erbmike.bsky.social
@erbmike.bsky.social
Did things. Doing stuff now. Probably doing stuff some time from now. Work stuff, food stuff, things and junk.
Pictured is my bestest buddy, Chunk. 2008-1/24/2024. Miss him more than ever. Rest easy, sweet Chunkums.
#darkesttimeline
Dogs on my TL
Pictured is my bestest buddy, Chunk. 2008-1/24/2024. Miss him more than ever. Rest easy, sweet Chunkums.
#darkesttimeline
Dogs on my TL
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"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," George Conway says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
December 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," George Conway says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
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Wild — as the community note says, Trump’s DOJ released a publicly available pic of MJ & Clinton & Diana Ross with their own kids and implied it’s them with victims
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
December 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Wild — as the community note says, Trump’s DOJ released a publicly available pic of MJ & Clinton & Diana Ross with their own kids and implied it’s them with victims
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
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I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
It’s crazy that people used to be able to just smoke cigarettes wherever they wanted
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
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Donald Trump: “I took cognitive tests. By the way, not easy. The first question is like what is this and they show a lion, giraffe, fish and a hippopotamus. And they say which is the giraffe.”
This is an actual quote.
He’s bragging about being able to differentiate between animals.
Bury me now…
This is an actual quote.
He’s bragging about being able to differentiate between animals.
Bury me now…
December 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Donald Trump: “I took cognitive tests. By the way, not easy. The first question is like what is this and they show a lion, giraffe, fish and a hippopotamus. And they say which is the giraffe.”
This is an actual quote.
He’s bragging about being able to differentiate between animals.
Bury me now…
This is an actual quote.
He’s bragging about being able to differentiate between animals.
Bury me now…
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They are incompetent at everything including coverup.
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
They are incompetent at everything including coverup.
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How was your year? Probably not as good as the year the 500 richest billionaires had.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/its-beginnin...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/its-beginnin...
December 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
How was your year? Probably not as good as the year the 500 richest billionaires had.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/its-beginnin...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/its-beginnin...
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WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
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Doing your holiday shopping this weekend? Prices for many of the most popular holiday gifts have risen an average of 26% since last year — nearly 9 times the rate of inflation.
Meanwhile, Trump’s personal net worth has soared by at least $3 billion this year.
Priorities.
Meanwhile, Trump’s personal net worth has soared by at least $3 billion this year.
Priorities.
December 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Doing your holiday shopping this weekend? Prices for many of the most popular holiday gifts have risen an average of 26% since last year — nearly 9 times the rate of inflation.
Meanwhile, Trump’s personal net worth has soared by at least $3 billion this year.
Priorities.
Meanwhile, Trump’s personal net worth has soared by at least $3 billion this year.
Priorities.
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First, Trump and Bondi pledged to release the files.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
December 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
First, Trump and Bondi pledged to release the files.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
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Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
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CATO INSTITUTE:
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
December 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
CATO INSTITUTE:
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
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Do it
Schiff: "I think we ought to bring Pam Bondi before the Senate Judiciary Committee demand answers as to why the DOJ has violated the law."
December 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Do it
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This is the worst case scenario that everybody was worried about
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is the worst case scenario that everybody was worried about
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Trump continues to reduce the venue sizes for his rallies to high school gym proportions for his shrinking cult.
December 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Trump continues to reduce the venue sizes for his rallies to high school gym proportions for his shrinking cult.
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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The AI industry has inflated the U.S. stock market and the economy.
What happens when that bubble bursts?
What happens when that bubble bursts?
Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The AI industry has inflated the U.S. stock market and the economy.
What happens when that bubble bursts?
What happens when that bubble bursts?
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"As a student of history, many were written directly by the President himself."
-WH spokesperson Karoline Leavitt
-WH spokesperson Karoline Leavitt
Whoa... those plaques 47 put up are even worse than I thought... Read the Alt Text. It's like a fourth-grade book report.
December 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"As a student of history, many were written directly by the President himself."
-WH spokesperson Karoline Leavitt
-WH spokesperson Karoline Leavitt
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Kind of wild that supposedly 1,000 FBI agents combed through these files for months to find every mention of Trump, but now a month after they knew they had to release them today, they need more time.
Khanna: "The law clearly required all unclassified information being released today. They obviously have not complied with that law. They claim it's because it was only a few weeks -- well they've known about this for months."
December 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Kind of wild that supposedly 1,000 FBI agents combed through these files for months to find every mention of Trump, but now a month after they knew they had to release them today, they need more time.
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One of my main takeaways from this is that "agentic" (it's not really agentic) LLM based AIs are *staggeringly* vulnerable to social engineering attacks; more so than humans
December 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
One of my main takeaways from this is that "agentic" (it's not really agentic) LLM based AIs are *staggeringly* vulnerable to social engineering attacks; more so than humans
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And then think about how much more Barbies cost this year.
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
And then think about how much more Barbies cost this year.
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More precisely yet, Susie Wiles was describing Donald Trump's severe and untreatable Cluster B personality disorders.
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
More precisely yet, Susie Wiles was describing Donald Trump's severe and untreatable Cluster B personality disorders.
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"One [victim] said that she was brought to Mar-a-Lago by Jeffrey Epstein when she was 14, and Epstein kind of nudged Trump and said, 'this is a nice one, right?' If two grown men are staying there with a 14-year-old, what message can you take from that? That's a question for Trump to answer."
December 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"One [victim] said that she was brought to Mar-a-Lago by Jeffrey Epstein when she was 14, and Epstein kind of nudged Trump and said, 'this is a nice one, right?' If two grown men are staying there with a 14-year-old, what message can you take from that? That's a question for Trump to answer."
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'Female bodies were their currency’: Explosive new reporting details Trump and Epstein's bond
@nicollewallace.bsky.social speaks to Danielle Bensky, a survivor of Jefferey Epstein, joined by @nickconfessore.bsky.social & @harrylitman.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social speaks to Danielle Bensky, a survivor of Jefferey Epstein, joined by @nickconfessore.bsky.social & @harrylitman.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
'Female bodies were their currency’: Explosive new reporting details Trump and Epstein's bond
@nicollewallace.bsky.social speaks to Danielle Bensky, a survivor of Jefferey Epstein, joined by @nickconfessore.bsky.social & @harrylitman.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social speaks to Danielle Bensky, a survivor of Jefferey Epstein, joined by @nickconfessore.bsky.social & @harrylitman.bsky.social
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The Trump admin is not enforcing labor laws as strongly as they should be. Workplace health and safety penalties are down 45%, while Wage and Hour Division penalties are down 94%.
President Trump is putting workers’ health, safety and wages at risk. https://bit.ly/490IB2U
President Trump is putting workers’ health, safety and wages at risk. https://bit.ly/490IB2U
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Trump admin is not enforcing labor laws as strongly as they should be. Workplace health and safety penalties are down 45%, while Wage and Hour Division penalties are down 94%.
President Trump is putting workers’ health, safety and wages at risk. https://bit.ly/490IB2U
President Trump is putting workers’ health, safety and wages at risk. https://bit.ly/490IB2U