Bob Poortinga
@rppoor.bsky.social
A skeptical old fart with an attitude. Retired IT professional and tech geek. Gardener, gearhead, tennis player, and amateur radio operator. Diehard liberal who fears for the future of our country. #Bloomington, IN
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How soon before someone cashes in on a Charlie Kirk country song?
September 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
How soon before someone cashes in on a Charlie Kirk country song?
JD gonna be in the Whitehouse by Christmas.
August 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
JD gonna be in the Whitehouse by Christmas.
The clowns that are now running the SSA thought it was a good idea to spam me with this political propaganda. I'm pretty sure that this was sent to everyone who has an online account at the SSA. 🤬
July 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The clowns that are now running the SSA thought it was a good idea to spam me with this political propaganda. I'm pretty sure that this was sent to everyone who has an online account at the SSA. 🤬
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We have listened to a popular request and added EUR to our charitable raffle’s payment currencies🇪🇺
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March 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We have listened to a popular request and added EUR to our charitable raffle’s payment currencies🇪🇺
donorbox.org/help-ukraine...
donorbox.org/help-ukraine...
March 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Trump’s vicious attack on President Zelenskyy is an attack on democracy.
Zelenskyy has shown the world what heroism.Trump is a convicted pervert and felon.
Trump and Putin are gangsters.
We are now in a global fight to defend the democratic order.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRsf...
Zelenskyy has shown the world what heroism.Trump is a convicted pervert and felon.
Trump and Putin are gangsters.
We are now in a global fight to defend the democratic order.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRsf...
Canadian MP DESTROYS Trump from NATO SUMMIT
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
www.youtube.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Trump’s vicious attack on President Zelenskyy is an attack on democracy.
Zelenskyy has shown the world what heroism.Trump is a convicted pervert and felon.
Trump and Putin are gangsters.
We are now in a global fight to defend the democratic order.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRsf...
Zelenskyy has shown the world what heroism.Trump is a convicted pervert and felon.
Trump and Putin are gangsters.
We are now in a global fight to defend the democratic order.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRsf...
I suspected this was true, but confirmed it today after finding this 10 year old article. From now on, I think we should all refer to the Orange Turd simply as "Biff". I believe it would really, really, really get under his skin.
www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oc...
Back to the Future writer: bad guy Biff was based on Donald Trump
Screenwriter Bob Gale confirms long-standing fan theory that Marty’s nemesis in the trilogy was modelled on the Republican presidential candidate
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I suspected this was true, but confirmed it today after finding this 10 year old article. From now on, I think we should all refer to the Orange Turd simply as "Biff". I believe it would really, really, really get under his skin.
www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oc...
It seems to me that Chief Justice Roberts has grown weary of being a "Get out of jail free" card for the Orange Turd. Maybe there is some hope that SCOTUS will be a check on DJT's excesses for the next four years.
Supreme Court, on 5-4 Vote, Will Not Stop Sentencing of Donald Trump Tomorrow (on Charges for Which the Judge Will Not Impose Jail Time) electionlawblog.org?p=148093
Supreme Court, on 5-4 Vote, Will Not Stop Sentencing of Donald Trump Tomorrow (on Charges for Which the Judge Will Not Impose Jail Time) #ELB
Here is the order in full: 24A666 TRUMP, DONALD J. V. NEW YORK, ET AL. The application for stay presented to Justice Sotomayor and by her referred to the Court is denied for, inter alia, the following...
electionlawblog.org
January 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It seems to me that Chief Justice Roberts has grown weary of being a "Get out of jail free" card for the Orange Turd. Maybe there is some hope that SCOTUS will be a check on DJT's excesses for the next four years.
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Folks: please be diligent about not disseminating Ann Telnaes' cartoon in a way that she's not getting the clicks on it (until she says differently). Her IP matters now more than ever.
Make it go viral but make sure she benefits.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Make it go viral but make sure she benefits.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Folks: please be diligent about not disseminating Ann Telnaes' cartoon in a way that she's not getting the clicks on it (until she says differently). Her IP matters now more than ever.
Make it go viral but make sure she benefits.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Make it go viral but make sure she benefits.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
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Reports say that the suspect who drove into the crowd of people killing 10 and injuring 30 in New Orleans' French Quarter is 42 year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar.
He is an American citizen who was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, a U.S. Army veteran, and a real estate agent based on this video on YT.
He is an American citizen who was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, a U.S. Army veteran, and a real estate agent based on this video on YT.
January 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reports say that the suspect who drove into the crowd of people killing 10 and injuring 30 in New Orleans' French Quarter is 42 year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar.
He is an American citizen who was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, a U.S. Army veteran, and a real estate agent based on this video on YT.
He is an American citizen who was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, a U.S. Army veteran, and a real estate agent based on this video on YT.
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Listen to Bernie.
This is where we’re at. This is what we’re up against. Let this be your resolution for the new year. Fight back.
