Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Thomas Paine. Feb 1776 Absolute governments (though the disgrace of human nature... are simple; if the people suffer, they know the head from which their suffering springs, know the remedy, and are not bewildered by a variety of causes and cures. 120
Reposted by Achillesjamesdcooper4.bsky.social @jamesdcooper4.bsky.social · 01/07/2026“The Algae Has Reached the Stars and Stripes” 2026 Acrylic on canvas 14”x14” 033
Reposted by Achillestombucsfan @tombucsfan.bsky.social · 27/12/2024@democracyunity.bsky.social If this is a non troll site, why do you have zero posts? How am I suppose to follow and know you are not a troll with zero posts? 1195
Reposted by AchillesAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/01/2025Waiting for Dem leadership to acknowledge the mistakes made this cycle and develop a plan to course correct.media.tenor.coma dog is laying on a chair in a living room .ALT: a dog is laying on a chair in a living room . 1069119841552
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 01/01/2025You know nothing, John Snow! #TheLastOfTheAmericans youtube.com/watch?v=JikJ...youtube.com 120
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 01/01/2025The least I can say, I anticipate A homecoming parade as we renegade In the morning, right on 🎼 It's a good day to be It's a good day to see #BestSongOf2024 Colors - Black Pumas - 2019 youtu.be/B7PnQBn5k_E?...youtu.beBlack Pumas - Colors (Official Audio)YouTube video by BlackPumasVEVO 030
Reposted by AchillesCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Linda Lavin and Jimmy Carter dying on the same day is somehow appropriate because "Alice" may have been the most Carter Era TV show ever. 1246470477
Reposted by AchillesAchilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Object permanence is a Hell of a thing.. ..who said that?! 😵 021
Reposted by Achillesjamesdcooper4.bsky.social @jamesdcooper4.bsky.social · 29/12/2024That humiliating punch to the face stands out, dead center 021
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 29/12/2024The days get longer, But there's still the same time. #DickensBarkeep 020
Reposted by AchillesAchilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 29/12/2024For a few years now, one of my least favorite things is running into Realtors who think 'bringing cheer' and counting the homeless where they 'live' is important... ..Once a Year. #ChristmasCactus 042
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 23/12/2024The real reason the puppet -Elect was duped again: Tesla Gigafactories are being built in Shanghai, since 2019; A quarter of the company’s revenue comes from China. It's called the "outbound investment” provision. #DeportElon #ChinaFirst prospect.org/politics/202...prospect.orgThe Government Is Shutting Down Because Elon Musk Has Factories in ChinaThere’s a mundane reason for the late-term chaos, and it’s called a conflict of interest. 141
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 21/12/2024The first thing betrays A fool is her tongue Slipping and tripping And coming undone But something is missing Something ain't right #Pretenders music.youtube.com/watch?v=0S47...music.youtube.comPretenders - You Can't Hurt a Fool (Official Video)YouTube video by Pretenders 110
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 20/12/2024 #SwordOfDemocles An allusion to the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power. #YouBrokeItYouFixIt 000
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 20/12/2024This land is your land This land is my land This land is no land This land is all land #TheShameOfRealtors #ZipCodeJustice youtu.be/6d7yU379Ur0?...youtu.beThe Brutalist | Official Trailer HD | A24YouTube video by A24 000
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Algorithm Vs. Shareholder Vs. Life Vs Liberty Vs. Pursuit of Happiness #CoughForMe www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comThe reemergence of Engels’ concept of social murder in response to growing social and health inequalitiesIn 1845, Friedrich Engels identified how the living and working conditions experienced by English workers sent them prematurely to the grave, arguing … 120
Reposted by AchillesJustin Bonomo 🇵🇸 @justinbonomo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Staggering 296 page report from Amnesty International shows in great detail that Israel is committing genocide Intent is generally the hardest aspect of genocide to prove The report has 80 pages showing beyond a shadow of a doubt that this genocide is intentional www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...amnesty.orgAmnesty International concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in GazaAmnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip. 13010
Reposted by AchillesAchilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 19/12/2024e·ro·to·ma·ni·a: 1. noun Webster's Dictionary 2. Psychiatry a delusion in which a person (typically a woman) believes that another person (typically of higher social status) is in love with them. 001
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 19/12/2024If I had been reporting in World War II, would I have had to say, in the name of objectivity, 'Poor Mr. Hitler, he has a point'? No, you don't play footsie with the most appalling crimes known to humanity. -#ChristianAmanpour 021
