GBerlin

GBerlin

@geraldberlin.bsky.social

C.O.O., Sr. Adviser to Yo Mama, old single Dad, fugitive from all social media and hiding out here - so quiet and peaceful in comparison. Here to amuse not abuse.

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On this app I'm like a bird watcher. If i spot a bird that gives me joy, that bird gets my attention (follow). But I barely notice all the sparrows and pigeons constantly buzzing by. I'm hoping to fill my feed (algo seed?) with interesting birds. I search the comments (sky) to find more. Peaceful.

Thanks for this. Any jurors give interviews? I can imagine spending 3 days on this jury. Love the part about the fake cop lying about the exploding sandwich and courtroom laughing at him.

Barb McQuade@barbmcquade.bsky.social

Sandwich verdict wasn’t jury nullification. It was failure to prove the required “reasonable fear of physical injury” in a case where the agent was wearing A BULLETPROOF VEST. The only crime was the waste of resources on this case. My thoughts in @MSNBCDaily. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Breaking news: You too can donate! I just sent in $50,000 for napkin rings

MAGA's must be pissed abt World Series match up - LA v Toronto? 2 cities, both Bad, radical, leftist, low intelligence, trans lovers, Haters of our country. Hope the players on both teams are carrying their passports.

Meanwhile over at twidder...the Hate America rally apparently is just a few old white retired people. Lots of mocking posts supported by carefully framed photos of older protesters. So funny, haven't looked on Fox yet but I can imagine what their reporting angle might be.

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What a historic day for Chicago and Illinois. We're breaking ground on the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronic Park — and it begins with the construction of PsiQuantum's facility, where they’ll build a first-of-its-kind quantum computer.

I wondered why Trump feels so strongly about these medical issues. Does anyone truly think it has anything to do with health of the people? Profit for his big $ pals. Of course.

The Steady State@thesteadystate.org

Authoritarian leaders override medical consensus for politics. The U.S. hasn’t had single MMR shots since 2009. Restarting them means new FDA approvals and big government contracts—or imports. More doses sold and a win for manufacturers while kids face higher disease risk waiting for single doses.

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Today was my last day at the Eisenhower Library. I came across a 1964 letter Dwight Eisenhower wrote warning against “hate-filled people who set themselves up as super-patriots and, so doing, try to destroy the rights, liberties and opportunities of the average loyal American.” Worth heeding 🗃️

On 3.11.16 Trump was forced to cancel his rally in Chicago because we ran him out of town. Look it up. Now the revenge president wants to do what he does. He may send paid goons but he won't show. We don't like him here and he's too much of a p**sy to show his face here again.

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social

Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:

If you want to delude us then measure the success of Trump Tariffs by gross tax receipts. How idiotic. All our taxes continue to go up JUST BECAUSE of these tariffs. We cannot be this dumb. Mexico didn't pay for the wall and Canada ain't paying the Tariffs. It's rich taking from real Americans.

How is the press hanging on every word or this corrupt hack? Commerce Secretaries of the past 20 years? Carlos Gutiérrez (Bush), Gary F. Locke, John E. Bryson, Penny Pritzker (Obama), Wilbur L. Ross Jr. (Biden) weren't sought out by press at all.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick just relaxed export restrictions on AI chip manufacturers AMD and Nvidia. Lutnick's family business empire holds a combined $1.1B stake in both companies. "Conflict of interest" is an understatement.

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Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick just relaxed export restrictions on AI chip manufacturers AMD and Nvidia. Lutnick's family business empire holds a combined $1.1B stake in both companies. "Conflict of interest" is an understatement.

What if the "deal" is that JD Vance, or another sycophant, runs for Pres in 2028 and explicitly says "I will be a president in name only and effectively a puppet for King Third Term"? That's the kind of thing Bannon is probably talking about.

FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls There is a policy that requires Noem's personal signature on "every contract over $100k"?? !! How can FEMA (the "E" is for EMERGENCY!!) ever operate with such a ridiculously stupid rule like that.

As a golfer I'm pretty tuned in on most days during the season of upcoming weather forecasts. This past month forecasts have been very off and change a lot during the course of the day. Is this related to Musk budget cuts? It's definitely a thing.

