So it seems fitting that Norway has refused to refuel a US Navy warship… but. Those ships are out there for a reason to keep Russia in check. Sure it sends a message, but Putin is smiling. I’m not.

What really (really) rankles me is when some Republican stooge puts words in the mouths of the "American people."

So I guess the question is, will US vaccine makers follow these recommendations so that Americans will have a flu vaccine during the next flu season? (I'm 69 years old and jabbed to the gills) www.who.int/news/item/28...

And so it begins... www.facebook.com/stories/1316...

The facts are, the ACA saved millions with pre-existing conditions and set standards for care. But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix. The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen.

People often find that cell phones, landlines, and the Internet are the first victims of a natural (or man-made) disaster. That's why ham radio operators encourage others to get their license to operate as a ham or at least get a GMRS license to use inexpensive (but more reliable) hand-held radios.

Why the fuck are we talking about making Canada a 51st state, while Puerto Rico and Washington DC are RIGHT THERE WAITING????

Under the GOP's SAVE Act, Tribal IDs would NO LONGER be accepted as valid identification to register to vote. This is a direct attack on the voting rights of Native American communities. #StopTheSAVEAct social.demcast.com/s/EC9Y1x2d

A hero. Thank you for stepping up for your community.

Some of the firefighters in California are prisoners being paid a pittance to help extinguish the fires. It's an interesting story of second chances. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...

Trump Dealt Major Blow as Judge Cannon’s Ruling Struck Down. newrepublic.com/post/190082/...

Years from now, we’ll look back at 2025 and recall how nice it was. We have to do more with what time we have left. Consider that we just elected a regime who will do what’s best for themselves—not for ordinary folks.

Californians are all too familiar with flip-flopping weather extremes, and new research suggests that weather whiplash is increasing as the atmosphere warms due to human-caused climate change. via @kqednews.bsky.social

We thought 2025 would be hell on earth but few expected that prediction to be taken literally. Thanks, Ethan for your courage. Stay safe.

You know what to do y'all! 😉 @jewvotingblue.bsky.social @billvaughn.bsky.social @winwini.bsky.social @gary256rw.bsky.social @kellyh5581.bsky.social @daners516.bsky.social @ashputnam.bsky.social @plschs.bsky.social @cheeseheadsteve.bsky.social @texbirdie.bsky.social @kim0013.bsky.social

Can we just fast-forward to 2028?

This 2019 story feels relevant today. Did it end with the 737 Max—or was it policy? Cutting costs to near-minimum wage shouldn’t be priority over lives & safety. 📌 Boeing outsourced 737 Max software coding to $9/hour engineers, laying off in-house talent & subcontracting offshore to save money

Trump doing what Trump always does: Lying and spreading fear. The suspect is a U.S. Citizen and a U.S. Army Veteran, who was born & raised in Texas. Somebody please bring Trump up to speed. Not that it matters. He’s gonna lie anyways.

A social distancing cheat chart:

I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.

Jimmie Carter has passed. For me, he set a shining example that I cannot hope to match, but I can try.

President Carter's words capture the essence of servant leadership: holding office not for personal ambition, but rather to serve others and make a real difference in someone's life. 🫶 #Leadership #Service H/T @ChairmanBuckley

RIP Jimmy Carter.

Through Habitat for Humanity, Jimmy Carter built homes for those who couldn’t afford one. You won’t find pictures of Trump doing this.

What's to stop an angry mega-billionaire from crippling the vehicles with an over-the-air update? It could focus on an entire state or just the car of an individual who said the wrong thing.

No, there is no vaccine for Bird Flu. Act accordingly.

It was raining but my Tesla was on the other side of the lot. For the first time, I used “Summon” to tell the car to drive across the lot to stop right in front of me. It worked fine. No, no one saw this driverless car coasting slowly between the cars. I’ll wait for an audience next time.

I spent the last week witnessing my granddaughter’s college graduation from FIT. In the process I found out just how frail I have become. It’s humbling to need help standing and being unable to help. Getting old sucks.

This morning my feed was filled with catfishers. Sigh. Nope, not interested in “adventure.”

If you think it can’t get any worse..it can “Mr. Siri is also..petitioning the F.D.A. to “pause distribution” of 13 other vaccines, including combination products that cover tetanus, diphtheria, polio and hepatitis A” And RFK Jr wants Siri to be general counsel for Health and Human Services

I hired a man to clean out my rain gutters—but he hired a friend to do the job. Unfortunately, he failed to do it right. Fortunately, the owner came back in the rain to remedy the problem. They both spoke Portuguese.

We cannot resort to violence to achieve any end. We had a chance to vote for universal healthcare. However, too many voted for those who continue denying us a system we can literally live with. We must defend our right to such a system and depose those who would block it. #unitedhealthcare

To the seven people who asked “How are you?”, I’m fine.

Meta got fined again for violating election laws. A paltry $240,000,000 this time. But their investment in tipping the election worked. We need different remedies.

If you’d told me on Jan 6th 2021 that the man responsible for that horrific attack would end up returning to the office he tried to steal that day, and that he’d do so after calling the attackers “heroes” & “hostages” he was going to pardon, I’d have thought you were out of your damn mind. And yet…

Tomorrow (Sunday morning) around 0530 I’ll be making my way to Seattle to support the 2024 Seattle Marathon as a SAG. I’ll be using my jam radio gear and skills to give back to the community. www.seattlemarathon.org

Trump won the Electoral College, but winning with less than 50% of the vote is not a landslide, and it certainly doesn’t give him a mandate, especially when he had one of the smallest wins in history. We can’t let anyone forget that.

It just occurred to me. If Tesla's first production vehicle was the Cyber Truck, the company would not have survived. It will survive despite of it. If the public had known the truth about Elon in the early years, the company would not have survived. It MIGHT survive despite of him.

I got my hearing aids fixed at the VA yesterday. I asked the Dr. if there were any new treatments for my tinnitus, which has worsened. "Funny you should ask," she says. "There's a lot of vets having more trouble with tinnitus." "Any reason?" I ask. "Stress." "Trump?" I asked. She just smiled.

After our Bomb Cyclone, I decided to write a hot wash report that detailed what happened how we responded, and the lessons learned. I suggest that this was a good exercise so we can learn from this event. I fully expect it won't be the last disaster we'll face. betav.com/2024/11/23/b...

Bomb Cyclone November 19-20, 2024 These are my thoughts concerning the wind and rainstorm that ravaged the Seattle area, severely damaged the electrical and networking infrastructure. The cities closer to home on the east side of Lake Washington were hit… http://betav.com/2024/11/23/bomb-cyclone/

We have power again, and Internet and heat. Puget Sound Energy's estimates were off by two days but we're not complaining. I love to make promises I can keep and over-deliver.

I hear that The Betty Ford clinic is opening a new treatment center here in the Seattle area to treat social media withdrawal. There’s already a waiting list. I’m #3224.