Owlish
@shefightsinfront.bsky.social
This is where I shout into the void and create my own record of what has happened since November 5, 2024.
Lawyer. Dog and cat owner. Wife and mom. Red state progressive.
Current state: is it time to sell the family silver?
Lawyer. Dog and cat owner. Wife and mom. Red state progressive.
Current state: is it time to sell the family silver?
Nice to see the devotion to the first amendment from dear leader.
March 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Nice to see the devotion to the first amendment from dear leader.
Meanwhile Diana Harshbarger’s Coffee with the Congresswoman went downhill fast last week…
1 removed from event as crowd becomes loud with Congresswoman Harshbarger
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A crowd of split opinions and loud voices led to a hectic atmosphere at Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger’s “Coffee with your Congresswoman” event Friday…
www.wjhl.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Meanwhile Diana Harshbarger’s Coffee with the Congresswoman went downhill fast last week…
Buc-ee’s is not so much a convenience store as a destination. They may sell food and have clean restrooms, but the real goal is moving beaver-emblazoned underwear and bedazzled cow skulls out of the store and into your trunk. You don’t stop there if you need to get back on the road quickly.
February 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Buc-ee’s is not so much a convenience store as a destination. They may sell food and have clean restrooms, but the real goal is moving beaver-emblazoned underwear and bedazzled cow skulls out of the store and into your trunk. You don’t stop there if you need to get back on the road quickly.
But trying to spark “ethnic conflict” in South Africa because a South African immigrant has his panties in a twist is just fine?
February 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
But trying to spark “ethnic conflict” in South Africa because a South African immigrant has his panties in a twist is just fine?
Crazy lady doesn’t understand that the federal government isn’t supposed to produce revenue.
February 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Crazy lady doesn’t understand that the federal government isn’t supposed to produce revenue.
Sad old man can’t handle people asking him even marginally hard questions…
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White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump (Gift Article)
In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Sad old man can’t handle people asking him even marginally hard questions…
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Tesla shareholders should start emailing Musk asking to understand what he got done for the company last week, aside from destroying the brand’s goodwill worldwide.
February 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Tesla shareholders should start emailing Musk asking to understand what he got done for the company last week, aside from destroying the brand’s goodwill worldwide.
It doesn’t feel to me like the threats to scapegoat Jewish Americans were subtle.
February 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It doesn’t feel to me like the threats to scapegoat Jewish Americans were subtle.
NYC can handle losses like this better than many local governments.
If my city lost its federal funds, it would need to raise property tax rates by 50% to make up for the loss.
(In my state, property taxes are one of the few revenue streams that local governments control.)
If my city lost its federal funds, it would need to raise property tax rates by 50% to make up for the loss.
(In my state, property taxes are one of the few revenue streams that local governments control.)
Eric Adams sues Trump over missing $80M - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Eric Adams sues Trump over missing $80M
In a surprise move, federal officials clawed back funds approved by Congress for immigrant services.
www.politico.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
NYC can handle losses like this better than many local governments.
If my city lost its federal funds, it would need to raise property tax rates by 50% to make up for the loss.
(In my state, property taxes are one of the few revenue streams that local governments control.)
If my city lost its federal funds, it would need to raise property tax rates by 50% to make up for the loss.
(In my state, property taxes are one of the few revenue streams that local governments control.)
I think if people knew how much money local governments get from the feds they would support this lawsuit. Sure there’s an argument to be made that it’s too much, but to yank back funds after they’ve been promised and the city has built its budget is to sow chaos.
February 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I think if people knew how much money local governments get from the feds they would support this lawsuit. Sure there’s an argument to be made that it’s too much, but to yank back funds after they’ve been promised and the city has built its budget is to sow chaos.
Someone asked if we had any cat pictures, but the best I can do today is deer. We surprised them raiding our bird feeder, but obviously they are not terribly scared of us.
February 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Someone asked if we had any cat pictures, but the best I can do today is deer. We surprised them raiding our bird feeder, but obviously they are not terribly scared of us.
If he believes middle class American taxpayers making less than $250,000 will see a dime from these massive spending cuts, he’s dumber than his dad.
February 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If he believes middle class American taxpayers making less than $250,000 will see a dime from these massive spending cuts, he’s dumber than his dad.
Is Rand Paul endorsing the whole King Trump thing? Cause that seems like it should be a dealbreaker for a libertarian.
February 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Is Rand Paul endorsing the whole King Trump thing? Cause that seems like it should be a dealbreaker for a libertarian.
