Transitional Fossil
@transitfossil.bsky.social
retired mechanical engineer and computer scientist. avid swimmer. amateur classical guitar player. atheist. liberal. feminist. anti-fascist. never trump.
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Friends, when the history of this sordid period of America is written — assuming it’s not written by historians trying to curry favor with a future fascist regime — I hope the leaders of American business are condemned to the hellfire they deserve for helping destroy American democracy.
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Friends, when the history of this sordid period of America is written — assuming it’s not written by historians trying to curry favor with a future fascist regime — I hope the leaders of American business are condemned to the hellfire they deserve for helping destroy American democracy.
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Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
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This slimy mother*cker is back in full chaos creating mode. But...what he says, here? Believe him. If you don't....you've learned nothing.
www.threads.com/@trump45lied...
www.threads.com/@trump45lied...
Trump 45 Lied (@trump45lied) on Threads
😡😡😡😡😡😡 BANNON: You're damn right we're going to have ICE surround the polls come November! You can whine and cry all you want, but we will never again allow an election to be stolen.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
This slimy mother*cker is back in full chaos creating mode. But...what he says, here? Believe him. If you don't....you've learned nothing.
www.threads.com/@trump45lied...
www.threads.com/@trump45lied...
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Just thinking about some of the national security implications of the U.S. government undermining confidence in vaccines and public health.
An illegal biological lab was just busted in Vegas. The owner is being investigated having samples of stuff like HIV, tuberculosis, and Ebola in another…
An illegal biological lab was just busted in Vegas. The owner is being investigated having samples of stuff like HIV, tuberculosis, and Ebola in another…
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Just thinking about some of the national security implications of the U.S. government undermining confidence in vaccines and public health.
An illegal biological lab was just busted in Vegas. The owner is being investigated having samples of stuff like HIV, tuberculosis, and Ebola in another…
An illegal biological lab was just busted in Vegas. The owner is being investigated having samples of stuff like HIV, tuberculosis, and Ebola in another…
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Why TF are we not blaming ALL republicans? trump is so flaccid and weak he couldn’t do any of this alone.
February 3, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Why TF are we not blaming ALL republicans? trump is so flaccid and weak he couldn’t do any of this alone.
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ICE detained multiple kids (all under the age of 10!) in the last week alone. Still kidnapping people based solely on the way they look. Still arresting parents at school pick up.
Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.
Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.
February 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
ICE detained multiple kids (all under the age of 10!) in the last week alone. Still kidnapping people based solely on the way they look. Still arresting parents at school pick up.
Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.
Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.
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The Trump regime is plotting to convert commercial warehouses to massive ICE detention centers.
Private prison corporations, who just so happened to donate to Trump, are already raking in billions.
How many more private companies are going to cash in on this cruelty?
Private prison corporations, who just so happened to donate to Trump, are already raking in billions.
How many more private companies are going to cash in on this cruelty?
February 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The Trump regime is plotting to convert commercial warehouses to massive ICE detention centers.
Private prison corporations, who just so happened to donate to Trump, are already raking in billions.
How many more private companies are going to cash in on this cruelty?
Private prison corporations, who just so happened to donate to Trump, are already raking in billions.
How many more private companies are going to cash in on this cruelty?
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Elon Musk is a threat to the entire free world-enough is enough
Stop giving him money and a license to attack this country and meddling in our private lives
Stop giving him money and a license to attack this country and meddling in our private lives
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Elon Musk is a threat to the entire free world-enough is enough
Stop giving him money and a license to attack this country and meddling in our private lives
Stop giving him money and a license to attack this country and meddling in our private lives
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Could Trump Really "Take Over" the Midterm Elections?
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Could Trump Really "Take Over" the Midterm Elections?
The short answer is no, but he will try. Here's his strategy.
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February 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Could Trump Really "Take Over" the Midterm Elections?
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open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Stop asking if they’re “rigging the election.”
