Mick Dougherty
@mickinator.bsky.social
Science-Believer, Father, Musician, Guitar Curator, Anti-Fascist. Struggling Humanist Striving to be a Better Human. Healthy Skeptic.
A quote worthy of sharing from Jeff Atwood:
"... I can't imagine what it would feel like to be a billionaire. It is, for lack of a better word, unamerican."
Spread it around.
It is a sentiment we all need to start sharing.
blog.codinghorror.com/stay-gold-am...
"... I can't imagine what it would feel like to be a billionaire. It is, for lack of a better word, unamerican."
Spread it around.
It is a sentiment we all need to start sharing.
blog.codinghorror.com/stay-gold-am...
Stay Gold, America
We are at an unprecedented point in American history.
blog.codinghorror.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A quote worthy of sharing from Jeff Atwood:
"... I can't imagine what it would feel like to be a billionaire. It is, for lack of a better word, unamerican."
Spread it around.
It is a sentiment we all need to start sharing.
blog.codinghorror.com/stay-gold-am...
"... I can't imagine what it would feel like to be a billionaire. It is, for lack of a better word, unamerican."
Spread it around.
It is a sentiment we all need to start sharing.
blog.codinghorror.com/stay-gold-am...
Undoubtedly, yes. I posted as much earlier today.
January 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Undoubtedly, yes. I posted as much earlier today.
And like a good MAGA tribesman, he brought an offering of an evil, electric Tesla vehicle to the doorstep of Trump central in Las Vegas and blew it up like a good martyr.
That'll show Trump for letting Elon persuade trump into allowing brown people into the country for jobs.
American Dream. pish!
That'll show Trump for letting Elon persuade trump into allowing brown people into the country for jobs.
American Dream. pish!
The family of the man inside the Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Vegas reportedly says that he was a Republican and “loved Trump.” www.thedailybeast.com/las-vegas-cy...
Alleged Cybertruck Bomber Was ‘Big’ Trump Supporter: Source
Sources say Matthew Livelsberger, a Green Beret who enlisted in the U.S. Army as a teenager, was a fan of the president-elect.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
And like a good MAGA tribesman, he brought an offering of an evil, electric Tesla vehicle to the doorstep of Trump central in Las Vegas and blew it up like a good martyr.
That'll show Trump for letting Elon persuade trump into allowing brown people into the country for jobs.
American Dream. pish!
That'll show Trump for letting Elon persuade trump into allowing brown people into the country for jobs.
American Dream. pish!
Well... we better close that border between Texas and the United States then!! See what happens when you leave that border open?!
Mike Johnson is still suggesting that "the wide open border" had something to do with the attack in New Orleans, which was perpetrated by a guy from Texas
January 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Well... we better close that border between Texas and the United States then!! See what happens when you leave that border open?!
And about one month from now, Trump will be taking credit for it.
January 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And about one month from now, Trump will be taking credit for it.
Is it just me? Or does it seem like there have been at least a few incidents of MAGA on MAGA violence lately?
Is it buyers remorse? Should we expect more of it to come?
Is it buyers remorse? Should we expect more of it to come?
January 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Is it just me? Or does it seem like there have been at least a few incidents of MAGA on MAGA violence lately?
Is it buyers remorse? Should we expect more of it to come?
Is it buyers remorse? Should we expect more of it to come?
She did. You should have checked with her first. She would have let you know. So simple really.
Accidentally put her treat in the same bowl as her food. Who knew that was against the rules?
December 9, 2024 at 3:15 AM
She did. You should have checked with her first. She would have let you know. So simple really.
Reposted by Mick Dougherty
"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:22 AM
"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
Idiocracy in action, Folks.
Where does Tennessee rank in US Education? 41st? Yeah, likely for a great many years now.
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
Where does Tennessee rank in US Education? 41st? Yeah, likely for a great many years now.
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
Tennessee passes 'chemtrail' bill banning airborne chemicals
Critics say it was inspired by unsubstantiated conspiracy theories that planes are spraying poison.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Idiocracy in action, Folks.
Where does Tennessee rank in US Education? 41st? Yeah, likely for a great many years now.
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
Where does Tennessee rank in US Education? 41st? Yeah, likely for a great many years now.
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
Why take care of our fellow Americans who need a leg up when we can give "breaks" to billionaires and millionaires?
I mean, who needs a break more than those poor, poor billionaires and millionaires? Right? That tax money you pay, you wanted it to go to rich people, right? Not your needy neighbor.
I mean, who needs a break more than those poor, poor billionaires and millionaires? Right? That tax money you pay, you wanted it to go to rich people, right? Not your needy neighbor.
