Bright Blue Flare
@brightblueflare.bsky.social
A fiery blue spark, casting defiantly against the cold darkness.
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In a world of Matts, be a Derek.
March 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
In a world of Matts, be a Derek.
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I think this is correct.
Everyone involved in aviation KNOWS FOR SURE that reckless/ rampant changes of past six weeks will, *for sure,* make airplane crashes more likely.
But no airline exec wants to be the first to say this in public.
Everyone involved in aviation KNOWS FOR SURE that reckless/ rampant changes of past six weeks will, *for sure,* make airplane crashes more likely.
But no airline exec wants to be the first to say this in public.
In boardrooms around the world, airline executives are discussing what will be more harmful to their share prices: sounding the alarm on this, or the inevitable plane crashes
Corrupt? Sure.
But also directly dangerous? And how!
FAA has done careful, long testing /study of new tower-communication system. Now a rush to switch to system that *just happens* to be owned by Mr. Efficiency himself, Elon. (Has he even been to an ATC facility? Probably like Vance re Ukraine)
But also directly dangerous? And how!
FAA has done careful, long testing /study of new tower-communication system. Now a rush to switch to system that *just happens* to be owned by Mr. Efficiency himself, Elon. (Has he even been to an ATC facility? Probably like Vance re Ukraine)
March 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I think this is correct.
Everyone involved in aviation KNOWS FOR SURE that reckless/ rampant changes of past six weeks will, *for sure,* make airplane crashes more likely.
But no airline exec wants to be the first to say this in public.
Everyone involved in aviation KNOWS FOR SURE that reckless/ rampant changes of past six weeks will, *for sure,* make airplane crashes more likely.
But no airline exec wants to be the first to say this in public.
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"we need to take a step back and realize that the Republican Party has become an authoritarian political party," says Steve Levitsky, who would know.
With Trump declaring himself above the law and Musk calling for jailing journos, there's a big risk voters get acclimated to this kind of authoritarian talk and come to see it as normal. Another reason Dems must step up now.
My exchange w/Steve Levitsky on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1916...
My exchange w/Steve Levitsky on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1916...
February 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"we need to take a step back and realize that the Republican Party has become an authoritarian political party," says Steve Levitsky, who would know.
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I legit think the cynical promotion of this this is one of the most brazen acts of public evil I’ve ever seen because there is *no tradeoff* in any way that counts, there’s no complicated externality, it’s just fucking letting people, mainly children die for the hell of it.
Routine childhood vaccination rates have been declining precipitously in recent years.
The MMR vaccine is one of the most important. Today 14 states have an MMR vaccination rate for kindergartners of less than 90%. In 2019, just 3 did.
The MMR vaccine is one of the most important. Today 14 states have an MMR vaccination rate for kindergartners of less than 90%. In 2019, just 3 did.
November 28, 2024 at 6:18 AM
I legit think the cynical promotion of this this is one of the most brazen acts of public evil I’ve ever seen because there is *no tradeoff* in any way that counts, there’s no complicated externality, it’s just fucking letting people, mainly children die for the hell of it.
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im an important figure in the field of talking out of my ass about stuff i don't really know
May 17, 2023 at 7:29 PM
im an important figure in the field of talking out of my ass about stuff i don't really know
Ariana Grande's "Santa Tell Me" is the best modern pop Christmas song.
November 26, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Ariana Grande's "Santa Tell Me" is the best modern pop Christmas song.
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me to the legal minds who reassured us that the best way to defend the rule of law was to allow trump to slow-walk the prosecutions in order to adhere to DOJ proceduralism instead of arresting him on January 21, 2021
November 25, 2024 at 6:33 PM
me to the legal minds who reassured us that the best way to defend the rule of law was to allow trump to slow-walk the prosecutions in order to adhere to DOJ proceduralism instead of arresting him on January 21, 2021
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A big reason food spending is up is because people are eating out all. the. time. Which is fine, you live in a very wealthy society, and it’s a way to convert wealth into happiness. But what’s remarkable is how no one remembers that this is not the historical norm and is convinced they’re broke
I grew up in an upper middle class house with boomer parents and we went out to eat a few times a year. Too expensive! Like an actual restaurant where you sit down and stuff. People my generation do that multiple times a week including me.
