Mr. America
@skinnerboxusa.bsky.social
"The Simpsons" is a documentary. Homer is the median American.
Formerly SkinnerBoxUSA at the other place. IFBAV.
Formerly SkinnerBoxUSA at the other place. IFBAV.
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Mr. America
@skinnerboxusa.bsky.social
· Aug 31
We're like a squabbling family whose car broke down in "Hills Have Eyes" country, smoke coming from the hood, and vowing to buy a better brand of spark plugs, or fill the tank with premium gasoline next time.
The engine blew up, son. You either need a new engine or a new car, period.
The engine blew up, son. You either need a new engine or a new car, period.
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The Senate is on recess this whole week.
The Senators could all be in Minneapolis right now, riding with ICE patrols, speaking out about what's happening, and standing up for what's right.
That they are not is a choice.
The Senators could all be in Minneapolis right now, riding with ICE patrols, speaking out about what's happening, and standing up for what's right.
That they are not is a choice.
January 22, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The Senate is on recess this whole week.
The Senators could all be in Minneapolis right now, riding with ICE patrols, speaking out about what's happening, and standing up for what's right.
That they are not is a choice.
The Senators could all be in Minneapolis right now, riding with ICE patrols, speaking out about what's happening, and standing up for what's right.
That they are not is a choice.
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It was a treat to talk about turf toe, dying empires, why Republicans have such shitty workout form, and Jarrett Stidham with the great @patrickwyman.bsky.social. Another one in our new (?) half Evil Stuff/half sports style. defector.com/ideologicall...
Ideologically Opposed To Proper Workout Form, With Patrick Wyman | Defector
It’s not great, if I’m being honest. From amending my answer to the question “how ya doing Roth” at the very beginning of this week’s episode of The Distraction, it is clear that things are not going ...
defector.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
It was a treat to talk about turf toe, dying empires, why Republicans have such shitty workout form, and Jarrett Stidham with the great @patrickwyman.bsky.social. Another one in our new (?) half Evil Stuff/half sports style. defector.com/ideologicall...
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"Republicans could not find the numbers to convict and remove Trump even after he sent an armed mob to attack and kill them."
Good from @aselrod.bsky.social on hopelessness of waiting for Rs to break from Trump and what the MAGA-fied GOP of the future means:
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...
Good from @aselrod.bsky.social on hopelessness of waiting for Rs to break from Trump and what the MAGA-fied GOP of the future means:
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...
After Trump, the Flood
On the ending of things and the need for post-diluvian politics.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
"Republicans could not find the numbers to convict and remove Trump even after he sent an armed mob to attack and kill them."
Good from @aselrod.bsky.social on hopelessness of waiting for Rs to break from Trump and what the MAGA-fied GOP of the future means:
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...
Good from @aselrod.bsky.social on hopelessness of waiting for Rs to break from Trump and what the MAGA-fied GOP of the future means:
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...
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The only way out of all this is comprehensive immigration reform, which means the only way out of this is eliminating the Senate filibuster. End of discussion. When you hear the word filibuster, think about Renee Good. About kids being detained. Don't let Senators bullshit you about this anymore.
January 22, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The only way out of all this is comprehensive immigration reform, which means the only way out of this is eliminating the Senate filibuster. End of discussion. When you hear the word filibuster, think about Renee Good. About kids being detained. Don't let Senators bullshit you about this anymore.
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Here's the column - read it and let me know what you think! www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
People are dying in Trump’s squalid concentration camps | Will Bunch
Deaths are occurring in ICE detention facilities at nearly 10 times the rate of the Biden years. It will likely get worse.
www.inquirer.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Here's the column - read it and let me know what you think! www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
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"What's being negotiated now is what we already had. And all it cost us was our global position and decades of alliances"
BARTIROMO: What are we talking about? An acquisition of Greenland?
TRUMP: It's really being negotiated now, the details of it. But essentially it's total access. There's no end, no time limit.
TRUMP: It's really being negotiated now, the details of it. But essentially it's total access. There's no end, no time limit.
