Grounding Rod
@groundingrod.bsky.social
EnvEng with 30+ years in water/wastewater ready to dispel disinformation on water & the environment. Pro-democracy, anti-MAGA, & Elon antagonist.
If you want to figure out which stocks are shitty fraudco’s, pretty soon you’ll just be able to check whether they’re incorporated in Texas.
I appreciate that state’s noble work in making due diligence faster and more efficient.
I appreciate that state’s noble work in making due diligence faster and more efficient.
$COIN - *COINBASE LEAVING DELAWARE, REINCORPORATING IN TEXAS *COINBASE: DELAWARE HAS LEFT US WITH LITTLE CHOICE
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If you want to figure out which stocks are shitty fraudco’s, pretty soon you’ll just be able to check whether they’re incorporated in Texas.
I appreciate that state’s noble work in making due diligence faster and more efficient.
I appreciate that state’s noble work in making due diligence faster and more efficient.
Maybe he could post pics of his Ketamine stash once in a while?
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Maybe he could post pics of his Ketamine stash once in a while?
Look, either our democracy is at stake or it isn’t. You’re fighting for our shared values or you aren’t. But if you say the stakes are high and then cut politically expedient deals like it’s still 2010, you’re undercutting everything else you’re doing.
We’re fed up. FIGHT, DAMMIT!
We’re fed up. FIGHT, DAMMIT!
NEWS: U.S. Senate advances bill to reopen the federal government in a 60-40 vote.
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Look, either our democracy is at stake or it isn’t. You’re fighting for our shared values or you aren’t. But if you say the stakes are high and then cut politically expedient deals like it’s still 2010, you’re undercutting everything else you’re doing.
We’re fed up. FIGHT, DAMMIT!
We’re fed up. FIGHT, DAMMIT!
Funny I never see any Republicans saying these things in pressers.
If one side wants to sow division and chaos, you cannot expect the other side to create magical Kumbaya moments with them.
Under that circumstance, you’re obligated to resist the urge to try while placing blame on the chaos agents.
If one side wants to sow division and chaos, you cannot expect the other side to create magical Kumbaya moments with them.
Under that circumstance, you’re obligated to resist the urge to try while placing blame on the chaos agents.
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Funny I never see any Republicans saying these things in pressers.
If one side wants to sow division and chaos, you cannot expect the other side to create magical Kumbaya moments with them.
Under that circumstance, you’re obligated to resist the urge to try while placing blame on the chaos agents.
If one side wants to sow division and chaos, you cannot expect the other side to create magical Kumbaya moments with them.
Under that circumstance, you’re obligated to resist the urge to try while placing blame on the chaos agents.
Don’t forget that a favorite Trump negotiating tactic is to unilaterally announce that a deal is “close” to put pressure on his counterpart(s) whether true or not.
Not saying that’s what’s happening here but this story is exclusively anonymously sourced.
Don’t (necessarily) believe the hype.
Not saying that’s what’s happening here but this story is exclusively anonymously sourced.
Don’t (necessarily) believe the hype.
BREAKING: Deal to end government shutdown in reach
Deal to end government shutdown in reach
At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a key procedural motion.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Don’t forget that a favorite Trump negotiating tactic is to unilaterally announce that a deal is “close” to put pressure on his counterpart(s) whether true or not.
Not saying that’s what’s happening here but this story is exclusively anonymously sourced.
Don’t (necessarily) believe the hype.
Not saying that’s what’s happening here but this story is exclusively anonymously sourced.
Don’t (necessarily) believe the hype.
I swear, I’ve seen Lukovich in the AJC for decades, but he’s absolutely risen to the moment in fighting MAGA for the last 8+ years.
Incredible talent. Incredible voice.
We’ll be hanging his work in museums in a few years. Count on it.
Incredible talent. Incredible voice.
We’ll be hanging his work in museums in a few years. Count on it.
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I swear, I’ve seen Lukovich in the AJC for decades, but he’s absolutely risen to the moment in fighting MAGA for the last 8+ years.
