Here I Stand!
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Here I Stand!
@mspragmatist.bsky.social
· Dec 17
What is it w groups that turn on each other when they lose, rather than blame those responsible? Not that the electorate doesn't share a chunk o' responsibility for the disaster that is Trump 2.0 - too many didn't show up. But our main enemy isn't other Dems or progressives - it's Trump & MAGA. Duh.
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Trump is ranting barely coherently to McDonald's franchise owners: "The one pilot said, 'skedaddle!' And that thing just turned on its side -- pppph. And it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability."
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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What they need to learn from Mamdani is that if you actually listen to your constituents, commit to fighting for them and their needs vs. selling out to corporate interests and the oligarchs, you can take on anybody.
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
What they need to learn from Mamdani is that if you actually listen to your constituents, commit to fighting for them and their needs vs. selling out to corporate interests and the oligarchs, you can take on anybody.
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Trump said he wasn’t on the ballet.
Oh, how wrong he is.
Oh, how wrong he is.
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Trump said he wasn’t on the ballet.
Oh, how wrong he is.
Oh, how wrong he is.
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1. Young Americans energized and their investment in a damaged society partly redeemed.
2. Corporations and cowardly civil society given reason to believe they are misunderstanding power.
3. Dems confidence boost.
4. Women voters holy shit moment.
5. Better ready for assaults on democracy ahead.
2. Corporations and cowardly civil society given reason to believe they are misunderstanding power.
3. Dems confidence boost.
4. Women voters holy shit moment.
5. Better ready for assaults on democracy ahead.
November 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
1. Young Americans energized and their investment in a damaged society partly redeemed.
2. Corporations and cowardly civil society given reason to believe they are misunderstanding power.
3. Dems confidence boost.
4. Women voters holy shit moment.
5. Better ready for assaults on democracy ahead.
2. Corporations and cowardly civil society given reason to believe they are misunderstanding power.
3. Dems confidence boost.
4. Women voters holy shit moment.
5. Better ready for assaults on democracy ahead.
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honest to god the only thing keeping me sane is how ridiculous everything is
One of our country's greatest war criminals just died, the president is arguing with himself about whether or not to let 40 million people starve, and there is an actual courtroom drama about a five dollar footlong.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
honest to god the only thing keeping me sane is how ridiculous everything is
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New WaPo/ABC poll:
45% of Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown. 33% blame Democrats.
By a 2-to-1 margin, Independents blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats: 46% to 23%.
45% of Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown. 33% blame Democrats.
By a 2-to-1 margin, Independents blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats: 46% to 23%.
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New WaPo/ABC poll:
45% of Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown. 33% blame Democrats.
By a 2-to-1 margin, Independents blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats: 46% to 23%.
45% of Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown. 33% blame Democrats.
By a 2-to-1 margin, Independents blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats: 46% to 23%.
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Stop calling us Nazis or we’ll murder you over things you say
Homan: "If the hateful rhetoric continues, there will be bloodshed. People are going to die ... there is going to be more bloodshed unless this hateful rhetoric stops."
October 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Stop calling us Nazis or we’ll murder you over things you say
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This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.
ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert
October 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.
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A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
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In one day, Mike Johnson protected the child-rapists of the Epstein Files; while Pete Hegseth honored the child-killers of Wounded Knee.
And that’s MAGA Christianity. They simply removed all those woke tiresome Jesus parts.
And that’s MAGA Christianity. They simply removed all those woke tiresome Jesus parts.
September 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In one day, Mike Johnson protected the child-rapists of the Epstein Files; while Pete Hegseth honored the child-killers of Wounded Knee.
And that’s MAGA Christianity. They simply removed all those woke tiresome Jesus parts.
And that’s MAGA Christianity. They simply removed all those woke tiresome Jesus parts.
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He thinks newborns shouldn't get the hepatitis b vax bc it's sexually transmitted. He apparently, doesn't understand where babies come from.
But since it's sexually transmitted, his professional opinion is 12yrs old is the right age for the hepatitis b vax.
Take all the time you need.
But since it's sexually transmitted, his professional opinion is 12yrs old is the right age for the hepatitis b vax.
Take all the time you need.
September 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
He thinks newborns shouldn't get the hepatitis b vax bc it's sexually transmitted. He apparently, doesn't understand where babies come from.
But since it's sexually transmitted, his professional opinion is 12yrs old is the right age for the hepatitis b vax.
Take all the time you need.
But since it's sexually transmitted, his professional opinion is 12yrs old is the right age for the hepatitis b vax.
Take all the time you need.
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Summary of Trump’s speech to the UN today:
1. Your countries all suck.
2. None of you know what you are doing.
3. The US is better at everything.
4. All because of me.
5. I’m right about everything.
6. You should listen to me & do what I say.
7. And give me lots of awards.
1. Your countries all suck.
2. None of you know what you are doing.
3. The US is better at everything.
4. All because of me.
5. I’m right about everything.
6. You should listen to me & do what I say.
7. And give me lots of awards.
September 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Summary of Trump’s speech to the UN today:
1. Your countries all suck.
2. None of you know what you are doing.
3. The US is better at everything.
4. All because of me.
5. I’m right about everything.
6. You should listen to me & do what I say.
7. And give me lots of awards.
1. Your countries all suck.
2. None of you know what you are doing.
3. The US is better at everything.
4. All because of me.
5. I’m right about everything.
6. You should listen to me & do what I say.
7. And give me lots of awards.
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So Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s killer, is neither a Democrat, nor transgender, nor an immigrant, but instead a 22-year-old white guy from a Republican family in Utah who loves guns and wore a Donald Trump costume on Halloween. — Did I get that right?
September 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
So Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s killer, is neither a Democrat, nor transgender, nor an immigrant, but instead a 22-year-old white guy from a Republican family in Utah who loves guns and wore a Donald Trump costume on Halloween. — Did I get that right?
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The real issue isn’t left vs right.
It’s not white vs black.
It’s not citizen vs immigrant.
It’s not gay vs straight.
The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
It’s not white vs black.
It’s not citizen vs immigrant.
It’s not gay vs straight.
The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
September 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The real issue isn’t left vs right.
It’s not white vs black.
It’s not citizen vs immigrant.
It’s not gay vs straight.
The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
It’s not white vs black.
It’s not citizen vs immigrant.
It’s not gay vs straight.
The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
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Offer not valid for Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, atheist...etc. families.
Fox News' Trey Gowdy: "The only thing that can give us any modicum of peace at all is those two children are with the person who loved them the very most, the person who created them, that being Jesus. That is the only thing that can possibly give parents in the future any modicum of peace."
August 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Offer not valid for Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, atheist...etc. families.
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Chump Era Three Stooges......
August 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Chump Era Three Stooges......
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Sometimes the sheer idiocy of this moment overwhelms me. The idea that our convicted felon POTUS who incited an attack on DC police then pardoned the attackers & who's the most corrupt official in US history is going on an "anti-crime" ride-along in a city w/falling crime rate is...(brain explodes)
August 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sometimes the sheer idiocy of this moment overwhelms me. The idea that our convicted felon POTUS who incited an attack on DC police then pardoned the attackers & who's the most corrupt official in US history is going on an "anti-crime" ride-along in a city w/falling crime rate is...(brain explodes)
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Weak Donald bullies allies and is subservient to foes.
August 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Weak Donald bullies allies and is subservient to foes.
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If you put this on your sandwich weapon, it becomes a nuclear sub!
August 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
If you put this on your sandwich weapon, it becomes a nuclear sub!
JFC
www.cnn.com/2025/08/13/c...
NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other climate vital signs beginning as soon as October.
NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other climate vital signs beginning as soon as October.
The perfectly fine, already-paid-for satellites Trump wants to destroy in a fiery atmospheric reentry | CNN
NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other climate vital signs beginning as soon as October, sources inside and outside o...
www.cnn.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
JFC
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The UN suggests that the United States might be involved in “enforced disappearance,” which is illegal under international law www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/u...
Trump Administration Poised to Ramp Up Deportations to Distant Countries
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The UN suggests that the United States might be involved in “enforced disappearance,” which is illegal under international law www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/u...
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Bass: I just signed an executive directive that puts all city departments and leadership on notice to protect Angelenos—essentially from the federal government.
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
July 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bass: I just signed an executive directive that puts all city departments and leadership on notice to protect Angelenos—essentially from the federal government.
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Riley: Don’t tell me you give a shit about the middle class when all you are doing is shitting on the middle class
July 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Riley: Don’t tell me you give a shit about the middle class when all you are doing is shitting on the middle class