OG aka Old Geezer...
@notgeorgecarlin.bsky.social
Effective 1/20/25, the former US is now in full Idiocracy mode.
West coaster trying to figure out the mess that's happened over the past 10 years. Grew up on George Carlin albums, he was right about most of it. Ex Post #Posties. Pronouns are dude/bro.
West coaster trying to figure out the mess that's happened over the past 10 years. Grew up on George Carlin albums, he was right about most of it. Ex Post #Posties. Pronouns are dude/bro.
Our new reality is that there are no longer any ethical or honorable people in the higher levels of the entire military / intelligence apparatus, not to mention DOJ/DHS. #ETTD
This is very bad.
2/ CIA Acting General Counsel, a career lawyer, "was among those who had raised questions about the legality of the agency’s use of lethal force."
What happened next?
CIA Deputy Director Ellis stepped in to become acting General Counsel and still hold his policy position. He then approved the ops.
What happened next?
CIA Deputy Director Ellis stepped in to become acting General Counsel and still hold his policy position. He then approved the ops.
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Our new reality is that there are no longer any ethical or honorable people in the higher levels of the entire military / intelligence apparatus, not to mention DOJ/DHS. #ETTD
He and his current band are in fine form... Crazy good.
Robert Plant's voice has only gotten better with age. In this beautiful set, Plant and his band cover Low, Moby Grape, Martha Scanlan and interpret traditional songs. n.pr/3X9b7Kc
Robert Plant: Tiny Desk Concert
Robert Plant's voice has only gotten better with age. In this beautiful set, Plant and his band cover Low, Moby Grape, Martha Scanlan and interpret traditional songs.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
He and his current band are in fine form... Crazy good.
I remember this kid's first few videos, now he's nominated for four Grammy awards. Hopefully one of the great voices of his generation. Brilliant.
"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I remember this kid's first few videos, now he's nominated for four Grammy awards. Hopefully one of the great voices of his generation. Brilliant.
Oh my, @drewmagary.bsky.social has done it again. Ewwww.
Q: Do you believe her?
A: Given RFK’s romantic history, no. This guy would f—k JD Vance’s couch, he’s so hard up all the time. So why would he pass on sleeping with a statuesque blonde woman 40 years his junior? Because it’s wrong? HA!
Q: Do you believe her?
A: Given RFK’s romantic history, no. This guy would f—k JD Vance’s couch, he’s so hard up all the time. So why would he pass on sleeping with a statuesque blonde woman 40 years his junior? Because it’s wrong? HA!
"Last year, New York fired Nuzzi for having 'a personal relationship' with one of her subjects. The subject in question turned out to be f—king Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the dead whale head collector."
via @drewmagary.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
via @drewmagary.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
A guide to the absolutely ludicrous Olivia Nuzzi media scandal
Somehow, RFK Jr., a former Republican governor and Anthony Weiner are all involved.
www.sfgate.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Oh my, @drewmagary.bsky.social has done it again. Ewwww.
Q: Do you believe her?
A: Given RFK’s romantic history, no. This guy would f—k JD Vance’s couch, he’s so hard up all the time. So why would he pass on sleeping with a statuesque blonde woman 40 years his junior? Because it’s wrong? HA!
Q: Do you believe her?
A: Given RFK’s romantic history, no. This guy would f—k JD Vance’s couch, he’s so hard up all the time. So why would he pass on sleeping with a statuesque blonde woman 40 years his junior? Because it’s wrong? HA!
Excellent package of Spanish recipes imo. I've enjoyed pretty much every Spanish dish I've had and make a few of them regularly. Fave is mussels with Spanish chorizo, garlic and white wine as another.
These are our best Spanish recipes to bring some sunshine into your kitchen—from sangría to potato omelet to old-school rice with chickpeas.
21 Spanish Recipes Every Cook Should Know
These are our best Spanish recipes to bring some sunshine into your kitchen—from sangría to potato omelet to old-school rice with chickpeas.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Excellent package of Spanish recipes imo. I've enjoyed pretty much every Spanish dish I've had and make a few of them regularly. Fave is mussels with Spanish chorizo, garlic and white wine as another.
If you know Ackman even a little bit, yes, he's that bad and this is one of the greatest pieces of journalism in a long time... 🤣
“One thing that most fascinates me about Ackman is that he has the supreme confidence of a guy who has never once gotten humbled, despite the fact that he has definitely been humbled in pretty major ways a good number of times.” www.theringer.com/2025/11/18/p...
May I Explain the “May I Meet You?” Meme?
Bill Ackman thinks the cure to male loneliness is asking women these four magic words. Allow me to explain.
www.theringer.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If you know Ackman even a little bit, yes, he's that bad and this is one of the greatest pieces of journalism in a long time... 🤣
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This entire article needs to be read by everyone that is remotely aware of what is happening in real time. Awful, awful stuff. Thread really gets to the heart of it.
