here's a thing I had to post to bluesky, which can at times be the world's most humorless social media app.
"pro tip: an appreciation of what Gavin Newsom is doing right now is not an endorsement of Gavin Newsom for president in 2028. I can't even believe I have to explain this. get a fucking grip, people"
Sweet mother of fuck. Playing whack a mole with that shit is getting exhausting. But here's the thing: it highlights the root cause of Democrats-In-Disarray Failure: they are pearl-clutching precious little twits. They are so conflict-avoidant that they have strenuously pretended away having meaningful primaries and just anointed whoever was 'next in the rotation'. To awesome effect.
No, the Gavin moment is not about 2028. It is about his moving the intra-party Overton Window over into "Badass Motherfucker Gonna Bring The Hurt, Bitches". Of which, the Dems need a heaping dose if they are to ever survive.
Agree. One of the things that Gavin is doing is unsettling the GOP. He's good at being governor (not perfect, but who is?), and has potential for 2028. But its too soon for that. The focus has to be on the midterms, and his top-shelf trolling distracts them from doing even more damage. Plus, on the hopeful side, maybe someone in the WH will stroke out.
Regardless of which white male you blokes decide to support, you better not throw females under the bus when power returns. Or LGBTQ+. Or POC. We have the numbers and we refuse to return to the status quo.
Please put some wood behind this arrow. Your point is well taken but the male effort of 'not throwing females under the bus' needs to be matched with a female consensus that under the bus is not acceptable and that you will blow the bus all to hell if the 'not' effort fails. Now's a good time for a rousing 'oh HELL no!' in advance of any wins the non-fascists make in the future. You have the numbers, as you say, make it stick. I can't tell you how to do that or lament about how you 'haven't done enough to get other women in line', as that would be ManSplaining to an outrageous degree. And I have a very strong preference for not insulting your intelligence.
Make your refusal hard. Make men pay a price for fucking up. Again.
"...the male effort of 'not throwing females under the bus' needs to be matched with a female consensus that under the bus is not acceptable and that you will blow the bus all to hell if the 'not' effort fails."
Are you fucking kidding me with this BS? A "female consensus" must be made across what --the entire political spectrum or the country?-- before you'll bestir yourselves to do the right thing as...let's call you manly men who have manly thoughts.
"You have the numbers, as you say, make it stick. I can't tell you how to do that or lament about how you 'haven't done enough to get other women in line', as that would be ManSplaining..."
This response has more than a whiff of "you and what army?" about it. The condescension! LOLOLOL. Here we go again on the merry-go-round of Women Are Electable, Just Not That One and Only a [usually white] Male Is Electable and Why Women Can't Lead and here we've arrived at We Must Vote for the White Man to Save Us.
Pete IS a religious Dem, and comes across as fairly conservative by Dem standards, and speaks Spanish with little accent. Of course religious *Republicans* won't go for him, but that is a very different religion and those people aren't going to go for any reasonable candidate.
I personally am loving this unexpected tide of raw fight that's growing. We are sick and tired and we aren't taking it lying down anymore. Fuck the GOP.
@George in Atlanta: I am not the tatoo'ing kind, but if I were, I'd get "Badass Motherfucker Gonna Bring The Hurt, Bitches" on my bicep tomorrow. Damn, that rings!
Well they're not going to have primary for a year or so. So why worry about them avoiding conflict.
And
Harris ran a flawless campaign. She made Trump look like a moron. But 2 reasons, 1) it wasn't the time for a Black female president and 2) The Republicans rigged some voting computers in a few swing states.
Sadly, I agree with number 1 and it’s embarrassing that-in this day and age- this is still an issue in the United States.
We need to have more conversation and facts from the Democratic Party regarding reason number 2 and keep that conversation in the forefront until the next election.
Joanne, I'm liking your avatar bio tag. A lot. You have ALL the credentials of a good, caring, thoughtful and fair-minded Liberal. And you've had ENUFF!
My current bio says something like "The only things I fear more than fascism are 3rd party voters, non-voters and one-issue voters." I'm still pissed at those who couldn't be bothered to show up for the black lady. Her candidacy ALONE was one of the most progressive things to have happened in my long lifetime.
dopey diapered donald has basically come right out and said that Musk (or his little fascist shithead hacker team) hacked the count. There’s NO WAY that asshole won all seven swing states. No way. We know he cheats at EVERYTHING, so it’s hardly a stretch.
That's false. It's the leftie version of Q-Anon. No one "hacked the count" or COULD "hack the count." What the DID so was use social media for propaganda and lies, which were eagerly lapped up by the so-called "mainstream media" which will never get another dollar from me. I know the loss is hard to take but we had a lot of people on our side who refused to represent. The so-called "pro-Palestinians" who said they would sit out to teach "Genocide Joe" a lesson were the worst.
Oh, lookie at this headline: "Trump says Netanyahu Is a War Hero." Where are all you "pro-Palestinians" now? It's not like Trump's obsequiousness to Netanyahu was a secret before the election.
I'm really super glad no one COULD "hack the count.".
The media are not on "our side". They're in business to serve up eyeballs. Outrage usurped sex in selling. It's time for Dems (or at least Liberals) to get outrageously nasty. And I don't mean falling down 'commie' rabbit holes of defunding police or other slogans. I mean oppo research and dissemination, ratfucking them where they live (all that hypocrisy so much opportunity!), relentlessly battering them with bullshit large and small. It's what wins now that critical thinking is dead. Issues are irrelevant, it's all spectacle now.
One thing we can do is abandon the mainstream media. The right already doesn't trust them. picking up Trump's chant of "fake news." So they rely on people who want truth and while the media isn't "fake" it's very slanted to favor the right. You can stay up on what's happening by subscribing to several very good newsletters that do good reporting — that's better than trying to get news on Tik Tok or Bluesky.
I don't think we have a clear answer. I disagree that questioning the results of the election are lefty Q. There were clear actions to interfere with results in my State. It's b.s. to equate legitimate questioning with creating "the big lie". However, I don't think it's the best use of energy to focus on only that, we have to stop dancing to the tune these psychopaths are playing. More powerful than the distinct crimes being committed by this regime, is the chaos they are creating, convincing people we are so broken that we have to accept their dominance. They are only concerned with 2020 still because they are using that as the foundation for our country being broken, an excuse to completely eliminate democracy.
