MMOC
@solarfish.bsky.social
Executive Chef in HOU, food lover, general all purpose geek, and huge gear head. Opinions expressed are my own and unrelated to my employer. (chef/chef)
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MMOC
@solarfish.bsky.social
· Jul 20
Hi, y'all.
A lot of you followed me tonight because @blueheronfarm.bsky.social reskeeted my post.
A few things to know.
1) most of my posts are cars, dogs, or food.
2) most of my RePosts are politics.
3) I know one hell of a lot about 1 and 2, might hold degrees in some of them.
Welcome on board
A lot of you followed me tonight because @blueheronfarm.bsky.social reskeeted my post.
A few things to know.
1) most of my posts are cars, dogs, or food.
2) most of my RePosts are politics.
3) I know one hell of a lot about 1 and 2, might hold degrees in some of them.
Welcome on board
I've been living on the periphery of the government telling me to get fucked and die for over a decade.
I'd have to worry about it less under a single payer system.
I'd have to worry about it less under a single payer system.
My cancer treatment was billed to my insurance at around $600k, 12 years ago, with no chemo. I was $7.5k out of pocket.
Now I'd have an existing condition and be literally uninsurable.
Now I'd have an existing condition and be literally uninsurable.
I'm smelling Revolution in the air tonight, friends.
Never forget the 8 dems who made it happen.
For all the wrong reasons.
Never forget the 8 dems who made it happen.
For all the wrong reasons.
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I've been living on the periphery of the government telling me to get fucked and die for over a decade.
I'd have to worry about it less under a single payer system.
I'd have to worry about it less under a single payer system.
My cancer treatment was billed to my insurance at around $600k, 12 years ago, with no chemo. I was $7.5k out of pocket.
Now I'd have an existing condition and be literally uninsurable.
Now I'd have an existing condition and be literally uninsurable.
I'm smelling Revolution in the air tonight, friends.
Never forget the 8 dems who made it happen.
For all the wrong reasons.
Never forget the 8 dems who made it happen.
For all the wrong reasons.
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
My cancer treatment was billed to my insurance at around $600k, 12 years ago, with no chemo. I was $7.5k out of pocket.
Now I'd have an existing condition and be literally uninsurable.
Now I'd have an existing condition and be literally uninsurable.
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I'm smelling Revolution in the air tonight, friends.
Never forget the 8 dems who made it happen.
For all the wrong reasons.
Never forget the 8 dems who made it happen.
For all the wrong reasons.
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I'm smelling Revolution in the air tonight, friends.
Never forget the 8 dems who made it happen.
For all the wrong reasons.
Never forget the 8 dems who made it happen.
For all the wrong reasons.
Listening to "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" on the auspicious day.
If you grew up around the Great Lakes, you know. I grew up a block from Lake Michigan.
youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A?...
If you grew up around the Great Lakes, you know. I grew up a block from Lake Michigan.
youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A?...
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot (HD w/ Lyrics)
YouTube video by Zeezy
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November 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Listening to "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" on the auspicious day.
If you grew up around the Great Lakes, you know. I grew up a block from Lake Michigan.
youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A?...
If you grew up around the Great Lakes, you know. I grew up a block from Lake Michigan.
youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A?...
Bluefin marinated in Shio Koji, seared with black pepper.
Cornbread gnocchi, crisp tuna confit, broccolini.
Broiled asparagus.
Cornbread gnocchi, crisp tuna confit, broccolini.
Broiled asparagus.
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Bluefin marinated in Shio Koji, seared with black pepper.
Cornbread gnocchi, crisp tuna confit, broccolini.
Broiled asparagus.
Cornbread gnocchi, crisp tuna confit, broccolini.
Broiled asparagus.
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
You should probably just go ahead and read this thread if you want to know anything about where your food comes from.
California alone produces a third of all the food America eats. So this is a lie.
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
You should probably just go ahead and read this thread if you want to know anything about where your food comes from.
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Red states produce the bulk of our meat, true—though California still produces 8% of American beef.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
It goes even deeper than this. The vast bulk of red state agriculture is corn, soybeans or seed crops.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
Half the fruits and vegetables in the US come from California, 75% of the nuts. The flyover states like to pretend they do much
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Red states produce the bulk of our meat, true—though California still produces 8% of American beef.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
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It goes even deeper than this. The vast bulk of red state agriculture is corn, soybeans or seed crops.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
Half the fruits and vegetables in the US come from California, 75% of the nuts. The flyover states like to pretend they do much
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It goes even deeper than this. The vast bulk of red state agriculture is corn, soybeans or seed crops.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
OG Houston Sandwich Game.
