IdeaJones
Writer, reader, artist, dog friend, oddball, socially awkward, and well-intentioned. #resist.
- Five years ago, we were wondering what we'd do IF the COVID virus came to the U.S. It was already here. Biden & Harris would inherit an economy in freefall and a public health nightmare. On this anniversary, a reminder: #Biden #Trump #COVID #economy
- Want to be treated well by MAGA? Be white. Preferably rich and white. www.yahoo.com/news/trump-a...
- The guy who thinks he's playing President on tv wants to tariff the imaginary country of Mattel. This is what's wrong with the whole administration.
- This year, my vacation dollars go to where my constitutional rights will be enthusiastically projected. That's the tourism ad I'm waiting to see.
- FYI... if you support Trump, move along. We have nothing to say to each other. You made your choice. You're on your own. Good luck with that.
- Someone just tried to tell me Trump is a veteran because he was Commander in Chief. If he's a veteran, the CEO of Walt Disney Studios is a stuntman. #Trump
- When you post something sarcastic and someone hits "like" instead of "haha," you're never sure if he just thinks you meant it and agrees.
- The Democrats are hunting for unicorns: www.tiktok.com/@gandalf.cou... #DearDonny #GCPL #Trump #Medicaid
- Amazon's AI assures me that my order of "Amazon Basics Original Clean Astronaut Flavoured Gelato" is on the way. Not what I ordered, but now I can't stop wondering what Astronaut Flavoured Gelato tastes like. At least it's the CLEAN Astronaut. #AI #SureAIisReadyToRunStuff
- Still waiting for the day when any Republican calls out, loudly, and by name, Trump for warmongering in Greenland and Canada and Panama. Same people that would tuck and run from Afghanistan, Russia, and Iran instead bully friends to look tough without consequence. Weak asses
- I'm still looking at how Trump just told the American people we'll have trouble affording pencils. He's just admitted his tariffs are causing recession.
- Donald Trump has declared that Americans will have trouble affording pencils. Pencils. That's because his tariffs are causing a recession. He knows it. He's admitted it. That's the Trump economy.
- Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security are on the chopping block. 30 states have filial responsibility laws. Call Congree NOW, before Grandma's on the street and they garnish your wages.
- Since Trump doesn't understand Photoshop, does he think he's Pope now? #trump #photoshop
- #DearDonny: Getting a piece of The Rock...
- The Birdbrain of Alcatraz... #DearDonny www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjDa1Lyg/
- Please remember that every member of the Trump administration owns a piece of everything the Trump administration does. This includes members of Congress who enable him. Tariffs? Rising prices? Deportations? Signalgate? Trump and every single person supporting him own it all.
- Do yourself a favor and read this Executive Order from Trump: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
- Presidents have used Executive Orders for years, but #Trump more than others. Want to keep up on the flurry? www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... #ExecutiveOrder #DickTater
- Trump announced a 100% tariffs on movies made overseas. This would essentially just make seeing movies, in theaters or by streaming, much more expensive.
- No toys for Barron, I guess.
- Melania is in her nightgown, and their kid is off alone, looking sad.
- Trump swore to uphold the Constitution. This tells you all you need to know about the value of his word.
- Who had Trump destroys the constitution and starts a war on their bingo card? 75 million of us, that's who. #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1
- This is your Cinco de Maya reminder that you don't get to own the culture while hating the people. #NoTacosForRacists #CincodeMaya #immigration
- Garden centers are usually busy this time of year, but today, there was a herd of people who clearly had never put a plant in dirt panic buying vegetable seedlings. Consumer confidence is lowwww. #economy #Trump #trumpcession
- This is a loss. I loved her work.
- Is This Effective Marketing? The hard-sell book promo. Would you buy this author's book if the promo was worded like this? Check out my blog & share your opinion. Also a #Friday treat of #humor from Slim Randles. Have you brushed a #horse lately? maryannwrites.com/2025/05/02/i...
- That author lost me at the Subject line of her email, then in case that didn't do it, drove me off by starting with "Who am I to tell you what you want to read...," basically. Who are you, author, indeed?
- This is real
- Countdown until we find out they forgot to remove Mike Waltz from Hegseth's Signal group chat. 10...9...8...7... #Trump #DickTatersAllClownCircus
- This has to remain a third rail plan. Call your Senators NOW. Even if you don't use Social Security now, do you want your grandparents to suffer? And you're likely to need the program to survive so it's there for you in the future.
