TPainTheElder
@tpainetheelder.bsky.social
Antii-extremism and macro econ nerd, look for me outdoors
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Motherfuckbuckets, this is giving me feels. I absolutely love this one. The combination of the time theme and the decades of everything feeling like it's getting more difficult, just super powerful. His rough around the edges delivery is so perfect for this.
Why can’t we have a decent life working 40-50 hours a week? As soon as you figure out a way to make a dollar more, they’re going to take it away from you.
October 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Motherfuckbuckets, this is giving me feels. I absolutely love this one. The combination of the time theme and the decades of everything feeling like it's getting more difficult, just super powerful. His rough around the edges delivery is so perfect for this.
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This is awful. Put in a full-body straitjacket and then pulled up the air stairs by his wrists and ankles.
The WRAP is regularly used on ICE flights to Africa.
The WRAP is regularly used on ICE flights to Africa.
A shackled detainee was thrown to the ground, placed in a WRAP full-body restraint, and carried onto today's ICE Air flight at MSP.
This is the first time we've seen the device used in Minnesota.
If a loved one may have been aboard, full loading sequence is here: youtube.com/watch?v=MEMv2ngB1GI
This is the first time we've seen the device used in Minnesota.
If a loved one may have been aboard, full loading sequence is here: youtube.com/watch?v=MEMv2ngB1GI
October 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
This is awful. Put in a full-body straitjacket and then pulled up the air stairs by his wrists and ankles.
The WRAP is regularly used on ICE flights to Africa.
The WRAP is regularly used on ICE flights to Africa.
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The United States is now a colony of the Russian Empire, everything make sense now, the War in Iran, the red carpet in Alaska, the attempt to destroyed NATO, everything.
Comrade USA.
Comrade USA.
October 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The United States is now a colony of the Russian Empire, everything make sense now, the War in Iran, the red carpet in Alaska, the attempt to destroyed NATO, everything.
Comrade USA.
Comrade USA.
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Putin throws lifeline to try to save Trump in the midterms. In return, American dollars go to Russia and get put toward killing innocent Ukrainians. Trump/Russia right out in the open.
www.dailymail.com/news/article...
www.dailymail.com/news/article...
Putin throws Trump midterm lifeline as Russia agrees to supply diesel
Donald Trump announced today that Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply the US with hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel.
www.dailymail.com
October 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Putin throws lifeline to try to save Trump in the midterms. In return, American dollars go to Russia and get put toward killing innocent Ukrainians. Trump/Russia right out in the open.
www.dailymail.com/news/article...
www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters. www.law360.com/artic...
October 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters. www.law360.com/artic...
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Not an accident. Hegseth is a disgrace to every American who sacrificed their lives in the fight against the Nazis and fascism.
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
October 6, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Not an accident. Hegseth is a disgrace to every American who sacrificed their lives in the fight against the Nazis and fascism.
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Thank you for coming forward.
We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand
accountability.
We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand
accountability.
October 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Thank you for coming forward.
We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand
accountability.
We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand
accountability.
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“It’s natural for a candidate to subtly modulate his messaging for different constituencies, and one way we can see that is with the choice of spouse.” — Cooper Ingraham, campaign manager
Congressional Candidate Has Different Wife For Campaigning In Rural Counties
DARLINGTON, OH—In an obvious attempt to appeal to the county’s different demographic, U.S. House of Representatives candidate Jim Richardson reportedly showed up Monday to a campaign event in a rural ...
theonion.com
October 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“It’s natural for a candidate to subtly modulate his messaging for different constituencies, and one way we can see that is with the choice of spouse.” — Cooper Ingraham, campaign manager
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We've reached the open use of anti trans slurs phase by Trump. Dems haven't done shit to call out Pete Hegseth and Nancy Mace doing it so now it's become normalized.
October 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
We've reached the open use of anti trans slurs phase by Trump. Dems haven't done shit to call out Pete Hegseth and Nancy Mace doing it so now it's become normalized.
Only a total F’ing criminal puts dyed diesel in their pickup; so of course Trump likes it!
Trump Allows Cheaper, Dyed Diesel to Be Used in Nonfarm Vehicles www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...
Trump Allows Cheaper, Dyed Diesel to Be Used in Nonfarm Vehicles www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...
Trump Allows Cheaper, Dyed Diesel to Be Used in Nonfarm Vehicles (Gift Article)
In Nebraska, President Trump announced an executive order to waive an off-road requirement for the fuel, which is exempt from the federal highway tax.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Only a total F’ing criminal puts dyed diesel in their pickup; so of course Trump likes it!
Trump Allows Cheaper, Dyed Diesel to Be Used in Nonfarm Vehicles www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...
Trump Allows Cheaper, Dyed Diesel to Be Used in Nonfarm Vehicles www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...
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It also counted Mark Zuckerberg’s $4.1 billion compensation as research spending to claim a $355 million tax break.
