Westerman
@westerman.bsky.social
T&E Tax Attorney, Granite Stater, Civics Nerd, Boston Sports Fan, Investor, Watford FC owner (.001%), Volvo Virtuoso, local newspaper subscriber, building the world's smallest family office
Husband, Dad (x2), Son, and Brother
Husband, Dad (x2), Son, and Brother
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With Trump firing federal workers, contractors, and tariff-driven layoffs piling up, unemployment’s bound to rise. But don’t worry—Trump’s Department of Labor will just ‘adjust’ the calculation. Why fix the economy when you can fix the numbers and gaslight everyone?
August 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
DON'MAKE ME TAP THE SIGN
stumbleupon (circa '08-'09) was peak internet for me. I still remember specific articles, stories, pictures, and videos curated based on my interests which genuinely interested me and inspired curiosity
And I don't remember ads or ever being targeted or gaslit into buying any products either
And I don't remember ads or ever being targeted or gaslit into buying any products either
February 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
stumbleupon (circa '08-'09) was peak internet for me. I still remember specific articles, stories, pictures, and videos curated based on my interests which genuinely interested me and inspired curiosity
And I don't remember ads or ever being targeted or gaslit into buying any products either
And I don't remember ads or ever being targeted or gaslit into buying any products either
With Trump firing federal workers, contractors, and tariff-driven layoffs piling up, unemployment’s bound to rise. But don’t worry—Trump’s Department of Labor will just ‘adjust’ the calculation. Why fix the economy when you can fix the numbers and gaslight everyone?
February 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
With Trump firing federal workers, contractors, and tariff-driven layoffs piling up, unemployment’s bound to rise. But don’t worry—Trump’s Department of Labor will just ‘adjust’ the calculation. Why fix the economy when you can fix the numbers and gaslight everyone?
Taps the sign
Trump’s ramblings on Greenland, Panama, and Canada are likely his usual bluster, bullshit, and distraction.
But if you firmly believe we’re facing an unprecedented and dangerous 4 years... it sure does feel like a “dibs” aimed at Putin and Xi as the 3 of them carve up the New World Order
But if you firmly believe we’re facing an unprecedented and dangerous 4 years... it sure does feel like a “dibs” aimed at Putin and Xi as the 3 of them carve up the New World Order
February 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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I’ve read about a thousand articles on the devastating California wildfires, and not one of them has dared to drop a "conflagration." Like, why even write if you’re not gonna flex your SAT vocab?”
January 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I’ve read about a thousand articles on the devastating California wildfires, and not one of them has dared to drop a "conflagration." Like, why even write if you’re not gonna flex your SAT vocab?”
Just bring back Vine. 6 seconds was the perfect amount of time for creativity, chaos, and comedy. TikTok is just Vine on performance-enhancing drugs—and we don’t need 3 minutes of people lip-syncing to explain why.
January 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Just bring back Vine. 6 seconds was the perfect amount of time for creativity, chaos, and comedy. TikTok is just Vine on performance-enhancing drugs—and we don’t need 3 minutes of people lip-syncing to explain why.
Trump’s ramblings on Greenland, Panama, and Canada are likely his usual bluster, bullshit, and distraction.
But if you firmly believe we’re facing an unprecedented and dangerous 4 years... it sure does feel like a “dibs” aimed at Putin and Xi as the 3 of them carve up the New World Order
But if you firmly believe we’re facing an unprecedented and dangerous 4 years... it sure does feel like a “dibs” aimed at Putin and Xi as the 3 of them carve up the New World Order
January 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Trump’s ramblings on Greenland, Panama, and Canada are likely his usual bluster, bullshit, and distraction.
But if you firmly believe we’re facing an unprecedented and dangerous 4 years... it sure does feel like a “dibs” aimed at Putin and Xi as the 3 of them carve up the New World Order
But if you firmly believe we’re facing an unprecedented and dangerous 4 years... it sure does feel like a “dibs” aimed at Putin and Xi as the 3 of them carve up the New World Order
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X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Completely unrecognizable politics
December 30, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Completely unrecognizable politics
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Sorry Bluesky, got lost in the bedlam 😅
December 26, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Sorry Bluesky, got lost in the bedlam 😅
Ya'll need to stop doing Starter Packs for the sake of doing Starter Packs. Starter Packs are for helping to find your community, your niche, not 1,500 people who all agree to post 💙
December 23, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Ya'll need to stop doing Starter Packs for the sake of doing Starter Packs. Starter Packs are for helping to find your community, your niche, not 1,500 people who all agree to post 💙
Okay, #TaxSky & #TaxBS, time for another recruiting and reposting drive. Please repost this in your skyline so that other tax nerds not already here can be assimilated into the collective.
go.bsky.app/GK2wteb
go.bsky.app/GK2wteb
December 22, 2024 at 6:50 PM
If Bannon pulls off these policy goals, Dems should worry about a permanent realignment. But come on, hiking taxes on corporations and the rich, with a GOP trifecta in place? Not exactly holding my breath.
Great piece by @daveweigel.bsky.social
Great piece by @daveweigel.bsky.social
"I’m for a dramatic increase in corporate taxes," Steve Bannon tells @daveweigel.bsky.social. "We have to increase taxes on the wealthy."
‘We have to increase taxes on the wealthy’: Steve Bannon | Semafor
Steve Bannon talks about populism, the Trump agenda, and which Republicans need to lose.
www.semafor.com
December 22, 2024 at 5:43 PM
If Bannon pulls off these policy goals, Dems should worry about a permanent realignment. But come on, hiking taxes on corporations and the rich, with a GOP trifecta in place? Not exactly holding my breath.