I agree calling out WTF pro-palestine is an important thing to do, it still seems oversimplistic to me that young people people were so committed to a single issue, then quit caring. Like saying the problem of Trump supporters is that they are uneducated, there is more to it than that. I mean, yeah, we have to accept this is as basic as blatant dominance & seizing power by any means, but I don't think it's entirely that people are stupid, they were convinced backing a liar was the best option. Many of them won't change their minds, those beliefs run deep. We have to focus on getting results, enforcing & strengthening democracy itself, the power of many over autocratic rule.
So I've been told. You were a bit non-specific about which part of my brilliant discourse was in error. Or did you mean "wrong" in Southern, sort of affectionate meaning, like "he's just *wrong*"?
Because the dems never want to make noise. Dems want to rise above and go high when they go low. We should have fought it tooth and nail. trump's team (and musk) were counting on our passivity.
I need some convincing that Trump won that election fairly. No, fuck that...I don't at all believe Trump won that election fairly. Everything about those results just smells bad. And since he's a rotten, corrupt piece of flesh anyway...it makes sense.
I'm not sure what "focused" has to do with my comment. The majority of my feed is politics and after a few minutes, it just gets exhausting, especially since a lot of the negative stories are things that affect me or my friends directly. Plus there are too many people doing the "leftier than thou" thing and lecturing others and whatever, and it's tiresome and annoying.
True Harris was progressive. But she was the default. Biden should've said he was a one term president and then held a convention. There are several very experienced, smart and tough Democrats who would have won so decisively, that the Republican election interference wouldn't mattered. I like Harris and voted for her, but there enough non Trump voters who were not going to vote for a women. The US is not there yet. Sadly the 1st female president will probably be a Republican.
I'm talking about folks like the "Genocide Joe" morons who are now watching Netanyahu obliterate Gaza, etc. I also think Joe would have won against the Orange Fascist, and then could have retired and let Harris take over, though, like you, I wish he would have only run 1 term.
Whom else do you think would have won against Shitler? If you say Bernie, who is NOT a Dem, I will explode, so please don't.
Very unlikely. The GOP has moved so far right they don't even believe women should have jobs or the vote. Nominating a woman or even having a woman VP would causer a huge chunk of Republicans to sit out.
Take her name out of your mouth. And if I hear another male say, "Sadly, the 1st female president will probably be a Republican" FFS. STOP. PONTIFICATING. Reading this at Tiedrich's site is ridiculous.
Seems like JDV is afraid of US politics while being Trump's VP, so he is spending his Vice presidency hiding out on vacation. When he returns he gets yelled at and then ignores it. I wonder how well he will do as he MAGA candidate.
Actually, I just added Tik Tok to follow the trolling on the new White House account. I've been avoiding it since forever. Going to start following MeidasTouch, etc. I spend most of my time on youtube these days following these same folks. I like Bulwark as well. There's some great Gen Zers who are debating MAGA in such a way that learning actually takes place. @parkergetajob is a great one.
That’s a great bio…. but it’s a doggone shame so many voters would automatically think of Kamala the candidate solely in terms such as “the black lady”. Hopefully, when the magasphere recedes to manageable dimensions, we can proceed to reconstitute some sanity in our politics.
Yes, but it was men, even black and hispaic men who couldnt vote for a Black woman President. I hope someday, but not today. And the first woman Pres will probably be a Republican. A la Thatcher.
No, I'm a journalist and fair elections activist in Cleveland Ohio, BlueSky has always felt like a temper tantrum against Twitter, and joining made no sense to me, especially for people who never were on Twitter.
The most powerful, replenishable weapon we have against ICE and HLS is the Subway sandwich. Be advised. Hitting an agent directly will be considered Assault and Battery. Missing is only Assault. To avoid both, loft the sandwiches high in an arch from the 2nd and 3rd ranks of the throngs. Those being “fed” will not see the thrower. And lacking a direct aim, I am not sure lettuce rain can be considered assault. I am not a lawyer, but I believe tossing nourishing food to ICE and HLS is not assault. Tomatoes, the really soft ones. Eggs. What else? Think healthy.
In terms of an assault, kinda depends on the age of the (raw) egg and the tomato. It is, after all, a very traditional means for an audience to express their feelings.
Any social media source (except this one) gets perverted, corrupted, and becomes one big shit bag. That’s how humans have evolved- into that big trash bag of personality disorders.
Don't listen to those Pollyannas, Dave. Humans really do suck swamp water. I'm looking for a transfer to another species. Golden Retriever looks pretty promising.
My sister has a golden retriever. He is hilarious and the best dog ever. He does have a ball fetish though and expects his human, or any human for that matter, to play “throw the ball and I’ll retrieve it” all day, every day. He’s the sweetest❣️
I love those guys. Sometimes they have the brain cell lit, sometimes they don't. I saw one who would stop panting in mid-pant and listen to see who was panting. Priceless.
I swear Jack (his name) is the best golden ever. I babysat him for two weeks last summer and we had a great time. He is very spoiled, but the sweetest boy ever. My sister cooks chicken and makes a special dog food for him. He rules the roost in my sister’s home.
Corgis rule. They’re ridiculously popular at the moment and many are poorly bred and have genetic defects but I have a wonderful friend here who has bred and shown border collies for forty years and she’s going to help me aquire a healthy dog to run with my nutso Oriental shorthair cross felines (two that look Tonkinese and one lanky tuxedo with single kitten syndrome)I’m sure that’s too much information but I live for the fur babies these days.
What I get tired of is that the moment some Democrat says or does something we like, we're all "so-and-so for president!!!" Pete Buttigieg does a calm, articulate interview on FOX?" "Pete Buttigieg for president!!!" AOC says something sassy? "AOC for president!" Andrew Cuomo holds daily COVID press conferences attacking Trump? "Andrew Cuomo for president!!!"
All unqualified at this point (jury still out on Pete and AOC; the could grow into it), but I'm still steaming about all the Democrats who thought we should dump Biden in 2020 and make Andrew Cuomo our candidate. I mean, seriously, people. It wasn't like his long list of liabilities was a secret even then.
