New Coot on the Block

Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell translation. I got this book from a friend in 1990. It has survived over a dozen moves since then! Here is my favorite passage:

It’s called acid reflux, maybe you’ve GERD of it.

Make a band edible: Cake

You don’t have to give all of your contact information to to vote.org to check your registration! Your state will give you the information and won’t badger you later for donations, etc. For example: voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/Home/Search

It’s discouraging to see a lot of people on Blue Sky jumping to their preferred conclusions before the facts are known. They remind me of MAGA in that way.

@schiff.senate.gov Could Donald use ICE agents to detain Democratic Senators at airports in order to get the SAVE act passed? Do the Rs always need 60 votes to end debate or can that number be lower if fewer than 100 Senators are present? 3/5 of Senators present?

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social Could Donald use ICE agents to detain Democratic Senators at airports in order to get the SAVE act passed? Do the Rs always need 60 votes to end debate or can that number be lower if fewer than 100 Senators are present?

@therickwilson.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com Do you wonder if Donald could use ICE agents to detain a few Democratic Senators at airports in order to get the SAVE act passed?

I would avoid voting by US Mail, if possible, because I worry that the Trump Admin will try to slow down mail delivery around election time. I would try to vote early in person, if possible, because I expect Donald‘s minions to try to disrupt voting in a lot of D-leaning polling places.

well, duh

To Greg Bovino, beaver and raccoon is big game hunting.

@icegov.bsky.social Probably fake. Either way…

Aren't these types of posts how “they” figure out our passwords? Grease, sadly.

You will be visited by 3 spirits.

@profanity.accountant I don’t think I swear much, do I?

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen Grateful Dead Fishbone Burning Spear NRBQ Clarence Gatemouth Brown

Re Epstein Files: Representatives who want the files released need 218 signatures on the discharge petition. Looks like they’ll get there tomorrow if no one backs out. Then it needs to pass the House and the Senate with veto-proof margins because Trump PROBABLY won’t sign it into law.

This Is Spinal Tap and Repo Man

Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday ready for a hurricane – but not a summer shower Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i... But I built it all the same, just to own the libs

Standing by the food tent at a Further Fest show eating a bowl of pasta salad. Bus pulls up in front of me and the door opens. Bob Weir steps out with a football in his hand and gives me an absent-minded hand shake. I finish my pasta and he throws the ball around with a roadie in the parking lot.

Waiting for an elevator in the Nashville public library in circa 2006. The door opens and inside is Dolly Parton and her agent. He asks us to wait for the next one, she gives us a cheerful "Hi, y'all!" The elevator door closes.

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

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Not only that but when Donald's recession hits, the price of oil will go down. Oil is a big source of revenue for Putin.

Benjamin only gets dry dogfood in the morning and he tries to make me feel bad about it but I look at my bowl of shredded wheat and give him the finger.

Ongoing Market Manipulation.

MAGA be like "he has a plan, he's playing chess not checkers" and the whole time he's literally just playing golf.

#HandsOff Proud of Buffalo today!

On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/h4tV2h2A

let him keep talking

Hegseth, Waltz and company texting war plans to a reporter on signal is just the tip of the iceberg. This whole administration is full of incompetent, inexperienced, and unqualified clowns. Our national security is compromised in ways we’re just beginning to understand.

L'État, c'est moi

Spoiler Alert: He’s going to be confirmed by a 51-50 vote. 51 cowardly Republican Senators.

Folks with dog(s) for profile pics will get an instant follow.

Dr. King spread a message of justice and persisted in the face of hatred.   His legacy calls us to serve each other and to continue striving towards a more inclusive and united Minnesota.

Go Bills!

Go Bills!

It’s a Meta and Musk world; we’re all just swimming in it…

Dear Alexxxandrina (and all variations of the name): stop.

I'm with them.

I am reading way too much about Starter Packs and Block Lists on Bluesky. Just stop and take your time finding and curating content. Stop being a herd animal.

Here is my response to Donald Trump’s latest malicious lies:

GTFO!

The Speaker saga: - Trump slams Mike Johnson for passing the CR to keep the government open - MAGA demands Johnson's head - Someone shows Trump a schoolhouse rock video on how he can't get certified without a Speaker - Trump flips and endorses Johnson - MAGA loves Mike again You're caught up.

same 🎅🏼

Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there? National Suicide Prevention Hotline Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK) 1-800-273-8255 (USA) 1.833.456.4566 (Canada)

Donald's pick for Attorney General, everyone.

I'm going to the Bills game today and I just laughed because I'm outfitting myself as if I'll be on the top of Killington in January! 🎿 It should be around 10 degrees f at game time but not much wind, so there's that.