- Trump's planning a giant military parade for his birthday, which will cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. But yeah, sure, we can't afford to feed school kids or give FEMA assistance for natural disasters. #Trump #resist #ToneDeafMuch ? #DickTater
- In addition to blank sailings at U.S. ports, look to see if cargo containers are stacking up more than usual, a sign that sales by U.S. companies and farmers are down.
- Watching a shipping analyst, I learned the term "blank sailing." That's when a cargo ship that is planned to show up at a port with cargo skips the port because there's not enough cargo to make it worthwhile. If blank sailings are up consistently, expect empty store shelves.
- My mom's response to stress was to crack jokes, and I seem to have learned that response. Despite a lot of stress, writing a book with a lot of humor (and action, intrigue and adventure) hasn't become impossible. It's coming up with time to do it that's hard.
- So a MAGAzi DM'd me, being insulting, not OTT nasty, just patronizing. He was "informing" me that grocery prices and gas prices are "way down." Just blocked his butt. I'll talk to almost anyone, but only if I sense that the convo will at least be interesting, and rude people are invariably dull.
- #DearDonny and the #GOP: Don't preach to us about how we need to feel pain you won't feel. You are not in office to increase our pain. #resist #trump
- Over 200k job cuts due to Trump, Musk and DOGE. Those people will cut back spending, hurting small businesses and our economy. Genius move, dimwits. Trump is making poverty great again.
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View full threadThis wasn't your ancestors home country either,and most ppl are fine with the ones already in jail for felonies or violent crimes,it's the ones getting sent back for no reason with no criminal records with jobs and families that's been paying taxes getting sent off with no due process.Thats Wrong.
- I wouldn't take him too seriously. It's right there in his name -- he's batty, poor soul.
- A painting I did several years ago that seems ever more relevant: Trollus MamasBasementicus, The Internet Troll. Defeated by wielding your block powers. #fantasy
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View full threadThanks, Joey. Between the back and head pain, it's a real challenge. Still, I can't imagine not writing. Use my phone to dictate sections & then add them to scenes. Slow process, but it works. How has the long-COVID recovery been for you?
- Long COVID recovery is slow, but I'm finally on a med that helps some. Yay for medical science!
- Just heard from a MAGAzi telling me prices are coming down and everything is wonderful. Why are the deluded and mistaken also usually patronizing jerks?
- I am *elated* to share the deal announcement for my first fiction sale! My curse is broken! 🎉 I couldn’t be happier for @ericscottryon.bsky.social ! This beautiful book is going to have you all shedding tears, I promise!
- Congratulations!
- This is the future? Not sure how I feel about it. Thoughts? #agathachristie #AI #writers #writingcommunity BBC harnesses AI to create writing classes given by Agatha Christie www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
- It's macabre. Also it's a chance to pay for fake teaching by an artificial gimmick ripping off the work of a real author.
- Just go ahead and block @neildegrassetyson.com on all platforms.
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View full threadI doubt he will. It is well known he is an arrogant asshole and thinks he is the smartest man in the room even among his peers.
- That's my impression as well. Bet he's all kinds of fun to know.
- if you go to the link she shared you his official account and it shows him hold MAGA hats.
- Wonderful...a POC and scientist might want to reconsider that stance while he can.
- I also would say, GO TO HELL YOU DAMN NAZIS! To hell with ICE! #Resist against ICE!
- They're deputizing untrained people, so you might just want to shout (if there are other people about) what's happening and go live on social media. Untrained people are more likely to create bigger problems even than the trained ones.
- To be fair, there’s only one MAGA hat. The others are “make America smart again”, “make lying wrong again”, and “relax it’s just a red hat”. Instantly saying he’s MAGA because he’s holding a hat is jumping the gun based on that context. Looks more like he was trying to be clever and failed hard.
- Oh, okay. Thanks for explaining. So, a very mixed message, for sure. I'd have to say this isn't really the moment for vagueness and I see why he's getting complaints.
- Hope the cold improves. Still fighting significant back issues & trying to avoid another surgery. Last one didn't do well, so... Finished a long edit job & started working on a new short story.
- Oh, Maryann, I'm so sorry you're still dealing with so much pain! Glad it's not keeping you from writing, at least.
- Now available in our Redbubble.com shop on hats, buttons, even socks (for our non-U.S. friends, it's a pun on POTUS, President Of The United States, and "poot," a euphemism for farting). #protest #resist #Redbubble #satire #humor
- Dear Canada: congratulations on your recent election! How did you do it? -- America
- Why? Didn't see anything but his tour schedule. What's he done?
- It could be the circles I run in or maybe the time lag, but I feel like I haven't seen as much from the arts about the moment we're in as I would expect. I'd think that's a big shoe yet to drop.
- It's there.
