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@tonx.coffee is the “Living the Dream” mug, replete with classic “Greek diner placemat” typeface and our dear friend Sisyphus doing yeoman’s work a thing? If so… bravo. That needs to be #yesplz merch!

I missed the memo: when did everyone become an expert on everything? And why I am still dumb-as-a-stump?

@ernie.tedium.co (Side bar: new NIN is solid… but I would love to hear something more low-fi, garage synth like Pretty Hate Machine… or ethereal and experimental like the soundtrack pieces with Atticus. This sounds a touch more polished and “radio-play” ready.)

@ernie.tedium.co Big Ern, what’s the idiom… “If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck…” This does not portend well. Not. At. All. feed.tedium.co/link/15204/1...

@tonx.coffee Friday me would have a nice rye in that glass as I try to shake off the day… but Wednesday me, unwinds with some @yesplzcoffee.bsky.social cold brew and Howlin’ Wolf

The current administration is waging war… against US. The people. All of US (red,blue,left,right…). GOP is scared - won’t help. Dems are incapable - can’t help. It is left to us. Using all levers (recalls, protest, boycott…) A low-grade civil war has been roiling for years. We are ALL in now

@betoorourke.bsky.social Shame on you. Distilling the failure of the media, our elected officials and most importantly “us” the electorate into a “Biden fault” narrative is irresponsible and reprehensible. Part of the problem, yes… a single or even significant explanation: no. You are better.

Pro-Tip: If you have to hide your face in course of your “duties” - you’re ashamed of what you are doing or clearly know it is wrong. Hey ICE - your collective actions, beyond being morally dubious and shockingly unconstitutional - are making the jobs of everyday LE more dangerous #abolishICE

@profmmurray.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social You all are too hard on one Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. Your expectation of good faith, cogent and consistent constitutional interpretation is both misplaced & ill-conceived. He only wears a black robe to hide his white hood.

A civil war, a class war, a holy war… We are trying to engender all three … at once. No one comes out of this cleanly. I want to believe this country and countrymen care about itself more than this. Right. Right?

@politicalwire.com With all due respect, this is the department of defense. They shouldn’t be focused on the SecDefs best interests… but the nations. This is how international incidents unfold. This has the potential to be an existential crisis. politicalwire.com/2025/04/19/b...

Well… at least the ole codger is embracing photoshop over just scribbling with a sharpie on the photo. The President is a noodle. Woof. Tucking Frump, amirite? #bringkilmarhome #trump #fakenews

@profgalloway.com @jessicatarlov.bsky.social I would argue that the real problem is that a not insignificant portion of the electorate secretly (or maybe openly) enjoys the cruelty. Our Democracy is collapsing because we aren’t putting enough work to keep it. It is an on-going project. Fight on

@politicalwire.com Wall Street traded a “fistful of Queens” for an inside straight draw. Their collective greed outpaced a clear threat to financial markets worldwide. The worst part: the toothpaste is out of the bottle. The US global advantage is gone. politicalwire.com/2025/04/15/w...

L.A. firefighter urges awareness of rare birthing complication that led to his wife's death

@kenwhite.bsky.social The norms have failed, the institutions have failed and now the law is failing (or being outright maliciously interpreted)… what levers are left. The Ballot box? If not that, then what? The corruption and cruelty are infuriating, yet there is no clear means to halt it.

Why does humanity have an incredible penchant for realizing its’ most dystopian fiction? It’s like we have this innate desire to transform Huxley, Bradbury, Orwell, Kafka, Camus, Dostoyevsky, etc into oracles as opposed to authors. We are this masochistic collectively?

A friend from high school recently learned that they are losing easy access to epilepsy medication they need. If you have a moment and feel compelled to speak out in support of epilepsy patients, please check out this link & send a message to your reps. epilepsyallianceamerica.org/take-action-...

@politicalwire.com “…told Politico that Vance would emphasize how the …Danish leaders… ‘spent decades mistreating the Greenlandic people, treating them like second-class citizens and allowing infrastructure on the island to fall into disrepair.’ “ Ask Ohioans how the feel about the US gov’t. Irony

@timothysnyder.bsky.social They all continue to obey in advance. What is the point that we recognize it is not democratic backsliding - and instead an authoritarian ramp-up? What can we do if all institutions begin to fail? Seriously, what should we do? politicalwire.com/2025/03/27/t...

