Steve Simonis 🐀

Retired Aviator.
American expat since 2006.
Lifelong FDR Democrat.
Campaign finance = legalized bribery. Union Strong.

[Steve Simonis 🐀 @steve_simonis]

@cote311 @tommyboy0690 Right. We've been over the cliff for a while. We just haven't looked down yet.

[Steve Simonis 🐀 @steve_simonis]

@RYP__ That long stand in refuge for financial fuckery and dodgy politicians with camels, palm trees, lots of sand, fancy hotels and Trump golf courses.

[Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @jimstewartson]

The WB-Paramount deal is a fucking disaster.

First, they’re going to Bari Weiss CNN and everything else Warners has—fast. There will be infinite new examples of complete morons rampaging over qualified professionals to suit Larry Ellison’s pro-genocide, pro-surveillance ideology.

Second, Larry and David can’t afford this. AT ALL.
Oracle, which is the ONLY reason they can pull this off, is ONE LEVEL ABOVE JUNK. When that goes—and it must—this entire house of cards is fucked.

I cannot wait for this fascist piece of shit to suffer as his empire crumbles around him.

[Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 @RachelBitecofer]

Why is the Project 2025 guy “going to make history” in a few weeks?

A real media system would endeavor to find out.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Venezuela's Cardón Oil Refinery, the country's second-largest, exploded and caught fire today.

The facility has reportedly halted operations, per Reuters.

[Jamison Daniel @AntiquarianMuse]

Which stage of grief this is?

[Reilly Belle Air 💙🚺🌈💪 🌊 💙 @ReillyBelle57]

@atrupar Here is what is going to happen regarding Trump stealing the election:

[Steve Simonis 🐀 @steve_simonis]

@atrupar My first instinct is the thonk the FBI should look into this, then I remember...

[Trump Lie Tracker (Commentary Account) @MAGALieTracker]

He is plotting to rig the election. He is stating it publicly. He has done it before. He will try to do it again. We are fools to ignore him.

[TheIntelFrog @TheIntelFrog]

After getting blown up, soldiers had to use their personal cell phones to literally Google local hospitals to take the casualties to. The person responsible for the mass casualty plan - was sent to Jordan and didn't brief anyone on the plan.

It was clear from the beginning that the US did not have sufficient resources in place when the war started. As more stories come out, the magnitude to which we were unprepared will become more clear.

[Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran]

To be clear:

* It is ILLEGAL for the federal government to seize state voting machines solely based on Presidential order.

* Federal forces should reject the legal order.

* State forces DO NOT have to yield to federal forces on an illegal order.

* If a judge strikes down the order State forces CAN engage with force to stop the illegal action.

* If a judge is in process of review, and the seizure order is solely based on Presidential directive, it also likely reasonable force for State forces, by order of a Governor to block the seizure of machines until a clear ruling due to the incredible sensitivity of the chain-of-custody of those machines during an election.

Every governor must ready to protect their States’ right to vote.

Both by gavel, and by force if necessary.

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

Russ Vought, in his official capacity, has the power to interfere in elections by replacing nonpartisan election officials with loyalists, cut critical funding, and block independent election oversight.

Trump wants to rig the election, and he’s shouting the quiet part out loud.

[Scott Santens @scottsantens]

This should be considered a 5-alarm democracy fire.

[The Shallow State @OurShallowState]

Trump was asked today what the US is doing about the risk of bubonic plague coming from Russia.
His answer - or non-answer (they are frequently the same) was: "Well, we're looking at it very strongly."
No word over WHO is looking at it very strongly.
RFK Jr? Kushner? Bueller?

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”

[Michael MacKay @mhmck]

Russia carried out an act of war against Bulgaria, sinking one ship and setting another on fire.

NATO countries are currently exerting a maximum effort to do precisely nothing.

[Robert Young Pelton @RYP__]

How do we interpret this? This administration has comically sued, blocked and insulted the working media. The media is still obsessed with repeating every stupid thing Trump says. Real enterprise journalism is evaporating.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

This is such a sick, evil thing to say. Especially because he’s not saying this as a joke.

Just as sick that his supporters are laughing at it.

[The Hormuz Report @HormuzReport]

BREAKING: Iran has again launched multiple anti ship cruise missiles toward U.S. Navy escorted vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with explosions reported across the waterway.

The U.S. has so far not responded to any of the latest attacks, despite repeated Iranian launches toward vessels operating under U.S. Navy escort. More than 4 to 5 attacks have reportedly occurred in the last 36 hours, according UKMTO.

[TheIntelFrog @TheIntelFrog]

Just your reminder that the apparent leading candidate to become the next Secretary of the US Army has absolutely no problem telling the world that this building made of sheet metal surrounded by 6' T walls is a "secure facility that was fortified".

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Former Deputy AG Sally Yates will lead a review of Cornell's handling of sexual assault and harassment reports, the university said. https://t.co/H7O2EE1D7l