Daren Young
@darenyoungsr.bsky.social
Democratic Socialist by night, data monkey by day, former educator (rhetoric), amateur student of history and philosophy, endlessly curious and easily distracted. Also, proud Pan-romantic Asexual.
I do wonder whether the near misses between aircraft that are being reported frequently these days have always been going on but weren't considered newsworthy, or whether there's been an actual uptick in these incidents.
February 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I do wonder whether the near misses between aircraft that are being reported frequently these days have always been going on but weren't considered newsworthy, or whether there's been an actual uptick in these incidents.
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🔥 @aoc.bsky.social : “The numbers don’t add up. $880 BILLION is a devastating cut to Medicaid, and an attack on Medicare. Anyone who votes for this budget is voting to cut Medicaid and gut health care for Medicare recipients in 🇺🇸.”
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February 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🔥 @aoc.bsky.social : “The numbers don’t add up. $880 BILLION is a devastating cut to Medicaid, and an attack on Medicare. Anyone who votes for this budget is voting to cut Medicaid and gut health care for Medicare recipients in 🇺🇸.”
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Okay, the penny thing actually makes sense. All the rest is a dumpster fire, but we should have gotten rid of pennies ages ago.
February 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Okay, the penny thing actually makes sense. All the rest is a dumpster fire, but we should have gotten rid of pennies ages ago.
This is what I've been saying all along. The courts only have as much power over the Executive Branch as the Executive Branch allows them to have.
Read the article, though, because it's even worse than I'd thought. The courts could "rule against" Trump and still ruin everything.
Read the article, though, because it's even worse than I'd thought. The courts could "rule against" Trump and still ruin everything.
As lawyers righteously file multiple lawsuits against Trump & Musk’s coup, we must nonetheless recognize: the courts can’t “save” us. They won’t be the backstop protecting us from this takeover. The only thing that can save us is us.
The Courts Can’t Stop the Trump-Musk Coup
While the lawsuits being filed against the Trump-Musk administration are righteous, they will not “save” us from this nightmare.
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February 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This is what I've been saying all along. The courts only have as much power over the Executive Branch as the Executive Branch allows them to have.
Read the article, though, because it's even worse than I'd thought. The courts could "rule against" Trump and still ruin everything.
Read the article, though, because it's even worse than I'd thought. The courts could "rule against" Trump and still ruin everything.
Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
~ Univ Declaration of Human Rights
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
~ Univ Declaration of Human Rights
February 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
~ Univ Declaration of Human Rights
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
~ Univ Declaration of Human Rights
Look around you. What do you see? Whom do you hear? How many of the people you'll encounter on social media today would you trust, right this second and with no preparation, to watch your kids for a weekend while you're away?
February 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Look around you. What do you see? Whom do you hear? How many of the people you'll encounter on social media today would you trust, right this second and with no preparation, to watch your kids for a weekend while you're away?
USAID is how the richest country in the history of the world spends less than 1% of its budget to make the world a little less hellish outside its own borders.
Less than 1%.
Trump and Musk say that's evil and wrong and must be shut down.
Less than 1%.
Trump and Musk say that's evil and wrong and must be shut down.
February 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
USAID is how the richest country in the history of the world spends less than 1% of its budget to make the world a little less hellish outside its own borders.
Less than 1%.
Trump and Musk say that's evil and wrong and must be shut down.
Less than 1%.
Trump and Musk say that's evil and wrong and must be shut down.
Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
February 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
This explains EVERYTHING
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Axial
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January 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This explains EVERYTHING
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Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
January 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
TL; DR: Trump's fixing to do a bunch of illegal shit and wants to make sure there's no one not personally loyal to him is in a position to try and stop him.
This weekend, he illegally fired remove inspectors general he doesn't trust to support him from more than a dozen federal agencies.
This weekend, he illegally fired remove inspectors general he doesn't trust to support him from more than a dozen federal agencies.
January 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
TL; DR: Trump's fixing to do a bunch of illegal shit and wants to make sure there's no one not personally loyal to him is in a position to try and stop him.
This weekend, he illegally fired remove inspectors general he doesn't trust to support him from more than a dozen federal agencies.
This weekend, he illegally fired remove inspectors general he doesn't trust to support him from more than a dozen federal agencies.
Article 4.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
January 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Article 4.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
~ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Everyone: Don't worry! The courts will stop Trump.
History: The courts have no power to stop the Executive Branch unless the Executive Branch lets them. Ask the ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ (Cherokee).
