People who advocate for electing the president by popular really are saying that federalism shouldn't matter - largely because they like the way that big cities would control elections. (For now.) This is dumb, especially now, when federalism has been a godsend. A thread. /1

"This could take down Democrats, too." I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office. Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.

In other news: Since the Department of "Defense" is being referred to as the Department of "War" (which is more accurate it seems), Secretary Kennedy has decided that the Department of "Health" will heretofore be known as the Department of Sickness.

I was trying to come up with a short name for the crap going on in this administration and decided the best I could do is "Cankle Culture". This is Cankle Culture and it sucks.

C'mon people, "Justice Department in a Pickle Over Verdict", "Jury verdict Bagets the Question of Guilt", "Pirro to Make Rye Remarks at Press Conference" you know PUNISH us 😆

I knew the smell if you are downwind is powerful, I didn't realize it could make you pass out if you were too close!

If you're sandwich doesn't have a serial # is it a ghost sub?

Interesting quandary about the Filibuster, because if they nuke it and D's win the majority in '24, then a whole lotta change is on the menu that's gonna wear out the President's veto autopen :-).

Even if you're deep into the DPS tree, if you're dual wielding hoagie sandwiches you're not going to be able to take down the mobs. Just sayin'

Here is a message for our active duty service members: "You may find that your family doesn't have enough to eat come November when SNAP benefits are cut, ask yourself this; 'Who is a bigger threat to this country? The people exercising their first amendment rights or its current Administration?'" 🤨

I'm thinking about getting my new Overton windows double glazed as they keep shifting in their frames.

So does that count at Games 3 & 4? Asking for a friend.

Every single State should now invalidate using Dominion voting machines in any election.

"No Nazis isn't a purity test, it is good policy."

Yeah, I don't think so.

Just so y'all know, I'm voting "Hell Yes" on prop 50.

Ya know, at some point I expect to read a @dieworkwear.bsky.social post about formal pajama suits which starts with, "We have to go back to the Pandemic in 2020 where it became fashionable to wear your pajamas in public to understand how we get to pajamas as formal dinner dress ..." 😆

If Democrats need some messaging for the shutdown just say, this, "Republicans won't even call Congress into session and there is no way to stop the shutdown with that, so yeah, they are 100% responsible for it."

I'm old enough to remember when EVERYONE claimed to be anti-fascist and we all thought that made them good Americans.

Some people are saying that no a single leader that that ordered troops into their own cities has ever even been CONSIDERED for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I wonder if it amuses @chuckwendig.bsky.social that the super power of the villain in Marvel's "Thunderbolts" is just the staircase in the woods?

Here's your depressing thought for the day; Trump is going to attend the gathering of Generals. That's bad. Because of the things leading up to this gathering; 1) The Pentagon has the press agreements they demanded to not report on anything the Pentagon doesn't approve. ...

So Trump is going to the meeting of the generals. My GUESS is he'll order them to swear a loyalty oath, and those that refuse will be dishonorably discharged for "not following orders." This avoids paying retirement benefits which they would get if they resigned their commissions.

"Director Comey, who isn't in the still unreleased Epstein files, is indicted." "Instead of releasing the Epstein files, Trump will slap tariffs on drugs." "Unlike releasing the Epstein files, Trump clears the way for TikTok" "Argentina, who would love to see the Epstein files, gets a bailout."

Okay reporter types, here's a headline for you "Former Director Comey, who wants the Epstein files released unlike the current FBI Director, is indicted on weak evidence which did not come from the Epstein files, that still haven't been fully released."

We're watching Trump scramble in real time to try to prevent the Discharge Petition from being passed. Speculation has it that his panic is because he's in those files, but what if there is a bigger reason? Power. Consider the following ...

I appreciate that Bluesky is overtaking Twitter because it's servers hang up way more often than they used to. :-)

I double dog dare the NY Times to print this headline: "Donald Trump is apparently not 'good enough' for the Rapture."

Everyone has something to teach, even those you loathe.

I think we should blanket replace the word 'immigrant' and 'immigrants' in any story about people living in the United States and replace it with 'American' and 'Americans'. America is an ideal not a place, not a race, and certainly not exclusive.

Tell me you're ride to too violent with out saying, "Hey your ride is too violent." I'm surprised they got it licensed if it is as brutal as described. archive.is/3davd

I wonder if the right wingers have any appreciation for what is going on, I expect they will pay a very heavy price. Back in the '80s at Sun Micro we had contracted to work with ELVIS an outfit in the then USSR. They came to visit and I got to meet them. One of them told me a story ...

Here me out here, what if we just said, "Fuck it." and decided not to go to work? Working with neighbors to fill the resulting gaps and bartering for what we can offer and what we need.

This is extrajudicial execution, without any clear threat to the US, no authorization from Congress, and far beyond even Article II. The military is not the president's personal hit squad. Or wasn't, until now.

Apologies for the delay on Monday's OxF [email protected] has been doing our annual all-company, in-person, get-together this week. Congrats to @bcantrill.bsky.social and @sdtuck.bsky.social on Oxide's 6th birthday!

I don't believe I was aware of Elizabeth Spiers before this, but now I am and I resonate with her message. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

AS A FORENSIC EXPERT, AND AFTER INSPECTION OF THE SIGNATURE THAT DONALD J TRUMP EMPHATICALLY MAINTAINS IS NOT HIS, I HAVE DETERMINED THAT NONE OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS SIGNED IN 2025 WERE IN FACT SIGNED BY DONALD TRUMP AND SO THEY ARE ALL NULL AND VOID! I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

So, Chicago, thwart. Thwart like lives depend on it because they do. This was long and nobody'll read the whole thing, but man it felt good to write because, for the time being, LA fucking won. 11/end

A friend of mine typed up daily transcriptions for the military. It is amazing to me that I can drink martinis with a woman who was there.

Is it wrong that I keep hoping @dieworkwear.bsky.social will jump in on this Mastodon thread? m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/11501... I mean the guy is trying to do a blazer “right” from the pattern.

This is your periodic reminder that the Russian constitution forbids people from being president as long as Putin has been president.

You mean, a smartphone connected to the internet? Cause mine also brings a lot of sadness and bullshit. Through the internet.

And people say, "He's no different than any other President." Wow. Maybe he's looking for his lost bag of marbles.

So what is the over/under on when the majority party in Congress decides to stop calling itself the Republican Party and start calling itself the MAGA Party? Followed by making any parties other than the MAGA party illegal.

AI is just Cold Fusion with better marketing.

More of this please. The BAR has a responsibility for the actions of its members. Lawyers who lie to the court, mislead the court, and work to damage the court at the behest of their clients, should not have the privilege of speaking in court ever again.

Hey Dems (and others) it isn’t hard. Support *PRINCIPLES* not specific INTERESTS. Support the PRINCIPLE of Human Rights, applied to ALL HUMANS. The PRINCIPLE of prosecuting WAR CRIMES against ALL perpetrators. See how easy that is?

Here’s an idea, instead of that, let’s ban private ownership of assault rifles, hmmm? Based on that logic it would stop most of these events because these losers all use ar-15s to kill people.