Jim Riffel
@bigrif.bsky.social
Sci-Fi, fantasy, horror movie/book aficionado. Lover of all things animals and several furballs share their home with me. I like my politics on the left, my steak medium-rare, and my old fashioned a press.
Dark chocolate + amarena cherries + pecans = delicious
April 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Dark chocolate + amarena cherries + pecans = delicious
Honestly, is anyone at all remotely surprised that their game was rigged? 🙄
April 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Honestly, is anyone at all remotely surprised that their game was rigged? 🙄
Wrong on so many levels.
Musk group offers $100 to Wisconsin voters ahead of pivotal state Supreme Court election
A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to “activist judges.”
apnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Wrong on so many levels.
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😡 😡 😡
Job candidates at federal agencies are being questioned on their loyalty to Trump.
Among the questions: Would you be willing to serve as a spokesperson for mass deportations? Which of Trump’s executive orders is your favorite? Who won the 2020 election?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Among the questions: Would you be willing to serve as a spokesperson for mass deportations? Which of Trump’s executive orders is your favorite? Who won the 2020 election?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Team Tests Job Candidates by Asking Who Won the 2020 Election
The White House is giving potential job candidates litmus tests in interviews to make sure they are sufficiently loyal to President Donald Trump and his second-term agenda, according to people familia...
www.bloomberg.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
😡 😡 😡
This one hits very close to home for a lot of friends and professional acquaintances. Not to mention the danger this places on the public in general. The 2025 playbook to sow chaos and discord and to push privatization and profit over the public well-being continues to accelerate.
Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts
Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This one hits very close to home for a lot of friends and professional acquaintances. Not to mention the danger this places on the public in general. The 2025 playbook to sow chaos and discord and to push privatization and profit over the public well-being continues to accelerate.
I was wondering what the cherry on top of this bullshit week might be…
After prayer breakfast, Trump creates task force to root out 'anti-Christian bias'
President Donald Trump says at a private religious group's Washington prayer breakfast he's forming a commission on religious liberty.
apnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I was wondering what the cherry on top of this bullshit week might be…
Brings back memories of the GOP poster child, Regan, his wife, and thier gross negligence on handling HIV.
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Brings back memories of the GOP poster child, Regan, his wife, and thier gross negligence on handling HIV.
Disgusting human being.
Trump says U.S. will take over Gaza Strip
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States will take over and own the Gaza Strip, adding that "the same people" should not be in charge of rebuilding and occupying the land.
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Disgusting human being.
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Definitely. 🤦🏼♂️
February 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Definitely. 🤦🏼♂️
Of course he blamed someone else without any shred of evidence. Couldn’t have had anything to do with him firing the head of the FAA and Coast Guard last week and disbanding the Aviation Secuirty Advisory Committee.
President Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash Under Trump’s Watch
President Trump’s remarks, suggesting without evidence that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major e...
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Of course he blamed someone else without any shred of evidence. Couldn’t have had anything to do with him firing the head of the FAA and Coast Guard last week and disbanding the Aviation Secuirty Advisory Committee.
Not a fun feeling to be on the cusp of being “erased”….
Defense Agency Pauses Celebrations of Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Women’s History Month and Others
The Pentagon joined the scramble by federal agencies trying to conform to President Trump’s war on diversity programs.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Not a fun feeling to be on the cusp of being “erased”….
I now know of a few amazing professionals who have received this “fork in the road” email. Disgusting.
Trump Administration Offers Millions of Federal Workers Payouts to Resign
The move, which could dramatically reduce the size of the federal work force, appeared to stretch the limits of President Trump’s authority.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I now know of a few amazing professionals who have received this “fork in the road” email. Disgusting.
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Support who supports everyone...Please USE your $$$ to make a difference
January 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Support who supports everyone...Please USE your $$$ to make a difference
It’s getting more and more difficult to find words to describe this man and his administration. The impacts of this decision could be so far reaching and devastating to so many.
Trump Administration Orders Federal Grants Pause: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It’s getting more and more difficult to find words to describe this man and his administration. The impacts of this decision could be so far reaching and devastating to so many.
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Lordy Yes.
January 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Lordy Yes.
I sure needed a fun evening like this.
January 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I sure needed a fun evening like this.
John Pavlovitz couldn’t have said it any better than this. It hurts. A lot. But I just can’t keep making excuses for people I thought of as friends and for relatives who have somehow rationalized and justified their choices.
To The People I Know Who Voted for Him,
To the people I know who voted for him,
open.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
John Pavlovitz couldn’t have said it any better than this. It hurts. A lot. But I just can’t keep making excuses for people I thought of as friends and for relatives who have somehow rationalized and justified their choices.
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Good thing we are having our estate planning revised. So glad the GOP is concerned with those economic issues that they ran on.
Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision
A state legislative committee has advanced a resolution asking that the power to regulate marriage be returned to the states.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Good thing we are having our estate planning revised. So glad the GOP is concerned with those economic issues that they ran on.
I think we will need to create some new adjectives to adequately describe this vile individual.
California fires: Trump threatens to pull federal aid
The state's Democratic governor hit back at the president in a public Twitter spat.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I think we will need to create some new adjectives to adequately describe this vile individual.
What a small, petty, insecure, nasty man to criticize and demand an apology from a bishop pleading to him for unity and compassion.
Bishop confronts Trump during sermon at inaugural prayer service
At a sermon preached to President Trump at Washington National Cathedral, Bishop Mariann Budde asked him to "have mercy" on people who are "scared," including LGBTQ+ children.
www.npr.org
January 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
What a small, petty, insecure, nasty man to criticize and demand an apology from a bishop pleading to him for unity and compassion.
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It took Trump 3 hours to delete the Spanish version of the White House website and the White House’s Spanish Twitter account.
Trump won 42% of the Hispanic vote.
Trump won 42% of the Hispanic vote.
January 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It took Trump 3 hours to delete the Spanish version of the White House website and the White House’s Spanish Twitter account.
Trump won 42% of the Hispanic vote.
Trump won 42% of the Hispanic vote.
Here’s hoping my new sourdough baby thrives and grows quickly!
January 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Here’s hoping my new sourdough baby thrives and grows quickly!
Only one villain looks like they sold their soul to the devil.
January 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Only one villain looks like they sold their soul to the devil.