Todd Yokley

Hilarious!

15/10!

Eugene looking longingly at my country ham and biscuit.

Sorry buddy, this one’s mine. Merry Christmas all!

The classic Die Hard scene where John McClane climbs through the ductwork.

It’s that time of year again. Ho-ho-ho.

But does your Maserati do 185?

hoping that when they say the LLM talks like a Ph.D.-level expert, they mean "holds indecipherable decades-long academic grudges expressed largely in the form of questions that are actually more of a comment"

Looks great! I also really like how the logo plays off Denver’s flag.

This is a great thread. Help (even government help) is helpful. We need to drop the dependency myth that so many folks in red states advocate.

This.

I get what you’re saying, but “human history” stretches back 300k-200k years (and potentially much older depending on how you define “human”). Governance for the vast majority of that time was almost certainly similar to that seen among Indigenous peoples, which hardly qualify as “strongman.”

I do not want it, Sam-I-Am!

Inthehat?

I assume you are dealing with all the damn elm seedlings, too. Bumper crop for them this year.

Excellent idea.

Susan Tedeschi’s version of Don't Think Twice, It's All Right.

This.

#GBO!!!!

Today marks 5 years since I quit drinking alcohol.

a picture of a robot with the words " the machines are taking over " on it ALT: a picture of a robot with the words " the machines are taking over " on it

Also, have these guys not watched terminator? We know how the AI thing ends.

The Plot Against America How a Dangerous Ideology Born From the Libertarian Movement Stands Ready to Seize America

Excellent summary of the history of Yarvin to DOGE and the absurd rationale behind what is being done to the US government at the moment.

Cuts to NIH spending framed as saving $4 billion.

But NIH funding generates returns -not just in terms of improved health- but economic returns.
On average each dollar spent generates over $2 in economic activity.
In MO, $800m in NIH funding supports $1.89 billion in economic activity, 8,500 jobs.

Katie hits the nail on the head here. Great thread on actions we can take to fight the attack on federal grant funding.

Dua Meepa

I address this all the time with student writing. “Fewer things, less stuff” is a good way to remember it.

Hume’s the Boss?

Keep pushing back!

Exactly

This is the key part and why this is such a big deal. This is the end game. They want to shut down all federal money that doesn't align with Trump administration priorities.

We need Dems to use every procedural maneuver to grind things to stop and every media tool to raise alarm and allow public pressure to build.

Shut it the fuck down.

A democracy if we can keep it. This is where we try to keep it.

Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121.

Not to be alarmist, but this is the most radical presidential action I've ever seen. He's straight up seizing Congress' budget power. What do laws matter if the mad king's whims dictate what gets enforced and where money goes?

It's not a policy memo - it's a revolution. Don't let it be a quiet one.