Porter Clark
@porterclark.bsky.social
Genius philosopher (self-styled). Doesn't dance. Likes cats, sometimes. An inactivist. Flashes of brilliance in rear-view mirror. Getting too old for this sh*t. Married for a long time to a wonderful woman. No mere computer is a match for me!
Prediction for next executive order: Christmas will be replaced with Festivus. (Trump already has his poles.)
June 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Prediction for next executive order: Christmas will be replaced with Festivus. (Trump already has his poles.)
I'm glad that Congress reasserted its Constitutional rights to regulate tariffs! Oh, wait...
May 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm glad that Congress reasserted its Constitutional rights to regulate tariffs! Oh, wait...
A few weeks ago, there were people (James Carville was one) publicly stating that the Trump Administration would crumble within a month. Is there a way I can sue for false hope?
March 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A few weeks ago, there were people (James Carville was one) publicly stating that the Trump Administration would crumble within a month. Is there a way I can sue for false hope?
AG Bondi claims that the information was not classified. This is hair-splitting. It had not been yet submitted to a classification authority and marked TOP SECRET. It would have been TOP SECRET during the group chat.
March 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
AG Bondi claims that the information was not classified. This is hair-splitting. It had not been yet submitted to a classification authority and marked TOP SECRET. It would have been TOP SECRET during the group chat.
I set up a Signal account maybe a year ago and have never used it, because (1) nobody I want to talk to is on it and (2) I have no Top Secret (or even just plain old Secret) intelligence to share.
March 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I set up a Signal account maybe a year ago and have never used it, because (1) nobody I want to talk to is on it and (2) I have no Top Secret (or even just plain old Secret) intelligence to share.
Reposted by Porter Clark
This is one of the biggest threats to Americans' personal data in decades. If you're a 23andMe customer, I strongly urge you to delete your data to protect it from whoever the new buyer might be. Here’s how:
March 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is one of the biggest threats to Americans' personal data in decades. If you're a 23andMe customer, I strongly urge you to delete your data to protect it from whoever the new buyer might be. Here’s how:
Reposted by Porter Clark
PSA: If you've ever used 23andMe, delete all your data. They're going bankrupt, and who knows where your DNA will end up?
March 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
PSA: If you've ever used 23andMe, delete all your data. They're going bankrupt, and who knows where your DNA will end up?
Reposted by Porter Clark
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
I keep thinking that one teensy improvement in Democratic messaging is to stop using the term "hollowed out." Joe Biden used it a lot, usually with "middle class." I think Joe SixPack is confused by "hollowed out." He thinks "I'm not hollowed out! I weigh more than ever!"
March 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I keep thinking that one teensy improvement in Democratic messaging is to stop using the term "hollowed out." Joe Biden used it a lot, usually with "middle class." I think Joe SixPack is confused by "hollowed out." He thinks "I'm not hollowed out! I weigh more than ever!"
Reposted by Porter Clark
NASA dropped plans to put the first woman on the moon.
DEI RIGHT?!?!
Anyone wanna guess which administration originally planned the first woman on the moon?
Hint: he smells bad mostly
DEI RIGHT?!?!
Anyone wanna guess which administration originally planned the first woman on the moon?
Hint: he smells bad mostly
March 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
NASA dropped plans to put the first woman on the moon.
DEI RIGHT?!?!
Anyone wanna guess which administration originally planned the first woman on the moon?
Hint: he smells bad mostly
DEI RIGHT?!?!
Anyone wanna guess which administration originally planned the first woman on the moon?
Hint: he smells bad mostly
Who makes a so-called truck with glued-on body parts?
March 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Who makes a so-called truck with glued-on body parts?
When is Moody's Analytics going to reduce the U.S. credit rating again? When this happened during Obama's administration, it was like he had dropped a bomb on Wall Street. You couldn't turn on TV or radio without copious hand-wringing.
March 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
When is Moody's Analytics going to reduce the U.S. credit rating again? When this happened during Obama's administration, it was like he had dropped a bomb on Wall Street. You couldn't turn on TV or radio without copious hand-wringing.
Just my opinion, but I think that the main reason that the rich want income tax rates close to zero is that they want to liquidate their investments without paying taxes. Whether this is good or bad is left as an exercise for the reader.
March 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Just my opinion, but I think that the main reason that the rich want income tax rates close to zero is that they want to liquidate their investments without paying taxes. Whether this is good or bad is left as an exercise for the reader.
Reposted by Porter Clark
Reposted by Porter Clark
Reposted by Porter Clark
These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Reposted by Porter Clark
One of these things is not like the others
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One of these things is not like the others
Reposted by Porter Clark
Follow expeditiously @electdemocrats.bsky.social
D Trip (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) elects Democrats and drops bangers like this 🔥
D Trip (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) elects Democrats and drops bangers like this 🔥
March 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Follow expeditiously @electdemocrats.bsky.social
D Trip (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) elects Democrats and drops bangers like this 🔥
D Trip (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) elects Democrats and drops bangers like this 🔥
I have this idea that Putin told Trump that he'd better hand over Ukraine or he'd bomb every golf course on the planet.
March 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I have this idea that Putin told Trump that he'd better hand over Ukraine or he'd bomb every golf course on the planet.
It's sell-off-all-the-infrastructure week.
March 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It's sell-off-all-the-infrastructure week.
I'm skipping SOTU in favor of listening to some great prog using earbuds with noise cancelling.
March 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I'm skipping SOTU in favor of listening to some great prog using earbuds with noise cancelling.
Reposted by Porter Clark
Why don’t you wear a suit?
February 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Why don’t you wear a suit?
I have been told (but I cannot verify) that various State of Tennessee (not federal) agencies have been told to prepare lists of personnel for reduction in force by 3/14. I think this qualifies as obedience in advance.
February 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I have been told (but I cannot verify) that various State of Tennessee (not federal) agencies have been told to prepare lists of personnel for reduction in force by 3/14. I think this qualifies as obedience in advance.