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 19/12/2024“We were sentenced to prison, we were not sentenced to be assaulted and abused,” The largest ever settlement of this kind only throws money at the injustice as @TheJusticeDept continues pretending that Law = Justice. stocktonia.org/news/state-n...stocktonia.orgVictims at California prison 'rape club' get $116 million settlementThe Justice Department will pay about $1.1 million to each of 103 women who sued the Bureau of Prisons over their treatment at FCI Dublin. 000
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 18/12/2024You can take the Christian European out of the ceaseless, blood-soaked strife, but... #ChurchVsState #OligarchCrusades #AbigalAdamsWasRight 000
Reposted by AchillesWye Mountain Resisting 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @maninblack9.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Be careful when subscribing to moderation block lists! I accidentally found out I was blocking some perfectly fine people here because they were on a block list I subscribed to when I first got here. Turns out the list was run by a MAGA troll trying to get anti-MAGA resisters to block each other.😡media.tenor.coma cartoon of batman with the words " very interesting " below himALT: a cartoon of batman with the words " very interesting " below him 95313
Reposted by AchillesNomad Matt @nomadmatt.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Vaccines are the leading cause of adults. 20721216
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Goddamnit! I have to put the fuckin tree up again! Fuuuuuc... Maybe nothing that a little Game of thrones can't help with. No Spoilers! I heard stuff about Yuletide dragons. #WinterfellSolstice 000
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Not even all #Marines keep their oath to defend vulnerable Americans on U.S. soil. Put aside labels, groups & reputations, and call out dereliction anywhere. Support the common good everywhere. Vance + Penny = #BlueFalcons #Deserters 111
Reposted by Achillesjamesdcooper4.bsky.social @jamesdcooper4.bsky.social · 14/12/2024“The Eyes of Violence” 2024 Acrylic on canvas 14”x14” 282
Reposted by Achillescgshort @cgshort.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Two things came together on the Christmas tree tonight which I've not seen in four years: Garland and balls. 011
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 09/12/2024The revolution will not go better with Coke The revolution will not fight germs that may cause bad breath The revolution will not put you in the driver's seat #Syria The revolution will not be televised youtu.be/vwSRqaZGsPw?...youtu.beGil Scott-Heron - Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Official Audio)YouTube video by Ace Records 010
Reposted by AchillesJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 07/12/2024 279174724960
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Solzhenitzyn was a Soviet dissident who wrote The Gulag Archipelago. He knew some things about cataloguing disinformation. He thought about his neighbors first. Will we? Can we? #KremlinCompromised #WhitehouseCompromised #CapturedStates 000
Reposted by AchillesJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 06/12/2024This is truly the best legal advice we can give. 487189216442
Reposted by AchillesAnnastasia @annastasia77.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Just another friendly reminder!! 57418
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Note to Self: Don't ask dentist for a four year supply of laughing gas until Jan 20th. #QuestionTime www.axios.com/2024/12/05/b...axios.comAnthem Blue Cross Blue Shield calls off decision to cap anesthesia for surgical patientsThe murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson cast an intense spotlight on unpopular insurance company policies. 010
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I've imposed 6 hr Martial Law on my nephews & nieces plenty of times. Relax people! It's fine. #MarchTheBeloved youtu.be/ttnynek1LVg?...youtu.be"March for Our Beloved" - Korean Anti-Dictatorship Uprising SongYouTube video by Ingen 110
Reposted by AchillesAyJay @dcvet.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Did you know? 973thedawg.com/wkrp-turkey-...973thedawg.comWKRP Turkey Drop Episode Was Based on Real IncidentHere's the real-life story that inspired this iconic Thanksgiving episode. 024
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Like his friends Putin, Erdogan, and Orban, Netanyahu and Biden are trying to silence a critical, independent newspaper, frontline.thehindu.com/news/israel-...frontline.thehindu.comIsrael Boycotts Haaretz Newspaper, Raising Press Freedom ConcernsIsrael’s government has ordered officials to boycott the Haaretz newspaper and is also putting pressure on the public broadcaster Kan over their perceived critical reporting of the Israel-Hamas war. 010
Achilles @buckintown.bsky.social · 28/11/2024When the world is running down🎼 You make the best of what's still around 🎼🎼 #ThePolicePeople youtu.be/YC8vxXC0UMc?...youtu.beWhen The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still AroundYouTube video by The Police - Topic 010