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Saying there are “too many non-working holidays” on Juneteenth is so on brand for a man who is actively trying to erase Black history. This from the same man who’s wasted over $26 million in taxpayer dollars and spent more than 30 days golfing since January 20, 2025? Please.

Saw this coming months ago

GBerlin@geraldberlin.bsky.social

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are heading for a major fight when things get bad and its time to point fingers. Trump has his public's heart and Elon is simply NOT likable. So Trump, when that time comes, will f**k Elon up and Elon will retaliate. Because Ego! Libs be ready for that moment and pounce.

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump are heading for a major fight when things get bad and its time to point fingers. Trump has his public's heart and Elon is simply NOT likable. So Trump, when that time comes, will f**k Elon up and Elon will retaliate. Because Ego! Libs be ready for that moment and pounce.

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Congratulations to Acting Attorney General/Secretary of State/DHS Secretary Stephen Miller for abusing his power so much and acting in such bad faith that all three of the Trump appointees on SCOTUS decided they’d had enough

I just asked Chat GPT the following I just read that Pam biondi was a paid Qatar lobiest and made a whole lot of money doing it. Give me the details Try it. I guess its ok what is going on with Qatar's money being used to grease these people. excessive amounts of $$$$$$

GBerlin@geraldberlin.bsky.social

Whoever MAGA thinks are the "real news" organizations, are they just OK with the President of the United States accepting a gift of the fanciest jet airplane ever made from a foreign country? How does any American think that's ok? If he were my son I'd spank him and make him give it back.

Whoever MAGA thinks are the "real news" organizations, are they just OK with the President of the United States accepting a gift of the fanciest jet airplane ever made from a foreign country? How does any American think that's ok? If he were my son I'd spank him and make him give it back.

Lol I live in chicago. Trump Tower on Wabash took 6 yrs to build and went $214 million over budget. O'bama's library is gorgeous, on time and on budget. And its a LIBRARY! Trump knows nothing about those. He doesn't read!!! BTW the tower in Chicago is 30% vacant- nobody wants those overpriced condos

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "President Obama -- and if he wanted help I'd give him help -- he's building his library in Chicago & it's a disaster. He said something to the effect of 'I only want DEI. I only want woke.' He wants woke people to build it ... he didn't use good, hard, tough, mean construction workers."

In the past, this terribly written letter would barely deserve a passing grade in high school English class. The vision of the new head of the DEPT OF EDUCATION is, I'm sure, it's a PERFECT letter. It reads like one of Trump's rambling texts he writes when haunted by insomnia. Harvard's response 👍🏻

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"If the founding history of this country is any guide, those who stood up in court to vindicate constitutional rights and, by so doing, served to promote the rule of law, will be the models lauded when this period of American history is written." Hon. Beryl Howell, Perkins Coie v. DOJ, note 3

Buttigieg pointed out an appeal about the Trump vibe. Bill Maher found a certain "charm" but that stops with Trump's unique personality. But this term Trump appointed assholes to run the show. The % of people who will put up with the A-holes making repeated A-hole moves is small and will get smaller

Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social

Trump’s agenda is deeply unpopular. Republican members of Congress, especially in swing states, need to wake up and start speaking out, or risk losing their seats next year.

This is what we cynic's suspected all along. The good news is we hopefully are succeeding in diminishing the evil Musk's power and relevance. He has done an incredible amount of damage in such a short time. The sooner he's a distant memory the sooner damage control can commence relating to DOGE

Melanie D’Arrigo@darrigomelanie.bsky.social

DOGE claims to have cut $155 billion in spending, but can only prove that it cut $12.6 billion. The Trump administration has increased government spending by $154 billion compared to this time last year. DOGE is the waste and fraud. doge.muskwatch.com

Actually the most plausible explanation. Not kidding.

Jon Green@modestholdings.com

SCENE: Me, chain-smoking while describing my world to my therapist. My therapist: "Good job, you sound so great I think we can call it halfway through today. Go touch some grass."

Not as bad as we want him to leave politics. Tesla was a good product but then he had to go ruin Twitter. Ever since he did that, we are sick of being attacked by him. So, absent the insults YPOG, I agree that retaliation against "X" and Tesla is a fair consequence. If it makes him go away, great!