This is where we’re at. This is what we’re up against. Let this be your resolution for the new year. Fight back.
December 27, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Listen to Bernie.
This is where we’re at. This is what we’re up against. Let this be your resolution for the new year. Fight back.
This is where we’re at. This is what we’re up against. Let this be your resolution for the new year. Fight back.
Private equity is a vampire that sucks the life out of everything it touches.
"Institutional investors such as Collegiate Athletic Solutions — a proposal by RedBird Capital Partners and Weatherford Capital — would provide capital to help grow a school’s athletic revenue. In return, the private equity firms would get a cut."
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/19/p...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/19/p...
Private equity looks to buy in to college sports
Schools with the most valuable athletic programs, and the strongest football performance, sit in the best position to capitalize.
www.cnbc.com
December 19, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Private equity is a vampire that sucks the life out of everything it touches.
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Hey corporate media,
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
December 16, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Hey corporate media,
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
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After Fox co-workers told media he was often drinking or hungover while at work, Pete Hegseth challenged people to find a single clip showing him drinking on the job. We accepted the challenge. meidasnews.com/news/bottoms...
“Bottoms Up”— Pete Hegseth Took Swigs from Champagne Bottle, Plunged Into the Alcoholic Beverage During Fox News Broadcast
Hegseth’s kids were present and sampled the dunk tank champagne
meidasnews.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:31 PM
After Fox co-workers told media he was often drinking or hungover while at work, Pete Hegseth challenged people to find a single clip showing him drinking on the job. We accepted the challenge. meidasnews.com/news/bottoms...
December 12, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Be afraid, be very afraid. Researchers discover AI models using scheming and deception to achieve given goals. This is exactly the behavior exhibited by HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey".
youtu.be/0JPQrRdu4Ok?...
youtu.be/0JPQrRdu4Ok?...
AI Researchers SHOCKED After OpenAI's New o1 Tried to Escape...
YouTube video by Wes Roth
youtu.be
December 11, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Be afraid, be very afraid. Researchers discover AI models using scheming and deception to achieve given goals. This is exactly the behavior exhibited by HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey".
youtu.be/0JPQrRdu4Ok?...
youtu.be/0JPQrRdu4Ok?...
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So what's the message here? Is the MAGA Speaker stating that vigilante justice against a mentally ill Black man who killed no one is heroic but vigilante justice against a wealthy white CEO whose policies killed thousands is criminal????
December 10, 2024 at 2:07 AM
So what's the message here? Is the MAGA Speaker stating that vigilante justice against a mentally ill Black man who killed no one is heroic but vigilante justice against a wealthy white CEO whose policies killed thousands is criminal????
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Goliath squashes David when special interests can silence their critics with frivolous strategic lawsuits against public participation, or 'SLAPPs.' That's why @wyden.senate.gov, Congressman Kevin Kiley and I have introduced our bipartisan Free Speech Protection Act.
Bipartisan Federal Anti-SLAPP Legislation Reintroduced And Improved
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, along with Representatives Jamie Raskin and Kevin Kiley have introduced a federal Anti-SLAPP law known as the Free Speech Protection Act
www.forbes.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Goliath squashes David when special interests can silence their critics with frivolous strategic lawsuits against public participation, or 'SLAPPs.' That's why @wyden.senate.gov, Congressman Kevin Kiley and I have introduced our bipartisan Free Speech Protection Act.
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I did a video podcast today with my friend and collaborator, Jim Shaughnessy. where we looked at AI Gone Wrong. It was a hoot 'n a half
AI GONE WRONG Podcast #1 w/ Scared Ketchup & Jim S. - AI Trump, Taylor Swift & MORE
YouTube video by scaredketchup
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:39 AM
I did a video podcast today with my friend and collaborator, Jim Shaughnessy. where we looked at AI Gone Wrong. It was a hoot 'n a half
As if you needed another reason to delete your Xitter account. Musk claims that X owns all accounts.
www.axios.com/2024/11/26/m...
www.axios.com/2024/11/26/m...
Musk's X claims ownership of InfoWars accounts in sale to The Onion
X users own the content they post, not the accounts themselves, the company argues.
www.axios.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:33 PM
As if you needed another reason to delete your Xitter account. Musk claims that X owns all accounts.
www.axios.com/2024/11/26/m...
www.axios.com/2024/11/26/m...
Never, ever trust a tech company to do the right thing.
Bing Wallpaper app, now in Windows Store, accused of cookie shenanigans
Bing Wallpaper app, now in Windows Store, accused of cookie shenanigans
Microsoft free tool snooping on users? Surely not!
If you've been tempted to download the Bing Wallpaper app to spice up your Windows 11 desktop backgrounds, you may want to think twice.…
dlvr.it
November 26, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Never, ever trust a tech company to do the right thing.
Yep.
November 25, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Yep.