The Pop
@familinomics.bsky.social
Father, grandfather, socialist by necessity
I learned something years ago.
If you notice something odd, it's unlikely that you are the only one to notice it and with a little conversation with others, you realize that it is actually a real thing and not a one-off.
If you notice something odd, it's unlikely that you are the only one to notice it and with a little conversation with others, you realize that it is actually a real thing and not a one-off.
My husband is smoking a turkey this year but forgot to get pellets for the Traeger so I went out at 5 pm to the grocery store to get some expecting chaos and it was absolutely dead.
No line at checkout levels of dead.
Idk if that's a recession indicator or what but it was weird.
No line at checkout levels of dead.
Idk if that's a recession indicator or what but it was weird.
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I learned something years ago.
If you notice something odd, it's unlikely that you are the only one to notice it and with a little conversation with others, you realize that it is actually a real thing and not a one-off.
If you notice something odd, it's unlikely that you are the only one to notice it and with a little conversation with others, you realize that it is actually a real thing and not a one-off.
Hell, back around the Great Financial Crisis, a Fed economist commented that Americans were "hoarding cash" instead of spending.
Ummm...they were saving money.
Ummm...they were saving money.
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hell, back around the Great Financial Crisis, a Fed economist commented that Americans were "hoarding cash" instead of spending.
Ummm...they were saving money.
Ummm...they were saving money.
My father was cremated and his ashes were to be interred in the family cemetery more than 4 hours away.
I was taking his urn immediately after the viewing but privately wondered where to store it in my car for the trip; it felt wrong to put it in the trunk.
/1
I was taking his urn immediately after the viewing but privately wondered where to store it in my car for the trip; it felt wrong to put it in the trunk.
/1
Recently lost my father. Picked up his ashes this week and have no idea what to do with them. Would it be the worst thing in the world if I just sort of, left him in his house when I sell it?
November 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My father was cremated and his ashes were to be interred in the family cemetery more than 4 hours away.
I was taking his urn immediately after the viewing but privately wondered where to store it in my car for the trip; it felt wrong to put it in the trunk.
/1
I was taking his urn immediately after the viewing but privately wondered where to store it in my car for the trip; it felt wrong to put it in the trunk.
/1
Girding up the loins, once again.
November 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Girding up the loins, once again.
So now I can legitimize deducting all of the money spent over the years on chicken stock and roasters. This AI will chat with the IRS AI and decide that I must have shares of common stock in Perdue.
The popular chatbot has integrated several applications in similar deals in recent months, including PayPal, Walmart and Spotify.
Intuit Will Pay OpenAI $100 Million In Deal Combining TurboTax And ChatGPT
The popular chatbot has integrated several applications in similar deals in recent months, including PayPal, Walmart and Spotify.
www.forbes.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
So now I can legitimize deducting all of the money spent over the years on chicken stock and roasters. This AI will chat with the IRS AI and decide that I must have shares of common stock in Perdue.
Not all pharmacies are equal, and in our area, it's two independents who do the custom mixed prescriptions.
I had to check online for one of them and discovered that the pharmacist also has a gun store at his pharmacy.
Yeah, the custom topical and a Sig P365, please.
Da fuq?
I had to check online for one of them and discovered that the pharmacist also has a gun store at his pharmacy.
Yeah, the custom topical and a Sig P365, please.
Da fuq?
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Not all pharmacies are equal, and in our area, it's two independents who do the custom mixed prescriptions.
I had to check online for one of them and discovered that the pharmacist also has a gun store at his pharmacy.
Yeah, the custom topical and a Sig P365, please.
Da fuq?
I had to check online for one of them and discovered that the pharmacist also has a gun store at his pharmacy.
Yeah, the custom topical and a Sig P365, please.
Da fuq?
I was talking with my 7 y/o granddaughter.
She is obviously unaware of what's going on, but told me that when she's old enough, she wants to travel abroad and find a place where she wants to settle and live.
She is obviously unaware of what's going on, but told me that when she's old enough, she wants to travel abroad and find a place where she wants to settle and live.
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I was talking with my 7 y/o granddaughter.
She is obviously unaware of what's going on, but told me that when she's old enough, she wants to travel abroad and find a place where she wants to settle and live.
She is obviously unaware of what's going on, but told me that when she's old enough, she wants to travel abroad and find a place where she wants to settle and live.
This is terrific and worth the listen
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This is terrific and worth the listen
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Having been a significant visitor to the Healthcare system, I understood how badly his H-1B actions screwed Healthcare.
My internist is an excellent Vietnamese gent. And there are a generous number of excellent Indian and Pakistani surgeons as well.
My internist is an excellent Vietnamese gent. And there are a generous number of excellent Indian and Pakistani surgeons as well.
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Having been a significant visitor to the Healthcare system, I understood how badly his H-1B actions screwed Healthcare.
My internist is an excellent Vietnamese gent. And there are a generous number of excellent Indian and Pakistani surgeons as well.
My internist is an excellent Vietnamese gent. And there are a generous number of excellent Indian and Pakistani surgeons as well.
As a long-time cancer survivor, I understand exactly what it feels like to contend with potential death. Not just the cancer, but the long-term damage done by the treatments
But for the first time - ever - I have absolutely no sympathy for anyone in his situation.
But for the first time - ever - I have absolutely no sympathy for anyone in his situation.
Trump: "If we die, we must die and we as men we die without complaining."
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
As a long-time cancer survivor, I understand exactly what it feels like to contend with potential death. Not just the cancer, but the long-term damage done by the treatments
But for the first time - ever - I have absolutely no sympathy for anyone in his situation.
But for the first time - ever - I have absolutely no sympathy for anyone in his situation.