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
February 4, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Stop asking if they’re “rigging the election.”
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
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This is a good listen and explains a lot about the inability of so many powerful voices in the media to meet the moment
Today on Volts: I'm joined by the great @michaelhobbes.bsky.social to discuss "reactionary centrism," an intellectual tendency that's come to dominate US public life. You know the type: would never view themselves as conservative, yet finds voluntary pronoun use vastly more aggravating than fascism.
All about "reactionary centrism"
Michael Hobbes joins me to diagnose the pundit class's obsession with scolding the left while the right burns down the house.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:14 PM
This is a good listen and explains a lot about the inability of so many powerful voices in the media to meet the moment
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There are far more aggressive legal moves D's could be making right now...constitutional challenges, injunctions, discovery that would make agencies sweat. Not a lack of options. They lack appetite. You don’t always lose because you’re outmatched. But you DO always lose when you won’t fight.
February 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
There are far more aggressive legal moves D's could be making right now...constitutional challenges, injunctions, discovery that would make agencies sweat. Not a lack of options. They lack appetite. You don’t always lose because you’re outmatched. But you DO always lose when you won’t fight.
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It starts with their egos when they’re basically incels- pimple-faced, geeks who can’t get a date and see guys who can.
I dated one who built stuff with 1st Gen in the Silicon Valley, zero social skills. He thought all he needed was to throw expensive gifts at me-he was so arrogant and patronizing.
I dated one who built stuff with 1st Gen in the Silicon Valley, zero social skills. He thought all he needed was to throw expensive gifts at me-he was so arrogant and patronizing.
February 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
It starts with their egos when they’re basically incels- pimple-faced, geeks who can’t get a date and see guys who can.
I dated one who built stuff with 1st Gen in the Silicon Valley, zero social skills. He thought all he needed was to throw expensive gifts at me-he was so arrogant and patronizing.
I dated one who built stuff with 1st Gen in the Silicon Valley, zero social skills. He thought all he needed was to throw expensive gifts at me-he was so arrogant and patronizing.
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Last week, I joined @endcitizensunited.bsky.social President Tiffany Muller for a conversation about how we can end the influence of dark money in our democracy and return power to the people. I’m pushing a comprehensive anti-corruption agenda to do just that.
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Rep. Nikki Budzinski announces anti-corruption agenda - The Daily Illini
Illinois Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-13, announced a seven-point anti-corruption agenda, primarily focused on fiscal transparency in politics.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Last week, I joined @endcitizensunited.bsky.social President Tiffany Muller for a conversation about how we can end the influence of dark money in our democracy and return power to the people. I’m pushing a comprehensive anti-corruption agenda to do just that.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
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"Imagine if we actually followed the Constitution."
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
"Imagine if we actually followed the Constitution."
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This post is the GOAT.
February 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This post is the GOAT.
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"I think that they should just listen to us and give us what we want."
Several WNBA players recently spoke about the state of CBA negotiations after the three-hour meeting Monday between the WNBA and WNBPA.
Our @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social with the latest from Athletes Unlimited Media Day:
Several WNBA players recently spoke about the state of CBA negotiations after the three-hour meeting Monday between the WNBA and WNBPA.
Our @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social with the latest from Athletes Unlimited Media Day:
'Give us what we want': WNBA players sound off on CBA - The IX Basketball
Several WNBA players spoke about the state of CBA negotiations after a three-hour meeting Monday between the WNBA and WNBPA.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:41 PM
"I think that they should just listen to us and give us what we want."
Several WNBA players recently spoke about the state of CBA negotiations after the three-hour meeting Monday between the WNBA and WNBPA.
Our @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social with the latest from Athletes Unlimited Media Day:
Several WNBA players recently spoke about the state of CBA negotiations after the three-hour meeting Monday between the WNBA and WNBPA.
