I need an ER app that tells you waits and estimates open beds in the building

So shall I skeet the people complaining in the waiting room

Annnnd back to the human ER

So due to Mom medical stuff, I’m essentially away from a Chunk of News for 24 hours. Today I’m catching up and it’s giving me a headache. This is why normies are not staying involved. It’s just too much

It's a year and a half after i highlighted the issue, but nice to see: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction market" bets

Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.

arstechnica.com

Molly White@molly.wiki · 2y ago

what could go wrong with running betting markets like this?

Layer this with Cornyn saying yesterday that there was no way to rein in Trump without his family being put in the crosshairs and you’ve got a good idea of why people won’t pushback.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h ago

It's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...

Why, why do we keep redoing policy decisions that we all ready learned will not work. Also we have zero business getting into a regional war anywhere. We can’t handle the allegedly small one that we’re all ready in! This is how you get to a shooting WW3

Jesse Johnson@jljzen.bsky.social · 8h ago

The Defense Department’s policy chief is drafting a new U.S. nuclear strategy that emphasizes the possible use of shorter-range tactical weapons in case of a regional war with China or Russia, according to five people familiar with the plans. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

I meant to post this last night but if you’re mad about any of the primary results you got 24 hours to bleed, try not to say anything you’ll regret in 48, and then it’s Blue No Matter Who.

Naval Calvinball, where the boats don't matter and the Air Force writes the strategy.

I can’t recall any time in the last 15 years where multiple, quality polls all showed a Dem leading in Texas for US senate

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · yesterday

Three consecutive polls show James Talarico narrowly ahead of Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race. The latest: Texas Southern U. has Talarico up 47%-45%. In the past week, a Fox poll had Talarico up 51-48 and a Texas Public Opinion Research survey found Talarico up 45-40.

Cornyn: “There’s nothing we could do to rein in the president that wouldn’t get me, my wife, my children, & my grandchildren threatened with physical violence.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

I’m getting the vibe that a sizable chunk of US leadership just outright ignored what we and allies like France and the UK knew about Iranians.

Jack Murphy@jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 24h ago

It was clear from the get go that Trump did not and does not understand Iranian psychology.

How my day started at 5am. Mom had unmanageable pain and nausea. So trip to the ER with bonus call to 911 while I was asleep. She got a pain patch and IV pain meds plus anti nausea drugs

He cites users' ability to mute & block folks as a positive, which is good. It's also why right wing chuds thankfully can't get a foothold here - b/c they violate community norms & get nuclear blocked out of normal people's timelines. Bluesky isn't a *liberal* bubble - it's a *decency* bubble.

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

@briscoandchief.bsky.social how’s the smoke in your area

Maybe. But odds are she realizes this could lead to disbarment if she continued to push.

Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 2d ago

"Pirro told Trump it was the career officials in her office that were responsible for the filing, another source said."

Seattle fans- come get your very scary bullpen

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 2d ago

The whole Mariners' pen believes Babe Ruth didn't exist. Kinda want all MLB players to believe this and make the owners agree to it in next CBA

Chessy sends some biscuits as we roll into Monday

Ken Paxton has spent months calling James Talarico a soyboy vegan and religious extremist. It isn't working: He's getting killed in fundraising, his scandals are mounting, and most polls show the race is either a toss-up or favors Talarico. So now, he's pivoting. The latest:

Ken Paxton Is Acting Like He Thinks He Could Lose

After calling his opponent a vegan freak for months, Paxton is finally pivoting to issues voters care about.

texasmonthly.com

…so I know a lot of folks are anti Church/christian religious faith. I can say without fear of correction- this Bible passage does not mean or Imply send soldiers into shooting combat. God is asking Isaiah who out there will take his word to people. Isaiah is saying he will. It ain’t this.

what?

The Advocate@advocate.com · 3d ago

Four Republicans joined Democrats to defeat an effort to write Trump’s transgender military restrictions into federal law.

stripping OMB of the ability to dole out grants is an enormous win, this nukes the SAVE act, it prohibits further ICE bailouts, adding a "no, really, trump can't break already on-the-books laws regarding elections the federal government doesn't run" clause would be both unnecessary and unproductive

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 3d ago

Patty Murray and Chuck Schumer decide to strike a “bipartisan” deal with … checks notes … Susan Collins to fund the Trump regime through December which appears to not to any include any safeguards against Trump’s meddling with midterm elections.

I’m just saying all y’all are cleaning the litter boxes

Upside Downie@adownie.bsky.social · 4d ago

Or I could always scream, “GIVE THEM BACON, YOU MONSTER!”

All this. It’s a privilege when they can go quietly in their sleep

Harley Quinn@harleyquinn777.bsky.social · 3d ago

I'm sorry, CK, you both fought. I'm glad she felt safe and warm enough to slip away peacefully.

lmao

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3d ago

President Trump said late Saturday that he had canceled a series of strikes on Iran because of unspecified progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Follow live updates.

She passed away in her sleep

CK DexterHaven@ckshowalter.bsky.social · 3d ago

So morning update- we’re going to keep trying, but I don’t like her breathing at this point. I may be wrong, but don’t think I am. While not a classic preemie presentation, Jessie and her litter were likely born in a high stress event and abandoned. (They were covered in cat litter. 1/

So morning update- we’re going to keep trying, but I don’t like her breathing at this point. I may be wrong, but don’t think I am. While not a classic preemie presentation, Jessie and her litter were likely born in a high stress event and abandoned. (They were covered in cat litter. 1/

I’ll agree they need a salary cap when they stop extorting fans to give them taxpayer financed stadiums.

Linda Holmes@lindaholmes.bsky.social · 4d ago

I am begging you not to believe gazillionaire baseball owners when they tell you Skubal going to the Dodgers means we need a salary cap. Competitive balance is not the reason they want a salary cap. They just want to spend less, and with more predictability, on total payroll. That is all.

If you haven’t yet read my profile of Denae Benites and Ashton Lansdell, now is a great time to do so! Benites hit the first home run in WPBL history & Lansdell got the final out to give the Queens the first WPBL win!

The Girls Are Ready To Play Hardball

Ashton Lansdell and Denae Benites are finally living their dream — a busy year for baseball.

autostraddle.com

Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social · 4d ago

and Denae Benites hits the first home run in Women's Pro Baseball League history!