No more scooter rides for Seth Halvorsen.

Mr. Seeds Goes to Town

Dodgers Digest@dodgersdigest.bsky.social · yesterday

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2: Teoscar Hernandez walks it off with 2-run double that marked a miracle RISP breakthrough

I cannot tell a lie, Pete Hegseth is a corrupt, vain, stupid and profoundly insecure man who wipes his nose with his hands and uses his snot as hair gel.

Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt

The aggressive effort comes in the wake of news reports about the military’s diminished stocks of crucial munitions as the U.S. fights Iran.

nytimes.com

I can't believe Jay Bhattacharya still has a job.

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 21h ago

The NIH Director confirms they are giving away biomedical research money used to develop treatments and cures for infectious diseases such as influenza, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, Ebola, and other dangerous pathogens, to the Department of Defense. Outrageous.

This. This makes my jaw clench 100 times a day. While I want everyone to know that there are many ways for you to get the newest Covid vaccines, even if you are under 65, you shouldn’t have to know! You should just be able to go. We should be a society that wants to help people stay safe & healthy.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2d ago

I can’t help myself. I have to add how MADDENING it is that RFK Jr., a conspiracy theorist with no education, training or experience in any related field, singlehandedly made it harder for every American under the age of 65 to get a COVID19 vaccines when there is clearly significant benefit.

Looks like Bsky machines learn from the same cesspool that Xitter’s does. Good to know!

Come for the outrage over a waste of govt resources, stay for the copyright infringement… and then leave with the impression that these twistmeats have never had a decent thought in their lives.

WJBF NewsChannel 6@wjbf6.bsky.social · 21h ago

“Build the Wall” is a “Tetris” knockoff that transforms the classic game into an effort to “Protect the border from the coming horde." In “Rio Run,” which resembles the mobile favorite “Snake,” an icon resembling Trump runs around gathering potential border crossers.

Oh, oh, 🙋‍♂️ wait, I know this one. People will die?

I’m just glad Joey Ramone didn’t live to see this.

Joey Ramone - Maria Bartiromo

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The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Maria Bartiromo, one of Fox News’s most recognizable anchors and a fierce backer of President Trump, is leaving the network, the company said.

I tend to take a more nuanced view on trade deficits than what you hear on the stump, but if you are going to rail against trade deficits, then you should be against the rapid integration of “AI” and the building of all those server farms, I mean, uh, “data centers.”

U.S. Trade Gap Ballooned in July

The trade deficit bounced back up last month as spending on data centers to feed the A.I. boom drove up imports.

nytimes.com

Does Trump hate it because it doesn’t look like an anglicized centurion or just because it’s called “Blue?”

Kennedy Center Will Remove Outdoor ‘Blue’ Sculpture

The towering artwork was targeted for elimination after President Trump’s takeover of the center last year.

nytimes.com

Let them eat… carp.

Scott L Greer@scottlgreer.bsky.social · 3d ago

So if I understand this correctly: Trump’s republicans are mad at Illinois because it elected some Democrats, so they stopped the only project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. Fantastic, I hope Republican voters notice.

If I were having the kind of season Kyle Tucker is having, I would at least consider changing my gd walk-up song.

Not a Boston resident, so only now learning that there’s a guy that’s not only named Shortsleeve, but that he was once given control of the T. 🤯

Boston.com: Local breaking news, sports, weather, and things to…@boston.com.web.brid.gy · 4d ago

If you are confused by this, you are mistaking George W. Bush for someone who cares… or ever cared. Now, watch this drive.

Betancourt, who is wanted for money laundering in Spain and Switzerland, had strong ties to the Chavez regime, but is not believed to have the expertise to get the VZ reserves out of the ground. For now, for the world, I consider that good news.

Who is Alejandro Betancourt, ex-Chavez ally now Trump’s Venezuela oil man?

The controversial tycoon will lead the joint oil venture as the Trump administration seeks to reshape energy markets.

aljazeera.com

You know how consultants will tell you “A tactic is not a strategy?” Well, as a former consultant, I’m here to tell you, “neither is flailing.”

