@mruhawk.bsky.social
Part-time artist and avid reader. Fueled by coffee and diet coke. I added a Little Free Library to my front yard in 2021. 📚
Work full time in my basement scheduling stuff and making sure it bills ok. Good times.
Work full time in my basement scheduling stuff and making sure it bills ok. Good times.
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Art of the Deal!!
May 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Art of the Deal!!
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Accepting a private jumbo-jet from a foreign nation is a clear violation of our Constitution, which plainly prohibits U.S. officials from accepting gifts from foreign governments.
May 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Accepting a private jumbo-jet from a foreign nation is a clear violation of our Constitution, which plainly prohibits U.S. officials from accepting gifts from foreign governments.
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Grift by the hour www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Grift by the hour www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
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The grift is systematic
May 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The grift is systematic
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The official truck of "Economic Anxiety".
May 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The official truck of "Economic Anxiety".
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Today's stock market crash was the worst since the Spring of 2020.
Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!
Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!
April 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Today's stock market crash was the worst since the Spring of 2020.
Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!
Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!
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“We’re talking about doing something extraordinary here for the government to sentence people to what’s essentially slave labor, torture, prison in El Salvador based on nothing, based on having a flower tattoo...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
Joe Rogan, Voices on the Right Raise Alarm Over Trump’s Immigration Moves
The cracks in support show how seriously some conservatives are taking the administration’s aggressive and at times slapdash tactics.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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Martin O'Malley, former Social Security commissioner, says he believes the Trump administration has already taken 90% of the actions necessary to crater Social Security.
March 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Martin O'Malley, former Social Security commissioner, says he believes the Trump administration has already taken 90% of the actions necessary to crater Social Security.
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“This is private, confidential data including Social Security numbers and earnings of virtually all people in the country...”
"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
DOGE targets child support database full of income data
The U.S. DOGE Service’s attempt to access a federal database with sensitive information has provoked yet another internal disagreement.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“This is private, confidential data including Social Security numbers and earnings of virtually all people in the country...”
"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
😂😂😂
[PICTURED: a man literally working from home]
Trump: "I don't think you can work from a home. Nobody is gonna work from home. They are gonna be going out, they're gonna play tennis, they're gonna play golf, they're gonna do a lot of things. They're not working."
February 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
😂😂😂
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Holy shit this cartoon.
February 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Holy shit this cartoon.
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Losing NOAA would be devastating. Project 2025 authors want to get rid of it because it monitors climate change, and privatize the information it currently provides for free, so you'll have to buy information about the weather and the winds (imperative for mariners).
I have covered NOAA and it’s work for like 15 years and this is brutal. If you’re there and want to chat or share anything, signal is davelevitan.26
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Losing NOAA would be devastating. Project 2025 authors want to get rid of it because it monitors climate change, and privatize the information it currently provides for free, so you'll have to buy information about the weather and the winds (imperative for mariners).
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After American airspace was closed on 9/11, over 230 flights with 30,000 passengers and crew were diverted to Canadian airports. Transport Canada received thousands of calls from members of the public offering to help the stranded passengers.
Thinking about that today, for no particular reason.
Thinking about that today, for no particular reason.
February 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
After American airspace was closed on 9/11, over 230 flights with 30,000 passengers and crew were diverted to Canadian airports. Transport Canada received thousands of calls from members of the public offering to help the stranded passengers.
Thinking about that today, for no particular reason.
Thinking about that today, for no particular reason.
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It looks like a bribe and a signal to every company that corruption is the name of the game.
After Meta pays to play, what does Mark Zuckerberg expect as a return on this investment?
After Meta pays to play, what does Mark Zuckerberg expect as a return on this investment?
Exclusive: Trump signed an agreement that would require Meta to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit. The president sued in 2021 after his accounts were suspended.
Exclusive | Trump Signs Agreement Calling for Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle Suit
The president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended.
www.wsj.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It looks like a bribe and a signal to every company that corruption is the name of the game.
After Meta pays to play, what does Mark Zuckerberg expect as a return on this investment?
After Meta pays to play, what does Mark Zuckerberg expect as a return on this investment?
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Such soft, weak, gentle lecturing. Foolish offer of compromise. It's like pretending the person who is punching you in the face is just trying to shake hands but keeps missing. "Oh, I really want to shake hands, but you keep punching me, so maybe we can find common ground here and--" *is punched*
Ruben Gallego on Fox & Friends: "I'm sure there was some reasoning behind the directive, but the fallout is going to be much larger than that. This is why it's important that the president try to work with Congress. We're here to work in a bipartisan manner."
January 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Such soft, weak, gentle lecturing. Foolish offer of compromise. It's like pretending the person who is punching you in the face is just trying to shake hands but keeps missing. "Oh, I really want to shake hands, but you keep punching me, so maybe we can find common ground here and--" *is punched*
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He did!
He started a trade war with China that severely damaged our supply chains. And then Covid caused them to collapse.
He started a trade war with China that severely damaged our supply chains. And then Covid caused them to collapse.
Excuse me but didn’t he do this last time all the ‘f’ing time?
January 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
He did!
He started a trade war with China that severely damaged our supply chains. And then Covid caused them to collapse.
He started a trade war with China that severely damaged our supply chains. And then Covid caused them to collapse.
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shouts to all the media outlets who uncritically parroted him when he said he didn’t know anything about the same Project 2025 he’s now implementing
January 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
shouts to all the media outlets who uncritically parroted him when he said he didn’t know anything about the same Project 2025 he’s now implementing
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Billionaires and mega donors have been given free reign to buy our elections ever since the Citizens United decision was handed down by SCOTUS on this day 15 years ago. These dark money donors are a serious threat to our Democracy, we have to #StopTheOligarchy
January 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Billionaires and mega donors have been given free reign to buy our elections ever since the Citizens United decision was handed down by SCOTUS on this day 15 years ago. These dark money donors are a serious threat to our Democracy, we have to #StopTheOligarchy
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Do you think you'll be alerted at the next infectious disease outbreak, listeria outbreak, or other critical issue these health agencies have long warned us about when present? Think again.
This is very Putinesque....and dangerous to all.
This is very Putinesque....and dangerous to all.
New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Do you think you'll be alerted at the next infectious disease outbreak, listeria outbreak, or other critical issue these health agencies have long warned us about when present? Think again.
This is very Putinesque....and dangerous to all.
This is very Putinesque....and dangerous to all.
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Anyone looking to ban a book from a school should have to prove they read it by presenting a book report to the school committee.
January 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Anyone looking to ban a book from a school should have to prove they read it by presenting a book report to the school committee.
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Think of the time being wasted by diplomats and experts in Europe and Latin America, as they start planning how to counter American attacks on Panama or Greenland. Time that could be spent thinking about a unified response to Russia and China.
January 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Think of the time being wasted by diplomats and experts in Europe and Latin America, as they start planning how to counter American attacks on Panama or Greenland. Time that could be spent thinking about a unified response to Russia and China.
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Thou shalt not promise lower grocery prices and then deliver war against Panama, Canada, and Greenland.
January 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Thou shalt not promise lower grocery prices and then deliver war against Panama, Canada, and Greenland.