Driftless Dan
@driftlessregion.bsky.social
Perspectives on nature and culture from a scientist living in the Driftless Region.
Damn...it turns out "may you live in interesting times" actually IS a curse.
You can't spell revolution without evolution.
Damn...it turns out "may you live in interesting times" actually IS a curse.
You can't spell revolution without evolution.
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I joined Twitter 16 years ago, but (literally) never posted anything. I got enough enjoyment reading everyone else's posts.
I joined BlueSky a few months ago, planning to post but avoid politics (who needs the extra stress?)
I cannot in good conscience stay silent any longer.
This is the way.
I joined BlueSky a few months ago, planning to post but avoid politics (who needs the extra stress?)
I cannot in good conscience stay silent any longer.
This is the way.
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How does a "technical error" result in "identical" pardon signatures?
This administration literally went to court—court!—to try to undo Joe Biden's "autopen" pardons... so they could prosecute the recipients.
This administration literally went to court—court!—to try to undo Joe Biden's "autopen" pardons... so they could prosecute the recipients.
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
How does a "technical error" result in "identical" pardon signatures?
This administration literally went to court—court!—to try to undo Joe Biden's "autopen" pardons... so they could prosecute the recipients.
This administration literally went to court—court!—to try to undo Joe Biden's "autopen" pardons... so they could prosecute the recipients.
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This deserves some attention! Propping up Argentina’s strongman and now has Mango Mussolini promised the same for Hungary?
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This deserves some attention! Propping up Argentina’s strongman and now has Mango Mussolini promised the same for Hungary?
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how should we pay for social housing?
tax the rich
how should we pay for free buses and trains?
tax the rich
how should we end hunger?
tax the rich
how should we retrofit for climate and clean energy?
tax the rich
how should we pay for universal free childcare and pre-k?
tax the rich
tax the rich
how should we pay for free buses and trains?
tax the rich
how should we end hunger?
tax the rich
how should we retrofit for climate and clean energy?
tax the rich
how should we pay for universal free childcare and pre-k?
tax the rich
November 15, 2025 at 2:20 AM
how should we pay for social housing?
tax the rich
how should we pay for free buses and trains?
tax the rich
how should we end hunger?
tax the rich
how should we retrofit for climate and clean energy?
tax the rich
how should we pay for universal free childcare and pre-k?
tax the rich
tax the rich
how should we pay for free buses and trains?
tax the rich
how should we end hunger?
tax the rich
how should we retrofit for climate and clean energy?
tax the rich
how should we pay for universal free childcare and pre-k?
tax the rich
Well, @hcrichardson.bsky.social when you put it THAT way, it sounds kinda bad 🙄
November 14, 2025
In a transparent attempt to distract from the many times his own name appears in the documents from the Epstein estate members of the House Oversight Committee released Wednesday, President Donald J.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Well, @hcrichardson.bsky.social when you put it THAT way, it sounds kinda bad 🙄
"Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to draft a $1 coin featuring him on both sides, for the purpose of “honoring America’s 250th Birthday"
- Robert Reich
Finally, a legal way to satisfy our urge to throw Donald Trump down a deep well in the hope that it will bring us good luck.
- Robert Reich
Finally, a legal way to satisfy our urge to throw Donald Trump down a deep well in the hope that it will bring us good luck.
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to draft a $1 coin featuring him on both sides, for the purpose of “honoring America’s 250th Birthday"
- Robert Reich
Finally, a legal way to satisfy our urge to throw Donald Trump down a deep well in the hope that it will bring us good luck.
- Robert Reich
Finally, a legal way to satisfy our urge to throw Donald Trump down a deep well in the hope that it will bring us good luck.
A break from political doom-scrolling...
(real pictures from a real contest, not AI click-bait)
(real pictures from a real contest, not AI click-bait)
14 hilarious finalists from the 2025 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
Funny frogs, cheeky gibbons, and annoyed lions.
www.popsci.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A break from political doom-scrolling...
(real pictures from a real contest, not AI click-bait)
(real pictures from a real contest, not AI click-bait)
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@support.bsky.team
I have a feature request. I would like to be able to set filters for accounts that want to follow me.
For example, I may not want anyone to follow me that has only 1 post, or anyone that follows 20,000 accounts but only has 100 followers themselves. Can we do that?
I have a feature request. I would like to be able to set filters for accounts that want to follow me.
For example, I may not want anyone to follow me that has only 1 post, or anyone that follows 20,000 accounts but only has 100 followers themselves. Can we do that?
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
@support.bsky.team
I have a feature request. I would like to be able to set filters for accounts that want to follow me.
For example, I may not want anyone to follow me that has only 1 post, or anyone that follows 20,000 accounts but only has 100 followers themselves. Can we do that?
I have a feature request. I would like to be able to set filters for accounts that want to follow me.
For example, I may not want anyone to follow me that has only 1 post, or anyone that follows 20,000 accounts but only has 100 followers themselves. Can we do that?
Ask anybody who has been on strike for better conditions or pay about the need to suffer in the short term for real long-term improvements.
Dems who supported ending the shutdown because of "constituents pain" PRETEND to have forgotten this basic lesson.
Their true motivations lie elsewhere.
Dems who supported ending the shutdown because of "constituents pain" PRETEND to have forgotten this basic lesson.
Their true motivations lie elsewhere.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Ask anybody who has been on strike for better conditions or pay about the need to suffer in the short term for real long-term improvements.
Dems who supported ending the shutdown because of "constituents pain" PRETEND to have forgotten this basic lesson.
Their true motivations lie elsewhere.
Dems who supported ending the shutdown because of "constituents pain" PRETEND to have forgotten this basic lesson.
Their true motivations lie elsewhere.
