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According to the Seattle Times, Mango Mussolini's thugs arrested two firefighters, and ordered the other firefighters NOT to video them. They forced all to show ID, which is illegal in Washington State unless being stopped while driving, or being officially detained. IIlegal, heavy-handed tactics.
I used to babysit my grandson as a baby & small child (he's 13 and taller than I am now!) when he was sick and couldn't go to daycare so my son & his wife could go to work. I couldn't have done that if I wasn't working at home, & I think it's the principal reason that he & I are so close.
Whenever I think I can't be any more disgusted by this administration...
I started teaching myself piano a few months ago (at age 70). I play drums (off and on since 2008) but piano is a whole different animal. I was told from an early age I should play piano (I have long, slim fingers) but drums is what captured my imagination. I'm loving learning piano so far.
So the plethora of school shootings hasn't accomplished that already?
I've worked from home since 2006 and will be 71 in October. If I still had to commute to an office I would not be working. Working from home has its drawbacks but overall the positives have outweighed the negatives for me.
This country is lost and I agree it may be beyond redeemable.
The children who survived the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday are now part of a group that numbers nearly 400,000: America’s children who have been exposed to gun violence at school. These children often deal with anxiety and grief to guilt and shame.
If someone tells you there's nothing we can do about gun violence beyond thoughts and prayers, remind them: —Gun laws in other countries have prevented mass shootings —More guns don't make us safer —A majority of Americans want gun reform We don't have to live like this.
I hate this timeline
I'm not numb, just outraged that so many care more about their guns than about our children. I can no longer be proud to live in a country that continues to allow this regular slaughter of innocents, that elected trump. that shrugs its shoulders at inequality. I'm disgusted in our "leaders".
part of the reason i beat up so hard on democratic weakness is we need people who are tough on the monsters that continue to allow childrens brains to be splattered on the walls by gunshots. i dont want to make nice with these people. they're not "good friends" and "colleagues" on the other side.
Throwing a sandwich at a cop: felony. Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.
People working in or visiting museums in DC: Please use your phones to record politically/racially/sexuality/gender sensitive exhibits before the Trump administration desecrates them with its white supremacist heteronormative propaganda. Because we will need to fix them when he’s gone to Hell.
I re-read Stranger In A Strange Land several months ago. It really hasn't aged well at all. I questioned why I ever liked it. Another Heinlein that I used to be a big fan of that I couldn't even finish upon starting to re-read it a few years ago is Number of the Beast.
So that would make trump the extremist in this equation. Checks out.
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Exactly, MS was always that way and eventually everyone did it that way. That’s my take anyway. I saw how things changed over the years, where everyone adopted MS’s way of doing things. Not excusing Apple by any means. It just seems everyone followed MS.
I still blame MS for changing the culture of IT.
I blame Microsoft for making this kind of thing acceptable. That and not performing adequate testing before deeming software ready for customer use. I say this as someone who has been a software developer since 1982.
Excluding COVID effects, weakest since 2010.
We are very far over the cliff here folks
When the unemployment rate hits 25% because of AI & robotics who's going to pay to feed those people? Certainly not the billionaires.
Maybe people shouldn't have access to AR-15-style weapons in America? Maybe this isn't want the Founders imagined with the 2nd amendment and also helps, in part, explains why there are so many fatalities from the absurd number of mass shootings in this country? Oh well. Let's distract.
Somebody just sent this to me via an email listserve and it is SUCH a zinger. ABSOLUTELY TRUTH RIGHT HERE
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That puzzled me right away, too. Was hoping I wasn’t the only one who questioned that.
I know I’ll never look at Satan in the same light.
Wait'll you get stuck in the hell that is their voicemail system, and when you finally talk to someone they'll try to sell you something that sounds like a great deal but when you read the terms it really isn't. (I experienced this recently)
Republikkkan Christ...
I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
Phang: Teachers are some of the least paid, most underappreciated people, and they work in such an intimate way in our lives. Your kids spend more time at school than they do at home, at least in waking hours. So why not encourage our teachers? Why create this oppressive environment?
Even when he does the exceedingly rare something right he can't help but to screw it up... skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
freedom for republicans means the freedom to do whatever republicans want you to do. and if you decide otherwise, they’ll just nullify your choices www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
We should be preparing for climate change, not reacting to disasters.
"Solar power was the European Union's largest source of electricity for the first time in June, overtaking nuclear and wind while coal's contribution fell to an all-time low." ☀️💪
When I would hear 96 Tears on the radio (yes, I'm that old), it was introduced as being by Question Mark & the Mysterians. Whether that was correct or not, I couldn't say.
speaking of grok spreading baseless rumors... a reminder that the chatbot is unhinged compared to its competitors. it's also scooping up a ton of data that people post on X. Here’s how to keep your posts out of grok—and why you should.
