Steve B.
@failfaster.bsky.social
Budding game developer, budded homebrewer, and I like orchids.
TIL that I, along with all 9 members of the US Supreme Court, am guilty of aiding and abetting a terrorist.
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
TIL that I, along with all 9 members of the US Supreme Court, am guilty of aiding and abetting a terrorist.
Remember that time when George Soros was hired by President Bill Gates to find waste and corruption in the government and found it by accessing your private social security data?
February 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Remember that time when George Soros was hired by President Bill Gates to find waste and corruption in the government and found it by accessing your private social security data?
Beautiful reply @robertgarcia.bsky.social!
Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging?
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
February 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Beautiful reply @robertgarcia.bsky.social!
What the fuck else does NOAA research? Fucking troglodytes are in charge. Stupid fuckers who got through college on daddy's wallet. This is the prequel to Idiocracy. Fucking morons. (testing how many fucks I can give 😂)
NOAA Is Told to Make List of Climate-Related Grants, Setting Off Fears
Staff members search for spending on “climate science,” “climate crisis” and “pollution” as one of the world’s premier climate research agencies girds for cuts.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:55 AM
What the fuck else does NOAA research? Fucking troglodytes are in charge. Stupid fuckers who got through college on daddy's wallet. This is the prequel to Idiocracy. Fucking morons. (testing how many fucks I can give 😂)
You know you flunked Clown College when they flip you the bird for trying to mime.
Sad. He'll probably channel his sadness into an executive order banning ice cream trucks. "The noise, very bad, nasty noise, worse than Melania on the toilet."
Sad. He'll probably channel his sadness into an executive order banning ice cream trucks. "The noise, very bad, nasty noise, worse than Melania on the toilet."
February 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
You know you flunked Clown College when they flip you the bird for trying to mime.
Sad. He'll probably channel his sadness into an executive order banning ice cream trucks. "The noise, very bad, nasty noise, worse than Melania on the toilet."
Sad. He'll probably channel his sadness into an executive order banning ice cream trucks. "The noise, very bad, nasty noise, worse than Melania on the toilet."
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James Madison wrote of the necessity of the separation of powers:
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive & judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive & judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
February 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
James Madison wrote of the necessity of the separation of powers:
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive & judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive & judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
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I just want to say what should be obvious here: we're supposed to have 3 co-EQUAL branches of govt to check each other. I grew up with very powerful House speakers and senate leaders who defended the powers of their branch. Now we have the opposite of "Profiles in Courage". Lindsey Graham anyone?
February 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I just want to say what should be obvious here: we're supposed to have 3 co-EQUAL branches of govt to check each other. I grew up with very powerful House speakers and senate leaders who defended the powers of their branch. Now we have the opposite of "Profiles in Courage". Lindsey Graham anyone?
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Voice is still gone...X HH account still locked...but , on another note,the stuff Trump is suggesting in Gaza is one of the most stupid things I've ever heard of. The blowback from this will be enormous. Americans will die because of this. This is unhinged policy making.
February 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Voice is still gone...X HH account still locked...but , on another note,the stuff Trump is suggesting in Gaza is one of the most stupid things I've ever heard of. The blowback from this will be enormous. Americans will die because of this. This is unhinged policy making.
Wired has some good articles that follow what's going on with the DOGE coup. $5 for a year people! $6 includes the paper magazine. With the savings you can buy carbon offsets for shipping the magazine 😂
A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’
An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
www.wired.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Wired has some good articles that follow what's going on with the DOGE coup. $5 for a year people! $6 includes the paper magazine. With the savings you can buy carbon offsets for shipping the magazine 😂
"Toxic narcissist calls someone a name"
President-elect Trump blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom of California for the failure to contain fires engulfing parts of the Los Angeles area, calling the Democratic governor "incompetent" in a post on his social media site.
Trump Blames California Governor Gavin Newsom for Deadly Fires
Donald J. Trump issued angry comments about Gov. Gavin Newsom, and President Biden was briefed in California by the state’s fire officials.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Toxic narcissist calls someone a name"
Australia has mountains? Are they like the mountains of North Florida, also known as overpasses? My US geography knowledge strikes again!
