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Feeling a bit crotchety these days. But travel, books, music, food and drink can still bring some joy. And humor. Even dark humor. Especially dark humor

466 Followers  |  517 Following  |  57 Posts  |  Joined: 13.11.2024  |  1.7632

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When you upload the tax bill to ChatGPT and ask for a summary…

@karaswisher.bsky.social @pivotpod.bsky.social

13.06.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 806    πŸ” 306    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 26

β€œDenmark is not being a good ally” because they just won’t turn over their land? Tough words from Vice President Maybelline

23.03.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3204    πŸ” 473    πŸ’¬ 240    πŸ“Œ 44
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BREAKING: People are being suspended on X in Turkey for posting videos of these protests against Erdoğan’s corrupt and repressive regime.

Keep sharing everywhere.

23.03.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11190    πŸ” 6610    πŸ’¬ 322    πŸ“Œ 343
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DeSantis grants tax favor for Philip Morris after $500,000 gift The DeSantis administration ruling for Philip Morris International comes as the Big Tobacco giant lobbies state lawmakers to exempt heated tobacco products like its IQOS device from tobacco tax laws.

#Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous grants tax favor for Philip Morris after $500,000 gift jasongarcia.substack.com/p/desantis-g... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social

23.03.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut.

That Isn’t True. These cuts are already leading children to die.

Peter Donde was a 10-year-old who was infected with H.I.V. from his mother during childbirth has died due to the lack of medication.

#MomSky
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

15.03.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 555    πŸ” 318    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 14
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The house is giving up its power

12.03.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4955    πŸ” 1506    πŸ’¬ 493    πŸ“Œ 199

Remember, if the President purloins the nuclear arsenal and does a South Lawn yard sale for terrorists as an official act, SCOTUS says it is very cool and legal

12.03.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | How Trump is reshaping reality by hiding data Sweeping statistical purges are part of a broader attempt to reinvent β€œtruth.”

Every morning I get up and anxiously check the Washington Post Op-Ed page like Francis Scott Key looking for a flag.

wapo.st/4iCmMtn

11.03.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 279    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3

If true- where do I send Ukraine some money to help them do more?

11.03.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Including the ever popular β€žrolling coalβ€œ feature.
Possibly the only way to make a cybertruck even more of an Incel Camino.

11.03.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not that I think he actually reads anything that doesn’t pop up on Xitter, written by one of his fanboys.

Still, someone has to clear it out.

11.03.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One way to insure getting fire sale prices is to start the fire yourself

10.03.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

The Detroit Area almost feels like a kid caught in the middle of an ugly custody battle.

10.03.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cartoonist R.E. Burke detained by ICE on backpacking trip British cartoonist R.E. Burke has been detained by ICE for more than a week as an illegal alien, and her father is asking for help.

British cartoonist RE Burke was backpacking through North America. Now she’s locked up in an ICE detention facility. www.comicsbeat.com/cartoonist-r...

10.03.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 959    πŸ” 577    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 79

This is the level of official discourse to which the Trump Administration has nose dived.

10.03.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€’SHOCKING.
β€’TERRIFYING.
β€’DEMANDS AMPLIFYING.

Presenting: The Trump administration’s list of words and phrases these β€œanti-woke” weasels deem so highly objectionable they are essentially banning them from use in government agencies.

Included on the list: Black, Native American,…

10.03.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2494    πŸ” 1421    πŸ’¬ 348    πŸ“Œ 222
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*Herpes is demanding a recount.

10.03.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team DOGE officials also put millions of taxpayers’ private data at risk and refused to say why they needed access to it, the official says.

🚨BREAKING: Elon Musk & DOGE came in aggressively & took over the Social Security Administration. They DEMANDED access to sensitive taxpayer data & REFUSED briefings on how the agency ensures the accuracy of its benefit systems & recklessly EXPOSED our data. 😑

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

10.03.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 685    πŸ” 409    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 24

They kept promoting his Big Dad You Betcha Flannel persona and not his effective, progressive executive accomplishments

08.03.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As long as he stays away from those upper story windows.

08.03.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe they need to do a bit more than show up with their pickleball paddles. I do believe the Constitution mandates their responsibilities and authority. Perhaps make use of such powers?
Just a thought.

08.03.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Proof of his own statement right there?

08.03.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Or taking a break from their pickleball games

08.03.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2013, Trump tweeted that he wanted to be best friends with Putin. Nothing that happened today is a surprise. Trump has been looking to be Putinβ€˜s wing man for a dozen years. This afternoon, he demonstrated his love for that tyrannical thug.

01.03.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2074    πŸ” 583    πŸ’¬ 120    πŸ“Œ 30
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To President Zelensky, From an Embarrassed American Dear President Zelensky,

Dear President Zelensky,

As it is likely that our paths will never cross in person, I could not let this day go by without trying to reach you here.

I come to you humbly as an American citizen who is thoroughly and completely embarrassed of our leaders.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-preside...

28.02.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 24843    πŸ” 6558    πŸ’¬ 759    πŸ“Œ 390

Signing off now.
See you all on Saturday.
Or maybe Sunday.

28.02.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why they don’t turn off the seatbelt sign until the plane is stopped at the gate.

18.02.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why they don’t turn off the seatbelt sign until the plane is stopped at the gate.
I’m sure there were folks injured by being already unbuckled because they just couldn’t wait.

18.02.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not surprisingly, there seems to be more commonality than differences when it comes to comparing Zizians and Muskβ€˜s Hackerbois.

15.02.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk’s Financial Disclosure Will Not Be Made Public The billionaire, who is serving President Trump as an unpaid β€œspecial government employee,” will file a confidential report on his financial interests, according to a White House official.

In other words, it may as well not exist -- and probably won't.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

11.02.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 253    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4

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