I'd like to see a constitutional amendment that, upon failure to fund the Federal Government, forces an immediate, nationwide election for every Federal office, that is, all members of Congress and President and Vice President.

So the neo-nazis in the USA worry about the Great Replacement, fearing that people of color will replace white folks, first by taking their jobs away, then by outbreeding them. Meanwhile, the white folks on Sand Hill Road are investing every nickel they've got into a very real Great Replacement […]

Stephen Miller sounds like Heinrich Himmler or maybe Reinhard Heydrich. He's a cartoon nazi. If you listen to what Miller says it is an excellent description of exactly what the trump regime is currently doing to the USA.

I own a pickup truck and a drill press. I have a right to own them, I think. There's nothing in the Constitution about pickup trucks or drill presses. I also own a rifle. Nobody wants to take away my drill press or my rifle. I just don't think a pickup truck, a drill press, or a rifle […]

Sadly, this has been true for ages. Awhile back there was a tipping point where enough people knew how to get around a GUI with a mouse and keyboard. Websites, especially corpo sites, figured out how to make a site ‘good enough’ (not *actually good*), for people to complete a task because they […]

TIL: They are making a new USA One Dollar coin with the likeness of the current President of the United States on it. Also TIL: It is illegal to put a living face on a USA coin. Hmmmmm.

Just speculating wildly here, but if our entire healthcare system were completely federalized and totally free to all USA residents, the quality of care would skyrocket, the breadth of availability would be superb coast-to-coast, and the cost to our government would be about one fiftieth of what […]

Quick… while the government is shut down…. someone start a new one with universal health care.

Thanks John Scalzi (@scalzi) for the information on how to file a claim of copyright infringement against Anthropic. I was able to file for five books. "AI" is just theft-based-slop designed to make information workers obsolete. https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/02/authors-time-to-get-that-bag/

Here's one sign I'm considering for the No Kings demonstration:

"We are experiencing higher than normal service call volume" translated into English is "We have deliberately understaffed our service department because we don't actually give a fuck about you because you already bought our product and we have your money and fuck you anyway. Ha ha."

I'm reading "The Power of the Powerless" by Václav Havel. I realized that the "Workers of the World Unite" poster that he uses as a symbol of unfreedom in a Soviet country is the same as those "Freedom" posters we see in the USA. That is, it is a coded statement of support for an unfree fantasy […]

Ever since the NFL blackballed Colin Kaepernick I've blackballed the NFL (they must REALLY be hurting to be without my viewership). But I think I'm gonna watch this year's Superbowl, or at least the halftime show, in solidarity with Puerto Rico, the 51st State. #badbunny

It certainly makes sense that while every American field-grade officer is out-of-pocket and stroking Hegseth's ego, Xi should invade Taiwan and Putin should invade the EU.

If a man wants to hear only good news, then a man wants to be lied to. You know the man I'm talking about.

I finally figured out how trump's ear healed miraculously overnight after that "assassination" attempt months ago: He just climbed into his MEDBED for a few minutes and regrew a new ear! It's so obvious!

How about: <REDACTED>

How about: IF THEY CAN BUY POLITICIANS THEY HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY TAX BILLIONAIRES UNTIL THEY'RE MILLIONAIRES!

How about: *FREE CHILDCARE *FREE HEALTHCARE *FREE EDUCATION *FREE PUBLIC TRANSIT *REPEAL 2ND AMNDMT *STRIKE "PUNISHMENT" CLAUSE 13TH AMNDMT *32 SCOTUSES W 12 YR TERMS *1070 REPRESENTATIVES *STATEHOOD FOR PR & DC *RATIFY EQUAL RIGHTS AMNDMT *DISBAND ICE *TAX ALL CHURCHES *REPEAL CITIZENS UNITED […]

How about: I'M A PATRIOT I'M WOKE I'M NOT AFRAID

How about: IMPRISON THE FASCISTS but RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!

What clever, cutting, and profound slogan would you put on a sign for the upcoming 18 Oct No Kings protest?

