PhoenixDogLover
@phoenixdoglover.bsky.social
Retired environmental engineer and IT guy, political news junkie, dog and music lover, fond of gallows humor.
A data point for my Bluesky feed:
I went on the ACA health insurance website site to take a gander at the 2026 premium for my wife. It's a regular Silver plan.
2025 $635 per month
2026 $1228 per month (same plan) or $915 cheapest Bronze plan
Self insuring, maybe. A roll of the dice.
I went on the ACA health insurance website site to take a gander at the 2026 premium for my wife. It's a regular Silver plan.
2025 $635 per month
2026 $1228 per month (same plan) or $915 cheapest Bronze plan
Self insuring, maybe. A roll of the dice.
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A data point for my Bluesky feed:
I went on the ACA health insurance website site to take a gander at the 2026 premium for my wife. It's a regular Silver plan.
2025 $635 per month
2026 $1228 per month (same plan) or $915 cheapest Bronze plan
Self insuring, maybe. A roll of the dice.
I went on the ACA health insurance website site to take a gander at the 2026 premium for my wife. It's a regular Silver plan.
2025 $635 per month
2026 $1228 per month (same plan) or $915 cheapest Bronze plan
Self insuring, maybe. A roll of the dice.
Thanks to everyone posting election results.
"The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
I love you"
"The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
I love you"
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Thanks to everyone posting election results.
"The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
I love you"
"The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
I love you"
So if you want to know what the new oversized White House ballroom will be used for if it ever gets built, the photos from the Mar a Lago Halloween Gatsby Night party should be a great example.
I get "Rome burning" vibes from it.
I get "Rome burning" vibes from it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
So if you want to know what the new oversized White House ballroom will be used for if it ever gets built, the photos from the Mar a Lago Halloween Gatsby Night party should be a great example.
I get "Rome burning" vibes from it.
I get "Rome burning" vibes from it.
I just made a donation to a major local food bank here in AZ.
If it turns out that SNAP actually gets funded before Nov 1, I won't feel bad about my donation at all.
If it turns out that SNAP actually gets funded before Nov 1, I won't feel bad about my donation at all.
October 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I just made a donation to a major local food bank here in AZ.
If it turns out that SNAP actually gets funded before Nov 1, I won't feel bad about my donation at all.
If it turns out that SNAP actually gets funded before Nov 1, I won't feel bad about my donation at all.
I understand the affinity between Trump, his MAGA loyalists, and a sizable segment of Tech Bros.
They share a preference for the method: "move fast and break things".
Because "creative destruction" is just common sense.
I also think they cannot be arsed with analysis.
They share a preference for the method: "move fast and break things".
Because "creative destruction" is just common sense.
I also think they cannot be arsed with analysis.
October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I understand the affinity between Trump, his MAGA loyalists, and a sizable segment of Tech Bros.
They share a preference for the method: "move fast and break things".
Because "creative destruction" is just common sense.
I also think they cannot be arsed with analysis.
They share a preference for the method: "move fast and break things".
Because "creative destruction" is just common sense.
I also think they cannot be arsed with analysis.
Reposted by PhoenixDogLover
Fetterman describes Trump trying to steal $230 million from taxpayers as "small ball, and I think we have much bigger problems than worrying about those things."
October 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Fetterman describes Trump trying to steal $230 million from taxpayers as "small ball, and I think we have much bigger problems than worrying about those things."
Somebody in an inflatable frog costume needs to crash a Speaker Johnson press event this week.
October 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Somebody in an inflatable frog costume needs to crash a Speaker Johnson press event this week.
The coordinated amphibious assault on America continues. Reporting live from Mesa, Arizona.
October 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The coordinated amphibious assault on America continues. Reporting live from Mesa, Arizona.
Based on the past five days or so...
The cheese, dusted with orange pancake makeup, has very much slid off the cracker.
The cheese, dusted with orange pancake makeup, has very much slid off the cracker.
October 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Based on the past five days or so...
The cheese, dusted with orange pancake makeup, has very much slid off the cracker.
The cheese, dusted with orange pancake makeup, has very much slid off the cracker.
This should be nominated for Best Short Film of 2025.
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This should be nominated for Best Short Film of 2025.
Evidently, nobody told airlines and private pilots to steer clear of Portland International (PDX) despite the President's announcement of war conditions. Somebody tell Duffy.
September 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Evidently, nobody told airlines and private pilots to steer clear of Portland International (PDX) despite the President's announcement of war conditions. Somebody tell Duffy.
He often addressed the public directly, presented a distinctly Christian perspective on issues of the today, and was not afraid to wade into contentious political debates.
I'm not talking about Charlie Kirk.
I'm talking about Rev., Dr William Barber.
And he's still at it, Thank the Lord.
I'm not talking about Charlie Kirk.
I'm talking about Rev., Dr William Barber.
And he's still at it, Thank the Lord.
September 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
He often addressed the public directly, presented a distinctly Christian perspective on issues of the today, and was not afraid to wade into contentious political debates.
I'm not talking about Charlie Kirk.
I'm talking about Rev., Dr William Barber.
