Cranky Old Erin
@cranky-old-erin.bsky.social
Crankier than usual. Retired liberal boomer in Arizona. Dang profile pic is me in my Walter Matthau stage of life. Science fiction fan. New to gaming - Stardew Valley was my gateway drug. Sucker for pet videos.
The Trump administration got rid of DEI for their new program DII: Dumb, Ignorant, and Incompetent. All those incompetent and stupid folks out there no longer have to compete with the competent and smart people. The Trump admin values the DII hires.
So I am led to understand that the Department of Justice is working on the level of competence that has become the hallmark of this administration
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Trump administration got rid of DEI for their new program DII: Dumb, Ignorant, and Incompetent. All those incompetent and stupid folks out there no longer have to compete with the competent and smart people. The Trump admin values the DII hires.
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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Thou shalt worry less about Tylenol causing autism and more about Donold causing fascism.
September 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Thou shalt worry less about Tylenol causing autism and more about Donold causing fascism.
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Last week Trump said he likes the idea of starting a war so he can declare “no more elections” and stay in office forever.
Today he just said “a lot of people” want “a dictator.”
See where this is going?
Today he just said “a lot of people” want “a dictator.”
See where this is going?
August 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Last week Trump said he likes the idea of starting a war so he can declare “no more elections” and stay in office forever.
Today he just said “a lot of people” want “a dictator.”
See where this is going?
Today he just said “a lot of people” want “a dictator.”
See where this is going?
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If you want to believe it, check it twice
::clap clap::
If you want to believe it, check it twice
::clap clap::
Doesn’t matter if it’s awful
Doesn’t matter if it’s nice
If it confirms your bias, check it twice!
::clap clap::
::clap clap::
If you want to believe it, check it twice
::clap clap::
Doesn’t matter if it’s awful
Doesn’t matter if it’s nice
If it confirms your bias, check it twice!
::clap clap::
if the rage-bait works too well it might be fake
::clap clap::
if the rage-bait works too well it might be fake
::clap clap::
look, we’ve all been fooled before
when a deep-fake makes us sore
but kindly doublecheck your source, it might be fake
::clap clap::
::clap clap::
if the rage-bait works too well it might be fake
::clap clap::
look, we’ve all been fooled before
when a deep-fake makes us sore
but kindly doublecheck your source, it might be fake
::clap clap::
August 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
If you want to believe it, check it twice
::clap clap::
If you want to believe it, check it twice
::clap clap::
Doesn’t matter if it’s awful
Doesn’t matter if it’s nice
If it confirms your bias, check it twice!
::clap clap::
::clap clap::
If you want to believe it, check it twice
::clap clap::
Doesn’t matter if it’s awful
Doesn’t matter if it’s nice
If it confirms your bias, check it twice!
::clap clap::
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Pretty soon all economic and jobs data released by the federal government will be handwritten with a black Sharpie
August 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Pretty soon all economic and jobs data released by the federal government will be handwritten with a black Sharpie
This is such a neat idea!
Hundreds of scientists are set to take part in the first performance of a new Scottish country dance inspired by the ripples in spacetime whose existence was first theorised by Albert Einstein.
More: gla.ac/3ICip4Q
#GR24Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves #Glasgow
@uofgravity.bsky.social
More: gla.ac/3ICip4Q
#GR24Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves #Glasgow
@uofgravity.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is such a neat idea!
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This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
June 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
This is great.
May 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is great.
I just called my congressman (a crappy Republican) telling him how wrong this is. Don’t make me look at “get your dick hard” ads on Twitter/X to read about my Social Security benefits!
Insane that any federal, public administration's comms are exclusively on an account-walled private social media site. The fact that this exact thing isn't illegal is a complete failure.
NEW: The Social Security Administration Is gutting regional staff and shifting all of its public communications to Elon Musk's X
read @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:
read @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:
April 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I just called my congressman (a crappy Republican) telling him how wrong this is. Don’t make me look at “get your dick hard” ads on Twitter/X to read about my Social Security benefits!
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Sure, Kamala Harris would have have preserved our global power and domestic prosperity. But she would have done so as a Black woman.
by Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller
by Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller
April 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Sure, Kamala Harris would have have preserved our global power and domestic prosperity. But she would have done so as a Black woman.
by Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller
by Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller
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I feel like passing a massive tax cut right now would be a really, really bad idea.
April 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I feel like passing a massive tax cut right now would be a really, really bad idea.
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The president may be a brainwormed idiot who's tanking the global economy but at least he's also an authoritarian monster renditioning innocent people to foreign slave labor camps.
April 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The president may be a brainwormed idiot who's tanking the global economy but at least he's also an authoritarian monster renditioning innocent people to foreign slave labor camps.
I had a Cooper’s hawk show up one day hanging out on my bird bath. Needless to say, no other birds were visiting that day. The hawk is pretty to look at though.
And the neighborhood Cooper's hawk just stopped by. It took off quickly with a minimum of fuss, so I think a little borb started the week on a really bad note.
Coop's a gorgeous bird, but I kinda wish it would find anout backyard to plunder.
Coop's a gorgeous bird, but I kinda wish it would find anout backyard to plunder.
April 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I had a Cooper’s hawk show up one day hanging out on my bird bath. Needless to say, no other birds were visiting that day. The hawk is pretty to look at though.
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This is injecting bleach for the entire global economy. And he's not just floating the idea: he's holding the syringe.
April 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is injecting bleach for the entire global economy. And he's not just floating the idea: he's holding the syringe.
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Wisconsin!
Get out and vote today for Susan Crawford for the state Supreme Court!
Brad Schimel is unfit.
Get out and vote today for Susan Crawford for the state Supreme Court!
Brad Schimel is unfit.
April 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Wisconsin!
Get out and vote today for Susan Crawford for the state Supreme Court!
Brad Schimel is unfit.
Get out and vote today for Susan Crawford for the state Supreme Court!
Brad Schimel is unfit.
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ABC News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
March 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
ABC News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
Exactly!
“Listen to your body”
Not a good idea because my body can’t tell the difference between being chased by a bear and an incoming Teams call
Not a good idea because my body can’t tell the difference between being chased by a bear and an incoming Teams call
March 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Exactly!
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
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Every March at @TPM we hold an annual membership drive which kicks off tomorrow. If you're not already a member I hope you'll join for all the benefits and to support our work. I also want to reiterate our invitation to every recently fired civil servant to a free membership.
March 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Every March at @TPM we hold an annual membership drive which kicks off tomorrow. If you're not already a member I hope you'll join for all the benefits and to support our work. I also want to reiterate our invitation to every recently fired civil servant to a free membership.
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Dump Susan Collins in 2026.
February 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Dump Susan Collins in 2026.