This video-essay about the modern GOP and DEM parties offers a compelling explanation for why DEMs so often fail to achieve stated goals (like failing to get an ACA concession from the shutdown) arguing it's intentional.
NOTE: the video is from 2023 so "prescient" applies.
(Reddit; duration 9:13)
NOTE: the video is from 2023 so "prescient" applies.
(Reddit; duration 9:13)
From the Political_Revolution community on Reddit: Just saw this and I feel like a lot of us realized this when Bernie was treated so poorly by the DNC
Explore this post and more from the Political_Revolution community
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November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This video-essay about the modern GOP and DEM parties offers a compelling explanation for why DEMs so often fail to achieve stated goals (like failing to get an ACA concession from the shutdown) arguing it's intentional.
NOTE: the video is from 2023 so "prescient" applies.
(Reddit; duration 9:13)
NOTE: the video is from 2023 so "prescient" applies.
(Reddit; duration 9:13)
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"Outrage and betrayal"
AOC on House Dem.
AOC on House Dem.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"Outrage and betrayal"
AOC on House Dem.
AOC on House Dem.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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No guts.
Today, like so many times in the past, Senate Democrats ensured a Republican and right-wing victory that demoralizes the party base and directly and negatively impacts the lives of working-class and poor Americans.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Today, like so many times in the past, Senate Democrats ensured a Republican and right-wing victory that demoralizes the party base and directly and negatively impacts the lives of working-class and poor Americans.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
There Are Always Just Enough Democrats...
Today, like so many times in the past, Senate Democrats ensured a Republican and right-wing victory that demoralizes the party base and directly and negatively impacts the lives of working-class and p...
www.dailykos.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
No guts.
Today, like so many times in the past, Senate Democrats ensured a Republican and right-wing victory that demoralizes the party base and directly and negatively impacts the lives of working-class and poor Americans.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Today, like so many times in the past, Senate Democrats ensured a Republican and right-wing victory that demoralizes the party base and directly and negatively impacts the lives of working-class and poor Americans.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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At the core of every shocking backward move Dems make is a donor.
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
At the core of every shocking backward move Dems make is a donor.
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Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Healthcare, deserve neither Liberty nor Healthcare".
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Healthcare, deserve neither Liberty nor Healthcare".
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"If Democrats cave on this issue, what it will say to Donald Trump is that he has a green light to go forward toward authoritarianism, and I think that would be a tragedy for this country.”
- Bernie Sanders
- Bernie Sanders
Live updates: End of government shutdown may be near as Senate Democrats signal willingness to back plan amid SNAP benefit and flight issues | CNN Politics
Several Senate Democrats are signaling a willingness to vote to reopen the government if they secure some concessions from the White House, according to a source. Follow here for the latest.
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"If Democrats cave on this issue, what it will say to Donald Trump is that he has a green light to go forward toward authoritarianism, and I think that would be a tragedy for this country.”
- Bernie Sanders
- Bernie Sanders
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Let me be clear: if Chuck Schumer caves tonight, that will be the formal end of his career in Democratic politics.
The new generation coming into leadership has no tolerance for cowards.
The new generation coming into leadership has no tolerance for cowards.
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Let me be clear: if Chuck Schumer caves tonight, that will be the formal end of his career in Democratic politics.
The new generation coming into leadership has no tolerance for cowards.
The new generation coming into leadership has no tolerance for cowards.
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Unacceptable. There are 189,000 people in my district who will be paying 50–300% more for the same, and in many cases worse, healthcare.
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Unacceptable. There are 189,000 people in my district who will be paying 50–300% more for the same, and in many cases worse, healthcare.
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
Looks like Chuck "Neville" Schumer will get to have his own personal Munich Agreement and afterwards he'll have the audacity to lecture us mere citizens about why it's really good for us. Just watch.
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Looks like Chuck "Neville" Schumer will get to have his own personal Munich Agreement and afterwards he'll have the audacity to lecture us mere citizens about why it's really good for us. Just watch.
Translation: "if you let young people become educated, they might realize that they can take back the money that I stole from them."
Note how Thiel skips right over 'Democratic Socialist' and goes straight to 'Communist' (a much more loaded term).
Note how Thiel skips right over 'Democratic Socialist' and goes straight to 'Communist' (a much more loaded term).
Billionaire Peter Thiel warns if you 'proletarianize the young people,' don't be surprised they end up communist | Fortune
"Capitalism is not working for a lot of people in New York City. It’s not working for young people."
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November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Translation: "if you let young people become educated, they might realize that they can take back the money that I stole from them."
Note how Thiel skips right over 'Democratic Socialist' and goes straight to 'Communist' (a much more loaded term).
Note how Thiel skips right over 'Democratic Socialist' and goes straight to 'Communist' (a much more loaded term).
I'm guessing most of those military leaders have a VERY good explanation for why it's happening...it was something they all learned as cadets in 'Dictators 101.'
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm guessing most of those military leaders have a VERY good explanation for why it's happening...it was something they all learned as cadets in 'Dictators 101.'
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"A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone." - DJT
You can use whatever money there is to pay down the debt, or you can use it to pacify the angry villagers, but you can't do both.
Besides, that won't even cover your increased ACA premiums.
You can use whatever money there is to pay down the debt, or you can use it to pacify the angry villagers, but you can't do both.
Besides, that won't even cover your increased ACA premiums.
Trump says a tariff dividend of 'at least' $2,000 will be paid to most Americans
In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said the payments would be for all but "high income people."
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November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone." - DJT
You can use whatever money there is to pay down the debt, or you can use it to pacify the angry villagers, but you can't do both.
Besides, that won't even cover your increased ACA premiums.
You can use whatever money there is to pay down the debt, or you can use it to pacify the angry villagers, but you can't do both.
Besides, that won't even cover your increased ACA premiums.