Middle-aged Wasteland (Jason) 🫘
@mawasteland.bsky.social
Don’t cry, don’t raise your eye ... Like Polonium 210, I’m an acquired taste. Union business agent/contract negotiator by trade, central OR fly fisherman by choice. My corgi runs my life. Pragmatic lefty. Sci-fi nerd. IDIC 🖖. Shiny. So say we all.
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When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail. When you are a nail everything coming towards you looks like a hammer.
Similarly when you speak in culture war narrative, everything is culture war & everything is culture war when you speak in culture war narrative.
Let’s not do that here.
Similarly when you speak in culture war narrative, everything is culture war & everything is culture war when you speak in culture war narrative.
Let’s not do that here.
I don’t post social media often, wife has terminal cancer, I have other priorities.It is an absolute unsurprising moment to see that the Trump administration has gotten us into an actual shooting war with Iran six months in to the term. apnews.com/article/isra...
US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign
President Donald Trump says the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid T...
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June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I don’t post social media often, wife has terminal cancer, I have other priorities.It is an absolute unsurprising moment to see that the Trump administration has gotten us into an actual shooting war with Iran six months in to the term. apnews.com/article/isra...
The reason magic tricks work is because people are willing to suspend their disbelief, the coin really didn’t disappear to be found again behind your ear, but we all love the game.
I tire of it when it comes to politics. Cutting taxes on the rich does not equal increased revenue.
I tire of it when it comes to politics. Cutting taxes on the rich does not equal increased revenue.
a man in a suit and tie is holding a piece of money in his hand
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a piece of money in his hand
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June 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The reason magic tricks work is because people are willing to suspend their disbelief, the coin really didn’t disappear to be found again behind your ear, but we all love the game.
I tire of it when it comes to politics. Cutting taxes on the rich does not equal increased revenue.
I tire of it when it comes to politics. Cutting taxes on the rich does not equal increased revenue.
Damn, seems no matter whatever mood I’m in when I hear the song Santa Monica by Everclear I am transported back to my 1990s self, paramedic and an urban 911 system angry at the world. This is such a great song. And I can’t explain why, but it hits me every time. Watch the world die!
May 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Damn, seems no matter whatever mood I’m in when I hear the song Santa Monica by Everclear I am transported back to my 1990s self, paramedic and an urban 911 system angry at the world. This is such a great song. And I can’t explain why, but it hits me every time. Watch the world die!
Ok. Coming out of my self-imposed social media hiatus to talk about Joe Biden. I don’t wish cancer (he reportedly has Stage IV bladder Metz to bone) on anybody. As a human, I wish him peace and comfort in his journey. As a public figure, I can still point out the mixed bag that his presidency was.
May 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Ok. Coming out of my self-imposed social media hiatus to talk about Joe Biden. I don’t wish cancer (he reportedly has Stage IV bladder Metz to bone) on anybody. As a human, I wish him peace and comfort in his journey. As a public figure, I can still point out the mixed bag that his presidency was.
With due respect to Ben Wickler, who gets it; this is the type of rhetoric that caused you to lose the last election. Dems,You’re not getting one more dime or one more ounce of effort from me until you change you.
I’m so tired of the political class Trying to make more money effort without a plan
I’m so tired of the political class Trying to make more money effort without a plan
March 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
With due respect to Ben Wickler, who gets it; this is the type of rhetoric that caused you to lose the last election. Dems,You’re not getting one more dime or one more ounce of effort from me until you change you.
I’m so tired of the political class Trying to make more money effort without a plan
I’m so tired of the political class Trying to make more money effort without a plan
What a week. 25th wedding anniversary vow renewal by a cancer charity (wife has metastatic , charity provided a wedding ceremony to us)party with 50 of our family members and friends, daughter home from college for spring break. Daughter driven back to school today, I’m exhausted.
March 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
What a week. 25th wedding anniversary vow renewal by a cancer charity (wife has metastatic , charity provided a wedding ceremony to us)party with 50 of our family members and friends, daughter home from college for spring break. Daughter driven back to school today, I’m exhausted.
