Grumpy Old Man

Grumpy Old Man

@grumpyoldmanwv.bsky.social

Leaving the cesspool of Twitter. Heading soon to a blue state (possibly) near you...

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer
@brcremer.bsky.social

It is a broken society that is suspicious of the poor and the immigrant possibly exploiting the system to have more than they need all while the rich and powerful are encouraged to exploit and hoard as much as they like. It is a broken Christianity that endorses such a society.

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Barry McCaffrey
@brma64.bsky.social

Trump sends Cabinet and staff as target decoy on Air Force 1. If he had flown secretly to UK and then revealed himself on tv news …the threat would have disappeared to the poorly protected Qatari plane. Stupid. Cowardly action.

Grumpy Old Man
@grumpyoldmanwv.bsky.social

Seriously. Miller is just creepy and evil.....

Paul Waldman@paulwaldman.bsky.social

This is important to say as a matter of both truth and political messaging: There is nothing less manly than being obsessed with other people's genitals and trying to police who's manly enough. The proper response is not "That's not appropriate." It's "Get lost, you loser, you creep, you pervert."

Grumpy Old Man
@grumpyoldmanwv.bsky.social

Exactly this....

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Then they file lawsuits in courts of law and see if they can get a jury to agree with them that they have a case. That is how our system is supposed to work - not have the president’s lawyer play Evil Santa handing out our money to his supporters who committed crimes. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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driftglass
@driftglass.bsky.social

In his 2nd Inaugural, Abraham Lincoln delivered what might be the most devastating rebuttal to the Both Sides lie in history. "Both parties deprecated war but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came."

Grumpy Old Man
@grumpyoldmanwv.bsky.social

In a nutshell.....

Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social

You want to know why Trump has loyalty from his base? It's certainly racism and sexism, etc. But it's primarily powered by their rage at the world for not accommodating their slack-jawed, drooling ineptitude

Grumpy Old Man
@grumpyoldmanwv.bsky.social

None of them are Christians... the Paula White's and Franklin Grahams of this world are in for a rude awakening when they actually do stand in front of God and recieve their final judgment....

Rev. Benjamin Cremer@brcremer.bsky.social

Every pastor who supports this president should have to read this from the pulpit to their congregation. This is the man Paula White compared to Jesus and said he’s the greatest champion of the Christin faith we’ve ever had in the White House. So read his words aloud.

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Stephen Wolf
@stephenwolf.bsky.social

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow. #NoKings

Grumpy Old Man
@grumpyoldmanwv.bsky.social

Amen

Rev. Benjamin Cremer@brcremer.bsky.social

If your nation harms the very people Jesus called us to serve, namely the poor, the hungry, the sick, the immigrant, the disenfranchised, the marginalized, and oppressed, all while calling your nation “Christian,” you are embodying the exact kind of religious hypocrisy Jesus raged against.

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NY Times Pitchbot
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Opinion | I’ve dedicated my career to promoting free speech on college campuses. Here’s why the murder of a red state college dropout by another red state college dropout means it’s time to fire liberal professors in blue states.

Grumpy Old Man
@grumpyoldmanwv.bsky.social

And when they came for the statisticians.... because they refused to lie....

Erika McEntarfer@erikamcentarfer.bsky.social

It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer
@brcremer.bsky.social

One of the most successful deceptions of our time was getting so many Americans to fear diversity more than racism, equality more than misogyny, democracy more than fascism, immigrants more than authoritarians, the poor more than corrupt billionaires, and empathy more than cruelty.

Grumpy Old Man
@grumpyoldmanwv.bsky.social

Are they this out of touch that they believe this? Are the sheeple that only get information from Faux News stupid enough to believe them? As someone "ready to retire", I certainly worry about this. And I moved most of my 401K to fixed interest a month ago.... www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

nbcnews.comTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans ready to retire aren’t worried about ‘day-to-day’ market fluctuationsBessent's comments come after President Donald Trump warned that the "economic revolution" won't "be easy" in a social media post.

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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov)
@protip.altgov.info

This is today, March 4, the year or our Lord 2025. He’s threatening to remove federal funding and arrest people for exercising 1A rights (speaking against *him*) and to “expel” *Americans* … from what? The colleges he doesn’t run or the country he thinks he does? Impeach/convict/remove @resist.bot

Just Jack@just-jack-1.bsky.social

"I'm burning America down and making it illegal for you to complain about it."

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Molly Jong-Fast
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social

A lot of people are going to die from this

J. Offir, PhD@joffirphd.bsky.social

First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year. “'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'" Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

nytimes.comF.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu ShotsThe cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
Grumpy Old Man
@grumpyoldmanwv.bsky.social

So you voted for tRump to stick it to the libs - Are you low income and your kid gets free school lunch? You got what you voted for. - You need a dozen eggs and find out prices are soaring? You got what you voted for. - You had cheaper meds but now the rules to limit costs are gone? 'nuf said...

Grumpy Old Man
@grumpyoldmanwv.bsky.social

But LA is solidly republican so the rules for others don't apply....

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Mike Johnson represents a state whose largest city was built below sea level behind levees sandwiched between the ocean and a massive river on hurricane alley, but he doesn’t want to give aid to CA because their policies invite natural disasters.

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Scott Shapiro
@scottjshapiro.bsky.social

Libs: "Black Lives Matter" Conservatives: "All Lives Matter" Conservatives, again: "Maybe not all Lives, but definitely Blue Lives Matter" Conservatives, yet again: "Well not all Blue Lives, but at least Officers who Support the Convicted Felon Lives Matter"