Incredible talent. Incredible voice.
We’ll be hanging his work in museums in a few years. Count on it.
Incredible talent. Incredible voice.
We’ll be hanging his work in museums in a few years. Count on it.
I’ll keep saying it: At their first opportunity Democrats need to expand the budget of DOJ and the federal courts 10x, hire ALL the investigators and prosecutors, and prosecute every single corrupt instance from the Trump era.
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I’ll keep saying it: At their first opportunity Democrats need to expand the budget of DOJ and the federal courts 10x, hire ALL the investigators and prosecutors, and prosecute every single corrupt instance from the Trump era.
Collins: “Anybody under 50% (approval) is already in trouble.”
Me: <leans in, eyebrows raised> Really? Tell me more, Mike…
Me: <leans in, eyebrows raised> Really? Tell me more, Mike…
Mike Collins at Mar-a-Lago campaigning against Jon Ossoff
November 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Collins: “Anybody under 50% (approval) is already in trouble.”
Me: <leans in, eyebrows raised> Really? Tell me more, Mike…
Me: <leans in, eyebrows raised> Really? Tell me more, Mike…
Speak loudly and TACO at every opportunity.
Hegseth: "We are not building for peacetime. We are pivoting the Pentagon and our industrial base to a wartime footing. Building for victory should our adversaries FAFO."
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Speak loudly and TACO at every opportunity.
MAGA beat the drum that a very good economy under Biden was really terrible. Now that economic conditions are obviously worsening, is it any wonder the average American thinks it’s a catastrophe worse than the fiscal crisis of ‘08?
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
MAGA beat the drum that a very good economy under Biden was really terrible. Now that economic conditions are obviously worsening, is it any wonder the average American thinks it’s a catastrophe worse than the fiscal crisis of ‘08?
Alternate headline: Elise Stefanik announces retirement from politics.
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Alternate headline: Elise Stefanik announces retirement from politics.
Could MAGA accomplish what decades of liberal opposition never could and see the Heritage Foundation destroyed?
NEW on CNN: Inside the “absolute shitshow” at the Heritage Foundation. Where staff are in open revolt, a major donor bailing, and resurfaced deleted tweets from Kevin Roberts show him praising Pence and seemingly bashing Trump on Jan. 6th.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...
How Nick Fuentes ignited a civil war within the Republican Party- and DC’s most prominent conservative think tank | CNN Politics
Nick Fuentes, the well-known White nationalist and Holocaust denier, has ignited a civil war within the Republican Party — and inside one of Washington’s most prominent conservative think tanks.
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Could MAGA accomplish what decades of liberal opposition never could and see the Heritage Foundation destroyed?
If $TSLA is up tomorrow, I swear to god…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If $TSLA is up tomorrow, I swear to god…
Awful presumptuous to assume they’ll comply.
In a major victory, a court has ordered the Trump administration to send full November SNAP benefits by tomorrow.
I'm relieved that people will get the food they need, but it's outrageous that it took a lawsuit to make the federal government feed its own people.
I'm relieved that people will get the food they need, but it's outrageous that it took a lawsuit to make the federal government feed its own people.
The Trump administration is still choosing to withhold lifesaving food assistance from millions of Americans.
We're asking a court to require the USDA to release complete SNAP benefits for November.
I'll keep fighting this shameful inaction until every New Yorker is fed.
We're asking a court to require the USDA to release complete SNAP benefits for November.
I'll keep fighting this shameful inaction until every New Yorker is fed.
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Awful presumptuous to assume they’ll comply.
I have never understood SCOTUS’ unwillingness to make broad rulings on separation of powers issues (going back decades).
If there’s one area of the law where we need courts to provide clarity and establish boundaries, it’s here.
If there’s one area of the law where we need courts to provide clarity and establish boundaries, it’s here.
