@stephjchild
Virologist, artist, unapologetic defender of democracy πΊπΈ and science, gardener, β€οΈ music and animals, living in the beautiful PNW. Lover of bad dad jokes with a Ph.D. in genetics π§¬. I also love cooking Mexican, Indian, Italianβ¦really just all food.
Dayum. Just heard a minister say, as perhaps only Black ministers can, βWe will fight until hell freezes over, and then we will fight on the ice.β
Iβm stealing that!!
Holy shit.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I donβt think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
Bad Bunny made the message clear.
The rest of the world made their message clear:
We can move on without Donald Trump.
We can move on without MAGA.
MAGA is not America.
MAGA and America are not the world.
Let their ideas rot in the last millennium.
#MAGA #ICEOUT #BadBunny #Trump
This is why safe & secure mail-in voting is so much better. We don't have to face the murderous Trump goon squad. Thank you, Washington State!
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
A lone seabird stands on a weathered concrete edge near a pier, its dark silhouette clearly defined against a pale sky and calm water, emphasizing form, balance, and stillness.
A lone bird near the pier, stripped down to shape and posture against a simple background. Coastal stillness, held in place for a moment.
If scenes like this slow you down, sharing it helps it travel.
#Photography #ScottKissPhoto
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
Hmm. Yet somehow I can't help but think it's more likely that Trump would be the subservient bunny in this scenario. Especially knowing that Trump MUST know Kid Rock's sickening lyrics yet he still fawns over this despicable scumbag.
I don't disagree. Just clinging to the fact that they seem to be amazingly capable at screwing up...
Judge Luttig is a wise, important voice against this authoritarian, hateful, destructive regime. For anyone believing those with different political views can't everagree, I'm a Dem landing between centrist & liberal, & I have the utmost respect and pride for Judge Luttig's analysis of this debacle.
Luckily they're also stupid enough to telegraph what they're up to with an amplifier turned to 11! π€‘
I absolutely β€οΈ you, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social! So sad that you were silenced on one platform (MSNBC 100% should've protected you). Your voice is so important right now. So much garbage emanating from this pathetic fever dream remix of Idiocracy...
Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
Special. & let me guess, he was also carrying & ready to use his "common sense" to decide whether or not to pull the trigger... π€¬
π€£π€£π€£ Were Kid Rock, Ted Nugent & Kevin Sorbo too busy washing their hair tonight? π€£π€£π€£
I keep hearing the same argument from MAGA:
"What about all the citizens murdered by illegals".
Then get a warrant and go arrest them!
Don't patrol the streets terrorizing everyone, arresting children at schools and US citizens because you don't know who to arrest. See the difference?
Ain't no Sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long
Anytime she goes away.
Seems like a pretty good analogy to the loss of democracy...
Not anywhere near smart enough.
I just checkedβit turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say "The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the fuck they want and make shit up as they go along."
Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
Whatβs at stake isnβt just our democracy. Itβs also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal β to every one of us.
While videos of Renee Good's murder weren't 100% clear, those of Alex Pretti's are. Armed thugs in Minneapolis are endangering everyone. The Trump clan's narrative isn't an echo of authoritarianism from the past, but an intentional attempt to destroy democracy. www.cnn.com/2026/01/24/u...
Folks chose Project 2025 over Kamala Harris in Nov-2024.
Mind you, all that genocide shit was right there in Proj 2025.
I will never understand how Trump & his entire sycophantic cabinet can be so hateful and evil. We are living through unbearably painful times... π