Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Harold and Kumar go to Isengard
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Harold and Kumar go to Isengard
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
That makes it easier- just lick anywhere
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. The government retains rights in patents based on federally funded research. 35 U.S.C. 200
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
She should win a ham sandwich
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Not gonna read it, just wanted to say that if Trump has empathy he’s certainly keeping it a secret
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
I was wrong about Trump. I thought he would get bored 18 months into his first term and resign.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
My Lebanese grandparents used garlic powder because they came here in 1957 and you couldn’t get fresh garlic in eastern Ohio at that time, so they adapted. We use fresh now because it’s readily available but I have a giant bottle of garlic powder in my kitchen just in case.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Government ownership of corporations = literal definition of socialism
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
You may be right about what Newsom is trying to accomplish. Or maybe he’s trying to energize despondent Democrats. The idea that Trump is sui generis gives people permission to hunker down and try to ride it out instead of fighting.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe I misunderstood. I thought his argument was that Dems should focus on their popular positions and STFU about their unpopular ones. It’s a fine distinction but an important one
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Move right? What happened to “Dems have lots of popular policy positions and they should focus on those?”
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Bachman-Turner First Gear
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Sly and the Geological Society of America
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The The The
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Stiff Big Fingers
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Big River Band
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Large Faces
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5 Out of 5 Doctors
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social)
@neildegrassetyson.com enjoying the “emergence” podcast. Your comment about Los Alamos being in the middle of nowhere reminded me that Fermi built the first nuclear pile under the stands at the University of Chicago football stadium.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
The comfy chair
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social)
@profmmurray.bsky.social enjoyed the episode this week. Quick science note: mRNA vaccines, while safe and effective, are not part of the traditional annual flu vaccine process.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
The universe doesn’t care. People care, as they should in a society.
Mark Copelovitch (@mcopelov.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
One reason Trump says & does whatever he wants is because every societal institution, including the media, has completely normalized & internalized the idea that the laws, the Constitution, & the international treaties we have signed & ratified simply don’t apply to this one guy. It’s maddening.
A.R. Moxon (@juliusgoat.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Principles will inform the tactics Every human being is a unique and irreplaceable work of art. Nobody gets left behind. We know that things can be better, and should be. We expect that they will improve, and we will demand it. If our demands are not met, we will issue consequence. We won't give up
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
OMG, he’s got a fire going in the fireplace. Outside it’s 80 degrees F at 11:30 PM with 90% humidity. The A/C has been running nonstop all day.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
This is indisputable. Also a skill: sleeping on airplanes.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
“It was an entirely different kind of flying “
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Now we have a definite answer to how much goodwill a World Series win buys you with the Lerners.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Beer in the UK is mostly very good but there’s a lot of Carlsberg and other watery swill as well.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Now I have a picture in my head of you in a vault suit. Thanks,Tom. 🙄
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, that was clear from the first post
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
You may be right; it’s hard to say with confidence because that was clearly the Biden policy and she was very careful not to put too much distance between their positions during the campaign.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m convinced that 90% of this comes from him seeing the speech for the first time when he reads it off the teleprompter.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s not *all* in the name of genocide. A lot of it is plain old greed.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
David St Hubbins has an LSD flashback
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
The word “incredible” is doing a lot of work here
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
So right after the health care plan rollout
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist (@nameshiv.bsky.social) reposted
We have entered the "The police is saying that if the police is at your door you are not safe call the police immediately" stage of making America great again
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Excellent! I didn’t want to have to fight you for them
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s only a matter of time
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Regurgitating the same old “news” is the 20th century equivalent to writing your news article with AI. The media mostly aren’t biased; mostly they’re lazy.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Some people did- it was a paid service offered by AAA. You told them where you wanted to go and they created a custom map for you, that they called a TripTik. We weren’t rolling in $$ so we just used gas station maps
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
During the Clinton administration. Google Elian Gonzalez
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Doctor Strangelove
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
You were only waiting for this moment to eat fries
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
What if a gay couple asks him to design their wedding website?
