professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So it's almost like the public opposes both of those policies... How is that democratic? 020
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So you have no problem with Latin American countries elected socialist governments and aligning with countries our government calls our adversaries? 011
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's funny how apologists corporate Democrats always bring that up rather than his progressive policies, which are widely popular. Every president is a mixed bag, with some good, some bad, and some horrific. But there was a reason FDR was elected four times. 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It wasn’t the broad coalition as much as the PROGRESSIVE POLICIES that improve people’s lives. Democrats have done a good job getting lots of people on the bus then just driven them around the parking lot. Then they wonder why those people don’t show up for the next ride. 2151
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I can’t believe I agree with Karl Rove. www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...sacurrent.comKarl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee. 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Fact check nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...nsarchive.gwu.eduNATO Expansion: What Gorbachev HeardWestern leaders gave multiple assurances against NATO expansion to Gorbachev in 1990-1991 according to declassified American, Russian, British, Germans documents 100
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Did he say warmongers or whoremongers? Because he’s both 231
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Even if you don’t believe in climate change or care about pollution, oil wars & supply disruption make having electric cars & hybrids look like a smart investment. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...huffpost.comTrump Says He's Ended Biden's Electric Vehicles Mandate 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The US would not sit idly by while one of our neighbors allied with a military power hostile to us. 100
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The worst you can say about what Russia is doing is that it's the same as how US presidents have used the Monroe Doctrine to repeatedly invade our Latin American neighbors and back regime change there, most recently in Venezuela, but also through decades of crippling sanctions on Cuba. 200
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 21/09/2026History started before Russia invaded Ukraine. I don't know how old you are, but go back and look at the promise we made to the Soviets in exchange for them not trying to stop Germany from reuniting and joining NATO. 300
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The extremely wealthy people demanding these wars have bunkers & supplies to ride out the resulting destruction, chaos, & fallout. The rest of us don’t 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 20/09/2026While many Democrats rightly oppose the Iran War, they have no problem with the Ukraine War. People aren’t saying this, but if Russia gets to close to losing, they could use some (or A LOT) of their THOUSANDS of nukes. www.the-sun.com/news/17032027/ Millions in The US & Europe will die.the-sun.comPutin's capital rocked by ‘biggest ever’ Ukrainian drone blitz leaving 2 deadUKRAINE has launched its ‘biggest ever’ attack on Moscow as 1,600 drones were unleashed across Russia. Dramatic footage shows massive fires raging in the district, as well as the Sofyin… 200
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 20/09/2026We do not need the manufactured antagonism with Russia and China. It is bad enough that the president's son let anyone pay for his wedding since they will expect something in return. 011
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Who on the White House staff thought this would make Trump look good? It makes him sound like someone who needs a nurse to follow him around to keep him from putting his fingers in light sockets or eating crayons. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...yahoo.comWhite House Staff Blame Media Ban on President Being Left UnsupervisedBlindsided senior White House staffers learned of President Donald Trump’s media ban at the same time as the rest of the country, a new report alleges. Trump’s directive to ban reporters from CNN, MS ... 001
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 31/08/2026And if they have that override power, they better use it without ever mentioning the fucking parliamentarian, needing "symbolic" GOP votes, or the mens room attendant in the Senate office building. 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Centrists Democrats & Progressives need 3 lists of goals they will pursue (without excuses) for three possible outcomes of the midterm: 1. If they retake the House only 2. If they retake the Senate without enough votes to override a presidential veto 3. If they retake the Senate WITH override power 100
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If the media won't talk about something 24/7, it didn't happen for most people. 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I hope he lives long enough to face some consequences (legal not vigilante) for his actions. 050
Reposted by @professorsmartass.bsky.socialSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 06/08/2026Does this apply to the Grifter-in-Chief? 25946191067