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 PM
"What's being negotiated now is what we already had. And all it cost us was our global position and decades of alliances"
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Trump To Europe: ‘Getting Greenland Was Mr. Dilbert’s Final Wish’
January 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Trump To Europe: ‘Getting Greenland Was Mr. Dilbert’s Final Wish’
Yeah, she has nothing to "apologize" for, obviously. Porn stars enjoy football too, who knew?
For a country so routinely besotted with sex and porn, there is this incredibly dumb weirdness around pretending that it isn't. 🍆🍑🌋
bsky.app/profile/rtod...
For a country so routinely besotted with sex and porn, there is this incredibly dumb weirdness around pretending that it isn't. 🍆🍑🌋
bsky.app/profile/rtod...
This country hates women so much.
ca.news.yahoo.com/ex-porn-star...
ca.news.yahoo.com/ex-porn-star...
Ex-Porn Star Abella Danger Apologizes for Viral Moment During Miami Hurricanes’ NCAA Final Loss
The football megafan's reactions at games have captured the attention of several cameramen combing the crowd, but she says she wishes to be like any other fan.
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Yeah, she has nothing to "apologize" for, obviously. Porn stars enjoy football too, who knew?
For a country so routinely besotted with sex and porn, there is this incredibly dumb weirdness around pretending that it isn't. 🍆🍑🌋
bsky.app/profile/rtod...
For a country so routinely besotted with sex and porn, there is this incredibly dumb weirdness around pretending that it isn't. 🍆🍑🌋
bsky.app/profile/rtod...
Showdown at the Golden Corral-lookin' chump. He's going to stress-eat every dime of whatever bonus he manages to get, for as long as he can hold out, or until his heart blows up when he tries to run down a target.
He's miserable and terrified his ex-wife will recognize him.
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
He's miserable and terrified his ex-wife will recognize him.
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
"Get your gear squared away, man. You look like a soup fucking sandwich"
🧵ICE abducts Mainers in Portland, Maine the morning of January 21, 2026.
January 22, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Showdown at the Golden Corral-lookin' chump. He's going to stress-eat every dime of whatever bonus he manages to get, for as long as he can hold out, or until his heart blows up when he tries to run down a target.
He's miserable and terrified his ex-wife will recognize him.
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
He's miserable and terrified his ex-wife will recognize him.
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
Yep, beyond any specific policy issue (defund ICE, etc.), the broad "ideal" (for lack of a better word) that has to go in the dustbin is the notion that there's some pre-Trump condition worth "returning" to, if only *he* were gone.
It's those conditions that *led* to Trump.
bsky.app/profile/karl...
It's those conditions that *led* to Trump.
bsky.app/profile/karl...
If we are going to get past authoritarianism this feckless simulacrum (like we're seeing on Dem affordability messaging) needs to die and be replaced by meaningful reforms and corporate accountability that restore institutional faith or we are cooked
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Yep, beyond any specific policy issue (defund ICE, etc.), the broad "ideal" (for lack of a better word) that has to go in the dustbin is the notion that there's some pre-Trump condition worth "returning" to, if only *he* were gone.
It's those conditions that *led* to Trump.
bsky.app/profile/karl...
It's those conditions that *led* to Trump.
bsky.app/profile/karl...
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so glad you cracked the fucking case, professor
January 21, 2026 at 6:41 PM
so glad you cracked the fucking case, professor
I honestly do not understand the point of this. What is this supposed to accomplish? Are we hopping into a time machine and heading back to 2023-24 when *someone* (please, no names!) could and should have *done* something about it?
bsky.app/profile/demo...
bsky.app/profile/demo...
@neguse.house.gov points out that four police officers, seated behind Jack Smith, are the same ones who protected Republicans during the Jan 6 attack.
Now, those same Republicans are trying to rewrite history and deny the violence Trump incited, right in front of the officers who saved their lives.
Now, those same Republicans are trying to rewrite history and deny the violence Trump incited, right in front of the officers who saved their lives.
January 22, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I honestly do not understand the point of this. What is this supposed to accomplish? Are we hopping into a time machine and heading back to 2023-24 when *someone* (please, no names!) could and should have *done* something about it?
bsky.app/profile/demo...
bsky.app/profile/demo...
