Had to drive through a white rainbow this morning. Is that good or bad?

BRENNAN: You're taking Medicare off the table? HASSETT: No. I've not been briefed on Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse, but if they find something, then of course we would look at it BRENNAN: You would look at it? HASSETT: Of course

A rural Minnesota town is home to the biggest tech giant you've never heard of. Now it's riding out an unprecedented kind of storm.

So the three branches of our government are now: 1. Rapists 2. Murderers 3. Cowards

A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼

Touch ‘em all Bob.

The wind gusts are devastating. Truly a hurricane of fire. Video: @stuartpalley.bsky.social

“The primary carnivalistic act is the mock crowning and subsequent decrowning of the carnival king.” ——-Mikhail Bakhtin

“I doubt if there exists today a more complete regimentation of the human mind than that accomplished by our self-imposed doctrine of ruthless utilitarianism.” ——Aldo Leopold

Under Trump, EPA scientists say managers encouraged them to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, including cancer, miscarriage and neurological problems, from their reports. And in some cases, they said, their managers deleted the information themselves. By @fastlerner.bsky.social

“Awake, arise, or be for ever fall'n.” ——John Milton

Quote of the day: “In the country of the blind, one-eyed man is king.” —attrib. Desiderius Erasmus

A M7.0 earthquake occurred today off the coast of Cape Mendocino about 100 km southwest of Ferndale, California. This is in the vicinity of the Mendocino triple junction, which is where the Pacific, North America, and Juan de Fuca/Gorda plates meet.

Anthem Blue Cross profits have increased year-on-year over the past decade and in 2023 reached approx $171.34 billion — yet Blue Cross is categorized as a non-profit 501(c)?! Am I getting this right? How is this anything but pure fucking evil?

My GF requested a Charcuterie board for Thanksgiving. My Elf shop is busy with all the x-mas orders so I had to get this project going myself.