There is no canary. There is no coal mine. There is just a smoldering husk of what was once a deeply flawed, but functioning republic. WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER …before it is broken beyond repair #columbia #deportation #1A #habeas #unitaryexecutive #democraxy #future #dobetter #libs #cons #us

@gruber.foo It’s a tough position to occupy considering FISA… while not apples to apples, a secret court is a secret court. I do firmly believe, to paraphrase poorly, “those who would sacrifice liberty to purchase safety, deserve neither”. Tough to thread. daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...

@gruber.foo I saw the diaeresis and instantly thought it was an umlaut. Clearly, my knowledge of both grammar and phonetics… is lacking. But hey… now I know what a diaeresis is! daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...

@joshtpm.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/remem... Beautiful. Justice done. May we all stay as curious… and informed by data on questions both big and small, as KD.

The President (in regards to fomenting a recession): “There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing is very big. We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing.” Google: “The United States of America has the highest total GDP in the world” Me:

The Democratic Party is not an effective opposition. Full stop. The GOP no longer exists. The reason MAGA (which is effectively a party of Unitary executive theory, ergo Authoritarian) can run rampant - our system simply did not sufficiently provide a bulwark for an attack from within.

@pbones.bsky.social I am ashamed to admit this… but when reading OFT yesterday, my first thought (which should have been the safety of the driver) was “does no one have a decent camera on their phone in the Cape, in this the year of our overlords 2025?” Today, I just nodded (with a smug grin)

@mmasnick.bsky.social “ If you do not recognize that mass destruction of fundamental concepts of democracy and the US Constitution happening right now, you are either willfully ignorant or just plain stupid. I can’t put it any clearer than that.” This. Every day, until it sinks in. #techdirt

@tonx.coffee out of a car, from a boot or a back alley in the shadows of Bogotá - #yesplz is the first, last and only stop for the best beans and people in this crazy-*ss timeline. Many mahalos. Thank you, Sumi, Chris and Aaron for making my mornings somewhat bearable!

#Ukraine #Zelensky #Fightback #UnitedStates

Make sure that everyone is aware that we need to scrap healthcare for those in need because… why is that again? How did we rapidly evolve from a nation of (imperfect for sure) possibilities … …to a dystopian collective of “f*ck you it’s mine” wealth porn. Total collapse feels imminent.

@cabel.panic.com yes, a baby sloth is an adorable contribution to anyone's day. I immediately concede the point. However, I think more people need to know about this looming menace: bit.ly/penguinsamir...

@hotdogsladies.bsky.social I am such a beta cuck that no amount of Alex Jones sponsored powered yak bone broth can help strengthen my weak jawline. Hopped on the last train out "simp-ville" and am exercising daily mantras to validate my giga-chad creds. I recommend everyone fire up the rss ASAP

@hotdogsladies.bsky.social That was a doozy! Lotus 1-2-3, finger guns. I once explained to someone that I logged the loading times for Netflix on launch for my LG tv. They stared at me, mildly appalled. My daughter thoughtfully interjected “you just don’t get him.” Kids…. Amirite? Rock on.

@tonx.coffee I need a distraction, good sir. Enjoying some La Vista Ayarza (mix 323 #yesplz) via a trusty Hario v60 (13 on virtuoso, 1:16, 201 - 20s bloom - 2m pour). Via your dispatch - enthusiasm for Breville Precision drip? I have a bevy of manual tools… but no automators? Any others?

@hotdogsladies.bsky.social Honestly, you don't always know what you need... but sometimes, on a tough day, it's just a sweet precious angel enjoying a bath in banana colored Tupperware. Really, really needed that. Thank you. (Bonus: Billy being better at soft power than our current guvmn't) 🫶🏻

Historians will write books about this dark period in US democracy. This will be the cover photo. It was taken inside the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia on Wednesday. (📸 Anonymous source, printed in The Washington Post)

The media isn’t calling it a coup for the same reason they won’t call a Nazi a Nazi 1. They’re complicit 2. It doesn’t match the *aesthetic* of what they think a coup looks like

Needed that. Thanks!

@royalhoeliness.bsky.social If you haven’t… queue it up. www.imdb.com/title/tt0421...

@gruber.foo I have done a pretty solid job of being snarky and “irreverent” without relying on expletives here. But all I can say is: “Fuck you, CNN.” daringfireball.net/linked/2025/... #daringfireball #acosta #fuckcnn

Dictator on day one… …and two, and three, and four, and five, and six… and counting. #wethepeople politicalwire.com/2025/01/26/w...

Our President is Donald John Trump. Elected “freely and fairly” by this nation. However, no mandate perceived or real, arm powers him to take a wrecking ball to our civil liberties, demonize the powerless or destroy our republic. Resistance begins with small acts. Start today. #wethepeople