The refusal to answer *is*, of course, their answer.
As a smart guy once said, choosing not to decide still counts as a choice, and the Dems have made theirs, openly and with observable volition.
They want to pretend this is *happening to them*, against their will.
No.
bsky.app/profile/maxb...
As a smart guy once said, choosing not to decide still counts as a choice, and the Dems have made theirs, openly and with observable volition.
They want to pretend this is *happening to them*, against their will.
No.
bsky.app/profile/maxb...
"Should we vote to give more money to the people shooting my constituents in the face?" is not a complicated political question. And yet, Democrats don't seem able to answer it.
January 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The refusal to answer *is*, of course, their answer.
As a smart guy once said, choosing not to decide still counts as a choice, and the Dems have made theirs, openly and with observable volition.
They want to pretend this is *happening to them*, against their will.
No.
bsky.app/profile/maxb...
As a smart guy once said, choosing not to decide still counts as a choice, and the Dems have made theirs, openly and with observable volition.
They want to pretend this is *happening to them*, against their will.
No.
bsky.app/profile/maxb...
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Every day I look around and feel more confident that people are in this for the long haul. Elected officials who hope this will all just go away if they ignore it studiously enough are going to find out the hard way that they’ve been left behind.
On whose side time is on (ours) and whose side time is not on (the no-attention-span fascist podcasters trying to speedrun their way to an authoritarian state by posting)
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January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Every day I look around and feel more confident that people are in this for the long haul. Elected officials who hope this will all just go away if they ignore it studiously enough are going to find out the hard way that they’ve been left behind.
Rubio is probably more correct than not in that assumption -- the second Trump finally buys the farm, Rubio will pivot to mop-up mode, and the corporate media will rush to help him fill that gap.
They'll rehab him from Trump's Bormann to The Last Reasonable Man" in 2 weeks.
They'll rehab him from Trump's Bormann to The Last Reasonable Man" in 2 weeks.
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Rubio is probably more correct than not in that assumption -- the second Trump finally buys the farm, Rubio will pivot to mop-up mode, and the corporate media will rush to help him fill that gap.
They'll rehab him from Trump's Bormann to The Last Reasonable Man" in 2 weeks.
They'll rehab him from Trump's Bormann to The Last Reasonable Man" in 2 weeks.
Yup. When this is over, we won't "move on" -- every single one of these kevlar deadbeat-dad gerbils should be followed and hounded until they go home, eat one last cheeseburger, and Do The Honorable Thing.
Not remotely kidding about that. These are profoundly evil people.
bsky.app/profile/noel...
Not remotely kidding about that. These are profoundly evil people.
bsky.app/profile/noel...
If you’re a grown ass man in full tactical gear asking a child to show you ID or proof of citizenship you failed at life. Utterly & completely failed. Loser.
January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Yup. When this is over, we won't "move on" -- every single one of these kevlar deadbeat-dad gerbils should be followed and hounded until they go home, eat one last cheeseburger, and Do The Honorable Thing.
Not remotely kidding about that. These are profoundly evil people.
bsky.app/profile/noel...
Not remotely kidding about that. These are profoundly evil people.
bsky.app/profile/noel...
I've found that getting a head start with Whiskey Wednesday and just barreling on through the weekend is a pretty solid strategy for avoiding Weiss Weiss Baby, aka Tony Baloney.
#JamesonTripleTriple
#BulleitRye
#Laphroaig
bsky.app/profile/jame...
#JamesonTripleTriple
#BulleitRye
#Laphroaig
bsky.app/profile/jame...
How will you prepare for this week’s Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil?
One more sleep until it's Whiskey Friday With Tony Dokoupil
January 22, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I've found that getting a head start with Whiskey Wednesday and just barreling on through the weekend is a pretty solid strategy for avoiding Weiss Weiss Baby, aka Tony Baloney.
#JamesonTripleTriple
#BulleitRye
#Laphroaig
bsky.app/profile/jame...
#JamesonTripleTriple
#BulleitRye
#Laphroaig
bsky.app/profile/jame...