And he's still at it, Thank the Lord.
I'm not talking about Charlie Kirk.
I'm talking about Rev., Dr William Barber.
And he's still at it, Thank the Lord.
Reposted by PhoenixDogLover
President Donald Trump urged Afghanistan to return the Bagram air base to US control, threatening “BAD THINGS” for the Taliban-led country if it fails to comply
Trump Presses Afghanistan to Return Bagram Air Base to US
President Donald Trump urged Afghanistan to return the Bagram air base to US control, threatening “BAD THINGS” for the Taliban-led country if it fails to comply.
bloom.bg
September 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
President Donald Trump urged Afghanistan to return the Bagram air base to US control, threatening “BAD THINGS” for the Taliban-led country if it fails to comply
Well, look, we can't expect the President of the United States to maintain his composure in times of stress.
RADDATZ: You talked about Democrats who have been targeted. Trump said nothing about the political violence against Democrats. In fact, he blamed the radical left. What's your reaction to that?
SPENCER COX: Well look, President Trump is very angry.
SPENCER COX: Well look, President Trump is very angry.
September 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Well, look, we can't expect the President of the United States to maintain his composure in times of stress.
To me, there was a kind of inevitability of an event like Charlie Kirk getting murdered by a gunman. If not him, someone else.
I don't know what ends this. Bad faith abounds.
Hosea 8:7: "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."
I don't know what ends this. Bad faith abounds.
Hosea 8:7: "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."
September 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
To me, there was a kind of inevitability of an event like Charlie Kirk getting murdered by a gunman. If not him, someone else.
I don't know what ends this. Bad faith abounds.
Hosea 8:7: "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."
I don't know what ends this. Bad faith abounds.
Hosea 8:7: "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."
A eulogy of Charlie Kirk follows, in 300 characters or less...
September 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A eulogy of Charlie Kirk follows, in 300 characters or less...
Sec of War/Defense, Pete "Chin-up" Hegseth has announced that the Department of War, previously known as the Department of Defense, will be renamed to...
"The Department of We Are Really Disappointed In You Vladimir Putin, We Thought You Were Our Friend"
"The Department of We Are Really Disappointed In You Vladimir Putin, We Thought You Were Our Friend"
September 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Sec of War/Defense, Pete "Chin-up" Hegseth has announced that the Department of War, previously known as the Department of Defense, will be renamed to...
"The Department of We Are Really Disappointed In You Vladimir Putin, We Thought You Were Our Friend"
"The Department of We Are Really Disappointed In You Vladimir Putin, We Thought You Were Our Friend"
The entire essay by Umberto Eco is very much worth reading.
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe...
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe...
September 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The entire essay by Umberto Eco is very much worth reading.
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe...
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe...
Standing next to Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump announced he will be renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of Big Strong Men with Tears in Their Eyes, and that Hegseth's title will be Secretary of Small Boat Demolition.
September 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Standing next to Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump announced he will be renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of Big Strong Men with Tears in Their Eyes, and that Hegseth's title will be Secretary of Small Boat Demolition.
My dying wish is, if Trump is going to order up a Navy parade in DC, that every participant be permitted to dress up as one of The Village People.
Anyway, I'm not dying, so I suppose that isn't gonna happen.
Life is disappointing sometimes.
Anyway, I'm not dying, so I suppose that isn't gonna happen.
Life is disappointing sometimes.
August 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My dying wish is, if Trump is going to order up a Navy parade in DC, that every participant be permitted to dress up as one of The Village People.
Anyway, I'm not dying, so I suppose that isn't gonna happen.
Life is disappointing sometimes.
Anyway, I'm not dying, so I suppose that isn't gonna happen.
Life is disappointing sometimes.
Cracker Barrel responds to criticism with a revised logo...
( forgive my bad editing)
( forgive my bad editing)
August 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Cracker Barrel responds to criticism with a revised logo...
( forgive my bad editing)
( forgive my bad editing)
Reposted by PhoenixDogLover
I love the new Cracker Barrel logo! 🧡
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
August 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I love the new Cracker Barrel logo! 🧡
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
The next thing you know, law enforcement will find unemployed individuals selling "loosies" at the bus station.
REPORTER: Why are troops stationed here at Union Station and at the National Mall instead of areas where crime is higher?
JD VANCE: Crime is actually extremely high here at Union Station. You have vagrants.
JD VANCE: Crime is actually extremely high here at Union Station. You have vagrants.
August 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The next thing you know, law enforcement will find unemployed individuals selling "loosies" at the bus station.
The first thing we need from Zelensky and the NATO leaders coming to visit Trump this week is a big round of "thank you's". And a nice gold trophy cup awarding Trump the Nobel Piece Prise.
August 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The first thing we need from Zelensky and the NATO leaders coming to visit Trump this week is a big round of "thank you's". And a nice gold trophy cup awarding Trump the Nobel Piece Prise.
Reposted by PhoenixDogLover
Donald Tramp hates this picture.
You know what to do...
You know what to do...
August 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Donald Tramp hates this picture.
You know what to do...
You know what to do...