@davidmt
Proud Dad, and husband, merchant mariner, left of Gene Debs, cheap whiskey connoisseur, avid reader, especially Herb Caen, Martha Gellhorn, Kerouac, Jack London, Steinbeck, Hunter Thompson... I do a lot of shopping at used bookstores, Harbor Frieght...
Today's abysmal jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy.
What's required is investment in working people — and better wages.
When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs.
Remember this.
The lack of media coverage about the bombing of the girls elementary schools is shocking.
Things Ds can be fighting for now:
- Recommit to Europe/Ukraine, stop appeasing Putin, who is helping Iran attack US
- End the war, prevent US/global economies from going to sh*t
- Roll back the inflationary tariffs
- Rescind Trump tax cuts, ICE expansion
- Make US clean energy superpower
More 👇
Beautiful.
I think they might have better luck spending two thousand dollars holding a press conference where they detail who made the key decisions to collaborate with the Trump administration, how and when they were fired, and explaining what would stop that from happening again.
Pretty sure when they started imposing this idiocy they assured a bunch of judges that they would be able to refund the money with no problem if it ever came to that.
Who else is old enough to remember when the government was funding THIS instead?
Same energy:
The U.S. Coast Guard office of Marine Licensing and Inspection maintains files on licenses held by merchant mariners, and which ships the seafare sailed on.
I believe that as the descendant of a deceased mariner you can request copies.
Spain’s MEP Irene Montero speaking to reporters
Irene Montero: No woman has ever been freed by American bombs or illegal aggression — Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. Not in Afghanistan. It will not happen in Iran either
When they want to sell their oil wars, their wars for profit, their imperial wars — they hide behind women’s rights to justify them
When I ride the new Link extensions, the care that Sound Transit put into elevating trains and protecting pedestrians really underlines the fact that South Seattle got screwed by Sound Transit. Feels like they don’t care if we live or die.
I'm not okay with leaving anybody homeless, so if losing her job means Kristi Noem loses her rent-free waterfront home at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, I understand that there is plenty of room for her to take up residence at Camp East Montana.
This is far more threatening to American Jews than anyone's policy views toward Israel
The fuck kind of answer is this
1 month ago this ritual was cast
today noem is out
MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”
This was filmed October 3, 2025.
Noem is finally out. Good.
Now let’s make sure she’s prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Heads up, fellow Proton users
As context, Seattle police have a long history of pepper-spraying protesters in the face at point-blank range, tackling people to the ground, and being chummy with protest targets, like the organizers of a far-right rally at the heart of the city's LGBTQ neighborhood.
Why Are There No Ships in the Strait of Hormuz | March 5, 2026, Update
Video: youtu.be/lwSLe1qWpSs
Does he know how cars work?
He could just lock the doors
It’s not enough.
Proving yet again one of my basic rules on navigating Trumpism: He will always replace an incompetent person with someone more incompetent.
So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.
That's roughly $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
People do not want this.
They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
Cal State Maritime is having some work done on their dock
Which Union was your grandfather in while he was a merchant mariner?
Back in the day, most merchant mariners were Socialist at least.
The folk singer Rosalie Sorrels would often state during her shows that back in the 50's she lived with a merchant seaman, so obviously a communist.
She credited him with some of her political enlightenment.
Back in the day, most merchant mariners were Socialist at least.
The folk singer Rosalie Sorrels would often state during her shows that back in the 50's she lived with a merchant seaman, so obviously a communist.
She credited him with some of her political enlightenment.
Quote of the Week: “We should not expect maintenance staff to report people for having too much lube.” - @enbrown.bsky.social reason.com/2026/02/18/b...
