Second Life Kay
@secondlifekay.bsky.social
Writer, modern realist painter. This is my off-duty persona. My day jobs are very different.
A useful infographic showing the crude oil fractional distillation process. [🎞️shipsmith. social] Original post
I feel like this has gotten memory holed, among all the suspect blueberries, lettuce, and sourdough bread. www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/b...
It does not make me feel any better about surveilance pricing when i order sushi and uber tells me that they're using my personal data to set the price of my salmon roll at $9.00 instead of the $7.50 that I'd be paying if i was sitting at the counter. No. Nope. It does not.
Political cartoonists keep the story clear and simple
I went to West Point because I believe deeply in the promise of America, and it has been the honor of my lifetime to serve my country. What we’re seeing in Washington right now — from the rampant corruption to the hyper-partisanship to the complete disregard for working families and everyday people
Here's what I heard when I visited Delaney Hall today and spoke with people who are detained there. I won't stop fighting to shut this facility down and help detainees get the medical care they need.
The detachment from reality is in your party by failing to recognize enemies of the Republic and continue to have bipartisan relationships with them. The solution is in article 1 section 8 clause 15. Suppression requires removal of the disqualified usurpers of Sovereign authority.
So the US has laid seige to Cuba and cut off its power while the US is also neglecting Gary, IN, a city with an 80% Black population. Meanwhile, plenty of bombs and missiles for killing Venezuelans, Iranians, Lebanese, and Palestinians. And Trump's clique gets richer and richer.
Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis@kendrawrites.com · 3d agoGary Indiana hasn't had power for almost two weeks
Who funds a campaign says something about who has a seat at the table. Mike Bost has accepted campaign contributions from AIPAC-affiliated political committees and donors who support AIPAC-backed candidates. I made a different choice. I do not accept AIPAC money. I believe my campaign should be
The pregnancy mortality rate in Missouri is 31.2 per 100,000 live births. The pregnancy mortality rate in California is 15 per 100,000 live births. What’s the difference? Republicans. 
One Ossoff joke produced more coordinated deployment than most NATO exercises.
I am almost without words for what has become of this once proud newspaper. I will only say this: Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld
They all knew. They gaslit us all this time. #theyknew #Democracy
Letters from an American August 16, 2026 Full letter available here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-16-2026 @hcrichardson.bsky.social
The president is making US policy friendlier to North Korea and Russia than Canada and Oman. Are you kidding me?
They should deliver some of that humanitarian relief to the Lincoln.
🦭🩶🦭Sat, Aug 15 Encounters w/Bigg's have been epic, w/T36/36Bs & T137A especially! Last night they ended their South Puget Sound foray (happy 🦭s), while the T65As remained in Hood Canal. 📷 From the deck of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge - T36/36Bs & T137A exiting north. by Jason Luc 08/14. #psws
