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@energyturtle.bsky.social

texas transplant in the bay affordable housing architect. believer in tomorrow. texas tech sports. mavs basketball. rangers baseball. urban gardening. dogs. urban sketching. probably walking somewhere

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I just can’t believe our Reichstag Fire is the Big Balls Beatdown.

11.08.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9017    πŸ” 1897    πŸ’¬ 304    πŸ“Œ 160

You know what's also a nice, round number? 100.

11.08.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 20

if they start threatening wind energy executives with jail time over bird deaths, just remember that oil pits kill three times as many birds per year, according to the federal government’s own data

11.08.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

dressing up like an ump to go to an mlb game and then acting it out in the aisles is anti social behavior if you’re older than like 7

11.08.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it's pretty frustrating how republicans can just spew endless lies about city life with zero repercussions but the moment a dem disparages a pickup truck it's open season

11.08.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7334    πŸ” 1280    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 87

i dressed like this when i was 14 too. but i was actually umpiring games coach pitch games and having dumbass parents and coaches yell at me.

11.08.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

oh it's a wrap

11.08.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 416    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 0

where the best place in silicon valley to grab a hot dog?

11.08.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine if "combating homelessness" meant housing people, not brutalizing and disappearing them.

11.08.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1404    πŸ” 427    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 19
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i will vote for any politician that comes out in favor ending these scam texts. i’m tired of getting multiple texts like this everyday.

NO MORE SCAMS!

11.08.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thanks! we have a baby now!!!!!

11.08.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

you’re arguing with someone in the replies? i’m not going to scroll up for context and read all that. i’ll just drop my like on you’re zinger and keep scrolling.

11.08.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

texas tech is ranked for the first time in however long and can’t even get a logo next to their name

11.08.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All of my political views and policy ideas have basically collapsed to "Punish the Villains" and I mumble it to myself every time I see a news article these days

11.08.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2424    πŸ” 402    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 16

I think it's important to remember that conservatives don't care about crime or "disorder", they want to be able to use the force of the state to prevent anyone from acting in a way they don't personally approve of, and that's what's going on in DC. Crime's just how they justify it.

11.08.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 649    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6

i’ve had this game for over a year and just now realized i could download mods, which has made in infinitely more fun

11.08.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless β€” a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class β€” is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

11.08.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 18913    πŸ” 5112    πŸ’¬ 257    πŸ“Œ 153
screenshot of a Facebook post by Sam Brody:

"What is happening in DC right now would not be happening if DC had been made a state any time Democrats held both the presidency and Congress in the last 30 years.

Adding states to the union is much easier to do than amending the constitution. It requires nothing more than an act of Congress, and only needs a simple majority to pass. The Obama Senate could have easily done it when they had 59 senators. But the party leaders thought, I dunno, it wouldn’t be sporting or something. Not fair to the Republicans to use power to do things. The pundits might call it β€œoverreach,” oh no, not that. Biden could have tried to do it - everyone was already saying it was necessary democracy reform after Trump I - but he pre-gave up because Manchin and Sinema said they just had to respect the ancient and immortal filibuster, so what can you do? Best not to try. 

So now we have millions of US citizens with no representation at all under naked authoritarian rule by an unchecked federal law enforcement apparatus. And the pundits have all forgotten the word β€œoverreach,” which only applies to Democrats when they win by much greater margins than this and have much larger and more representative majorities than this."

screenshot of a Facebook post by Sam Brody: "What is happening in DC right now would not be happening if DC had been made a state any time Democrats held both the presidency and Congress in the last 30 years. Adding states to the union is much easier to do than amending the constitution. It requires nothing more than an act of Congress, and only needs a simple majority to pass. The Obama Senate could have easily done it when they had 59 senators. But the party leaders thought, I dunno, it wouldn’t be sporting or something. Not fair to the Republicans to use power to do things. The pundits might call it β€œoverreach,” oh no, not that. Biden could have tried to do it - everyone was already saying it was necessary democracy reform after Trump I - but he pre-gave up because Manchin and Sinema said they just had to respect the ancient and immortal filibuster, so what can you do? Best not to try. So now we have millions of US citizens with no representation at all under naked authoritarian rule by an unchecked federal law enforcement apparatus. And the pundits have all forgotten the word β€œoverreach,” which only applies to Democrats when they win by much greater margins than this and have much larger and more representative majorities than this."

11.08.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1625    πŸ” 519    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 34

You. Do. Not. Have. To. Go. Over. The. Speed. Limit.

Invisible. Social. Conventions. That. Drivers. Say. β€œEveryone.” Knows. Aren’t. Laws.

11.08.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

baby and mom are asleep still. time to sneak in a quick game of age of empires 4

11.08.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

that’s right

11.08.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

<smuggest boomer voice ever>

It’s called the weather tax πŸ˜‰

11.08.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

this was in redwood city and you know what they say β€œclimate best by government test” or whatever

11.08.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this thread is such a great example of this tendency. instead of just arguing against the thing you don't like ("I think we should be allowed to drive over the speed limit") making up a bunch of other objections that you don't actually believe but you think sound more sympathetic

10.08.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1614    πŸ” 133    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 12
A hand holds a book, β€œShade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource” by Sam Bloch, with a busy terrace below a canopy of street trees out-of-focus in the background.

A hand holds a book, β€œShade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource” by Sam Bloch, with a busy terrace below a canopy of street trees out-of-focus in the background.

"Perhaps because we’ve become so adept at cooling the indoors with air conditioning, we’ve forgotten the importance of cooling the outdoors, too. There's no technology that cools it as effectively as a tree... essential public infrastructure with major implications for energy use and public health."

11.08.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

watching a documentary about machu pichu, it’s wild the inca empire only lasted 100 years

11.08.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love living in the real America (a big city)

11.08.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 600    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7

do taco trucks exist in the cars universe?

11.08.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Someone forgot to take down this webpage:

www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

11.08.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 27886    πŸ” 11571    πŸ’¬ 528    πŸ“Œ 629

i’ve been on this walk for 2.5 miles and just now realized i’m wearing headphones but not playing any music πŸ˜‘

11.08.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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