IYKYK
IYKYK
A Thorin Oakenshield sandwich at Hobbit Cafe in Houston.
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
OG Houston Sandwich Game.
IYKYK
IYKYK
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Man responsible for uninsuring 15 million Americans lays out a plan to uninsure up to 24.3 million more.
I wrote here about Trump’s limited understanding of health insurance and how relying on direct payments to people for payment toward health care costs is a terrible idea. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Man responsible for uninsuring 15 million Americans lays out a plan to uninsure up to 24.3 million more.
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there's literally a world famous person who is alleged to have murdered a health insurance executive because he was forced to do this.
and he was, broadly speaking, in this guy's ideological orbit!
and he was, broadly speaking, in this guy's ideological orbit!
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
there's literally a world famous person who is alleged to have murdered a health insurance executive because he was forced to do this.
and he was, broadly speaking, in this guy's ideological orbit!
and he was, broadly speaking, in this guy's ideological orbit!
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Dude you’ve all just shown us Democratic Senators are INCAPABLE of fighting united. Your constituents are doing their parts and for what? To watch their party fold like cowards. Change leadership or watch the coffers run dry.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Dude you’ve all just shown us Democratic Senators are INCAPABLE of fighting united. Your constituents are doing their parts and for what? To watch their party fold like cowards. Change leadership or watch the coffers run dry.
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a close up of a man with his mouth open .
ALT: a close up of a man with his mouth open .
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Wow wow oh wow, I'm so shocked.
Dems caved for absolutely nothing
Dems caved for absolutely nothing
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Wow wow oh wow, I'm so shocked.
Dems caved for absolutely nothing
Dems caved for absolutely nothing
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Insurance operates via risk pools to smooth out the cost of providing coverage. An individual "negotiating" with an insurance company will be assumed to be high risk, and premiums will be astronomically high. The reason why the marketplaces exist is to create risk pools that smooth out premium costs
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Insurance operates via risk pools to smooth out the cost of providing coverage. An individual "negotiating" with an insurance company will be assumed to be high risk, and premiums will be astronomically high. The reason why the marketplaces exist is to create risk pools that smooth out premium costs
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If the last white dude he talked to had told him the real way to go was to just trash Obamacare and pay medical providers directly and people could just go get free healthcare, he’d have repeated a plan for single payer universal healthcare on national tv.
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
If the last white dude he talked to had told him the real way to go was to just trash Obamacare and pay medical providers directly and people could just go get free healthcare, he’d have repeated a plan for single payer universal healthcare on national tv.
Beautiful work. Lovely people.
We are driving home from our last big outdoor show of the year. Next steps, complete several special orders and finish stocking up our retail partners.
Featured: Neckpiece with a lab grown opal and our new style of link. Like us, it sits a little askew.
#handmadejewelry #art #craft #jewelry
Featured: Neckpiece with a lab grown opal and our new style of link. Like us, it sits a little askew.
#handmadejewelry #art #craft #jewelry
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Beautiful work. Lovely people.
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They have the majority. They're going to vote no. And Fetterman will vote no with them. Honestly, there is nothing to whoa about here.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
They have the majority. They're going to vote no. And Fetterman will vote no with them. Honestly, there is nothing to whoa about here.
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You just know this belonged to Yakuza at some point early in its life.
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You just know this belonged to Yakuza at some point early in its life.
Hahahahahahaha. We gave up the only leverage we had. Bet on it. The Republican bloc won't give with width of a pubic hair on this issue and they'll get the press to both sides it.
1. We need to fight hard for a good ACA extension early in December and hold Republicans fiercely accountable if they betray everyone.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Hahahahahahaha. We gave up the only leverage we had. Bet on it. The Republican bloc won't give with width of a pubic hair on this issue and they'll get the press to both sides it.
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It is fucking insane to me that senate democrats bailed him out
Trump to air traffic controllers: "For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn’t step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK"
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It is fucking insane to me that senate democrats bailed him out
Deny deflect gaslight
Q: I'm sure you know the Consumer Price Index showed grocery prices are up nearly 3% in September. Do you dispute that?
Top Trump econ advisor: Grocery prices are actually down significantly under Trump
Top Trump econ advisor: Grocery prices are actually down significantly under Trump
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Deny deflect gaslight