Drunemeton
@drunemeton.bsky.social
Just your average urban druid interested in the great outdoors and quantum cosmology. (Pronounced: Dru-nehm-ah-tän)
"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
ANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies | TVO Today
The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?
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how i be getting around in my car now that Apple Maps and Google Maps are dead to me
EXCLUSIVE: The latest filing in my Epstein Files lawsuit against Todd Blanche scathingly calls him out for his continued violation of the law as well as court orders. Why Blanche is so desperate to keep the truth from getting revealed to the public: youtu.be/8jja7i_8cR8?...
🚨AG Blanche SCRAMBLES as SCATHING NEW Filing In MY Epstein Lawsuit BLOWS UP His Defense!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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I like that this design appears to show the birth date of liberty as 1776, and its death as 2026
So, did the whole country just stop talking about the fact that Mitch McConnell is dead and the GOP is still covering it up?
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
So... quick reminder.... executive orders are not laws. executive orders are not laws. executive orders are not laws. executive orders are not laws. executive orders are not laws. executive orders are not laws. EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LAWS. guides.library.umass.edu/govinfo/exec...
LibGuides: Government Information: Executive orders and proclamations
A Guide to Government Information Sources
guides.library.umass.edu
Wow -- Lutnick is pressed on his corruption KERNEN: The perception is you're sitting at Commerce & able to control what Cantor is getting in fees w/ your sons running it. It looks like a conflict LUTNICK: It's just not. I'm no longer involved in my own companies & this is just minor stuff anyway
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
theverge.com
Enough is enough. Tell Congress to put a stop to these illegal and immoral strikes at aclu.org/stop-boat-strikes-
Starting Day 2 of my annual Walk Across Connecticut. Another 20 mile day. Hoping to reach Waterbury today.
According to some House Republicans, the government owning grocery stores is “socialist” — unless Trump is involved.
Two ex-DHS officials described the practice of repeatedly rebooking immigrants into two Florida jails as an attempt to evade detention standards. “What it shows is that they were very aware that they were breaking a rule,” a former DHS staffer said.
These Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days.
Rebookings of immigrants into local jails are an effort to circumvent federal rules and regulations, legal experts say. Our nationwide analysis shows that in the past year, two Florida jails had unusu...
propublica.org
As the underlying factors contributing to foodborne illnesses become more potent, we have to ask ourselves: What if diarrhea summer never really ends?
Here's why we've been seeing so much food-borne illness
It’s not just Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
motherjones.com
AOC: Let’s put a data center in each one of Donald Trump’s golf courses. Let’s put one in New Jersey on his golf course. Put one in Mar-a-Lago. The only reason I don’t say put one on the White House lawn is because he’ll be out of there soon. If he loves them so much, he can have them.
I didn't know Dolly remade this song as bluegrass. I saw Blackfoot open for AC/DC in '79 when Train Train was still playing on the radio. Dolly Parton - Train Train, with Alison Krauss The Tonight Show November 2, 1999
Flat screen Tv's are fine, but they will never compare to the TV, record player, radio, drinks cabinet, space ship design, extravaganza that we had as kids. 🐢💨
There’s so much awesome hiking out here that despite my doubts because of its boring name, Lake 22 Trail absolutely delivered! It had it all — a lake you could circumnavigate, mountainside views, wildflowers, spooky fog. 6.1 miles & a little over 1 hr from home 👌⛰️ www.alltrails.com/trail/us/was...
‘Idiocracy’ premiered exactly 20 years ago. How does it hold up?
Now I’ve had autocorrect make a fool of me— many times. …but not like this! 😬 Poor guy is going THROUGH it in the comments. 😂
A member of the Haitian American community spoke at the vigil for Pierre Damas Bel, who recently took his own life after being forced to wear an ankle monitor. More and more Haitians are being abducted and required to wear ankle monitors after the Trump admin ended their Temporary Protected Status.
“This administration continues to outfit ICE and CBP with the tools of an occupying paramilitary force.”
Lawmakers Push DHS to Cancel Its Shock Gloves Contract
"This administration continues to outfit ICE and CBP with the tools of an occupying paramilitary force."
motherjones.com
Some evening jazz in the style of Chet Baker 🎹 I had a busy day today so was glad to work on something chill 😎 Have a good evening my friends! 🌙 My Funny Valentine - Rodgers/Hart
