Just when you think the bar couldn't be any lower, the vile orange toad arrives driving a steam-shovel and digs another massive pit. We all know what he is, but somehow, it still surprises us how deep it can go.

How is it that stupid people who say stupid things get away with it? Because stupid is the biggest audience for stupid. Sometimes like calls to like, and as Ron White is wont to say, You can’t fix stupid. You can get rid of it sometimes, but you can’t fix it.

Got friends in Arizona? Live there? Covid infections are currently Very High. Wear your mask. pmc19.com/data/

for people who hate participation trophies, they sure to demand a lot of them.

Democratic and primarily blue states will be losing access to SNAP benefits unless they give up data the government deems necessary, such as immigration status. This is a constitutional violation, but when has that stopped this administration. Via: ABC News x.com/ABC/status/1...

I FEEL BROKEN Losing my Facebook archive has left me psychologically adrift. I struggle to feel the connection I had there with my friends expanding my ideas with conversation. I don't know many people here. Trying to plug in is taking longer than I thought. I feel alone.

I have lately been blocking accounts claiming to be Palestinian. I suspect they are mostly scams. If you would like to donate to Palestine, I would recommend The Palestine Children's Relief Rund. I trust Charity Navigator, and Charity Navigator trusts them. www.charitynavigator.org/ein/931057665

Another one from the blog, long ago, not-so-far-away. A discussion of the trolley-problem, and whether or not morality might be more than just a social construct. themanwhonevermissed.blogspot.com/2007/05/buil...

From True Blue:

Odell to the rescue ...

Brutal.

Quiet, piggy ...

I think now is a good time to re-read @steveperrywriter.bsky.social's main Matador trilogy. No particular reason for reading about corrupt governments getting put to rights. 😏 It is comprised of 1) The Man Who Never Missed 2) Matadora 3) The Machiavelli Interface

Thread well worth reading. I've accepted that most of my so-called friends really aren't interested in taking the steps needed to keep me--and them--safe, because it's inconvenient for them.

Just so you know: Covid infections are relatively-low for the moment. As the weather gets nastier and people stay inside, chances of infection will rise. pmc19.com/data/

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Takeaway: If you are an older jock, stacking these two supplements -- creatine and HMB -- might help you get stronger. It's a meta-study, not a miracle, but when you get ancient, every little bit helps.

#webcomics #girlgenius #godzilla Girl Genius for 11/3 (www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php) According to various sources, today is Godzilla's Birthday! There you go– News You Can Use.

The CTO of BlueSky, displaying a bloody impressive lack of literary and social competency.

A movie you've seen more than seven times in a gif.

When there's an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, state health officials typically take certain steps to alert residents ... But in Louisiana this year, public health officials appeared not to have followed that playbook during the state's worst whooping cough outbreak in 35 years.

Jesus Christ, *DC Fontana.*

From @stonekettle.bsky.social #TheAlliedForces

nokingsmovement.com/pages/no-kin... Click on the link, find a gathering near you. Maybe if twenty million people fill the streets, it might lead to something that will help.

Somebody asked me if I had any intention of picketing ICE HQ in Portland. No. Not to put too fine a point on it, I don’t want to give Cheeto an excuse to send in the Marines. The shit I’ve seen these costumed clowns do? I would find myself tempted to rashness Be bad in all kinds of ways.

This is what an insurrection looks like: