Bill Gilbert

from a TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson. In it he said: (paraphrasing here) government can change things very much. Change has to come from the people who act differently, and want different outcomes. . . . Creatively, from those who are demanding something else. . . . "And we aren't there yet.

I will never understand how they think a lier, fraudster, crook and felon is going to help them achieve a better life. Moreover, how are things better now(?), now that everything the government declares and presents is clearly a loss of personal wealth and freedom. 2/2

You know, I read this long dissertation in the NYT ( ithink) about the drift of minority voters to The RIGHT, and while I appreciate that they think their concerns are not being adequately addressed in the Democratic agenda, 1/2

2/2 So it is a sad state of affairs, indeed, that even from the Post Office all we get is "GARBAGE" just like most every department of our government.

MTV buttons from the 1980 Cable Conventions

With a nod to my beloved partner, thistlepoppy, my Flower Girl, I try to capture the essence of her chaos garden as we see it from the living room, with some enhancements, of course.

Unfortunately the symbolism rings true..

I would think they would start with Elon Musk who famously admits he lied on his naturalization application.

So i asked Gemini: Doesn't extending the 2017 tax cuts for corporations and rich individuals increase the deficit and there by costing ordinary americans more for products for which we have to borrow? and IT answered:

This is a great quote and something we MUST all be aware of: "NYC Dem primary voters considered that maybe they are trapped in an information bubble by getting their news through a social media platform that isn't representative of reality" from @mtsw.bsky.social‬

Surprised if someone rigged the election? Nope.

Even California, a Blue Wall state, may not have been exempt from vote manipulation in the 2024 U.S. General Election. In the ETA’s latest video, Nathan covers irregularities found in the voting data of counties throughout California. Watch HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR8m... #VerifyTheVote

Probably more kompromat involved, eh?

I had to look up neurodivergent, and it is pretty all-encompassing. Still I am on board with the OP

FAR LESS

TBH, it's been Blue for me for a long, long time. (Since the ping-pong diplomacy - lunacy)

Watermelon aurora during a full moon in Alaska

I don't lean that way, but I'd lean into you both if we were close.

I live in this town. This is disgusting to pretty much everyone except the pardonee.

Bar Codes did not exist at the time. Idiot AI.

What an IDIOT!

short-distance (<1000 miles) air travel is outdated 20th century technology. The Chinese are using 21st century technology (high speed rail) while we're stuck in the past.

Anti-LBGTQ ban seems like a double negative.

We live in Raccoon Ford, VA. We see the critters all the time in the Bird Cam. This is the funniest ever.

If this can be one's reward, think I need to volunteer some time at our County Shelter

See what a Gift Flying Palace can do?

It seems more and more that when I click a headline in Google's news feed, I have to scroll four or more pages before I get to the meat of the feed or lede (which are never specific). In the meantime, I have had to scroll through a half dozen ads or more. Is this the way of the world?

It seems to me there would be would be far more balance to the Supremes decisions if the judges actually complied with the law themselves. fordhamdemocracyproject.com/2025/04/07/t...

I'll up your bid to 85, if you don't mind.

I think I'd like a chilly embrace.

I ain't sure why the rest of the LIV Golf Pros are even showing up at the tRump course. If he's playing he'll claim all the prize money anyway. Even easier with the gentlemen's gimmes.

I reduced my tax withholding to the bare minimum so that I don't have to wait anxiously for a refund.

attempted murder

Methinks he may be right, as long as one doesn't see the regime that runs the show. I Just Saw the Future. It Was Not in America. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

Sharing morning colors

And by-the-way, why the hell is the Trump Administration not jumping on all the AMERICAN Companies that hire off-shore agents for customer service(?), monitoring and sales tracking. Ya wanna help the economy, bring those wages back to the good 'ole USA.

Perhaps we can all agree that since the usually mild-mannered Pete Buttigieg publicly lashed out at the Signal Incident with the F-word, it’s now a free-for-all to adjectivize all activities of the Trump Administration. Not to overlook FUBAR, of course.

I scraped this off another site today, but it's worth recycling that our current quagmire was forecast and promulgated a while ago, in spite of the Federalist Society. www.propublica.org/article/prop...

Gee, I wonder who might best fit that description. I mean he didn't say they couldn't be CITIZENS. /s

Yeah, Man!

Ive discovered Bluesky in the morning is the one place I can go for joyful noise, love, and reassurance in these F##ked up times.

I can feel the joy, bring it!