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New Year, New Me! PSYCH! Same old bawdy F/SF/Horror and comic book fan, hanging out for news and relaxation. Linux Sysadmin, international traveler who loves cats, specifically grilled with salsa or ketchup! 😜

I worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.

Jon of The North@krauza.bsky.social · last wk.

Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.

“A deep investigation by The NYT of shortcuts taken to get President Trump his Qatari-donated plane in time for POTUS to show it off during 250th anniversary events-compromises that leave the plane more vulnerable to potential threats “

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · 2w ago

By Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman, with reporting contributed by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Greg Kendall-Ball and Zolan Kanno-Youngs. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...

Crucial from @ryanenos.bsky.social: If you doubt Trump might try to seize ballot boxes, recall that not long ago it seemed outlandish that armed government militias would be roving our streets, killing people. On the pod, Ryan is so good on the danger of this moment: newrepublic.com/article/2132...

Trump’s Plot to Rig Midterms Gets So Unhinged that Even Fox Is Rattled

As Trump’s threats to corrupt the midterms grow more vile, a political scientist explains why his visible derangement shouldn’t distract us from the severe threat this moment poses.

newrepublic.com