@ouzelum-bird.bsky.social
I'm a mythical beast: a bird who forever flies backward. Not much to be said for that, but at least I always know where I've been . . .
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Good morning. RIP Rob Reiner. He will be remembered for the values he championed and the countless people he inspired.
December 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Good morning. RIP Rob Reiner. He will be remembered for the values he championed and the countless people he inspired.
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Gosh!
With the latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
December 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Gosh!
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since the u.s. seems to be treating the first amendment as optional at the moment, you should follow this org's work (which to be fair is important in good times too) freedom.press
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Defending press freedom for the next generation
freedom.press
October 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
since the u.s. seems to be treating the first amendment as optional at the moment, you should follow this org's work (which to be fair is important in good times too) freedom.press
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Donald Quixote and JD Vanza at your service.
September 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Donald Quixote and JD Vanza at your service.
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Nothing screams “small government, free speech warrior” like the FCC chair rocking state-mandated jewelry of a convicted felon.
Brendan Carr went from pretending to guard the First Amendment to cosplaying as Trump’s mall cop.
Brendan Carr went from pretending to guard the First Amendment to cosplaying as Trump’s mall cop.
September 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Nothing screams “small government, free speech warrior” like the FCC chair rocking state-mandated jewelry of a convicted felon.
Brendan Carr went from pretending to guard the First Amendment to cosplaying as Trump’s mall cop.
Brendan Carr went from pretending to guard the First Amendment to cosplaying as Trump’s mall cop.
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Discworld QOTD, from The Truth
"Character assassination. What a wonderful idea. Ordinary assassination only works once, but this one works every day."
"Character assassination. What a wonderful idea. Ordinary assassination only works once, but this one works every day."
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!”
“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!”
Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
"‘Why are they chasing you?’
‘I don’t know.’
‘Oh, come on! There must be a reason!’
‘Oh, there’s plenty of reasons. I just don’t know which one.’"
"‘Why are they chasing you?’
‘I don’t know.’
‘Oh, come on! There must be a reason!’
‘Oh, there’s plenty of reasons. I just don’t know which one.’"
September 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Discworld QOTD, from The Truth
"Character assassination. What a wonderful idea. Ordinary assassination only works once, but this one works every day."
"Character assassination. What a wonderful idea. Ordinary assassination only works once, but this one works every day."
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The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?
September 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?
... and in related news, the entirely normal jokes are flowing there in the Oval
Trump: "We're seeing that there are no ships in the ocean anymore ... no there are no boats. I wonder why? Meaning, no drugs are coming across. Probably stopping some fishermen too. To be honest, if I were a fisherman, I wouldn't want to go fishing either. 'Maybe they think I have drugs downstairs'"
September 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
... and in related news, the entirely normal jokes are flowing there in the Oval
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We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
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Please don't forget, and don't let anyone else forget, they did this openly.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Please don't forget, and don't let anyone else forget, they did this openly.
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any outlet that reported the “pro-trans ideology on bullet casings” thing owes the public an apology and an explanation
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
September 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
any outlet that reported the “pro-trans ideology on bullet casings” thing owes the public an apology and an explanation
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
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the permission structure created for a bloodthirsty maga rampage the last two days by mainstream media, all before any facts were known at all, deserves some real introspection by the entire industry
September 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
the permission structure created for a bloodthirsty maga rampage the last two days by mainstream media, all before any facts were known at all, deserves some real introspection by the entire industry
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Every single Democrat should instantly condemn him for this and demand a retraction and apology. Blow it up. He's supporting domestic violence! It's nightmarish!
Trump minimizes domestic abuse during a talk at the Museum of the Bible: "Things that take place in the home, they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?"
September 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Every single Democrat should instantly condemn him for this and demand a retraction and apology. Blow it up. He's supporting domestic violence! It's nightmarish!
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Maybe he just tucked it all into a tiny high ponytail for an easy-breezy weekend?
September 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Maybe he just tucked it all into a tiny high ponytail for an easy-breezy weekend?
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The National Guardners
September 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The National Guardners
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Yep. I know a scientist/researcher who's now looking, for work in Canada.
April 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Yep. I know a scientist/researcher who's now looking, for work in Canada.
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
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Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
February 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
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Sounds fair to me!
January 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Sounds fair to me!