have a attritional aspects, even hugely lopsided wars
The only long term solution I see would be some trusted body manufacturing sealed black box cameras that output photo files with steganographicly embedded RSA signatures to verify authenticity.
this image was generated with google's latest nana banana pro tool. we have no idea how bad it is about to get.
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The only long term solution I see would be some trusted body manufacturing sealed black box cameras that output photo files with steganographicly embedded RSA signatures to verify authenticity.
stick a pin in this.. for myself at least.
How very creepy it is that a top DOJ official just leaks to the monstrous conspiracy propagator Alex Jones.
www.thebulwark.com/p/ed-martin-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/ed-martin-...
How Much Did Trump Stooge Ed Martin Blab to Alex Jones?
The InfoWars chief was hardly discreet in hinting he knew about DOJ’s “retribution” investigations.
www.thebulwark.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
stick a pin in this.. for myself at least.
Long thread. Worth reading if you're into political "strategery."
1. Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene surprised me Friday by announcing her resignation from the Congress effective January 5. bsky.app/profile/did:...
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress. Her last day in office will be January 5, 2026.
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Long thread. Worth reading if you're into political "strategery."
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States where Trump is not underwater represent about 27.5 million people, or about 8.1% of the US population.
Trump’s approval collapses nationwide, turning several deep-red states negative — Economist tracker
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
States where Trump is not underwater represent about 27.5 million people, or about 8.1% of the US population.
Seems Musk is jealous others use his "X" for their propaganda, he only wants *his* propaganda there.
Twitter/X now shows where accounts are in the world
A LOT of influencers in Russia or third-world nations where Russia operates. All kinds of divisive/fringe crap.
cued-up
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg?...
Twitter/X now shows where accounts are in the world
A LOT of influencers in Russia or third-world nations where Russia operates. All kinds of divisive/fringe crap.
cued-up
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg?...
Russian Depositors Flee As Economy Spirals
YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Seems Musk is jealous others use his "X" for their propaganda, he only wants *his* propaganda there.
Twitter/X now shows where accounts are in the world
A LOT of influencers in Russia or third-world nations where Russia operates. All kinds of divisive/fringe crap.
cued-up
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg?...
Twitter/X now shows where accounts are in the world
A LOT of influencers in Russia or third-world nations where Russia operates. All kinds of divisive/fringe crap.
cued-up
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg?...
Validating the Steel Report and the Mueller investigation.
Reuters has confirmed that King Donald the Mad's "28-point Ukraine peace plan" was written by Russia, handed to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff during a Miami hotel meeting with sanctioned Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev, then pushed as US policy.
Oops.
Oops.
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Validating the Steel Report and the Mueller investigation.
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From Colorado to Virginia and from New Jersey to Mississippi, the people made their voices heard in the elections.
Republicans are trying to rig the maps because they know that by rubber-stamping Trump’s agenda instead of working to lower costs, they’re hurting the people who put them in office.
Republicans are trying to rig the maps because they know that by rubber-stamping Trump’s agenda instead of working to lower costs, they’re hurting the people who put them in office.
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
From Colorado to Virginia and from New Jersey to Mississippi, the people made their voices heard in the elections.
Republicans are trying to rig the maps because they know that by rubber-stamping Trump’s agenda instead of working to lower costs, they’re hurting the people who put them in office.
Republicans are trying to rig the maps because they know that by rubber-stamping Trump’s agenda instead of working to lower costs, they’re hurting the people who put them in office.
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Significantly-sub-optimal improvement is much better than enthusiastically-active destruction.
Not exactly: as I write in Saving Ourselves, the incrementalism of the Democratic Party and their all-of-the above energy policy is highly problematic. But that is categorically different from climate denial in action in the US under Trump. cup.columbia.edu/book/saving-...
Saving Ourselves | Columbia University Press
We've known for decades that climate change is an existential crisis. For just as long, we've seen the complete failure of our institutions to rise to the ch... | CUP
cup.columbia.edu
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Significantly-sub-optimal improvement is much better than enthusiastically-active destruction.