Great piece by @daveweigel.bsky.social
Great piece by @daveweigel.bsky.social
This does not bode well for Santa and the NORAD Tracker
Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said.
Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says
Two Navy pilots ejected over the red sea in what is believed to be a friendly fire incident.
www.stripes.com
December 22, 2024 at 4:20 PM
This does not bode well for Santa and the NORAD Tracker
Yellowstone didn’t just jump the cattle after Season 2—it’s been stampeding downhill ever since, somehow finding new ways to set the ranch on fire every season #yellowstone
December 16, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Yellowstone didn’t just jump the cattle after Season 2—it’s been stampeding downhill ever since, somehow finding new ways to set the ranch on fire every season #yellowstone
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SIXTEEN UNBEATEN AT OUR PLACE! 🤩
December 15, 2024 at 3:56 PM
SIXTEEN UNBEATEN AT OUR PLACE! 🤩
Partisan politics aside, can we admit this country shouldn’t be run by 70, 80, and 90-year-olds? Const. Amendment to add ceiling to the floor: Must be sworn in BEFORE age:
70 for President
75 for Senate
80 for House
Also: term limits. 3 Senate terms, 9 House terms. Let’s retire gracefully.
70 for President
75 for Senate
80 for House
Also: term limits. 3 Senate terms, 9 House terms. Let’s retire gracefully.
December 13, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Partisan politics aside, can we admit this country shouldn’t be run by 70, 80, and 90-year-olds? Const. Amendment to add ceiling to the floor: Must be sworn in BEFORE age:
70 for President
75 for Senate
80 for House
Also: term limits. 3 Senate terms, 9 House terms. Let’s retire gracefully.
70 for President
75 for Senate
80 for House
Also: term limits. 3 Senate terms, 9 House terms. Let’s retire gracefully.
Writers: “Black Doves” a spy thriller in London—light, funny, and stylish. We already lined up the stars of Pirates of the Caribbean and 007
Netflix: Depp and Craig? You diabolical bastards. Shutup and take our money
Writers: ahhhhhh
Netflix: Depp and Craig? You diabolical bastards. Shutup and take our money
Writers: ahhhhhh
December 13, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Writers: “Black Doves” a spy thriller in London—light, funny, and stylish. We already lined up the stars of Pirates of the Caribbean and 007
Netflix: Depp and Craig? You diabolical bastards. Shutup and take our money
Writers: ahhhhhh
Netflix: Depp and Craig? You diabolical bastards. Shutup and take our money
Writers: ahhhhhh
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Is there a New York public defender called Mario? Because …
December 13, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Is there a New York public defender called Mario? Because …
Wanted the win but will take the point!!!
December 11, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Wanted the win but will take the point!!!
Yellowstone isn’t just cowboys and drama—it’s a masterclass on what not to do in estate planning. Want to avoid estate tax nightmares, disinheriting your kids (or not), and missing out on conservation easements or IRC 6166 benefits? Watch Dutton family chaos, then call your lawyer
December 10, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Yellowstone isn’t just cowboys and drama—it’s a masterclass on what not to do in estate planning. Want to avoid estate tax nightmares, disinheriting your kids (or not), and missing out on conservation easements or IRC 6166 benefits? Watch Dutton family chaos, then call your lawyer
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D.B. Cooper’s full name was Dooper Booper Cooper
December 9, 2024 at 4:25 AM
D.B. Cooper’s full name was Dooper Booper Cooper
People forget True Detective S1 is basically about Christian Nationalists pushing school vouchers in Louisiana to sneak in their curriculum. Murder mystery? Sure. Policy drama? Absolutely.
A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas. That’s Just the Start.
Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are poised to take their Christian nationalist agenda nationwide.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2024 at 5:41 PM
People forget True Detective S1 is basically about Christian Nationalists pushing school vouchers in Louisiana to sneak in their curriculum. Murder mystery? Sure. Policy drama? Absolutely.
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Something that I’ve become rather protective of in the age of social media is my right to simply refuse to know who the fuck some people are.
December 8, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Something that I’ve become rather protective of in the age of social media is my right to simply refuse to know who the fuck some people are.
The hardest part of moving to Bluesky? Finding all my favorite OG Twitter folks, orgs, and lovable weirdos.
Starter packs saved me—ruthlessly “Follow All” the ones you like. You can always unfollow later. Trim the fat, find the fun, make Bluesky feel like home
Starter packs saved me—ruthlessly “Follow All” the ones you like. You can always unfollow later. Trim the fat, find the fun, make Bluesky feel like home
Starter packs are genius, but I was surprised there wasn't a list of them for people to find.
So I built it:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
The website monitors the packs being shared and adds the ones it finds to the database.
Missed your stater pack? Message me and I'll get it added.
So I built it:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
The website monitors the packs being shared and adds the ones it finds to the database.
Missed your stater pack? Message me and I'll get it added.
All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
blueskydirectory.com
December 7, 2024 at 6:20 PM
The hardest part of moving to Bluesky? Finding all my favorite OG Twitter folks, orgs, and lovable weirdos.
Starter packs saved me—ruthlessly “Follow All” the ones you like. You can always unfollow later. Trim the fat, find the fun, make Bluesky feel like home
Starter packs saved me—ruthlessly “Follow All” the ones you like. You can always unfollow later. Trim the fat, find the fun, make Bluesky feel like home