Quick point of clarification for pundits, politicians, journalists, & any others commenting on the Epstein Trump files: The victims were NOT "young women". They were CHILDREN. As such, they were not capable of giving legal consent. Sex without consent is rape. Words matter. Get them right.

Layoffs since April: Amazon: 30k Intel: 25k UPS: 20k Microsoft: 15k Meta: 3600 Target: 1800 Charter: 1200 Paramount: 1000 Rivian: 600 xAI: 500 Add Verizon to the list. They just laid off 15,000 and then their stock went up. Your reminder that the stock market isn’t the economy

So what's going to happen when the flaming yam vetoes the release of the Epstein files?

Adelita Grijalva first floor speech is🔥🔥🔥 No wonder Johnson wouldn't swear her in for 50 days! "This is an abuse of power. One individual should not be able to unilaterally obstruct the swearing in of a duly elected member of congress"

I'm going to avoid my new neighbor as much as possible so I am not tempted to tell him, "Well, Charlie Kirk finally got his wish concerning the Epstein files."

My newest neighbor is still flying Trump banners on his motorcycle and has a "We Are All Charlie Kirk" sticker on his truck so no, I'm not putting a lot of faith in the Epstein files making a difference to his cult.

If you have ‘dibs’ on something, you claim or declare rights to that thing before anyone else. ‘Dibs’ comes from an old children's game called ‘dibstones,’ which resembled the game of jacks.

Scrolling through my timeline seeing how much hope is being put in the Epstein files being released actually damaging the flaming yam while I think about just how hardcore my neighbors who follow him are and not feeling that hope.

Jane Goodall’s Grandsons Make Rare Public Appearance to Remember Their ‘Dearest Beloved’ During Her Funeral people.com/jane-goodall...

The system is doing exactly what it was designed to do.

The flaming yam said he could shoot somebody and not lose a vote and his base replied, "Damn Straight!" Yet people think the Epstein files will be his undoing. What a fucking joke.

I told you so.

Exactly. That's why I am not excited about that email.

I'll be glad when the hoopla over that Epstein email dies down because every time I read something about it the muse just pretends to snore then says, "Wake me when they DO something about it." I think he's going to be snoring in my ear for a LONG time.

Guardian: Remember back in August 2023 when thuggish cops raided the offices of the Marion County Record, a weekly paper in rural Kansas? Seized everything in the paper’s office, co-owner Joan Myers died of a heart attack next day? The paper just settled for $3 Million and a public apology.

We don't have the kind of talented people to do certain jobs because there has been concentrated effort to insure people do NOT receive the education and training they need to do those jobs.

I'm not getting excited over any information concerning Trump and the Epstein files because no matter what they find, his base will excuse him for it and NOTHING will change.

And this isn't going to make a damn bit of difference to his base.

When the world stops trusting your money, the fall comes fast. • Massive debt & reckless spending are shaking investor confidence • Foreign banks are quietly moving away from the dollar • Countries are trading in other currencies—dedollarization is real The US dollar’s dominance isn’t guaranteed.

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There is a phishing attempt going through @bsky.app DMs. Please mind your opsec. If @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team have issues with your account, you should receive an email from them as opposed to a random DM. Stay frosty.

Annie Wilkes could settle this.

@brgjr88.bsky.social Do you have blessing boxes around town? They might be called something else. My area has several. I normally just put people food in them. Today, I added cans of cat food and dog food. I’m sure pet owners struggle to feed their fur babies if they struggle to feed themselves.

Bro!! Chill.

NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”

Every time.

Excellent!

Sing to your tigers today

Airport vending has changed

Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.

In my best Gomer Pyle voice, "Surprise! Surprise!"

It's almost as if the people the felon has pardoned were exactly where they should have been. How many of them have committed more crimes after being pardoned?

China rolls out its version of the H1-B visa to attract foreign tech workers. Trump is causing long term damage to the U.S. economy. apnews.com/article/chin...

CHUK collects bagasse, the fibrous residue remaining after juice extraction from sugarcane, which is typically a waste product in sugar production. chukusa.com/products/ #environment #sustainability #climate #science #technology #business

"I promise there will be a vote in December to extend healthcare subsidies. I mean it this time."

Thanks to Chuck Schumer, the assembly line at the Lucy/Charlie Brown football meme factory has broken down. Folks are advised to look for other metaphors until service can be restored.

Right now I'm thinking of all the times Republicans voted to END Affordable Care. So yeah, let's take a vote later on it.

According to my local food bank, $1 = 2 meals. So a donation of $25 is 50 meals. A little can go a long way and you *can* make a difference.

Basically we are being given the choice of seeing people on SNAP going hungry right now, or people slowly dying later on because of lack of healthcare.

I can't wait to see how Republicans using Affordable Care react when they too either outright lose it or are faced with ridiculously high premiums. BTW I firmly believe Affordable Care will cease to exist before the next election.

Supreme Court ❤️💚💜💛 Note: the cat is in front of a stained glass window.

For those that don't know it, Texas has always sucked with it comes to Affordable Care, rural hospitals are closing, and Texas Republicans KEEP voting to this shit to happen.

I remember what is was like to have insurance only if Larry was working. It's a damn shame so many Republicans have forgotten what that was like for people who didn't have the privilege of health insurance in their workplace. Soon, they will be forced to remember it.

Baron von Dumbhausen... "Presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes, and none of the Trump allies named were charged in federal cases over the 2020 election." But then, non-NYC MAGAS thought they could vote for NY Mayor... apnews.com/article/rudy...

This is why I you didn't see me doing a happy dance after Tuesday's election.

Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools

They never intended to come up with any alternative they have ALWAYS been dedicated to taking us back to when there was NO Affordable Care for anyone not covered by insurance from their workplace.