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Nathan Standing

@cryptosantra.bsky.social
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Budding curmudgeon. Cryptosantra on Threads, Mastodon, BSky, and (I know) TruthSocial.

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 7h
Reminder: the Trump administration will never, ever release the Epstein documents that incriminate Trump or his billionaire buddies. The only way they come out is after we extract them by force of law. Nothing less than force will work. Everything that assumes cooperation is wasted time.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 7h
People say Trump was 'joking' about Iran destroying San Francisco and San Diego. Nope. Trump literally has no sense of humor. He doesn't understand how. The closest he gets is mocking people. Can you remember a single joke Trump told? And again, mocking doesn't count as 'humor'. Bet you can't.
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LunchCounterPunch @theultrasecret.bsky.social · 8h
If you don't like how politics divides us and how ugly it is, there's one simple thing you can do: never vote Republican again, and encourage those around you to adopt the same stance.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 10h
The DOJ tells the court to shut up and trust that it's telling the full and complete truth. How dare anyone ask for proof!
washingtonsun.com
‘Enough Is Enough’: DOJ Asks Judge to Shut Down Discovery Motion in Kennedy Center Case
The Justice Department implored a federal judge to “immediately” reject the motion to compel the government to provide communications between Trump and Kennedy Center officials.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 11h
WaPo headline: "Maryland officials won’t speak at Trump’s shipbuilding event." (www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...) Daaaamn. Trump removed Moore as a speaker so he can take credit for the project. WaPo's "Moore... will not participate" is doing some heavy lifting. www.ms.now/news/a-priva...
ms.now
A private company invited Gov. Wes Moore to a Baltimore event. Trump had him removed as a speaker.
The president asked Anduril Industries to remove Maryland Gov. Moore from the speaking program at an event celebrating a defense tech investment in a working-class community.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Heads up. The Trump family started the rug pull. They're getting ready to cash out. I guess they believe everything is about to go to shit. Maybe? By the grace of god? Still waiting for that obit, though. www.washingtonsun.com/economy/trum...
washingtonsun.com
Trump’s Meme Coin Firm Wants You to Buy. Insiders Are Preparing to Sell.
Trump personally made more than $600 million from his meme coin last year.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Maine Republican Paul LePage Violates Federal Financial Disclosure Law." Clear, decisive headlines like this are why I'm glad I subscribe to the Washington Sun after dropping the Washington Post. They skipped "alleged," "appears," "apparently," or other weasel words. A fact is a goddamn fact!
washingtonsun.com
Maine Republican Paul LePage Violates Federal Financial Disclosure Law
The former governor is months late revealing his personal finances. His campaign says Congress will receive the disclosure Tuesday.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No surprise. Republicans reliably support (Republican) rapists, abusers, wife-beaters, and pederasts. I bet they deny it in private, but who gives a fuck. The Republican Party willingly shields a felon, rapist, and child abuser with their lives and careers. Republicans always hated women.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Did I call it or what? Of COURSE Trump sides with the rapists. All the Republicans do, at least by their votes and actions. It's not like we didn't already know that.
syracuse.com
Trump says ‘I feel badly’ for Cornell 7 accused in gang rape case
The president claimed the accused "won’t get a fair shake" from NY AG James.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When something starts with "Trump says..." I stop reading right there. Trump's a liar. I thought we all already knew that.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
White Christian Nationalists only want to make the US into a church-state if they get to keep ignoring the 'Christian' part the way they do now. I mean, that Jesus dude was waaaaaay the fuck too literal, and he seems like he'd be a bore at frat parties.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Is Mitch McConnell still dead? I'm pretty sure he is, but it's always hard to tell, with his handlers periodically hauling around his unmoving body. I think he's got a record-breaking streak, but it won't last long. Just think how long they'll haul around *Trump's* corpse.
