Andy Cimino
@ajcimino.bsky.social
Software developer, record collector, community radio DJ.
Up next: A nation of E-Trade babies?
"Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday proposed a state program to give every baby born in Texas $1,000 invested in the stock market, modeling the idea off a federal plan created as part of President Donald Trump's tax and spending legislation."
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes giving Texas newborns $1,000 each | Houston Public Media
Patrick’s proposal would be in addition to a federal program that is set to give American babies $1,000 each to invest in the stock market.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Up next: A nation of E-Trade babies?
"We are reigning in illegal and reckless practices that let poorly trained drivers get behind the wheel of semi-trucks and school buses," said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
We let poorly trained reality TV personalities oversee a big part of our supply chain, so what's the BFD?
We let poorly trained reality TV personalities oversee a big part of our supply chain, so what's the BFD?
Thousands of U.S. trucking schools could lose accreditation under DOT crackdown
The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry.
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"We are reigning in illegal and reckless practices that let poorly trained drivers get behind the wheel of semi-trucks and school buses," said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
We let poorly trained reality TV personalities oversee a big part of our supply chain, so what's the BFD?
We let poorly trained reality TV personalities oversee a big part of our supply chain, so what's the BFD?
The USS Gerald R. Ford is America's most advanced aircraft carrier?
Chevy Chase, call your office.
Chevy Chase, call your office.
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The USS Gerald R. Ford is America's most advanced aircraft carrier?
Chevy Chase, call your office.
Chevy Chase, call your office.
Bombing and killing random untried suspects on small boats, yet pardoning people who were actually CONVICTED of big-time trafficking. Another day in bizarro TrumpWorld.
Trump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking
Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to smuggle cocaine.
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Bombing and killing random untried suspects on small boats, yet pardoning people who were actually CONVICTED of big-time trafficking. Another day in bizarro TrumpWorld.
The phrase "permanent pause" manages to be both moronic and oxymoronic.
November 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The phrase "permanent pause" manages to be both moronic and oxymoronic.
Remember when Congress was critical of Biden being too cautious in processing Afghans wanting asylum? Those same people are now trying to blame him for doing what they asked.
‘Move heaven and earth’: pressure on Biden to speed up visas for Afghans who helped US
Members of Congress warn that those who aided US military are in grave danger as they wait for evacuations and paperwork
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Remember when Congress was critical of Biden being too cautious in processing Afghans wanting asylum? Those same people are now trying to blame him for doing what they asked.
J.D. sez, "Turkey sucks, amirite? Us hillbillies prefer stewed possum!"
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
J.D. sez, "Turkey sucks, amirite? Us hillbillies prefer stewed possum!"
Reposted by Andy Cimino
one of the basic rules of late 70s/early 80s jazz
is
every Moers Music record
is worth owning
is
every Moers Music record
is worth owning
John Carter - clarinet: Recorded at Studio 57, Düsseldorf, Germany; August 16, 1979.
John Carter - A Suite of Early American Folk Pieces for Solo Clarinet (Moers Music, 1979)
YouTube video by Pollis Drake
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
one of the basic rules of late 70s/early 80s jazz
is
every Moers Music record
is worth owning
is
every Moers Music record
is worth owning
Minitrue is on the job.
Trump DOJ Fires Prosecutors, Scrubs Court Records Of Mention Of January 6 Insurrection
Nothing survives a purge. Especially not the truth. The DOJ secured a conviction for Washington state resident Taylor Taranto. According to the DOJ’s May 21, 2025 press release, Taranto had c…
www.techdirt.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Minitrue is on the job.
Reposted by Andy Cimino
Abduction of Proserpina, by Giambologna, 1579 (from the @NortonSimon Museum in Pasadena), 📸 by @nturchiarophoto
November 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Abduction of Proserpina, by Giambologna, 1579 (from the @NortonSimon Museum in Pasadena), 📸 by @nturchiarophoto
Supermarket staff busy marking down orange wrapped candy, replacing it with the same full-priced candy in red or green wrappers. Ho freakin' ho.