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They keep talking about paid agitators on the ground in MN because they are paying their agitators
January 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM
They keep talking about paid agitators on the ground in MN because they are paying their agitators
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democrats are scared people will think theyre against this
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 12:17 PM
democrats are scared people will think theyre against this
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i would never have predicted it and yet it is somehow perfect that the regime's bold new strategy is driving Precious Moments™ figurine Greg Bovino to stand in front of various convenience stores pulling early Britney "gaaaah! i'm famous! who knew!" faces while surrounded by his ICE dancers
January 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM
i would never have predicted it and yet it is somehow perfect that the regime's bold new strategy is driving Precious Moments™ figurine Greg Bovino to stand in front of various convenience stores pulling early Britney "gaaaah! i'm famous! who knew!" faces while surrounded by his ICE dancers
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I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
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One of the most demoralizing things about the current era is that it makes it increasingly impossible to deny that a huge number of our fellow citizens are absolute creeps.
I totally agree that grok is evil and should be destroyed but isn’t the bigger problem that millions of dirtbags want to nudify young girls?
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
January 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
One of the most demoralizing things about the current era is that it makes it increasingly impossible to deny that a huge number of our fellow citizens are absolute creeps.
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ICE is writing secret memos claiming power to invade homes without warrants. They're using children as bait. They're killing.
Congressional Democrats are about to vote to increase their budget by $18 billion.
Call your House rep tonight. The vote may come tomorrow.
www.patreon.com/posts/148814...
Congressional Democrats are about to vote to increase their budget by $18 billion.
Call your House rep tonight. The vote may come tomorrow.
www.patreon.com/posts/148814...
CTA: $18 Billion More for ICE — WTF Are Congressional Dems Doing? | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
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January 22, 2026 at 2:21 AM
ICE is writing secret memos claiming power to invade homes without warrants. They're using children as bait. They're killing.
Congressional Democrats are about to vote to increase their budget by $18 billion.
Call your House rep tonight. The vote may come tomorrow.
www.patreon.com/posts/148814...
Congressional Democrats are about to vote to increase their budget by $18 billion.
Call your House rep tonight. The vote may come tomorrow.
www.patreon.com/posts/148814...
Nope. Not good enough. The only acceptable iteration of the agency at this point is as an unarmed dept. of clipboard carriers.
If they want to bust actual criminals they can coordinate with local law enforcement. There's no need for masked kidnap-murder squads. At all.
bsky.app/profile/jaya...
If they want to bust actual criminals they can coordinate with local law enforcement. There's no need for masked kidnap-murder squads. At all.
bsky.app/profile/jaya...
Democrats should not vote to send another penny to DHS and ICE until we see real guardrails and reforms to protect the American people.
We cannot continue to fund a completely lawless agency that is violating Americans’ rights daily. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
We cannot continue to fund a completely lawless agency that is violating Americans’ rights daily. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 22, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Nope. Not good enough. The only acceptable iteration of the agency at this point is as an unarmed dept. of clipboard carriers.
If they want to bust actual criminals they can coordinate with local law enforcement. There's no need for masked kidnap-murder squads. At all.
bsky.app/profile/jaya...
If they want to bust actual criminals they can coordinate with local law enforcement. There's no need for masked kidnap-murder squads. At all.
bsky.app/profile/jaya...
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The institutions are folding.
The elites are collaborating.
The people are fighting.
You want hope? It's that. You want to wake up to why we're here? Start there. You want to know why radicals refuse to give up? That's why.
There is a world elsewhere. 🏴
The elites are collaborating.
The people are fighting.
You want hope? It's that. You want to wake up to why we're here? Start there. You want to know why radicals refuse to give up? That's why.
There is a world elsewhere. 🏴
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The institutions are folding.
The elites are collaborating.
The people are fighting.
You want hope? It's that. You want to wake up to why we're here? Start there. You want to know why radicals refuse to give up? That's why.
There is a world elsewhere. 🏴
The elites are collaborating.
The people are fighting.
You want hope? It's that. You want to wake up to why we're here? Start there. You want to know why radicals refuse to give up? That's why.
There is a world elsewhere. 🏴