Our @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social with the latest from Athletes Unlimited Media Day:
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With the currently released things about Bill Gates in the Epstein files (he had sex with the women and girls Epstein provided and asked Epstein for antibiotics to secretly give to his then-wife to treat the STI he gave her) how are we feeling about the Gates Foundation funding ... anything?
February 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
With the currently released things about Bill Gates in the Epstein files (he had sex with the women and girls Epstein provided and asked Epstein for antibiotics to secretly give to his then-wife to treat the STI he gave her) how are we feeling about the Gates Foundation funding ... anything?
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Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
February 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
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I'm all for bleeding RFK, Jr to get rid of the evil humors, as the founder's originally intended.
February 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I'm all for bleeding RFK, Jr to get rid of the evil humors, as the founder's originally intended.
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There’s literally a straight line between Trump, Epstein, and the retaliatory lawsuits against women who came forward with allegations against celebrity men like Amber Heard and Blake Lively. They all even have the same PR folks. And yet people still refuse to see it
February 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
There’s literally a straight line between Trump, Epstein, and the retaliatory lawsuits against women who came forward with allegations against celebrity men like Amber Heard and Blake Lively. They all even have the same PR folks. And yet people still refuse to see it
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INVOKE THE 25TH AMENDMENT.
He's too out of control & the "puppet" congress is enabling him. Every time he opens his mouth, "insanity" rolls off his tongue. His cruelty, disrespect, corruption, lawlessness unprecedented. He's destroying the country. He is a true and present danger. It is time .....
He's too out of control & the "puppet" congress is enabling him. Every time he opens his mouth, "insanity" rolls off his tongue. His cruelty, disrespect, corruption, lawlessness unprecedented. He's destroying the country. He is a true and present danger. It is time .....
February 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
INVOKE THE 25TH AMENDMENT.
He's too out of control & the "puppet" congress is enabling him. Every time he opens his mouth, "insanity" rolls off his tongue. His cruelty, disrespect, corruption, lawlessness unprecedented. He's destroying the country. He is a true and present danger. It is time .....
He's too out of control & the "puppet" congress is enabling him. Every time he opens his mouth, "insanity" rolls off his tongue. His cruelty, disrespect, corruption, lawlessness unprecedented. He's destroying the country. He is a true and present danger. It is time .....
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Luke Ganger, Renee Good’s brother: “In the last few weeks, our family took some consolation thinking that perhaps ‘Nee’s death would bring about change in our country. It has not.”
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Luke Ganger, Renee Good’s brother: “In the last few weeks, our family took some consolation thinking that perhaps ‘Nee’s death would bring about change in our country. It has not.”
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She was put on indefinite leave from the NIH because she spoke out against the abuses there.
The NIH “Director” says that science shouldn’t be political, then he purges dissent.
Well done @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social.
Her courage is inspiring and I believe that one day it will be rewarded.
The NIH “Director” says that science shouldn’t be political, then he purges dissent.
Well done @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social.
Her courage is inspiring and I believe that one day it will be rewarded.
NIH Scientist Files Whistleblower Complaint Alleging Retaliation by HHS and NIH for Speaking Out Against Politicization of Science and Unlawful Grant Terminations - Katz Banks Kumin LLP
In Complaint Filed with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, Career NIH Program Director Alleges Unlawful Retaliation for Protected Whistleblowing Activity (Washington, D.C.) – Dr. Jenna Norton, a care...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:21 AM
She was put on indefinite leave from the NIH because she spoke out against the abuses there.
The NIH “Director” says that science shouldn’t be political, then he purges dissent.
Well done @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social.
Her courage is inspiring and I believe that one day it will be rewarded.
The NIH “Director” says that science shouldn’t be political, then he purges dissent.
Well done @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social.
Her courage is inspiring and I believe that one day it will be rewarded.
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The Epstein files prove that #Pizzagate was absolutely right, only they got *all* of the places and people wrong.
February 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The Epstein files prove that #Pizzagate was absolutely right, only they got *all* of the places and people wrong.