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Fun Fact: More women have credibly accused Donald Trump of sexual assault than non-citizens have voted in federal elections
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mr. President, we see you're invested in your ballroom, the arch, and such. But the rest? You give a few low-energy speeches and fall asleep in meetings. You've lost interest in the Presidency. We can tell. Did you know you can just quit? Really! Be the first. Resign! Show everyone who's boss!
Donald Trump post on TruthSocial: 

The New York Times, in writing a story about one of the finest and most successful resorts anywhere in the World, Trump National Doral, in Miami, posted a picture where the facade has been blackened and denigrated by them in order to make it look shoddy, filthy, and just plain BAD. They want World Leaders to see this, knowing it is not the “TRUMP” way. The actual facade looks like the second picture posted, rather than the one doctored by The Times. Its Blue Monster Golf Course, home of the Cadillac Championship, is considered one of the Best, and Toughest, anywhere in the World! This is what I have to deal with on a constant basis — Artificial News! The Times is a CROOKED outfit that caters to Lunatics who want to see our Country fail. Its numbers are way down due to lack of credibility, and this posting is just a small sample of what I have had to put up with, each and...  

[I'm stopping here, but he wrote much more of this stuff.]
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Here's the case: Big Oil sold stuff that hurts people. They knew it, hid their research, denied the science, and sold it anyway. OF COURSE they're *legally* liable. The only question is whether Big Oil is too powerful for US law to hold. Three guesses how the MAGA supermajority votes.
washingtonsun.com
Supreme Court Wrestles With Future of Climate Change Cases
The justices asked questions about whether local governments can hold fossil fuel companies responsible for climate disasters.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Hey, what did that liquor store expect, being in that bad neighborhood with its doors open and everything? What did they expect? And we were all high as shit, so it wasn't on purpose. We all thought it was a 'bring your gun' free liquor and cash giveaway. Calling us thieves is completely unfair…"
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Trump's opponents are planning efforts to reverse his changes..." Not "Democrats address Trump's rampant, unconstitutional corruption." WaPo's really in the tank for Trump. The weaselly 'planning' and 'efforts' are the icing, but I love the melancholy "The lion in winter" pic they chose.
washingtonpost.com
Trump’s opponents are planning efforts to reverse his changes to presidency
As the midterms approach, some of the president’s foes are working to ensure his aggressive approach to executive power doesn’t outlast him.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
WaPo asks about liability for AI damage. I guess billionaires struggle with those concepts. If something from your company harms someone, you're liable. If you're negligent, you might go to jail. So if, say, an Anthropic agent breaks into another site, they should get the crap sued out of them.
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Who should be held liable when AI causes harm?
Artificial intelligence, in readers' eyes.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Think about Trump and his allies side with Jane Doe or with the Cornell goons?
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What, nobody else remembers the Flip Wilson Show? It was the number 1 show for years.
A still image from the Flip Wilson Show with Wilson playing Geraldine, dressed in a showgirl's costume with a white choker, boa feathers and sequins. The man had the legs for it, too.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump announces he'll steal $5.5B from Medicare for his spoils system. Republicans? Crickets, but we knew they were sniveling cowards. KEY TAKEAWAY: If Republicans are this cowardly *now*, when Trump is failing and it's easier, imagine how worthless they'll be later. Vote out *every* Republican.
theguardian.com
Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20m seniors enrolled in Medicare
President says payments, to be sent in early October, are meant to offset cost of monthly insurance premiums
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"In a booth. In the back. In the corner." Beat. "In the dark!" Anyone remember when a black man routinely appeared in wig and a (very) short dress, called himself Geraldine, and did stand-up during network prime time, and nobody was appalled? It was just funny. Hard to imagine that now.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1. Let's not say goodbye to Eric Schmitt just yet. His story is about more than a power-mad senator falling on his face. It's part of a larger story about the Republicans defending the leader of an insurrection against the United States.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In WaPo, David Ignatius says Trump should put Elon Musk in charge of Pentagon spending despite DOGE wasting billions and killing uncounted millions, all so Musk could crush criminal probes into his business. Why rehire a criminal fuckup? Because Musk "is a proven innovator." Stupid on parade.