And also practicing law without a license. 🤪
February 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
And also practicing law without a license. 🤪
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Congress doesn’t overturn Supreme Court decisions. Congress can amend a law that the Supreme Court has found unconstitutional to try to make it constitutional. But the Supreme Court’s decision still stands.
Congress doesn’t overturn Supreme Court decisions. Congress can amend a law that the Supreme Court has found unconstitutional to try to make it constitutional. But the Supreme Court’s decision still stands.
February 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Congress doesn’t overturn Supreme Court decisions. Congress can amend a law that the Supreme Court has found unconstitutional to try to make it constitutional. But the Supreme Court’s decision still stands.
Congress doesn’t overturn Supreme Court decisions. Congress can amend a law that the Supreme Court has found unconstitutional to try to make it constitutional. But the Supreme Court’s decision still stands.
Another day, another WTF moment.
“The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.”
“The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.”
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reins in Independent Agencies to Restore a Government that Answers to the American People
RESTORING DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order ensuring that all federal agencies are
www.whitehouse.gov
February 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Another day, another WTF moment.
“The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.”
“The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.”
“The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.”
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reins in Independent Agencies to Restore a Government that Answers to the American People
RESTORING DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order ensuring that all federal agencies are
www.whitehouse.gov
February 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.”
If by “fixing the government” you mean firing people who actually know how stuff works so that even the most vulnerable functions such as monitoring nuclear stockpiles are wide open to a teenaged hacker, then yes, President Trump is using his second to fix the government.
February 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
If by “fixing the government” you mean firing people who actually know how stuff works so that even the most vulnerable functions such as monitoring nuclear stockpiles are wide open to a teenaged hacker, then yes, President Trump is using his second to fix the government.
Sheryl Crow for the win! 🏅
Sheryl Crow Waves Goodbye to Her Tesla, Pledges Money to NPR — Rolling Stone
“There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with,” Crow wrote, adding that NPR was “under threat by President Musk”
apple.news
February 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Sheryl Crow for the win! 🏅
I guess I felt like the messiah thing was more of a front 8 years ago. But you’re right, he’s always claimed to be the only one!
February 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I guess I felt like the messiah thing was more of a front 8 years ago. But you’re right, he’s always claimed to be the only one!
I think I preferred Trump when he was just greedy and didn’t also have a messiah complex.
February 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I think I preferred Trump when he was just greedy and didn’t also have a messiah complex.
I read this to my husband and he remarked that lately he feels like a man who is swimming, but everyone is trying to save him from drowning.
Frankly, I could also do with less saving.
Frankly, I could also do with less saving.
"I am the law."
Hitler, 1942
"There is no law but the law of the people & the people are me."
Gaddafi, 1975
"We have a constitution, but we must address the problems of the country first. The law is always behind when it comes to national survival."
Bashar Al-Assad, 2011
Trump, 2025:
Hitler, 1942
"There is no law but the law of the people & the people are me."
Gaddafi, 1975
"We have a constitution, but we must address the problems of the country first. The law is always behind when it comes to national survival."
Bashar Al-Assad, 2011
Trump, 2025:
February 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I read this to my husband and he remarked that lately he feels like a man who is swimming, but everyone is trying to save him from drowning.
Frankly, I could also do with less saving.
Frankly, I could also do with less saving.
The Eric Adams case standoff ends with a veteran prosecutor agreeing to handle the dismissal, apparently in order to spare all of his colleagues from being fired.
I hope the judge refuses to grant the motion, at least until hearing testimony about this.
I hope the judge refuses to grant the motion, at least until hearing testimony about this.
US prosecutor agrees to seek dismissal of Adams charges under pressure, sources say — Reuters
A U.S. federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams to spare other career staff from potentially being fired for r...
apple.news
February 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Eric Adams case standoff ends with a veteran prosecutor agreeing to handle the dismissal, apparently in order to spare all of his colleagues from being fired.
I hope the judge refuses to grant the motion, at least until hearing testimony about this.
I hope the judge refuses to grant the motion, at least until hearing testimony about this.
The rumor is the “new guard has put all of the public integrity attorneys in a room, some 22 of them, and given them an hour to choose someone to sign a dismissal of the Adams case, or all of them will be fired.”
This is beyond crazy.
This is beyond crazy.
February 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The rumor is the “new guard has put all of the public integrity attorneys in a room, some 22 of them, and given them an hour to choose someone to sign a dismissal of the Adams case, or all of them will be fired.”
This is beyond crazy.
This is beyond crazy.
If Musk’s power and influence were limited to that of a middle class teenaged girl I don’t think anyone would be concerned.
February 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If Musk’s power and influence were limited to that of a middle class teenaged girl I don’t think anyone would be concerned.