I have a confession to make. I too sent war plans via signal. However, my war plants were not related to Yemen. They were related to Ramen, as a Ramen noodles.
March 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I have a confession to make. I too sent war plans via signal. However, my war plants were not related to Yemen. They were related to Ramen, as a Ramen noodles.
I will never say I told you so, we all have our own journey in life, our own lived experiences & our own rose colored glasses to contend with.
After 2024 election, I dropped the Democratic party, did not believe that they were a party capable of rising to the moment. So far, they’ve proven me right
After 2024 election, I dropped the Democratic party, did not believe that they were a party capable of rising to the moment. So far, they’ve proven me right
March 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I will never say I told you so, we all have our own journey in life, our own lived experiences & our own rose colored glasses to contend with.
After 2024 election, I dropped the Democratic party, did not believe that they were a party capable of rising to the moment. So far, they’ve proven me right
After 2024 election, I dropped the Democratic party, did not believe that they were a party capable of rising to the moment. So far, they’ve proven me right
This really is like an old Star Trek TOS episode only instead of beaming down to a planet where society was built off a crashed starship and an old book on the history between World War I and World War II, this time the crew beamed down to a planet that based its society on 1997 through 2002 Russia
March 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This really is like an old Star Trek TOS episode only instead of beaming down to a planet where society was built off a crashed starship and an old book on the history between World War I and World War II, this time the crew beamed down to a planet that based its society on 1997 through 2002 Russia
It’s been about 2 weeks since I’ve been on here, life has been busy. I’m sitting in a hospital cafeteria right now and asking why the fuck do people have conversations on speakerphone where everyone can hear them in public places?
Listening to a spirited conversation about vaccines right now
Listening to a spirited conversation about vaccines right now
March 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It’s been about 2 weeks since I’ve been on here, life has been busy. I’m sitting in a hospital cafeteria right now and asking why the fuck do people have conversations on speakerphone where everyone can hear them in public places?
Listening to a spirited conversation about vaccines right now
Listening to a spirited conversation about vaccines right now
In the week of the Democrats laying down and surrendering yet again to fascism and authoritarianism, maybe it’s time to review the “dicks, pussies, and assholes” speech from the old movie team America world police.
Because pussies are only 2 inches from being assholes and Chuck Schumer is a pussy
Because pussies are only 2 inches from being assholes and Chuck Schumer is a pussy
March 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In the week of the Democrats laying down and surrendering yet again to fascism and authoritarianism, maybe it’s time to review the “dicks, pussies, and assholes” speech from the old movie team America world police.
Because pussies are only 2 inches from being assholes and Chuck Schumer is a pussy
Because pussies are only 2 inches from being assholes and Chuck Schumer is a pussy
This is a message for the DNC, the Democratic Party.
There’s a reason I dropped my party registration and went independent. I could give tons of examples but look at Chuck Schumer’s decision As just one of them.
You won’t get a dime from me, you won’t get effort from me until you fix you .
There’s a reason I dropped my party registration and went independent. I could give tons of examples but look at Chuck Schumer’s decision As just one of them.
You won’t get a dime from me, you won’t get effort from me until you fix you .
March 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
This is a message for the DNC, the Democratic Party.
There’s a reason I dropped my party registration and went independent. I could give tons of examples but look at Chuck Schumer’s decision As just one of them.
You won’t get a dime from me, you won’t get effort from me until you fix you .
There’s a reason I dropped my party registration and went independent. I could give tons of examples but look at Chuck Schumer’s decision As just one of them.
You won’t get a dime from me, you won’t get effort from me until you fix you .
I can’t speak for others, but as a former Democrat now independent, the Democratic Party simply cannot disappoint me anymore than they already do.
I don’t have to say “what the fuck Chuck?” they are not a real opposition party.
I don’t have to say “what the fuck Chuck?” they are not a real opposition party.
March 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I can’t speak for others, but as a former Democrat now independent, the Democratic Party simply cannot disappoint me anymore than they already do.
I don’t have to say “what the fuck Chuck?” they are not a real opposition party.
