On @velshimsnow.bsky.social this morning, the latest Covid shot uses updated mRNA technology Dr. Peter HOTEZ is a vaccine scientist and pediatrician and author of numerous books. Also, Dr Francis Collins. #ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #Pinks #DV1

Took off near Memphis, Tennessee, United States.

The ‘deck’ in “Deck the Halls” means “to decorate.” But, it is not related or a shortening of ‘decorate.’ It comes from the Dutch word meaning “to cover.” You also use it when you’re all “decked out.”

Holy crap chart from Gallup

The decision by all four broadcast networks to interrupt prime time for an explicitly political speech from Trump was a major break from precedent. Biden and Obama were denied time in similar circumstances. Trump gets special treatment...

#Pinks Today’s the day! Let’s see #TheEpsteinFiles in tact 🍿

a related possibility is that these folks have a dispositional need to have "a seething, obsessive hatred" of some small group and they kept throwing shit at the wall until they found in trans people a group the savvy centrists were also willing to throw under the bus to perform 'moderation'

More precisely yet, Susie Wiles was describing Donald Trump's severe and untreatable Cluster B personality disorders.

The Hermione Ranfurly he mentions is a Countess who published a WWII diary in 1994, which was accurately described by the Times as “a madcap, aristocratic window behind the lines of war” – and you can read more about her here

Happy 79th anniversary to this diary entry from Evelyn Waugh, in which he drinks enough to make you wonder how he lived for a further 19 years:

It's not surprising that the so-called president of the U.S. did not mention this current disaster happening in our country, while addressing the nation last night. The malignant narcissist is unfit to serve this great nation and he probably would have found a way to make it about himself.

Epstein had friends listen in on phone calls while Trump talked about sex: NYT reporter - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...

This is Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ethics pledge. She was a lobbyist for Ballard — the same firm hired to lobby for both Paramount AND Netflix. But Trump’s Justice Department said Bondi will oversee the Warner Bros. merger. It reeks of corruption. Bondi must recuse herself.

What clowns! What idiots! What a time to be alive!

Have you told your low info or MAGA family about this story of #ICELawlessness where #immigration officers who knew this woman was pregnant forced her on her stomach during detention & put their knee on her! This is rough, but we must bear witness! We must speak up, call Congress & tell others. 🧵

The interview was recorded, as most good journalists will do. Fake news hides the crimes and truth from the people; they don't expose it. Fox is a prime example of Fake News and the White House Press person is just another example of Fake News and Projection.

Warner Bros. Discovery told shareholders Netflix’s deal was better than Paramount’s offer, urging them to reject the latter.

Doctor watching medical drama: "That detail is wrong." Regular viewers: Interesting! Cop watching crime drama: "That detail is wrong." Regular viewers: Interesting! Historian watching history drama: "That detail is wrong." Regular viewers: It iS NoT A DoCuMeNtArY!

Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time. Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Didn't get what they wanted.

He died in 1799, and 100 years later, this was clearly still a risk. In December 1899, the Chicago Tribune reported on a meeting of the Academy of Medicine in New York, where a Dr. Henry J. Garrigues said one in every 200 people buried in the US was actually “in a lethargic state”

That’s an excerpt from Jan Bondeson’s Buried Alive, an entire book about “our most primal fear” – which it certainly was, for a time. Apparently, George Washington’s last wish was that he be “decently buried; and do not let my body be put into the vault in less than three days after I am dead”

So, happy 127th anniversary of the time a 78-year-old man called Faroppo Lorenzo was buried alive on purpose for science. Obviously

I want my MWTV.

Latest by de Adder, presumably relating to the Vanity Fair article:

Here's an idea: Rob Reiner's daughters should sue Trump for $20 billion dollars (evidently Trump's favorite number) for slander, defamation, inciting violence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

why would immigrants do this www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Jones: Everything you hear from Tuberville is framed as a sports analogy. When you view everything that way, you’re always stuck in an us-versus-them, winners-versus-losers mentality. That’s how he operates. But the fact that communities across Alabama are suffering is not a game.

Aww, I won an “I Like It, Picasso” award at my library for the Infinity Castle display I created 😁 #librarysky #demonslayer #booksky

The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."

texas literally has assigned armed state troopers to guard the ladies room. www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...

LEFT: Heartfelt condolences on Rob Reiner's death from a kind, stable person who should have been president. RIGHT: Obscene gloating over Rob Reiner's death from a delusional sociopath who never should have been president.

AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.

👏 👏 👏

Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement. #NoWords 🤮

Regarding Reiner, I have known a lot of musicians and been in bands myself. I can’t overstate the importance of This Is Spinal Tap in adjusting the self-importance of musicians. Everyone knows the movie, everyone has identified Spinal Tap moments, everyone is humbler and funnier as a result.

It’s been a particularly heavy start to Hanukkah this year. May the memories of those who were killed be a blessing. May we keep in our minds the suffering of those injured. And may we share our prayers with their families and the Jewish community in Australia.

Rob Reiner @nokings-albany.bsky.social @birdie56.bsky.social @cocowartz.bsky.social @marylynch.bsky.social @hopeful66.bsky.social @macid3000.bsky.social @rnlawson.bsky.social @gizmosspace.bsky.social @prawson.bsky.social @marguerite00.bsky.social @lollioness.bsky.social @badb-catha.bsky.social

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I’m having a hard time comprehending the news about Rob Reiner. All I can articulate right now is how much I admired him, how much I enjoyed his work, and how thoroughly shocked I am hearing about what happened. My favorite superpower in any human is the art of storytelling. He was a master.

Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.

New details emerged on Sunday night about the person of interest connected to the deadly mass shooting at Brown University.

Trump has escalated his attacks on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar to a disturbing new level. Yesterday, federal immigration agents pulled over her son and demanded proof of his citizenship.

A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE. It is the GUNS. #SadButTRUE 💔

The Moon before first light! 27% waning crescent #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social