Orange Land Otter
@orangeotter.bsky.social
Space geek, glass lover, lap and staff to ornery orangie.
All I can offer about the Rob Reiner incident is that it has given my GenX siblings (real and imagined) a renewed purpose to watch all his movies over the holidays.
December 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
All I can offer about the Rob Reiner incident is that it has given my GenX siblings (real and imagined) a renewed purpose to watch all his movies over the holidays.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I mean. They are trained to “ask permission for whatever the ef they want to do.”
Maverick being the exception.
Maverick being the exception.
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I mean. They are trained to “ask permission for whatever the ef they want to do.”
Maverick being the exception.
Maverick being the exception.
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This is brilliant
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This is brilliant
Clooney, Pitt suspiciously laying low during the Oceans Seven premiere.
In Just 7 Brazen Minutes, Thieves Grab ‘Priceless’ Jewels From Louvre www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
In Just 7 Brazen Minutes, Thieves Grab ‘Priceless’ Jewels From Louvre www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
In Just 7 Brazen Minutes, Thieves Grab ‘Priceless’ Jewels From Louvre
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Clooney, Pitt suspiciously laying low during the Oceans Seven premiere.
In Just 7 Brazen Minutes, Thieves Grab ‘Priceless’ Jewels From Louvre www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
In Just 7 Brazen Minutes, Thieves Grab ‘Priceless’ Jewels From Louvre www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
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NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
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"This used to be the best job I’ve ever had, the best environment I’ve ever had, the best culture I’ve ever had—and they fucking ruined it.
I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."
I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"This used to be the best job I’ve ever had, the best environment I’ve ever had, the best culture I’ve ever had—and they fucking ruined it.
I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."
I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."
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“Secretary Kennedy is a hazard to the health of the American people.” @warnock.senate.gov
consistently serves us a #CupOfJoe full of facts.
Keep pushing back on this dangerous man, Senator.
consistently serves us a #CupOfJoe full of facts.
Keep pushing back on this dangerous man, Senator.
September 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“Secretary Kennedy is a hazard to the health of the American people.” @warnock.senate.gov
consistently serves us a #CupOfJoe full of facts.
Keep pushing back on this dangerous man, Senator.
consistently serves us a #CupOfJoe full of facts.
Keep pushing back on this dangerous man, Senator.
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This is Sinclair Broadcasting.
September 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
This is Sinclair Broadcasting.
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Zuckerberg saying Meta intends to spend at least 600 billion in the US
Zuckerberg at the end caught on a hot mic
Zuckerberg at the end caught on a hot mic
September 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Zuckerberg saying Meta intends to spend at least 600 billion in the US
Zuckerberg at the end caught on a hot mic
Zuckerberg at the end caught on a hot mic
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NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Guess my $10 a month aren’t enough to buy the NYTimes a copy of AP style.
July 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Guess my $10 a month aren’t enough to buy the NYTimes a copy of AP style.
Darn, I was using this on fascists.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Darn, I was using this on fascists.
At this point, the only person I would be disappointed to see in the Epstein files is Jimmy Carter.
July 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
At this point, the only person I would be disappointed to see in the Epstein files is Jimmy Carter.
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Epstein’s "little black book" totals 97 pages, containing 1,571 names and roughly 5,000 phone numbers. At least 38 names are mysteriously circled, including Donald Trump's.
“I got my hands on a copy,” writes Leland Nally. “I made close to 2,000 phone calls.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“I got my hands on a copy,” writes Leland Nally. “I made close to 2,000 phone calls.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book.
What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.
www.motherjones.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Epstein’s "little black book" totals 97 pages, containing 1,571 names and roughly 5,000 phone numbers. At least 38 names are mysteriously circled, including Donald Trump's.
“I got my hands on a copy,” writes Leland Nally. “I made close to 2,000 phone calls.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“I got my hands on a copy,” writes Leland Nally. “I made close to 2,000 phone calls.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
When was the last time you passed a budget, Lisa? 1995 or 1997?
Murkowski, You have not done your job for THIRTY YEARS!
Murkowski, You have not done your job for THIRTY YEARS!
July 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
When was the last time you passed a budget, Lisa? 1995 or 1997?
Murkowski, You have not done your job for THIRTY YEARS!
Murkowski, You have not done your job for THIRTY YEARS!
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski stared me down for more than 10 seconds when I asked about the criticism she was receiving about the deal struck to get her vote on the OBBB.
July 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Sen. Lisa Murkowski stared me down for more than 10 seconds when I asked about the criticism she was receiving about the deal struck to get her vote on the OBBB.
Oh, irony.
OMEAD AFSHAR fired for procuring (likely bullet proof) glass for Elon’s personal use.
Those who project manage glass houses….
OMEAD AFSHAR fired for procuring (likely bullet proof) glass for Elon’s personal use.
Those who project manage glass houses….
June 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Oh, irony.
OMEAD AFSHAR fired for procuring (likely bullet proof) glass for Elon’s personal use.
Those who project manage glass houses….
OMEAD AFSHAR fired for procuring (likely bullet proof) glass for Elon’s personal use.
Those who project manage glass houses….
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I’m just going to leave this here…
June 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I’m just going to leave this here…
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@holdenthorp.bsky.social on point.
“The US will no longer have the same window into the technologies of the future that will allow it to shape & anticipate commercial & societal advances. This will eventually reduce the market successes & global leadership that the US has boasted since WW II.”
“The US will no longer have the same window into the technologies of the future that will allow it to shape & anticipate commercial & societal advances. This will eventually reduce the market successes & global leadership that the US has boasted since WW II.”
America is ceding the lead in creating the future
The renowned American management consultant and author Peter Drucker is often credited as saying that “the best way to predict the future is to create it”—a view that applies to science as much as to ...
www.science.org
June 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
@holdenthorp.bsky.social on point.
“The US will no longer have the same window into the technologies of the future that will allow it to shape & anticipate commercial & societal advances. This will eventually reduce the market successes & global leadership that the US has boasted since WW II.”
“The US will no longer have the same window into the technologies of the future that will allow it to shape & anticipate commercial & societal advances. This will eventually reduce the market successes & global leadership that the US has boasted since WW II.”
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Sad, but true.
The thing about narcissistic psychopaths is they won’t run out of sociopathic shit to lob at each other either.
June 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Sad, but true.
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Well, it's official. We just received notice that all authors on the Sixth National Climate Assessment have just been released from their roles.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
April 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Well, it's official. We just received notice that all authors on the Sixth National Climate Assessment have just been released from their roles.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
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NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social