Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 03/09/2025In stock market news today, Campbell’s Soup (CPB) rose more than 5% on news that people are eating a lot more of their soup. I wonder why? 000
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 30/04/2025One of these weird things the brain does — I thought, it’s probably not “Eee-lon Musk,” it’s probably more like “Ellon.” And immediately created a new moniker, “MuskmElon.” 😂 000
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 24/02/2025I’ve been away; did you miss me? I got so burned out over the traitorous one that I had to hide from news and politics. We are so fucked. Executive orders are quick. The courts are slow. Besides, who will enforce court orders on this guy? The US Marshalls answer to the Attorney General. 000
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 20/01/2025This guy gloating that he can get away with anythingthemarysue.com‘Admit to CHEATING?’: Trump allegedly hints at election cheat with the help of Elon Musk | The Mary Sue"Admitting to cheating a day before you're inaugurated is wild." 010
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Bummed that the US is about to inaugurate the disaster President and we have to go through this shit again four years. 000
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 30/12/2024I’d have a hard time picking too. 792579297
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BMr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 29/12/2024🧵 I periodically repost this link to a mind-blowing, powerful explanation, a must read. “Q: What is conservatism? A: Conservatism is the domination of society by an aristocracy.” /1pages.gseis.ucla.edu What Is Conservatism and What Is Wrong with It? 142
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 29/12/2024🧵 I periodically repost this link to a mind-blowing, powerful explanation, a must read. “Q: What is conservatism? A: Conservatism is the domination of society by an aristocracy.” /1pages.gseis.ucla.edu What Is Conservatism and What Is Wrong with It? 142
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 27/12/2024In the 1950s-‘60s the average worker could afford a house, two cars, and raise a family. I remember this. I remember when a house was $10k and a brand new car was $2k. Read this to see how we got where we are now.alternet.orgThe Big Picture: How we got into this mess — and how we get out of itDonald Trump isn’t the cause of what ails America. He’s the consequence. The real causes go back four decades.Let me start with a bit of family history. During the 1950s and 1960s, my father, Ed Reich... 120
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 26/12/2024I have no illusion that this will happen — but it *should* happen.thehill.com 000
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 26/12/2024This article is for thise who appreciate word-smithery. ‘In Esquire, Mark Warren plumbed the cruelties of our digital age: “The story of the internet is of tribes hurling rocks over the horizon at targets they cannot see, doing damage that they do not care to measure.”’nytimes.comOpinion | The Best Sentences of 2024 (Gift Article)An ugly year in politics was a gorgeous one for words. 063
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Such important work the new administration wants to do, ya www.alternet.org/denali-trump/alternet.orgTrump plan to revert mountain's name sparks backlash in solid red stateA new plan by President-Elect Donald Trump to undo one of President Barack Obama’s legacies has sparked a backlash in Alaska. Trump, in a speech on Sunday, said he wants the name of North America’s ... 030
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Happy holidays, if you celebrate or take festive time off, enjoy and be well 020
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BMr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 14/12/2024“Strict non-engagement” with the Republican administration, that’s what we need for the next four years.commondreams.orgWhy the Liberal-Left Should Forget About Bipartisanship and Get Ready to Fight Trump | Common DreamsA stance of strict non-engagement with Trump 2.0, even where interests overlap, would not only be a good moral policy but even make political sense. 182
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 21/12/2024In He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named’s first term, Dems resisted right away. This time, many have a wait-and-see attitude. That will not work. Fight!! www.politicsnc.com/p/dont-give-... 040
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BMr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 16/12/2024There’s nothing like stepping outside of your own little world to give you a fresh perspective on your own little world. Go to Portugal and talk to an Uber driver from Bangladesh about what happens when a government turns anti-immigrant. That will get you started. 031
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 16/12/2024There’s nothing like stepping outside of your own little world to give you a fresh perspective on your own little world. Go to Portugal and talk to an Uber driver from Bangladesh about what happens when a government turns anti-immigrant. That will get you started. 031
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 14/12/2024“Strict non-engagement” with the Republican administration, that’s what we need for the next four years.commondreams.orgWhy the Liberal-Left Should Forget About Bipartisanship and Get Ready to Fight Trump | Common DreamsA stance of strict non-engagement with Trump 2.0, even where interests overlap, would not only be a good moral policy but even make political sense. 182
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BAlicia @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · 14/12/2024If Elon and Vivek are looking for cuts, they can start with Trump's 3-day weekend trips to Mar-a-Lago, which cost taxpayers $1.3 million (almost every week) from 2017-2020. Today's cost will be closer to $2 million per weekend.... that's a lot of bread. 920347
Reposted by Mr_Kim_B🌸 Lovin' Eleven 🌸 @lovineleven.bsky.social · 09/12/2024@bluebird-chick.bsky.social Hello YOU are in my #9 Starter Pack! Please follow all then share and let's build our community 🦋 go.bsky.app/Cvyuaqw 133
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 08/12/2024There are some big accounts I just *have to* follow. But when I see someone has 350k followers & they follow only 12, that doesn’t sit well with me. It’s not egalitarian. So listen, big shots, follow everyone who follows you. You can Mute them if you don’t want them in your feeds, but follow back 170
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BNo Comprendo @nocomprendog.bsky.social · 26/11/2024That is 11,665,150 US citizens. We have that here on BlueSky. Take it to the f'in streets people! bigthink.com/the-present/...bigthink.comTo overthrow a tyrant, try the 3.5 Percent SolutionA study of 323 uprisings against repressive regimes yields stunning insights. 0105
