John Setter

what is fascinating to me is the number of people whose “knowledge” of government appears to just be an accumulation of cliches and stereotypes + an inchoate sense that if something is big and costly then it must necessarily be “wasteful”

Arditi, personally unknown to me.

In 20 years, we will look back on the emerging, and frightening, data on microplastics in our body and wish we had done more.

You can do more.

We discussed ways to protect yourself from exposure. Vital you do so and we give tips in the clip below.

@msnbc.com #medssky

If she can do it, we can all do it.

When three gorgeous Eastern bluebirds join you for breakfast, that’s a good look. I’ll be having eggs and toast, and they are enjoying safflower and sunflower “meats”, but all are welcome. Bluebirds are not common on feeders in the mid-Atlantic so I’ll enjoy the company when I can.

Absolutely heartbreaking overhead of the LA fires.

The Holiday Terror Plot No One Is Talking About The 48 hours around New Year's saw three terror incidents—the media and government is misleading you about two of them.

The 48 hours around New Year's saw three terror incidents—the media and government is misleading and obfuscating the reality of two of them. It's a particularly troubling (but not surprising) development amid the anniversary of January 6th too: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-holida...

The Washington Post lays off roughly 100 staffers as star journalists exit | CNN Business The Washington Post on Tuesday laid off roughly 100 employees across its business division, the latest indication of the newspaper’s financial woes after subscribers and staffers revolted over owner J...

Trust that it pains me to use CNN to put out a WaPo story but here we are.

WaPo lays off roughly 100 staffers as star journalists, and a Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist, exit.
Subscriptions continue to plummet.

Good.

www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/m...

To my LGBTQ family…protect your relationships now. Put safeguards in place to protect your families.

Thank goodness for people like former WAPO cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social, American hero. This may only be the rough of the cartoon she planned to run before she was told she couldn't, but it speaks volumes, perhaps, especially in this form.

e. Control What You Do (& Don't) See - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish Cover-Moderation-Preview-v3-flat-1024.jpg Tips On How To Curate What You See (and Don't See) on Bluesky INDEX Impersonator accounts Muting and Blocking How To Block Someone Muted words and tags(https…

New to Bluesky? Before you start posting, I *strongly* recommend tweaking your Moderation settings and learning how to control what you do and don't see on Bluesky. Here are some #BlueSkyTips which might help: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl...

The moon and Venus, along with an unknown body close to the moon. The flare in the center is from a passing airliner.

Christmas afternoon in my backyard. Come for the bird seed, hang around for the photo op. 🎄🎅🏻

Money for 9/11 Health Care Was Dropped from Year-End Spending Bill A plan to ensure long-term funding to address health needs stemming from the terrorist attacks fell to the wayside after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk objected to a bipartisan budget deal...

Another win for the richest man in the world

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/u...

You’re the US Marines band at the White House and Mavis Staples 👑 walks into the room so you start playing "I’ll Take You There" and this happens👇

Posting this again. There are special elections in Virginia right now that need your help. Starting in February there are local and statewide elections in at least 31 states including Supreme Court justices in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Virginia and New Jersey have statewides. Let's go!

Clarence Thomas Torn Over Case Where Both Sides Offer Compelling Scuba Trips -The Onion

Clarence Thomas Torn Over Case Where Both Sides Offer Compelling Scuba Trips
theonion.com/clarence-tho...

Under pressure from some conservative activists, Sununu pulls state librarian nominee Critics took issue with the nominee’s past work helping colleagues respond to book challenges.

The bold position taken by this candidate for State Librarian in New Hampshire? People should be able to read what they want to read. That's it. That's all. It's all so outrageous.

www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2024...

Prisoner’s Self-Portraits of C.I.A. Torture Surface From Sealed Court Record “This is what his nightmares are all about,” said a lawyer for a now-confessed war criminal who spent years at Guantánamo Bay.

