Martin Rayner
@martinrayner.bsky.social
“Si fractus illabatur orbis impavidum ferient ruinae” — Horace
Perhaps time to give Reagan’s nine most terrifying words in the English language an update: “I’m from Boston Dynamics, and I’m here to help”.
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Perhaps time to give Reagan’s nine most terrifying words in the English language an update: “I’m from Boston Dynamics, and I’m here to help”.
Oh well, nothing to worry about now that it's all fixed. Plus grocery prices are coming down, inflation is beaten, gas is cheaper than ever and TRILLIONS of dollars are pouring into the US Treasury... everything is... oh wait. Those are all lies told by the lyingest lying liar that ever lived. Fuck.
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Oh well, nothing to worry about now that it's all fixed. Plus grocery prices are coming down, inflation is beaten, gas is cheaper than ever and TRILLIONS of dollars are pouring into the US Treasury... everything is... oh wait. Those are all lies told by the lyingest lying liar that ever lived. Fuck.
Heh. Jon Stewart also had a great dig at both Schumer and Daboll in his screed tonight.
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Heh. Jon Stewart also had a great dig at both Schumer and Daboll in his screed tonight.
Wow, some really devilish things in the details of this bill, such as that provision allowing MAGA ne’er-do-wells to sue the government for having their phone logs seized.
Great synopsis of the dynamics at play, perfectly described by the pool analogy.
Great synopsis of the dynamics at play, perfectly described by the pool analogy.
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Wow, some really devilish things in the details of this bill, such as that provision allowing MAGA ne’er-do-wells to sue the government for having their phone logs seized.
Great synopsis of the dynamics at play, perfectly described by the pool analogy.
Great synopsis of the dynamics at play, perfectly described by the pool analogy.
Probably no coincidence that right-wing parties HATE public broadcasters: BBC, CBC, ABC (Australia), etc.
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Probably no coincidence that right-wing parties HATE public broadcasters: BBC, CBC, ABC (Australia), etc.
Quite true, it’s sad to say. While Trump beclowns himself on a daily basis, an army of Nazi termites are going about the business of destroying the civil service and rendering the US government into a hollow and inutile shell.
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Quite true, it’s sad to say. While Trump beclowns himself on a daily basis, an army of Nazi termites are going about the business of destroying the civil service and rendering the US government into a hollow and inutile shell.
It never had a hope in hell of being taken up by SCOTUS, as much as Thomas and Alito may have wanted to rule on it.
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
It never had a hope in hell of being taken up by SCOTUS, as much as Thomas and Alito may have wanted to rule on it.
I object to use of the words “either” and “or” in that statement, as clearly Trump is both innumerate *and* lying. Moreover, he clearly doesn’t understand how anything works; one cannot “unwind” something that is merely a figment of his fabulist imagination.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I object to use of the words “either” and “or” in that statement, as clearly Trump is both innumerate *and* lying. Moreover, he clearly doesn’t understand how anything works; one cannot “unwind” something that is merely a figment of his fabulist imagination.
Exactly. Haven't seen the "Panorama" documentary, but anyone who's viewed footage of the reaction shots from the crowd on that day realizes they took Trump's speech as a call to go violently storm the Capitol and "fight like hell".
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Exactly. Haven't seen the "Panorama" documentary, but anyone who's viewed footage of the reaction shots from the crowd on that day realizes they took Trump's speech as a call to go violently storm the Capitol and "fight like hell".
Looks like a darn good reason to get up early! Man, those clouds on one of the shots were absolutely amazing.
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Looks like a darn good reason to get up early! Man, those clouds on one of the shots were absolutely amazing.
Only a matter of time before she launches a Kickstarter campaign.
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Only a matter of time before she launches a Kickstarter campaign.
Can almost feel the quiet of that street.
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Can almost feel the quiet of that street.
From everything they say and do, Trump, MAGA, and Republicans clearly HATE America and everything that it represents which doesn't neatly conform to their xenophobic, white, Christian, neo-fascist view of the nation and its place in the world as the dominant global hegemon.
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
From everything they say and do, Trump, MAGA, and Republicans clearly HATE America and everything that it represents which doesn't neatly conform to their xenophobic, white, Christian, neo-fascist view of the nation and its place in the world as the dominant global hegemon.
Um, that’s not how anything works. How incredible is it that the US now has a chief executive who doesn’t have the slightest fucking clue about how the government he supposedly presides over actually works. And not only that, but completely misunderstands how trade or basic economics function.
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Um, that’s not how anything works. How incredible is it that the US now has a chief executive who doesn’t have the slightest fucking clue about how the government he supposedly presides over actually works. And not only that, but completely misunderstands how trade or basic economics function.
Heh. Indeed. Have to admit, I only skimmed the budget, but am keenly enjoying the struggles within the Conservative Party at the moment.
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Heh. Indeed. Have to admit, I only skimmed the budget, but am keenly enjoying the struggles within the Conservative Party at the moment.
What a silly epigram (and an absurd "rule").
November 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
What a silly epigram (and an absurd "rule").
Seems to be striving to be more of a sculpture than a painting. 😉
Seriously tho, cool impasto in what turned out to be a very cheerful nod to Van Gogh.
Seriously tho, cool impasto in what turned out to be a very cheerful nod to Van Gogh.
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Seems to be striving to be more of a sculpture than a painting. 😉
Seriously tho, cool impasto in what turned out to be a very cheerful nod to Van Gogh.
Seriously tho, cool impasto in what turned out to be a very cheerful nod to Van Gogh.
Au contraire...
poemsworld.net/worst-poems/
poemsworld.net/worst-poems/
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November 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Au contraire...
poemsworld.net/worst-poems/
poemsworld.net/worst-poems/
Well, unless they’re dreadful poets, of which there never seems to be a deficiency of for some curious reason.
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Well, unless they’re dreadful poets, of which there never seems to be a deficiency of for some curious reason.