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Excellent reporting by Greg and @thenyt.bsky.social
It appears impossible to justify bombing the Venezuelan boats
Not only is the legal basis tenuous (we all know how well the “I was just following orders” defense goes)
The evidence that people in the boats are engaged in crimes is shaky as well
It appears impossible to justify bombing the Venezuelan boats
Not only is the legal basis tenuous (we all know how well the “I was just following orders” defense goes)
The evidence that people in the boats are engaged in crimes is shaky as well
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Excellent reporting by Greg and @thenyt.bsky.social
It appears impossible to justify bombing the Venezuelan boats
Not only is the legal basis tenuous (we all know how well the “I was just following orders” defense goes)
The evidence that people in the boats are engaged in crimes is shaky as well
It appears impossible to justify bombing the Venezuelan boats
Not only is the legal basis tenuous (we all know how well the “I was just following orders” defense goes)
The evidence that people in the boats are engaged in crimes is shaky as well
Exactly how was the shutdown helping?
Something the "Dems Folded!" crowd doesn't explain..
Something the "Dems Folded!" crowd doesn't explain..
Interesting how ICE flights weren't impacted by the shutdown. Just commercial flights. Yet we had to end the shutdown for the airlines?
Sure, Jan.
Sure, Jan.
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Exactly how was the shutdown helping?
Something the "Dems Folded!" crowd doesn't explain..
Something the "Dems Folded!" crowd doesn't explain..
And the mainstream media put a business halo on him and have been fluffing him ever since.
"Let That Sink In" TOO.
(God how I hate that phrase)
"Let That Sink In" TOO.
(God how I hate that phrase)
America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
And the mainstream media put a business halo on him and have been fluffing him ever since.
"Let That Sink In" TOO.
(God how I hate that phrase)
"Let That Sink In" TOO.
(God how I hate that phrase)
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In Virginia Giuffre's book, there is a very suspicious line that I cant stop thinking about. She is in the middle of telling part of her story and then something like "only Trump distanced himself from Epstein, no one else and didn't allow him back to Mara lago." And then back to her story.
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
In Virginia Giuffre's book, there is a very suspicious line that I cant stop thinking about. She is in the middle of telling part of her story and then something like "only Trump distanced himself from Epstein, no one else and didn't allow him back to Mara lago." And then back to her story.
Early in his first term it seemed pretty clear, to me anyway, that Trump had laundered money for Russian oligarchs via cash transactions on his real estate.
One of his sons kinda gave it away.
And for that service Trump received..
One of his sons kinda gave it away.
And for that service Trump received..
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Early in his first term it seemed pretty clear, to me anyway, that Trump had laundered money for Russian oligarchs via cash transactions on his real estate.
One of his sons kinda gave it away.
And for that service Trump received..
One of his sons kinda gave it away.
And for that service Trump received..
"Etch a Sketch" in the sky.
One pilot in Canada took to the skies for a #RemembranceDay tribute. Dimitri Neonakis has a history of special sky art in Canada, most recently a flight path supporting the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series. See www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraf... for playback of this flight and others.
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"Etch a Sketch" in the sky.
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Mike Johnson refused to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 7 weeks after she won her election by about 40 points. Mitch McConnell refused to give Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, even a hearing for most of a year. Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocked all military nominations for 10 months /
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Mike Johnson refused to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 7 weeks after she won her election by about 40 points. Mitch McConnell refused to give Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, even a hearing for most of a year. Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocked all military nominations for 10 months /
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
Tempers are way too high, self righteousness abounds.
What are the worst possible consequences of continued shutdown? That's one question I don't see asked enough, much less answered. I just see rage.
What are the worst possible consequences of continued shutdown? That's one question I don't see asked enough, much less answered. I just see rage.
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Tempers are way too high, self righteousness abounds.
What are the worst possible consequences of continued shutdown? That's one question I don't see asked enough, much less answered. I just see rage.
What are the worst possible consequences of continued shutdown? That's one question I don't see asked enough, much less answered. I just see rage.