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Marc Veneroso

@marcunderscore5.bsky.social
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Retired federal government bridge engineer (design, contract, build). Some opinions, strongly held, generally correct, I think.

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
if i asked for validation in my relationships in the constant and relentless manner that most businesses do nowadays i would be labeled a narcissistic codependent with whom no one should associate. if you liked this post, please complete the following survey.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
"Melania chose not to include any assertion of her husband’s innocence in the Epstein affair. Melania is no fool. And now she seems to think that the man to whom she hitched herself may be going down. She’s trying to arrange not to go down with him." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Melania Throws Donald Under the Bus
And just like that, the Epstein files are back in the news.
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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I am not one of those who believes that history repeats, but consider the following from Herodotus: the Oracle at Delphi told the fabulously wealthy King Croesus that if he invaded Persia he would "destroy a great empire." Croesus invaded and lost--the empire he destroyed was his own.
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 15/03/2026
Omg. This is such a great idea!
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GP&R @s-griobhtha.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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Chris Rowan @allochthonous.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
⚒️ A very Eeyore or Marvin-ish thing for a rock to say. “I used to be a mountain. But would the water cycle leave me alone? It would not. Typical.“
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Marc Veneroso @marcunderscore5.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
For anyone who loves (or can't stand) Dickens "A Christmas Carol", I recommend taking time to watch this version. It was made to promote the United Nations, broadcast in 1964, and then lost for half a century. Written by Rod Serling. Remarkably relevant for our times. m.youtube.com/watch?v=QGaW...
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Carol for Another Christmas - Wikipedia
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
J-MART: ".. he’s turned the office into an adult fantasy camp .. brazen corruption, near-daily vulgarity and handing out pardons like lollipops .. ".. the country has never seen such an indulgent head of state." @politico.com www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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The President Who Never Grew Up
Instead of focusing on governing, Trump spends his days chasing entertainment, attention and renovation projects that reflect a presidency stuck in adolescence.
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Marc Veneroso @marcunderscore5.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Key: One "could watch his positions take shape from one rally to the next—an offhand comment that got a strong reaction would become a talking point at the next rally, and then a core part of his pitch. And he took notice when the crowd got bored, pivoting to the lines that would fire them back up."
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Marc Veneroso @marcunderscore5.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The earlier comparisons of Trump to Hitler were frequently and perhaps appropriately considered to be alarmist and hyperbolic. Current comparisons to Neville Chamberlain are in my opinion overly optimistic. This, however, is chillingly spot on. bsky.app/profile/marc...
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Had Trump been US president in 1940, he would have sided with Hitler. Think about that. This is how dangerous he is. To all of us.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Thomas Massie to CNN on the Epstein files: "This vote is gonna be on your record for longer than Trump is gonna be president. And what are you gonna do in 2028 and 2030 when you're in a debate … and they say, 'How can we trust you? You covered up for a pedophile back in 2025.'"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/11/2025
LISA McCLAIN: Voter turnout from Republicans was not high. But I think part of that reason is because Republicans for the most part are happy with what's happening TAPPER: Using that argument, your voters could be so happy that Democrats retake the House next year
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Fusk, Truck, & Mump, attorneys at large* @smohq.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I much prefer this president’s method of dealing with criticism over the current belching-emperor thumb up, thumb down, “Off with their head if they displease me,” iron fist, thin skin, snowflake, wittle pouty baby dictator’s bullshit.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 9, 1968

Dear Messrs. Smothers:
I am very grateful for your kind and thoughtful letter.
To be genuinely funny at a time when the world is in crisis is a task that would tax the talents of a genius; to be consistently fair when standards of fair play are constantly questioned demands the wisdom of a saint.
It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists.
You have given the gift of laughter to our people.
May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fall to appreciate the humor in our lives.
If ever an Emmy is awarded for graciousness I will cast my vote for you.

Sincerely,
Lyndon B. Johnson

Messzs. Tom and Dick Smothers
7800 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90036
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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spannergeek.bsky.social @spannergeek.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
The Two Week Taco
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Marc Veneroso @marcunderscore5.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
"In Irvine, Calif., ICE agents drove a phalanx of military vehicles in the Orange County suburb to arrest a person, though not for illegal immigration. They were seeking a resident’s son who had allegedly posted fliers alerting neighbors to the presence of ICE agents."
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Marc Veneroso @marcunderscore5.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
An excellent analogy. Worth reading the whole thread. I'm not seeing a clear solution to this situation, but it's certainly worth being aware of the "rules" we are playing under. It's not just the gerrymandering we need to deal with, although that is a big part of what sets the stage for this show.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Don McNeil, late of the NYT, with a scorcher on RFK Jr in the Washington Post: wapo.st/41ICahj
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Opinion | RFK Jr. is spewing childish libertarian nonsense
Vaccines are not a “personal choice.” We give up some personal freedoms so we all stay alive.
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Marc Veneroso @marcunderscore5.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Editor in chief at Mother Jones
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
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Marc Veneroso @marcunderscore5.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
@dramadude.bsky.social Welcome.
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Marc Veneroso @marcunderscore5.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
This week's @nytimes.com News Quiz had this quote as the third question. Not surprisingly, RFK Jr. Responded to the accusation but hunting at a conspiracy aimed against him.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
No lies told in this headline.
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Marc Veneroso @marcunderscore5.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller Jan 20, 2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
youtu.be/zvgZtdmyKlI?...
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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
“Thanks Judge for the permission to commit crimes”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/12/2024
wut
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Jennifer Senior @jennifersenior.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
A rich and karmically gratifying outcome of this circus would be if Trump took Elon-worship as such a grave narcissistic injury that he dumped Elon—and Elon, in turn, started using X as a platform to savage Trump. Unlikely, but not out of the question, given Elon has near-identical pathologies.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
BREAKING: House Speaker Mike Johnson announces that male Republicans neutered by Donald Trump may continue to use the men's bathrooms.
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The only way BlueSky is going to replace X is if everybody just follows as many people as you can. Don't worry about replicating what you had. Just follow people. It's going to be a bit boring until people build up their web of people.
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Marc Veneroso @marcunderscore5.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Unlike the Cuyahoga, @neorsd.bsky.social is ON FIRE right now. Keep it up
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