derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I'm not sure why Dem Senate candidates -- @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social in Iowa, @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social in Ohio -- bother to declare themselves against impeaching Trump if elected. Obviously, impeachment originates in the House, and if the House impeaches, senators must take up the case. 010
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 11/10/2026'Made it up' is one way to put it. I think he actually believes he can post edicts that have the force of law and treaty. So, is 'made it up' better than 'delusional'? 010
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Plus, does Trump's deal complicate Ukraine's targeting decisions? As in, does US take umbrage if Uk hits Ru refining capacity? 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Um, isn't the Spanish conquest a hallmark of pillage and genocide? 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If anyone's a 30 Rock fan, this is the live-at-home teen 'agent' Liz hired to negotiate her new contract. 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 09/10/2026When the people getting shaken down start going public, the fear response is weakening, yes? 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Next, they'll push to cut off the hands of thieves. 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Well, every Republic senator cast the deciding vote to confirm. In Iowa, we credit Joni Ernst, who in the past had made some good noise about sexual harassment in the military. Since then, she has been quiet on that issue. 030
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Laws that all future Congresses have to obey? You mean like the Constitution? Like, Congress appropriates the money and declares war, and birthright citizenship and habeas corpus and all that stuff? 020
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I have interpreted for Spanish-speaking construction workers seeking workers comp for job site falls and injuries. Trump is expressing the quintessential builder-contractor mindset from these cases. Sick. 030
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Gore lost because he did not earn the votes he needed, where he needed them. Other candidates had no obligation to cede him votes he did not earn. In our system, the ballot is open to anyone who meets the qualification requirements for that office in any particular state. 190
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I'll be we could get the volunteers needed to rip it down by hand if it means getting rid of him. 010
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Traffic through the strait is down 800%... 020
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Do they think ACA pays people to be insured? I don't get why they think people would buy health insurance as a scam. 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 25/09/2026For Trump, spectacle IS substance. All he cares about, in the end, is the appearance of grandiosity, wealth, power; what any of those add up to is completely outside his frame. 020
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 24/09/2026They ran both campaigns* concurrently, if I recall correctly, especially during the Nixon Viet Nam years. I was in grade school and jr high at the time. * As if Geiko ran the gecko and caveman ads at the same time. 110
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 24/09/2026That's MAGA's thing -- the country is a disgrace because of liberals and woke. So, they DON'T love their country, right or wrong, which long ago used to be the Republican standard of patriotism. 180
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 24/09/2026She knows how bad a shape he is in and she is stepping out of his shadow. 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 23/09/2026'Finally' distancing herself from Trump. 010
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It may also be that maga herd mentality plays a role. Will the app's downloads keep growing, or plateau? 001
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I dunno, Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds is pretty special. 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 23/09/2026No, that is how they make Mrs. Butterworth's. 040
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Society does not benefit from the existence of big private fortunes. We have to tax the affluent. Restore the estate tax! 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Think of the money we would save if we stopped eating entirely! 120
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 21/09/2026And this is the garbage CNN, MS-NOW, and Politico reporters don't have to cover any more. They are the lucky ones! 011
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 20/09/2026And we all thought his battleship thing was retro! 040
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Or, they could turn it into a giant horse monument stuffed with arms and soldiers! 001
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Vegetarian here. Eating less beef is good for the person and good for the environment! Make your own veggie burgers, it is not that hard. And there are plenty of other vegetarian dishes that rock! Buy local and you can worry less about mass-market produce contamination. 100
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So stop eating bananas, everyone! Start eating mangos, oh wait... 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Remains to be seen what role Brenna Bird & Paul Pate will play in Trump's schemes. Call them out, Ryan! 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Um, he is running for governor of Ohio. How does he mean to implement work requirements for SS from that office? 030
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I am so tired of living in Idiot World. Remember presidents who were smart and generally decent and believed in our constitution? I want one of those again. 010
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"Hfshtleasg mkblewnj pajrtycl covfeffe" seems more probable. 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Only tell Trump something if you want the whole world to hear a skeezy, self-serving version of it. 010
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I don't regard Sand as reachable, but Turek needs us liberals and can't really afford to alienate Johnson, Polk, Linn & Scott. I have been sending his campaign positive notes (& money), but now I am pissed. Tell them what you think: info@turek4iowa.com 033
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 13/09/2026We have a little bit of intersectionality with MTG over Epstein and Trump corruption. To have that intersectionality doesn't change either us or her. What changed was that these points of agreement came to light. 000
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 09/09/2026To be fair, he says that before every election. 001
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It is no aspersion on your guests to observe that many next-big-things turn out to be more complicated and costly than it seemed at first. Only once you began to flesh it out at industrial scale would the realities and implications come into focus. Advise cautious optimism at best. 100
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 08/09/2026What happens when we cross various resource and ecological tipping points and growth is no longer possible? We should be thinking about that. The post-growth world needs to be fair and equitable if it is to be a world we want to live in. 100
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I would like a requirement that one must pass the U.S. citizenship exam to qualify as a candidate for public office. 1151
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 07/09/2026We can also apply ourselves to reducing electricity demand, which 1) is as much or more a social than a technological challenge, and 2) will have to happen anyway, as renewables will never achieve the energy density of FFs. 010
derekcito.bsky.social @derekcito.bsky.social · 07/09/2026And Cuba, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, Jamaica... 000
