"And now, the Sinaloan Cartel will help fund my wall project. AND they've donated to the White House ballroom project!"

tRump, finding out what an autopen is, and realizing he could have been using one all these years... "I'm a real working man - I sign documents the working man way! It's hard work, but I'm dedicated." #autopen

128? How many firearm-related deaths per DAY occur in the US? Charlie Kirk thought a few casualties were acceptable as a trade-off. On Charlie's day, Republicans didn't. And now? Blame refugees? Blame Joe Biden?

tRump criticizing Afghans who risked their lives to help Americans is pretty close to his previous statements calling the military and veterans losers. #commanderBoneSpurs

One guy. 500 more troops ordered sent to DC. That ratio alone should indicate how insane the current administration's policies are.

Donald: "We've been thinking about a plan. Project 2025? I've heard of it - that's not me" Zohran: "We've assembled 17 committees based on expertise." #transparency #uspolitics #maga #republican #democrat

When twenty-one year-olds have the brains of fourteen year-olds, and... really bad parents? Or absent parents? #parenting #crazyideas

A fair number of women don't want a partner. They'd rather have a pet cat, or twenty, or a pet gorilla. Twenty gorillas are just too dangerous, but one can sometimes be controlled. But sometimes breaks the furniture. #manorbear #caturday #polyandry

Reddit... after a couple of exchanges with someone you look at their profile and realize it's probably AI. #enshittification #reddit

The element plumbum should be called that. Lead, (led, leed?) has too many meanings and pronunciations in English.

Reddit... I have encountered three subreddits now that essentially don't allow any negative comments about the particular topic. Like the GoogleOne subreddit doesn't allow discussion of Google quadrupling their rates. I'm calling it an AI tax. #AI #AITax

Keep in mind, the "shutdown" is how the extreme Right would like to see the federal government operate on a permanent basis.

Is this the part where DJT jumps out of a cake to solve the air traffic controller shortage? Or do we have to be naughty or nice for one more month???

At least when you were dealing with trolls you knew it was a real person - even if it was an economic hostage working in a troll farm. #AI

"Friend" sends links to new AI browsers. I tell him I'm going back to a vinyl browser. I've loaded DuckDuckGo on my phone because #Gemini doesn't usually provide references or credit sources. #AI #DuckDuckGo #Android #Chrome #lazybillionaires #letsdoevil #everyoneelseis #Wikipedia #enshitification

Oklahoma Republicans who couldn't give a flying fuck about oil well contaminants in water are now suggesting we test sewage to track down anyone taking mifepristone. - Senator James Lankford share.google/mhAh1F6QKoUz...

Have you heard the story of the prince who kissed a girl and turned into a frog? #Andrew

Meanwhile, the new king in the US continues building his ballroom.

"Yes, in Australia, you can be fined for killing a pigeon without lawful authority, as it is considered an offence under animal welfare laws. The penalties can vary, with fines reaching up to $50,000 for serious cases of animal cruelty."

About that White House ballroom... Most of us wouldn't really care, but the design and announcement were classic tRump. "Won't affect the East Wing." East Wing bulldozed.

"Republicans" are against porn unless you're making a lot of money selling it and also selling cars? Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Is Cashing In on AI Romance - Bloomberg share.google/yEf0TY1o1vza...

Democracy could function without politicians. But if we put accountants in charge, the (USA) tax code would be even more convoluted.

Apparently there is no country in the world that wants to send its troops to serve as a peacekeeping force in Palestine. Nobel Prize yet?

aws being down is preventing me from checking out my library book. mad

Holy Smokes - line at the gold dealer. I hope those people are selling; not buying!

I'd love to hear from anyone who has been at agencies protecting public health this year (eg CDC, HHS, HRSA, HUD, NIH, OSHA). Privacy respected. Signal is AmyMaxmen.25 🧵Here's a thread of some of my stories this year on the impact of the Trump administration on America's public health.

This article gets a D for confusing the issue. Administrator opinion surveys up top vs student outcomes research at the bottom?! Apple or orange? Two years after school phone bans were implemented in Australia, what has changed? | Children | The Guardian share.google/yOKLYgT1l9om...

Chart: Social Media Ban for Children Has Broad Public Support Globally share.google/HqckooV7TGXX...

@preetbharara.bsky.social #askPreet An idea for Supreme Court tenure... couldn't we have a system where federal judges rotate onto the Supreme Court for X years, then back to a district position? I believe the military does this with Pentagon service.

Class actions accuse two top Australian universities of misleading and deceptive conduct - ABC News share.google/utkkt6YtA7M4...

"Sir?" "That is all, general."

Notice how tRump pivoted from taking over Canada and Greenland to taking over Venezuela? #winning

It all makes sense in the MAGA funhouse mirror version of reality.

Charlie Kirk's talking points with Gavin Newsom: "Men" playing women's sports. Butchering children. Pornography for ten year olds. His opening salvo was that college-educated were not essential workers during the pandemic. (uh, doctors and nurses?!) Reasons MAGA is so hysterical.

That antifa escalator is a #TERRORIST !!! #AntifaEscalator

I personally experienced bullying and abuse by temporary faculty at UTS. My complaint was dragged out for over a year, then dropped with a warning that abusive faculty had to be respected. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

I guess there is plenty of employment and visas if you want to build bombs. Russia is turning to African women and conscripted North Koreans to tackle its defence worker shortage share.google/d6Hjql3WDvxz...

Maybe the Dems need to find five families who have lost their mothers due to Roe v Wade being overturned (women denied care), and have a centrist rally a la #charliekirk #martyr #pandering

Which is worse: burning the flag or shitting on its customs because you think your shit don't stink? As he said in 2018, "John McCain is a loser." Reality Check: When should the US flag fly at half mast? - BBC News share.google/9VOZMjZtqOxo...

When a large dragonfly flies into the train and someone smiles.

Meta announces new AI glasses. #DEVO www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/u...

Utah Valley University's radical left agenda: "Objective 2: UVU provides accessible, equitable, and culturally diverse learning experiences and resources for students of all backgrounds, including those historically underrepresented in higher education."

There's a clip of the student; quite a parallel to "evolution goes against my religion" and the President's executive order says I can have you fired for teaching it.

Old man saw me getting aggravated at the flock of pigeons & gulls after my food. He goes over to the trash bin, digs through and pulls out some food; throws it on the ground for them.

Tourists tempt seagulls to eat out of their hand by holding food aloft. It's cute until the birds see someone eating a sandwich as the same gesture.

When you realize a headline has references to two wars. #BurningMan Burning Man 2025: Ukraine’s ‘Black Cloud’ Collapses After Desert Storm | Observer share.google/SCj5PDGkAlZu...

I guess the courtrooms were reality TV long before the Heritage Foundation bought the Supremes and installed their tone-deaf orange-tan lead singer. Why not throw in some fashion and product placement? #CardiB