I don’t have to say “what the fuck Chuck?” they are not a real opposition party.
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Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
March 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Occasionally, I do something right. Wife has terminal cancer about 12 months to live, we bought an RV and are gonna try and travel over the next 6 to 8 months live a little while she’s dying and before she’s too sick.
I bought a metric shit ton of stuff for the RV from Walmart , before tariffs.
I bought a metric shit ton of stuff for the RV from Walmart , before tariffs.
March 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Occasionally, I do something right. Wife has terminal cancer about 12 months to live, we bought an RV and are gonna try and travel over the next 6 to 8 months live a little while she’s dying and before she’s too sick.
I bought a metric shit ton of stuff for the RV from Walmart , before tariffs.
I bought a metric shit ton of stuff for the RV from Walmart , before tariffs.
The reason why I’m no longer a member the Democratic will be shown tonight at the state of the union, one of many examples.
Every Democrat in attendance tonight is an example of what not to do , how to lose a party, how to lose voters, and how to standby and let a nation be destroyed
Every Democrat in attendance tonight is an example of what not to do , how to lose a party, how to lose voters, and how to standby and let a nation be destroyed
March 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The reason why I’m no longer a member the Democratic will be shown tonight at the state of the union, one of many examples.
Every Democrat in attendance tonight is an example of what not to do , how to lose a party, how to lose voters, and how to standby and let a nation be destroyed
Every Democrat in attendance tonight is an example of what not to do , how to lose a party, how to lose voters, and how to standby and let a nation be destroyed
It turns out that the groundwork was laid in the late 60s and early 70s for the wholesale destruction and dismantling of our government, sold to the wealthy.
I won’t be listening to the state of union because I don’t care. Trump is the Muppet of oligarchs and fascists. I don’t have to listen.
I won’t be listening to the state of union because I don’t care. Trump is the Muppet of oligarchs and fascists. I don’t have to listen.
March 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It turns out that the groundwork was laid in the late 60s and early 70s for the wholesale destruction and dismantling of our government, sold to the wealthy.
I won’t be listening to the state of union because I don’t care. Trump is the Muppet of oligarchs and fascists. I don’t have to listen.
I won’t be listening to the state of union because I don’t care. Trump is the Muppet of oligarchs and fascists. I don’t have to listen.
I’m not posting much here lately because life has happened. My wife of 25 years was given a terminal cancer diagnosis with 12 months to live.
Today is blackout day, but not for us. Today is the day we take possession and sign final paperwork on an RV so that we can travel before she gets too sick.
Today is blackout day, but not for us. Today is the day we take possession and sign final paperwork on an RV so that we can travel before she gets too sick.
February 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I’m not posting much here lately because life has happened. My wife of 25 years was given a terminal cancer diagnosis with 12 months to live.
Today is blackout day, but not for us. Today is the day we take possession and sign final paperwork on an RV so that we can travel before she gets too sick.
Today is blackout day, but not for us. Today is the day we take possession and sign final paperwork on an RV so that we can travel before she gets too sick.
I want to thank Gwen Stefani for that lyric as I was online shopping this morning and needed to add bananas. This early in the morning how do you spell bananas? “ this shit is bananas, BANANAS.”
Thanks, Gwen
Thanks, Gwen
February 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I want to thank Gwen Stefani for that lyric as I was online shopping this morning and needed to add bananas. This early in the morning how do you spell bananas? “ this shit is bananas, BANANAS.”
Thanks, Gwen
Thanks, Gwen
I want to stress that there’s not even been a threat of them taking away personal tax returns, but I filed early and received my federal return, I also adjusted my withholding so that I will owe or break even next year.
A tax return is overpayment of taxes, an interest free loan to the gov.
A tax return is overpayment of taxes, an interest free loan to the gov.
Elon will be in your bank accounts, pensions & retirement — and your stock portfolios — by the end of the week.
Do you feel safe?
Do you feel safe?
February 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I want to stress that there’s not even been a threat of them taking away personal tax returns, but I filed early and received my federal return, I also adjusted my withholding so that I will owe or break even next year.