History: The courts have no power to stop the Executive Branch unless the Executive Branch lets them. Ask the ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ (Cherokee).
January 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Everyone: Don't worry! The courts will stop Trump.
History: The courts have no power to stop the Executive Branch unless the Executive Branch lets them. Ask the ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ (Cherokee).
History: The courts have no power to stop the Executive Branch unless the Executive Branch lets them. Ask the ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ (Cherokee).
Walk down the hall to the end and turn left. That's my room. The door's always never closed so I can hear Mom if she needs me. You'd think it would be the same temperature as the rest of the house. It's consistently 3 or 4 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than the rest of the house.
January 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Walk down the hall to the end and turn left. That's my room. The door's always never closed so I can hear Mom if she needs me. You'd think it would be the same temperature as the rest of the house. It's consistently 3 or 4 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than the rest of the house.
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
~Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
~Universal Declaration of Human Rights
January 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
~Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
~Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Don't look away. Don't get distracted. Don't blink.
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Trump's First 48 Hours
YouTube video by Leeja Miller
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January 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Don't look away. Don't get distracted. Don't blink.
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To everyone who said, "he didn't really mean those things," I ask
ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO HIM ALREADY DOING ALL THE THINGS HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DO?
On his very first day in office, Trump resumed doing what he does best: blithely trashing the country and the world and attacking people I love
ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO HIM ALREADY DOING ALL THE THINGS HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DO?
On his very first day in office, Trump resumed doing what he does best: blithely trashing the country and the world and attacking people I love
January 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
To everyone who said, "he didn't really mean those things," I ask
ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO HIM ALREADY DOING ALL THE THINGS HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DO?
On his very first day in office, Trump resumed doing what he does best: blithely trashing the country and the world and attacking people I love
ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO HIM ALREADY DOING ALL THE THINGS HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DO?
On his very first day in office, Trump resumed doing what he does best: blithely trashing the country and the world and attacking people I love
I got purple first for the first time!!!
January 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I got purple first for the first time!!!
Article 1
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
~Universal Declaration of Human Rights
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
~Universal Declaration of Human Rights
January 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Article 1
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
~Universal Declaration of Human Rights
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
~Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, . . . (Preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Para 1) (1/4)
January 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, . . . (Preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Para 1) (1/4)
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👀 The 'Zon soft-launched the cover of my next book! I'm delighted to introduce…
✨ USELESS ETYMOLOGY: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds ✨
This book revels in the whimsy, quirks, and eccentricities of words—and of course the origins of terms such as "whimsy," "quirk," and "eccentricity."
✨ USELESS ETYMOLOGY: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds ✨
This book revels in the whimsy, quirks, and eccentricities of words—and of course the origins of terms such as "whimsy," "quirk," and "eccentricity."
January 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
👀 The 'Zon soft-launched the cover of my next book! I'm delighted to introduce…
✨ USELESS ETYMOLOGY: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds ✨
This book revels in the whimsy, quirks, and eccentricities of words—and of course the origins of terms such as "whimsy," "quirk," and "eccentricity."
✨ USELESS ETYMOLOGY: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds ✨
This book revels in the whimsy, quirks, and eccentricities of words—and of course the origins of terms such as "whimsy," "quirk," and "eccentricity."
Every morning after I read the news, I solve puzzles while I drink my coffee: Wordle, Connections, Quordle, Octordle, and Worldle.
January 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Every morning after I read the news, I solve puzzles while I drink my coffee: Wordle, Connections, Quordle, Octordle, and Worldle.
The AP reports that subject-matter experts detailed to the US National Security Council from other agencies are being vetted not on whether they can do their jobs but on whether they're loyal to 47. Their job is to advise the president on internal security and foreign policy.
January 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The AP reports that subject-matter experts detailed to the US National Security Council from other agencies are being vetted not on whether they can do their jobs but on whether they're loyal to 47. Their job is to advise the president on internal security and foreign policy.
Very new to this platform, so imagine my surprise when I was followed by people I'd never heard of. So I clicked to see who they were and . . . sigh. Sorry, sexy single ladies. I'm Asexual and much too jaded to think you took one look at my fledgling profile and thought, "Ooooh! Hot stuff!" 😂
January 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Very new to this platform, so imagine my surprise when I was followed by people I'd never heard of. So I clicked to see who they were and . . . sigh. Sorry, sexy single ladies. I'm Asexual and much too jaded to think you took one look at my fledgling profile and thought, "Ooooh! Hot stuff!" 😂