NEW: In order to offset the enormous cost for their tax cuts for the wealthy, Trump's advisers and congressional Republicans have begun preliminary discussions about making significant cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, and other federal safety net programs. wapo.st/40SuTMR
November 19, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Why take care of our fellow Americans who need a leg up when we can give "breaks" to billionaires and millionaires?
I mean, who needs a break more than those poor, poor billionaires and millionaires? Right? That tax money you pay, you wanted it to go to rich people, right? Not your needy neighbor.
I mean, who needs a break more than those poor, poor billionaires and millionaires? Right? That tax money you pay, you wanted it to go to rich people, right? Not your needy neighbor.
Remember when Barack spoke at the 2004 DNC? We knew he was a star!
Can we please find and prop up our next Democratic superstar now?
No offense, it ain't Bernie, it ain't Hillary, it ain't Kamala. All fine people and politicians. We need a STAR! Someone so undeniable that RNC doesn't even try.
Can we please find and prop up our next Democratic superstar now?
No offense, it ain't Bernie, it ain't Hillary, it ain't Kamala. All fine people and politicians. We need a STAR! Someone so undeniable that RNC doesn't even try.
Eight years.
Zero scandals.
Zero investigations.
Zero impeachment hearings.
Zero indictments.
Zero charges.
Zero drama.
Just class and grace personified.
Let's let them know how much we miss this wonderful family. 💙
Zero scandals.
Zero investigations.
Zero impeachment hearings.
Zero indictments.
Zero charges.
Zero drama.
Just class and grace personified.
Let's let them know how much we miss this wonderful family. 💙
November 18, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Remember when Barack spoke at the 2004 DNC? We knew he was a star!
Can we please find and prop up our next Democratic superstar now?
No offense, it ain't Bernie, it ain't Hillary, it ain't Kamala. All fine people and politicians. We need a STAR! Someone so undeniable that RNC doesn't even try.
Can we please find and prop up our next Democratic superstar now?
No offense, it ain't Bernie, it ain't Hillary, it ain't Kamala. All fine people and politicians. We need a STAR! Someone so undeniable that RNC doesn't even try.
Do they live in doucheberry farms?
November 18, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Do they live in doucheberry farms?
He can always get a job working with RFK Jr outlawing vaccines in our country.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
At this rate, Jets won't want Aaron Rodgers in 2025 — and no one else will
The Jets have finally reached their bye week.
www.nbcsports.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:04 AM
He can always get a job working with RFK Jr outlawing vaccines in our country.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin never looked better.
Tonight’s movie: “The Hunt for Red October” (1990), directed by John McTiernan
November 16, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin never looked better.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
November 16, 2024 at 1:41 AM
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Reposted by Mick Dougherty
Reposted by Mick Dougherty
Pertussis (whooping cough).
November 16, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Pertussis (whooping cough).
Can someone point me to the "Pet Pictures Starter Pack" on BlueSky?
November 16, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Can someone point me to the "Pet Pictures Starter Pack" on BlueSky?
It's not enough. They were awarded more. Much more.
GOOD NEWS: Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss have received Rudy Giuliani's watch collection, a ring, and his vintage Lauren Bacall Mercedes Benz! (Finally.) www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/u...
Georgia Poll Workers Defamed by Giuliani Receive Some of His Assets
A watch collection, a ring and a vintage Mercedes-Benz belonging to the former Trump lawyer were delivered nearly a year after he was ordered to pay $148 million to the workers he had spread lies abou...
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:08 AM
It's not enough. They were awarded more. Much more.
Is it still ok to think of Gaetz as icky? Cuz I'm still stuck on icky.
Matt Gaetz was only trying to keep young people out of the hands of young people.
November 16, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Is it still ok to think of Gaetz as icky? Cuz I'm still stuck on icky.
Why is the word "Puddum" bouncing around in my head?
My husband brought home a little kitty yesterday! Thank you all for the name suggestions, we decide to name her Bijou. She's a little bundle of purry love and my chihuahua is fascinated by her 😆
November 16, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Why is the word "Puddum" bouncing around in my head?
I got rid of my Facebook account in spring of 2020. Much too late, I know. Can someone help me understand why I shouldn't drop my Twitter account today? Again, likely much too late.
BTW - I refuse to call it, X. It is, and always will be, Twitter. No matter how much Tweedledum wants it otherwise.
BTW - I refuse to call it, X. It is, and always will be, Twitter. No matter how much Tweedledum wants it otherwise.
November 16, 2024 at 12:55 AM
I got rid of my Facebook account in spring of 2020. Much too late, I know. Can someone help me understand why I shouldn't drop my Twitter account today? Again, likely much too late.
BTW - I refuse to call it, X. It is, and always will be, Twitter. No matter how much Tweedledum wants it otherwise.
BTW - I refuse to call it, X. It is, and always will be, Twitter. No matter how much Tweedledum wants it otherwise.