A tax return is overpayment of taxes, an interest free loan to the gov.
A tax return is overpayment of taxes, an interest free loan to the gov.
Paraphrasing Rick Wilson, there are 3 factions in this Trump era, currently working simpatico. There may be overlap, but as time goes on they will fracture:
1) ultra conservative libertarian style fascists (think project 2025)
2) oligarch techno bro plutocrats
3) Christian nationalist theocrats
1) ultra conservative libertarian style fascists (think project 2025)
2) oligarch techno bro plutocrats
3) Christian nationalist theocrats
February 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Paraphrasing Rick Wilson, there are 3 factions in this Trump era, currently working simpatico. There may be overlap, but as time goes on they will fracture:
1) ultra conservative libertarian style fascists (think project 2025)
2) oligarch techno bro plutocrats
3) Christian nationalist theocrats
1) ultra conservative libertarian style fascists (think project 2025)
2) oligarch techno bro plutocrats
3) Christian nationalist theocrats
I cannot say it enough times, it is not what people say, but what they do that defines them.
Pay attention to behavior, less to words.
The behavior of Trump & those associated is that a people who want to tear down and destroy government and funnel money to rich people and causes they support.
Pay attention to behavior, less to words.
The behavior of Trump & those associated is that a people who want to tear down and destroy government and funnel money to rich people and causes they support.
February 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I cannot say it enough times, it is not what people say, but what they do that defines them.
Pay attention to behavior, less to words.
The behavior of Trump & those associated is that a people who want to tear down and destroy government and funnel money to rich people and causes they support.
Pay attention to behavior, less to words.
The behavior of Trump & those associated is that a people who want to tear down and destroy government and funnel money to rich people and causes they support.
Big changes in my household, the last 2 weeks of February. Dec. we learned that my wife of 25 yrs metastatic cancer prognosis changed from 3 to 5 years to 12 months.
We bought an RV, we bought a truck to haul it. We are going to try to live a little before she dies.
All of this feels surreal.
We bought an RV, we bought a truck to haul it. We are going to try to live a little before she dies.
All of this feels surreal.
homer simpson says " now check this place out " while bart simpson looks on
ALT: homer simpson says " now check this place out " while bart simpson looks on
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February 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Big changes in my household, the last 2 weeks of February. Dec. we learned that my wife of 25 yrs metastatic cancer prognosis changed from 3 to 5 years to 12 months.
We bought an RV, we bought a truck to haul it. We are going to try to live a little before she dies.
All of this feels surreal.
We bought an RV, we bought a truck to haul it. We are going to try to live a little before she dies.
All of this feels surreal.
Day 40 of 5K nurses on strike in Oregon against Providence health systems. Providence is owned by Saint Joseph’s health, 3rd largest hospital owner in USA. RNs striking over safe staffing and patient safety.
Standing for patients, not profit. You can help here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...
Standing for patients, not profit. You can help here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...
Donate to Support the Providence Strike Fund, organized by Oregon Nurses Association
AGAIN! We hit yet another goal. Maybe we should set the goals higher? For… Oregon Nurses Association needs your support for Support the Providence Strike Fund
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February 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Day 40 of 5K nurses on strike in Oregon against Providence health systems. Providence is owned by Saint Joseph’s health, 3rd largest hospital owner in USA. RNs striking over safe staffing and patient safety.
Standing for patients, not profit. You can help here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...
Standing for patients, not profit. You can help here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...
It is a surreal thing with a terminally, ill spouse to be changing, beneficiaries for retirement plans, life insurance plans, and legal names on auto titles from my wife of 25 years name to the family trust.
This seemed so academic when we had the trust made up, very real now
This seemed so academic when we had the trust made up, very real now
February 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It is a surreal thing with a terminally, ill spouse to be changing, beneficiaries for retirement plans, life insurance plans, and legal names on auto titles from my wife of 25 years name to the family trust.
This seemed so academic when we had the trust made up, very real now
This seemed so academic when we had the trust made up, very real now