Reposted by Damon ButlerKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Difficult to emphasize just how much a generation of kids has been taught that being dishonest, superficial, and narcissistic is the pathway to attention and therefore success 19873471451
Reposted by Damon ButlerAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Mockler: The neocon boomers surrounding Trump are mortgaging my generation's future for another very expensive Middle Eastern war. We tried this with Iraq. We tried this with Afghanistan. It left us in trillions and trillions of dollars in debt. 1253167842
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Lack of accountability ever since Nixon is how we got to fascism. There must be consequences for these fuckers. 000
Reposted by Damon ButlerKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Every time a woman runs for president I hear that she’s too emotional and unstable to make wartime decisions, unlike the men in charge who make really reasonable decisions like bombing kids to death, starting water wars, and poisoning the entire planet 6443551041
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 08/03/2026"The US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy." Finally, a mainstream news article that correctly identifies reality. It really is that hard to break through capitalist propaganda. www.theguardian.com/global/comme...theguardian.comAmericans aren't facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath | Eric ReinhartThe US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy 020
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Exhibit Infinity proving that this country could easily support universal healthcare, parental leave, more vacation, free public education, public transportation, and so much more. If it only chose to do so. Instead, corporations and billionaires get welfare while avoiding paying taxes. 010
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Thanks I hate it.commondreams.orgWhile Cost of Living Soars and Healthcare Taken Away, Trump Spending $1 Billion Per Day in War of Choice With Iran | Common Dreams"We can't afford to keep our hospitals open, but we can afford a billion dollars a day to bomb Iran?" 000
Reposted by Damon ButlerIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 05/03/2026Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM 126178745895
Reposted by Damon ButlerSkye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Irene 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 12948831464
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Hold on there egghead. You're telling me that planting trees is a good thing?!phys.orgLess traffic, less noise: Green axes cut noise levels in citiesThe implementation of green axes and the reduction of motorized traffic in cities is effectively consolidating itself as a strategy to significantly lower environmental noise levels. A study conducted... 010
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026A condensed version of the US military's anti-fascism handbook from WWII. 010
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026The US owns whatever it wants to own, and takes whatever it wants to take. Fuck your national sovereignty. 011
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Research has shown that self-identified conservatives possess what social psychologists describe as the “dark triad” of personality traits—Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy—and to lack empathy. These people must be prevented from wielding power.salon.comAmerica’s enduring appetite for Trump's deportation crueltyPolls show that tens of millions of Americans still support ICE and the president's mass deportations 000
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026We can bemoan the crumbling of American democracy all we like. But there can be no rebuilding it without a restoration of the rule law and genuine accountability for the lawlessness of even the most powerful people in government and the private sector.salon.comTrump sends Supreme Court clear message: I am the lawThe president views the nation's highest court as a rubber stamp, not a co-equal branch of government 000
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026@theonion.comtheonion.comAnyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?The human subconscious is such an interesting thing. No matter how much you think you’ve got it figured out, it’ll always spit out the most random stuff. Take me, for example. After coming home from a... 010
Reposted by Damon ButlerTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 03/03/2026I know that things can feel helpless for us average Americans right now. So just keep doing the things we CAN do. Speak out. Call your members of Congress. Protest. Get organized. Donate to candidates. Register voters. And vote at every opportunity, primary or general, local or state or federal. 39764261
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Even reasonably trustworthy sources can be subtly misleading. Everybody needs to level up their media literacy skillset. 000
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 02/03/2026I will never understand how the boots of rapist fascists could possibly taste so good. 000
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 02/03/2026"We expect casualties with something like this. We have three, but we expect casualties, but in the end it’s going to be a great deal for the world." —Donald Trump, 28 February 2026, regarding American deaths resulting from his illegal war with Iran "A great deal for the world." Let that sink in. 010
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Capitalism and war have always been boon companions. It’s either socialism or barbarism. There is no third way. 010
