Grounding Rod
@groundingrod.bsky.social
EnvEng with 30+ years in water/wastewater ready to dispel disinformation on water & the environment. Pro-democracy, anti-MAGA, & Elon antagonist.
Nuclear weapons are a high school science project.
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Nuclear weapons are a high school science project.
Take the streets and they’ll cower in fear.
This kind of propaganda is how the gestapo tricked folks into thinking they were everywhere, when there were one of them for every 10K Germans.
i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 6, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Take the streets and they’ll cower in fear.
This is beautiful.
This chart seems to suggest a striking pattern: Kevin Warsh's speeches are consistently hawkish, except when Trump is President and about to appoint a new Fed Chair.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
February 6, 2026 at 2:04 AM
This is beautiful.
If there’s so little to gain, it must not be much of an additional burden.
Sounds like an endorsement to me!
Sounds like an endorsement to me!
Truly hilarious headline from the Bezos-owned Washington Post yesterday.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
If there’s so little to gain, it must not be much of an additional burden.
Sounds like an endorsement to me!
Sounds like an endorsement to me!
The “problem” with a SCOTUS who bends the law to favor their political leanings is that they still need to maintain some level of consistency in their rulings to maintain a semblance of effective precedent.
The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block the new Congressional map approved by voters in California - which could give Democrats as many as 5 more U.S. House seats in the November elections
February 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The “problem” with a SCOTUS who bends the law to favor their political leanings is that they still need to maintain some level of consistency in their rulings to maintain a semblance of effective precedent.
“Too stupid to fail.”
TREASURY SAYS IT CANNOT BAIL OUT BITCOIN Senator Sherman asked if the Treasury could intervene to “bail out Bitcoin.” Treasury Secretary Bessent responded that he has no authority to use taxpayer dollars to buy the cryptocurrency.
February 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“Too stupid to fail.”
You have to be a little careful with special election numbers. The low turnout can skew the margins.
But even if TX has a 15pt swing in the general, that’s massive blue wave territory.
But even if TX has a 15pt swing in the general, that’s massive blue wave territory.
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...
February 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
You have to be a little careful with special election numbers. The low turnout can skew the margins.
But even if TX has a 15pt swing in the general, that’s massive blue wave territory.
But even if TX has a 15pt swing in the general, that’s massive blue wave territory.
The concept that every seller requires a buyer is going to blow this guy’s tiny, adderall-riddled mind.
Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."
January 29, 2026 at 6:58 PM
The concept that every seller requires a buyer is going to blow this guy’s tiny, adderall-riddled mind.
A lot of leeway has been given historically for prosecutorial discretion in pursuing cases, but intentionally avoiding prosecuting criminals is, at a minimum, dereliction of duty if not a full-blown criminal conspiracy.
Good to see: Rep Jamie Raskin is encouraging whistleblowers inside DHS and DOJ to approach Dems and share info about failure to investigate ICE murders.
"We are now being far more direct in asking whistleblowers to come forward," Raskin tells me.
In my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"We are now being far more direct in asking whistleblowers to come forward," Raskin tells me.
In my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
A lot of leeway has been given historically for prosecutorial discretion in pursuing cases, but intentionally avoiding prosecuting criminals is, at a minimum, dereliction of duty if not a full-blown criminal conspiracy.
January 28, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Miller walking out.
January 28, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Miller walking out.
God bless the “not have any dogs” non-sequiter.
Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out
January 28, 2026 at 2:50 AM
God bless the “not have any dogs” non-sequiter.
January 28, 2026 at 2:48 AM
NATIONAL. FUCKING. REVIEW.
“.. If the Trump administration wants the public to support its immigration enforcement actions .., it needs to speak honestly about events. Kristi Noem has repeatedly demonstrated that she is incapable of that.”
@nationalreview.bsky.social
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
@nationalreview.bsky.social
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
January 26, 2026 at 8:48 PM
NATIONAL. FUCKING. REVIEW.
Oh please let him believe this. Please, please, please…
January 26, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Oh please let him believe this. Please, please, please…
They’ve lived in a bubble where they were told “the left” is a tiny fraction of the country. Now they’re outside in the real world seeing just how vastly outnumbered they really are.
What’s worse, no one from “their side” is showing up to support them. They’re having a real epiphany.
What’s worse, no one from “their side” is showing up to support them. They’re having a real epiphany.
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
They’ve lived in a bubble where they were told “the left” is a tiny fraction of the country. Now they’re outside in the real world seeing just how vastly outnumbered they really are.
What’s worse, no one from “their side” is showing up to support them. They’re having a real epiphany.
What’s worse, no one from “their side” is showing up to support them. They’re having a real epiphany.
When this happens in other countries we call them death squads.
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 24, 2026 at 4:05 PM
When this happens in other countries we call them death squads.
Serpico wasn’t a story about a lack of training.
These people are rotten to the core and should not be in a law enforcement role - of any kind.
These people are rotten to the core and should not be in a law enforcement role - of any kind.
There are Democrats in Congress earnestly posting that the problem with ICE is we haven’t spent billions of dollars training them.
If you think this is happening because they didn’t take a class explaining it’s bad then you’re probably too gullible to hold office.
If you think this is happening because they didn’t take a class explaining it’s bad then you’re probably too gullible to hold office.
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Serpico wasn’t a story about a lack of training.
These people are rotten to the core and should not be in a law enforcement role - of any kind.
These people are rotten to the core and should not be in a law enforcement role - of any kind.
Puerto Rico, DC, divide CA in two, and…
how to stop Trump on Greenland? Once Dems get back in power they'll carve out 4 new states and get 8 new senators plus House members.
January 20, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Puerto Rico, DC, divide CA in two, and…
You bet’cha.
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 18, 2026 at 5:21 AM
You bet’cha.
I’m telling you, those ICE employment records are going to be a gold mine of criminal suspects.
January 17, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I’m telling you, those ICE employment records are going to be a gold mine of criminal suspects.
I repeat my call that we make journalism an actual profession, complete with education and testing requirements, licensure, ethics rules, continuing education, and disciplinary processes for violations.
Like every other profession.
Cosmetologists have more stringent standards than this.
Like every other profession.
Cosmetologists have more stringent standards than this.
January 14, 2026 at 11:52 PM
I repeat my call that we make journalism an actual profession, complete with education and testing requirements, licensure, ethics rules, continuing education, and disciplinary processes for violations.
Like every other profession.
Cosmetologists have more stringent standards than this.
Like every other profession.
Cosmetologists have more stringent standards than this.