Mark Wigginton

Mark Wigginton

@wigg52.bsky.social

Retired journalist. Engaged pool player, woodworker and democracy lover, belonging to the lovely Katherine, and missing the late Cato the wondercat.

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Imagine working for Starlink in TX, CA & WA, going home to your own family at night knowing the product Musk sold to Ukraine for battlefield Wifi use is now being turned off so Putin can murder children in Kyiv. There must be some kinda ‘paper trail’ in your offices. Leak it now.

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Don't forget that nearly all Republicans in Congress stood by and supported Trump's... -Tax cuts for the rich -Cuts to the social safety net -Iran War -ICE abductions & National Guard deployments -Inflationary tariffs -Blatant corruption His unpopularity is theirs too — and the midterms are here.

I’m sitting next to the creek in my backyard and a caddis hatch just started…and I’m just enjoying it, too lazy to go up the house and get my 3 wt.

Fuck this guy, who is clearly an amoral, lying POS with eyeliner tattoos.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance defends Trump's taxpayer-funded propaganda videos: "If you look at the message of those advertisements, they are not partisan, it's not like we're advocating for a particular candidate"

Tomorrow is 28 days to the midterms, while one of the best plague apocalypse movies is “28 Days.” I have so many questions, including do I need to stock up on canned goods?

Ken Jennings: “Yes, voter fraud. Considered a crisis without evidence. And your next category?” Contestant Stephen Miller: “I’ll take ‘Never Waste a Crisis’ for $400, Alex. Jennings: “In 2026, President Trump canceled a national election citing this crisis.” Miller: “What is the Russian Plague?

It’s just another corruption Monday.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.

Watching the F1 race yesterday, as three men in the commentary booth argued about the correct strategy on stopping under a VSC, the actual former F1 strategist, Ruth Buscombe, ensconced on the pit wall, wasn't invited to the conversation...bad call F1-TV broadcast team. #F1

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Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hegseth: "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top."

This! I don’t change a lightbulb with checking YouTube, just in case there’s a smarter way than spinning the lamp.

I love every single person who has ever put up a "how to fix this thing you own" video on youtube. You have saved us with car repairs, saved us from buying a new phone and now from buying a new tv. Generousity and kindness can be found, galore.

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The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

I could never run for office. All Abdul El-Sayed said about 9/11 was maybe given that more people died of Covid than in the twin towers, maybe we could react with the same fervor. I still say, however tragic, the attack was simply collateral damage for our policies in the Mideast over decades.

Hey, here’s an idea. Call the local police and ask for a welfare check on Mitch McConnell. Tell them you are worried about elder abuse, and he hasn’t been seen for 2.5 months…

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US media: Why in the world are people voting for democratic socialists? Financial Times: “US corporate profits have hit a record high while workers’ slice of the pie has sunk to historic lows.”

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Costco runs it's own rigorous food inspection program. And they didn't bend the knee on DEI. Plus, they dropped Callaway Golf after their horrific ad depicting violence against women. And they are refusing to carry trump meat. So that's where I'll be shopping.

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US spends unlimited money on wars; next-generation blackboards in China🇨🇳. Different choices define different futures USA: no $ for that; we spent $ on shock gloves to torture children in concentration camps..China’s doing this for their kids, and we’re putting the Ten Commandments in public schools

Really, that’s what you want to say? Might want to rethink who you caucus with, because it’s not Democrats.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

WELKER: Do democratic socialists belong in the Dem Party? JEFFRIES: What I can say is I do not support defunding the police, I do not support open borders, I do not support abolishing the Senate. We're focused on actually solving the problems hard-working American taxpayer want us to solve ...

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Delta Airlines charging me for my bag? That's obnoxious. Delta Airlines charging me to book a seat? That's obnoxious. But Delta Airlines working with ICE to ship people to concentration camps is COLLABORATION. Boycot #delta

Polls showing a growing belief that Dems are better stewards of the economy doesn’t surprise me. But how did they think the GOP WAS a good steward based on the last 50 years?

Graft game evidently respects graft game.

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social

I don’t care what side of the aisle you’re on - if your position is that the president of the United States and his family should be immune from IRS scrutiny, you’re unqualified to be the Attorney General. It’s an indictment on our entire system that 50 GOP Senators don’t agree.

I think I’m supposed to get some sweet, sweet Soros money soon, so I’ve got that going for me…

Stephen Moran.@moranstephen1000.bsky.social

Tariff Transfer Scam Walmart, the company that pays its workers so poorly that many rely on federal welfare programs, just received a $10.2 billion tariff refund cheque for Pedolf's illegal tariffs, which YOU the American consumer paid & which pushed up inflation

Unsolicited advice, sure, but if you are in the Portland area this weekend and have never been to an Indycar race, you should give it a try. Pro tip: by GA tickets, ride your bike, save on parking and then ride from corner to corner. They are quite a show.

We are little more than sentient dinosaurs. We know there are two asteroids headed for earth that will destroy us (climate and AI), but all we focus on is the forest nearby because of the tasty leaves.