Joe
@joe-not2b.bsky.social
I'm an aging tech nerd, avid hiker, a volunteer park docent, and geocacher. I recently retired after more than three decades working in electronic design automation.
I'm also on Mastodon at @sfba.social@not2b .
I'm also on Mastodon at @sfba.social@not2b .
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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Should states be arresting ICE and other Federal agents if they are acting illegally? Yes.
Do they have authority to do so? Likely yes.
So @govpritzker.illinois.gov and @governor.ca.gov, will you act?
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/democratic...
Do they have authority to do so? Likely yes.
So @govpritzker.illinois.gov and @governor.ca.gov, will you act?
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/democratic...
Democratic Governors Have the Legal Authority to Arrest ICE Agents. They Should Use It.
Even failed prosecutions would force federal agents to think twice before breaking down doors.
cmarmitage.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Should states be arresting ICE and other Federal agents if they are acting illegally? Yes.
Do they have authority to do so? Likely yes.
So @govpritzker.illinois.gov and @governor.ca.gov, will you act?
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/democratic...
Do they have authority to do so? Likely yes.
So @govpritzker.illinois.gov and @governor.ca.gov, will you act?
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/democratic...
@digby56.bsky.social , what you may be missing in your this blog post is that far more people see Jimmy Kimmel and other late night hosts, particularly the monologues, on YouTube or social media than watch the broadcast. His YouTube channel has 20 million subscribers. digbysblog.net/2025/09/18/w...
digbysblog.net
September 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
@digby56.bsky.social , what you may be missing in your this blog post is that far more people see Jimmy Kimmel and other late night hosts, particularly the monologues, on YouTube or social media than watch the broadcast. His YouTube channel has 20 million subscribers. digbysblog.net/2025/09/18/w...
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Wrote a thing: ...at the heart of it is another Trumpian Big Lie, that immigrants are a burden and menace. We need to fight the false story with a true one: this country needs its immigrants and they are a blessing and an enrichment of what this country is and in many ways its heart and soul.
Immigrants: A Love Letter
It has never been easy to be an immigrant to the United States – for most economic, linguistic, and cultural barriers make life here a struggle, even if they were escaping a worse life elsewhere. The ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Wrote a thing: ...at the heart of it is another Trumpian Big Lie, that immigrants are a burden and menace. We need to fight the false story with a true one: this country needs its immigrants and they are a blessing and an enrichment of what this country is and in many ways its heart and soul.
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With everything LA has gone through in the last few months (and couple of years), let's celebrate the hatching of:
TEN CALIFORNIA CONDORS!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to the team at the Los Angeles Zoo!!!
TEN CALIFORNIA CONDORS!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to the team at the Los Angeles Zoo!!!
June 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
With everything LA has gone through in the last few months (and couple of years), let's celebrate the hatching of:
TEN CALIFORNIA CONDORS!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to the team at the Los Angeles Zoo!!!
TEN CALIFORNIA CONDORS!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to the team at the Los Angeles Zoo!!!
Colombia objected to the shackles and degrading treatment, not to having their citizens returned. And Trump agreed to stop that. But the US press reported that Colombia caved. www.wonkette.com/p/actually-t...
ACTUALLY Trump Caved To Colombia. Sorry, MAGA.
Your coffee will remain affordable. FOR NOW.
www.wonkette.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Colombia objected to the shackles and degrading treatment, not to having their citizens returned. And Trump agreed to stop that. But the US press reported that Colombia caved. www.wonkette.com/p/actually-t...
In the year 2025
If hope is still alive
If democracy can survive, we may find
In the year 2025
No one tells the truth, only lies
Everything you think, do and say
Was in the feed you read today
(apologies to Zager and Evans)
#NewYear
If hope is still alive
If democracy can survive, we may find
In the year 2025
No one tells the truth, only lies
Everything you think, do and say
Was in the feed you read today
(apologies to Zager and Evans)
#NewYear
January 1, 2025 at 6:16 AM
In the year 2025
If hope is still alive
If democracy can survive, we may find
In the year 2025
No one tells the truth, only lies
Everything you think, do and say
Was in the feed you read today
(apologies to Zager and Evans)
#NewYear
If hope is still alive
If democracy can survive, we may find
In the year 2025
No one tells the truth, only lies
Everything you think, do and say
Was in the feed you read today
(apologies to Zager and Evans)
#NewYear
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Korea's preeminent *conservative* paper of record exclusively reports that President Yoon ordered someone at the National Intelligence Service (Korean CIA) to arrest the head of his own party (who would later vote against martial law) and when the NIS man refused, ordered his dismissal.
“‘정치인 체포’ 지시 받았다는 홍장원 1차장, 정치적 발언 문제돼 국정원 차원 인사 조치”
정치인 체포 지시 받았다는 홍장원 1차장, 정치적 발언 문제돼 국정원 차원 인사 조치 정보소식통 尹, 洪차장에 직접 전화로 지시
www.chosun.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Korea's preeminent *conservative* paper of record exclusively reports that President Yoon ordered someone at the National Intelligence Service (Korean CIA) to arrest the head of his own party (who would later vote against martial law) and when the NIS man refused, ordered his dismissal.
This photo is from yesterday's hike at Big Basin state park, on Middle Ridge fire road. The park was burned very badly in 2020 and is recovering; the young redwoods look like bottle brushes because the trunks are much more fire resistant than the branches. #hiking #photography #redwoods #BigBasin
December 2, 2024 at 7:01 AM
This photo is from yesterday's hike at Big Basin state park, on Middle Ridge fire road. The park was burned very badly in 2020 and is recovering; the young redwoods look like bottle brushes because the trunks are much more fire resistant than the branches. #hiking #photography #redwoods #BigBasin