Driftless Dan
@driftlessregion.bsky.social
Perspectives on nature and culture from a scientist living in the Driftless Region.
Damn...it turns out "may you live in interesting times" actually IS a curse.
You can't spell revolution without evolution.
Damn...it turns out "may you live in interesting times" actually IS a curse.
You can't spell revolution without evolution.
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I joined Twitter 16 years ago, but (literally) never posted anything. I got enough enjoyment reading everyone else's posts.
I joined BlueSky a few months ago, planning to post but avoid politics (who needs the extra stress?)
I cannot in good conscience stay silent any longer.
This is the way.
I joined BlueSky a few months ago, planning to post but avoid politics (who needs the extra stress?)
I cannot in good conscience stay silent any longer.
This is the way.
According to a recent article in the NYT (link in alt txt) everyone hates ‘Friend,’ the new A.I. necklace.
Anyone familiar with Dr. Theophilus, the A.I. necklace worn by Twiki in the 1979-80 TV series 'Buck Rogers,' could have seen this coming from a mile away.
Anyone familiar with Dr. Theophilus, the A.I. necklace worn by Twiki in the 1979-80 TV series 'Buck Rogers,' could have seen this coming from a mile away.
December 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
According to a recent article in the NYT (link in alt txt) everyone hates ‘Friend,’ the new A.I. necklace.
Anyone familiar with Dr. Theophilus, the A.I. necklace worn by Twiki in the 1979-80 TV series 'Buck Rogers,' could have seen this coming from a mile away.
Anyone familiar with Dr. Theophilus, the A.I. necklace worn by Twiki in the 1979-80 TV series 'Buck Rogers,' could have seen this coming from a mile away.
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
Do you know that scene in the movies where the fleeing bank robbers throw cash out of their vehicle to slow down their pursuers?
#TrumpAccounts #Oligarchy #Capitalism
#TrumpAccounts #Oligarchy #Capitalism
Michael and Susan Dell to donate $6.25 billion to fund 'Trump accounts' for 25 million U.S. kids
The billionaire CEO of Dell Technologies told CNBC he first heard of the idea of seeding accounts from hedge fund manager Brad Gerstner.
www.cnbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Do you know that scene in the movies where the fleeing bank robbers throw cash out of their vehicle to slow down their pursuers?
#TrumpAccounts #Oligarchy #Capitalism
#TrumpAccounts #Oligarchy #Capitalism
And let that be a lesson to all you budding narcotics traffickers...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Honduran Ex-President Is Freed From Prison After Pardon
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
And let that be a lesson to all you budding narcotics traffickers...
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Very cool radioactive fungus news
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability
The Chernobyl exclusion zone may be off-limits to humans, but ever since the Unit Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded nearly 40 years ago, other forms of life have not only move...
www.sciencealert.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Very cool radioactive fungus news
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
My hypothesis is that 'Trump accounts' for newborns will be a net negative for the average person.
I'm still developing a model to explain how, but the simple fact that they are "promoted by Trump and CEOs" tells me more than enough to justify the effort.
Agree or disagree? Why?
I'm still developing a model to explain how, but the simple fact that they are "promoted by Trump and CEOs" tells me more than enough to justify the effort.
Agree or disagree? Why?
Trump, CEOs promote savings plans for newborns
The Trump accounts are part of the major budget bill containing much of President Donald Trump's agenda, which House Republicans passed last month.
share.google
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
My hypothesis is that 'Trump accounts' for newborns will be a net negative for the average person.
I'm still developing a model to explain how, but the simple fact that they are "promoted by Trump and CEOs" tells me more than enough to justify the effort.
Agree or disagree? Why?
I'm still developing a model to explain how, but the simple fact that they are "promoted by Trump and CEOs" tells me more than enough to justify the effort.
Agree or disagree? Why?
Nature's art. The only cost of admission is enduring the cold winters of the Driftless Region.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Nature's art. The only cost of admission is enduring the cold winters of the Driftless Region.
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NATO Warns It May Hit Russia First as Hybrid Attacks Intensify - www.kyivpost.com/post/65293
NATO Warns It May Hit Russia First as Hybrid Attacks Intensify
NATO is weighing a more proactive response to Russia’s hybrid attacks, including cyber strikes, sabotage and airspace violations, with officials even considering a potential “pre-emptive strike.”
www.kyivpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NATO Warns It May Hit Russia First as Hybrid Attacks Intensify - www.kyivpost.com/post/65293
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There is a remote chance that SCOTUS will be overturned & Trump's immunity will have the same value as his lies. I just hope he lives long enough to see his assets confiscated & at least a year in Super Max. Hopefully, in the same building as his family & entire cabinet.
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
There is a remote chance that SCOTUS will be overturned & Trump's immunity will have the same value as his lies. I just hope he lives long enough to see his assets confiscated & at least a year in Super Max. Hopefully, in the same building as his family & entire cabinet.
Lest we forget lest we forget how the law is supposed to work (and how it works in the Trump regime...)
Winner of this week’s Joseph Welch Award
For standing up to tyranny. In honor of attorney Joseph Welch, who represented the U.S. Army in the Army-McCarthy Hearings of June 1954.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Lest we forget lest we forget how the law is supposed to work (and how it works in the Trump regime...)