Apparently when you’re worth $2 trillion, a data center is a science experiment and your CEO’s $4 billion payday is research.
Apparently when you’re worth $2 trillion, a data center is a science experiment and your CEO’s $4 billion payday is research.
October 1, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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I never ever thought I would see such a dangerous unhinged psychopath running the US military. We’ve had some bad ones, but never like this.
October 1, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I never ever thought I would see such a dangerous unhinged psychopath running the US military. We’ve had some bad ones, but never like this.
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Pretty clear Hegseth’s primary mission is to transform the military ideologically by overtly indoctrinating troops with Christian nationalism and apocalyptic holy war messaging while rooting out those who don’t want to participate and just want to serve their country admirably.
October 1, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Pretty clear Hegseth’s primary mission is to transform the military ideologically by overtly indoctrinating troops with Christian nationalism and apocalyptic holy war messaging while rooting out those who don’t want to participate and just want to serve their country admirably.
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Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
September 29, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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This is akin to what Putin did via the GRU fronts in the Prigozhin network in the Sahel. Especially Dagalo's/Hemedti's controlled parts of southern Sudan. They took the gold out through MERO-Gold & MERO-Invest & then laundered them through the UAE. Because no one legit will touch it.
The good news about this is every generation needs a series of movies about heists of nazi gold. The bad new about this is that we're the nazis.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:57 AM
This is akin to what Putin did via the GRU fronts in the Prigozhin network in the Sahel. Especially Dagalo's/Hemedti's controlled parts of southern Sudan. They took the gold out through MERO-Gold & MERO-Invest & then laundered them through the UAE. Because no one legit will touch it.
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A letter shows how the coal industry pressed the Trump administration to keep coal plants open using emergency powers.
The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.
In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open.
nyti.ms
September 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
A letter shows how the coal industry pressed the Trump administration to keep coal plants open using emergency powers.
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They are playing in our faces
September 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
They are playing in our faces
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Minnesota Republican state Senate candidate Austin Peterson endorses NDAs for data centers: "There's a reason why there's NDAs out there"
September 27, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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"Julia" shared this photo with us from the carrots in the Cuyama CA area. "We are paid piece rate and we only are given 4 hours of work a day. This makes it impossible to cover our expenses. The high was 97° when this photo was taken." #WeFeedYou
September 26, 2026 at 8:01 PM
"Julia" shared this photo with us from the carrots in the Cuyama CA area. "We are paid piece rate and we only are given 4 hours of work a day. This makes it impossible to cover our expenses. The high was 97° when this photo was taken." #WeFeedYou
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On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress.
Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare.
This should be a national outrage.
Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare.
This should be a national outrage.
September 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress.
Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare.
This should be a national outrage.
Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare.
This should be a national outrage.
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Republicans ignored rising prices until Jon Husted started trailing Sherrod Brown.
Now, six weeks before Election Day, the Senate GOP suddenly wants to look like it cares about affordability.
Too late. Vote blue…and make their panic permanent.
#USDemocracy #RisingBlue
Now, six weeks before Election Day, the Senate GOP suddenly wants to look like it cares about affordability.
Too late. Vote blue…and make their panic permanent.
#USDemocracy #RisingBlue
September 26, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Republicans ignored rising prices until Jon Husted started trailing Sherrod Brown.
Now, six weeks before Election Day, the Senate GOP suddenly wants to look like it cares about affordability.
Too late. Vote blue…and make their panic permanent.
#USDemocracy #RisingBlue
Now, six weeks before Election Day, the Senate GOP suddenly wants to look like it cares about affordability.
Too late. Vote blue…and make their panic permanent.
#USDemocracy #RisingBlue
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“He definitely isn’t fluent, and I doubt he’ll ever get there, but he’s truly come a long way from being unable to pronounce a single word intelligibly.” — Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit
WASHINGTON—Marveling at how his American counterpart’s grasp of the difficult language had progressed, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told reporters Thursday that he was deeply impressed with how much Pres...
theonion.com
September 25, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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Typical MAGA
Excellent work here by WBUR, one of my (many) hometown stations.
A couple went on a Fox News podcast and claimed the state of #Massachusetts took away their teen because they won't help the teen transition. But it's actually because the father was charged with beating and threatening to kill the teen and the mother was charged with witness intimidation.
September 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Typical MAGA
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Russia sees Alaska as part of their empire. Lavrov wore a USSR sweatshirt at the 2025 Alaska Summit as a jab. I am concerned the US may allow an energy company in Russia to develop Alaska’s resources as they are helping Iran strike us in Iran and recruit U.S. citizens to surveil and murder people.
September 21, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Russia sees Alaska as part of their empire. Lavrov wore a USSR sweatshirt at the 2025 Alaska Summit as a jab. I am concerned the US may allow an energy company in Russia to develop Alaska’s resources as they are helping Iran strike us in Iran and recruit U.S. citizens to surveil and murder people.