Georgia being asked to find 11,780 votes was a step to far. Texas asked to find 5 seats, gets off knees, wipes mouth & asks is that all?

I talked with a federal employee today and was told they have been instructed by their higher ups to begin wrapping up to prepare for a shutdown of the federal government on Oct. 1st when the budget bill is not passed.

It is only a matter of time before Abbott has ICE style agents snatch Texas Democratic members of the Texas House off of the streets of Chicago. He attempted this when the Dems fled to Ardmore OK last time.

THIS THIS THIS THIS.

Keep playing this on repeat! This is the mindset of many of the current GOP members. Keep the workers poor, uneducated, and sick as they are just a consumable commodity in their vision of the USA

Breaking News: Democrats in the Texas House planned to leave the state in a last-ditch attempt to stop Republicans from adopting an aggressively redrawn congressional map. Their absence would prevent the House from reaching the quorum needed to hold a vote this week.

🧵 from not Texas

Trump-supporting police chiefs are pissed that DHS is recruiting with huge signing bonuses and loan forgiveness as bait, because they’re about to lose their best and brightest to ICE. Basically, ICE is defunding the police.

Another question: At a club with over 150 employees, how did Donald Trump know that a 15-year-old girl was no longer working in the spa? He said he knew when Epstein "stole" her. It's not like Donald is a man known for paying attention to every little detail.

@georgetakei.bsky.social You made a list on Mental Floss for 23 Banned TV Shows for the Twilight Zone episode The Encounter. What stands out in retrospect from this episode? While hindsight is 20/20 what would you have done differently on this role? www.mentalfloss.com/article/6314...

Note to self: Never have anything gold and shiny around a certain person as they will end up stealing it faster than Gollum and his precious.

Flawless

DO NOT download the ICEBlock app www.iceblock.app I repeat DO NOT download the app as Homeland Security has asked the the DOJ to crack down on anybody promoting this app. Again, DO NOT download this app that crowdsources data to identify locations of "ICE agents". With that said, you know what to do

I found a little nugget today. I received a robo-text from a politician that I disagree. The text said to reply with Stop to opt out of future text messages. Instead I replied with "F*ck off", but did not use an *, with the same results. I am unsubscribed plus it was mildly cathartic.

The Epstein files need to be the Pentagon Papers of this generation. Some brave soul needs to step up and release this to the public.

One of the problems we have with the order of succession is that each and everyone in line is a worthless pos and unfit to hold office. This is why we must have a changeover in both the house and the senate if for no other reason than to have a stopgap in place.

I have said this before and I will say it again. "I was following order" is not a valid defense against criminal acts. When this is all over there will be people, a few good but many more bad, who will be held accountable for their actions because they were following orders.

I have a suggestion for not only a new Bluesky rule but every social media outlet. If you post with a link to a deeper look in to the story then the article better not be behind a paywall. I am not getting suckered in to a monthly subscription just to be able to read one article.

This Trump/Musk/Bannon triangle has me like this ...

@kristinestone.bsky.social Pennies will still be in circulation but the mint will stop producing new ones. Over time the penny will be taken out of circulation as they did in Canada. Prices will still end in cents but the amount will be rounded up or down to the nearest nickel.

“You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up.” The movie ‘A Bug’s Life’ has a lot to teach us about power.

It is the end of another week & my brain hurts. I know that in the next hour or so a storm of crazy shit is going to be done by he-who-shall-not-be-named & his minions but I just can't even. It will wait until next week as this weekend is for honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us.

Every time I see Russ Vought’s name the first thing that comes to mind is the evil corporation from the show The Boys. A company that hides behind patriotism to advance their cruel agenda.

If this is true it is one of the biggest F A F O this week.

The word that I use that keeps getting muted is F. A. F. O. In this case I used punctuation and spacing to try to keep it from being muted. Hopefully it works otherwise I just FAFO myself.

Texas State Rep Tom Oliverson,(R) (Tomball) has received the Legislator of the Year Award by the Sinaloa Cartel for his ardent support to ban all legal TCH products in Texas. The Cartel wishes to thank Rep Oliverson for his support in keeping competition away from the illegal drugs we sell. (satire)

Strange how certain songs can hit you differently based on your situation. Listening to David Bowie this morning when This Is Not America played followed by I’m Afraid of Americans & both songs were sucker punches to the stomach. What songs do you have that take on a different meaning nowadays?

During the Nuremberg trials, the defense of "following orders" was rejected as a valid excuse for war crimes. While acknowledging that obedience to lawful orders is a duty, the court established that individuals could not escape responsibility for illegal actions, ....

Over 50 years being involved in athletics I have seen many a hyped player finally get their comeuppance. Today belongs to Sanders. No teams in rd2 need a qb. Not until you get to the Giants in rd3 do you get a team needing a qb. The best player from Colorado was drafted in rd1 & it was not Sanders

Crisis fatigue is real. I'm taking the weekend off for some self care. But don't worry, my buddy @alt-doge.bsky.social is ready to fill in. Fresh off some close encounters of the DOGE kind, they got you! And don't forget the #altgov #altfam too!

When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.

How I arrived on Bluesky

The 2nd part of the story is they were upset I took taxes out of the bonus as they thought that a bonus was not taxable. They also thought that bonuses was an employee benefit that was assured. Had to explain that the bonus is income & at my sole discretion. They then asked for the raise - nope.

I never thought I would be so invested in another country's election as I am with Canada. I hope our neighbor to the north does not pick the trumpian path.

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I just realized that I did not appreciate yesterday the way I should have. It was most likely the last cool day we are going to have in my part of Texas until sometime in October. Here is to the next six months feeling like we are in an oven set on broil.

I watched an old History Channel series on the Nuremberg Trials. The parallels between then and now are chilling. I would highly suggest watching since we have history repeating itself. www.history.com/articles/nur...

I have to keep reminding myself that is happening is by design. By design I mean they are purposefully overwhelming the the news and our ability to cope in order to get away with the criminal activities being committed. It would take decades in the courts to fight just what has been done in 2 months

I wonder how much of Tesla assets were used to fund other Musk enterprises? We could have the same situation as Charles Guth did when he used Loft Candy Co assets to purchase Pepsi but in his own name. If this is the case then shareholder of Tesla are the owners of all of his other companies.

Rats. Ship. Sinking. electrek.co/2025/03/21/e...

With the fall of Tesla stock I wonder how long it will take his lenders to make a margin call on his loans? He and many other wealthy use the red one to have money and not pay taxes.

Musk is going to singlehandedly ruin space with Starlink. He is crowding the low earth orbit with his satellites and there are already reports of collisions & "unexpected deorbiting". As he adds more the Kessler Syndrome is more likely. A fleck of paint can cause damage as seen here on the ISS

I wonder if W had condemned trump and endorsed Harris would we be in this situation? Or would the manipulation of voting machines still would have handed key swing states as they apparently did.

I received my copy of Careless People today. I was surprised as I was certain that the Zuck would have had the judge halt the sale of the book while the suit is ongoing. It is taking all my willpower not to crack it open now while at work.

What if every democrat member of congress were to hold town hall meetings in their republican counterparts districts?

Today is the Ides of March. It is as if the senators don’t even try anymore.