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 06/12/2024“The film thematises brutal and irrational authority. Writers and scholars have argued the film reflects a subconscious need in German society for a tyrant, and is an example of Germany's obedience to authority and unwillingness to rebel against deranged authority.” 120
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 06/12/2024This is going to shock some people but I don’t put up with people being assholes no matter who you voted for. Way too many people are too comfortable being jerks to total strangers like I have an obligation to take your shit. 2005000347
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 06/12/2024We are talking about everything that’s wrong, and in a sense, that’s a form of action—only if it’s heard by those who have the power to change it. #NoMoreSilentMajority I’ve decided that every business day I will call my Congressperson and my two Senators—make it a habit like brushing my teeth 010
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BMr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 03/12/2024“We can decide to become ungovernable in a system that wants our compliance more than anything.” #Resistbetches.comHow To Survive Trump's Presidency: Become UngovernableIt seems as though the only way to survive Trump's presidency is to learn from our past and become ungovernable. 073
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Trump signed an agreement to let DOJ run background checks on his nominees. WE make a difference. #Resist 041
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BRob Klippel @robklippel.bsky.social · 27/11/2024"Only art is capable of dismantling the repressive effects of a senile social system..." Joseph Beuys 533448
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 03/12/2024“We can decide to become ungovernable in a system that wants our compliance more than anything.” #Resistbetches.comHow To Survive Trump's Presidency: Become UngovernableIt seems as though the only way to survive Trump's presidency is to learn from our past and become ungovernable. 073
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BMr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Democracy is having a stress test. Don’t disengage. www.politico.com/news/magazin...politico.comTrump Will Overplay His Hand. Here’s How to Be Ready.I lived through the rise of authoritarianism in Turkey. Here’s what I learned. 052
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Democracy is having a stress test. Don’t disengage. www.politico.com/news/magazin...politico.comTrump Will Overplay His Hand. Here’s How to Be Ready.I lived through the rise of authoritarianism in Turkey. Here’s what I learned. 052
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 01/12/2024You get 20 extra characters on Bluesky which is great because it means, when you copy your old tweets into Bluesky you can always add “THUS SPOKE THE LICH!” to the end and it will still fit. 203192861196
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BDerekIsTiredAF @derekistired.bsky.social · 01/12/2024When one considers the two murderers responsible were acquitted by a jury of their (all white) peers, it's not a stretch to understand how easy it must be for people like that to vote for FelonTrump. 1279
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BCourtney @resistasista76.bsky.social · 09/11/2024I’d love to see men organize a Men4Women’s Rights March. Show up y’all. Clap back against this ugly misogyny that poisons it for all of us. #womensrightsarehumanrights 5385
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BJamie Carter @jctheresistance.demcast.com · 30/11/2024Remember this little SCOTUS decision? This will apply to ALL federal agencies. And since it will be Blue states suing, it won't be Trump friendly judges. How A Recent Supreme Court Decision May Have Already Hamstrung RFK Jr.'s Big Plans www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...huffpost.comHow A Recent Supreme Court Decision May Have Already Hamstrung RFK Jr.'s Big PlansCan liberals stop worrying and love the end of "Chevron deference"? 561297451
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BNick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Trickle-down Trickle-dow Trickle-do Trickle-d Trickle- Trickle Trickl Trick 29861801960
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BMr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Blue Sky Cocktail 1 oz Blue Curaçao 6 oz Milk shake with ice and strain into a highball/collins glass over ice 101
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BRepublicans Against Maga @reclaimamerica.bsky.social · 30/11/2024The Charles Kushner nomination was an insult to France. 🇫🇷 (Please forgive us, Trumps an idiot). 1115226
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BMarvin the Paranoid Android. @sep101.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Well done for telling a Jewish gay guy that their dislike for the lazy transmute of tweet to skeet instead of thinking up something new for a new fresh platform is the same as the paranoic hatred that dreamed up the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Classy. Well done. 231
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/11/2024“‘I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth.’” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...nytimes.comPete Hegseth’s Mother Accused Her Son of Mistreating Women for YearsPenelope Hegseth made the accusation in an email to her son in 2018, amid his contentious divorce. She said on Friday that she regretted the email and had apologized to him. 743185744732
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Good morning Bluesky! It’s going to be super-important to get EVERYONE calling your US Senators to say, “I want you to not allow recess appointments. I want you to insist on FBI background checks for all appointees.” Put it on your calendar for Monday and set yourself an alert! CALL, don’t email. 053
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Wonder how Republicans are going to spin this statement from Pete Hegseth’s OWN MOTHER. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u... 1196217815563
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Just want to show everyone that Democrats can be nasty too. This guy attacked me personally because my opinion was different from his. Reporting and Blocking. Hate to so it. 131
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Serious question, please don’t answer if you haven’t been doing this a long time. When should I use Mute instead of Block? If I Block someone do they get demerits from the platform? Is Mute kinder, or just useless? 020
Reposted by Mr_Kim_BAnnieForTruth @anniefortruth1.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Think about that. Trump is a convicted felon himself. 16273109
Mr_Kim_B @mrkimb.bsky.social · 29/11/2024#ENSHITTIFICATION (Macquarie Dictionary) 🧵 “the gradual deterioration of a service or product brought about by a reduction in the quality of service provided, especially of an online platform, and as a consequence of profit-seeking.” THIS is what happened to Xitter. It’s been enshittified. 1/ 131