Optimistic Doomer
@xyzigy.bsky.social
We the people claim collective ownership of earth by right of birth.
We require rent from all who would have exclusive use of any of it.
No, the world is not going crazy, it's just the humans.
We require rent from all who would have exclusive use of any of it.
No, the world is not going crazy, it's just the humans.
Socialism frightens Americans. Yet most Americans will be much better off with more of the right kind of socialism. Watch New York.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fea...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fea...
Fear of democratic socialists drives November turnout plans for some Trump voters
Seven of 18 interviewed Trump voters say left-wing gains make them more motivated to vote.
www.reuters.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Socialism frightens Americans. Yet most Americans will be much better off with more of the right kind of socialism. Watch New York.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fea...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fea...
Every day is 9/11 in Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon, the West Bank, ...
September 11, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Every day is 9/11 in Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon, the West Bank, ...
How long before he renames the USA?
Trumpland? Trump Empire?
Maybe that's what all the renaming is about, getting folks used to the idea, in preparation for the big reveal.
Trumpland? Trump Empire?
Maybe that's what all the renaming is about, getting folks used to the idea, in preparation for the big reveal.
September 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
How long before he renames the USA?
Trumpland? Trump Empire?
Maybe that's what all the renaming is about, getting folks used to the idea, in preparation for the big reveal.
Trumpland? Trump Empire?
Maybe that's what all the renaming is about, getting folks used to the idea, in preparation for the big reveal.
Driscoll resigned because Trump ignored his repeated warnings about Hegseth.
His resignation is as much a protest over Trump's mismanagement as over Hegseth's.
His resignation is as much a protest over Trump's mismanagement as over Hegseth's.
The Secretary of the Army has resigned in protest over Hegseth's mismanagement of the DOD.
Our national security is reportedly at risk, and the Commander in Chief was unaware of the issue.
abcnews.com/Politics/arm...
Our national security is reportedly at risk, and the Commander in Chief was unaware of the issue.
abcnews.com/Politics/arm...
Army secretary frequently warned White House about Hegseth before his departure: Sources
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned early last week at one of the busiest moments for the service since the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
abcnews.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Driscoll resigned because Trump ignored his repeated warnings about Hegseth.
His resignation is as much a protest over Trump's mismanagement as over Hegseth's.
His resignation is as much a protest over Trump's mismanagement as over Hegseth's.
How long before Trump changes the name of the Republic? (if you can keep it).
August 31, 2026 at 4:03 AM
How long before Trump changes the name of the Republic? (if you can keep it).
What was the DoD is becoming Trump's Private Army.
Venezuelan Oil is Trump new way to fund it, without having to go to Congress and the taxpayers. That's what the Pentagon's 35% stake is about.
Meanwhile Hegseth is ready to step in at the appropriate time and make it Pete's Private Army.
Venezuelan Oil is Trump new way to fund it, without having to go to Congress and the taxpayers. That's what the Pentagon's 35% stake is about.
Meanwhile Hegseth is ready to step in at the appropriate time and make it Pete's Private Army.
August 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
What was the DoD is becoming Trump's Private Army.
Venezuelan Oil is Trump new way to fund it, without having to go to Congress and the taxpayers. That's what the Pentagon's 35% stake is about.
Meanwhile Hegseth is ready to step in at the appropriate time and make it Pete's Private Army.
Venezuelan Oil is Trump new way to fund it, without having to go to Congress and the taxpayers. That's what the Pentagon's 35% stake is about.
Meanwhile Hegseth is ready to step in at the appropriate time and make it Pete's Private Army.
Astonishing.
Kushner says 'win-win', implying both sides win.
What he means is exactly the opposite. Either way, Israelis win, Palestinians lose.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqAc...
Kushner says 'win-win', implying both sides win.
What he means is exactly the opposite. Either way, Israelis win, Palestinians lose.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqAc...
Kushner Calls Gaza Arrangement a ‘Win-Win’ for Israel
YouTube video by Al Arabiya English
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Astonishing.
Kushner says 'win-win', implying both sides win.
What he means is exactly the opposite. Either way, Israelis win, Palestinians lose.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqAc...
Kushner says 'win-win', implying both sides win.
What he means is exactly the opposite. Either way, Israelis win, Palestinians lose.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqAc...
The US is drawing 2x more sweet crude than sour, about 4 M barrels last week..
They can keep this up for about 20 weeks, until about mid December.
(105 M barrels in stock, bottom is ~27 M barrels)
They can keep this up for about 20 weeks, until about mid December.
(105 M barrels in stock, bottom is ~27 M barrels)
JUST IN 🚨: U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls to lowest level since 1983 🤯 👀
August 10, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The US is drawing 2x more sweet crude than sour, about 4 M barrels last week..
They can keep this up for about 20 weeks, until about mid December.
