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Long Beach CA. Astrophotography and musings from the recrudescent Dark Age

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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What a pristine example of sane washing. Rambling through a defense of his failed war, he realized he had stumbled upon an applause line, steeped in cruelty and abuse aimed at Americans who oppose him, and he ran with it. The cheering and hooting chuds in the crowd knew exactly what he meant.
washingtonpost.com
Analysis | Trump gets caught in the weave and hands Democrats a target
The president’s misinterpreted comments about Los Angeles and San Diego created opportunities for his foes and confusion for his allies.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A few billionares own almost all the media and their editorial boards have been on mission promoting Trump for 10 years. They don't want the midterms to change that narrative. A Democrat underperformance, however slight, will be spun as an endorsement of MAGA.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I agree. At this point, anything short of winning the senate will be spun as another triumph for Trump and right-wing populism in general. Editorial boards at all the billionaire-owned media are reluctant to abandon the narrative they've been building for 10 years.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Marines have to stand like that? I hope so.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The chuds in the audience knew exactly what he meant and cheered when he said it. They'd love to see American cities incinerated.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Honorees to include Ted Nugent, Randy Quaid, and the J6 Prison Choir.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Musk and Twitter force the Republican party to become explicitly "pro-white" and permanently attach itself to an demographic that grows smaller every year. Good.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Taking my tradwife in the cybertruck to Lake America.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sociopaths never had it so good
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lead by example and 'remigrate'
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Not saying it will for sure happen, but if Democrats win both the House and the Senate, Trump resigning in a huff would be fully in keeping with his sore loser character. Of course he'd pardon himself before leaving.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Did Trump receive a personality transplant we didn't hear about? Since when does the arch asshole accept blame for anything? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Behind Trump’s public confidence, his private view of midterms is sobering
In private, the president has been hearing blunt news from advisers about the GOP’s poor chances in the midterms and has accepted that some of the problem is of his making.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Cave Nebula. Quick 2 hours of exposure time with Optolong Lextreme narrowband filter. #astrophotography #astronomy
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The object isn't ratings or turning a profit - it's neutering media outlets not aligned with MAGA and Likud. In that respect Bari has fulfilled her assignment.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It may take a generation, but the day will come when even Republicans admit Trump is hands down the worst president in history.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One day even Republicans will admit Trump was a disgrace and will be embarrassed he managed to re-shape their party into his putty-faced asshole image. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
washingtonpost.com
Kennedy Center prepares to close as Trump threatens to withhold repairs
The center’s Board of Trustees is also set to consider a proposal to shut down the building for renovations.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A young man dreams his whole life of bullying and traumatizing people -- only to have those dreams crushed by faceless bureaucracts.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Our culture has been under assault for 10 years now, and the task of rebuilding it won't be easy. But we can hope, once restored, our institutions will be stronger for having survived the dark MAGA era of American history. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
washingtonpost.com
Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show
Officials said the center is facing “certain financial collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump’s name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
An even simpler dictum: if it promotes the flourishing of human life, they're against it. Name one societal challenge where that's not the case.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm picturing him without that combover and realize he'd never have never been elected without it.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Krusty: Everytime you watch my show I'll send you forty dollars! Announcer: checks will not be honored
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trump will always be the messiah for about 50% of Republicans. He could be carrying a load in his pants and it wouldn't matter. But the other half see the failures and are demoralized. Many of them won't show up to vote in November.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Blood Moon over Long Beach, 8/27/2026 #astrophotography
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If dems win both house and senate, I'm predicting Trump will resign. After pardoning himself of course.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Joe Goebbels was a real mensch once you got to know him
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A trillion dollar military budget and we have depleted stocks and hungry sailors. Something stinks.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I got a new job telling everyone the place where I used to work smelled like farts.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Any time I see a balding, malignant fetus I assume they work in the Trump administration.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Waxing moon over Long Beach, 8/5/2026. #astrophotography
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Crescent Nebula. 30+ hours total exposure time. Edge HD 9.25 scope, ASI2600MC, Lextreme narrowband filter. Processed in PixInsight and PhotoShop. #astrophotography
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
He won't "sell his economic agenda" in Michigan. He'll blather about an election he lost 6 years ago.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Interstellar belongs in the bottom half
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Anyone who knowingly aligns themselves with Trump and orbits around that blackhole should be branded an ethical failure, from his cabinet, to members of congress, to CEOs, to celebrities, to journalists. They all failed the test of history and will be remembered as such.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hoisted by their own petards. Good. They deserve all of it.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Like that beardling in the back, they all wear the same forced, shit-eating grin when in his presence
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Tiger Woods tried that during his most recent DUI arrest
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Better lugubrious than lacrymose
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
For me the gold medal goes to when they treated George Santos like Nelson Mandela. And this was the lead story on the same day as the first No Kings rally attended by 7 million people.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
You'd be forgiven if you thought this was in reference to the Republican Party. But it's the Washington Post under Bezos. So it's not.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
At first glance I thought the center photo was Trump. Forgive me.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Remember those carefree days when W. was the worst president in history?
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Thank you NYT for supplying another frontpage profile of an emerging right-wing celebrity. We told you we need to read these things twice a week and you listened. Tradwife Influencer Opens Store in Small Town. Tourists Abound. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/u...
nytimes.com
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Pinwheel Galaxy. 4+ hours total exposure time. Edge HD 9.25, ASI2600MC. Processed in PixInsight, final touches in PhotoShop. #astrophotography
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I live in LA County and usually wait till the last day or so to mail in my ballot. It's super convenient and comes with the added bonus of watching wingnuts bray like donkeys as their leads evaoprate.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Watching wingnuts lose their shit as their leads evaporate is one reason I wait till the last day or so to mail in my ballot.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Bodes Galaxy. 6+ hours total exposure time. Edge HD 9.25, ASI2600MC, IRUV filter. Processed primarily in PixInsight. #astrophotography
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
This means no GOP candidate is allowed to distance themselves from Trump leading up to the midterms.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Cash Paddle on the job and shit-faced.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
If the Great Gatsby were written today, Tom Bucanan would be a UFC and Jordan Peterson fan and host a Great Replacement podcast.
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Banalingus @banalingus.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Russell Re-Brand
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