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The Angry Buddhist

@theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social
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Financial writer, golden retriever dad, oxford comma purist, and leftist atheist. Book junkie (especially Murakami and Saramago) and lover of all things Florence/Firenze. Slava Ukraini!

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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Do I sit here at night, ceaselessly replaying this scene from "The Sum of All Fears" over and over in the hope of manifesting it? 🙏 On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.” 😎
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This new photo by Evelyn Hockstein is amazing. She managed to capture both the physical (yikes!) and mental deterioration (a mix of madness, rage and disorientation). I wish I could buy a share in the rights to "We Are The Champions" and "Party in the USA." I suspect their airtime will spike soon!
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Can someone explain to me why folks on Bluesky post so much of the crap that Axios spews out as "news?" Founders Allen and VandeHei are two of the biggest Trump admin mouthpieces, yet we constantly give them an uncritical free pass! Did we forget they're the same guys who wrote this gem last year? 🙄
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Behind the Curtain: Trump is losing by winning
The more he does, the more the general public, especially independents, shrug — or recoil.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I really wish @lincolnproject.us or @meidastouch.com would create a simple but powerful ad ahead of the midterms juxtaposing clips from Mister Roger’s Neighborhood with clips from Trump. Imagine Fred saying “There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind... [1/4]
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I was scanning a "trends in global payment" study from McKinsey & Company today which estimates that "cash transactions now represent just 5% of the value of consumer payments" in the U.S. Got me thinking how devastating the impact of this shift must be on buskers, the unhoused and so many others!
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
For anyone who thought powerful political protest songs died with the 70s, I give you the title track off of Ren & Chris Webby's new album Asylum...because the more we hold a mirror up to hypocrisy the sooner this madness will end.
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Inpatient (Ren x Chris Webby) - Asylum (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Ren
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Okay...I'll admit it...maybe I was wrong that AI provides no societal benefit! 😎
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Mitch is recovering well. #mitchmcconnell
TikTok video by Hear Me Out
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I think this pretty much sums up my mood this morning...
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A Charlie Brown Christmas 1965 Dance scene 4K
YouTube video by FilmClips
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Doe anyone really doubt that this is the vision? 🤮
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Meanwhile McConnell's staff says the Senator is in regular communication with them and eager to lope back to work!
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Given the current state of this dysfunctional, dystopic country , I'm about to sit everyone down at the table and begin airing my grievances so that maybe there's an outside chance I'm actually finished kvetching by the start of Festivus on 12/23! 😑
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I assume this weekend is just the start of what will be a steadily increasing flow of federal pardons for fraudsters, tax cheats and sex traffickers willing to line Trump's pockets. I just hope blue state prosecutors will start filing state charges (e.g., CA indicting P-Diddy when he gets pardoned).
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
On this day, I think back to a 1995 quote from Carl Sagan that was eerily prescient: “I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away... 1/4
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Wishing a happy 100th birthday to the inimitable and indomitable Sir David Attenborough - an incredibly kind, gentle and universally loved soul. I take great pleasure in knowing that long after Trump's name has been totally forgotten, people will still be talking about the greatness of Sir David. 🥰
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Every time I see a clip of Trump lately, my mind immediately goes to Russian President Zorkin in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 telling his secretary "from now on I am to be described as 'robust' and 'healthy" right before he keels over. 😎
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I realize Minnesota has no chance of ever convicting Jonathan Ross on state charges for the murder of Renee Good because of Supremacy Clause Immunity...BUT...I don't understand why they aren't at least indicting him, if for no other reason than to keep a spotlight on his and ICE's brutality.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Imagine you're a Republican Party bigwig (Thiel, Leo, Mellon, etc.) You're saddled with a deranged sociopath as your party leader - an albatross that will sink you in the midterms. But you can't push him out, or risk losing what's left of your shrinking base. What's the solution? Hmmmm 🤔
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Except for their position to NOT supply weapons or troops to Ukraine, Péter Magyar's Tisza Party looks quite similar to the Democratic Party. Yet Tisza is considered a "center-right" party. In the U.S., we have absolutely ZERO conception of what a true left or even a center-left party looks like.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The 1943 Tehran Conference - oh, the irony - is where FDR and Churchill first hopped into bed with Stalin (i.e., "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"). Embracing MAGA supporters who are now turning on Trump for disrespecting their imaginary friend has a similar bitter taste. 🤮
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Seeing some of the 'flat-earthers' tying themselves into knots this week has been an unexpected joy. I actually heard one, unironically, post a supposed gotcha video asking "If that's real, then where are all the thousands of orbiting satellites!" The stupidity is breathtaking to watch. 🤣🤣
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Dear @apapsychiatric.bsky.social could you please explain to me how the most devastatingly destructive mental disorder of the past decade (MAGA) isn't listed anywhere in the DSM-5? It should have its own separate damn volume! 🫤
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
There's a part of me fervently hoping that Iran sends a big "fuck you" to Trump and refuses to open Hormuz until the U.S. withdraws all forces from the theater.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I'm really starting to feel like every single person in this country needs to be strapped to a chair, their eyes clamped open like Alex in "A Clockwork Orange," and then forced to watch this iconic clip (from almost a decade and a half ago) on repeat for 24 hours straight! 🫤
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Can You Say Why America is the Greatest Country in the World?
