Scott Schriefer

Love it! Proud to see him still standing tall.

Presuming there's an election in 2028, we need new leadership in the Democratic party that would be open to radical changes like these (even Constitutional amendments) instead of poll-tested centrist do-nothings who default to strongly worded letters.

Gene Hackman auditioned for and almost got the part of Mike Brady in THE BRADY BUNCH. There better be an option in heaven to watch all 117 of those episodes.

Vaccine denial (or fear) is not peculiar to conservatives. I've seen liberal friends overcome by it, going from concerned parents to full-blown conspiracy nuts, saying things like "Polio wasn't that bad." Now it's going to be official US policy, with deadly consequences. This one hits me hard.

I feel like this fact is getting lost in the shuffle of current events. By “devastating consequences,” she means people will die.

More like this please. Very happy with my state government right now.

Legal discrimination certainly seems to be the goal here. And it's hard to believe they will stop there.

Maybe that's why this agency is in the crosshairs--it once pointed out that Trump is an idiot.

Just another way things are getting better every day.

The free weather apps we use every day will soon not be free. They get their data from NOAA, which will start charging for it, per Project 2025. Same goes for the weather reports on the news and in newspapers, as well as for scientists who study weather and climate.

Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’

This might not rise to the level of the other crimes happening now, but Musk is (illegally) slashing and burning NOAA. Project 2025 demands this because it provides data about climate change.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I know there are more important things going on, but...what a dipshit.

The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

This essay has been getting a lot of traction. Reposting here in case I can catch anyone who hasn't seen it yet. It seems like our government and economy are being deliberately crashed, and this piece has some good insights into why and what we can do to stop it.

snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

RFK Jr. is straight-up lying his way through his confirmation hearings. His anti-vaccine stance and demented views on health care will lead to many deaths if he is confirmed.

Dear internet people, including professional writers: “Begging the question” is NOT the same as “raising the question.”

Okay, back to the crisis at hand.

That was great! If nothing else, I now feel like opening my Bluesky account was striking a blow for personal freedom. 😀

After two weeks of violent mayhem, Norman and Cider got this close this afternoon. Progress!

I’m sure it’ll turn out fine for you, just like it did for MacReady. 🥶

Thanks, Tony. Luckily, the TB is not active, or I'd be coughing up my lungs for four months.

While this hasn’t quite happened yet at my place of work, they have removed statements of support for various minorities from their public website.

Is this sort of picture allowed on this platform?

So far so good, actually. The cause is so mysterious, my doctor asked me if I’d been homeless or spent time in prison.

what would you do differently if you were trying to legalize discrimination?

For reasons beyond my understanding, I have contracted ‘latent tuberculosis.” Not contagious, no symptoms, but it does require a 4-month course of the antibiotic rifampin. Did you know that you can’t drink on rifampin? Or that it makes marijuana considerably less effective? Not the best timing.

Never heard of him until now. Sounds like a real champion of the little guy.

Two weeks ago, I brought my cat Cider home from the vet and her brother freaked right out and attacked her. Her vet smells made her brother see her as a new cat encroaching on his territory.

End result: Two cats imprisoned in separate rooms for 2 weeks and mutilated carpet in the spare room.

Jesus Christ! I’d say such an order would never withstand a court challenge, but that’s not where we are anymore.