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I'm interested in too many things and have been on the net since Compuserve provided access (75110,2422). I block Crypto booster accounts, accounts with no posts and anyone who is not offering rational conversation
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For #StarTrek fans, today is the 250th anniversary of the first USS Enterprise

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Hi @link.spacelawshitpost.me. Could you remind people that RFK Jr (probably) never had a brainworm? He made it up in order to argue that he was mentally incompetent and therefore his ability to pay his ex-wife was diminished. He lied to avoid paying alimony. He's a con-artist and a scumbag.

That's one of the rare times RFK Jr. has said something I agree with.

Historians at Brown University and Tribal members from across New England are launching a project they hope will bring awareness to the historic enslavement of Indigenous people in North America.

A fantastic piece about Justice Souter, RIP

Can’t have fluoride in our water but we can dunk our heads in a stream of sewage www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

My favorite version of this song

When I was growing up I read PJ O’Rourke - the last funny conservative writer may he rest in peace- describe the Kennedies as “Sewer trout that have swum upstream into our body politic.” Now RFK has given us this picture making O’Rourke’s allegory a reality.

Once you correctly recognize Trump's tariffs as a way to fund his intended upper-class tax cut with an immediate tax increase on poor and working Americans ... you can't see the tariffs any other way. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

My reason for not moving some of the yard in May

Here's a cool bit of organizing I'd never considered: @norcalresist.bsky.social offers free auto light check and repairs to make sure cops have one less reason to pull over marginalized people.

Trump with tariffs

Too much rain in most of southern New England Saturday for fun hiking but the area centered around Westerly RI was just outside the storm so I went there First visit to Riverwoods Preserve and it was fun. All the scenic views are now blocked by tree growth but the Pawcatuck river views are nice /1

And another thing to revoke immediately upon any return to power - refugee status for imported racists. Yes, anyone who takes the position Afrikaners are some aggrieved, oppressed minority is just a gutter racist, and anyone arriving on this premise is the same. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Today is a hard day for many, and if Mothers’s Day makes you depressed know that you aren’t alone. Some people never had mother. Some people lost their mother. Some women were never able to be a mother. Some mothers lost their children. Some mothers abused their children.

I bet our current Medical Establishment didn’t anticipate that they’d become targets from cranks like this. But they have a bullseye on their back from people who want vaccine gone. No one is going to be happy with them by the end.

Epic funny thread form Ken I think the Navy needs to adopt the new animal name he came up with for the F-18, far more descriptive of current use than the current name Super Hornet

Between the late snow, below freezing temps and cold/flu for both my brother and I, we hadn't had a proper spring hike yet this year. Last Saturday did a 12 mile loop on the Quinebaug, Nehantic and Pachaug trails in Pachaug SF CT. The Canada Mayflower is more dense than usual this year /1

Tariffs just got real: our first $36K bill with 125% + 20% + 25% markup hits hard 💸. These are upfront costs - due before selling a single unit - causing serious cash flow strain, price increases, read more! 📦 adafruit.com/tariffbill #tariffs

The most ambitious regional crossover event ever

The Pope wants to preserve creation. MAGA wants to destroy it. The contrast between good and evil couldn’t be more striking at this moment in history.

19 days for the news to reach SC Following @revwar250.bsky.social is great way to get a feel for the pace of news distribution at the founding. I think the speed improves as the war grinds on, we'll see if my memory is correct

Awesome thread 🤣

We complain a lot about Merrick Garland but if the academic and medical community had acted to rescind the credentials and positions of these doctors who lied in court, lied in the news and lied in the literature, they would have been more difficult to put in rhese positions of unbridled power.

There is no law against a lot of what’s happening because it never occurred to anyone that someone might want to do it.

A Houthi missile getting through Israel's Iron Dome highlights how incredibly stupid and corrupt it would be for the US to spend billions and billions of dollars—with a lot of the money going to Elon Musk—in an attempt to make an equivalent "Golden Dome" over the much larger United States.

May the 4th. Live the long be with you!!!