Laudanum
@laudanum-87.bsky.social
Senior VP of Antifa Healthcare Analytics, East Coast Division. Old punk, angry cupcake. Leftist since the Reagan years. Fueled by spite and caffeine. Disabled, and generally wicked pissah.
I fear this country is looking at a long, hot summer like 1967, and it’s going to take more than QR codes and strongly-worded letters to stop it
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I fear this country is looking at a long, hot summer like 1967, and it’s going to take more than QR codes and strongly-worded letters to stop it
The House Democratic leadership @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @whipkclark.bsky.social @aguilar.house.gov all voted in favor of honoring those guy's life and legacy.
How many more times does the metaphorical scorpion have to sting the metaphorical frog before the frog gets a clue?
How many more times does the metaphorical scorpion have to sting the metaphorical frog before the frog gets a clue?
September 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The House Democratic leadership @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @whipkclark.bsky.social @aguilar.house.gov all voted in favor of honoring those guy's life and legacy.
How many more times does the metaphorical scorpion have to sting the metaphorical frog before the frog gets a clue?
How many more times does the metaphorical scorpion have to sting the metaphorical frog before the frog gets a clue?
Jimmy Kimmel, Steven Colbert, and others affected by Trump's unprecedented and thoroughly un-American interference with media and entertainment companies have an opportunity to create their own media company, hosted outside the US, to counteract the nonsense from Trump.
September 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Jimmy Kimmel, Steven Colbert, and others affected by Trump's unprecedented and thoroughly un-American interference with media and entertainment companies have an opportunity to create their own media company, hosted outside the US, to counteract the nonsense from Trump.
I'm just old enough to have gone to school before vaccinations were strictly enforced in public school. A kid I knew got measles, developed secondary complications, and became hearing impaired.
Similar situations (or worse) will happen over and over again before antivax loses its hold on people.
Similar situations (or worse) will happen over and over again before antivax loses its hold on people.
September 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I'm just old enough to have gone to school before vaccinations were strictly enforced in public school. A kid I knew got measles, developed secondary complications, and became hearing impaired.
Similar situations (or worse) will happen over and over again before antivax loses its hold on people.
Similar situations (or worse) will happen over and over again before antivax loses its hold on people.
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I keep hearing, if we do basically ANYTHING to shut this down “he will declare an emergency & use Martial Law”.
IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING!! He HAS declared NINE emergencies in 8 months! We have MILITARY being deployed into cities.
He WILL suspend elections.
The time for revolution is NOW.
IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING!! He HAS declared NINE emergencies in 8 months! We have MILITARY being deployed into cities.
He WILL suspend elections.
The time for revolution is NOW.
September 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I keep hearing, if we do basically ANYTHING to shut this down “he will declare an emergency & use Martial Law”.
IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING!! He HAS declared NINE emergencies in 8 months! We have MILITARY being deployed into cities.
He WILL suspend elections.
The time for revolution is NOW.
IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING!! He HAS declared NINE emergencies in 8 months! We have MILITARY being deployed into cities.
He WILL suspend elections.
The time for revolution is NOW.
Drones that capture video are not terribly expensive, are 100% legal, and are harder to knock out of a concerned citizen's hand than a cell phone. Drone operators don't need to be right where a drone is flying.
Was thinking that they might be useful for protestors and watchers.
Was thinking that they might be useful for protestors and watchers.
September 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Drones that capture video are not terribly expensive, are 100% legal, and are harder to knock out of a concerned citizen's hand than a cell phone. Drone operators don't need to be right where a drone is flying.
Was thinking that they might be useful for protestors and watchers.
Was thinking that they might be useful for protestors and watchers.
India produces a large amount of the pharmaceuticals (both finished and the active ingredients) taken by people in the US.
Absent a carve-out for pharmaceuticals, that 25% tariff on goods from India is going to have a massive impact on all of us in this country.
Absent a carve-out for pharmaceuticals, that 25% tariff on goods from India is going to have a massive impact on all of us in this country.
July 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
India produces a large amount of the pharmaceuticals (both finished and the active ingredients) taken by people in the US.