A 23-year-old man who became lost in the Australian wilderness while hiking was found alive by other hikers on Wednesday after living for nearly two weeks on two granola bars he found in a hut and on water from rivers and creeks, the authorities said.
Hiker Found Alive After 13 Days Lost in Australian Mountains
The 23-year-old hiker, Hadi Nazari, survived for almost two weeks on two granola bars he found in a hut and on water from rivers and creeks, the authorities said.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Australia has mountains? Are they like the mountains of North Florida, also known as overpasses? My US geography knowledge strikes again!
Mark my words. When it all goes to shit over the next four years, they will still find a way to blame George Soros.
December 22, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Mark my words. When it all goes to shit over the next four years, they will still find a way to blame George Soros.
The 8% with ZERO HEALTH INSURANCE were not asked if they were satisfied with their health insurance.
After the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, social media posts signaled to some a strong sense of dissatisfaction with the U.S. health insurance system. A poll from last year suggests that opinions on the industry are nuanced. nyti.ms/3VA4u2Y
December 14, 2024 at 3:02 AM
The 8% with ZERO HEALTH INSURANCE were not asked if they were satisfied with their health insurance.
Did you ever imagine we would have to defend the Polio vaccine? We're down to one person left in an iron lung. Is her life force all that is holding back the mobs of vaccine deniers like Robert F Kennedy?
Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Republican leader and a polio survivor, issued a statement in support of the polio vaccine, hours after The New York Times reported that the lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned regulators to withdraw the vaccine from the market. nyti.ms/4iwSCbV
McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr.
“Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” said the former Republican leader, who is a polio survivor.
nyti.ms
December 14, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Did you ever imagine we would have to defend the Polio vaccine? We're down to one person left in an iron lung. Is her life force all that is holding back the mobs of vaccine deniers like Robert F Kennedy?
I've been off this week.
And by off, I mean from work, but I'd understand if you thought I meant something else.
And by off, I mean from work, but I'd understand if you thought I meant something else.
November 29, 2024 at 2:13 AM
I've been off this week.
And by off, I mean from work, but I'd understand if you thought I meant something else.
And by off, I mean from work, but I'd understand if you thought I meant something else.
Who needs fictional evil like Satan when you have actual evil being carried out every day by people like Dominique Pélicot?
“The things he did to me are unforgivable.”
Gisèle Pelicot addressed the court one last time on Tuesday in Avignon, France. Her ex-husband is accused of inviting 50 men to join him in sexually assaulting her while she was drugged and unconscious.
Gisèle Pelicot addressed the court one last time on Tuesday in Avignon, France. Her ex-husband is accused of inviting 50 men to join him in sexually assaulting her while she was drugged and unconscious.
As Pelicot Rape Trial Nears End in France, Wife Speaks of ‘Banality’
Gisèle Pelicot made her final address to the court, calling the things her husband allegedly did to her ‘unforgivable.’
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Who needs fictional evil like Satan when you have actual evil being carried out every day by people like Dominique Pélicot?
Odd that the most important thing in any constitution is not a protection from murder by the government.
NEWS: The Texas Supreme Court today held that a legislative committee's subpoena for Robert Roberson's testimony — or a future subpoena — cannot be used to cancel an execution. www.txcourts.gov/media/145969...
November 15, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Odd that the most important thing in any constitution is not a protection from murder by the government.
Worse than Idiocracy. A rapist vs a grifter. How much is Netflix paying them for this garbage? What's next, Street Fights, LA Edition?
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will face off on Friday in a heavyweight fight that will be streamed on Netflix. Here's what to know.
Jake Paul-Mike Tyson: What to Know About the Fighters
Meet the 27-year-old social media influencer and 58-year-old former heavyweight champion who are gearing up for a bizarre boxing match.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Worse than Idiocracy. A rapist vs a grifter. How much is Netflix paying them for this garbage? What's next, Street Fights, LA Edition?
It's one thing to be raised in a religion and not understand that you don't have to believe it, but how do grown adults start believing someone is God like #mothergod Amy Carlson? What causes our minds to catch that virus?
December 11, 2023 at 4:48 AM
It's one thing to be raised in a religion and not understand that you don't have to believe it, but how do grown adults start believing someone is God like #mothergod Amy Carlson? What causes our minds to catch that virus?