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | The good, bad and dangerous in Hegseth’s Pentagon overhaul
The Trump team’s modern-day Jacobins are coming for the officer corps.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
President Trump applauds Europe for releasing oil reserves. Jesus! They're frantically trying to soften the worldwide economic disaster from his idiotic war with Iran. They're trying to limit the harm *he* caused. It'd be nice if the asshole helped out a little, but he'll only make things worse.
Donald Trump post on TruthSocial: 

Europe has just agreed to release a massive amount of their heavily stocked Diesel Oil. The process will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So... an accusation of DUI is a hard fail, but an accusation of sexual assault against a player requires extensive review and forgiveness? I'm trying to understand the (white male) rules. They always confuse me, which is weird, since I'm an old white guy.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The NY Governor "...will not allow anyone to sweep this case under the rug." Did she mean to leave out "again"? Because Cornell successfully swept it away for two years before Jane Doe filed her lawsuit. The victim suffered and the rapists got away. The best we have now is to right an old wrong.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's beginning. www.ms.now/news/georgia...
ms.now
Georgia’s GOP-led election board asks for DOJ ‘intervention’ ahead of midterm elections
The board’s executive director, James Mills, asked the DOJ to intervene in the state’s voting systems and investigate Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger if he prevents the review.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump will live in unimaginable luxury for the rest of his miserable life. It's just a fact. Why is he still breaking our stuff? Same question about every billionaire. Why aren't they happy yet? So, if even the hyper-rich don't like their lives, then we should make 'billionaire' illegal.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fuck me. Really? Trump just broke the Constitution again, and we're all pretending he didn't, or that it doesn't really matter? The major media just cover him anyway like it's a normal Wednesday? Fuck me! What is wrong with this world? www.ms.now/news/white-h...
ms.now
White House again bars CNN from press pool as Trump heads to Texas and Oklahoma
CNN was slated to travel with Trump on Thursday, but the White House again blocked the network from its assigned TV pool duties.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fascinating photo. Elon Musk spent a lot of time trying to disappear it. I wonder why...
A photo of a Elon Musk dancing, wearing a gauzy and transparent halter top and nothing much else. Above the lurid photo: "Look what's resurfaced (c. 2018, deleted immediately off Cobrasnake archives and resurfaced via Wayback Machine)"
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I appreciate that people are optimistic and won't see the worst in others. That's generous. But the evidence is in. One third of the country SUPPORTS fascism. Corruption is great if they get a cut. They don't want segregation: they demand ethnic cleansing. They think democracy is weakness.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith is testifying to the Senate. Republicans only repeat their lies about his investigations while ignoring the hard evidence of Trump's crimes. Same old disproven lies. WaPo? "Jack Smith clashes with senators over Trump probes..." 'Clashes.' Cowards. Lying isn't worth reporting?
ms.now
Jack Smith Senate Judiciary hearing: Live updates as ex-special counsel testifies on Trump probes
Live updates as former special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Watch the hearing and follow reactions from Capitol Hill.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Tommy Tuberville's testicula panic over how many airline pilots and air traffic controllers might be members of the furry community, something that he just imagined, and not how many members of government are actually right now in the Epstein files is so on brand for the Republican Party...
threads.com
Jim Wright (@stonekettle) on Threads
Tommy Tuberville's testerical panic over how many airline pilots and air traffic controllers might be members of the furry community, something that he just imagined, and not how many members of gover...
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The House worked 72 days in 40 weeks this year. In a normal job, you've worked 186 days. Them? Not quite 2 days a week, and they're not in session 9 AM to 6 PM with a half-hour for lunch and two 15-minute breaks. Oh, and great bennies! Even when they don't show up! Such a deal.