This entire article needs to be read by everyone that is remotely aware of what is happening in real time. Awful, awful stuff. Thread really gets to the heart of it.
Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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This entire article needs to be read by everyone that is remotely aware of what is happening in real time. Awful, awful stuff. Thread really gets to the heart of it.
This entire article needs to be read by everyone that is remotely aware of what is happening in real time. Awful, awful stuff. Thread really gets to the heart of it.
"Six years in, COVID isn’t “over.” Repeated infections raise risks for heart disease, dementia, immune dysfunction, higher infection rates for many diseases, and cancer. These harms are cumulative — every act of prevention matters." (from thread)
I'd trust the complex systems physicist from MIT.
I'd trust the complex systems physicist from MIT.
I appreciate Andrew Nikiforuk at @TheTyee for highlighting the continuing science of COVID and the importance of prevention.
The virus keeps reshaping health and society — we can still choose to act wisely.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The virus keeps reshaping health and society — we can still choose to act wisely.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
thetyee.ca
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Six years in, COVID isn’t “over.” Repeated infections raise risks for heart disease, dementia, immune dysfunction, higher infection rates for many diseases, and cancer. These harms are cumulative — every act of prevention matters." (from thread)
I'd trust the complex systems physicist from MIT.
I'd trust the complex systems physicist from MIT.
Montis is a great guy and legit food safety expert. He has compiled a pdf to keep you safe as food safety regulation in the US is now a thing of the past thanks to the MAGA.
It's pay what you can, if you can. Please support and share.
It's pay what you can, if you can. Please support and share.
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Montis is a great guy and legit food safety expert. He has compiled a pdf to keep you safe as food safety regulation in the US is now a thing of the past thanks to the MAGA.
It's pay what you can, if you can. Please support and share.
It's pay what you can, if you can. Please support and share.
Great follow, some wonderful photographs of beautiful country, part of UC-Irvine. The amount of research done by UC campuses is unrivaled.
A few of the clouds lit up beautifully at sunset after the rains this afternoon. The official Anza-Borrego Desert State Park weather station storm total was 0.81" for today (Photos: Sicco Rood).
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Great follow, some wonderful photographs of beautiful country, part of UC-Irvine. The amount of research done by UC campuses is unrivaled.
Yes, this...
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Yes, this...
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Thank you, should be read, but wow, this is now a brutal authoritarian racist country on steroids.
Thank you, should be read, but wow, this is now a brutal authoritarian racist country on steroids.
New story about our law clinic's client, who was in the US legally and was cruelly deported "inadvertently" and separated from her young child, despite a Homeland Security spokesperson claiming ICE "does not separate families." (Gift link.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
She Was Deported in Error. Her Child Was Left Behind.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Thank you, should be read, but wow, this is now a brutal authoritarian racist country on steroids.
Thank you, should be read, but wow, this is now a brutal authoritarian racist country on steroids.
No idea it existed, now saved to watch, thank you.
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
No idea it existed, now saved to watch, thank you.
The MAGA just get worse by the day, this book is not considered controversial in any scientific or real world circles. They've become a completely different species.
Trump admin to ban book from Yosemite National Park, says author
The Trump administration's censorship directive has reportedly targeted Obi Kaufmann.
www.sfgate.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The MAGA just get worse by the day, this book is not considered controversial in any scientific or real world circles. They've become a completely different species.
Yes, this. And no, the answer is NO, do not stuff a turkey, ask Montis if you don't trust me. This is one reason I went to spatchcocked smoked turkeys or air-fried turkeys (weird propane cooker but works great).
Is it actually safe to stuff your Thanksgiving turkey? Our experts share their unanimous answer and how to make a more flavorful, safer stuffing instead.
Stuffing Your Turkey Could Make You Sick—Here's What Our Editors Do Instead
Is it actually safe to stuff your Thanksgiving turkey? Our experts share their unanimous answer and how to make a more flavorful, safer stuffing instead.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Yes, this. And no, the answer is NO, do not stuff a turkey, ask Montis if you don't trust me. This is one reason I went to spatchcocked smoked turkeys or air-fried turkeys (weird propane cooker but works great).
This is the truth... The trades are going to be very good to those that put in some effort in the next decade or two. We are short all kinds of skilled tradespeople.
Layoffs in October were the highest since 2003
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. UPS announced 48,000. Intel 20,000.
Ford has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with 6-figure salaries due to shortages of skilled workers
You know who won’t be replaced by AI?
Electricians, plumbers, mechanics, trades people.
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. UPS announced 48,000. Intel 20,000.
Ford has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with 6-figure salaries due to shortages of skilled workers
You know who won’t be replaced by AI?
Electricians, plumbers, mechanics, trades people.
