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A Reasonable Human

@futureric.bsky.social
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Proud Cascadian. Avid occasional outdoorsman. Attorney, lover of history, anthropology, philosophy, science, and burning. Resisting stupidity and fascism the best I can.

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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
As the federal government crumbles around us, I ask myself again, what is the endgame for these maniacs? Even the theory of enrichment at the expense of everyone else doesn’t hold water. So I guess it must be destruction; simple, pure chaos-driven destruction.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Would you rather have a surgeon with 20 years of experience and excellent outcomes operate or someone just out of medical school with an untreated alcohol problem who shares your political beliefs. #expertise
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
JD Vance attacks UK and EU over ‘retreat of free speech’ - The Times of London The conservative idea of free speech is ‘a bit different’ from the definition in the real world. Not to mention the fact that this administration has committed yet another unforced error with long term allies.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
How about instead of cutting all these essential programs unconstitutionally we just tax Elon Musk 20% of his increase in net net worth in 2024. There’s $40 billion right there.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
How many veterans, and disabled veterans in particular, will have to lose their jobs with the federal government before at least one Republican expresses concern publicly?
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The premise that government is inherently evil and corrupt will lead to terrible consequences for most Americans including, but not limited to: unsafe food, undrinkable water, unsafe work conditions, lack of appropriate and affordable medical care, and increases in preventable diseases. #Trump?
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being. www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
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Peter Kafka @pkafka.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Here's a list of DOGE staff, assembled and annotated by my colleagues at BI. Whatever you do, please don't share it. www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
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We got a DOGE staff list. From a McKinsey alum to a former Clarence Thomas clerk, here are the workers powering Elon Musk's cost-cutting squad.
A list of White House DOGE staffers shows about 30 young tech, finance, and legal professionals remaking the federal government.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Holy shit this cartoon.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 08/02/2025
Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole
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Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole
WASHINGTON—Saying his latest executive order was legal due to an “underutilized but totally feasible workaround,” President Trump claimed Tuesday that he could overrule the U.S. Constitution by means ...
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
In a recent poll by YouGov/The Economist, 59% of Republicans said they believed all of Trump’s executive orders were constitutional. Mind you, this includes the executive order rescinding birthright citizenship, a right specifically granted by the 14th Amendment. That is how far gone they are.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
This is interesting. A Republican congressman, part of the house leadership no less, is offering office hours to his constituents to “receive help” with navigating federal agencies. Now why would his constituents need extra help figuring out how to get payments and services from the government?
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
I don’t think I’ll ever understand why strength is seen as a masculine trait. Makes me wonder if some of these pundits have ever actually talked to women or more to the point, listened to them.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Our country under Trump is “respected” the same way an idiotic elementary school bully is “respected.”
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
If anyone needs a primer about what Nazis do, watch Episode 9 of Band of Brothers. We must never forget where Fascism leads.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Is it just me or is this just another cash grab for the rich? I’d would absolutely love to be proven wrong. itep.org/federal-esta...
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The Estate Tax is Irrelevant to More Than 99 Percent of Americans
The federal estate tax has reached historic lows. In 2019, only 8 of every 10,000 people who died left an estate large enough to trigger the tax. Legislative changes under presidents of both parties h...
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The endgame for the Trump administration looks to be a budget that pays for military expenditures (not veterans though) and as much money for the ruling class as possible at the expense of everyone else.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Everyone has a right to their beliefs. No one has a right to expect their beliefs to not be challenged in a public forum.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
What is the actual purpose of the Trump administration? To accumulate wealth and power for the chosen few by any means necessary, including the destruction of Democracy and all its institutions.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
In the new America, common political and religious words and phrases are completely detached from common understanding. For example, freedom of speech means freedom of rich white men to do and say whatever they want, while everyone else is punished for calling out said rich white men.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Throughout history one of the most profound mistakes made by poor and middle class people (in American historically white and male) is to assume they have more in common with wealthy people like Trump and Musk than with everyone else. They don’t. And it’s obvious they don’t to everyone except them
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
@contrariannews.org so glad to see you guys on Bluesky! Welcome!
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Seemed like a sadly appropriate time to get this tee shirt
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. My hero.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
How many Americans will face this realization at some point over the next four years? Probably a depressingly few.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Imagine you had an endless amount of money. Now imagine that the best thing you could think of regarding how to spend that money was to destabilize democracies around the world in an attempt to make more money and convince yourself that you deserve said money. You’ve now imagined being Elon Musk.
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