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 06/08/2026During the Baby Bush administration, we had to wonder what the real motives for the war were. Trump just blurts it out. “We’re going to take the oil.” “Israel was going to attack them even if we didn’t” When he invaded Cuba, he’ll say, “The mafia wants their casinos and brothels back.” 040
Reposted by @professorsmartass.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/08/2026jesusfuckingchristkptv.comOregon senators warn prediction markets allowing betting on wildfires could incentivize arsonA public report urges the CFTC to ban prediction market contracts on destructive wildfires, raising concerns over public safety and potential arson. 741710619
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 06/08/2026He must be upset that Rick Scott never got any prison time 0142
Reposted by @professorsmartass.bsky.socialHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Sen. Wyden: It seems that every time Republicans get their hands on Social Security, life gets worse for older people. Thanks to Trump and the Big Beautiful Bill, the crisis is speeding up. It gave huge tax breaks to billionaires and corporations, and plundered Social Security by $168 billion. 9358167
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 29/07/2026“We’ve got a fully loaded diaper to change, you all can smell it, too. Let’s get a move on!" 000
Reposted by @professorsmartass.bsky.socialDoc McDoom, Dinosaur Doctor @docmcdoom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Once you recognize it, you can't unhear how he talks like a wifebeater. 771831415
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I had to look this up to believe it. It’s true! politifact.com/factchecks/2...politifact.comViral meme says 1956 Republican platform was pretty liberalSays the 1956 Republican Party platform supported equal pay, the minimum wage, asylum for refugees, protections for unions and more. 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I don’t think it’s a good idea, but I do think some serious organization should do a poll on it, so Trump sees it. 020
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Who gets to stay in the hospital that long unless they’re in a coma? My father-in-law had BRAIN SURGERY and the kicked him out of the hospital THE SAME DAY. 190
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The exact same people who tell us to piss our pants in fear about Iran possibly getting a handful of nukes don’t say a word about Russia’s THOUSANDS as we pour gas on a proxy war that could lead to a nuclear exchange. www.the-sun.com/news/16716650/the-sun.comDramatic vids show Moscow blitzed by biggest attack of war with 400 dronesMOSCOW has been blitzed by Ukraine’s biggest attack of the war so far – with dramatic clips showing 400 drones raining hell on Vladimir Putin’s doorstep. Extraordinary footage sho… 010
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 08/07/2026This has gonna take some creativity for propagandists to explain away. www.mediaite.com/media/news/n...mediaite.comZohran Mamdani More Popular Than Netanyahu Among Jews: PollNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is far more popular among Jewish Americans than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a new survey. 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 06/07/2026It also explains the Southern drawl. If you talked much faster, you’d get heat stroke 010
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 02/07/2026We have just had a couple of Southeast-type hot and humid spells here in SoCal. I can’t imagine living in that everyday. 220
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 01/07/2026That state is like a caricature of every stereotype about the US Plus drug dealers and right-wing Cubans 210
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Does anybody still think ICE is doing anything like law enforcement? archive.ph/Drzoharchive.ph 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 30/06/2026We should build a consensus list of Day One projects for Democrats if they retake control of one or both chambers of Congress and this should be way up there. Trump gave the strongest evidence for this himself. youtu.be/duls1Cr1Lyo?... and this www.dailymail.com/news/article...youtu.be'You won’t have to vote anymore' if he is elected, Donald Trump tells crowdYouTube video by KSDK News 021
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Such things have happened. In the case of the 2000 election, it was done right out in the open with the felon voter purge in Florida that purged non-felon black people and an intervention of the Supreme Court to stop the Florida recount. 101
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 28/06/2026We need a board like that for the military too 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 28/06/2026The method & evidence is still needed 1210
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 28/06/2026What’s the emoji for proctologist? 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 28/06/2026You pick apples from your bike? 110
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 28/06/2026It’s too bad ALL of our politicians can’t say that. 000
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Someone should look into how he won all the swing states by just enough to avoid an automatic recount 4826
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I asked a conservative relative what he thought of Trump’s peace deal, and he said something like this. They have followed him into his fantasy world. 001
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Can state and local police do anything about this? 010
professorsmartass.bsky.social @professorsmartass.bsky.social · 19/06/2026He needs camouflage netting too. 010