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LunchCounterPunch @theultrasecret.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Every Sunday morning for decades America has been treated to a parade of professional liars on TV and I think perhaps it’s had a negative effect on society.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump illegally bans CNN, etc., from the WH Pool. Doesn't like 'em. Big News pulls out in solidarity. Yay! The courts smack Trump down. Yay! Then Trump ignores the court, bans CNN again, and threatens MS Now. But now Big News says, "Eh, nothing to see here," and pretends everything's great?? WTAF?
ms.now
Trump escalates standoff with press in fresh attacks on MS NOW, CNN
“I want real news, not fake news — like you,” he told MS NOW’s Akayla Gardner on Saturday morning.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The trailer for the new Musk film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
youtube.com
Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
CNN is out, and now Trump is openly defying a court order. For stupid stuff. I expected they'd wait for an Epstein case to disobey the courts and burn everything with Trump's name on it. But for this tripe? Is the Trump cult that thick? Or is it just a ploy to soften us for the main event?
washingtonsun.com
White House Bars CNN From Air Force One
CNN said it had been scheduled to travel with the president for his trip to Tennessee.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Guess what story the Washington Post isn't carrying? So much for media solidarity. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...
washingtonsun.com
White House Bars CNN From Air Force One
CNN said it had been scheduled to travel with the president for his trip to Tennessee.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is so weird. Normally, business would work with the government and the community to build infrastructure that benefits everyone. But instead — in EVERY goddamn case — billionaires decided to just jam data centers down our throats, even at locations that couldn't begin to support them. WTF?!?
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We always knew they'd defy the courts eventually. It was never really a question of 'if.' But I didn't see them deciding that they'd pull that fascist trigger for something as monumentally trivial as this press-pool horseshit.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema accuses her ex-bodyguard/ex-lover of damaging her home, including $123K in damage to artwork. Wait. How does the Senator own $123K in *artwork*? Was she an independently wealthy... checks notes... Social Worker before she took office?
washingtonsun.com
Kyrsten Sinema’s Ex-Bodyguard Is Accused of a $200K Art-Destroying Rampage at Her Home
The incident is the latest fallout surrounding Sinema’s relationship with her ex-bodyguard, who was married while working on her security detail.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We're still fighting Trump's Epstein Distraction War, aren't we? It's hard to tell. US soldiers are suffering, we're burning through billions in munitions, and Iran's blockade is about to drive the world into an economic crisis. But the war isn't in the news. It SHOULD be, right?
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Remind me: Is Mitch McConnell still hooked up to tubes and wires, unable to speak because he's nearly dead, or has he finally passed over? And if he did pass, can we get a refund for all that work he didn't do?
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
FFS. Trump doesn't know or care what "National Security" means. He only uses the phrase as magic words to shut people up. And yet the news media carefully examine every aspect of the claim, point by point. Stop. TRUMP'S A LIAR!! Even if he weren't lying, it's HIS job to make the case, not *ours*.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The court convicted Harvey Weinstein. He's rich and got two earlier convictions overturned, but after 20 years and three trials, one charge by one person might stick. And ICE can deport brown people into war zones within 24 hours without a hearing. This is what a broken system looks like.
ms.now
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York
Weinstein’s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than six years.
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Weird. The US President commits a crime against humanity AND a war crime, and we only shrug. Don't vote Republicans down. Split governance hasn't worked in decades. Vote them all the way OUT, up and down the ballot. They're a plague on the nation. Don't let a single Republican reach office.
motherjones.com
Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran and its people in UN address
The president said he was still deciding "whether to drive them into hell with no chance of survival."
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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's not just Trump. The entire Republican Party is lawless. We don't need a Democratic majority. Split government doesn't work. We need Democratic supermajorities. Don't vote Republicans down; vote them OUT. Nothing less will work. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
ms.now
FBI’s anti-corruption team eyed Susan Collins’ operation. Then Trump’s purge began.
With time running out ahead of Election Day, the Maine Republican’s Democratic rival said of the allegations, “This is corruption of the highest order.”
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