rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The paradigm of “ hand wringing “ because we’re not in power needs to end. In charge or not, elected officials can always speak up. Congress needs to work more days in Washington so problems can be addressed . Sports adage “ get off the mat”. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The games this admin plays with Federal funds is the bane of honest budget analysts everywhere . The end of the fiscal year is this week and OMB is canceling Congress’ wishes by not spending the appropriations before Sept 30 on the approved programs. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Watching Morning Joe Curious as to why there are a bunch of A I models? Shouldn’t one be enough to render the world extinct? 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What happened to all the money that the admin “impounded”? There is commercial after commercial of children dying of malnutrition in 3rd world countries. Impounding is one thing but doesn’t Congress have to approve any new spending? The legal answer is “ yes “ 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Being registered to vote is not the same as voting, right ? Computer data collection may be more cost effective to ask all kinds of questions and then only query what is needed Nothing nefarious just saving tax dollars. 001
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Since the Pres uses troops as props, I can see how the airman thought it was okay for him I think there is a prohibition against being in uniform and speaking out truth . No one in the admin follows the Hatch Act anyway. Good for me but not for thee. Drop any charges. 010
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So, Trump jr paid the oligarch back , has anyone seen the cashed check or bitcoin ledger? That’s a lot of money. 010
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Remember when we were too smart, we used critical thinking. Now we’re too dumb to understand A I and a smart president knows what to do. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What happens on Jan 3rd If the Speaker won’t seat the Ds, hopefully some Rs and Ds will unseat the current speaker and a new speaker will then seat the Ds who won their seats. Just think “outside the box” there’s always a counter measure. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Blanche said that “ the Pres should” criticize the SC when he disagrees with its ruling. Pls explain why the other 2 branches can’t criticize the Pres without fearing his power? Good for me but not for thee Let’s get back to disagreeing without being disrespectful. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 16/09/2026There’s a list growing longer every day of the govt corruption that the House will investigate soon. Family is usually off limits in politics but when actions go over the line, it’s fair game. Carter’s brother was excoriated for Billy Beer. Don jr’s wedding deserves the same scrutiny. 100
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Who are the people advising the Pres? Last time it was Eastman, Giuliani, Kracken etc Let the lawyers game plan while the reporters figure out who is giving the bad info. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Wondering why is it that periodically the world creates a cadre of bad actors at the same time. For example : WWI, WWII , and AI 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Listening to NPR just now and the story was about prediction markets and the election. What kind of traitor would bet on the outcome of an election? Can’t the states stop this as the Admin is too invested in gambling to stop it. 010
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Just a thought…. If your state is removing or moving polling places, find a volunteer to be at the closed poll and guide people to the correct place. Sometimes the info doesn’t get to everyone in time so help. Counter every negative action with a helpful positive response 074
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 05/09/2026After WWII not every person who performed the heil hitler salute before the country’s surrender, performed that same salute afterward. In politics , people should admit their shortcomings upfront as all will eventually get revealed . 020
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Texas county removing polling places. Plan for some people to show up at the closed polls. Drive them to the right one. JD talking about evil reminded me of Sunday school… over come evil with good. We can thwart whatever these nefarious minds have thought of if we can just pull together 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Just a thought… School kids in many locations are bussed to school. There’s still time Would it possible to organize busses to take voters to the polls? Or organize people with cars to pick up friends, neighbors or friends they haven’t met yet? 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 02/09/2026After seeing a tv segment For education , is AI, cliff notes on steroids ? Since human beings have created AI will we be surprised when the worst of human nature has become part of it What part do data centers play in the development of AI? Will AI stop hackers and scammers before they hurt us? 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Has the FBI moved its facility to Sodom or Gomorrah? For new recruits, beastiality and animal cruelty are okay as long as performed before 18 years of age Where are these children being raised There’s got to be child abuse there 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 31/08/2026For what its worth When older people talk, sometimes it sounds like lecturing. This is not one of those times. In the past, each party ran the gamut from conservative to liberal Bipartisanship ruled the day as parts of each party had the same goal Power wasn’t the goal and hate wasn’t the medium 100