U.S. Strikes Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Mines, Trump Says

U.S. Central Command did not say precisely what it was trying to destroy in Iran, but it said the attacks were aimed at Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

nytimes.com

*the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) defied a court order by moving forward with a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement President Donald Trump’s mail voting order* What’s the expression? “Shocked but not surprised?” Honestly, I’m not even shocked.

USPS rush to implement Trump order could cause ‘catastrophic failure’ of mail voting, whistleblower claims

A whistleblower claims in a new report that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has embarked on a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement President Donald Trump’s mail voting order ahead of the midterms, e...

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It’s feeling like “Ebenezer” intends to be an apologia for DOGE & P25 cruelty the way “On the Waterfront” & “Man on a Tightrope” were thin excuses for Kazan singing to HUAC.

Gregg Levine@greggjlevine.bsky.social · 4d ago

Guys who seem genetically incapable of seeing nuance in any discussion suddenly see this depiction of archetypal cruelty as the place to add perspective: “Well, actually, Cratchit’s family was a drag on Victorian coffers.” “A chick blew him off, so can you really blame Scrooge?”

We had “post-pandemic” rules? It’s good we reversed that, since we’ve never been post pandemic.

NYC loosens restrictions on outdoor dining, reversing some post-pandemic rules

Only about 1,600 restaurants participate in the program now, down from a peak of 12,500.

gothamist.com

In being forced to reject promotions, Driscoll was told Trump didn't want to be photographed next to any Black female officers. If this picture says anything, it says Driscoll is trying hard not to get so close to Trump that Driscoll could smell him.

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 5d ago

US Army secretary resigns after tension with Pete Hegseth ft.trib.al/dlSY90Y

SCOTUS: The public has no standing in the battle to preserve the people’s house.

Since 25 years later, the horrific attacks that killed nearly 3,000 on 9/11/01 are getting more attention than the thousands of deaths that still happen each & every month in the ongoing COVID pandemic that has killed more than 1 million in the US, El-Sayed wasn’t inflammatory, he was prescient.

Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · 5d ago

There's literally nothing wrong with either of these posts. Nothing at all wrong with them. This is such an insane and obvious attempt to attack him because he's Muslim.

Seth Moulton: CNN contributor or K Street shingle?

Uncrewed@uncrewed.bsky.social · 6d ago

Seth Moulton Campaign Update: FUCK

Or, to put it another way, Trump & family bought low on oil futures last week.

CNN@cnn.com · 6d ago

The US military struck Iran’s Larak Island, where forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with mines into the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official, marking the first US strikes in over a month. https://cnn.it/4h1tbQY

What can you do to fall asleep faster? According to the Washington Post, you should read the Washington Post.

You get the feeling that: this admin doesn’t care if the US military crashes out as long as it’s the next guy’s problem, this admin doesn’t care about servicemembers period, this admin plans to crash the economy so signing up for military service will be the only way millions can afford to eat.

Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6d ago

Gift link to a stunning report: Heads of European Command, Pacific Command, Southern Command, and Navy’s top admiral "responded with...a 'non-concur,' those familiar with the assessment said — meaning they disagree with the secretary’s order to extend their forces but will execute it nevertheless."

I’m glad they added that they were searching for the thieves. My general impression was that, in Vienna, they usually just let you smash and dash whenever you feel like it.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 7d ago

Two men stole a diamond necklace once owned by an Egyptian queen from a museum in Vienna on Thursday, the Austrian police said, adding that they were searching for the thieves.

Duh… stealing has always been how we keep prices down.

I think about how before Shelby, people paying attention said it was coming, how that lead to ppl warning that Brnovich was coming, and then the same for Callais, and how all of that meant this was coming. That’s 13-14 years where protecting and/or restoring the VRA should have been Job 1 for Dems.

Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · last wk.

Texas has suspended over 1.2 million voter registrations. Many valid voters in Texas have found their voter registrations were somehow canceled when they checked. Check your registration here and fix it immediately - Texas doesn't always honor provisional ballots cast on election day.