(105 M barrels in stock, bottom is ~27 M barrels)
They can keep this up for about 20 weeks, until about mid December.
(105 M barrels in stock, bottom is ~27 M barrels)
Season finale:
With just minutes left in his term, Trump pardons all his allies, then resigns, having agreed with Vance that Vance as President will pardon him.
But Vance reneges, has Trump arrested, ends all the wars, etc.
With just minutes left in his term, Trump pardons all his allies, then resigns, having agreed with Vance that Vance as President will pardon him.
But Vance reneges, has Trump arrested, ends all the wars, etc.
August 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Season finale:
With just minutes left in his term, Trump pardons all his allies, then resigns, having agreed with Vance that Vance as President will pardon him.
But Vance reneges, has Trump arrested, ends all the wars, etc.
With just minutes left in his term, Trump pardons all his allies, then resigns, having agreed with Vance that Vance as President will pardon him.
But Vance reneges, has Trump arrested, ends all the wars, etc.
The "Health Insurance" debate is a head-fake.
People don't need health insurance, they need Health CARE.
People don't need health insurance, they need Health CARE.
I recently argued Dems should draw down hostilities by surrendering to the left on Medicare for All and agreeing to open Medicare until it becomes the default payer. Moderates have responded—to me and others—claiming the current system can be made universal. Is that true? And is it a wise approach?
Obamacare Was Not Universal Health Insurance
It was much better than the status quo ante, but the point of a starter home is to move on to something better, not to continually rebuild as time and vandalism damage its foundation.
www.offmessage.net
July 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The "Health Insurance" debate is a head-fake.
People don't need health insurance, they need Health CARE.
People don't need health insurance, they need Health CARE.
Theory and practice both point at the same limiting condition:
* Eventually one single person owns everything *
We can't afford to get any closer to that point than we are now. There is an unstable feedback force driving well wealth upwards. Wealth tax fixes that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwr-...
* Eventually one single person owns everything *
We can't afford to get any closer to that point than we are now. There is an unstable feedback force driving well wealth upwards. Wealth tax fixes that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwr-...
Going Where the Money — And the Power — Is
YouTube video by Paul Krugman
www.youtube.com
July 26, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Theory and practice both point at the same limiting condition:
* Eventually one single person owns everything *
We can't afford to get any closer to that point than we are now. There is an unstable feedback force driving well wealth upwards. Wealth tax fixes that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwr-...
* Eventually one single person owns everything *
We can't afford to get any closer to that point than we are now. There is an unstable feedback force driving well wealth upwards. Wealth tax fixes that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwr-...
Good boy, supporting the expansion of Israel.
Here's a little treat for you.
Here's a little treat for you.
BREAKING: President Trump says he'll allow American carriers to resume direct flights to Lebanon more than 40 years after the U.S. suspended the route.
Trump says direct US-Lebanon flights could resume for first time in more than 40 years
President Donald Trump says he’ll allow American carriers to resume direct flights to Lebanon more than 40 years after the US suspended the route.
bit.ly
July 21, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Good boy, supporting the expansion of Israel.
Here's a little treat for you.
Here's a little treat for you.
Having a Trump fuel network is about Trump being able to control who gets fuel.
It's harder to vote if you can't get fuel.
www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
It's harder to vote if you can't get fuel.
www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
The gas is cheap. The Trump administration isn’t saying who’s paying for it.
Trump unveiled the "Freedom Fuel Network" ahead of Independence Day, offering gasoline at up to 50 cents per gallon below market prices.
www.politico.com
July 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Having a Trump fuel network is about Trump being able to control who gets fuel.
It's harder to vote if you can't get fuel.
www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
It's harder to vote if you can't get fuel.
www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Cheeky Anthropic.
Now promising Max subscribers "$100/month of free Agent-SDK usage".
What they don't say out loud is that from next month your regular subscription CANNOT BE USED for coding, except through an Anthropic agent, beyond this $100 allowance.
Now promising Max subscribers "$100/month of free Agent-SDK usage".
What they don't say out loud is that from next month your regular subscription CANNOT BE USED for coding, except through an Anthropic agent, beyond this $100 allowance.
May 17, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Cheeky Anthropic.
Now promising Max subscribers "$100/month of free Agent-SDK usage".
What they don't say out loud is that from next month your regular subscription CANNOT BE USED for coding, except through an Anthropic agent, beyond this $100 allowance.
Now promising Max subscribers "$100/month of free Agent-SDK usage".
What they don't say out loud is that from next month your regular subscription CANNOT BE USED for coding, except through an Anthropic agent, beyond this $100 allowance.
This.
Whatever violates is violent.
Whatever violates is violent.
I find it very strange that we unequivocally equate "nonviolent" with "less harmful."
Attempting to overthrow the democratically elected government is a hell of a lot more harmful than many--perhaps nearly all--violent crimes, and should be punished accordingly.
