Bill Gerdes
@billgerdes.bsky.social
I’m back in the US baby. Looking for gigs and writing jobs as well as acting work.
Just on the NYT website and you’d think Jesus had redied or something. 5 top of page stories about a guy whose whole life was dedicated to a ugly right version of an authoritarian America.
September 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Just on the NYT website and you’d think Jesus had redied or something. 5 top of page stories about a guy whose whole life was dedicated to a ugly right version of an authoritarian America.
I’ll be doing some open mics but this will be my first real gig since coming back to the states. Some really funny people up at the winery!
September 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I’ll be doing some open mics but this will be my first real gig since coming back to the states. Some really funny people up at the winery!
My hometown where life is cheap but the rent is not.
Riverside County jails had the highest homicide rate among large jails in California from 2020 through 2023, state data shows. The New York Times and The Desert Sun found clear patterns of security lapses, negligence and policy violations by jail staff.
In California Jails, a Rash of Homicide and Negligence
The jails of Riverside County are plagued with unusually high murder rates and recurring security failures by an inexperienced staff.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My hometown where life is cheap but the rent is not.
I’ve got a relative whose disabled child helps make bullets in a bullet factory for 50 cents an hour and man that sums up the country these days
Over at @bloomberg.com , the terrific @josheidelson.bsky.social has a deep dive into the program that allows employers to pay some disabled workers far, far below minimum wage. Well worth your time. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
It’s Legal to Pay US Workers With Disabilities as Little as 25¢ an Hour
Whether it stays that way is up to Trump.
www.bloomberg.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I’ve got a relative whose disabled child helps make bullets in a bullet factory for 50 cents an hour and man that sums up the country these days
Do you like food, Tequila, anything plastic? Buying a car more than once in your life? You are in for a shock with the #Trumptariffs
April 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Do you like food, Tequila, anything plastic? Buying a car more than once in your life? You are in for a shock with the #Trumptariffs
I’ll be doing stand up 2 nights this week in Edinburgh as The Cancelled Comic who’s talking everywhere about how no one lets him talk anymore
Monday Free for All at the Monkey Barrel 8pm
Wednesday at Auld Cheeky in The Waverly Bar 8pm
Monday Free for All at the Monkey Barrel 8pm
Wednesday at Auld Cheeky in The Waverly Bar 8pm
March 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I’ll be doing stand up 2 nights this week in Edinburgh as The Cancelled Comic who’s talking everywhere about how no one lets him talk anymore
Monday Free for All at the Monkey Barrel 8pm
Wednesday at Auld Cheeky in The Waverly Bar 8pm
Monday Free for All at the Monkey Barrel 8pm
Wednesday at Auld Cheeky in The Waverly Bar 8pm
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If you’re pissed about Sen. Chuck Schumer caving to Trump and Elon Musk, take the pledge to boycott contributions to all Senate Democrats until they replace him as leader: chng.it/mZgjGv9rS9
This campaign needs you now
Boycott Contributions to Senate Democrats Until Chuck Schumer Steps Down
chng.it
March 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
If you’re pissed about Sen. Chuck Schumer caving to Trump and Elon Musk, take the pledge to boycott contributions to all Senate Democrats until they replace him as leader: chng.it/mZgjGv9rS9
An absolute badass - watch him save the 70’s disaster film The Poseidon Adventure with his frenzied performance
Breaking News: Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar winner who gave nuanced performances in films like “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” died at 95. nyti.ms/4h8iyJa
February 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
An absolute badass - watch him save the 70’s disaster film The Poseidon Adventure with his frenzied performance
If you live in Edinburgh come check out our show in a few weeks- porn bots and crypto grifters are welcome too!
February 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If you live in Edinburgh come check out our show in a few weeks- porn bots and crypto grifters are welcome too!
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The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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#MedSky: Trump & complicit republicans (and ineffective / inactive / scared dems) have taken away the CDC, WHO, & other important medical resources. This matters for us.
#50Marches #50States
Please share & participate if you are able.
www.reddit.com/r/Quakers/co...
www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/co...
#50Marches #50States
Please share & participate if you are able.
www.reddit.com/r/Quakers/co...
www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/co...
February 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#MedSky: Trump & complicit republicans (and ineffective / inactive / scared dems) have taken away the CDC, WHO, & other important medical resources. This matters for us.
#50Marches #50States
Please share & participate if you are able.
www.reddit.com/r/Quakers/co...
www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/co...
#50Marches #50States
Please share & participate if you are able.
www.reddit.com/r/Quakers/co...
www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/co...
What a disgrace
56% of Americans now expect Trump to be a good president, compared to 48% when he took office in 2017.
(Illustration by Stephen Kelly)
(Illustration by Stephen Kelly)
How long will Trump's honeymoon last?
The first days of a presidency are often the best
buff.ly
January 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
What a disgrace
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
Pretty much
January 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Pretty much
We have Blue Monday today in Scotland and Inauguration of the New Order in the US. Feels like a good day to try run off the webs and drink whisky
January 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
We have Blue Monday today in Scotland and Inauguration of the New Order in the US. Feels like a good day to try run off the webs and drink whisky
I was told a few days ago by a man that Trump was tough. I laughed.
Breaking News: President-elect Trump announced that his inauguration on Monday would be moved indoors because of forecasts of extreme cold.
Trump’s Advisers May Move Inauguration Swearing-in Indoors Because of Cold
The potential change, a rare break with tradition, would deny Mr. Trump the pomp and large audience he hoped for at his second swearing-in.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I was told a few days ago by a man that Trump was tough. I laughed.
I’m currently in Central Florida and I can report they love Trump but they worship Elon.
January 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I’m currently in Central Florida and I can report they love Trump but they worship Elon.
This is my middle seat all the way to Jersey face
January 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is my middle seat all the way to Jersey face
The excitement of finding out whether my new follower on here is a bot, a crypto bot , a porn bot or simply a grifter can be overwhelming
January 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The excitement of finding out whether my new follower on here is a bot, a crypto bot , a porn bot or simply a grifter can be overwhelming
I will never “age myself “
Age yourself with your first computer.
I had an Amiga 500.
We used to play Monkey Island on it.
I had an Amiga 500.
We used to play Monkey Island on it.
Age yourself with your first computer.
Pretty sure I've done this before.
Although I had zx81
Pretty sure I've done this before.
Although I had zx81
December 22, 2024 at 10:57 AM
I will never “age myself “
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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...
December 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...