Glonzo the Great and Powerful
@snarkranger.bsky.social
furloughed park ranger-bureaucrat in Darkest Nevada, telling stories about America's public lands. Volunteer EMT, wildfire PIO, Draymond stan, erstwhile racing flack, forever believing in the better angels of our nature. opinions are mine. 🏳️🌈
This is the amount of net pay I have received in the last month. How long can you survive on that?
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is the amount of net pay I have received in the last month. How long can you survive on that?
I worked some hours on a non-appropriated-funded prescribed fire, so here's my PP23 takehome in all its glory. That'll cover the car payment and a couple utility bills, I guess.
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I worked some hours on a non-appropriated-funded prescribed fire, so here's my PP23 takehome in all its glory. That'll cover the car payment and a couple utility bills, I guess.
I did some exempt work on a prescribed fire funded by non-appropriated money last pay period, so this was my take-home for the last two weeks. The two weeks before that, I took home $0. The next two weeks, I was looking at $0.
How long can your family survive on this?
How long can your family survive on this?
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I did some exempt work on a prescribed fire funded by non-appropriated money last pay period, so this was my take-home for the last two weeks. The two weeks before that, I took home $0. The next two weeks, I was looking at $0.
How long can your family survive on this?
How long can your family survive on this?
I, a 15-year career federal employee, am responsible for ACA subsidies being taken away.
Not the tens of millions of people who voted to give Donald Trump's Republican Party control of the American government, no, they're blameless victims. It's my fault and I should suffer for it.
fuck this shit.
Not the tens of millions of people who voted to give Donald Trump's Republican Party control of the American government, no, they're blameless victims. It's my fault and I should suffer for it.
fuck this shit.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I, a 15-year career federal employee, am responsible for ACA subsidies being taken away.
Not the tens of millions of people who voted to give Donald Trump's Republican Party control of the American government, no, they're blameless victims. It's my fault and I should suffer for it.
fuck this shit.
Not the tens of millions of people who voted to give Donald Trump's Republican Party control of the American government, no, they're blameless victims. It's my fault and I should suffer for it.
fuck this shit.
Because those higher prices translated to higher wages, particularly for the lowest-income Americans, and you can't just magically make that money appear from nowhere.
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Because those higher prices translated to higher wages, particularly for the lowest-income Americans, and you can't just magically make that money appear from nowhere.
like yes, my 2021 Mazda CX-30 Turbo Premium cost $35,000 off the showroom floor. it also allowed me to walk away from this 80mph rollover. what price do you put on that?
November 9, 2025 at 5:29 AM
like yes, my 2021 Mazda CX-30 Turbo Premium cost $35,000 off the showroom floor. it also allowed me to walk away from this 80mph rollover. what price do you put on that?
The shutdown hasn't been good for my waistline, so now I'm trying to get out and hike at least a mile in the park every day. And bonus: dusk over Snake Valley.
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The shutdown hasn't been good for my waistline, so now I'm trying to get out and hike at least a mile in the park every day. And bonus: dusk over Snake Valley.
In reality, we do get mostly happy people!
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
In reality, we do get mostly happy people!
"And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together—hope over tyranny, hope over big money and small ideas, hope over despair."
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November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together—hope over tyranny, hope over big money and small ideas, hope over despair."
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in service to the American people. I come to work each day in a green-and-gray uniform with a gold-plated badge pinned over my heart.
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in service to the American people. I come to work each day in a green-and-gray uniform with a gold-plated badge pinned over my heart.
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
the perfect loaf
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
the perfect loaf
The Florida National Conquistadors logo looks like it was made with MS Paint about 35 years ago.
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The Florida National Conquistadors logo looks like it was made with MS Paint about 35 years ago.
A $39,000 top-trim Mazda CX-30 Turbo. A perfectly cromulent automobile.
October 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A $39,000 top-trim Mazda CX-30 Turbo. A perfectly cromulent automobile.
Post a perfect album from the 90's that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
October 31, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90's that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
The military budget is only 13% of federal spending. Add veterans' benefits and you're at 18%.
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid combine for 50% of all federal spending. (Which is good!)
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid combine for 50% of all federal spending. (Which is good!)
October 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The military budget is only 13% of federal spending. Add veterans' benefits and you're at 18%.
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid combine for 50% of all federal spending. (Which is good!)
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid combine for 50% of all federal spending. (Which is good!)
OK, but that's just not even remotely close to true. That's false. It's a myth.
The data is public, here's a breakdown of federal spending. Half of all federal spending is Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. The military is 13%.
The data is public, here's a breakdown of federal spending. Half of all federal spending is Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. The military is 13%.
October 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
OK, but that's just not even remotely close to true. That's false. It's a myth.
The data is public, here's a breakdown of federal spending. Half of all federal spending is Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. The military is 13%.
The data is public, here's a breakdown of federal spending. Half of all federal spending is Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. The military is 13%.
Chaser: they moved from California to NYC for college.
October 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Chaser: they moved from California to NYC for college.
we may be shut down, but that doesn't mean we can't get fire on the ground. day 1 of the Baker Creek RX Fire was a success.
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
we may be shut down, but that doesn't mean we can't get fire on the ground. day 1 of the Baker Creek RX Fire was a success.
gamers not beating the allegations.
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
gamers not beating the allegations.
Peacock's B1G TURD.
October 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Peacock's B1G TURD.
