Reposted by MeteorBladesKentucky Bluegrass Politics @kbgpolitics.bsky.social · 8hThe MAGA Bible 🤔 073
Reposted by MeteorBladesMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10hI keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true. 463193286435
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 2hIt's a nat'l holiday but nobody gives a fuck? If you mean we shouldn't pay much attention to it, I agree. That's why we only do it on the day dedicated to the man. Cheyenne/Creek Suzanne Harjo notes impacts aren't confined to the 15th & 16th centuries but are embedded in contemporary U.S. society. 000
Reposted by MeteorBladesMeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8hTrump: Columbus was hit by a "campaign to erase our history, slander our heroes, and attack our heritage [...] our Nation will now abide by a simple truth [...] Columbus was a true American hero, and every citizen is eternally indebted to his relentless determination. Pfffft. tinyurl.com/4955dnsrtinyurl.comColumbus Day, 2025BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus -- the original American hero, 3132
Reposted by MeteorBladesMeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8hNot a single word in that executive order mentions the millions of people in the "New World" when Columbus arrived, nor of Indigenous Peoples Day, which many Americans—not all of us Native—will celebrate Monday instead of pretending Columbus "discovered" anything or that he was a wonderful guy. 0172
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 4hThanks. Too often during the 21st Century, we have only seen sea ice “extent” reported in most of media when they report on the matter at all. Volume is what really counts since that is the future. Extent can be misleading. 010
Reposted by MeteorBladesZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 10/10/2026Visualization of changes in yearly global sea-ice volume from 1979 to 2025. Recent years are clearly well below the long-term average. Graphic from zacklabe.com/global-sea-i... 48535
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 5hImagine you‘re the dum(b)est Senator in your state and the other one is Josh Hawley. 0264
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 6hFrom The Journal of Uncharted Blue Places: www.unchartedblue.com/there-is-no-...unchartedblue.comThere is no evidence that Iran was developing a nuclear weaponIn the past few days, Donald Trump suggested that allowing Iran to destroy Los Angeles or San Diego would be dandy. Then, to quiet those who quickly insisted that he was merely joking about the death ... 075
Reposted by MeteorBladesDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026As climate scientists, it sucks to be defunded. But it adds insult to injury to be defunded by this moron who has access to the best climate science and data in the world and still says asinine things like this. 8527114
Reposted by MeteorBladesCity Atlas @cityatlas.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Forget Trump, he won't be around forever. Remember the sector that has chosen this and wants him president. They'll still be around and we should find a way to stop them from doing this again to the United States. www.ft.com/content/2285...ft.comUS billionaires line up to bankroll Republicans’ election pushUltra-wealthy overwhelmingly back Donald Trump’s party over Democrats as money floods into midterms race 28532
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8hEven if that hyperbolic assertion were true, it wouldn't justify giving Columbus a pass just because others who followed him engaged in equal or worse predation. 100
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8hNot a single word in that executive order mentions the millions of people in the "New World" when Columbus arrived, nor of Indigenous Peoples Day, which many Americans—not all of us Native—will celebrate Monday instead of pretending Columbus "discovered" anything or that he was a wonderful guy. 0172
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8hTrump: Columbus was hit by a "campaign to erase our history, slander our heroes, and attack our heritage [...] our Nation will now abide by a simple truth [...] Columbus was a true American hero, and every citizen is eternally indebted to his relentless determination. Pfffft. tinyurl.com/4955dnsrtinyurl.comColumbus Day, 2025BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus -- the original American hero, 3132
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8hI am Seminole. And I didn’t say Columbus “did it all.” But calling him a hero and awarding his memory one of the few holidays we mark to celebrate historical events Is pathetic. As far as I know Hitler doesn’t have any public statues or holidays dedicated to him in America. 100
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 9hPuhleez. He set the tone for the rest, enslaving Taino people—forcing them to meet gold quotas or face severe punishments often amounting to torture. Thousands were shipped to Europe where they were enslaved. Thousands more killed in executions and massacres. He was a big part of “the problem.” 100
