mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
You remind me of those who are still convinced that back during BLM, Portland burned to the ground. I wonder why.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
You remind me of those who are still convinced that back during BLM, Portland burned to the ground. I wonder why.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
What is the Hispanic version of an, "Uncle Tom"?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Urging. 🤔 Have you considered a strongly worded letter? Or would that be redundant?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
"I was just following orders" We don't care. "Wait! That was supposed to work!"
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
It's only "illegal" if there are consequences and accountability.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Version #2: Two people on a roof surrounded by rising floodwaters, one white one brown. Which one are they allowed to save? Apparently, they're not supposed to use any resources on an "illegal." We've moved from morally repugnant to simply evil.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Whenever I see a version of, "We need to do X to avoid Y" the rather obvious response is, "Since we will not do X, and Y is unavoidable, what should we expect? How might we prepare, as opposed to relying on a fantasy that government will suddenly embrace science and do what is moral and rational?"
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Even worse perhaps, that's not the result Google gives me. My result was effectively, "It's a cake mix, of course it's not gluten free"
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Sabotage. Economic and environmental.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Pizzas? Not chicken tacos?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
The connotation of "famine" is not "intentional starvation." It implies a natural disaster. Flood, drought. This is not famine, it's evil.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not sure "partisan" is the right word. When someone tells me they think 2 + 2 = egg salad, I'm not being partisan by dismissing them as an idiot. Swap in Covid is a hoax, just the flu, climate change is just natural cycles and sun spots, there are only two genders XX and XY, election fraud...
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
I obviously need more coffee. I read that as "Not to be Elmo..."
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Are you aware of who the Nazis rounded up and sent to the camps first? Free Hint: They weren't Jewish.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Well thankfully, with no more NOAA, no more "big government" and "Deep state," we can remain MAGA-level oblivious. Even if it that storm does exist, we can just blame Biden, Obama, Taft...
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Swing and a miss. 5-stars for pretentiousness though.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
The response is not, "but crime is down." That's weak-kneed, kumbaya BS ignores the obvious threat posed by the ideology of the Right. "But crime is down" implies a legitimacy to the action.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
What level of career suicide is required to accept an award from Trump?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Protesters need to hand out oranges and chicken tacos to the National Guard. With a little luck that buffoon will stroke out 🤞
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Hand out oranges and chicken tacos to them.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Hand out oranges and chicken tacos to them.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
What's also infuriating are the Republican politicians in OR who thrive on spreading ignorance and lies. Republicans actually think that if the State does not update a State map, that the risk is invisible and Propery Insurance companies are helpless. That they won't, and can't, increase premiums.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
CAs earthquake home owners insurance is a good example. FLs hurricane/flooding insurance on how to not go about it. Fire insurance is next up, followed by issues regarding sea level rise.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Not really. Insurance companies do not care what a State government says or publishes. They rely on their own data and experts.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
What happens when they just ignore the subpoena?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm rather surprised Trump hasn't announced a tariff against Canadian smoke 🙄
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Side Note: This is the same geriatric embarrassment that pulled a McConnell last week. Completely zoned out mid-sentence until his brain rebooted 🙄
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
And Florida's faux census.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
And when one is a glorified mail order bride and the other admits to being scared of her "boyfriend" not to mention the looming threat of having everything taken from you if you don't perform for your owner? Oops I mean "partner, love, husband..." 🙄
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not sure you fully appreciate Melania's origin story.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh boy! Increased pressure! Dorkspeak for blathering bullshit.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Just to clarify, friendly Federal judges, not State
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
$1 says Trump and Epstein enjoyed watching Melania and Ghislaine go at it.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Except it will take a decade or more to undo. An EO would just be the easy first step.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
more dumber 🙄
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
$1 says Trump and Epstein liked to watch Melania and Ghislaine go at it.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. George Orwell, 1984
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Does Trump understand... 🤣🤣🤣 Asha is hilarious!
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
"In open defiance" What a bizarre framing.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Especially if you just make up numbers.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Republicans enjoy their cushy job. They know if they stand up to Trump, they'll get primaried and will have to go get a real job. So they will *never* do it.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
You have to be one piss poor business person to think that this insanity is permanent, as well as the risk of a PR nightmare. Let's see who all the morally bankrupt dummies are.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Too little far too late. Thousands will die in the coming weeks.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
If you have to frisk someone to find an AR15... just saying 🤷🤣
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
"Here's the deal, you get immunity for saying these names. The deal is off if you say anything about Trump. Play nice and you get to go back to England" I really doubt if it's more complicated than that.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
"fueled by population growth, the climate crisis, and the collapse of traditional peacemaking" "bandits or armed herders — ethnically Fulani pastoralists" I'm not sure I see the point of framing this as attacks on "Christians." Just a guess, but I'm not sure that's the driving factor.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
You need help.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Wipe Israel from existence. Would the world become slightly better, or worse?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
1 m by 2100? Who cares? How about a mere 6" by 2050? That's more than enough. Even places like Portland OR, 70 miles from the ocean will be affected because surprise! Rivers like the Columbia rise with the ocean. The 2100 frame is counterproductive. It's too far in the future for people to grasp.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
"Perjure yourself in front of Congress, tell them Trump had nothing to do with any of this, and we will send you back to England."
