Armagh 🫘
@armagh444.bsky.social
Nerd-Mom, Writer, Amateur Polymath
Forgive the random brain droppings
Forgive the random brain droppings
I really wish I could say that this surprises me but oil and gas are king down here, which means that they can get away with pretty much anything they want. I don’t know if they own the state Supreme Court, but they definitely own the legislature and the governors mansion.
NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I really wish I could say that this surprises me but oil and gas are king down here, which means that they can get away with pretty much anything they want. I don’t know if they own the state Supreme Court, but they definitely own the legislature and the governors mansion.
The fundamental error here is the presumption that enough of us will ever make that decision. The reality, which has been recognized since Ben Franklin made his famous comment, is that people will readily surrender liberty in return for the illusion of stability.
We are now learning how much oppression and abuse Americans will tolerate. The day will come when enough Americans will decide enough is enough and this lawless regime must be stopped. But right now too many are willing to let the lawless abuse continue.
October 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The fundamental error here is the presumption that enough of us will ever make that decision. The reality, which has been recognized since Ben Franklin made his famous comment, is that people will readily surrender liberty in return for the illusion of stability.
My usual typing speed is about 65 to 70 words per minute. These bad boys bring that figure down to about 20 words per minute, so I was positively tickled to learn that Office 365 has a dictation function.
Yeah, yeah. Nowadays, it’s the little things that stave off insanity and burnout.
Yeah, yeah. Nowadays, it’s the little things that stave off insanity and burnout.
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
My usual typing speed is about 65 to 70 words per minute. These bad boys bring that figure down to about 20 words per minute, so I was positively tickled to learn that Office 365 has a dictation function.
Yeah, yeah. Nowadays, it’s the little things that stave off insanity and burnout.
Yeah, yeah. Nowadays, it’s the little things that stave off insanity and burnout.
Every one of my Midwestern ancestors is spinning in their graves.
I just got my husband a wi-fi and Bluetooth enabled meat thermometer, so he can check on meats he is cooking from anywhere in the house.
I didn’t even buy it on sale.
I just got my husband a wi-fi and Bluetooth enabled meat thermometer, so he can check on meats he is cooking from anywhere in the house.
I didn’t even buy it on sale.
a woman in a hijab says shame in front of a crowd of people
ALT: a woman in a hijab says shame in front of a crowd of people
media.tenor.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Every one of my Midwestern ancestors is spinning in their graves.
I just got my husband a wi-fi and Bluetooth enabled meat thermometer, so he can check on meats he is cooking from anywhere in the house.
I didn’t even buy it on sale.
I just got my husband a wi-fi and Bluetooth enabled meat thermometer, so he can check on meats he is cooking from anywhere in the house.
I didn’t even buy it on sale.
I have spent this week going from being someone who works from home and people occasionally through online meetings and the phone to being someone who is in the office and peoples intensively all of the time.
I am exhausted.
I am exhausted.
May 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I have spent this week going from being someone who works from home and people occasionally through online meetings and the phone to being someone who is in the office and peoples intensively all of the time.
I am exhausted.
I am exhausted.
This needs to be the top story in every paper and on every news story in the nation
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kfor.com/news/local/w...
kfor.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This needs to be the top story in every paper and on every news story in the nation
kfor.com/news/local/w...
kfor.com/news/local/w...
It is a testament to the skill of everyone involved that knowing what was coming did not in any way blunt the impact of that episode. #TheLastOfUs
April 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It is a testament to the skill of everyone involved that knowing what was coming did not in any way blunt the impact of that episode. #TheLastOfUs
Maybe it’s just me, but the EOs against Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs appear to be walking and quacking like Bills of Attainder.
#Unconstitutional
#Unconstitutional
April 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Maybe it’s just me, but the EOs against Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs appear to be walking and quacking like Bills of Attainder.
#Unconstitutional
#Unconstitutional
This is an excellent point
I am convinced a major factor in the tariff disaster is that Trump has so consistently been met with cowardice and capitulation from every quarter in American politics that he imagined other countries would just as easily fold to bullying.
April 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This is an excellent point
The cuts won’t be limited to the federal government. State governments, particularly in red states, rely heavily on federal grants. As those are slashed, expect to see state programs being cut and state employees joining their federal brethren in the unemployment line.
April 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The cuts won’t be limited to the federal government. State governments, particularly in red states, rely heavily on federal grants. As those are slashed, expect to see state programs being cut and state employees joining their federal brethren in the unemployment line.
Senator Schumer, take note.
THIS is what leadership looks like.
THIS is what leadership looks like.
April 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Senator Schumer, take note.
THIS is what leadership looks like.
THIS is what leadership looks like.
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Meet Gracie Himes, age 20.
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
March 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Meet Gracie Himes, age 20.
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
If anyone wanted to know where the redline moment is…
the one where EVERYONE needs to stand up and DO something…
this is it.
the one where EVERYONE needs to stand up and DO something…
this is it.
Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be 'first of many'
President Donald Trump is warning that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come” as his administ...
apnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If anyone wanted to know where the redline moment is…
the one where EVERYONE needs to stand up and DO something…
this is it.
the one where EVERYONE needs to stand up and DO something…
this is it.
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It took seeing adult bullies to understand that my childhood bullies didn’t even really want to hurt me, they just wanted to feel powerful and how I felt about it wasn’t even in the equation.
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
February 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It took seeing adult bullies to understand that my childhood bullies didn’t even really want to hurt me, they just wanted to feel powerful and how I felt about it wasn’t even in the equation.