YouTube video by Christopher L Webster
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I look at this vicious clown-show of a regime - where stupidity meets toxic masculinity - and all I can think of is an old (mid-1700s) quote from British writer/politician Horace Walpole: "𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡." We are seriously fvck'd! 😖
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
"Put me in coach I'm ready to play, today Look at me, I can be, your AG!"🎶
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
In what should be a unanimous decision, you just know that it'll end up being a 7-2 ruling because these two corrupt fuckwits can't help but side with the MAGA Mein Kampf crowd. 🙄
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Today marks the anniversary of the death of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (self-portrait below). A criminally underappreciated woman artist (what's new), and arguably one of the greatest portraitists of the late-1700s to mid-1800s; perhaps most well-known as Marie Antoinette's preferred court painter.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
If I EVER had the slightest hesitancy about replacing U.S. currency with a completely digital payment system...this just broke down any disinclination I may have been harboring!! 💸💸💸
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Trump signature to appear on US bills in first for sitting president
Treasurer’s signature to be removed for first time since 1861 in change made to mark US’s 250th anniversary
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Can you be both a prophet AND an atheist?🤔Seriously, when you go back and listen to Hitch's warnings from nearly two decades ago, it's a literal blueprint for where we find ourselves today - with christian nationalists (and others) gleefully and joyfully striving to bring about Armageddon.
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Hitchens Religion Poisons Everything Here's What #christopherhitchens
YouTube video by Reason Revolution
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The more I see Nick McKim (Australian Green Party) the more I love the guy...oh how I miss sane, rational, and passionate elected fighters!
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Australian Greens Senator Nick McKim delivered a fiery address in the Senate, accusing the government of “complicity” in what he called an “illegal US-led war.” #australia #worldnews #news #iran
TikTok video by Brut.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Thinking lately how sad it is that the new "𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢" for more and more of us who are tired of the spiraling insanity, is to simply no longer live here. 180,000+ American citizens were fortunate enough to emigrate overseas last year; I expect closer to 250,000 will make it out this year.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I can hear the chant swelling now: But...but...but...but...whaddabout BENGHAZI!!! 🙄
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
It's a staggering and sickening realization when you finally come to grips with the immutable fact that somewhere around a quarter or more of the U.S. adult populace would gleefully sign-up to be guards at Auschwitz if given the opportunity. 😞
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Finally got around to watching "All the Empty Rooms" on Netflix...the short (35 min) documentary about Steve Hartman's and Lou Bopp's 7-year project to photograph every bedroom of every child killed in a school shooting. It's like a cattle prod to the heart! 😭
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I find myself watching these edits more and more frequently lately, just to make sure I never lose sight of what true class, kindness, leadership, and empathy actually look like!
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Obama Respect Moments #obama#usa#frp#respect#viral
TikTok video by Summer15
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Watching the unflinching determination of Minneapolis resisters this past week, it reminded me of this old Tumblr post about the RMS Carpathia's response to the Titanic sinking. When things seem futile, I like to give this a reread to remind me that we're far more capable than we realize.
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Post by @mylordshesacactus
💬 333  🔁 155861  ❤️ 130918 · Please make a post about the story of the RMS Carpathia, because it's something that's almost beyond belief and more people should know about it. Carpathia received Ti…
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
If there's a more poignant social critique of the current state of western Democracy than this new release from Ren, I've yet to see it!! I'm by no means a huge fan of rap, but this is so on point and poetic. It's a 10-minute watch (turn CC on). Oh, and Act III is breath-takingly heart-wrenching. 😎
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Ren - Vincent's Tale - Starry Night
YouTube video by Ren
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
When Powell's term expires in 4 months (May 15th), you can bet Trump will nominate Kevin Hassett for Fed Chair - the man who Jonathan Last of The Bulwark called "Conservatism’s Invincible Ignoramus," and the one candidate who'll do exactly what he's told. It's going to be a bloodbath in the market.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Not that I'm grieving his disappearance, but where the F has the 'human thumb' gone? Did someone Jimmy Hoffa him under the new ballroom foundation? Seems like right after the "bag of cash" allegations he just went 💨 which makes me think there's a whole lot more people didn't want to see uncovered.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Two thoughts for the day, paraphrased from Gloria Steinem: 1. If cismen had periods: Generals, right wing politicians and religious fundamentalists would cite it as proof that only men should serve in combat, shouting "You have to give blood to take blood! [1/2]
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Not that we don't already have enough on our plate to worry about...but think about this for a minute: When the ship is finally righted and ICE is abolished, we'll still have to deal with 22,000+ of the worst humans imaginable suddenly returned to their prior impotency...and oh how they will rage!
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Okay, hear me out. We start a 'GoFundMe' that raises enough money to convince Prime Minister Nielsen of Greenland to officially change the country's name to 'Obamastan' for the next three years. If that doesn't trigger a massive ischemic stroke, I don't know what will!! 😎
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations affords every nation the right to declare ANY diplomatic staff member (including the head of mission) as persona non grata at any time, without explanation. So, why don't western nations collectively agree to expel every one of Trump's ambassadors! 🚪
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Denmark to summon US ambassador following Greenland envoy appointment
Copenhagen slams Jeff Landry's statement regarding annexation of the territory as 'totally unacceptable'.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Instead of supporting Trump's economy this holiday season, please consider gifting to these two worthy charities doing amazing work in Gaza, Ukraine, and around the globe: World Central Kitchen and Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)🙂 bsky.app/profile/wck.... bsky.app/profile/msf.ca
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A Year in Pictures 2025 | MSF
MSF teams around the world continued to respond to crises in 2025. Our Year in Pictures offers a glimpse into the work carried out by our teams in over 75 countries over the past 12 months.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Whoever created this meme...you are diabolical and I love you for it!!! 🤣
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
I wish some researcher would conduct a new study to see what kind of correlation exists between lifetime distance traveled by Americans and their political views/affiliation. Most MAGA types I know rarely leave their regional comfort zone, let alone venture outside the U.S.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Welcome to the economic equivalent of Megyn Kelly's "There's a difference between a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old" Epstein rationalization. 🙄
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
I fully realize small businesses like restaurants and small owner-franchised hotels/motels are struggling in this economy, but they still must be held accountable for feeding and housing ICE agents! We need to shine a brighter light on the facilitators of this racist purge.
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Tried to come up with a list of men (alive at the time) who I'd be shocked to see on any Epstein list. I could only come up with eleven: Mr. Rogers Ken Burns Hugh Jackman Jeff Goldblum Keanu Reeves Steve Burns (Blue’s Clues) Barack Obama Anthony Fauci Robin Williams Bruce Springsteen Post Malone
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The Angry Buddhist @theenragedbuddhist.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
I'm guessing it might only take a few dozen more horrifically misogynistic, racist or xenophobic Oval Office comments before the NYT drops some hard-hitting headline like: "Could Trump's Unique Rhetorical Style Begin to Erode Political Decorum?" 🙄🖕
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