Twelve years ago a federal appeals court ruled that the CIA could memory-hole a photo of a prisoner whom the CIA had tortured because the photo might reveal something about how the CIA had tortured him. Remembered that when I read this @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social story.

In 2002, New Scientist published an article stating that around 80% of the remains found at Machu Picchu were female. And I still haven’t forgiven them for not titling the article “Not So Machu After All”

RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.

I've seen a lot of wishful thinking since Trump won -- a kind of desperate hope that surely a person who won the electoral college and popular vote isn't THAT bad, that the team around him isn't THAT crazy, then they just keep being themselves. This, friends, is nuts: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...

My response for my client @oliviaoftroye.com to President Trump's nominee for Director of the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (#FBI) #KashPatel's threat of a forthcoming defamation lawsuit.

#RightBackAtYa

A screenshot from Kash Patel's clothing line website. It shows a "Protect Our People" t-shirt. The page reads: Protect Our People T-Shirt $35.00 Tired of seeing your hard earned money go overseas? Support your fellow Americans by purchasing a Protect Our People T-shirt and help us raise funds to support those affected by recent natural disasters. All net proceeds will go to the Kash Foundation. Snug fit. 4.3-oz., 60% combed ring spun cotton, 40% polyester. Shoulder-to-shoulder taping. Care Instructions: Machine wash cold. Only non-chlorine bleach when needed. Tumble dry low. Do not iron decoration. Size Chart: Chest Width (Measure under the arm & around the fullest part of the chest with arms down, keeping tape horizontal.) XS: 33-35″, S: 35-38″, M: 38-41″, L: 43-44″, XL: 45-48″, 2XL: 48-52″, 3XL: 53.5-56″, 4XL: 59-61.5

A screenshot from a t-shirt supplier. The page shows one of their Next Level blank t-shirt products. The specifications for the shirt matches Kash Patel's page. Each blank costs $4.53 if you purchase in bulk.

A screenshot from Next Level Apparel's website. It shows their manufacturing facilities, which are located in Central America and Haiti.

A screenshot from an Excel document that you can download from Next Level Apparel's website. It shows more detailed information about where these factories are located (Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador)

Kash Patel apparently runs a "America First" clothing line.

"Tired of seeing your money go overseas?" reads a product page. "Support your fellow Americans by purchasing a Protect Our People t-shirt."

Shirt appears to be made on Next Level blanks ... which are made in Central America and Haiti.

Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention

Sky Follower Bridge Instantly find and follow the same users from your 𝕏 followers on Bluesky

Finally tried Sky Follower Bridge. Among the 1,158 accounts I'd been following on Xitter, it found 638 matches on its broadest setting, 472 with the same handle. A few in that second group were incorrect--if only my former editor and fellow ex-Postie John Kelly, my first Twitter follow, were here!

a tiny brown dachshund puppy with tan a snoot and eyebrows, and adorably wrinkly ankles sits on a black countertop. next to him is a chalk sign that reads, "My first visit at Vets 4 Paws in Irvine." the sign indicates the wide-eyed puppy's name is Otis, he is 2.2 kilograms, and he's 10 weeks old.

This is Otis. He just had his very first vet appointment. Even got to take a picture like it was his first day of school. 12/10 we're proud of you, Otis

Brief update on our ongoing efforts to allow users to specify consent (or not) for AI training: 🧵

Bonus 110: The President's Prorogation Power The President's (never-exercised) power to involuntarily adjourn Congress might be a lot narrower than it looks—especially if this Supreme Court is ever asked to interpret it.

Today's bonus issue of "One First" looks at the President's never-before-used power to "adjourn" Congress—and why even this #SCOTUS would be unlikely to allow President Trump to use it to force an involuntary Senate recess that would trigger recess appointments:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-110-...

Did you know BlueSky only has 20 employees?

We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to those 20 warriors (who are working 24/7 to keep up with the incredible growth) for giving us a space to share.

We escaped hell to be here.

Thank you, @bsky.app & Jay Graber CEO (not a billionaire)