skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 22hBecause the Anerican Revoltion delivered a monopoly of power and wealth to privileged white men, and to this day they determine everyone's rights -- including their own, confirming their status as the only cohort with self-rule. 030
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Well, either that, or he's burrowed sufficiently into his dementia that 4 million Americans mean even less than the nothing they used to. Nothing about him has ever belonged on a 'normal' spectrum. 020
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 06/10/2026BINGO. The whole anti-DEI thing is straight up eliminating the competition. The scenario always provokes images of Ralph and Norton 'laying down the law' to Alice and Trixie. Hegseth is such a pip-squeak. 031
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Dominate" is the right word. The first House/Senate were all privileged white men. Congress never hit 'restart, so the expanded electorate never had a clean shot at power ➡️The OG cohort continued to DOMINATE gov't. Which is why, to this day, they determine everyone's rights, including their own. 142
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 03/10/2026All the privileged white men refusing their duty to remove him from power should be on the hook financially. They should NOT BE ALLOWED TO GIVE THEMSELVES a free pass while Trump robs the country blind. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comTrump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His PresidencyThe government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims. 000
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o... WE ARE BEING ROBBED BLIND OF BOTH MONEY AND AUTHORITY.nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Doesn’t Want to Listen to Anyone but Himself (Gift Article)The search for fraud in the federal government must always end in the same place. 000
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's always worth remembering that the Founders declared the 'equality of men' while owning slaves. That's a teeth-chattering calibre of hypocrisy, excused by all manner of bs. It may be helpful to allow those facts to inform your expectations. 001
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026What is this new "for now" status of opinions? What new purpose does this new status serve? How long is "now"? How has SCOTUS managed all these centuries without it? Whence does SCOTUS glean its authority to change the posture of a case? Etc. 121
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The court has contempt powers. If not used for this case, WTF are they saving it for? They won't go for Trump, altho I think they should. But they can disrupt to process of media being excluded, hauling away one functionary after another who actually physically does the excluding: An illegal order. 010
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Well, lets see ... Trump made his political bones by trolling the Black American president about his birth certificate, implying something 'illegitimate' about his presidency. Does that give you any hint? 020
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Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We are here to say: Black History is American History, we are not going back, and HANDS OFF the Smithsonian!! 10776332036
Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialTonyHQ @tonyhq1985.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is how bad babysitter king usually ends up 1123
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Welp, for someone stuck in the past as Trump is, I gotta say my visual impression of that woman is she reminds me of Maude, the Bea Arthur character from All in the Family (Edith's cousin). She was a very funny but crude ball-buster. I bet Trump's reacting as if he's in an episode. 000
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 12/09/2026That's not untrue, but it's very simplistic. We're here bc the American Revolution delivered a monopoly of power and wealth to privileged white men, who at the time OWNED the majority of the population as property, slave or familial. THEIRS is the only self-rule that's ever been. On purpose. 000
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Everything he touches ... The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/c...nytimes.comThe Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record HighsFive years after virtually every world leader agreed to “phase down” the burning of coal for climate reasons, the fuel is more widely used than ever. 001
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Bc they were gifted a monopoly of power and wealth by the American Revoltion, bc thry've kept self-rule for themselves, privileged white men are a sketchy bet to keep us safe. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...nytimes.comAnthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological WeaponsIn a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine whether the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work. 010
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The manosphere is accustomed to the monopoly of power and wealth delivered by the Revolution. Which inclued owning their wives and daughters as property. They don't like those women as competition. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...nytimes.comThese Conservatives Want to Be Working Moms. The Manosphere Disapproves.At a conservative center for women leaders, interns told stories about their lives. One said a male classmate told her, “I don’t know if women should be lawyers.” 000
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026When will it be time to acknowledge that Trump has a very tentative relationship with reality? The craven white male political establishment is the source of the damage Trump is inflicting. Its decision to normalize depravity reveals the depth of the rot overtaking it. 010
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The disinclination of white men to hold other white men accountable was demonstrated by priests, who preferred to BREAK THEIR VOWS TO GOD instead. Nothing supersedes the white male bond. 111
Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialDigital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 08/09/20261/ You do not need millions of people to have an impact. You need five who would notice if you stopped showing up. Hungary built 2,500 small groups like that. Together, they created what Viktor Orbán feared most: citizens who no longer felt alone. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy 10509263
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 07/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u... "A rebuild of the aging bowling lanes was proposed in 2014 under President Barack Obama. But the project was swiftly nixed after Republicans criticized any use of public funding for the exclusive lanes." Tell me again how they deplore identity politics...nytimes.comWhite House Plans $250,000 Renovation of 2-Lane Bowling AlleyA White House spokesman said the alley renovations included fixing broken lights. The project comes as the president has sought a broad overhaul of the White House and its surroundings. 011
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 06/09/2026They are systematically degrading protections supporting health and wellness. Fourteen million people lost healthcare for one dose of making the rich richer. IOW, the fewer of us, the better. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/c...nytimes.comTrump administration Moves to Drop Protections for More WetlandsThe proposed rule could strip federal protections from most U.S. wetlands, many of which help feed drinking water systems. 010
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Trump’s ‘Lightning Speed’ Outpaces the Courts www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u... A country not able/willing to find a solution for the sake of democracy must no longer call itself a country of laws.nytimes.comTrump’s ‘Lightning Speed’ Outpaces the CourtsIn his breakneck construction of a grand ballroom and in many other initiatives, critics say, the president has tried to outrun judicial review. 000
Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialTing Barrow @tingb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Hey "law and order" crowd: how about following the f*cking law and releasing the un-redacted files??? #Epstein 14872442274
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Understand that ONLY a privileged white man can do this, bc THEIR outrage would prevent anyone else who tried. This coutry was created with them as THE privileged class. We have never escaped that configuratioh. 000
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Attacking 'identity politics' always seemed peculiar, bc it was determinative in U.S.A. founding. Privileged white men ONLY got the republic, freedom, the vote. Women and children were the property of the family's adult male. Black people were all the propserty of the white men who bought them. 000
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 01/09/2026And what should we conclude Dems are hellbent on, since it clearly isn't pushing back on Trump's lawlessness? As E. Jean might say, "Why is he STILL being allowed to have his way with whatever he wants?" 000
Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 31/08/2026It doesn’t get any cuter than this, folks. 😍 1025200984775
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skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 31/08/2026www.nytimes.com/interactive/... "The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans." The Revollution brought a monopoly of wealth and power to privileged white men. The ruse of NEVER IDENTIFYING THEM AS SUCH does not change the reality.nytimes.comMeet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the MidtermsThe leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans. 000
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The American Revolution delivered a monopoly of wealth and power to privileged white men, who literally OWNED the majority of the population as property, slave or familial. That was the country's actual beginning. Much of that configuration remains. 011
Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialLibrary of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️ 194335107162
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/o... The deadly "failure of imagination" is exacerbated by those in power all having the same life experiences, of privileged white men.nytimes.comOpinion | We Know the Risks of A.I. We Need to Act. (Gift Article)A.I. could turn one of our country’s worst habits into a national security crisis. 000
Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialCAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Both sides? Explain your nuanced approach 401134933160
Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Melanie D'Arrigo Is Correct....... 494176025270
skwidj.bsky.social @skwidj.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I agree wholeheartedly. It is all "ill-gotten gains". But Trump has just blown the lid off the monopoly of wealth and power delivered by the Revolution to privileged white men. So while he should be made to cough up the money, the over-arching noisome structure will remain. 000
Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 16/08/2026A frightened little dog, unsure whether to approach or not… Until a kind hand shows him that not everyone is harmful. Sometimes, compassion is all they need. Original post 1264457540
Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/08/2026Seriously, what is going on with Trump’s rear end here? It looks like he has some sort of contraption back there 221455901336
Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialOur Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 17/08/202650 Senators let a Weekend News Anchorman run the Pentagon because they were afraid a gameshow host would yell at them 15478802596
Reposted by @skwidj.bsky.socialjon christian @jonchristian.net · 16/08/2026smartphones have never ascended to this level of technological achievement (sound on) 4368002341