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We’re killing the planet! Husband, father, grandfather, college lecturer, author, makes furniture, artist & likes to cook. Ruggedly cute Zen Stoic. Favorites: Brunello di Montalcino wine, Belhaven Ale, Balvenie Scotch. Not vapid, a misologue, or cockwomble
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Duh 🙄

We are arms dealers to terrorists.

🫡🇺🇸 "Americans do not swear an oath to a king, a tyrant or a dictator. We swear an oath to the Constitution and the idea of ​​America, for which we are willing to die," — Mark Milley ❗️He said that every US military member gives his life to protect the Constitution, not to individuals.

@jamestaylor-com.bsky.social’s self-titled debut album was released in the USA in February, 1969. He was one of the guiding voices of my generation. He generally stays silent on politics, but, he could hold it in no longer. Thank you, once again, Sweet Baby James. #StandWithUkraine

Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

It was an honor to sign the guest book in the home of Anne Frank. I was here as a younger man and thought about her life as a dark chapter of history. Today, I can’t help but think of her story as one of caution. Our world is fragile, and it’s incumbent on us not to break it.

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

American presidents don’t even joke about this. Just because he’s petty doesn’t mean this isn’t dangerous.

Dark Pence is back.

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

Indiscriminate mass layoffs by Elon Musk are ravaging key programs, depriving our people of nuclear safety inspectors, air traffic controllers and food safety inspectors. These cuts crush democracy and devastate the livelihood of tens of thousands of public servants.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are messing with your Medicare benefits. Democrats passed a law to finally let Medicare negotiate with Big Pharma for lower prices. Now Trump and Musk laid off the negotiators. That means higher drug costs for you. Nothing efficient about that.

Prof Dominick Spracklen just explained on @channel4news.bsky.social how reintroducing 167 wolves in the Scottish Highlands could reduce red deer population enough to boost woodland regeneration, leading to 1 million tons of CO2 sequestred per year. 🤞 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dear Republicans, Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Ukraine’s sin was wanting to be a democracy. To be a free country, not ruled by Putin. Unfortunately, the U.S. is being ruled by 2 men, who have put their own greed & ambitions before the country’s. Why are you letting this happen?

FYI. Vaccines save lives: 1796 smallpox. 1885 rabies. 1890 tetanus. 1896 typhoid fever. 1906 TB. 1923 diphtheria. 1926 whooping cough. 1932 yellow fever. 1945 flu. 1952 polio. 1963 measles. 1967 mumps. 1969 rubella. 1971 MMR. 1974 chickenpox. 1990 cancer. 2019 COVID-19.

He’s not making up: news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/... Is this really what y’all voted for? 🫤 💰

Crockett: "It's just that they're idiots. These are the same guys as it relates to our nuclear stockpile, they're like, 'Oh, wait a minute, we needed those guys? Can we get them back? Oh, we don't know how to.' I don't know how anyone can look at this administration & feel a semblance of confidence"

An amazing resignation letter to Bove from an AUSA who worked on the Adams case. Money quote: “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

This was one of RFK Jr.’s first orders after being sworn in. Just an astonishing denial of science and will cause so much pain to the 45 million Americans facing mental health challenges.

People on X are calling for AOC's arrest for posting this.... so I am posting it everywhere!

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.

Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck after Vance: "That is not conservative, or what conservative once meant. That is authoritarian-revolutionary" and "a new form of technological money aristocracy." Habeck bezeichnet US-Regierung als "autoritär-revolutionär" www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

Stand with science. Always.

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts