Optimistic Rationalist
@rationalist44.bsky.social
Optimistic Enthusiast for humanity, worried by how dismally clueless our species still is. We're barely out of the primaeval mud in truth, yet we strut around behaving important
More soon - very recent joiner escaping the damaged political Twittter.
More soon - very recent joiner escaping the damaged political Twittter.
Yes the GOP is different. It's ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE more corrupt.
Let's remind ourselves who they're happy to call their 'president':
Let's remind ourselves who they're happy to call their 'president':
December 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Yes the GOP is different. It's ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE more corrupt.
Let's remind ourselves who they're happy to call their 'president':
Let's remind ourselves who they're happy to call their 'president':
December 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Thank you. Good to hear.
I checked a while back to see if dear old Fog City Diner was still there, and it was -- but sad to see a reviewer this past summer reports that it's closed permanently now (and shows that way on GMaps now). A fond memory from 20 years back..
I checked a while back to see if dear old Fog City Diner was still there, and it was -- but sad to see a reviewer this past summer reports that it's closed permanently now (and shows that way on GMaps now). A fond memory from 20 years back..
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Thank you. Good to hear.
I checked a while back to see if dear old Fog City Diner was still there, and it was -- but sad to see a reviewer this past summer reports that it's closed permanently now (and shows that way on GMaps now). A fond memory from 20 years back..
I checked a while back to see if dear old Fog City Diner was still there, and it was -- but sad to see a reviewer this past summer reports that it's closed permanently now (and shows that way on GMaps now). A fond memory from 20 years back..
Lovely.
Here's Coombe Abbey Park, here in Warwickshire England. 20 mins from my house.
Here's Coombe Abbey Park, here in Warwickshire England. 20 mins from my house.
October 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Lovely.
Here's Coombe Abbey Park, here in Warwickshire England. 20 mins from my house.
Here's Coombe Abbey Park, here in Warwickshire England. 20 mins from my house.
The reason we call Britain a "green and pleasant land...."
.... it rains here even when the whole of the rest of planet earth has a sunny day..... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
.... it rains here even when the whole of the rest of planet earth has a sunny day..... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
October 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The reason we call Britain a "green and pleasant land...."
.... it rains here even when the whole of the rest of planet earth has a sunny day..... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
.... it rains here even when the whole of the rest of planet earth has a sunny day..... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@legalafmtn.bsky.social @mspopok.bsky.social
Commenting on the (otherwise excellent) Legal AF just now....
Commenting on the (otherwise excellent) Legal AF just now....
September 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
@legalafmtn.bsky.social @mspopok.bsky.social
Commenting on the (otherwise excellent) Legal AF just now....
Commenting on the (otherwise excellent) Legal AF just now....
Epstein news direct
from Windsor...
from Windsor...
September 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Epstein news direct
from Windsor...
from Windsor...
@meidastouch.com
Could I ask an American to please identify this worried looking young man ?
He was alongside Kate at the banquet, so v senior, but can't place him...
Could I ask an American to please identify this worried looking young man ?
He was alongside Kate at the banquet, so v senior, but can't place him...
September 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
@meidastouch.com
Could I ask an American to please identify this worried looking young man ?
He was alongside Kate at the banquet, so v senior, but can't place him...
Could I ask an American to please identify this worried looking young man ?
He was alongside Kate at the banquet, so v senior, but can't place him...
And ON the Resistance GOES in the UK...
More reminders of "absent friends...." for Donnie....
More reminders of "absent friends...." for Donnie....
September 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
And ON the Resistance GOES in the UK...
More reminders of "absent friends...." for Donnie....
More reminders of "absent friends...." for Donnie....
Even better pic courtesy Reuters...
September 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Even better pic courtesy Reuters...
BRITS STILL SUPPORTING YOU, American Resistance..
4 people arrested here for projecting Donnie & Friend on Windsor Castle overnight...
4 people arrested here for projecting Donnie & Friend on Windsor Castle overnight...
September 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
BRITS STILL SUPPORTING YOU, American Resistance..
4 people arrested here for projecting Donnie & Friend on Windsor Castle overnight...
4 people arrested here for projecting Donnie & Friend on Windsor Castle overnight...
@meiselasb.bsky.social @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social @meidastouch.com
OVERNIGHT IMAGE from the UK - 4 arrested for Projecting Epstein & Trump on to the face of Windsor Castle...
OVERNIGHT IMAGE from the UK - 4 arrested for Projecting Epstein & Trump on to the face of Windsor Castle...
September 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
@meiselasb.bsky.social @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social @meidastouch.com
OVERNIGHT IMAGE from the UK - 4 arrested for Projecting Epstein & Trump on to the face of Windsor Castle...
OVERNIGHT IMAGE from the UK - 4 arrested for Projecting Epstein & Trump on to the face of Windsor Castle...
September 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
September 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
OH LOOK...
NOT ONLY was the Charlie Kirk shooter suspect a Trump fan from an R family, he was a CONTRIBUTOR to the Trump campaign... what a devious democrat eh.....
NOT ONLY was the Charlie Kirk shooter suspect a Trump fan from an R family, he was a CONTRIBUTOR to the Trump campaign... what a devious democrat eh.....
September 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
OH LOOK...
NOT ONLY was the Charlie Kirk shooter suspect a Trump fan from an R family, he was a CONTRIBUTOR to the Trump campaign... what a devious democrat eh.....
NOT ONLY was the Charlie Kirk shooter suspect a Trump fan from an R family, he was a CONTRIBUTOR to the Trump campaign... what a devious democrat eh.....
