Phil McCurdy

Looks like they just drove around the neighborhood and said, "What a nice tree! Let's cut it down!"

Mine from this spring.

“I think I shall retire to my ‘bear-cave’ for a nap and catch a Bears game on ESPN.”

Happy to see some flowers. It has been a rough year for wildflowers in the Hill Country due to drought. Just a few sad bluebonnets by the roadside instead of fields of blue.

Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman

Not that far off if you define masculinity as "fleshly desires."

I think love is the truest miracle. Love in a climate of hate. The one clear thing in chaos. The clarity of knowing in all the not knowing that this is obedience. The highest and hardest calling. It’s not sappy, lazy or ill-informed. Love is fearsome. The single most threatening defense that exists.

If only the White House workers could all do this in mass. It would be interesting to see if Trump would clean his own commode, or if he would ask Melania to do it.

news: this got worse before it got better

@choo.bsky.social explains what the NIH "pause" means

Many people have asked me how can they best stay informed and protect their health while we navigate the indefinite pause on communications from NIH, CDC, & FDA. Here’s a thread on concrete steps YOU can take to protect yourself & your community. 🧵

Perhaps T-shirts with "Fight Trump" would be appropriate, to appropriate that slogan.

Rather than Cora, Perhaps we should rename it Ice Storm America!

Wasn't extremely disturbing until I got to "Chest cavity."

Just the first few of many more, if he has his way. It will take a few years for them to start becoming evident as the unvaccinated population reaches a critical mass, but we will be seeing the effects long after he is gone.

Anything that is not evidence based should not be covered. While proven medicine should not be denied, we shouldn't have to pay for unproven therapies, no matter how popular or strong their lobbyists are.

I’m hoping for more research into narcissistic personality disorder and its association with MAGA.

If you can’t put a number on it, it is just an opinion. But Arrival really is great.