Those lists of what's "in" and what's "out"? What's OUT is reading an @nytimes.com article, and then amplifying it by writing about how awful or biased it is. Why are you still reading? Worse, why are you amplifying? We already know that NYT is not what it was; that's old news.

This should be a weekly feature: The week in Trump absurdities. Also, please add "most absurd from last month" retrospective. @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Still wondering... Who has the biggest voice, the biggest reach, among Democrats right now?

The issues are: Cost of living, freedom of speech, release of Epstein files, legal transparency of immigration enforcement.

Who had the big Democrat voice today that was showcased on all mainstream media?

Very well spoken

Tree stump garden. May all beings find peace.

Trying to sanewash Charlie Kirk’s evil hate speech into some sort of iconic free speech is beyond the beyonds disgusting.

This is what we expect the elderly and sick to navigate: Changes in Medicare Advantage plans. youtu.be/8Pq6H7UZBbU?... #healthcare

A moment of peace from the woods

Positive thoughts

Unilateral disarmament is not a strategy

Today’s walk

There is no Ukraine deal unless Ukraine is at the table and makes the deal without extortion and threats.

There are many ways to demonstrate courage against the anti-environment authoritarian takeover. Here's one. Thank you, Bentley Hensel.

The view should not be this hazy.

Did I miss the press announcement from the president and from RFK Jr. condemning the attack on the CDC?

The Puppy Killer who thinks it’s ok to cosplay in prison videos accepted the role in South Park.

Reminder, while the elite class in this country raise river levels, yacht around the world, and get 24-karat gold emoluments, senior citizens plan out their health care costs like this. #healthcare #eatcake www.youtube.com/watch?v=77YF...

Interesting that half the population has their rights limited simply by traveling from one state to another, and the other half have the same rights in every state. And this is tolerated as normal, endorsed by #SCOTUS. Which population segment is next to have their rights limited in this way?

A reminder of what seniors are expected to investigate and gamble when choosing a Medicare path. Note costs vary by state. #healthcare

Worth repeating. This is what the US expects from seniors studying their health care options.

The senior medical insurance gamble: Heart attack analysis #healthcare youtu.be/Ykvrrd8VxIY?...

Healthcare in America requires seniors to gamble on choices. Hip replacement costs. We really expect people to be able to learn these terms and options. #healthcare youtu.be/IzfGcQ4RFeA?...

Another system cutting #healthcare vtdigger.org/2025/07/31/c...

Local healthcare cuts - UVM story 1 www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

Vermont will try to "fix" a lake with persistent cyanobacteria. #environment www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

The heavy humidity hung in the air this week. #nature

Did anyone ask where the $50 million payment is coming from (Brown)? Ask about the impact on students, faculty, research? Ask where the money is going and how it will be used? For any of these university extortion payments? #brown, #harvard #columbia www.reuters.com/world/us/bro...

Local discussion and realizing people don't understand measures that go into school rankings. They tell me "Only 22% of VT 8th graders are proficient in math". Ok, that's true. I ask "What is your definition of math proficiency?" They think it's solving problems.

"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." -- John Kenneth Galbraith

GCN puts out great content, and this video from a year ago on the push for a car-centric culture still rings true. youtu.be/-_4GZnGl55c?...

Goldenrod season is starting. Something beautiful to think about.

We are starting to hear proposed electric rate increases. Hearing 7% in Vermont, 9% in New Hampshire. How about where you live? It's a supply and demand issue. One issue is increasing consumption by data centers. Another is the export of LNG. www.utilitydive.com/news/lng-exp...

I would think that the value of CBS and @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy has dropped significantly. After all, they’ve become a propaganda machine, a shill for administration messaging.

Electrical rates - proposed increase from GMP: "For the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, GMP is requesting approval for a 7.35% increase to base rates. " #inflation #tariffs

Various discussions about how the federal government will need to be rebuilt. It will never be put back as it was. A new generation of leaders will be needed to build something new, sometime in the future -

Tired of reading about lawsuits and constitutionality. Lawsuit? Loss, if not lost, outcomes ignored or appealed. Appeal up the chain to SCOTUS who sides with the authoritarian regime.

Good read.

A good old fashioned ass kicking of an article. www.theverge.com/culture/7000...

The forked tongue crowd that says simultaneously: We can’t respond to climate change because it’s a natural phenomenon not caused by human activity; but chemtrails and cloud-seeding done by nefarious humans with political motives can control weather. Both said by the same people. #climatechange

I agree. NYT rot.

Telling us that prayers are the only action to be done in disasters is telling us you should be in the ministry, not in government roles or in Congress. #Texas #floods #Congress

Despite what the GOP says, sympathy for families experiencing tragedy and wanting review for possible government failures can occur simultaneously. Reviewing failure points is not politicizing events. Don’t be gaslighted. #Texas

Seniors got this email from Social Security. It's another unbelievably offensive gaslighting email. It's psychological terrorism. #SSA #gaslighting

A song for the 4th, from another era. Some of us still hold these values. youtu.be/AE3kKUEY5WU?...

Based on the comments about ‘migrant education’, it appears the Plyler decision will fall soon. #scotus #education #immigration www.mynbc5.com/article/verm...

Third message from a third number. Absolutely clueless. I can stop and block as many times as you can send @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @democrats.org

Next: deport citizens to Sudan.