Attempting to overthrow the democratically elected government is a hell of a lot more harmful than many--perhaps nearly all--violent crimes, and should be punished accordingly.
This is a good point, actually.
And it should remind us all that Donald Trump should already be spending the rest of his life in jail.
And it should remind us all that Donald Trump should already be spending the rest of his life in jail.
May 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
This.
Whatever violates is violent.
Whatever violates is violent.
Please can we start talking about Trump sympathisers in the same way that we talk about terrorist sympathisers?
April 30, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Please can we start talking about Trump sympathisers in the same way that we talk about terrorist sympathisers?
This from Claude: "I'm not certain whether Anthropic has shipped a hosted web_fetch equivalent. ... Worth a quick check of the Anthropic docs before we start — do you want me to look it up, or do you already know?
(spoiler: it's right there in the docs)
(spoiler: it's right there in the docs)
April 20, 2026 at 3:07 AM
This from Claude: "I'm not certain whether Anthropic has shipped a hosted web_fetch equivalent. ... Worth a quick check of the Anthropic docs before we start — do you want me to look it up, or do you already know?
(spoiler: it's right there in the docs)
(spoiler: it's right there in the docs)
What if everyone got together and threw a huge surprise retirement party for Donny. With a solid gold award, gold medals, ribbons, plaques, balloons, and all the bunting. Maybe he'll be so honored, perhaps even relieved, he'll just go off quietly into the night.
April 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
What if everyone got together and threw a huge surprise retirement party for Donny. With a solid gold award, gold medals, ribbons, plaques, balloons, and all the bunting. Maybe he'll be so honored, perhaps even relieved, he'll just go off quietly into the night.
JD was sent to Pakistan to fail.
The belligerents do not want an end to war, for all the well-documented reasons.
The belligerents do not want an end to war, for all the well-documented reasons.
April 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
JD was sent to Pakistan to fail.
The belligerents do not want an end to war, for all the well-documented reasons.
The belligerents do not want an end to war, for all the well-documented reasons.
He loves to watch people getting beaten up. Loves to be seen mingling with strong, manly, violent people.
Trump at a UFC event last night told fighter Paulo Costa he’s too good-looking to fight.
“You’re a beautiful guy. You could be a model, you look so good.”
This was what Trump was doing as negotiations with Iran imploded.
“You’re a beautiful guy. You could be a model, you look so good.”
This was what Trump was doing as negotiations with Iran imploded.
April 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
He loves to watch people getting beaten up. Loves to be seen mingling with strong, manly, violent people.
We are in the singularity. It is no longer possible to distinguish between good and evil, true and false, real and imaginary.
April 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
We are in the singularity. It is no longer possible to distinguish between good and evil, true and false, real and imaginary.
Trump just posted this as the "OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF IRAN".
- It does not look authentic.
- English only text with no branding is not how issue formal statement.
- The date format and typography are wrong.
- They would not use 'POTUS' or 'my dear brothers' in a formal document.
- It does not look authentic.
- English only text with no branding is not how issue formal statement.
- The date format and typography are wrong.
- They would not use 'POTUS' or 'my dear brothers' in a formal document.
April 8, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Trump just posted this as the "OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF IRAN".
- It does not look authentic.
- English only text with no branding is not how issue formal statement.
- The date format and typography are wrong.
- They would not use 'POTUS' or 'my dear brothers' in a formal document.
- It does not look authentic.
- English only text with no branding is not how issue formal statement.
- The date format and typography are wrong.
- They would not use 'POTUS' or 'my dear brothers' in a formal document.
Every elected representative needs to answer this now:
If Trump initiates or threatens a nuclear first strike, will you move immediately to impeach him? And Senators—will you vote to remove him?
This isn't hypothetical. The question demands a clear, public answer from everyone in Congress.
If Trump initiates or threatens a nuclear first strike, will you move immediately to impeach him? And Senators—will you vote to remove him?
This isn't hypothetical. The question demands a clear, public answer from everyone in Congress.
April 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Every elected representative needs to answer this now:
If Trump initiates or threatens a nuclear first strike, will you move immediately to impeach him? And Senators—will you vote to remove him?
This isn't hypothetical. The question demands a clear, public answer from everyone in Congress.
If Trump initiates or threatens a nuclear first strike, will you move immediately to impeach him? And Senators—will you vote to remove him?
This isn't hypothetical. The question demands a clear, public answer from everyone in Congress.
"We are lunatics"
Translated from the original Projection. Where 'we' means 'them' and 'they' means 'us'.
Translated from the original Projection. Where 'we' means 'them' and 'they' means 'us'.
Trump: "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. They are lunatics, and you can't put nuclear weapons in the hands of a lunatic."
April 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
"We are lunatics"
Translated from the original Projection. Where 'we' means 'them' and 'they' means 'us'.
Translated from the original Projection. Where 'we' means 'them' and 'they' means 'us'.