Reposted by Damon ButlerMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/03/2026If the United States is going to go around the world causing regime changes, we should practice here first. 342120832548
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Fascists don’t have empathy. They’re sociopaths. 000
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Tech Bros think they are ENTITLED to your money and your data.techdirt.comPalantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn’t Want PalantirIf you run a company whose entire value proposition is the ability to see patterns, predict outcomes, and connect dots that others miss, you’d think someone in the building might have flagged… 000
Reposted by Damon ButlerMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 28/02/2026If you’re a Democrat in Congress who is considering supporting Trump’s illegal war in Iran, please consider self-immolation instead. 32590431580
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Fuck you, Scouts.theguardian.comScouting America to reinstate ban on trans children to appease PentagonFormer Boy Scouts cave to Pete Hegseth as he laments move from ‘focus on God as the ruler of the universe’ 000
Reposted by Damon ButlerJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 28/02/2026We need regime change here. 942226324
Reposted by Damon ButlerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Then what happened? 892153665316
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Remember: laws do not apply to fascists. There will always be a "state of emergency" that they can declare to grab however much power they want.newrepublic.comIt Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’ÉtatDuring the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week. 002
Reposted by Damon ButlerSkye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Stansbury: “The vast majority of co-conspirators that were investigated were the women who assisted in Epstein's crimes— None of the male perpetrators who committed rape & SA, including potentially the president who’s accused in the files, have been called to testify & to account for what happened” 9034621222
Reposted by Damon ButlerKayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 27/02/2026If America was a country filled with people where the contents of the Epstein files could take down a president we wouldn’t be in this situation to begin with. He was elected AFTER access Hollywood, child separation, covid, being found liable for sexual abuse etc. 25052331109
Reposted by Damon ButlerFreewheelin’ White Shark, PhD (he/him) @unlabeledelder.bsky.social · 27/02/2026The Democratic Party wants you to think there’s nothing they can do as the minority party, something the GOP has proven false over and over and over again. These Dems are complicit in fascism. 3312589581
Reposted by Damon ButlerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/02/2026The ever-expanding Ellison empire will help Trump - but also as @972mag.com points out: “A major Republican donor and political ally of Trump, the Oracle co-founder is also a major supporter of Israeli causes.” www.972mag.com/ellisons-par... 23243119
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Your necessary reminder that conservatives don’t actually have any principles. It’s only about obtaining and wielding power. 000
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Fascism is only possible because capitalism demands it.thedailybeast.comMAGA Billionaires Win Battle to Buy CNN and Turn It TrumpyA dramatic bidding war ended suddenly with Netflix giving up on trying to buy CNN’s parent Warner Bros. Discovery. 100
Reposted by Damon ButlerMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 27/02/2026The United States government is currently covering up evidence the President sexually and physically assaulted a 13 year old girl and is demanding every AI company allow their products to be utilized for mass surveillance of Americans and autonomous weapons systems. Not great! 23898283
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Fuck you, Kansas.reuters.comKansas invalidates driver’s licenses, birth certificates of over 1,000 transgender residentsThe Kansas state government has invalidated the driver’s licenses and birth certificates of transgender residents who changed the gender on those documents, in accordance with a law that took effect o... 000
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026"So you did a few death-squad massacres or wedding bombings? Well, that was what leaders had to do to fight communism and terrorism. You can take a sack of cash from an FBI agent if you’re Tom Homan. But if you overstayed your visa or got an abortion, you deserve to have the book thrown at you."theatlantic.comHow America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to AccountOur national project of elite impunity 000
Reposted by Damon ButlerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/02/202630 years. This video should be on every network. 1005159418486
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I hereby predict that the @democrats.org will finagle the primaries to ensure that Newsom will be the party's '28 nominee, same as they did to ensure that Sanders wouldn't be the nominee in '16. Ergo, we are indeed doomed. The Democrats have been fully captured by the oligarchy.slate.comLike Clockwork, the Front-Runner for the Democratic Nomination Just Dropped a Memoir. I Read It. We’re Doomed.If nothing else, the book is good for a game of politician-memoir bingo. 010
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026"Purity test" is a right-wing propaganda tactic that (unfortunately) works all too well to undermine concerned citizens with actual ethical and moral standards for their politics. 030
Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Conservatives don’t actually care about women or children. 000