The mind reels...and the stomach turns...just thinking about the GOOD that could have been done with all of the money being spent on this abomination of 'justice'. And going back through history, where would we be if even half the $ spent on war & hate had been used to advance humanity.
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review. Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
In a mere matter of days, we can house migrants, but not our homeless. Because being cruel is always the motivation. #AlligatorAuschwitz
No firefighter is surprised by what just happened in Idaho.
I obtained this from a community member minutes after arriving on scene following a raid at the Cypress Park Home Depot this morning. they detained day laborers.
Everything is a “redistribution of wealth” — the only question is which direction it’s heading in. Stop letting them convince you the only valid direction is from the bottom to the top. They’ve been selling that snake oil for decades.
That’s worth a follow
Geaux Tigers! 🐅#MCWS 🐯
Had jury duty this week. The defendant had committed five armed robberies WITH A MACHINE GUN. When asked what I think about firearms, I said: "I think the Second Amendment is one of the stupidest things America ever did, other than the way activist judge Antonin Scalia willfully misinterpreted it."
But burying him at sea would contribute to sea level rise. 😜
Ignore RFK Jr who has ZERO medical training. Vaccines have dramatically reduced child deaths from diseases that use to kill & cripple massive numbers of children. Consult your doctor. The American Academy of Pediatrics is a good source.
“There’s no recording allowed out here.” I just grabbed this uncredited off Facebook. Does anyone know who recorded it? I want to make sure they get proper credit.
New euphemism for authoritarian lawlessness just dropped
Philly local tv station reporting that a man allegedly posed as an ICE agent in order to rob a car repair business office. How many other criminals might be getting this idea right now, given that actual ICE agents are refusing to show IDs, warrants, badges?
*taps the sign*
That's been my MO for longer than I could even guess.
www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2025...
The US has a gun death rate 13x that of peer nations. This crisis demands urgent action. We refuse to stand by while lives are taken by preventable gun violence every single day. #WearOrange
If you are curious about what’s really going on
I think their public lovers' quarrel is hilarious. I hope they bury each other.
Everyone on Twitter right now.
From American consumers. That’s who.
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This statement from Jonathan Joss's husband is heart breaking. No, headline writers, he wasn't "killed in an argument with a neighbor." He was *deliberately murdered* for being gay right after his dog was decapitated. Bet the murderer calls himself a "Christian." THIS is why Pride is important.
Exactly what I said.
Definitely a really bad take by Politico.
That hits the nail on the head. I just saw a video by a democrat on xitter that attempts to explain some of the unpublicized & egregious items in the 'big, beautiful bill.' No one that needs to know about this will watch. Sane policy is getting overwhelmed by TRUMPISMS (in caps of course).
I’m old enough to remember Nixon’s secret plan to end the war in Vietnam.
And we can have all the guns we want, so we’ve got that going for us. 🙄
Tough week for #drummers. Zak Starkey again fired from The Who, Josh Freese fired from the Foo Fighters. I guess it's a good thing I wasn't asked to join a couple of my old bandmates in their new band, or I'd likely have been fired this week, too!
Okay, MSM political reporters, gather around: see this? Clearly Republicans didn't mean anything they said about Hunter Biden. Clearly they do not have any real objections to nepotism or graft. Clearly their stated principles are bullshit. Can y'all maybe remember that? Next time a D is in office?
Honestly? The $400M plane from Qatar is quaint compared to his crypto scam, memecoin con, insider trading, and tariff shakedowns.
"You get two dolls and some pencils. I get a golden 747 jumbo jet. See? You get more things than I do. When was the last time you said 'Thank you, Mr. President'?"
The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents. What the fuck are we doing here?
Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.
I'm very much into sports, but also love both Star Trek & Star Wars. You won't get any grief from me.
It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.
You had ONE job this millennium...
Buckle up. I suspect this is going to be a shit show
"Trump hasn’t thought about the ramifications" - this covers pretty much everything he proposes.
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And you thought the left was censorious. How about actual censoring?
If you're a journalist and Donold says 'you're not being very nice,' congrats, you're doing your job!
If you think a just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life but are indifferent to what happens to a kidnapped 4-year-old with cancer, sent to a dangerous country without meds, you don’t give a fuck about the lives of children. You are just in a cult that fetishizes being against abortions.
Shout out to all the finance bros who didn’t give a shit about democracy, human rights, racism, homophobia, misogyny, the future of the planet or basic human decency and voted for the conman they thought was gonna be good for the economy. You guys are geniuses.
As if we needed more proof.
I'm with you on that. And I'm also not a conspiracy theorist.