I do! It's been remarked many times that Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line. We need to stop getting infatuated with anyone who says a thing we like, and we need to stop demanding that every candidate be sassy, exciting and full of wonderful remarks that make us swoon. I get tired of Democrats ready to anoint people like Avenatti and Cuomo without any background on them, just knowing they said something nasty about Trump.
And no, Bluesky isn't the world's most humorless social media app. I laugh my ass off every single day. I love it!!! Thank you for posting there too. Will share!!
I forgot all about having lost interest in bluesky...I've had enough naval gazing & I've sprained my brain cramming history, politics, & psychology. Newsom is meeting the moment, no more, no LESS. Aspiring leadership would do well to take note, agility is important. I give up on getting a dinosaur to tap dance again after Harris. I think she did, too. Time for new blood.
So so so so so glad you are on Spoutible.com, so I felt no need to ever sign up on Bluesky (or Threads either). (Goes without saying I abandoned Xitter three years ago when The Melon got involved.)
Dear Jeff, you are brilliant, well-informed, right-minded, and funny beyond belief. But I need to respond to your playful “non-endorsement” of Gavin Newsom.
For the record: this is my wholehearted endorsement of Gavin Newsom for president in 2028. Democrats have been adrift for too long, rudderless and un-captained. Now a leader—the leader we’ve needed for years—has appeared. I’m jumping on this bandwagon now.
Jeff, I love you. Carry on! Laughter is the best medicine.
If Dems don't get on board soon, they will be on the fast train to oblivion. We the People are sick of their lame ass cowardice. Bring on the badasses, I say! Take a page from Zelensky's playbook. Hire better advice, mmmkay? You're embarrassing us!
I got kicked off DailyKos, apparently for disagreeing with someone about Elizabeth Warren's proposal to forgive ALL college debt benefiting mostly students of color, when it benefits mostly white students. It was Biden's idea to forgive $10,000 worth of college debt that heavily benefited students of color and first-ten college students. It may have been something else though. I have no idea what because for three years they haven't responded to my inquires — this despite my being a contributing member in good standing for 17 years.
I'm so glad you included the guy in Union Station asking JD if he was going to fuck a couch? The MSM just said he was "booed". I saw over the weekend that his SS Agents refer to Usha as "the beard". I'll bet they snigger behind his back at the WH.
Please use your voice, Jeff to call for a Massive Public Disobedience and Strikes all over the country. Do it sarcastically if you can. Even Solidarity in Poland quickly had a better idea than any of our politician fucks have come up with since November 2024. SHUT THE COUNTRY DOWN. Too difficult for Democrats? Shut down your neighborhood, your town, your State. Start a GENERAL STRIKE you guys. Like that but nastier!
Wow. Thanks for this post. His pulling of funding in Africa was petty vengeance. Not surprised, of course, but that I didn't know. WHY indeed are they staying so silent? It's a sanity read, and Jeff's daily posts are about the only way to stay sane and just laugh at it all; but it's absolutely very serious what these evil morons are doing, every day, and at lightning speed, by design. “The silence grows louder every day." And their silence does boil down to complicity. Clearly they did not hear him, way back in March!
"Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." Elie Wiesel
Terrifying. Just a complete abdication of duty but hundreds who know better. Join forces and fight back, people. Get our own oligarchs to move against the machine. It's fascism now and ruthless consolidation of power for the next 30 years if they sit and wait. Go after Justice Roberts. Go after everyone who made this illegal regime possible (the 14th amendment forbid his candidacy, danmit!)
He still has it, but still we are afraid to be disobedient. I was completely ignorant about politics in 1972 and yet found myself drawn to Ralph. We organized a PIRG (Publlic Interest Research Group) in our State then, and resisted the corporate greed.
It takes money to mount a winnable campaign. Not to pat myself on the back too hard, but I think I’d make an excellent member of Congress. But I have zero money. In today’s environment, you cannot compete without money. I wish it weren’t so, but here we are.
They will have a good excuse for Marshall law and violence. Better to work to elect Democrats. There are some really liberal leaders who need some authority.
It is also precious that the whole "sofa love" theme is based on a made up story yet it irritates the right so much. Geez, what with their Pizzagate, QAnon, anti-vax bullshit you'd think they'd have some equanimity
Newsom is brillant, and with Stephen Miller out there calling white people "Stupid Old Hippies", makes for great subtext against all the shit that Newsom is pulling off.
What Gavin Newsom’s doing is absolutely glorious! To a malignant narcissist like Donny, there’s nothing worse than being laughed at. In fact, I truly believe the reason he ran for president was to spite Obama for mocking in him at the White House correspondents dinner. So keep it up, Gavin! The hope of seeing Donny’s head explode is my raison d’être!
I agree with you about donnie's motivation to run coming from Obama's ridicule. I watched trumpy's face during that, and you could actually see what he was thinking: Barack Hussein Obama will pay for this. BIGLY.
I'm right with you there - watching the White House Correspondence dinner, when Obama was totally trashing TRump, I knew right then and there the guy was going to run for president. At first, I had no idea he'd win and that it would just be a joke. Yet here we are....
Jeff, here’s the item that was pointed out last night by Ron Filipkowski. He asserted that most WH folks do not subscribe to Truth Social or Pravda. This is the reason these MAGAS are so upset and shocked with Newsom imitating Donald… these folks can dish it out but cannot take it. Sad 😢 And thank you for your attention to this matter.
Another thing that Ron pointed out was that NEWSOM HAS ANOTHER ACCOUNT where he posts his governor stuff NORMALLY and ‘responsibly’(please) - did Joey S do his HOMEWORK? This catty/petty account is a separate account, you freakin pearl-clutcher-whattabout-muh-kitchentable -issues (that only Biden was routinely held accountable for???)
Scarborough and Mika were all tough talk before the election. Now they are little more than apologists. Pathetic groveling is not a way to maintain relevance.
Well there IS the possibility that Harris/Walz actually WON (by a lot) - so when Dems chose not to challenge that (not even the Swing states?) yeah it leaves a lot of ppl in the lurch. To be fair.
I absolutely believe that. The margin was very thin and there were a lot of statictical anomalies. Why didn't they demand a recount? Was she seriously threatened or just tired?
I’m busting a gut here on the left coast. Go fuck a couch is the best heckler ever. I would also observe that Goebbles Miller is smaller than I imagined.