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Don’t let the Rs sell us short with the shout that we don’t likeTrump (unless you actually know him) It’s his policies and the people who are making decisions on his behalf that are the problem 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 31/08/2026There’s something else that can happen after a primary election, sore losers can be created. Seems that what we learned in kindergarten may have stayed in kindergarten Come together , that’s too 60s Pls work towards a better world or we’ll be stuck in the gilded age even longer 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 30/08/2026How do you spell “ unbridled capitalism” CORRUPTION 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Not a teacher My question is….. if a student has AI write a paper , does A I put a label on it so the teacher doesn’t have to research Looking at the A I image of Trump and Dolly, was it labeled “A I” generated anywhere ? I thought the tech folks promised that 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The local news just reported that the US shot down some drones flown by drug cartels. That’s much better than killing people in boats in the Caribbean. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 28/08/2026But it feeds the base as there’s nothing positive to talk about 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 28/08/2026It didn’t take an adversary to decimate our top military. We did it ourselves. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I never considered living in another country. I’m happy that I won’t have to move to be a foreigner in my own neighborhood. Save our elections, please. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The unitary presidency is just a theory. Where is it written in the Constitution ?It’s not. The admin through DHS is threatening jail time… doesn’t there need to be a law that sets penalties and not just an executive proclamation? 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dear Media Since JD is up in Maine, someone please do the same job on Vance that you did on Kamala and ask him now “ what would you change from the Trump admin “ Let’s see if you can have him disagree with his boss. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Does anyone else remember when your mom let you walk the mailman’s route with him? It was the leadership back then that was concerned with the people. Where are the folks today going to find the time to police the mail? 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Quick Someone let the Pres know that now he has enough money to buy the SF 49ers 000
Reposted by @rethink2012.bsky.socialrethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Candidates need to define themselves. Opponents will always “ go for the jugular “ So, explain who you are and who you you’re not. People fear the “ unknown “, they just do. 001
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Dear ChatGPT for Teens You must not be parents. Scrubbing porn has nothing to do with it It’s the family interaction that cannot be replicated 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Old news Monica Lewinsky had a best friend Linda Tripp 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The ads have already started in earnest here in central Pa, the ads so far are all different pacs . The ones so far credit the Rep with cutting waste fraud and abuse and the local news just had a story that 75,000 fewer Pennsylvanians have health care and we now have a total of 300 cases of measles 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 21/08/2026For the next 2 years, the SC needs to go on vacation and come back when it can be accountable to the Constitution. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The Rs just say “ gangs, immigrants and antifa” In this climate, Ds may want to focus on white collar crime…. Change laws if fraudsters don’t go to jail. Make a law that says “ if pardoned, you still pay any assigned fines” It’s not just certain kinds of people who commit crimes 010
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Why not ask A.I. how to make data centers more efficient so they don’t take up so much space and use up our water ? The data centers remind me of the Oldsmobile of the 1970s and they should look like a Mini Cooper of the 2020s 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 18/08/20261,000 poll watchers… Trump wins either way They don’t find a problem because there isn’t one. They claim they prevented it and send more in 2028 The other way is they actually find a problem 000
Reposted by @rethink2012.bsky.socialTracy @wacket.bsky.social · 23/08/2025My prediction: there will be a staged terrorist attack on our soil on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. He will use this to declare martial law, and cancel elections. My father was a history professor, and I've accurately predicted about 90% of what he has already done so far... Plan accordingly... 96612178
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Are data centers another cause of the increased gas price? Under the prior administration , data centers were supposed to use renewable or at least non polluting fuel. The rest of this text writes itself. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 18/08/2026If the president is so concerned with nuclear weapons, why doesn’t he send a love letter to North Korea and Russia and Israel etc Iran has already gotten its love letter 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 17/08/2026What has the US gotten from NATO and having the military in other countries….. peace and prosperity Worth the cost 001
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 17/08/2026If the DOJ under Biden was weaponized against Trump and his followers, they did a poor job. For the most part they only prosecuted people who did bad things This weaponized group is at the very least “fast on the draw”. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Since the pres disavows any knowledge of what his kids do, why is it any different for Judge Merchan? Move on DOJ and prosecute real crime 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Words are important Take border wall and border fence Fences make good neighbors but walls keep out others and yet trap us in 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Why is media so glued to the proposition that the Democrats are in 2 camps and sit at a “rectangular table “? I prefer to think of a round table and we all sit around and talk issues. 000
rethink2012.bsky.social @rethink2012.bsky.social · 15/08/2026When data centers are no longer needed, what will happen to those buildings? If past is prologue they’ll be in space eventually 000