The Supreme Court justices have squirmed to avoid directly ruling on Trump’s epic power grabs. In considering the president's tariffs, they'll have no choice but to act in public. bit.ly/4qGlrqf
Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal
Will the Supreme Court finally stand up to the president?
www.brennancenter.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I have never understood SCOTUS’ unwillingness to make broad rulings on separation of powers issues (going back decades).
If there’s one area of the law where we need courts to provide clarity and establish boundaries, it’s here.
If there’s one area of the law where we need courts to provide clarity and establish boundaries, it’s here.
I would like to place an order for a 15% - 20% drop in the S&P and NASDAQ by New Year’s, please.
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I would like to place an order for a 15% - 20% drop in the S&P and NASDAQ by New Year’s, please.
I’d like to nominate Ukraine for the Most Inspiring Nation award for the years 2022 - 2025, inclusive.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
A Shahed drone was headed toward a residential high-rise but was successfully intercepted in time by an anti-aircraft interceptor drone.
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I’d like to nominate Ukraine for the Most Inspiring Nation award for the years 2022 - 2025, inclusive.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I hear it’s called the Nodel Peace Prize.
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington. https://to.pbs.org/47LyluB
FIFA to award new peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.pbs.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I hear it’s called the Nodel Peace Prize.
Last night’s results were an obvious vote for digging in further on terms.
Break MAGA publicly in this showdown and you can take a big step toward breaking the hold it has on a quarter of us.
Break MAGA publicly in this showdown and you can take a big step toward breaking the hold it has on a quarter of us.
Establishment Dems: “We just had a sweeping win proving people want us to fight for them and that we can beat the fascists.”
Also Establishment Dems: “Quick, back to capitulating!”
What an utterly spineless and embarrassing political party.
Also Establishment Dems: “Quick, back to capitulating!”
What an utterly spineless and embarrassing political party.
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Last night’s results were an obvious vote for digging in further on terms.
Break MAGA publicly in this showdown and you can take a big step toward breaking the hold it has on a quarter of us.
Break MAGA publicly in this showdown and you can take a big step toward breaking the hold it has on a quarter of us.
Me, on the jury after being admonished by the judge to maintain decorum:
“I’m sorry, Your Honor. I’m having a natural human reaction to some of the stupidest crap I’ve ever heard.”
“I’m sorry, Your Honor. I’m having a natural human reaction to some of the stupidest crap I’ve ever heard.”
Apparently the jurors can’t stop laughing in the sandwich throwing case in court today.
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Me, on the jury after being admonished by the judge to maintain decorum:
“I’m sorry, Your Honor. I’m having a natural human reaction to some of the stupidest crap I’ve ever heard.”
“I’m sorry, Your Honor. I’m having a natural human reaction to some of the stupidest crap I’ve ever heard.”
Cryptocurrency’s only established use case is crime so this tracks.
Leavitt on Trump's pardon of Binance founder who lined the Trump family's pockets: "He has officially ended the Biden administration's war on the cryptocurrency industry and I think that's the message he sent with this pardon."
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Cryptocurrency’s only established use case is crime so this tracks.
MAGA is inspiring a dramatic political realignment in the US.
It will be messy. You will not agree with everything your allies advocate for. Do not let our anti-democratic adversaries exploit those differences.
You take the allies you have and sort out differences AFTER the war is won.
It will be messy. You will not agree with everything your allies advocate for. Do not let our anti-democratic adversaries exploit those differences.
You take the allies you have and sort out differences AFTER the war is won.
November 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
MAGA is inspiring a dramatic political realignment in the US.
It will be messy. You will not agree with everything your allies advocate for. Do not let our anti-democratic adversaries exploit those differences.
You take the allies you have and sort out differences AFTER the war is won.
It will be messy. You will not agree with everything your allies advocate for. Do not let our anti-democratic adversaries exploit those differences.
You take the allies you have and sort out differences AFTER the war is won.
I love that he and Trump only figured this out 25 hours before Election Day.
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I love that he and Trump only figured this out 25 hours before Election Day.