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Supermarket staff busy marking down orange wrapped candy, replacing it with the same full-priced candy in red or green wrappers. Ho freakin' ho.
"An evolving regulatory environment" = "Did Donny have another tantrum today?"
GM will cut thousands of jobs in Michigan, Tennessee and Ohio
"In response to slower near-term EV adoption and an evolving regulatory environment, General Motors is realigning EV capacity," the company said.
www.nbcnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"An evolving regulatory environment" = "Did Donny have another tantrum today?"
Seems to be gettin' to the point where Republicans are worried that the shutdown will take peoples' minds off the Epstein Files.
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Seems to be gettin' to the point where Republicans are worried that the shutdown will take peoples' minds off the Epstein Files.
The corruption is so deep that dozens of rich people would pay a million dollars each to eat cold hamberders and listen to a demented felon rehash past grievances because they know they will make their money back and then some.
October 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The corruption is so deep that dozens of rich people would pay a million dollars each to eat cold hamberders and listen to a demented felon rehash past grievances because they know they will make their money back and then some.
Just a reminder; The Boston Tea Party was a No Kings Rally.
October 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Just a reminder; The Boston Tea Party was a No Kings Rally.
I did not have "Armed Federal agents arrest singing giraffe" on my 2025 Bingo card.
They arrested a giraffe.
PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵
October 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I did not have "Armed Federal agents arrest singing giraffe" on my 2025 Bingo card.
Yes, your hair looks terrible, just like the Epstein files do.
October 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Yes, your hair looks terrible, just like the Epstein files do.
Reposted by Andy Cimino
Reposted by Andy Cimino
Fantastic read here if you need a chuckle or 10: substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Stupidity Officially Resigns: RFK Jr. to Assume Full Control
In Which I, Stupidity, Concede Defeat to a Man Who Debated Biology and Lost to a Placenta.
substack.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Fantastic read here if you need a chuckle or 10: substack.com/inbox/post/1...
"We added tariffs, so you paid more for stuff. Now we'll give you a rebate, so you can buy more China stuff! I want to increase tariffs on China stuff, BTW, because Xi, so you can lose even more next time you buy China! Tremendous boost to our economy! Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
October 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"We added tariffs, so you paid more for stuff. Now we'll give you a rebate, so you can buy more China stuff! I want to increase tariffs on China stuff, BTW, because Xi, so you can lose even more next time you buy China! Tremendous boost to our economy! Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
Oh NOES! The Nobel was given to some Venezuelan antifa person! Will Don get the consolation prize of a set of lutefisk knives?
October 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Oh NOES! The Nobel was given to some Venezuelan antifa person! Will Don get the consolation prize of a set of lutefisk knives?
Note to KKKristi - The most dangerous terrorists trying to destroy US are usually all present at Cabinet meetings.
Kristi Noem compares antifa to MS-13, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic State
Homeland security secretary calls loosely affiliated network of anti-fascist street activists ‘just as dangerous’
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Note to KKKristi - The most dangerous terrorists trying to destroy US are usually all present at Cabinet meetings.
Pee Wee German is off his meds again.
October 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Pee Wee German is off his meds again.
Reposted by Andy Cimino
Everything is too expensive and you can be kidnapped off the streets or shot by a bigot at any moment; you can't go to the doctor or get a vaccine or read certain books or learn history or speak a language other than English but hey at least a computer will drink a lake to talk to your kid for you
October 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Everything is too expensive and you can be kidnapped off the streets or shot by a bigot at any moment; you can't go to the doctor or get a vaccine or read certain books or learn history or speak a language other than English but hey at least a computer will drink a lake to talk to your kid for you
Seen on the Web, re: Hegseth.
"Jeez, just put 'no fatties' on your Grindr profile and move on".
"Jeez, just put 'no fatties' on your Grindr profile and move on".
October 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Seen on the Web, re: Hegseth.
"Jeez, just put 'no fatties' on your Grindr profile and move on".
"Jeez, just put 'no fatties' on your Grindr profile and move on".