Roy #EatTheRich Pardee
Visionary. Patriot. Family man. Data Wrangler extraordinaire. And so modest! Animal lover. Antifascist. Democracy enthusiast. #DogsOfCoSo #CatsOfCoSo
Joined Aug 2018
DHS watchdog declined to pursue investigations into Secret Service during Trump administration, documents show - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-trump-inspector-general/2021/04/19/87f20cc6-9eea-11eb-9d05-ae06f4529ece_story.html
Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Mangled History of the Republican Party | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/article/162098/greene-anglo-saxon-gop-lincoln
Republicans Torpedo Bipartisan Commission on January 6 With Antifa Distractions
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a36165473/january-6-reckoning-republicans/
Well, stuck my neck out at work a bit. Here's hoping it doesn't bite me in the ass...
Roy #EatTheRich Pardee
boosted
It was a lot of greeting people, directing them to the next bit of the gauntlet, and wiping down surfaces. Very reminiscent of working the polls.
Fresh back from my half-day volunteering at my employer's vaccination clinic. Damn my feet hurt!
Roy #EatTheRich Pardee
boosted
In the United States, there's a gun for every single man, woman, and child, with millions left over to spare.
Unfortunately, most of them are owned by 3% of the population.
I know I'm happier with him gone.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/us/politics/trump-twitter.html
This is my mom as a child. Her mother took her back home to Germany before WW2 and sent her to school there for a while.
In my mom's telling, she one day came home from school and greeted her mom with a "heil Hitler".
Grandma was like "time to go..."
related:
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2010/10/08/anti-immigrant-groups-continue-greenwashing-campaign
Spoiler: not really progressive.
Today I discovered the group "progressives for immigration reform" by reading a super-racist rant in my local paper (North Kitsap Herald) about how evil demmycrats are "betraying" the children of San Diegans by permitting in-person instruction of unaccompanied minor immigrants while disallowing it for the school district generally.
Republicans going full nazi, apparently.
Good for them, ripping the mask off. Let's all be clear on what they stand for.
Attempting to sign up to volunteer at my employer's vaccine clinic this weekend. No jeans allowed.
Hope my business pants still fit!
The Washington Post: Gallows or guillotines? The chilling debate on TheDonald.win before the Capitol siege.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/15/thedonald-capitol-attack-advance-democracy/
Good read.
“Taxpayer Dollars”: The Origins of Austerity’s Racist Catchphrase – Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/04/taxpayer-dollars-the-origins-of-austeritys-racist-catchphrase/
Revenge: Spectrum Workers on Strike Build Their Own ISP
https://gizmodo.com/revenge-spectrum-workers-on-strike-build-their-own-isp-1846678437
U.S. Intel Walks Back Claim Russians Put Bounties on American Troops
https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-intel-walks-back-claim-russians-put-bounties-on-american-troops
Roy #EatTheRich Pardee
Visionary. Patriot. Family man. Data Wrangler extraordinaire. And so modest! Animal lover. Antifascist. Democracy enthusiast. #DogsOfCoSo #CatsOfCoSo
Joined Aug 2018