@geeknomad.bsky.social
In my personal capacity (obviously). Views expressed are my own and not those of my employer.
https://ecureuilbleu.etsy.com is where I vent my anger into protest apparel
https://ecureuilbleu.etsy.com is where I vent my anger into protest apparel
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Laughter is medicine. G’night all
October 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Laughter is medicine. G’night all
I heard her speak at my undergrad and it was almost surreal. She will be missed
Today the world lost a hero to many - myself included. Her passion and dedication as a conservationist and primatologist are evident in her accomplishments & the countless careers she inspired and hearts she won over.
RIP Jane Goodall. You will be sorely missed. 💙
www.npr.org/2025/10/01/4...
RIP Jane Goodall. You will be sorely missed. 💙
www.npr.org/2025/10/01/4...
Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91
Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
www.npr.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I heard her speak at my undergrad and it was almost surreal. She will be missed
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State of play: King (Maine), Cortez-Masto (Nevada), and Fetterman (Asshole) caved. GOP will look for more on the next vote. Top targets are the others who caved in March:
Schatz (HI)
Durbin (IL)
Gillibrand & Schumer (NY)
Hassan & Shaheen (NH)
Peters (MI)
Keep an eye on Warner/Kaine in Virginia too.
Schatz (HI)
Durbin (IL)
Gillibrand & Schumer (NY)
Hassan & Shaheen (NH)
Peters (MI)
Keep an eye on Warner/Kaine in Virginia too.
October 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
State of play: King (Maine), Cortez-Masto (Nevada), and Fetterman (Asshole) caved. GOP will look for more on the next vote. Top targets are the others who caved in March:
Schatz (HI)
Durbin (IL)
Gillibrand & Schumer (NY)
Hassan & Shaheen (NH)
Peters (MI)
Keep an eye on Warner/Kaine in Virginia too.
Schatz (HI)
Durbin (IL)
Gillibrand & Schumer (NY)
Hassan & Shaheen (NH)
Peters (MI)
Keep an eye on Warner/Kaine in Virginia too.
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Important to note that not everyone who stopped getting paid today can head home. They just have to continue to work with no money for transportation to get there. Or you know. Food.
October 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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As the government shutdown begins, remember that one of the biggest deficit drivers of the past 20 years are Republican tax cuts for the wealthy & corporations. The issue isn't programs that help millions of Americans, it's giveaways to the rich.
October 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As the government shutdown begins, remember that one of the biggest deficit drivers of the past 20 years are Republican tax cuts for the wealthy & corporations. The issue isn't programs that help millions of Americans, it's giveaways to the rich.
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Mood. Have to stop it while we can.
a close up of a man 's face with the words shut it down written below it
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words shut it down written below it
media.tenor.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Mood. Have to stop it while we can.
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I just took a Tylenol and one of the side-effects was chronic curiosity about who else is in the Epstein Files. Ask your doctor if apprehending pedophiles is right for you.
September 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I just took a Tylenol and one of the side-effects was chronic curiosity about who else is in the Epstein Files. Ask your doctor if apprehending pedophiles is right for you.
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Republicans have the presidency, the House, and the Senate. They own any shutdown.
September 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Republicans have the presidency, the House, and the Senate. They own any shutdown.
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History's wheel seems to turn and repeat itself.
Red scare - reporting suspected commies to the gov
Lavender scare - reporting suspected gay persons to the gov
NOW - reporting those who speak "wrongly" of kirk
Each one a form of quashing the opposition/"other"
🎬: @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
Red scare - reporting suspected commies to the gov
Lavender scare - reporting suspected gay persons to the gov
NOW - reporting those who speak "wrongly" of kirk
Each one a form of quashing the opposition/"other"
🎬: @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
History's wheel seems to turn and repeat itself.
Red scare - reporting suspected commies to the gov
Lavender scare - reporting suspected gay persons to the gov
NOW - reporting those who speak "wrongly" of kirk
Each one a form of quashing the opposition/"other"
🎬: @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
Red scare - reporting suspected commies to the gov
Lavender scare - reporting suspected gay persons to the gov
NOW - reporting those who speak "wrongly" of kirk
Each one a form of quashing the opposition/"other"
🎬: @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
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This is what American leadership looks like. We need more people like this running for Congress.
August 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is what American leadership looks like. We need more people like this running for Congress.
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Their plan is to rehabilitate and then pardon an adjudicated habitual sex assaulter and human trafficker as a character witness for a different habitual sex assaulted who methodically defames his victims. No judge or jury would find either of them credible, and neither should anyone else.
August 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Their plan is to rehabilitate and then pardon an adjudicated habitual sex assaulter and human trafficker as a character witness for a different habitual sex assaulted who methodically defames his victims. No judge or jury would find either of them credible, and neither should anyone else.
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I remember when this happened.
July 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I remember when this happened.
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Robert Reich, the former labor secretary and retired professor, has warned about rising inequality in America for decades. Now, he’s become a star online with an audience of millions, and he feels his message is more urgent than ever. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/m...
July 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Robert Reich, the former labor secretary and retired professor, has warned about rising inequality in America for decades. Now, he’s become a star online with an audience of millions, and he feels his message is more urgent than ever. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/m...
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Think of it this way: he’s soliciting false and/or misleading testimony from a convicted child sex trafficker and rapist to vouch for him so that he doesn’t have to show you the actual evidence that points toward his involvement and guilt, in exchange for clemency from life in prison.
July 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Think of it this way: he’s soliciting false and/or misleading testimony from a convicted child sex trafficker and rapist to vouch for him so that he doesn’t have to show you the actual evidence that points toward his involvement and guilt, in exchange for clemency from life in prison.
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A must watch!
July 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
A must watch!
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What grotesque theater—$250K to dine with a man who sells despair as virtue. But on this island of moneyed silence, a cat-led chorus roars back. Meowtucket ain’t cute. It’s resistance. The children of democracy claw when cornered. And baby, the claws are out.
Cat account with 1 million followers to protest JD Vance's Nantucket fundraiser
Local activist groups will hold the “Meowtucket” rally to protest JD Vance's fundraiser visit to the island. Here's what to know.
www.boston.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
What grotesque theater—$250K to dine with a man who sells despair as virtue. But on this island of moneyed silence, a cat-led chorus roars back. Meowtucket ain’t cute. It’s resistance. The children of democracy claw when cornered. And baby, the claws are out.
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🎙️ Randy Chester, VP of the American Foreign Service Association, delivered a pointed critique of recent cuts at USAID during his C‑SPAN Washington Journal appearance. He framed these cuts as part of a broader dismantling of U.S. foreign assistance following sweeping reductions and mass layoffs
Randy Chester on the Future of Foreign Aid
Randy Chester, vice president of the American Foreign Service Association, talked about the future of U.S. foreign aid in the wake of program cuts and mass layoffs at the United States Agency for Inte...
www.c-span.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
🎙️ Randy Chester, VP of the American Foreign Service Association, delivered a pointed critique of recent cuts at USAID during his C‑SPAN Washington Journal appearance. He framed these cuts as part of a broader dismantling of U.S. foreign assistance following sweeping reductions and mass layoffs
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Is getting older simply encountering more and more people who have been genetically engineered specifically to irritate you or is that just me not wanting to leave my house.
July 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Is getting older simply encountering more and more people who have been genetically engineered specifically to irritate you or is that just me not wanting to leave my house.
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Preach, Jeff! Preach!
Actor Jeff Daniels on Donald Trump: “He’s everything that’s wrong with not just America but being a human being.”
July 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Preach, Jeff! Preach!