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
This is an excellent question
Hey, Marco Rubio. Enjoying your decision to throw away whatever last shreds of your dignity to serve this disgraceful human?
February 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is an excellent question
Midnight Oil - 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Some 80s anti-corporate post-punk is perfectly suited for today’s mood.
#NowPlaying
#VinylCommunity
Some 80s anti-corporate post-punk is perfectly suited for today’s mood.
#NowPlaying
#VinylCommunity
February 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Midnight Oil - 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Some 80s anti-corporate post-punk is perfectly suited for today’s mood.
#NowPlaying
#VinylCommunity
Some 80s anti-corporate post-punk is perfectly suited for today’s mood.
#NowPlaying
#VinylCommunity
I have never been as embarrassed by Trump as I was today. And, dear gods and little green fishes, do not get me started on Vance.
Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.
February 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I have never been as embarrassed by Trump as I was today. And, dear gods and little green fishes, do not get me started on Vance.
The Sugarcubes - Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!
It is very, very nice to have this back in my collection. As good as Bjork’s later work is, I still like this album best.
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
It is very, very nice to have this back in my collection. As good as Bjork’s later work is, I still like this album best.
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Sugarcubes - Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!
It is very, very nice to have this back in my collection. As good as Bjork’s later work is, I still like this album best.
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
It is very, very nice to have this back in my collection. As good as Bjork’s later work is, I still like this album best.
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
Social Distortion - White Light, White Heat, White Trash
This is a good one for when I am pissed at the world.
Sadly, they are one of the few bands I’ve seen live where the experience was just not good, though that was more the crowd’s fault than the band’s.
#NowPlaying
#VinylCommunity
This is a good one for when I am pissed at the world.
Sadly, they are one of the few bands I’ve seen live where the experience was just not good, though that was more the crowd’s fault than the band’s.
#NowPlaying
#VinylCommunity
February 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Social Distortion - White Light, White Heat, White Trash
This is a good one for when I am pissed at the world.
Sadly, they are one of the few bands I’ve seen live where the experience was just not good, though that was more the crowd’s fault than the band’s.
#NowPlaying
#VinylCommunity
This is a good one for when I am pissed at the world.
Sadly, they are one of the few bands I’ve seen live where the experience was just not good, though that was more the crowd’s fault than the band’s.
#NowPlaying
#VinylCommunity
This is the premiere center for studying the types of storms that spawn tornadoes. Their presence is a boon to the community and an incredible enrichment to the Meteorology Department at the University of Oklahoma.
We have collectively gone completely insane.
We have collectively gone completely insane.
National Weather Center, NOAA employees part of nationwide layoff
Employees at Norman’s NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory and other National Weather Center departments were terminated Thursday as part of a nationwide mass layoff, anonymous sources told The Tran...
www.normantranscript.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is the premiere center for studying the types of storms that spawn tornadoes. Their presence is a boon to the community and an incredible enrichment to the Meteorology Department at the University of Oklahoma.
We have collectively gone completely insane.
We have collectively gone completely insane.
Jesus Harold Christ. How is it possible that people believe this behavior is okay?
To be clear: Vance and Trump blew this up on purpose.
Yet another gift to Putin.
Pathetic.
Yet another gift to Putin.
Pathetic.
February 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Jesus Harold Christ. How is it possible that people believe this behavior is okay?
The Sounds of the Apocalypse - Presented by Vault-Tec
I’ve been too disjointed lately for music, which is when you know things are bad. This seems like an appropriate way to ease myself back in.
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
I’ve been too disjointed lately for music, which is when you know things are bad. This seems like an appropriate way to ease myself back in.
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
February 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Sounds of the Apocalypse - Presented by Vault-Tec
I’ve been too disjointed lately for music, which is when you know things are bad. This seems like an appropriate way to ease myself back in.
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
I’ve been too disjointed lately for music, which is when you know things are bad. This seems like an appropriate way to ease myself back in.
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
People keep talking about what a genius Elon supposedly is, but I swear I have heard more boneheaded garbage come out of his mouth…
I swear, the man is Dunning Kruger made manifest and given a pulse.
I swear, the man is Dunning Kruger made manifest and given a pulse.
February 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
People keep talking about what a genius Elon supposedly is, but I swear I have heard more boneheaded garbage come out of his mouth…
I swear, the man is Dunning Kruger made manifest and given a pulse.
I swear, the man is Dunning Kruger made manifest and given a pulse.
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Cancelling @joyannreid.bsky.social means the door she held open for the next generation of Black voices will slam shut. Without her, the next her, won't get platformed by white media. That, of course, is why white media pushed her out.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Value of Joy
By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.
www.thenation.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Cancelling @joyannreid.bsky.social means the door she held open for the next generation of Black voices will slam shut. Without her, the next her, won't get platformed by white media. That, of course, is why white media pushed her out.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
@joyannreid.bsky.social ’s final episode was everything she has been throughout her tenure with the network.
Do not get me started on what I think of MSNBC letting her go.
Do not get me started on what I think of MSNBC letting her go.
DOGE prompts chaos, trauma and protests
Podcast Episode · The ReidOut with Joy Reid · 02/25/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
@joyannreid.bsky.social ’s final episode was everything she has been throughout her tenure with the network.
Do not get me started on what I think of MSNBC letting her go.
Do not get me started on what I think of MSNBC letting her go.