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
🤣🤣🤣
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Or... a very large % will be siphoned off as grift. The detentions are primarily camouflage.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Odd how Republicans are all in favor of gun-free zones where THEY work 🤔
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
There is no 3D Chess. Every decision is based off of grift and/or ego. If it feeds either, he'll do it. Stop framing these people as James Bond super villains.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Your journalism school would like a word about the poor framing of that headline.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
There's also a picture of Epstein's place that is 99% identical. My, what a coincidence 🙄
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Slight correction, Trump believes in money and ego. He was paid to be against wind. He has no actual opinion.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Most Climate models show that it will bad enough by 2035 that it can in no way be ignored, except by the zealots of course. It's already far too late to stop the momentum. Sea levels will rise, forests will burn, rain deluge flooding, but it *will* get too horrific to ignore, and soon.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm happy Trump is talking about this. I'd love it if all he ever did was golf and talk about stupid shit like this.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
An assistant who hallucinates 7% to 15% of the time? Lies to me based on those hallucinations? And Mr Suleyman thinks I'm supposed to worry about emotional connections? Seriously? Aren't we getting just a bit ahead of ourselves?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
When police take evidence, laptops, notebooks, videos, etc it's all documented. That *should* make it rather hard to destroy evidence assuming this "little black book of clients" ever even existed. So who has the list of evidence?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
"If only they understood the facts, they would..." How many times does this narrative need to be proven false before people stop using it? It's a very kumbaya worldview. You have an entrenched ideology of, "It's my land, the gov can not tell me what to do with it. Taxes are theft" etc
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Wake me if it's still discussed by anyone in two weeks
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Their incompetence and ineptitude will be the only thing that saves us
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not sure Trump has the mental ability to "discover" anything. That implies a host of cognitive abilities that he has not demonstrated for a very long time.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not sure many Texans understand that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) falls under FEMA. 🙄
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
A scarf they wear in Paraguay? Its possible my spelling sucks 🙄
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Rebozos? 🤔
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
No birkenstocks and wool socks?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
The problem originates with the Conservative ideology of, "The government should not tell me what I can do with my property." That's almost ok until the cost of your "liberty" is socialized. When you expect We The People to pay to rebuild bridges, roads, sewers, power, & your homes in a flood plain
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Texas disaster area is redundant
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
At least 70% of feckless Democrats deserve to be primaried
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Not very well framed. Being antisemitic is still frowned on. It's the tolerance for those who so desperately want to conflate these concepts that are finally coming to an end. People are not embracing the label of antisemitism, they are simply telling that crowd exactly how far they can fuck off.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Every decision by Trump is guided by grift and/or ego. If it feeds either one, he'll do it. Iran was ego. The Marines in LA is ego. The BBB is grift. The wall, deportation concentration camps, all grift.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Skoul uv gernalizm
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Conservatives screaming, "We're not the world's police!" have turned into.... 🙄
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
There is no such thing as a "loophole." Highly educated legal experts intentionally craft and insert language into bills. There was no post hoc tax genius that discovered a "loophole" to exploit.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't leave out the gleeful excitement Republicans will have over those deaths. Right wing viagra.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
All grift. All trading campaign donations for government contracts
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
You do not "lose Ag land." When Ag is a more profitable use than a solar array, guess what happens.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Has that EVER happened before!? 🤯
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
That would make a great SNL skit. Fatally stupid. A lot like the, "Left Behind" books 🤣
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm amazed Thune did not fire her and either leave the position vacant or replace her with a sycophant.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Opting out of science class = intellectual child neglect
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
So by June of 2026, the economy tanks. 👍🙄
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Laos was 1964, but even then, it was covert. So who was first that was not covert? Libya, 86?
Jesse (@jesseltaylor.bsky.social) reposted
The Japanese were not at war with the United States, they were at war with Pearl Harbor
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Has anyone been arrested???????????????????
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Unless someone is arrested, it's obviously not illegal to turn them away.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Where's the geo locate of 86 47?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Primary - Gerrymandering = 🙄
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Pass out oranges and chicken tacos to the police. 👍
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Wait until they learn about eggplants 🙄
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Leaf blowers it is 🤷
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Sly was the reason Led Zeppelin IV, with Stairway to Heaven, stayed at #2.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Does this require a hoe? You still have to ask before using the back hoe, right?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
It's his viagra. How is that not obvious?
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Hand out tacos. Pollo. It'll make that piece of shit stroke out. Mockery is a powerful tool.
mikehughjass.bsky.social (@mikehughjass.bsky.social) reply parent
Mine is a clover base with mostly Batchelor buttons, daisy, and poppies, but I'm adding foxglove, borage and lupine.