Jack Shostak

My boy Cai..... #dogsofbluesky So, this is Cai. He 65% Red Heeler mixed with giant, apparently. That is the carrot cake at 6pm, then at 9pm after I left it on the table for others. Apparently, others included Cai. Don't worry, even after eating 80% of the cake, he had zero symptoms. Legend.

Christian nationalism in a nutshell: political loyalty as a test of religious legitimacy.

Trump owns it. Collins co-signed it. Thanks for clearing that up, Joe Manchin. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/10/21/p...

Elon Musk boosted the lie that James Talarico stayed at a mental hospital. Meta suspended No Kings’ Instagram account during nationwide actions. Staff at the Ellison-owned CBS News were reportedly told to tie Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11. Democracy dies in billionaire hands.

Sand Angles— almost…..

Fuck you, Elon Musk. Burn in Hell, Nazi bastard.

Tax the churches.

This fake Christian grifter funnels off over $700,000 from just *one* of his many "charities." And he pays no taxes--because he's a "Christian" who doesn't delve into politics. TAX THE CHURCHES.

There is something deeply wrong with allowing a sociopath from South Africa to kill thousands of kids in Africa and Ukraine just because he has a lot of money.

North Carolina! Early voting has begun! Early voting is the best way to make sure your vote is locked in and counted, so find your early voting location and hours & make a plan to vote early share.indvs.org/s/lfdC1wmN ✅

FUN FACT: If you put a ✝️ in your bio—or around your neck—you can be super cruel and hateful to other people and Jesus won’t care. Glory!

Zelenskyy: "For first time in Russia’s history, we now hear that its oil industry is running on fumes. Our target is Russia’s ability to finance this war, to drag it out, to make it more brutal & destructive. Russia’s finances & Russia’s production are what must be stopped if Putin is to be stopped”

Republicans' fear of fake socialism in the United States is bringing about real fascism in the United States. Mainly because they are too ignorant to know the difference.

NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.

Attorneys from FFRF and four other groups represented 10 Arkansas families in court today in an appeal to uphold an injunction preventing the enforcement of Act 573 — Arkansas' law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public schools. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4Awiy0s

While waiting for Trump to enter the signing of the US-Denmark-Greenland agreement at the UN, they chose “Send in the Clowns” as the background music. Yes, it’s real.

He’s right about one thing: It’s not believable. In the United States, Christian nationalism is being sold as Christian persecution whenever Christians are denied special treatment.

NOT satire

Epicurus’s old question is still unanswered: Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Or is he able, but not willing? Atheists have a simple answer: God cannot help because he is fictitious. It's up to us humans to combat the evil in this world. More at: suchanek.name/texts/atheis...

Spanish actor Javier Bardem, best known for his roles in "No Country for Old Men," "Skyfall" and the "Dune" trilogy, is also known to speak out against organized religion. For the record: We believe in Al Pacino, too. More #HispanicHeritageMonth freethinkers ➡️ ffrf.us/473HBtY

Thought experiment: If you were omnipotent and could prevent harm, would you do it? Certainly you would! Interestingly, this would make you a more benevolent god than the one we're told about. Why is that? Find atheist reflections at suchanek.name/texts/atheis...

Stock Trades by Presidents While in Office: Bill Clinton: ZERO George W. Bush: ZERO Barack Obama: ZERO Donald Trump (first term): 517 Joe Biden: ZERO Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day. This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets.

Based on my on-the-ground experience during last years raids in Los Angeles, currently in Philly, I’d estimate at least 25% of ICE agents are open White Nationalists. Watch this one throw up a white power AND “heil Hitler” salute combo. This is normal for ICE. This is ICE culture, plain and simple.

Tierra Walker was 37. Her family says she was denied an abortion as pregnancy complications threatened her life. She died at 20 weeks pregnant. Religious doctrine should never dictate medical care or become the law of the land. www.cnn.com/2026/09/17/h...

Since it is Constitution Day, I have a question for all you Christian nationalists out there. QUESTION: "How many times does the Constitution mention Jesus?" ANSWER: "Zero times. That's right—NEVER." Thank you for your strenuous lack of attention to this fact.

HHS wants to relax regulations on human subject research (The Common Rule). For example, they want to redefine “undue influence” on vulnerable human research subjects (children, prisoners, disabled, culturally disadvantaged). 1/

Brennan Center published a nice article about the dual strategy of disputing established polls and putting out low-quality or biased polls to muddy the waters on leading candidates. One worry is how this might mesh with GOP efforts to contest election results if/when they lose.

Just fuck this guy. More extortion.

I think if we just picked out a random inmate in a local county jail for disorderly intoxication, after doing a lengthy stint in a dual diagnosis facility for taking shrooms and running naked through a playground, to be president they would do a better job overall.

You know that Whiskey Pete will be making a call to the Ellisons on this actual reporting to make sure it never happens again. Hegseth will be ordering lie detector tests for everybody in the Middle East now.

Oh yeah, the shipbuilding was the part we were concerned about. Once you establish that boats float, the rest of Noah’s Ark is basically a documentary.

Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

I have some thoughts on AI and national security. I started writing this prior to the panic over the weekend, but it seemed important to finish part 1 quickly in light of the chaos. Unlocked for everyone: www.patreon.com/AWHSBlog/pos...

📌Trump is a terrible president, and an even worse person. He’s certainly not smart, and is obviously ill-bred. He has done nothing to make anybody’s lives better but his own, and the billionaires who are carving us into pieces. 1/12

I predicted a month ago that Trump was going to say exactly this. I said he was going to try and blame Ukraine for diesel prices and tell Zelenskyy to stop. And here it is. bsky.app/profile/atru...

ALL Americans are hurting and paying more for things because of the high price of diesel caused by Republicans. MANY businesses are hurt, EVERYONE pays more for everything. So why the hell should farmers get our money in a bailout - especially when 75% of them voted for this.

If the money Trump claims to pay is tied to an election result, it isn’t a “cash payment” or “dividend” or “rebate” or “stimulus.” It is a bribe. Plain and simple. Calling it anything else accepts a false premise and helps Trump and Republicans cover up how corrupt it truly is.

You know who thought of this before, Fox News? Congress! In 1965. When they made offering and taking money for voting ILLEGAL. 52 U.S.C. §10307(c).

And people say the U.S. doesn't export anything anymore. Our Christian Nationalist movement is doing a great job sending their distorted and weaponized version of "religious liberty" all around the world.

Democrats should counter Trump's false promise to give voters $5,000 if they vote Republican with an equally false promise to give voters $5 trillion if they vote Democrat.

Between the floods, the killings, and the commandments to kill thousands, God has a serious PR problem. #Atheism isn't about hating that god; it's about realizing we don't need one to know that this is wrong. More at suchanek.name/texts/atheis...

RNC Chair Joe Gruters defends a Paxton ad that uses AI to smear a deepfake version of James Talarico: "Listen, this is the way of the future. It's gonna happen."

BREAKING: after the Tate brothers’ lawyer had to expose their wealth as fake to prove they’re not a flight risk, a judge has DENIED their release pending extradition anyhow. So now we know their fake rich and they have to stay in jail anyhow HAAAAHAHA www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.

This is what Trump did on 9/11.