Scott Linnen

@scottlinnen.bsky.social

Pharmaceutical Industry Choreographer

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.

PESSIMIST: the glass is half empty OPTIMIST: the glass is half full CAPITALIST: the other half is available with an additional monthly subscription

celebrating the good parts of america today. if you don’t think there are any good parts, just look to all the stuff the fascists are desperate to stifle

In addition being another unintended monument to the chasm in the president's soul and brain, the Freedom250 celebrations are a perfect expression of the Trump/GOP's vision of the promise of America: There is none. This is what you get.

Don’t Bother Making a Birthday Wish - Truthdig

The nation’s 250th birthday celebration is a disjointed mess — and a perfect monument to Trump’s shuttering of the ever-unfinished American project.

truthdig.com

I'm so thankful to Becky and her mom for their trust, generosity, and strength in front of the Supreme Court. No matter what the Court says, Becky is a hero for standing up for herself and trans girls like her. Doing what's right, even when the odds are against you, is the definition of courage.

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