HL Mencken's Ghost
@hlmenckensghost.bsky.social
Liberal gadfly and social critic. Atheist.
The only thing omitted was the carcass of a fresh kill at their feet.
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The only thing omitted was the carcass of a fresh kill at their feet.
The interaction between Mamdani and Trump today proves to me what I theorized back in 2016:
Trump is not an ideologue. He's transactional.
If those on the left had slathered Trump with praise, he'd tell MAGA to fuck off and support the progressive agenda.
Trump is not an ideologue. He's transactional.
If those on the left had slathered Trump with praise, he'd tell MAGA to fuck off and support the progressive agenda.
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The interaction between Mamdani and Trump today proves to me what I theorized back in 2016:
Trump is not an ideologue. He's transactional.
If those on the left had slathered Trump with praise, he'd tell MAGA to fuck off and support the progressive agenda.
Trump is not an ideologue. He's transactional.
If those on the left had slathered Trump with praise, he'd tell MAGA to fuck off and support the progressive agenda.
They jam, no doubt.
a cartoon duck is standing in a forest
ALT: a cartoon duck is standing in a forest
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
They jam, no doubt.
I'm so damned old, I can remember watching "The Addams Family" when it was first broadcast. And I think we had a 9" TV at the time.
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I'm so damned old, I can remember watching "The Addams Family" when it was first broadcast. And I think we had a 9" TV at the time.
A repeal of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 would be a good start to paying down the debt. Assuming they would USE increased tax revenue to do so.
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A repeal of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 would be a good start to paying down the debt. Assuming they would USE increased tax revenue to do so.
I will say -- I'm still a bit partial to the 'separated at birth' meme, 12 years on:
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I will say -- I'm still a bit partial to the 'separated at birth' meme, 12 years on:
He needs a 'Trump name': Markwayne Moron.
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
He needs a 'Trump name': Markwayne Moron.
A 'business guy' (and con man) who is completely ignorant of what risk pooling is?
That guy?
That guy?
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A 'business guy' (and con man) who is completely ignorant of what risk pooling is?
That guy?
That guy?
That's funny!
a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands and says `` yes well done '' .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands and says `` yes well done '' .
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
That's funny!
Trump Fluffer
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Trump Fluffer
Oh yeah...and...the economy has never been better!!!
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Oh yeah...and...the economy has never been better!!!
She's brain-dead.
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
She's brain-dead.