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An old Canadian expat living in the Northeast US. Doing the best I can. Wonderful family, amazing employer, extraordinary life so far! I love good coffee, history, science, good discussions and kindness.
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Loper Bright the shit out of this thing. (By which I mean argue that as the Supreme Court held in Loper Bright v. Raimondo agencies do not get judicial deference when interpreting statutory text, much less text as clear as this. Shit is illegal.)

NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.

Predict that he will eventually do it. He's an idiot with poor impulse control, and he's highly malleable. He's surrounded by stupid hawks who don't understand consequences. His regime has a hyper inflated opinion of itself and the USA. And, Donny desperately wants to be a big boy.

KAINE: When you called the Gregg family to tell them that their dad's name was no longer gonna be on the base, what was their reaction? HEGSETH: The Army notified them K: You didn't call any of the families. I've spoken with them. They were called by the press. That's how they learned about this

Barack Obama warned on Tuesday night that the U.S. was “dangerously close” to allowing its government officials to act in a way “consistent with autocracies,” offering a veiled rebuke of the Trump administration that was delivered with trademark caution.

President Donald Trump has supported use of asbestos in the past and blamed the mob for its bad reputation. www.wired.com/story/trump-...

More on MY DATA. These individuals, DOGE and its leadership are responsible for the misuse, of data and need to be held accountable. Every American citizen should be given an accounting of the use of their data and fines under existing data privacy laws levied against those responsible.

This is the irresponsible use of MY DATA that we should all fear. There is still no accounting of what data was handled by who, where it is housed, if it safe or if it’s been exfiltrated from the government’s perimeter. I did not give permission for MY DATA to be used in this manner.

Repulsive.

Doge has committed Data PIRACY. MY DATA was shared for the express purpose of complying with labor, tax, social security and Immigration law. Each agency and department has strict guidelines for data handling. MY DATA is now in the hands of random actors outside this framework

NEW: Alex Jones and Elon Musk are blaming the murder of Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman on leftists and the deep state. But David Carlson, who has known the alleged shooter since fourth grade and described him as his best friend, said he “would be offended if people called him a Democrat.”

@bestese34.bsky.social Terry Moran was fired for calling Stephen Miller “bile” but… Sen. Mike Lee can make a joke about killing a MN speaker and remain in office. Mike Johnson can call for the “tar and feathering” of the California Governor and remain Speaker. Do I have this right?

America is now aWOKE!!! ✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

Hegseth clashed with several lawmakers at a Senate budget hearing as he insisted the Pentagon’s deployment of troops to LA was lawful. He just couldn’t cite the law he was following.

The CDC is rehiring more than 400 people who had received layoff notices. Around half of those employees are in the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Prevention. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Every Sunday, newspapers across the U.S. are full of listings for tech jobs. But many of them are being posted only as part of a requirement for getting permanent residency for foreign workers. By @alecmac.bsky.social

In an episode of the Ultimate Human podcast, Kennedy said the US government might prohibit federally-funded scientists from publishing in leading medical journals. cen.acs.org/policy/publi... 🧪

Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time. #science 🧪 www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...

From a week and a half ago: “As of Monday, the model shows, about 96,000 adults and 200,000 children have died because of the administration’s cutbacks to funding for aid groups and support organizations. The overall death count grows by 103 people an hour.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha no.

The town of Flin Flon dodged structural damage from raging wildfires over the weekend, but the community’s mayor says the fight is far from over.

Spare us the fake outrage.

Methinks the lady doth protest too much

Happy Pride 2025

If I was making $2B a year, I'd happily pay my taxes... it's un-American not to pay your share, IMO...

Let’s Go TACO!

Calvinball

If these people could be ashamed of themselves, they wouldn't be these fucking people.

TRUTH‼️

Saskatchewan is battling the worst wildfire it's seen in decades — including the 300,000-hectare Shoe Fire in northern Saskatchewan — and experts say it's largely caused by climate change. #SKwx #SKfires www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling at the peace table while preparing a new military offensive in Ukraine, two senior U.S. senators warned Sunday.

It’s still beyond horrifying to me that this dangerous crank is actually in charge of the Dept. of Health and Human Services. But then, I feel the same about *all* of Trump’s nominees. If you wanted to destroy a nation, these are the kinds of whacked out crackpots you would select. So.

In a healthy information environment, this would be front-page news.

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, have a great Wednesday! For those suffering, you’re not alone. I care.

New user, my only social. I love military history, all kinds of Rock and video games. I’m a liberal democrat, but open to all political discourse. “Don’t be a d!ck”