Thinking about the concept of "originalism" whereby the legal interpretation of the US Constitution is assumed to be through the eyes and values and context of the "framers" 250 years ago, I had a realization. It occurred to me that the appeal of originalism is identical to the appeal of […]

we should be talking about corruption charges for thomas and alito; we should be talking about insurrection charges based on their attacks on the constitution, in my view.

Prediction: Hegseth will demand these right hundred generals and flag officers swear loyalty to Trump, like the Führer-oath "Hitler's generals" took in 1935. Some will, and then he's got them. And some won't, and then the Administration will know who to force out/disempower. Either way, it will […]

#trumpcrimesyndicate #war_criminals_like_putin_have_no_honour

Welp, the Rapture went off as planned and every single one of the good christians ascended to heaven on schedule. Any christians left behind are going to hell.

Man, YouTube used to be a really good thing. Man, did they screw it up good.

Highly recommended!

Welp. I just got off the phone with Jesus and he said he'll be here tomorrow (or maybe Wednesday). So pack your bags for heaven! (Wait a minnit. You won't be needing that stuff in heaven, so just give it all away). Jesus is coming! I hope I'm not on his naughty list!

Do feed wild cyclists! 🚴

Watch this ICE thug slam Kat Abughazaleh, to the ground. IT's was the 2nd time that day Democratic House candidate in Illinois, ws violently thrown to the ground at a peaceful protest at an #ICE facility in Broadview, #Illinois, West of #Chicago on Sept 19 […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Last night my air conditioner started spewing water. This morning (Saturday) I called a local appliance repair company whose number I found on Google. When I phoned them, an AI answered. It was remarkably good, taking my information and informing me about their hours and capabilities. It offered […]

Trump’s allies now control X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, & TikTok. They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post. They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets. “Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.

I just sent Kat Abughazaleh some more fighting money. Even though I don't live within a thousand miles of her district, she's the kind of person I want to see in Congress.

Driving around and seeing all of the American flags at half-staff is really depressing.

A friend sent me her friend's contact card on Apple Messages and I double-clicked on it and "Added" it. The program put up an "Are You Sure?" dialog box. User experience is dead.

I am neither a gun nut nor a s*c*nd amndt freak. When I left Silicon Valley and moved to the country I bought a simple 22 rifle, the kind country folk give to their kids for their 9th birthday. I consider it a ranch tool, like a shovel. Over the years I've learned a couple things about shooting […]

My son currently has two cats, one named Abalone and the other one is Napkin. Well, actually, Napkin died a couple of months ago. He was white. Abalone is still alive. She is....tortoiseshell. My son also once had a pet stringbean named Mehwhoop! If you don't believe me, watch this […]

My son once had four goldfish. He named them Bed, Bath, And, and Beyond. True story!

To honor recent events in the news, today I went out and gunned down a pesky ground squirrel that has been wreaking havoc underneath the old farmhouse. I shot him in the neck. It' all part of keeping the varmints in check on the Ranch.

This RSL proposal needs to die in a blazing pit of fire. I don't want royalties. I want recognition. I liked being indexed by search engines because my creations were identified as mine. I don't want to be paid. I just don't want to be plagiarized. https://rslcollective.org

I like to think that whenever "AI" gets something right, it's because it read my words.

I'm reading Michael Lewis's latest book "Who is Government?" and it's just as enlightening as its predecessor, "The Fifth Risk."

IMO it should not be legal to possess enough money to suborn politicians. We should have an expert-derived number, call it the Politician Purchase Index and any personal or corporate wealth over that amount must go directly to the IRS, earmarked for prosecuting anti-trust violations.

Don't let the current regime bail out the "AI" industry when it goes bankrupt.

In the last five years, we've gone from "employees will never have to go into an office" to "employees need to be in the office because creative and innovative work can only be done face-to-face between humans" to "lol we don't need humans"

The question "Should Democrats Shut the Government?" is very badly framed. It would be far better to ask "Why should Democrats assist the Republicans in their effort to shut the government?"