Hey @timmiller.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social ...
... if the Bulwark is going on the road.. why not have an evening in LONDON ?
LOT of Americans here... they'd love to come out see you in the West End... and we regular Brits who are fans can come too ... ? What's not to like...
... if the Bulwark is going on the road.. why not have an evening in LONDON ?
LOT of Americans here... they'd love to come out see you in the West End... and we regular Brits who are fans can come too ... ? What's not to like...
September 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey @timmiller.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social ...
... if the Bulwark is going on the road.. why not have an evening in LONDON ?
LOT of Americans here... they'd love to come out see you in the West End... and we regular Brits who are fans can come too ... ? What's not to like...
... if the Bulwark is going on the road.. why not have an evening in LONDON ?
LOT of Americans here... they'd love to come out see you in the West End... and we regular Brits who are fans can come too ... ? What's not to like...
@timmiller.bsky.social
Tim good morning from England... could you please re-post this Wonderful News from the Cotswolds..?
THE UK COTSWOLDS STAND WITH AMERICA !!! ...............
Tim good morning from England... could you please re-post this Wonderful News from the Cotswolds..?
THE UK COTSWOLDS STAND WITH AMERICA !!! ...............
August 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
@timmiller.bsky.social
Tim good morning from England... could you please re-post this Wonderful News from the Cotswolds..?
THE UK COTSWOLDS STAND WITH AMERICA !!! ...............
Tim good morning from England... could you please re-post this Wonderful News from the Cotswolds..?
THE UK COTSWOLDS STAND WITH AMERICA !!! ...............
@jvl.bsky.social
JVL good morning from England... could you please re-post this Wonderful News from the Cotswolds..?
THE UK COTSWOLDS STAND WITH AMERICA !!! ...............
JVL good morning from England... could you please re-post this Wonderful News from the Cotswolds..?
THE UK COTSWOLDS STAND WITH AMERICA !!! ...............
August 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
@jvl.bsky.social
JVL good morning from England... could you please re-post this Wonderful News from the Cotswolds..?
THE UK COTSWOLDS STAND WITH AMERICA !!! ...............
JVL good morning from England... could you please re-post this Wonderful News from the Cotswolds..?
THE UK COTSWOLDS STAND WITH AMERICA !!! ...............
I just DID EXACTLY THAT, and it broke their website... see here:
August 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I just DID EXACTLY THAT, and it broke their website... see here:
@timodc.bsky.social
STRIKINGLY powerful warning from the Guardian today about the fate of America...
..and this is just them trying to get me to subscribe 😜
MY GOD America how bad things can get... heard Maddow yesterday explaining "OK we are here now - we HAVE an Authoritarian Govt...
STRIKINGLY powerful warning from the Guardian today about the fate of America...
..and this is just them trying to get me to subscribe 😜
MY GOD America how bad things can get... heard Maddow yesterday explaining "OK we are here now - we HAVE an Authoritarian Govt...
August 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
@timodc.bsky.social
STRIKINGLY powerful warning from the Guardian today about the fate of America...
..and this is just them trying to get me to subscribe 😜
MY GOD America how bad things can get... heard Maddow yesterday explaining "OK we are here now - we HAVE an Authoritarian Govt...
STRIKINGLY powerful warning from the Guardian today about the fate of America...
..and this is just them trying to get me to subscribe 😜
MY GOD America how bad things can get... heard Maddow yesterday explaining "OK we are here now - we HAVE an Authoritarian Govt...
Great POD David. Just for info -- copper is crucial to electronics, because that's the conducting layer(s) used on circuit boards. Its fundamentally what connects chips with resistors/ capacitors /diodes/ chokes/ LEDS etc etc. You may think of PCBs as green, but that's an insulating overlay.
July 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Great POD David. Just for info -- copper is crucial to electronics, because that's the conducting layer(s) used on circuit boards. Its fundamentally what connects chips with resistors/ capacitors /diodes/ chokes/ LEDS etc etc. You may think of PCBs as green, but that's an insulating overlay.
July 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Heather Cox Richardson sums up the appalling governmental guilt lying behind this desperate tragedy:
July 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Heather Cox Richardson sums up the appalling governmental guilt lying behind this desperate tragedy:
They dumped a load of crash debris on islands in the caribbean earlier this year. Flights were cancelled: airports closed: PROPERTIES DAMAGED. He warned no-one
Musk is a professional Asshole.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLnj...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Musk is a professional Asshole.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLnj...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
June 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
They dumped a load of crash debris on islands in the caribbean earlier this year. Flights were cancelled: airports closed: PROPERTIES DAMAGED. He warned no-one
Musk is a professional Asshole.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLnj...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Musk is a professional Asshole.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLnj...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you're in one of the areas NOAA is closed overnight - remember EUROPEAN sites still have access to GLOBAL satellite data & we're open 24hrs.
Just visit this British site, & DRAG THE MAP to the US: then you have live weather-prediction sequences autoupdating
www.accuweather.com/en/uk/nation...
Just visit this British site, & DRAG THE MAP to the US: then you have live weather-prediction sequences autoupdating
www.accuweather.com/en/uk/nation...
May 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
If you're in one of the areas NOAA is closed overnight - remember EUROPEAN sites still have access to GLOBAL satellite data & we're open 24hrs.
Just visit this British site, & DRAG THE MAP to the US: then you have live weather-prediction sequences autoupdating
www.accuweather.com/en/uk/nation...
Just visit this British site, & DRAG THE MAP to the US: then you have live weather-prediction sequences autoupdating
www.accuweather.com/en/uk/nation...