Aloha Stivo
@funkydrums.bsky.social
To paraphrase Tom Lehrer: Democracy is like a sewer. You only get out of it what you put into it.
I used to hit metal and plastic with bits of wood for a living. AFM
No DMs or porn.
I used to hit metal and plastic with bits of wood for a living. AFM
No DMs or porn.
November 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I’m guessing Merrick Garland wasn’t running the investigations in Brazil.
Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
https://to.pbs.org/48bW5Z7
https://to.pbs.org/48bW5Z7
Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term in Brazil
Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
www.pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I’m guessing Merrick Garland wasn’t running the investigations in Brazil.
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Blue states need to enact escrow accounts for our tax money. It needs to happen and remain until the adults are back in power.
Trump denied disaster aid to thousands of Chicago residents even though his administration documented extraordinary damage from two major storms this summer, records obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News show.
Trump refused to send disaster aid to Chicago after 2 devastating storms
The destruction caused by the summer storms was enough that past presidents likely would have approved requests for federal assistance, former FEMA officials said.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Blue states need to enact escrow accounts for our tax money. It needs to happen and remain until the adults are back in power.
Not shocking, honestly. I knew a couple of people who, back in 2016, told me that they would either vote for Bernie or Trump.
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Not shocking, honestly. I knew a couple of people who, back in 2016, told me that they would either vote for Bernie or Trump.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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What about states rights?
Oh right, this is who funded his campaign and looks to turn us into biofuel.
Oh right, this is who funded his campaign and looks to turn us into biofuel.
Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI.
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
What about states rights?
Oh right, this is who funded his campaign and looks to turn us into biofuel.
Oh right, this is who funded his campaign and looks to turn us into biofuel.
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Tiered utility rates need to happen. Lowest rates of consumption get the cheapest rate. Highest users pay the highest rates. Especially businesses.
We are all subsidizing rich people who are trying to destroy our country and planet.
We are all subsidizing rich people who are trying to destroy our country and planet.
Data Centers, Crypto Mining To Push Electricity Costs Higher In 2026
Data Centers, Crypto Mining To Push Electricity Costs Higher In 2026
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Tesla’s engineering exodus and helping the electric truck market expand
www.forbes.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Tiered utility rates need to happen. Lowest rates of consumption get the cheapest rate. Highest users pay the highest rates. Especially businesses.
We are all subsidizing rich people who are trying to destroy our country and planet.
We are all subsidizing rich people who are trying to destroy our country and planet.
These are the a$$holes that need to be removed from society.
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
These are the a$$holes that need to be removed from society.
This needs to happen. Immediately.
Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
This needs to happen. Immediately.
This is incredibly sad news to hear. RIP @afm-union.bsky.social
Cleto Escobedo III, childhood friend of Jimmy Kimmel and longtime bandleader of Jimmy Kimmel Live, has died at age 59.
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III Dead at 59
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This is incredibly sad news to hear. RIP @afm-union.bsky.social
That was quite a few key changes for the national anthem tonight. Hoo boy
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
That was quite a few key changes for the national anthem tonight. Hoo boy
Not just prison. I hope I live to see the day when these assholes are tried in The Hague, similar to Nuremberg and meet the business end of a firing squad.
Steve Bannon: "If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included."
November 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Not just prison. I hope I live to see the day when these assholes are tried in The Hague, similar to Nuremberg and meet the business end of a firing squad.
My favorite poke spot on Oahu. Onolicious!
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My favorite poke spot on Oahu. Onolicious!
There is clearly one side looking to block benefits, but tell me again how it is all democrats fault. 🙄
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks emergency block on order to pay food stamps in full
The Trump administration first tried not to pay food stamp benefits in November because of the government shutdown. It now proposes partial SNAP payments
www.cnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
There is clearly one side looking to block benefits, but tell me again how it is all democrats fault. 🙄
Interestingly, RFK Jr. was simply demonstrating the new GOP healthcare plan. Working title “Sucks For You, I’m Good”.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Interestingly, RFK Jr. was simply demonstrating the new GOP healthcare plan. Working title “Sucks For You, I’m Good”.
I think he’s confused BOOMING with IMPLODING.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I think he’s confused BOOMING with IMPLODING.
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Cuba FLAMED his ass😂🤣
October 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Cuba FLAMED his ass😂🤣
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October 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was just discussing this with a colleague. Those who know labor history recognize the playbook when they see it. Now it has been adapted for authoritarian rule.
The coal miners lost that 1921 battle, but they also laid the groundwork for future labor gains. The Battle of Blair Mountain became a rallying point for labor rights in Appalachia, catalyzing the United Mine Workers of America. The red bandana also stood for multi-ethnic class solidarity.
October 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I was just discussing this with a colleague. Those who know labor history recognize the playbook when they see it. Now it has been adapted for authoritarian rule.
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Just a reminder for all the National Guardsmen - While deployed by Federal order, NGs are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Article 92 of the UCMJ makes it a crime to follow illegal orders.
Article 92 of the UCMJ makes it a crime to follow illegal orders.
October 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Just a reminder for all the National Guardsmen - While deployed by Federal order, NGs are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Article 92 of the UCMJ makes it a crime to follow illegal orders.
Article 92 of the UCMJ makes it a crime to follow illegal orders.
Should they lose to the Blue Jays, Dodgers fans can take solace in the fact they won’t have to go to the White House and see them with Felon34. #worldseries
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Should they lose to the Blue Jays, Dodgers fans can take solace in the fact they won’t have to go to the White House and see them with Felon34. #worldseries
This is about a global right wing take over. While we tend to focus on our own country’s problems, this type of financial insanity shows their hand. It’s a smash and grab moving at breakneck pace.
So Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout from our tax dollars but devastated small towns here at home — nothing.
October 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is about a global right wing take over. While we tend to focus on our own country’s problems, this type of financial insanity shows their hand. It’s a smash and grab moving at breakneck pace.
After watching the @bluejays.com take care of the Dodgers, I managed to take in a Waikīkī sunset. Go get ‘em tomorrow!
October 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
After watching the @bluejays.com take care of the Dodgers, I managed to take in a Waikīkī sunset. Go get ‘em tomorrow!