planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Someone help me understand this comment and thread, please Tons of people are very pro Jack Smith. Tons of other people are very anti-Jack Smith. Very much. 010 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 15/10/2026“growing confusion about whether the United States has begun limiting intelligence and military aid to Ukraine.” Growing confusion?!? Another low for the BezosPost  021 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Translation: I don’t have any defense to what you said so I am going to take my ball and go home 110 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@jessinthewild.bsky.social I have a window strike wood thrush. He’s poking and scratching inside the cardboard box. Should I bring him in or see if he flies? 000 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Did Jeff Bezos write this love letter, or did one of the doge flunkies write it? There’s never a bottom for the WhiteWashing-ton Post when it comes to sucking up to dictators 001 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Whether it’s true or not, it works. And the Dems have no counter argument that works as well as republican lies We need to stop talking about how things should be and start deal with the way things ARE, and come it from that perspective. 200 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The senate is a 6 year term. We need to start thinking of the big picture and the long game. Republicans did that decades ago and have transformed this country horribly. Meanwhile Dems get into circular firing squads and attack their own. And we have trump and the Supreme Court as a result 000 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Oh good. In the meantime, give me your address, I’ll send you some MAGA gear since that’s what you are essentially supporting 000 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Source? Common sense. There are people who would say “I don’t care what you do with your own life, but I won’t vote for “boys” playing in girls sports”. The number of people may be tiny but those people exist. And the number may be enough to sway the vote. 100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ok, fine. Then you are advocating for “I won’t vote for a candidate who is bad on a single issue so I will guarantee the election of a candidate who is horrific on every single issue” That’s a great plan. See Gaza as an example of what that type of thinking leads to.  300 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I agree with you, but am I wrong in saying things will be much worse under Paxton? 200 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Thanks. Did he advocate for a nationwide ban or just in TX? I just looked something up where he said he opposes trans athletes if it risks safety or fairness. I realize the slippery slope thing with those words. 100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026JFC I’m speaking in shorthand because of a limited character and typing quickly. Can’t wait for you to give shit about my grammar or spelling. 100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Fair point but the anti trans crowd would say “boys never had the right to play on the girls basketball team and were trying to keep it that way” I just keep going back to “if Paxton wins, things are going to be MUCH worse for trans people in TX”. Not to mention the havoc he’ll wreak in the Senate 100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Can you expand on the “forcing schools to actively bully trans kids”? I’m not familiar with that. (And I’m not in TX and not following the race closely) 100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Are you for real? If we just call Trans people, “people” how would anyone know what you’re taking about. “People should be able to play sports”. “People should be allowed in the military”. “People shouldn’t be discriminated against”. That won’t be confusing at all. 200 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yes, but actual reality has to be considered. If they are not going to give you a reason to vote for them on every single issue, you should vote for the one that you agree with 70, or 80 or 90% of the time instead of helping the guy who you disagree with 100% of the time 100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This sort of reminds me of how Obama “was against gay marriage”. Anyone with a brain knew he was for it but back then a lot of people thought it was icky and wouldn’t vote for it. I’m sure as hell glad he did whatever he needed to to get elected. Maybe it’s the same thing here 100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If you can’t see the difference you are being willfully ignorant. And “won’t uphold my rights as a citizen” is a stretch. Dems are taking away your right to vote, to speak, to practice religion? 200 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If I’m trans and one candidate wants to jail me or kill me, and the other doesn’t want me to play sports, I’m going vote for the no sports guy. Yeah, it sucks, but if Paxton wins, it’s going to suck much worse in Texas AND in Congress. We have to start thinking about the big picture 100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If the republican running against this candidate ran on criminalizing me and killing me, I would vote for the awful Dem in your example. One of them is going to win, so with two bad choices, I’d pick the least evil one. We need to be pragmatic. Purity voting is going to lose democracy 300 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yes, but reminds me of the people who wouldn’t vote for Harris because of her stance on Israel. & now we have trump instead and things are much worse for Gaza than they would be under Harris. One candidate is going to win. Do you want to guy who wants to kill you or the one against trans in sports? 