Absent a carve-out for pharmaceuticals, that 25% tariff on goods from India is going to have a massive impact on all of us in this country.
Absent a carve-out for pharmaceuticals, that 25% tariff on goods from India is going to have a massive impact on all of us in this country.
Vaccines for the 2025-2026 flu season began shipping in early July.
Today RFK Jr & co banned thimerosal from flu vaccines.
Great timing, guys. Truly the stellar work I expect from the expert leading the FDA. Or maybe his brain worm is running the show. 🤷🏼♀️
Fortunately, thimerosal isn't widely used
Today RFK Jr & co banned thimerosal from flu vaccines.
Great timing, guys. Truly the stellar work I expect from the expert leading the FDA. Or maybe his brain worm is running the show. 🤷🏼♀️
Fortunately, thimerosal isn't widely used
July 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Vaccines for the 2025-2026 flu season began shipping in early July.
Today RFK Jr & co banned thimerosal from flu vaccines.
Great timing, guys. Truly the stellar work I expect from the expert leading the FDA. Or maybe his brain worm is running the show. 🤷🏼♀️
Fortunately, thimerosal isn't widely used
Today RFK Jr & co banned thimerosal from flu vaccines.
Great timing, guys. Truly the stellar work I expect from the expert leading the FDA. Or maybe his brain worm is running the show. 🤷🏼♀️
Fortunately, thimerosal isn't widely used
JD Vance wasn't always a lapdog for a would-be fascist.
June 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
JD Vance wasn't always a lapdog for a would-be fascist.
Changing health insurance yet again as a disabled person has made me realize that we need portability of prior authorizations between insurers. Missing medications due to paperwork endangers patients.
#priorauth #healthinsurance #priorauthorizations
#priorauth #healthinsurance #priorauthorizations
May 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Changing health insurance yet again as a disabled person has made me realize that we need portability of prior authorizations between insurers. Missing medications due to paperwork endangers patients.
#priorauth #healthinsurance #priorauthorizations
#priorauth #healthinsurance #priorauthorizations
Facebook is getting weirder.
April 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Facebook is getting weirder.
Dems must block this spending bill to prevent more money being available for Trump's and Musk's antics. @aoc.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @ilhanmn.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov should lead the DNC since @schumer.senate.gov is not acting in the interests of the American people.
March 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Dems must block this spending bill to prevent more money being available for Trump's and Musk's antics. @aoc.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @ilhanmn.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov should lead the DNC since @schumer.senate.gov is not acting in the interests of the American people.
Accessing my health insurance claims info takes my username, a 27-character password, a text to my phone, a drop of blood, a sample of my first pet's fur, and a magical ritual under the waxing moon.
Meanwhile, I can't consistently remember where I put my keys.
Meanwhile, I can't consistently remember where I put my keys.
March 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Accessing my health insurance claims info takes my username, a 27-character password, a text to my phone, a drop of blood, a sample of my first pet's fur, and a magical ritual under the waxing moon.
Meanwhile, I can't consistently remember where I put my keys.
Meanwhile, I can't consistently remember where I put my keys.
I was happy to see that Coca-Cola still supports DEI.
Which is good, not just because it's the right thing to do, but also because Diet Coke has been of my bad habits since the first Reagan administration. And I don't have many bad habits left.
Which is good, not just because it's the right thing to do, but also because Diet Coke has been of my bad habits since the first Reagan administration. And I don't have many bad habits left.
MSN
www.msn.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I was happy to see that Coca-Cola still supports DEI.
Which is good, not just because it's the right thing to do, but also because Diet Coke has been of my bad habits since the first Reagan administration. And I don't have many bad habits left.
Which is good, not just because it's the right thing to do, but also because Diet Coke has been of my bad habits since the first Reagan administration. And I don't have many bad habits left.
Things are such that I'm trying to talk my mother into moving from Florida to the far north with me.
She's 82, and considering it.
Guess I'm going to learn how to keep a wood stove going on high all winter long.
She's 82, and considering it.
Guess I'm going to learn how to keep a wood stove going on high all winter long.
