joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Since the invention of nuclear weapons, no nation possessing them has ever been invaded or destroyed. Why would Iran give up its nuclear program while the U.S. is threatening to annihilate the country? 110
Reposted by @joeflower.bsky.socialThe Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 15/09/2026Please read this piece from @talkingpointsmemo.com @joshtpm.bsky.social @joshkovensky.bsky.social -- NSPM-7 is one of the scariest government documents we have every seen. Exclusive: FBI Builds Out National NSPM-7 Center to Track Dissent, Docs Show talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fbi-nsp...talkingpointsmemo.comExclusive: FBI Builds Out National NSPM-7 Center to Track Dissent, Docs ShowThe FBI has tapped employees from across federal law enforcement to crack... 11217155
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Here in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, at a literary gathering the other night, I read an excerpt from my novel BREAK ON THROUGH, still out to agents, looking for representation. Reactions: Cheers, strong applause, and cries of “I want to read this book!” “When will it be out?” 110
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The negotiations were designed to fail by the U.S., if what I read elsewhere is true, with the U.S. demanding veto power over Canada’s trade relations with other countries, and exemption from the bilingual branding rules in Canadian law. 1/ 130
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 22/08/2026He’s going to call in the 101st Airborne on the bond market. That’s a military strategy session I would love to sit in on. 210
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Leads me to guess she has a PhD in rocket surgery and 20 patents in astromechanics and Boolean optometry. 010
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Paulina Borsook’s re-emergence as a prophet from 30 years ago is certainly something to celebrate! 020
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Paulina was indeed a prophet of where tech was going. Her analysis was brilliant back then and remains spot on today. 120
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Denmark has an Air Force, does it not? A tidy little bombing run would seem to be in order. 130
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 17/07/2026If someone wanted to foment Civil War II in the U.S., this is how they would do it. 130
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Why is Hegseth so concerned about his masculinity? You’re fine, dude! He seems really panicked about it. 130
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Thoughts on McConnell: 1) 4 wks incommunicado = serious issues 2) Any fall in an old person = serious issues 3) Unconscious momentarily? An unconscious person has no idea. But it was long enough that the 911 call was for an unconscious person. And time matters. 1/2 210
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Mamdani has invented this wildly original genius plan for political success: 1) Promise specific things that would really help your constituents. 2) Do them as fast as possible. 3) Add more cool stuff. Mainstream Democrats’ genius response: Distance themselves from him as much as possible. 042
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 26/06/2026That's the problem with suing everybodyallthetime for suicidal amounts on flimsy arguments: They get discovery. They get to see everything you've been hiding. Or you have to back off. Many other organizations sued by Trump or this DOJ should take notice. 120
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 12/06/2026As the father of now-grown child born and raised in California, I am following this closely. 020
Reposted by @joeflower.bsky.socialLee Rowan 🐕 🐈⬛ 🌳 🌈 🏳️🌈 🇨🇦 🐉 🇺🇦🦇🪶🖋️ 🇺🇸 @leerowan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026 1116
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Treating AI as a human makes all your relationships worse. 251
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 13/04/2026We’ve skipped right past the moment where interviewers might ask him, “Are you mad!‽” The question, and any potential answer, are superfluous. 100
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Two predictions (likely possibilities): 1) A US destroyer sunk in the Strait of Hormuz (they are not invulnerable and have no mine sweeping capabilities or defense against some of the newest Iranian weapons) 2) US ships fire on a Chinese tanker, an act of war. 111
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Worth asking: Trump has threatened specific obvious war crimes on a specific day, Tuesday, just after Hegseth fired many of the top professional military after he has insulted and degraded them for over a year. Is this the breaking point? Will the generals finally refuse illegal orders? 000
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 01/04/2026The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today. 020
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 25/03/2026All three sides in this war are driven by religious fundamentalists. Only one of the three sides is driven by stupid. 020
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Oil? The war in Iran? The stock market? Here's what's happening right now. Encouraged by his manipulators, er, advisors, Trump has shown a number of times in his second term that he believes he has found a magic formula for infinite prosperity for the country and him and his buddies as well. 1/ 260
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Edward Norton does Whitman on hope and bearing the sorrows. One for the ages. His rendition begins at about 17:00.youtu.beAction Is The Antidote To Doomscrolling Anxiety - Edward Norton EXTENDED INTERVIEWYouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 130
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Field observation: On the matter of f--king bears. Q: How do you know when you're done? A: You're done when the bear decides you're done. -- (loose) translation from Sun Tse: The Art of War 020
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Good morning. As the world burns, here in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, there is a garden. The ground doves are calling to one another, and the first grackles are coming awake. 031
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 04/03/2026How do I go from a post that appears in my feed to the thread it is part of? Post appears, seems interesting, but no context. It's a reply to someone else. How do I go to that feed? Or: someone replies to me, but I forget what they are replying to. Can't find it. Help? 120
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Writers: If your partner (husband, wife, whatever) belittles your writing, leave them. Instantly. Not just on principal. Such a relationship will not survive. And your writing will not survive the relationship. 010
Reposted by @joeflower.bsky.socialMythic 🦊 @mythicalredfox.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again. 47204878707
Reposted by @joeflower.bsky.socialJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Why will Trump & Republicans get their asses handed to them in November? This. This right here is why Trump & Republicans will get their asses handed to them in November.👇 491028453
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Five will get you 10 he'll announce bombing Iran. Or a drone strike on Mexico. Or both. 000
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Everybody still talks about How badly they were shocked But me, I expected it to happen I knew he’d lost control When he built a fire on Main Street And shot it full of holes. — Dylan 50 years ago, commenting on tonights SOTU 100
Reposted by @joeflower.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/02/2026We are the laughingstock of the world because of our moronic and psychotic president. Deservedly so. 1417241977766
Reposted by @joeflower.bsky.socialKen Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 21/02/2026I documented 500+ news stories, and was able to positively identify party affiliation on 138 of the perpetrators of CSA. Ratio was 128:9:1 Republicans to Democrats to Libertarians. If I used a less rigorous filter, it was 247:10:1. I stopped because it messed up my mental health for months. 113033
Reposted by @joeflower.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Spot on!! 🎯 557152974500
Reposted by @joeflower.bsky.socialDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 19/02/2026This was done the day Queen Elizabeth died and to honor her shielding her pedophile rapist son instead of providing him a pistol and A Choice, it deserves to be a 2 for 1 Tesco Special Deal. youtube.com/shorts/jKm9t...youtube.comAnother One Bites The Dust | Queen X Cairde #shortsYouTube video by Cairde 0296
Reposted by @joeflower.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/02/2026OBAMA: “People make excuses for him. They say he’s not serious. Everything a president says is serious!”🔥 655235837850
joeflower.bsky.social @joeflower.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Help me figure this out... Noem sends a letter saying she will end the chaos in Minneapolis if Minnesota capitulates to her demands. So she's got her hand on a "Stop" button? So the continuing chaos is not the Democratic leaders' fault, like they've been saying? It's her fault? 110
