Translation: Congress is over. Republicans have scrapped it. It is now as useless as the Russian Duma. Sad. 🇺🇸
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
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This is a GREAT reason never to buy a car with connectivity and a giant screen in it. It makes me ENRAGED when I have to sit through this shit at gas pumps. If my car did it I would lose it
852dude@852dude.bsky.social · yesterdayThis sucks ass. When I start my car I want to be able to put my foot on the pedal and drive off. I dont want to watch an ad. A distracting ad. Right in the middle of my console. Again. This sucks ass.
Government taking stakes in companies…
Elizabeth V@geolizzy.bsky.social · yesterdayStill can’t read it, but from a couple of other posts I can see that the Trump Admin basically said they we will build the Ambler Road for them to build this mine and get it done quickly if you give us equity in you company.
Are meta (fb/insta) images not working for everyone else? Not loading or being super glitchy on both my laptop and phone rn
President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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Lol the roofing crew across the street rolled up in a Tesla SUV in case you're wondering how expensive contractors are in Laramie these days...
rfk jr announcing an initiative to combat lyme disease while looking like a deflated tick that's hungry for its next host is just so funny to me
"hiring more conservative faculty"... oh so DEI but for fascists
Liam Knox@liamknox.bsky.social · 2d agoScoop: The Trump administration is sending a letter to college presidents asking them to pledge a series of policy changes by the end of the year. Unlike last year's Compact, this effort was devised with input from higher ed leaders. Free link to my exclusive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Faculty Senates—you know what to do!
Liam Knox@liamknox.bsky.social · 2d agoScoop: The Trump administration is sending a letter to college presidents asking them to pledge a series of policy changes by the end of the year. Unlike last year's Compact, this effort was devised with input from higher ed leaders. Free link to my exclusive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Having to remind myself some people are on here *just* to stir the pot and be a dick. And not to engage, just block and move on.
Also applies to “cyclists need to stay in their lanes/ride on the sidewalk” but drivers will drive/park their two ton metal deathmobiles in every bike lane ever built.
Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2d agoWhy does no one ever say, "I support adding a lane to this highway, but those drivers really need to do something about the excessive speeding, distracted driving, and red light running."
Why does no one ever say, "I support adding a lane to this highway, but those drivers really need to do something about the excessive speeding, distracted driving, and red light running."
Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 3d agoMotonormativity is thinking that safe bike infrastructure is incumbent upon the behavior of bicyclists conforming to some arbitrary standard. Infrastructure for cars is never held to this standard.
"I support cyclists and their right to ride safely on the road but only if they follow the rules all of the time" is an absolutely unhinged thing to say in a country where we have drivers killing tens of thousands of people each year and speeding while playing on your phone is normal and accepted
If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Larry David
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Padraig2112@isomorphism.net · 2d agoIf you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky.
Don’t know how I missed this story last month. US oil company shows up in Greenland to start drilling. Invasion by dubious permits. Important story for Canadians. #ElbowsUp
Licensed to drill? How a Trump-linked Texas oil company is elbowing its way into Greenland
Greenland Energy says billions of barrels of crude could lie beneath territory and claims it has permission to bring drilling kit ashore – a claim denied by Nuuk
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Fake Deal. Don’t believe it. As soon as he is confirmed the slush fund will ba approved. Call your senators. Stand firm.
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 3d agoBREAKING: Todd Blanche reaches a deal with the GOP senators blocking his AG nomination, signing an order to end the “anti-weaponization” fund.
WATCH — @corbintrent.bsky.social ON FOX: “Socialism is all through this entire economy. The greatest country on 🌎 was built with a combination of socialism and capitalism. That’s when things work the best.”
Yikes. Also I was feelin the smoky air this evening and sure enough...
Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
General Motors streetcar conspiracy - Wikipedia
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RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash looks like the Crimson King
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoRFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking
What is even happening anymore One of my first science communication projects (three full decades ago) was a brief about how we know what we know about Lyme disease origins and spread from long term ecological research
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3d agoRFK told Dana Bash that Lyme disease “almost certainly” came from gain of function research. Which is utterly false. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Cleaning some studio equipment and immensely annoyed at how not-washable pottery equipment is built. Should I start a company that makes wheels, pugmills, etc that can all be hosed off? I’ll call it 6-7 pottery (everything is IP67 rated) 💀
Just shameless lying. I reported on this in 2020. Many hospitals were overrun *and literally forced to make their own protective equipment.* They were desperate for a reprieve. Loudly pretending all of this didn’t happen is .. a choice. A really bad, horribly irresponsible one.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoRFK Jr: Trump wanted to end lockdowns. In Fauci's diary, he talks about how the president was calling him trying to get him to reopen the country BASH: The lockdowns were down by governors K: They cited Fauci B: Govs were hearing from hospitals that their ICUs were overrun K: That's not true
Now that my record player is set up (with my better speakers which didn't really fit in New Orleans house), I am going to listen to my entire collection If you don'e hear from me for the next few weeks that's where I'll be
Ok but can we also talk about how Michigan's shape in his logo makes it look like his name is Mike Rigers #BadKerning
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d agoHoly shit, y’all… this is real… 🤡 😂😂 Rogers’ post: www.facebook.com/reel/1045105...
Trump’s war is helping Trump’s donors. Probably a coincidence!
