Robert 'The Bruce' Gilbert

Retired research Scientist and Engineer who can neither confirm nor deny that I designed stylish invisibility cloaks for the Deep State.

Now a Bernie Breaux

[Robert 'The Bruce' Gilbert @RobMGilbert]

A humble Jewish man descends the hilltops of Vermont via the tenements of New York and works to give food to the hungry, wages to the poor, healthcare for all ... yet kings and oligarchs ignored him, fought him, and washed their hands of him …

#FeeltheBern #ILikeBernie

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

Notice the outrage in her voice at the idea that any country other than Israel has a right to defend itself. These are the same anchors who say that Israel can attack any country and take their land because of … their right to defend themselves!

[Matt Stoller @matthewstoller]

The reaction to the Iran deal is so unhinged. Trump basically just said 'Let's treat Iran like a normal country and stop bombing them and stealing from them' and most political leaders are losing their minds.

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

Protest ICE? You're a terrorist.

Get killed by ICE like Renee Nicole Good?

You're a terrorist.

Commit a violent insurrection for Trump? You get pardoned and taxpayer money.

Congrats, MAGA, you're just radicalizing a majority of Americans against your movement and the Trump Administration.

[Zaid Jilani @ZaidJilani]

I never argue Ro Khanna is the ideal presidential candidate. What I argue is he’s done more in Trump 2 than just about any other Democrat, often taking risks and sticking his neck out. Actually getting things accomplished versus accruing Instagram followers does matter.

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

The US & Iran are to sign a deal today that not only will end their war but also impose a ceasefire between Lebanon & Israel.

So this is what Israel did to Beirut sabotage Trump's attempt at peace.

And Israel will do more sabotage unless Trump imposes a cost on Israel.

[Saganism @Saganismm]

“The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality, and stupidity. The next step is to fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent, by emotional excitement on the one hand and terrorism on the other.”

— Bertrand Russell

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

So… Iran, a country whose military we’ve “destroyed”, was able to shoot down one of our Apache helicopters, during a “ceasefire”, in the middle of a war that isn’t a war, which is “two days” away from ending?

[Saagar Enjeti @esaagar]

Despite Trump's protestations the truth is he just failed a major Iranian test for a future MOU: He just proved definitively that despite explicitly telling Israel NOT to strike Iran they did so anyways. The MOU is predicated on actual US ability to restrain Israeli action

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

Bari Weiss interfered with 60 minutes that asked that the protesters be made "to look more violent."

Let that sink in.

Scott Pelley: “Bari Weiss sends an email to my boss, Tanya Simon. Two of the things in the email include, can we make the protesters look more violent?”

[Charles P. Pierce @CharlesPPierce]

Because the president is nuts?

[Krystal Ball @krystalball]

Are these people really dumb enough to be shocked that a Republican lost in LA or are they just lying?

[Zaid Jilani @ZaidJilani]

Can’t believe a Republican is losing in a D+50 city. Must be fraud.

[Nick Cruse 🥋 @SocialistMMA]

Claudia Sheinbaum reduces poverty and greatly reduces crime in Mexico while putting people to work meanwhile this is the reaction of neoliberals

The west is full of capitalist parasites who want to subjugate the working classes around the world

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

Maine voter asked about Platner: "Probing into the minutiae of his personal relationships when you don't do that for any other candidate is ridiculous."

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

Everything the national media does is a mirage. They're all pretending that @grahamformaine is some sort of toxic, unpopular candidate, when in reality, he's the only Democrat in my lifetime who's beating Susan Collins and has a comfortable lead.

They make it seem like being against Israel is an unpopular position, when 60% of the country and 80% of Democratic voters are against Israel. They keep pretending that being against Israel's wars and genocide are disqualifying, when in reality they are very, very popular positions.

If they're in the news business, that is a weird thing for them all to do in unison. Which, of course, makes you wonder if they're actually in the new business.

[Secular Talk ([email protected]) @KyleKulinski]

Hey remember when you advocated for the invasion murder and occupation of Iraq and then larped like you’re left of center despite being a neocon war criminal that we all hate

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

All the reports from the Platner rally, plus the videos circulating, show a raucous crowd and multiple standing ovations. The NYT calls it “relatively sedate.”

If you get your news from the Times, stop being stunned when events don’t turn out the way you think they will.