March 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Things are such that I'm trying to talk my mother into moving from Florida to the far north with me.
She's 82, and considering it.
Guess I'm going to learn how to keep a wood stove going on high all winter long.
She's 82, and considering it.
Guess I'm going to learn how to keep a wood stove going on high all winter long.
DOGE shut down the federal agency that provided login and other IT services for Medicare, Medicaid, & Social Security, with no transition plan.
How logins are "far left" (as the agency was called), IDK.
Messing with beneficiaries' access to Medicare and Social Security sites is a BAD idea.
How logins are "far left" (as the agency was called), IDK.
Messing with beneficiaries' access to Medicare and Social Security sites is a BAD idea.
US government cuts key software division without warning
The 18F department was responsible for building crucial login services
www.techradar.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
DOGE shut down the federal agency that provided login and other IT services for Medicare, Medicaid, & Social Security, with no transition plan.
How logins are "far left" (as the agency was called), IDK.
Messing with beneficiaries' access to Medicare and Social Security sites is a BAD idea.
How logins are "far left" (as the agency was called), IDK.
Messing with beneficiaries' access to Medicare and Social Security sites is a BAD idea.
Reposted by Laudanum
Elon & DOGE are coming for your social security. www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
DOGE follows longtime Musk pattern — and turns attention to Social Security Administration
There are differing views among those close to the Elon Musk-led group about exactly how far to go with cuts.
www.semafor.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Elon & DOGE are coming for your social security. www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
Federal government legacy programs use a lot of COBOL.
And young developers don't learn it.
IJS.
And young developers don't learn it.
IJS.
February 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Federal government legacy programs use a lot of COBOL.
And young developers don't learn it.
IJS.
And young developers don't learn it.
IJS.
DOGE has executed the biggest violation of HIPAA privacy laws since the Act's inception.
House and Senate Democrats need to get loud NOW. No polite press conferences or requests to discuss.
Bravo to those standing against the coup. The rest need to get on board now.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
House and Senate Democrats need to get loud NOW. No polite press conferences or requests to discuss.
Bravo to those standing against the coup. The rest need to get on board now.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
DOGE officials hone in on Medicare, Medicaid offices
Representatives of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have turned their focus to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency confirmed Wed…
thehill.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
DOGE has executed the biggest violation of HIPAA privacy laws since the Act's inception.
House and Senate Democrats need to get loud NOW. No polite press conferences or requests to discuss.
Bravo to those standing against the coup. The rest need to get on board now.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
House and Senate Democrats need to get loud NOW. No polite press conferences or requests to discuss.
Bravo to those standing against the coup. The rest need to get on board now.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Right from the start, we need the Democrats to be a strong opposition.
@aoc.bsky.social @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @schatz.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @schatz.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Right from the start, we need the Democrats to be a strong opposition.
@aoc.bsky.social @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @schatz.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @schatz.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
Several ppl I know grew up in dictatorships in the 1970s and 1980s. No matter the country, they all learned the same survival lessons extremely young.
Number one: you don't see anything, you don't hear anything, and you don't know anything.
Americans need to start practicing that now.
Number one: you don't see anything, you don't hear anything, and you don't know anything.
Americans need to start practicing that now.
January 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Several ppl I know grew up in dictatorships in the 1970s and 1980s. No matter the country, they all learned the same survival lessons extremely young.
Number one: you don't see anything, you don't hear anything, and you don't know anything.
Americans need to start practicing that now.
Number one: you don't see anything, you don't hear anything, and you don't know anything.
Americans need to start practicing that now.
The US government has never shut down an entire media outlet before. It is a dangerous precedent that they have done so and it has been upheld by the Supreme Court, which should recognize the danger.
January 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The US government has never shut down an entire media outlet before. It is a dangerous precedent that they have done so and it has been upheld by the Supreme Court, which should recognize the danger.
Any person who leads an organization that profits from the death of its customers is at the very least guilty of manslaughter.
December 6, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Any person who leads an organization that profits from the death of its customers is at the very least guilty of manslaughter.
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