A brief history lesson for the Trump administration: in the 16th century, English ‘privateers’ helped bankrupt the global military superpower, Spain. It wasn’t that they inflicted much damage to Spanish trade… it’s that Spain’s backers, foreign banks, couldn’t stand the risk. (1)

America, where we arrest the people who know your lawn, but not the ones who rape your kids

This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians 2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.

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I double dog dare you

Operation Epstein Fury 👊🇺🇸💥

Important Public Service Announcement going into the new week. #funny ☕

1/ I was reading an investigative piece about Viktor Orban's party scrambling before Hungary's 2026 elections. Buried in it was something that stopped me cold. His team was panicking because social media companies had changed how they operate in the EU. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

IKEA directions miss the step where you and your partner argue over “who decided to buy this f**king thing”

Nothing suspicious there. I'm sure these "former" Russian FSB agents are now fine upstanding citizens with no nefarious intentions.

This is what a rigged economy looks like.

Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon. Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.

NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise. BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?

Every American needs to watch this:

Read the Melania book, not sure what all the fuss is about

This is how to do it. They are buying billions of dollars worth of surveillance equipment to watch you. The best thing you can don is watch back

The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.

thehill.com/homenews/sen... He means any more troops.

For some reason I’m having trouble storing my banjo

“When I first heard they’d found a cure for dyslexia, it was like music to my arse.” —source unknown

Hey all, remember this? 🤡

Big Data + Social Media + AI is terrifying. We are well within the ability to create unlimited targeted AI generated material specifically tailored to each consumer

What do these companies have in common? -Cigna -Comcast -General Mills -Allstate -Marriott -Hilton -Walmart -Amazon -Microsoft -Meta All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election. And all have broken that promise.

1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years But we've identified 10 promise keepers: Farmers Airbnb Expedia Nike Clorox Eversource Energy Holland & Hart Qurate Whirlpool Lyft

Ban stock trading by lawmakers in Congress. Full stop.

Kinda makes you wonder what they’ve got planned for October, doesn’t it? Our poor country

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.

PDF Certificate Generator

I fewr war with Venezuela is one way they will justify interfering with the midterms

Super excited! Virginia is helping us rewild the plot we got next to the New River. Most of what we are planting is human edible but mostly we are slowing erosion after Helene. I’ve been hoeing poison hemlock that’s been taking over the barreb areas

These people existed before the whole "woke" thing. Like we all knew the folks who thought CARBON DATING was a lie. They are now in charge of the CDC

Poetry Comics Month, Day 23: Infinite Senryu

This quick hack is a *good* one! I shall adopt it forthwith.

Reading Enthusiasts! How many books do you read in a year? 100ish What is the fiction/nonfiction ratio ? 1/8

TACO decided maybe being pro swastika is not a great look, even for him.

Today, knowing the difference between hanged and hung, came in useful. 2025 could be better.

What the f**k are we even doing anymore

Sharing for no real reason

Nerd alert!

“ABC11 spoke with Lori Lober, a study participant. Initially, she was given a grim prognosis, with median survival rate of less than 2 to 3% for five years. However, the trial at Duke Health gave her new hope. She has remained disease-free for 24 years.” I could cry.

On this day, 38 years ago, The Sisters of Mercy released their second studio album, the polished classic that is Floodland.

I can’t get over this news story . A man in Hamilton stole a bus with passengers still on board, then proceeded to drive the route and let people on and off, even denying someone’s expired bus pass. globalnews.ca/news/1152251...

Neal Stephenson’s most excellent Baroque Cycle is free on Amazon Prime books. Possibly my favorite series of all time. 4,500 page deep dive into the Enlightenment (mostly from an English POV). Well researched historical fiction with just a touch of fantasy. 💕

Stolen but funny

When another engineer tells you they didn't change anything but you know the magic "git blame" command.

Kinda sad the world is so f’d up I lose my voice more protesting than attending concerts 😪

Had a guy go to the mat with me on another site that sea level is the same everywhere :(