Joe Beernink

@joebeernink.bsky.social

Founder & President: http://trashmob.eco, Author of NOWHERE WILD & NOWHERE HOME; Parent, GBS Survivor, Principal Software Developer at Willow. ex-Microsoft

Democrats hear "government" and think "It's to help people do what they can't do themselves." Republicans hear "government" and think "It's to help me do things to other people that I can't do myself."

I'm an amateur when it comes to making protest signs... trying to come up with a good sign for the weekend... What do you think of "The Orange Man would look better in an Orange Jumpsuit"?

Word is that Canada will soon annex everything north of the Columbia and Snake rivers in what used to be the United States, and because Trump has not been grateful enough for all the great hockey players and maple syrup Canada has given the US over the years. If only he had been more grateful.

I'm not a lawyer, so can anyone explain how courts will not see Trump's 34 felony-no punishment as anything but precedent when it comes to sentencing in future cases? If I'm a defense attorney, I'm giddy right now. And if I'm a criminal, I'm criming harder.

OK. Hear me out. I'm watching Cannonball Run II right now... and there is a stunning resemblance between Burt Reynolds over the top character JJ McClure... and Donald Trump... Stunning, really.

I stand by my assertion that if Trump and Musk had been punched in the face a few times as teenagers for saying stupid shit, they'd have learned that actions have consequences. We have a whole generation of oligarchs who have never suffered any consequences for their actions.

god I hate AI people and the way they invade spaces where they aren’t wanted. there’s literally no need for them to be on social media doing ANYTHING. it doesn’t enhance the experience. and it’s inherently anti-social.

Starting Day 4 of the Great Pacific Northwest Power Outage of 2024 after the bomb cyclone knocked down thousands of trees in my area. Got out and did some trail cleanup yesterday. Surveying damage this morning. Still power lines down on roads and a lot of streets impossible due to large trees down.

What do you say to people who admire Elon's "technical brilliance" but want to "stay out of politics"? Could we also say that Joseph Goebbels was an amazing marketing strategist, but ignore his politics?

I'm willing to bet that the GOP will let Trump do his thing for 6 to 8 months... as long as he is useful to them. Then they'll 25th Amendment his ass and install Vance... Trump will turn the American Government into a steaming pile of shit, then Vance will run on "I can fix it" platform.

Wouldn't it be awesome if the next time there is a Nazi march somewhere, a bunch of people show up dressed as Indiana Jones? Maybe the sign of the resistance should be a brown fedora? (and a bullwhip if you know how to use it).