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Father, Husband, Musician, Singer/Songwriter, Trekker, Political Junkie, Software Developer and Man Who Yells at Clouds
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𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐊𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐯! www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...

Not just no, but FUCK NO.

Authoritarianism isn’t creeping—it’s sprinting.

Alright folks, I had to get a new sticker up. I've had enough of these Dipshit Oligarchs Gutting Everything. I'm sick of these DOGE creeps and want to get up to some good mischief with these stickers. Stop by my small Etsy shop if you want some: www.etsy.com/listing/1855...

They wanted to run this on Washington Post, but Bezos said no. Be a shame if it was shared everywhere online...

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

When Trump took office, the NLRB had 24 separate investigations into Musk’s corporations for violating workers’ rights. But presto...Trump fired three officials at that agency, effectively stalling the board's ability to rule on cases. See how this works?

On Monday, USAID's IG warned that Trump's agency cuts have made it harder to root out fraud and abuse — and that nearly $500M in food was about to spoil due to Trump's foreign aid freeze. On Tuesday, Trump fired him. So much for transparency.

Okay what is going on here. Are the accounts at a private banking entity? Does the federal government have direct debit permission set up? So many questions as to how Treasury instructed this payment. (Via NY Post’s Craig McCarthy)

DOGE's chaos isn't preventing waste — it's causing it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Here's a stunner. It's outrage after outrage, and the only real check is public opinion. The idea that this guy is making government his private sandbox and profiting from it in ways we don't know is abominable. Elon Musk’s Financial Disclosure Will Not Be Made Public www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

Just so y'all know, I have my music page up on BlueSky now and I'd be grateful if you could follow along. (No bouncing balls, I promise!) barryseymourmusic.bsky.social

Black History Month Annie Easley, Computer Scientist and Mathematician www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

"𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬," he said. apnews.com/article/trum...

"A new chapter begins – nakedly transactional, more crowded, where political power is far more up for grabs... The irony is that as Trump casts a large, dark shade, more and more of the world is coming out of the US’s shadow."

Here's my new song for February 2025, a pensive song about the ending of things... Things You Do When You're Done - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxLj...

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

This explains it all. This explains Bluto von Pantsload, this explains Felon Musk, this explains the Christofascist Republican Party.

An alliance and 2 unions representing government and retired workers are suing the Treasury Secretary for allowing an intrusion into Americans’ personal data, when he handed over the department’s payment system to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Via @statesnewsroom.com

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Breaking: The Trump administration rescinded its order to freeze federal aid funding after the directive had sowed widespread confusion

From the “If we don’t test we wouldn’t have as many cases” nitwit.

By 51-50, we now have a deeply compromised, unqualified, D-list Fox host running the US military at the command of a convicted felon who once hosted a reality show. Just as the Founders intended.

File this under "I told you so." Citrus harvest 'virtually halted' as workers fearing Trump order skip work: report www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o...

BREAKING: TikTok is back up in the United States after an obvious kayfabe. They didn’t need to take it down. The did that on purpose so Trump could “restore” it. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

One of the most important exchanges in today’s hearing with Hegseth was when Senator Slotkin took over. If you watch any exchanges watch this one. He’s loyal to Trump and it’s so very clear here. youtu.be/iSVASHj_w2U?...

This

Pete Hegseth honored those who died on 9/11 by showing up to their New York City memorial site in his underwear. Is that the type of decision making we want running the Department of Defense?

Republican "Christians" This Week: "On Monday, do we have the flags at half-staff to honor a real Christian?" "Or do we fly them at full-staff to humor a fake Christian?" ALL: "THE FAKE CHRISTIAN!!!"

"...if Donald Trump was the defendant here, the US Supreme Court was the aider and abettor. That execrable immunity decision, utterly unfounded in American law, and the unconscionable half-year plus of US foot-dragging that the Supreme Court engaged in prevented a trial."

January 10, 2025:

Top-notch photography is often about choosing the right angle and perspective.

Republicans block cap on insulin costs for many Americans from Democratic deal www.nbcnews.com/politics/con... SHAME ON THEM.