He just looks even more like the random turd he is. A 90-year old hippie granny with a walker could take down the little incel dick drip in one sharp smack. The only area he looms large in is being a racist asshole and an enormous cuck whose wife walked out on him in front of the world to join Elon Fucking Musk.
Epstein. That shit ain’t funny. But Epstein is the trigger word. EPSTEIN! It ain’t supposed to be funny. They assaulted children. And if Newsom’s comms team can distract those muthas, I’m all for it.
here's a thing I had to post to bluesky, which can at times be the world's most humorless social media app.
"pro tip: an appreciation of what Gavin Newsom is doing right now is not an endorsement of Gavin Newsom for president in 2028. I can't even believe I have to explain this. get a fucking grip, people"
https://bsky.app/profile/jefftiedrich.bsky.social/post/3lwu6vlrddk2d
Sweet mother of fuck. Playing whack a mole with that shit is getting exhausting. But here's the thing: it highlights the root cause of Democrats-In-Disarray Failure: they are pearl-clutching precious little twits. They are so conflict-avoidant that they have strenuously pretended away having meaningful primaries and just anointed whoever was 'next in the rotation'. To awesome effect.
No, the Gavin moment is not about 2028. It is about his moving the intra-party Overton Window over into "Badass Motherfucker Gonna Bring The Hurt, Bitches". Of which, the Dems need a heaping dose if they are to ever survive.
Agree. One of the things that Gavin is doing is unsettling the GOP. He's good at being governor (not perfect, but who is?), and has potential for 2028. But its too soon for that. The focus has to be on the midterms, and his top-shelf trolling distracts them from doing even more damage. Plus, on the hopeful side, maybe someone in the WH will stroke out.
There are a several strong candidates coming up. Newsome, Pritzker, Shapiro and one of my favorites, Beshear.
Regardless of which white male you blokes decide to support, you better not throw females under the bus when power returns. Or LGBTQ+. Or POC. We have the numbers and we refuse to return to the status quo.
That's why we have Trump.
Surprisingly, many women, POC and even some LGBQ people voted for him.
Proving foolish misguided stupidity is a universal risk
Please put some wood behind this arrow. Your point is well taken but the male effort of 'not throwing females under the bus' needs to be matched with a female consensus that under the bus is not acceptable and that you will blow the bus all to hell if the 'not' effort fails. Now's a good time for a rousing 'oh HELL no!' in advance of any wins the non-fascists make in the future. You have the numbers, as you say, make it stick. I can't tell you how to do that or lament about how you 'haven't done enough to get other women in line', as that would be ManSplaining to an outrageous degree. And I have a very strong preference for not insulting your intelligence.
Make your refusal hard. Make men pay a price for fucking up. Again.
"...the male effort of 'not throwing females under the bus' needs to be matched with a female consensus that under the bus is not acceptable and that you will blow the bus all to hell if the 'not' effort fails."
Are you fucking kidding me with this BS? A "female consensus" must be made across what --the entire political spectrum or the country?-- before you'll bestir yourselves to do the right thing as...let's call you manly men who have manly thoughts.
"You have the numbers, as you say, make it stick. I can't tell you how to do that or lament about how you 'haven't done enough to get other women in line', as that would be ManSplaining..."
This response has more than a whiff of "you and what army?" about it. The condescension! LOLOLOL. Here we go again on the merry-go-round of Women Are Electable, Just Not That One and Only a [usually white] Male Is Electable and Why Women Can't Lead and here we've arrived at We Must Vote for the White Man to Save Us.
OMFG
I'm a diehard Petenik.
Pete is great, but like Harris, you're going to shave off conservative Democrats, hispanic and religious Dems.
Pete IS a religious Dem, and comes across as fairly conservative by Dem standards, and speaks Spanish with little accent. Of course religious *Republicans* won't go for him, but that is a very different religion and those people aren't going to go for any reasonable candidate.
I personally am loving this unexpected tide of raw fight that's growing. We are sick and tired and we aren't taking it lying down anymore. Fuck the GOP.
It's HIGH time! The left has been passive for way too long.
@George in Atlanta: I am not the tatoo'ing kind, but if I were, I'd get "Badass Motherfucker Gonna Bring The Hurt, Bitches" on my bicep tomorrow. Damn, that rings!
Pro tip: put next to it Danny Trejo as "Machete". That takes the badass to 11. Fuck Chuck Norris.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSB7WAJy2SdyAngbuNTURZhIknXq3_RlS9B1x3ZKo1bik6EHYjTia_CZHB_t4N0NRh_5yx9oq__dMw0Ptp5KAkKWrVuUvvdN4H83Co6UGvW
That tattoo will eventually fade and you'll get pissed off if the only person that knows what it says is you....when people ask you what is says.
Then all she'd have to do is get a 2nd tattoo with: 'Gavin kicked frump's azz in 2025 along with South Park to clue everybody in.
Have a word balloon with Cartman saying it.
Amen and GO GAVIN!👍🤛
Newsom for President 2028!
Well they're not going to have primary for a year or so. So why worry about them avoiding conflict.
And
Harris ran a flawless campaign. She made Trump look like a moron. But 2 reasons, 1) it wasn't the time for a Black female president and 2) The Republicans rigged some voting computers in a few swing states.
The vote was absolutely rigged. Why didn't she ask for a recount?
of course they cheated! I know they must've because there can't be that many stupid people in the USA.....can there?
nobody wants to think so, but...
Sadly, I agree with number 1 and it’s embarrassing that-in this day and age- this is still an issue in the United States.
We need to have more conversation and facts from the Democratic Party regarding reason number 2 and keep that conversation in the forefront until the next election.
Absofuckinglutely!
Joanne, I'm liking your avatar bio tag. A lot. You have ALL the credentials of a good, caring, thoughtful and fair-minded Liberal. And you've had ENUFF!
MAGA really, really don't know what they bit off.
I just want to blow them all through the hole in the ozone they created to rot up there with all of Elon's space trash.
Nice.
Here’s a new article called “If the DNC were controlled opposition, would it behave any differently?” Good question. Well written.
https://open.substack.com/pub/cmarmitage/p/if-the-dnc-were-controlled-opposition?r=5a5n7z&utm_medium=ios
Indeed. I stopped spending much time on bluesky.