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is the truth... The trades are going to be very good to those that put in some effort in the next decade or two. We are short all kinds of skilled tradespeople.
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"All but two Republicans voted in favour of the bill. They were joined by six Democrats, all of whom represent districts won by Trump in last year’s presidential election."
Our politics are so, so broken, completely corrupt, maybe 10% semi-honorable people at this point.
"All but two Republicans voted in favour of the bill. They were joined by six Democrats, all of whom represent districts won by Trump in last year’s presidential election."
Our politics are so, so broken, completely corrupt, maybe 10% semi-honorable people at this point.
The expected end to the shutdown comes after a 43-day impasse that had thousands of federal workers furloughed, disrupted welfare programmes and caused chaos at airports on.ft.com/47VlkyP
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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"All but two Republicans voted in favour of the bill. They were joined by six Democrats, all of whom represent districts won by Trump in last year’s presidential election."
Our politics are so, so broken, completely corrupt, maybe 10% semi-honorable people at this point.
"All but two Republicans voted in favour of the bill. They were joined by six Democrats, all of whom represent districts won by Trump in last year’s presidential election."
Our politics are so, so broken, completely corrupt, maybe 10% semi-honorable people at this point.
Just because this should be seen by every human being on earth, dirty, dirty, dirty, the very worst people on earth are now in charge of the US...
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Just because this should be seen by every human being on earth, dirty, dirty, dirty, the very worst people on earth are now in charge of the US...
Check this out, one of the most insane "events" you might ever see. And they were trying very hard to keep it under wraps. No legitimate scientists whatsoever, quack city on steroids.
There's an exclusive, closed-to-media MAHA summit tomorrow. Here's the full agenda I was leaked
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Check this out, one of the most insane "events" you might ever see. And they were trying very hard to keep it under wraps. No legitimate scientists whatsoever, quack city on steroids.
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Looks like Kim Davis is gonna have to go back to tying James Caan to the bed during a snowstorm now.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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I'm not happy I read this but I can't find any part of it to disagree with. It's really bad and it's going to keep getting a lot worse for a long time, it's a deeply broken country.
I scribbled down all my shutdown-related intrusive thoughts and put them in a blog post.
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
The Shutdown Surrender
I just... I mean... Whatever.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I'm not happy I read this but I can't find any part of it to disagree with. It's really bad and it's going to keep getting a lot worse for a long time, it's a deeply broken country.
Great unique version of Golden Ring.
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Great unique version of Golden Ring.
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"The destruction of U.S.A.I.D. does nothing to improve this work. Instead, we have public man-made death. And the cruelty and lethality will only grow as the Administration expands its rollback of public-health advances to the homeland." - Dr. Atul Gawande
"The destruction of U.S.A.I.D. does nothing to improve this work. Instead, we have public man-made death. And the cruelty and lethality will only grow as the Administration expands its rollback of public-health advances to the homeland." - Dr. Atul Gawande
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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"The destruction of U.S.A.I.D. does nothing to improve this work. Instead, we have public man-made death. And the cruelty and lethality will only grow as the Administration expands its rollback of public-health advances to the homeland." - Dr. Atul Gawande
"The destruction of U.S.A.I.D. does nothing to improve this work. Instead, we have public man-made death. And the cruelty and lethality will only grow as the Administration expands its rollback of public-health advances to the homeland." - Dr. Atul Gawande
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“Recent months have challenged the paradigm, at significant risk. Once lost, the legitimacy of a military that reflects and represents all Americans will be difficult to recover.”
“Recent months have challenged the paradigm, at significant risk. Once lost, the legitimacy of a military that reflects and represents all Americans will be difficult to recover.”
This is a pattern of politicization across the Trump administration, but the threats are more existential in the military, which has tried to stay above politics. The country does not need Generals promoted because they will do anything Trump or Hegseth asks of them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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“Recent months have challenged the paradigm, at significant risk. Once lost, the legitimacy of a military that reflects and represents all Americans will be difficult to recover.”
“Recent months have challenged the paradigm, at significant risk. Once lost, the legitimacy of a military that reflects and represents all Americans will be difficult to recover.”
This guy may well be even more evilly insane than his bestie Thiel or Leon. A truly reprehensible human being.
When I posted the other day about Alex Karp he was yet to launch this combination of hubris and insanity. He has become the most cooked CEO this side of Elon Musk. Encourage all to read.
www.businessinsider.com/palantir-ceo...
www.businessinsider.com/palantir-ceo...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls his company the first to be 'completely anti-woke'
Palantir sees "accelerating and otherworldly growth" as CEO Alex Karp highlights working with ICE and supporting Israel on an earnings call.
www.businessinsider.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This guy may well be even more evilly insane than his bestie Thiel or Leon. A truly reprehensible human being.