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We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
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Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
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We’re way beyond “could” face a reckoning and solidly in the “should” and “must” categories. This group of supposed originalists have defiled the constitution, starting with overturning Roe and granting presidential immunity. SCOTUS reform is necessary if we want to keep our democracy.
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
We’re way beyond “could” face a reckoning and solidly in the “should” and “must” categories. This group of supposed originalists have defiled the constitution, starting with overturning Roe and granting presidential immunity. SCOTUS reform is necessary if we want to keep our democracy.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
I suppose all Juan Orlando Hernández had to do was promise to buy a Trump Gold Card (trumpcard.gov) for $1M...and hand Trump some multiple of that under the table...to secure U.S. residency after his pardon.
The GOP could impeach and convict Trump to stop this circus. If they don't, they own it.
The GOP could impeach and convict Trump to stop this circus. If they don't, they own it.
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I suppose all Juan Orlando Hernández had to do was promise to buy a Trump Gold Card (trumpcard.gov) for $1M...and hand Trump some multiple of that under the table...to secure U.S. residency after his pardon.
The GOP could impeach and convict Trump to stop this circus. If they don't, they own it.
The GOP could impeach and convict Trump to stop this circus. If they don't, they own it.
A cold, snowy day in the Midwest...the perfect setting for "The Game."
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A cold, snowy day in the Midwest...the perfect setting for "The Game."
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Trump Foundation (Charity Fraud, $2M)
Taj Casino ($10M, Money Laundering)
Trump Org (Fraud/18counts, $450M)
Trump Org CFO Riker's Prison 2x
Trump University (Fraud, $25M)
Proven Rapist 2023 ($88.3M)
Convicted 34 Felonies 2024
91 Felonies bsky.app/profile/chri...
Taj Casino ($10M, Money Laundering)
Trump Org (Fraud/18counts, $450M)
Trump Org CFO Riker's Prison 2x
Trump University (Fraud, $25M)
Proven Rapist 2023 ($88.3M)
Convicted 34 Felonies 2024
91 Felonies bsky.app/profile/chri...
#TrumpCrimes Abuse of Power, Obstruction, Money Laundering, Perjury, Conspiracy, RICO, Espionage, Witness/Evidence Tampering, Bribery/Extortion, Bank/Tax Fraud, Election Fraud, Child Abuse, $$ Theft, COVID Deaths, Sedition, War Crimes #JusticeFailedUS
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Trump Foundation (Charity Fraud, $2M)
Taj Casino ($10M, Money Laundering)
Trump Org (Fraud/18counts, $450M)
Trump Org CFO Riker's Prison 2x
Trump University (Fraud, $25M)
Proven Rapist 2023 ($88.3M)
Convicted 34 Felonies 2024
91 Felonies bsky.app/profile/chri...
Taj Casino ($10M, Money Laundering)
Trump Org (Fraud/18counts, $450M)
Trump Org CFO Riker's Prison 2x
Trump University (Fraud, $25M)
Proven Rapist 2023 ($88.3M)
Convicted 34 Felonies 2024
91 Felonies bsky.app/profile/chri...
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Biden and Garland’s biggest mistake was failing to hold those responsible for all the crimes and corruption we saw from 2015 to 2021 accountable.
The next Democratic President can’t repeat this. We need a special counsel appointed on day 1 — and tribunals setup to judge war criminals.
The next Democratic President can’t repeat this. We need a special counsel appointed on day 1 — and tribunals setup to judge war criminals.
November 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Biden and Garland’s biggest mistake was failing to hold those responsible for all the crimes and corruption we saw from 2015 to 2021 accountable.
The next Democratic President can’t repeat this. We need a special counsel appointed on day 1 — and tribunals setup to judge war criminals.
The next Democratic President can’t repeat this. We need a special counsel appointed on day 1 — and tribunals setup to judge war criminals.
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Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Congress, damn it get off your asses... fuck the Thanksgiving weekend get back to work and impeach this bastard
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Congress, damn it get off your asses... fuck the Thanksgiving weekend get back to work and impeach this bastard
As soon as this criminal is removed from office, the next administration should claw back every single f***ing ill-gotten penny, from wherever he tries to hide it.
With interest.
With interest.
‘This is truly insane’: Trump stuns with eye-popping multi-million-dollar purchase
Buried within a mountain of financial disclosures made public recently is a potentially multi-million-dollar purchase made by President Donald Trump between August and October, a purchase that has lef...
www.rawstory.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As soon as this criminal is removed from office, the next administration should claw back every single f***ing ill-gotten penny, from wherever he tries to hide it.
With interest.
With interest.
Of course Trump will pardon him...it's not like he was trafficking drugs into the U.S. that killed people.
Except that's EXACTLY what he did.
Trump doesn't care, but this albatross should hang heavily around the GOP's neck.
Except that's EXACTLY what he did.
Trump doesn't care, but this albatross should hang heavily around the GOP's neck.
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 ye...
apnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Of course Trump will pardon him...it's not like he was trafficking drugs into the U.S. that killed people.
Except that's EXACTLY what he did.
Trump doesn't care, but this albatross should hang heavily around the GOP's neck.
Except that's EXACTLY what he did.
Trump doesn't care, but this albatross should hang heavily around the GOP's neck.