My current bio says something like "The only things I fear more than fascism are 3rd party voters, non-voters and one-issue voters." I'm still pissed at those who couldn't be bothered to show up for the black lady. Her candidacy ALONE was one of the most progressive things to have happened in my long lifetime.
I will never believe that it was a fair and honest election. She should have demanded recounts.
dopey diapered donald has basically come right out and said that Musk (or his little fascist shithead hacker team) hacked the count. There’s NO WAY that asshole won all seven swing states. No way. We know he cheats at EVERYTHING, so it’s hardly a stretch.
That's false. It's the leftie version of Q-Anon. No one "hacked the count" or COULD "hack the count." What the DID so was use social media for propaganda and lies, which were eagerly lapped up by the so-called "mainstream media" which will never get another dollar from me. I know the loss is hard to take but we had a lot of people on our side who refused to represent. The so-called "pro-Palestinians" who said they would sit out to teach "Genocide Joe" a lesson were the worst.
Oh, lookie at this headline: "Trump says Netanyahu Is a War Hero." Where are all you "pro-Palestinians" now? It's not like Trump's obsequiousness to Netanyahu was a secret before the election.
I'm really super glad no one COULD "hack the count.".
The media are not on "our side". They're in business to serve up eyeballs. Outrage usurped sex in selling. It's time for Dems (or at least Liberals) to get outrageously nasty. And I don't mean falling down 'commie' rabbit holes of defunding police or other slogans. I mean oppo research and dissemination, ratfucking them where they live (all that hypocrisy so much opportunity!), relentlessly battering them with bullshit large and small. It's what wins now that critical thinking is dead. Issues are irrelevant, it's all spectacle now.
One thing we can do is abandon the mainstream media. The right already doesn't trust them. picking up Trump's chant of "fake news." So they rely on people who want truth and while the media isn't "fake" it's very slanted to favor the right. You can stay up on what's happening by subscribing to several very good newsletters that do good reporting — that's better than trying to get news on Tik Tok or Bluesky.
I don't think we have a clear answer. I disagree that questioning the results of the election are lefty Q. There were clear actions to interfere with results in my State. It's b.s. to equate legitimate questioning with creating "the big lie". However, I don't think it's the best use of energy to focus on only that, we have to stop dancing to the tune these psychopaths are playing. More powerful than the distinct crimes being committed by this regime, is the chaos they are creating, convincing people we are so broken that we have to accept their dominance. They are only concerned with 2020 still because they are using that as the foundation for our country being broken, an excuse to completely eliminate democracy.
I agree calling out WTF pro-palestine is an important thing to do, it still seems oversimplistic to me that young people people were so committed to a single issue, then quit caring. Like saying the problem of Trump supporters is that they are uneducated, there is more to it than that. I mean, yeah, we have to accept this is as basic as blatant dominance & seizing power by any means, but I don't think it's entirely that people are stupid, they were convinced backing a liar was the best option. Many of them won't change their minds, those beliefs run deep. We have to focus on getting results, enforcing & strengthening democracy itself, the power of many over autocratic rule.
you're wrong.
So I've been told. You were a bit non-specific about which part of my brilliant discourse was in error. Or did you mean "wrong" in Southern, sort of affectionate meaning, like "he's just *wrong*"?
When your best bud is a billionaire with his own satellite company, all bets are off. I KNOW it was hacked.
Why didn't the dems demand recounts? It's always puzzled me.
I truly have not been the same since election night. Abandon hope all ye who enter here...
Because the dems never want to make noise. Dems want to rise above and go high when they go low. We should have fought it tooth and nail. trump's team (and musk) were counting on our passivity.
Because it would've been a huge waste of money to discover nothing. The claims of election fraud were based on nothing real.
wrong
It wasn't. Trump admitted that Musk interfered with some of the computer voting. We would never have gotten a recount.
And, why didn’t she?
Arne/ 💯💯💯💯
100%
I need some convincing that Trump won that election fairly. No, fuck that...I don't at all believe Trump won that election fairly. Everything about those results just smells bad. And since he's a rotten, corrupt piece of flesh anyway...it makes sense.
Trump admitted that Musk visited several Blue states and then with a wink and a nod said, "he's really good with computers."
Plus convincing that the "assassination" attempt in Butler wasn't staged.
Yeah, I'm barely on there anymore. I'm glad it exists but after a couple minutes of scrolling I'm usually just annoyed and aggravated.
Same. I deleted the app.
Was X better / more varied?
I was never on the Xitter, but I "feel" like it's really focused on nazi positivity.
My 🦋 feels like ‘always looking for the positive’, but a very good dose of reality too… balance your Follows⁉️
X is trash. Bluesky isn’t bad. It just got tiresome for me.
Wonder if it’s bc the big name accounts didn’t migrate over..
Why? Its seems pretty focused to me.
I'm not sure what "focused" has to do with my comment. The majority of my feed is politics and after a few minutes, it just gets exhausting, especially since a lot of the negative stories are things that affect me or my friends directly. Plus there are too many people doing the "leftier than thou" thing and lecturing others and whatever, and it's tiresome and annoying.
I may go onto facebook about 3 times a week, only if I have a notice from a good friend but same deal it’s drivel.
I just mean most of what read politics and its pretty straight forward.
There ARE other things there besides politics.
I am aware. However, in my feeds, politics takes up a large portion of it, and most days I simply do not want to wallow in that endlessly.
True Harris was progressive. But she was the default. Biden should've said he was a one term president and then held a convention. There are several very experienced, smart and tough Democrats who would have won so decisively, that the Republican election interference wouldn't mattered. I like Harris and voted for her, but there enough non Trump voters who were not going to vote for a women. The US is not there yet. Sadly the 1st female president will probably be a Republican.
GO GAVIN!! If there is one thing that makes me burn it is that I perceive Dems as waaaaay toooooo nicey nicey. Makes me sick.
SAY IT. NAME IT. STAND UP AND BACK IT.
THERE ARE TURDS IN THIS WORLD AND WE ARE HERE TO COUNTER ACT THEM.
I'm talking about folks like the "Genocide Joe" morons who are now watching Netanyahu obliterate Gaza, etc. I also think Joe would have won against the Orange Fascist, and then could have retired and let Harris take over, though, like you, I wish he would have only run 1 term.
Whom else do you think would have won against Shitler? If you say Bernie, who is NOT a Dem, I will explode, so please don't.
Beshear, gov of KY. Shapiro governor of PA.
Very unlikely. The GOP has moved so far right they don't even believe women should have jobs or the vote. Nominating a woman or even having a woman VP would causer a huge chunk of Republicans to sit out.
Well, if enough Republicans sit out that's to our benefit, right? We need Independents on our side.
Take her name out of your mouth. And if I hear another male say, "Sadly, the 1st female president will probably be a Republican" FFS. STOP. PONTIFICATING. Reading this at Tiedrich's site is ridiculous.
Not if P2025 takes even more hold. P2025 does not want women to vote or work outside of the home.
Seems like JDV is afraid of US politics while being Trump's VP, so he is spending his Vice presidency hiding out on vacation. When he returns he gets yelled at and then ignores it. I wonder how well he will do as he MAGA candidate.
So what's your alternative? Twitter!? Threads?
Actually, I just added Tik Tok to follow the trolling on the new White House account. I've been avoiding it since forever. Going to start following MeidasTouch, etc. I spend most of my time on youtube these days following these same folks. I like Bulwark as well. There's some great Gen Zers who are debating MAGA in such a way that learning actually takes place. @parkergetajob is a great one.
Staying as off social media as I can. It's helladepressing.
I wish I weren't hooked. I need an intervention.
That’s a great bio…. but it’s a doggone shame so many voters would automatically think of Kamala the candidate solely in terms such as “the black lady”. Hopefully, when the magasphere recedes to manageable dimensions, we can proceed to reconstitute some sanity in our politics.
(just another boomer here)
I cant do Twittr or Threads because Musk and Zuckerberg. No FB either. So Bluesky it is. Seems fine so far.
Yes, but it was men, even black and hispaic men who couldnt vote for a Black woman President. I hope someday, but not today. And the first woman Pres will probably be a Republican. A la Thatcher.
I refused to join at all because it felt like a performative gesture and a leftie clubhouse.
Are you a bot?
No, I'm a journalist and fair elections activist in Cleveland Ohio, BlueSky has always felt like a temper tantrum against Twitter, and joining made no sense to me, especially for people who never were on Twitter.
The most powerful, replenishable weapon we have against ICE and HLS is the Subway sandwich. Be advised. Hitting an agent directly will be considered Assault and Battery. Missing is only Assault. To avoid both, loft the sandwiches high in an arch from the 2nd and 3rd ranks of the throngs. Those being “fed” will not see the thrower. And lacking a direct aim, I am not sure lettuce rain can be considered assault. I am not a lawyer, but I believe tossing nourishing food to ICE and HLS is not assault. Tomatoes, the really soft ones. Eggs. What else? Think healthy.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/sign-off-i-call-for-a-sign-off?r=3m1bs
I prefer Irish confetti.
Damn, you made me look it up.
I had to look that up!
I had no idea what Irish confetti was, learned something new today.
In terms of an assault, kinda depends on the age of the (raw) egg and the tomato. It is, after all, a very traditional means for an audience to express their feelings.
I was banned fro BlueSky, probably because I'm FUNNY. It's as bad as FARCEBOOK.
Any social media source (except this one) gets perverted, corrupted, and becomes one big shit bag. That’s how humans have evolved- into that big trash bag of personality disorders.
Don't listen to those Pollyannas, Dave. Humans really do suck swamp water. I'm looking for a transfer to another species. Golden Retriever looks pretty promising.
Jack Russel or nothing!
I wouldn't want to be that smart. I'd prefer a blissful and ignorant existence.
My sister has a golden retriever. He is hilarious and the best dog ever. He does have a ball fetish though and expects his human, or any human for that matter, to play “throw the ball and I’ll retrieve it” all day, every day. He’s the sweetest❣️
I love those guys. Sometimes they have the brain cell lit, sometimes they don't. I saw one who would stop panting in mid-pant and listen to see who was panting. Priceless.
I swear Jack (his name) is the best golden ever. I babysat him for two weeks last summer and we had a great time. He is very spoiled, but the sweetest boy ever. My sister cooks chicken and makes a special dog food for him. He rules the roost in my sister’s home.
I’d be a Golden in a heartbeat, but only if I could choose my family.
ouch
Corgis rule. They’re ridiculously popular at the moment and many are poorly bred and have genetic defects but I have a wonderful friend here who has bred and shown border collies for forty years and she’s going to help me aquire a healthy dog to run with my nutso Oriental shorthair cross felines (two that look Tonkinese and one lanky tuxedo with single kitten syndrome)I’m sure that’s too much information but I live for the fur babies these days.
Hm, I gotta say, speak for yourself. Ahem.
Well, WE appreciate your comments.
And I appreciate you, arne !
Thank you my precious darling ! 💙
How do I become precious?
You're so precious, it goes without saying, but here you go Carl, you are another precious darling
Understood! However, if Gavin becomes the Democratic candidate I will back him unlike the party regulars who did not back primary winner Mamdani.
What I get tired of is that the moment some Democrat says or does something we like, we're all "so-and-so for president!!!" Pete Buttigieg does a calm, articulate interview on FOX?" "Pete Buttigieg for president!!!" AOC says something sassy? "AOC for president!" Andrew Cuomo holds daily COVID press conferences attacking Trump? "Andrew Cuomo for president!!!"
All unqualified at this point (jury still out on Pete and AOC; the could grow into it), but I'm still steaming about all the Democrats who thought we should dump Biden in 2020 and make Andrew Cuomo our candidate. I mean, seriously, people. It wasn't like his long list of liabilities was a secret even then.
LOL Remember when everyone wanted Michael Avenatti to run? I mean, what's one more felon in the White House, really? LMAO
I do! It's been remarked many times that Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line. We need to stop getting infatuated with anyone who says a thing we like, and we need to stop demanding that every candidate be sassy, exciting and full of wonderful remarks that make us swoon. I get tired of Democrats ready to anoint people like Avenatti and Cuomo without any background on them, just knowing they said something nasty about Trump.
And no, Bluesky isn't the world's most humorless social media app. I laugh my ass off every single day. I love it!!! Thank you for posting there too. Will share!!
I forgot all about having lost interest in bluesky...I've had enough naval gazing & I've sprained my brain cramming history, politics, & psychology. Newsom is meeting the moment, no more, no LESS. Aspiring leadership would do well to take note, agility is important. I give up on getting a dinosaur to tap dance again after Harris. I think she did, too. Time for new blood.