300 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It will get him more votes in Texas. Not rabid right wing votes but middle of the road people who don’t pay much attention to politics. Alls they hear is “politician X want boys to play in girls sports” and votes against it. If Dems don’t win elections, life is going to get much worse for trans 300 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I don’t know if the trans voting bloc is big enough to sway the election, but of the two candidates, one would happily kill you for being trans and the other doesn’t want you playing sports. Who are you going to pick? Especially if abstaining or voting for a third, ensures Paxton wins. 200 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I’m not yelling at you. But Paxton or Talarico is going to win. One wants to eliminate/criminalize/punish/destroy trans people. The other doesn’t want trans people playing in sports. Again, one of those guys is going to win. Not electing Talarico ensures brutality in TX and in Congress 300 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Can you explain it to me? My feeling is, if you (and thousands of others) don’t vote for Talarico, and Paxton wins, it’s going be much worse for trans people (and every other type of people) in Texas. Same as not voting for Harris for her Israel stance resulted in a much worse horror in Gaza 1230 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 16/09/2026And boycott Amazon, and that weird weasel snake Bezos  1142 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 15/09/2026To be fair, he is describing what trump has done and continues to do. Causing chaos and acting like a communist with his censorship, manipulation of the markets and industry 0240 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Ok, but not voting for Harris was a vote to make things worse for Gaza. Just like not voting for Talirico in TX will make things worse for trans people. 000 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Apples and oranges. People are against Israel now because they watched years of endless brutality. 100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Maybe so, but no matter how bad you think the Democratic Party is towards Gaza, Trump and the Republicans are 1000 times worse. Democratic voters need to learn to be pragmatic and win an election every once in a while 200 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Don’t put words in my mouth. And don’t change my argument I’m simply making the obvious case that is more important to win elections with imperfect candidates than it is to lose elections with vile despicable, bigoted hateful candidates.  110 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yes, with that tiny tiny fraction helped Trump get elected. Sometimes you gotta step away from the microscope and look at the big picture. 100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026What color is the sky in your world? All those words you say may be true in pie in the sky theory but down here in reality, things are quite different.  100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Sweet. We have some great spots tucked in here and there 010 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is the Jill Stein voter logic. You won’t vote for a person who you agree with a 90% of the issues and therefore let someone get elected who you agree with on 0% of the issues.  Absolutism on these niche issues is going to lose us, democracy, and elections and basic freedoms. 570 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 09/09/2026But this kind of thinking is how we got trump a second time. All those people who wouldn’t vote for Harris because of her position on Gaza did the exact same thing. And how is that working out for the people of Gaza? What good is seizing the high moral ground if you’re powerless ? 310 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Hoarse - if you ever come to DC and wanna do some birding, let me know! 100 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 09/09/2026What was the missed opportunity? Liberals are going to vote for this guy. He’s trying to appeal to people who would never vote for a liberal, but are at their wits end.  What good is it to be morally right and morally pure if you don’t win an election. We’re living with it right now. 510 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Because it wins them elections. A huge portion of this country thinks trans is somewhere between icky and immoral and evil, and the Dems have no counter argument that competes with the fear and hate they stoke. 020 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 06/09/2026youtu.be/Ti5AkLup1mI?...youtu.beThe Simpsons: First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women!YouTube video by Inconceivable Media 0130 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 30/08/2026When Al Franken was a senator, he said, “I like Ted Cruz more than most of my colleagues in the Senate, and I fucking hate Ted Cruz” 010 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Is there a way we can report an error on their maps to Google? I wouldn’t mind bombarding them with a couple of million messages a day. 080 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 28/08/2026For real? She just keeps getting cooler and more impressive 010 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 28/08/2026What can they do? Republicans control both the house and Senate. 121 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 26/08/2026She should have received the presidential medal of honor instead of that evil racist buffoon Rush Limbaugh  190 0
planetwaves.bsky.social @planetwaves.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This is horrible, but most of them probably voted for Trump three times. And voted for every other Republican in the past 20 or 30 years that lead us to abomination of an administration.  000 0