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10hHere he goes again, blaming Zelenskyy for Putin’s war against Ukraine. How come the would-be tsar never gets any shade from the guy who keeps whining about not getting the Nobel Peace Prize? apnews.com/article/russ...apnews.comTrump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel pricesFormer President Donald Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader, suggesting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hasn't done enough to end the war with Russia. 0110
Reposted by MeteorBladesMeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026There’s been a lot of talk about Democratic “hushing” on the climate crisis in the 2026 election campaigns. But climate is on midterm ballots all over the country—even if those exact words aren’t being spoken—because of its connection to voters’ wallets. newrepublic.com/article/2164...newrepublic.comClimate Change Is on the Ballot—Even If Dems Aren’t Saying Those WordsThe Democrats have been accused, fairly, of “climate hushing.” But they’re finding subtle ways to connect environmental issues with voters’ pocketbook concerns. 0165
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 23hThe ancestors of today’s Indigenous Americans lived here for at least 800 generations before Vikings even existed. See White Sands fossil footprints. 1120
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Four decades before that, on Oct. 12, 1925, Strom Thurmond’s Black daughter was born. He was 22; the mother, a domestic servant in the Thurmond household, was 14 or 15 when the daughter was conceived. Thurmond never acknowledged her publicly in his lifetime. Soon after he died, she told the public. 063
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Every time Trump trashes a woman during a speech of press conference, the whole room should shout “Quiet, Piggy!” 021
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The Israeli foreign ministry wasn’t happy either: bsky.app/profile/mete... 142
Reposted by MeteorBladesMeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The Toddler-in-Chief— the guy who has ordered the murder of more than 230 alleged-without-evidence drug smugglers & keeps threatening to annihilate Iran—delivered a social media tantrum Friday night about not getting the Nobel Peace Prize, noting he “would not forget” the affront. wapo.st/4yJnzRXwapo.stTrump fumes at ‘stain’ on Norway after missing out on Nobel Peace PrizeThe president described the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay as “disgraceful and embarrassing” and said he would “not forget.” 1151
Reposted by MeteorBladesMeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026AIPAC is pouring $$ into Michigan to defeat Abdul el-Sayed as part of its mission to keep U.S. politicians from straying even a centimeter from Israel-can-do-no-wrong policies. See “Israel’s Lobby,” written by American Jews Ian Lustick and Eli Clifton. www.commondreams.org/news/mike-ro...commondreams.org'He's Desperate': AIPAC Begins Spending Against Abdul El-Sayed to Boost Mike Rogers | Common Dreams"You know Mike Rogers is in trouble when he begs AIPAC to start spending against me," said Abdul El-Sayed, Rogers' Democratic opponent. 1267
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026From Mark Sumner: www.unchartedblue.com/trumps-russi...unchartedblue.comTrump’s Russian diesel deal is a disgusting scamTrump’s deal has nothing to do with lowering the price of diesel. It’s all about passing the buck. 0102
Reposted by MeteorBladesMeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Iranian leaders know from personal experience—we should too—that any of Trump’s assertions about when he will or won’t attack aren‘t trustworthy. His pledge not to attack Iran before Nov 3 could be as bogus as his memecoins. Or maybe he’ll attack Iran that day as an excuse to seize ballots at home. 0223
Reposted by MeteorBladesMeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The USA is the world’s No. 1 nation. Except on issues it should be but isn’t. For instance: Per capita GDP: 11th of the 38 OECD nations (the world’s richest) Life expectancy: 30th of the 38 Maternal Mortality: 33rd of the 38 Income equality: 33rd out of the 38 0194
Reposted by MeteorBladesJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"gas continues to receive public finance not because it consistently represents the most economically efficient option, but because institutional incentives, legacy investment models, outdated analysis & geopolitical interests have been slower to change than the economics of the energy transition." 13618
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The lasting damage will have impacts far beyond US borders. 110
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026AIPAC is pouring $$ into Michigan to defeat Abdul el-Sayed as part of its mission to keep U.S. politicians from straying even a centimeter from Israel-can-do-no-wrong policies. See “Israel’s Lobby,” written by American Jews Ian Lustick and Eli Clifton. www.commondreams.org/news/mike-ro...commondreams.org'He's Desperate': AIPAC Begins Spending Against Abdul El-Sayed to Boost Mike Rogers | Common Dreams"You know Mike Rogers is in trouble when he begs AIPAC to start spending against me," said Abdul El-Sayed, Rogers' Democratic opponent. 1267
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026There’s been a lot of talk about Democratic “hushing” on the climate crisis in the 2026 election campaigns. But climate is on midterm ballots all over the country—even if those exact words aren’t being spoken—because of its connection to voters’ wallets. newrepublic.com/article/2164...newrepublic.comClimate Change Is on the Ballot—Even If Dems Aren’t Saying Those WordsThe Democrats have been accused, fairly, of “climate hushing.” But they’re finding subtle ways to connect environmental issues with voters’ pocketbook concerns. 0165