He traded the money to Zimbabwe for their old one hundred trillion dollar note (circa 2007 or so) and now we owe them change for the difference.
Stupid sonuvabitch.
Stupid sonuvabitch.
November 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
He traded the money to Zimbabwe for their old one hundred trillion dollar note (circa 2007 or so) and now we owe them change for the difference.
Stupid sonuvabitch.
Stupid sonuvabitch.
Remember when Cory Booker got a bunch of police chiefs, and police reformers, and Republicans on board with a police reform bill before the GOP just jammed him on it at the last minute, and everyone went on talking about the Dems being “weak on crime” anyway?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"I'm concerned about their patriotism."
Many of these controllers have watched DOGE roll through any number of government agencies and watched fellow federal employees get axed because some dipshit kid had a hard-on for Excel spreadsheets.
This goes both ways.
I would have called in as well.
Many of these controllers have watched DOGE roll through any number of government agencies and watched fellow federal employees get axed because some dipshit kid had a hard-on for Excel spreadsheets.
This goes both ways.
I would have called in as well.
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
"I'm concerned about their patriotism."
Many of these controllers have watched DOGE roll through any number of government agencies and watched fellow federal employees get axed because some dipshit kid had a hard-on for Excel spreadsheets.
This goes both ways.
I would have called in as well.
Many of these controllers have watched DOGE roll through any number of government agencies and watched fellow federal employees get axed because some dipshit kid had a hard-on for Excel spreadsheets.
This goes both ways.
I would have called in as well.
I have become a quiet fan of the Chicago Bears.
Watching them play in snow flurries is honestly cool.
Watching them play in snow flurries is honestly cool.
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I have become a quiet fan of the Chicago Bears.
Watching them play in snow flurries is honestly cool.
Watching them play in snow flurries is honestly cool.
My GI doc asked me about the color of my stool and then whether it's "green."
Wut?
I'm thinking of just going to Lowe's to get a stack of Minwax wood stain sample cards to carry with me to future medical appointments.
Wut?
I'm thinking of just going to Lowe's to get a stack of Minwax wood stain sample cards to carry with me to future medical appointments.
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My GI doc asked me about the color of my stool and then whether it's "green."
Wut?
I'm thinking of just going to Lowe's to get a stack of Minwax wood stain sample cards to carry with me to future medical appointments.
Wut?
I'm thinking of just going to Lowe's to get a stack of Minwax wood stain sample cards to carry with me to future medical appointments.
Serious question.
Who would have standing to just sue Mike Johnson for violating either our rights, existing laws, or violating Article 1 of the Constitution for refusing to bring back the House into session?
Any citizens or organizations?
Who would have standing to just sue Mike Johnson for violating either our rights, existing laws, or violating Article 1 of the Constitution for refusing to bring back the House into session?
Any citizens or organizations?
November 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Serious question.
Who would have standing to just sue Mike Johnson for violating either our rights, existing laws, or violating Article 1 of the Constitution for refusing to bring back the House into session?
Any citizens or organizations?
Who would have standing to just sue Mike Johnson for violating either our rights, existing laws, or violating Article 1 of the Constitution for refusing to bring back the House into session?
Any citizens or organizations?
Swear to God, these dumbasses are stupid enough to offer a Wurlitzer for an organ transplant.
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Swear to God, these dumbasses are stupid enough to offer a Wurlitzer for an organ transplant.
Sitting in the car, listening to a 60-something white grocery worker return carts and discussing his disgust with politics with an unspoken undercurrent of a guy who for voted for Trump. Twice.
Seriously, STFU.
Seriously, STFU.
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Sitting in the car, listening to a 60-something white grocery worker return carts and discussing his disgust with politics with an unspoken undercurrent of a guy who for voted for Trump. Twice.
Seriously, STFU.
Seriously, STFU.
My youngest is driving to NC this weekend for a commercial shoot. He was originally going alone with equipment but might now have up to three passengers if their flights are canceled.
THE THREE LARGEST U.S. AIRLINES WILL CANCEL HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE SHUTDOWN, ACCORDING TO FT ✈️🛫
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
My youngest is driving to NC this weekend for a commercial shoot. He was originally going alone with equipment but might now have up to three passengers if their flights are canceled.
Welp, this has been a fun few weeks.
(Resume deep controlled breathing)
(Resume deep controlled breathing)
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Welp, this has been a fun few weeks.
(Resume deep controlled breathing)
(Resume deep controlled breathing)
I have now found the new label for the Oligarchs: the Nerd Reich.
“With significant funding from tech leaders, Rockbridge aims to equip MAGA to outlive Trump... It is gearing up to deploy its arsenal in the [2026 and 2028 elections],” aiming for JD Vance to takeover.
They believe a “select group of elites are exactly the right people to move the country forward.”
They believe a “select group of elites are exactly the right people to move the country forward.”
The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s future
Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I have now found the new label for the Oligarchs: the Nerd Reich.
My wife and I were focused on the PA vote on the retention of Supreme Court judges (Yes).
Delighted that the Billionaire effort for the No vote failed.
Dramatically.
Delighted that the Billionaire effort for the No vote failed.
Dramatically.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My wife and I were focused on the PA vote on the retention of Supreme Court judges (Yes).
Delighted that the Billionaire effort for the No vote failed.
Dramatically.
Delighted that the Billionaire effort for the No vote failed.
Dramatically.
Sometimes, when they're passing close, you can hear the pickles sing...
My very dear Sarah:
The indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days—perhaps tomorrow. Lest I should not be able to write you again, I feel impelled to write lines that may fall under your eye when I shall be no more….
The indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days—perhaps tomorrow. Lest I should not be able to write you again, I feel impelled to write lines that may fall under your eye when I shall be no more….
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Sometimes, when they're passing close, you can hear the pickles sing...