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
This is exactly what I anticipated. It’s safer and easier to grab up guys like this than it is to apprehend violent criminals.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Listen, children, and I will tell you the tale of Beefsteak Charlie’s and the “all-you-can-drink” pitchers of Schafer.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
the “confirm they’re here illegally” would be a step in the right direction. The problem with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, for example, was that nobody checked to see whether he was here illegally before they shipped him off to El Salvador
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
QED
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Outfield wall ivy
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s only a matter of time before someone actually gets kidnapped by copycats and when that happens how will we know? ICE will deny having the missing person and nobody will believe them.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Counterpoint:
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s a fair point; at the same time, the Feds really have DC over a barrel at the moment in ways that an actual state like Michigan just isn’t.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Don’t be jejune.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
This time of year the pollen collects in drifts that look like snow from the air.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
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Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
The word “think” is doing a lot of work in this headline
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
When Guantanamo Bay is not *quite* far enough outside the jurisdiction of the United States courts
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
This is both appalling and, sadly, more generous treatment than the administration has been handing out to many other immigrants
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
F those penguins, stealing jobs from American flightless seabirds.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
A defining feature of the Trump-era Republican Party is a complete lack of self awareness
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
On the bright side, Timothy Leary lived long enough to hear “Timothy Leary’s Dead” I know, that’s not actually the name of the song.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Makes at least as much sense as the Utah Jazz
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s gotta open up occasionally, otherwise he would have exploded a long time ago
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social)
@preetbharara.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social excellent discussion on Stay Tuned, particularly impressed with your exegesis on the value of Trump’s statements regarding Musk’s status without once using the word “hearsay”. Would not have thought it possible
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Just the hair?
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
One at a time, or all at once? Take it from me, it’ll go easier if you spread them out over a day or two.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
I used to smoke 2 packs a day. If you need all that information to answer the question, you’re not a smoker.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes! Thank you!
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
2 groups of workers most likely to not return to government service: those eligible to retire (the highly experienced) and those who easily find other jobs (the highly qualified). Which anyone could have predicted if they had thought about this “strategy” for more than 15 seconds
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
This is what all the “smart” people assured me, repeatedly.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
I used to go to a place that cooked the fries in duck fat. Spectacular
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
You’re not wrong; at the same time it’s probably better for us all to eat fewer fries so there’s that.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
She should have pulled a Hegseth and said that we’re renaming it after Joe Black, who single-handedly cleared out a German gun emplacement on D-Day and saved the Lives of his squad
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Point of clarification: I thought that [President] Derangement Syndrome was when you hate something that you would ordinarily support just because [President] supports it.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Had a dog like that. We called her “Princess Monkey Butt”
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social)
Hey, @bcdreyer.social: nerve-racking or nerve-wracking?
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
I dunno, man. That sounds like a lot of work.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
I am once again reminded of the immortal words of HL Mencken, who said, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and they deserve to get it good and hard.”
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
In the desert, you can’t remember your name, so it seems a moot point
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s good for someone.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
“Reportedly”
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Even if true, that doesn’t address the original point. Giving a huge media deal to Melania on Trump’s way into office seems designed to curry favor with the President; the Obamas’ deal clearly doesn’t have the same ethical implications.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
The Obamas’ deal was made after he left office. The Trump deal was made on his way into power.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Just stop. This is another shiny object that is intended to distract you and f*ck if it isn’t working.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Headline: Trump Wrong About Something Else. In other news, the sun rose in the east today, and water remains wet
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Since Trump knew nothing about Project 2025, this an *astounding* coincidence 🙄
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
“All” his time? No. A significant portion of each day is spent playing golf and rage tweeting on the toilet
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
What trouble is he inviting, exactly? There’s nobody with the power to police this anymore.
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Malcolm McGowan (@malcolmkmcgowan.bsky.social) reply parent
Turnovers are a killer, especially at this level. Ask the Lions