So so so so so glad you are on Spoutible.com, so I felt no need to ever sign up on Bluesky (or Threads either). (Goes without saying I abandoned Xitter three years ago when The Melon got involved.)
yeah, what you said !
Thanks for posting that to Bluesky, Jeff.
The masses screaming Newsom bad!, only scary reinforces such a lack of appreciation for the severity of the situation. #ButterknifeDems
Fainting couches are full and pearls are tightly clutched.
Dear Jeff, you are brilliant, well-informed, right-minded, and funny beyond belief. But I need to respond to your playful “non-endorsement” of Gavin Newsom.
For the record: this is my wholehearted endorsement of Gavin Newsom for president in 2028. Democrats have been adrift for too long, rudderless and un-captained. Now a leader—the leader we’ve needed for years—has appeared. I’m jumping on this bandwagon now.
I expect to see you on it soon enough.
Jeff, I love you. Carry on! Laughter is the best medicine.
If Dems don't get on board soon, they will be on the fast train to oblivion. We the People are sick of their lame ass cowardice. Bring on the badasses, I say! Take a page from Zelensky's playbook. Hire better advice, mmmkay? You're embarrassing us!
Well, some people just don't get you...oy
I gave up on BlueSky after my account got hacked and I got suspended there.
I got kicked off DailyKos, apparently for disagreeing with someone about Elizabeth Warren's proposal to forgive ALL college debt benefiting mostly students of color, when it benefits mostly white students. It was Biden's idea to forgive $10,000 worth of college debt that heavily benefited students of color and first-ten college students. It may have been something else though. I have no idea what because for three years they haven't responded to my inquires — this despite my being a contributing member in good standing for 17 years.
as always, I had about twice as much material as I had time to write about. hope I didn't miss any of the highlights
I'm so glad you included the guy in Union Station asking JD if he was going to fuck a couch? The MSM just said he was "booed". I saw over the weekend that his SS Agents refer to Usha as "the beard". I'll bet they snigger behind his back at the WH.
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WEIRD
He is reported to have a warm relationship with Peter Thiel...
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Who's the top and who's the bottom?
This here time and place in 'Murikkka is whut Ah would call a target rich environment
Damn straight (*spits*). Gunny, pass the ammo cans. Time to trim the hedges.
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Please use your voice, Jeff to call for a Massive Public Disobedience and Strikes all over the country. Do it sarcastically if you can. Even Solidarity in Poland quickly had a better idea than any of our politician fucks have come up with since November 2024. SHUT THE COUNTRY DOWN. Too difficult for Democrats? Shut down your neighborhood, your town, your State. Start a GENERAL STRIKE you guys. Like that but nastier!
Why can’t D leadership mount an Offensive??? ‘Corporate Dems’ not rocking the comfortable boat.?. Wow
Ralph Nader at 91 is still right. His March 2025 commentary on the forever-losing silence of Corporate Democrats, out of fear and in defense of the shriveled status quo, is a sanity read: https://nader.org/2025/03/14/stay-silent-and-stay-powerless-against-trumps-tyranny/
Wow. Thanks for this post. His pulling of funding in Africa was petty vengeance. Not surprised, of course, but that I didn't know. WHY indeed are they staying so silent? It's a sanity read, and Jeff's daily posts are about the only way to stay sane and just laugh at it all; but it's absolutely very serious what these evil morons are doing, every day, and at lightning speed, by design. “The silence grows louder every day." And their silence does boil down to complicity. Clearly they did not hear him, way back in March!
"Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." Elie Wiesel
Terrifying. Just a complete abdication of duty but hundreds who know better. Join forces and fight back, people. Get our own oligarchs to move against the machine. It's fascism now and ruthless consolidation of power for the next 30 years if they sit and wait. Go after Justice Roberts. Go after everyone who made this illegal regime possible (the 14th amendment forbid his candidacy, danmit!)
He still has it, but still we are afraid to be disobedient. I was completely ignorant about politics in 1972 and yet found myself drawn to Ralph. We organized a PIRG (Publlic Interest Research Group) in our State then, and resisted the corporate greed.
It takes money to mount a winnable campaign. Not to pat myself on the back too hard, but I think I’d make an excellent member of Congress. But I have zero money. In today’s environment, you cannot compete without money. I wish it weren’t so, but here we are.
They are. The press doesnt cover them.
Corporate Democrats. Is there one? We have MAGA Democrats in Congress, but in the Corporate world?
Schumer, Pelosi, many of the deceased like Feinstein. Corporatists.
thank you very much…
And all of us Progressives shout: AMEN!
Not me, I'm more of a Pastafarian
I shout RAMEN ! 🍜
Ramen whatever it takes to be Solidarity again against the fascists and Donnieshitsinpants
They will have a good excuse for Marshall law and violence. Better to work to elect Democrats. There are some really liberal leaders who need some authority.
It's MARTIAL law. I'm sick and tired of fearing their reaction. Some things are worth fighting for!
I coulda sworn Marshall was in charge.
Well, you missed the good news of the day - James Dobson died.
Funny, he died on the same month and day that he was (unfortunately) born.
his life hit its expiration date...
Miller's self-destructive bit about DC protesters being 90 year old hippies.
Steven Miller and Benjamin Netanyahu: Making antisemitism great again.
No, dont let them do that to you. Its not their race or religion. Fascists are fascists and come in all flavors. Even petite blondes.
That's an excellent point.
I really appreciated the new name for the Gulf I tried to make anachronism out of it but lost track but funny that’s the point.
… or lowlights!
Kellyanne Conway always looks like she's one wine spritzer away from telling the camera about the time she slept with the drummer from Bread.
ICYMI: The White House started a TikTok account and promptly got their asses handed to them by the Internet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FThN4XPUSA
My g-d do you write your own stuff ??? 😂🤣‼️
My ghostwriter quit.
😏🤣
😂😂😂
Laughed out loud at your post. Fortunately I had just put down my cup of coffee!
LOL 🤣🤣🤣👍
Beautiful
"‘hello fellow life-form, for what time period have you been commercing confections, HA HA that’s great.’" 😂😂😂
And the new version of the Gulf Map is *chefs kiss.
