Sid Berman - is on Bluesky

Secularist. Centrist. Atheist. Fight for Democracy. Be Tolerant. But Don't Tolerate BS.

[Saganism @Saganismm]

“If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we reject any evidence of the bamboozle. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”

— Carl Sagan

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

Kinda hard to read this and then think that cognitive test went well

[Sid Berman - is on Bluesky @berman_sid]

@AP Because he's an authoritarian bitch

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

Sources told CNN that Trump has been fuming at the reports of security concerns surrounding the $400 million gift from Qatar, and was embarrassed and angry when it became public that that the plane was not equipped enough to be flown directly from the NATO https://t.co/l9gllkC9mO

[Campaign Against Antisemitism @antisemitism]

Finally, some real sentencing.

Shafiq Rahman, 48, was sentenced today at Reading Crown Court to sixteen months in prison in relation to an incident in April 2026, in which he called an Orthodox Jewish man a “dirty motherf***ing Jew” and threatened to break his jaw.

The sentence reflects numerous offences which Mr Rahman admitted in court, including racially aggravated common assault, fear or provocation of violence by words.

This is the sort of deterrence that we need to see against antisemitic criminals. If you engage in unprovoked, aggressive abuse of someone because they are Jewish, you have a speedy trial and you go to prison.

That is the only way to start to turn the tide of the worst levels of antisemitic hate crime in our lifetimes.

[Campaign Against Antisemitism @antisemitism]

“You dirty motherf***ing Jew.”

We are working to identify this thug who violently assaulted a Jewish man shouting “baby killer” at him.

No mention of “Zionists” here. This is Jew-hatred without its disguise.

This violent assault was captured by a visibly Jewish man who was going about his work.

This is the current climate in the UK which has been bred by the inaction and appeasement from the authorities. Jews going about their daily lives are not safe from being subjected to vile assault and violent threats.

This incident took place on Monday, 20th April at 16:20 on Elliman Avenue in Slough, SL2 5AZ.

If anyone has further information, we urge you to contact the Thames Valley Police immediately using crime reference number 43260192511.

[Sid Berman - is on Bluesky @berman_sid]

@atrupar Fucking psychopath

[Sid Berman - is on Bluesky @berman_sid]

@SenAdamSchiff Sorry, Senator.
This is a real(world, and sad consequence of having a vindictive and unstable President

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

Reuters analysis found that the Trumps have raked in $2.3 billion from 4 different crypto ventures.

Through the same schemes, their investors lost $2.3 billion.

My @Morning_Joe Chart

[Jews Fight Back 🇺🇸🇮🇱 @JewsFightBack]

🚨 SENTENCED 🚨
Michael Teekaye.
22.
Maryland.

He wanted to leave his country and join ISIS because “they are the only group that has the most true and sincere intentions.”

His “Plan B” was to gun down Jews here in America.

He bought ammo.

He trained at a shooting range.

He tried to buy a rifle.

He looked up specific Jewish and Israeli individuals and organizations in Howard County.

FBI agents arrested him at the airport.

Then he made crystal clear what comes next:

“You think 20 years is something? I’ll be like 40 when I get out, then I’ll just do it. I don’t care. It will never stop. Jihad will never stop. I’ll come and I’ll kill your soldiers. I’ll kill you.” 

Teekaye kicked and spat on one of the FBI agents while he made these threats.

Today he was given 15 years in federal prison.

He will be 37 when he gets out.

[Andrew Feinberg @AndrewFeinberg]

The most likely reason for this is that the “new” ex-Qatari jet doesn’t have the self-defense capabilities needed when flying from Turkey while in a shooting war with Iran.

The actual VC-25 aircraft does have those capabilities.

[CNN @CNN]

Federal judge orders the release of Trump's $5 million payment to E. Jean Carroll https://t.co/3j9Zhi6O2Q

[Sid Berman - is on Bluesky @berman_sid]

@CNN An adjudicated rapist, pedophile and convicted felon is President.

Let that sink in.

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

A reminder that a jury of ordinary Americans, after a fully litigated trial, found trump had sexually abused E. Jean Carroll.

[Sid Berman - is on Bluesky @berman_sid]

@RadioFreeTom I wonder how long it takes for the US to regain its footing - if ever

Who will fill the power vaccum?
Will GAI be developed by America?
Will the Trumps ever be held to account?

So many big questions ahead

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Applebaum: Putin's war has finally reached Moscow.

Muscovites have lost cell service, struggled to use ATMs and come under drone attacks.

They understand Russia isn't winning. Putin won't fall tomorrow, but it has shifted the mood of Russia's business and political elite. 1/

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Applebaum: Trump's Ukraine policy is very personal.

It's driven by his relationship with Putin and his expectation that he'll be able to do business deals with Putin. It affects him more than what people in Congress say. 1/

[Real Time with Bill Maher @RealTimers]

"Under Trump, you guys have two outcomes that an election can be: either we win, or they cheated. That s**t has to stop."

Watch @BillMaher's full interview with Vice President @JDVance, now streaming on @hbomax + the Real Time YouTube channel:

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Reporter confronts Head of NATO Mark Rutte: "You sit next to Donald Trump in moments where he talks about conquering Greenland, talks about lashing out at allies like Spain, starting trade wars, things that it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any effect on your self-respect when you sit next to him and say nothing?"

[Sid Berman - is on Bluesky @berman_sid]

@TCilgin78 @AP You're a lying jew hater. Try harder, bitch.