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The Toddler-in-Chief— the guy who has ordered the murder of more than 230 alleged-without-evidence drug smugglers & keeps threatening to annihilate Iran—delivered a social media tantrum Friday night about not getting the Nobel Peace Prize, noting he “would not forget” the affront. wapo.st/4yJnzRXwapo.stTrump fumes at ‘stain’ on Norway after missing out on Nobel Peace PrizeThe president described the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay as “disgraceful and embarrassing” and said he would “not forget.” 1151
Reposted by MeteorBladesJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026From 2019: "When it comes to the long-term economics of power generation, it isn’t a fair fight. There is no clear way natural gas can compete with renewables on an economic basis in the coming decades." And now in 2026....utilitydive.com4-hour storage cheaper than gas peakers across global markets: WoodMacIn North America, data centers are boosting the long-term investment case for energy storage and renewables as gas turbine backlogs and rising fuel volatility drive up peaking costs, according to a Th... 24925
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Yes and hurrah. But the damage will last a very long time. 320
Reposted by MeteorBladesMeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Justice advocates cheered Friday after former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize. But Israel’s foreign ministry said: “If there were an award for lies, hatred, and blood libels, Navi Pillay wouldn’t just be a contender. She’d be a frontrunner.” apnews.com/article/navi...apnews.comPraise pours in for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay even as Israel criticizes selectionAdvocates of human rights and international justice are celebrating after Navi Pillay, a South African jurist and former U.N. human rights chief, won the Nobel Peace Prize. 082
Reposted by MeteorBladesMeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Sending a non-medical guy who IS a plague to scrutinize the plague lab death in Russia has the kind of twisted symmetry we have come to expect from the Trump regime. bsky.app/profile/mout... 171
Reposted by MeteorBladesOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026this is why people like me get frustrated w dems. you have been handed some of the most villainous people - trump, noem, hegseth, mullin - that look and act more vile than something out of a comic book rogue's gallery. and you dont act, you dont criticize. its why "complicity" seems so likely. 719136
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Sending a non-medical guy who IS a plague to scrutinize the plague lab death in Russia has the kind of twisted symmetry we have come to expect from the Trump regime. bsky.app/profile/mout... 171
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Justice advocates cheered Friday after former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize. But Israel’s foreign ministry said: “If there were an award for lies, hatred, and blood libels, Navi Pillay wouldn’t just be a contender. She’d be a frontrunner.” apnews.com/article/navi...apnews.comPraise pours in for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay even as Israel criticizes selectionAdvocates of human rights and international justice are celebrating after Navi Pillay, a South African jurist and former U.N. human rights chief, won the Nobel Peace Prize. 082
Reposted by MeteorBladesMeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Sen. Jon Ossoff debating against Rep. Mike Collins. “If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins wd be grabbing a billyclub. His office has been in cahoots with some of the most notorious white supremacists [in] the country. He has himself amplified Neo-Nazi propaganda.” 02911
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Theissen at the WaPo was the absolute worst on this. 111
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Peter Thiel’s puppet will wants girls to spend their time in home economic class preparing for homemaker roles in the new Gilead, not playing sports. 010
Reposted by MeteorBladesMeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 08/10/2026For decades, under Democrats & Republicans, public comments about potential environmental impacts in drafts of proposed projects & federal policies were required. But the Trump regime no longer shares drafts, making informed public comment practically impossible. e360.yale.edu/features/pub...e360.yale.eduHow the U.S. Public Lost Its Say on Environmental PolicyFederal agencies have long been required to seek public comment when writing new regulations or approving large projects, from highways to data centers. The Trump administration is systematically unde... 02120
MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Sen. Jon Ossoff debating against Rep. Mike Collins. “If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins wd be grabbing a billyclub. His office has been in cahoots with some of the most notorious white supremacists [in] the country. He has himself amplified Neo-Nazi propaganda.” 02911