Thank you to Gavin Newsom... the whole thing is brilliant!
The CA Supreme Court rejected the GOP's attempt to block Democratic redistricting. Game on Abbott.
Hell yeah!
‘grow a sense of humor.’
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Watch the pod on "The Siren".
I’m gonna try… so much video! I can barely keep up!!!
I love what Gavin is doing!! Giving trump a taste of his own medicine.
You mean poison, right?
The Nobel Furniture Piece Prize to those who yelled at Couchfuck Vance in Union Station!
Dear god. Have you no decency, sir? I must flush my brain now.
So. Many. Horrible. Images.
It is also precious that the whole "sofa love" theme is based on a made up story yet it irritates the right so much. Geez, what with their Pizzagate, QAnon, anti-vax bullshit you'd think they'd have some equanimity
It was the perfect response to “They’re eating the pets!” which has died away because no one cares about Vance lies but everyone hates Vance.
They don’t know what the word “equanimity” means.
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Newsom is brillant, and with Stephen Miller out there calling white people "Stupid Old Hippies", makes for great subtext against all the shit that Newsom is pulling off.
His official Tiktok account is HYSTERICAL.
https://thistleandmoss.com/p/stephen-miller-racist-shitfucker
Old hippies cracked me up, since he’s 39 and looks much much older.
Wait--wut?!? I though Nosferatu Miller was in his 50s.
Guess it's hard to tell with the undead.
Enigmas don’t age, do they?
Really. So did I. Wow. He needs a little sun.
You know he would shrivel up and die in sunlight, don't you?
OMG it’s his birthday on Sunday. Not sure what that means - the day the egg was laid, or when he popped out of it.
I had my suspicions.
I won't hold my breath waiting for miller to go into a neighborhood in DC where there really is crime. He's too chicken.
I'd say Mr. SprayOnHair is jelly of a classic feature of hippes. 💅
Don't call me stupid, Stevie.
Kelly Conway using the word "cringe" is cringe itself.
She sees "cringe" every time she looks in a mirror.
😂🫣
When that guy was on a serious bender
Good one!
Whoever on his team who was like "how about we start being catty af" deserves a massive raise
Hell yes.
"Gavin has...broken Republican brains"
What orthopedic Doctors call a minor break.
It’s a tribute to his media team they could even find Republican brains!
Calcified brain tissue?
The clinical term is “ossified brain tissue “
What Gavin Newsom’s doing is absolutely glorious! To a malignant narcissist like Donny, there’s nothing worse than being laughed at. In fact, I truly believe the reason he ran for president was to spite Obama for mocking in him at the White House correspondents dinner. So keep it up, Gavin! The hope of seeing Donny’s head explode is my raison d’être!
I agree with you about donnie's motivation to run coming from Obama's ridicule. I watched trumpy's face during that, and you could actually see what he was thinking: Barack Hussein Obama will pay for this. BIGLY.
Yep. The nightmare never ends...
YESSSS! That was exactly what he was thinking.
I'm right with you there - watching the White House Correspondence dinner, when Obama was totally trashing TRump, I knew right then and there the guy was going to run for president. At first, I had no idea he'd win and that it would just be a joke. Yet here we are....
I love Obama but often can't help wishing he hadn't roasted trump. Maybe none of this would have happened.
As a former journalist, if I were a top editor I would not permit anyone in my organization to attend that travesty of an event. Ever.
Jeff, here’s the item that was pointed out last night by Ron Filipkowski. He asserted that most WH folks do not subscribe to Truth Social or Pravda. This is the reason these MAGAS are so upset and shocked with Newsom imitating Donald… these folks can dish it out but cannot take it. Sad 😢 And thank you for your attention to this matter.
Another thing that Ron pointed out was that NEWSOM HAS ANOTHER ACCOUNT where he posts his governor stuff NORMALLY and ‘responsibly’(please) - did Joey S do his HOMEWORK? This catty/petty account is a separate account, you freakin pearl-clutcher-whattabout-muh-kitchentable -issues (that only Biden was routinely held accountable for???)
Gettin’ a little LAZY / EMOTIONAL there, Joe?… do better
Oh Joe Scarborough. Trump isn’t running again because he doesn’t plan to LEAVE. What a tragic waste of air time that guy is.
Scarborough and Mika were all tough talk before the election. Now they are little more than apologists. Pathetic groveling is not a way to maintain relevance.
Well there IS the possibility that Harris/Walz actually WON (by a lot) - so when Dems chose not to challenge that (not even the Swing states?) yeah it leaves a lot of ppl in the lurch. To be fair.
I absolutely believe that. The margin was very thin and there were a lot of statictical anomalies. Why didn't they demand a recount? Was she seriously threatened or just tired?
Very precise ‘win’.
… He works for one of those top law firms, sooo… maybe it was touchy 🧐 IDK
I quit watching them the day they groveled themselves to Maggot-La-Go.
The Gulf of We Haven't Forgotten about EPSTEIN*EPSTEIN*EPSTEIN*EPSTEIN*EPSTEIN
Thank you for your attention to this EPSTEIN.
EPSTEIN FILES!
EPSTEIN FILES!
EPSTEIN FILES!
I’m busting a gut here on the left coast. Go fuck a couch is the best heckler ever. I would also observe that Goebbles Miller is smaller than I imagined.
And he wasn’t dressed up in the Donny blue-suit style— wearing a brown suit? 😄 Maybe he thought it would just make him disappear in the crowd.
He just looks even more like the random turd he is. A 90-year old hippie granny with a walker could take down the little incel dick drip in one sharp smack. The only area he looms large in is being a racist asshole and an enormous cuck whose wife walked out on him in front of the world to join Elon Fucking Musk.
I’m not yet at the 90-year-old granny with a walker stage, but I am an old hippie and I’m pretty sure I could kick his Nazi ass.
I like that …. Left Coast. Beautiful sound. I can hear the waves crashing ……🥳🧚♀️🦋🪼🐡🐠🐟
I loved hearing that heckler too!! Way funny!
Epstein. That shit ain’t funny. But Epstein is the trigger word. EPSTEIN! It ain’t supposed to be funny. They assaulted children. And if Newsom’s comms team can distract those muthas, I’m all for it.
EPSTEIN FILES!
EPSTEIN FILES!
EPSTEIN FILES!