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UPDATE: I'll still be checking in here from time to time, but I think I'm going to be mostly on Bluesky going forward. It's...

UPDATE: I'll still be checking in here from time to time, but I think I'm going to be mostly on Bluesky going forward. It's where most of my people are, and being able to find and easily follow people is just a huge advantage over Mastodon.

Gonna try out this BlueSky thing.

Gonna try out this BlueSky thing.

My main reaction to this is "Only...

My main reaction to this is "Only $500,000?"

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/virus-outbreak-deputies-fraud_n_65291f2de4b0a304ff6fc69f

Shampoo for my sham friends, real poo for my real friends.

Shampoo for my sham friends, real poo for my real friends.

Why can't the two parties come together in a bipartisan way to pass the Republican agenda, asks highly paid pundit

Why can't the two parties come together in a bipartisan way to pass the Republican agenda, asks highly paid pundit

Swing and a miss.https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/poll-shows-catastrophic-drop-off-in-support-for-netanyahu

Swing and a miss.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/poll-shows-catastrophic-drop-off-in-support-for-netanyahu

Well, that kind of depends, doesn't...

Well, that kind of depends, doesn't it.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-falling-marble-transparency-bb79d2faa7e31f2510b70af467e01a63

I haven't had much to say on this topic, because what's the point and anyway neither party gives a rat's ass about what I think....

I haven't had much to say on this topic, because what's the point and anyway neither party gives a rat's ass about what I think. But I agree with this.

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-continuing-violence-in-israel-and-gaza/

The first time as farce, the second time also as farce.https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/scalises-20-hour-speakership

The first time as farce, the second time also as farce.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/scalises-20-hour-speakership

Good news, that $395 book will now be...

Good news, that $395 book will now be $795!

https://brill.com/display/post/news/brill-and-de-gruyter-jointly-announce-agreement-is-reached-to-form-de-gruyter-brill..xml

I see Putin's check cleared this month.

I see Putin's check cleared this month.

October surprise as Rep. George Santos faces 23 new federal charges, dramatically upping his chances of becoming House Speaker.

October surprise as Rep. George Santos faces 23 new federal charges, dramatically upping his chances of becoming House Speaker.

"After our life is over things will be as they were before it began: this is an instinctive anticipation of any conclusion of reason....

"After our life is over things will be as they were before it began: this is an instinctive anticipation of any conclusion of reason. It cannot be proved, but for me it possesses, taken together with other conditions such as states of unconsciousness or stupefaction, an irresistible force, and presumably does so too for a host of people who do not want to admit it. Not one argument of reason has yet convinced me otherwise."

– Lichtenberg

I'd have thought there was nothing our elite media couldn't bothsides, but it turns out there is, and it's things that actually...

I'd have thought there was nothing our elite media couldn't bothsides, but it turns out there is, and it's things that actually have two sides.

ohhttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-us-congressman-will-hurd-drops-out-republican-presidential-race-2023-10-09/

oh

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-us-congressman-will-hurd-drops-out-republican-presidential-race-2023-10-09/

Apparently someone doesn't understand that the "No. Stop. Come back." meme is...

Apparently someone doesn't understand that the "No. Stop. Come back." meme is ironic.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/09/house-republican-speaker/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com

Honestly, I think it's probably good for anti-vaxxers' votes to be channeled to a candidate who isn't going to become president.

Honestly, I think it's probably good for anti-vaxxers' votes to be channeled to a candidate who isn't going to become president.

Be wild if George Santos outlasts Kevin McCarthy as a member of Congress, and yet I'd give it at least even odds at this point.

Be wild if George Santos outlasts Kevin McCarthy as a member of Congress, and yet I'd give it at least even odds at this point.