November 22, 2024 at 2:46 PM
A big reason food spending is up is because people are eating out all. the. time. Which is fine, you live in a very wealthy society, and it’s a way to convert wealth into happiness. But what’s remarkable is how no one remembers that this is not the historical norm and is convinced they’re broke
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Don’t underestimate the Rogansphere. His mammoth ecosystem is Fox News for young people
Don’t underestimate the Rogansphere. His mammoth ecosystem is Fox News for young people
Podcasts like Joe Rogan’s and Theo Von’s aren’t on the fringes. Their blend of off-the-cuff, Trump-leaning commentary blurs traditional lines between left and right – and offers listeners companionship
One night after his now infamous appearance at the…
dlvr.it
November 20, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Don’t underestimate the Rogansphere. His mammoth ecosystem is Fox News for young people
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Trump just nominated Brendan Carr to be in charge of the FCC.
Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in Project 2025.
Project 2025 was always Trump’s plan. We were warned.
Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in Project 2025.
Project 2025 was always Trump’s plan. We were warned.
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Trump just nominated Brendan Carr to be in charge of the FCC.
Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in Project 2025.
Project 2025 was always Trump’s plan. We were warned.
Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in Project 2025.
Project 2025 was always Trump’s plan. We were warned.
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Just an incredible sentence to appear in a news story about the man who might be the next attorney general.
November 19, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Just an incredible sentence to appear in a news story about the man who might be the next attorney general.
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I have learned this in my career as a trial lawyer: If you want people to believe something, you need to say it directly, & you need to repeat it. There are ways to do that more or less effectively, but that much is elementary. Dems are going to make me lose my damn mind. They're not up to the task.
Sorry, @hakeemjeffries.bsky.social, Trump’s cabinet is not a distraction, and the public has a right to the Gaetz report even if Republicans on the Ethics Committee decide to be partisan, and cover up a child sex trafficking scandal.
No, Trump's Cabinet Is Not A "Distraction"
They're cabinet secretaries, ffs!
www.offmessage.net
November 18, 2024 at 4:57 PM
I have learned this in my career as a trial lawyer: If you want people to believe something, you need to say it directly, & you need to repeat it. There are ways to do that more or less effectively, but that much is elementary. Dems are going to make me lose my damn mind. They're not up to the task.
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People sure have elaborate theories about the magic combination of economic factors as to why the metrics show a great economy but people think it sucks when it’s just… the media coverage. Absent that, it’s impossible to explain THIS:
November 17, 2024 at 5:25 PM
People sure have elaborate theories about the magic combination of economic factors as to why the metrics show a great economy but people think it sucks when it’s just… the media coverage. Absent that, it’s impossible to explain THIS:
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Why wouldn’t EVERYONE want to see the ethics report on Matt Gaetz? If he did nothing wrong, it would exonerate him, no?
November 15, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Why wouldn’t EVERYONE want to see the ethics report on Matt Gaetz? If he did nothing wrong, it would exonerate him, no?
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Anyone you see on your timeline right now praising RFK Jr. is a person you never need to take seriously on anything ever again.
It is difficult to overstate just how extreme, conspiratorial, and insane RFK’s views are, on vaccines, microchips & beyond. He’s Alex Jones in a suit.
It is difficult to overstate just how extreme, conspiratorial, and insane RFK’s views are, on vaccines, microchips & beyond. He’s Alex Jones in a suit.
November 14, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Anyone you see on your timeline right now praising RFK Jr. is a person you never need to take seriously on anything ever again.
It is difficult to overstate just how extreme, conspiratorial, and insane RFK’s views are, on vaccines, microchips & beyond. He’s Alex Jones in a suit.
It is difficult to overstate just how extreme, conspiratorial, and insane RFK’s views are, on vaccines, microchips & beyond. He’s Alex Jones in a suit.
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Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
Them QAnon folks are gonna flip shit, this is way deeper than Comet Pizza
My God. Matt Gaetz nominated as Attorney General.
November 14, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Them QAnon folks are gonna flip shit, this is way deeper than Comet Pizza
The party obsessed with shaming "beta males" cannot stress strongly enough just how subservient they intend to be.
November 14, 2024 at 12:58 AM
The party obsessed with shaming "beta males" cannot stress strongly enough just how subservient they intend to be.
GOP: Free will is dead. Bow to Trump.
November 13, 2024 at 6:34 PM
GOP: Free will is dead. Bow to Trump.
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Pete Hegseth 5 days ago: "I'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles."
November 13, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Pete Hegseth 5 days ago: "I'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles."
