Brett Cherrington

[Brett Cherrington @BACmtman]

@CapitalVissionX 16

[Boston Smalls @smalls2672]

She said what she said.

[Mario @PawlowskiMario]

The Shame That’s Coming to 🇺🇸

I was born into communism.

Not some metaphor. Not some TikTok fantasy.
Real, raw, oppressive, Soviet-style communism.
I lived it.
I smelled it.
I watched it collapse.

When I finally made it to the United States, I came here to forget that trauma.
To leave that filth behind.
To start over in a place that promised freedom, pride, dignity, opportunity.
And for a while, yeah, it worked.

But now?
I’m watching America become the same nightmare I thought I escaped.

Let me explain something you probably never thought about:

For decades after communism collapsed in Eastern Europe, people like me, Poles, Ukrainians, Romanians, we were treated like shit by the West.
Like fucking peasants.
Like third-world beggars.
You’d show up in Paris or London or Brussels, and they’d look at you like you just crawled out of a cave.
They’d laugh at how you dressed, how you spoke, how you ordered food.
They treated us like the uncultured dogs of Europe.

We were the punchline.

Even though we had survived dictatorship, censorship, war, hunger, we were still treated like we were less than.
Because we didn’t grow up knowing which wine glass to use.
Because we didn’t know how to pronounce “bourgeois.”

It wasn’t just the communism that crushed us, it was the humiliation that came after.
That was the real trauma.

And now?

That humiliation is coming to America.
And it’s coming fast.

You MAGA freaks think you’re saving this country.
You think you’re “owning the libs” and “fighting the globalists.”
You think this strongman fantasy of Trump is making you powerful.

But the world is already laughing at you.
Already shaking their heads.
Already whispering behind your back.

Right now, Americans, especially MAGA Americans, are seen as the dumbest people on Earth.
Ignorant. Loud. Racist.
Armed to the teeth and scared of everything.
A bunch of Walmart cowboys and Facebook conspiracy addicts who think freedom means screaming at baristas and hoarding ammo.

But soon, it’s going to get worse.
Much worse. Because once your dictator dream comes true—

Once Trump finishes turning America into a fascist circus…
Once democracy is gone…
Once journalists are silenced and dissent is crushed…
Once the dollar collapses and the world moves on without you…

You’re not just going to be mocked.
You’re going to be shamed.

The world will treat you like they used to treat us.
Like you’re backwards.
Like you’re poor.
Like you’re fucking dangerous and unstable.

Except you won’t have the excuse of communism.
You’ll have the excuse of willing stupidity.

You chose this.
You wanted this.
You begged for this.

And when it comes, don’t you fucking dare cry about being misunderstood.
Because you were warned.
And you laughed.

Me?
I’m still proud to have Polish roots .
I’m proud I survived it.
I clawed my way out and I made something out of myself.

But watching America walk straight into the same hell I escaped from?
That’s fucking tragedy.

[Brett Cherrington @BACmtman]

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[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

Children's drawings 😂❤️

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

“We are not using nature. We are using up nature…We need an urgent and radical shift: from using nature, to working with nature.”

Powerful words from UNEP chief @andersen_inger highlighting the urgency of restoring humanity’s relationship with nature. https://t.co/Suf5HDG6dV

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

A literal mushroom cloud of toxic chemicals detonated over the American heartland, after lobbyists and government officials weakened safety rules.

Just curious: Did any of the Sunday news shows bother to even mention this?

[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

Dear @metpoliceuk Simple, sincere question. What are you going to tell your children?

[Brett Cherrington @BACmtman]

.@StriveFunds is a vanity exercise. Peter Thiel backed it with couch change bc of its “anti woke” PR campaign. Its trolling $DRLL fund name is embarrassing. Just yikes. #DRLLFundFlop #DRLLFail

[Licypriya Kangujam @LicypriyaK]

The current extreme #heatwave in India 🇮🇳 as seen yesterday, by #Copernicus #Sentinel3 LST (Land Surface Temperature, not Air!). LST collected on April 29 shows max value exceeding 62°C/143°F. Scientists says more severe heatwaves are ahead in the next few days.
#ClimateEmergency

[Stephen Barlow @SteB777]

A real WTF moment this morning, an unwanted insight into just how insane our current system is, as sky filled with airliners. Like some high altitude air show.
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[Brett Cherrington @BACmtman]

.@Amazon @Apple @Exelon @Google @HP @Meta @Microsoft @Netflix @PepsiCo @Salesforce @Walmart heed the urgent call from @BillWeihl and @MichaelEMann to “stand up” for $555 billion in climate investments. #GoTimeForClimate #30DaysOfClimate #30DayChallenge https://t.co/JMqMLWV35e

[Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 @XR_NYC]

If NYT recognized the health risks associated with tobacco, it should certainly stop writing and running ads for companies involved in the extraction or sale of fossil fuels. This is an opportunity for NYT to be the first US paper to lead the journalistic transition to net-zero.

[Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 @XR_NYC]

In 1999, NYT decided to stop running tobacco ads because, in their words, “we don’t want to expose our readers to advertising that may be dangerous to their health.” Studies have proven that climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity...

[Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 @XR_NYC]

Read our statement on the blockade here - https://t.co/6c7FkMcN7l

[Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 @XR_NYC]

#BREAKING - Extinction Rebellion blockade at @nytimes @WSJ printing plant now to call out major US newspapers for failing to cover the climate emergency with the frequency it deserves.

[Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 @XR_NYC]

#BREAKING Occupation at @Citi corporate headquarters now to demand an end to the financing of new fossil fuel projects now #ClimateEmergency #ActNow #ExtinctionRebellion

[Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 @XR_NYC]

While the U.S. funnels over half its federal budget to the Pentagon, citizens are left with environmental and ecological destruction, continued emissions from the Department of Defence and US Military, and no definitive leadership from the Biden administration…

[Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 @XR_NYC]

…to lower carbon emissions related to national secuirty, combat, intelligence or military training.

#ExtinctionRebellion #ExtinctionIsForever #ClimateEmergency #EcologicalEmergency #TellTheTruth #StopGasLightingUs #DeclareCEENow

[Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 @XR_NYC]

BREAKING NEWS - Area around the Wall Street Bull is currently taken by Extinction Rebellion and friends including @veteransforpeace. Come down and join us. Today��s protest brought to you by the massive carbon emissions of the US military.