A A Ron
@aarona7r.bsky.social
Liberal, IT professional, cat dad, Rush fan for life
Virtually 100% of First World countries offer legally mandated maternity leave, the United States being the only exception among 41 OECD countries that does not have a federal paid leave policy. U.S. has the FMLA, which provides 12 weeks unpaid. And this clown wants you to bring your infant to work.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has announced a pilot program to allow eligible state employees to bring their infants to work during the first six months of life, in an effort to support working families and promote healthy early childhood development.
Indiana pilot program allows state employees to bring infants to work
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has announced a pilot program to allow eligible state employees to bring their infants to work during the first six months of life, in an effort to support working families and promote healthy early childhood development.
www.wishtv.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Virtually 100% of First World countries offer legally mandated maternity leave, the United States being the only exception among 41 OECD countries that does not have a federal paid leave policy. U.S. has the FMLA, which provides 12 weeks unpaid. And this clown wants you to bring your infant to work.
Someone left the cake out in the rain.
American Liu wins first Grand Prix gold at Skate America reut.rs/4pisvrS
American Liu wins first Grand Prix gold at Skate America
World Champion Alysa Liu surprised herself with her first Grand Prix title at Skate America on Sunday, overtaking Japan's Rinka Watanabe in the free skate by a slim margin at Lake Placid.
reut.rs
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Someone left the cake out in the rain.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Hmm, I wonder who profited here?
Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in an approximately $48.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, creating a massive consumer health goods company.
Kimberly-Clark buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in $48.7 billion deal
Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in an approximately $48.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, creating a massive consumer health goods company.
bit.ly
November 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Hmm, I wonder who profited here?
The billionaires are afraid of Mamdani. That's all I need to know.
The New York Post is owned by Lachlan Murdoch, solely because his daddy bought it and passed it on to him.
And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it.
But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.
And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it.
But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The billionaires are afraid of Mamdani. That's all I need to know.
Uggh, I will be flying home from Montreal with a layover in Chicago tomorrow.
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Uggh, I will be flying home from Montreal with a layover in Chicago tomorrow.
Post your favorite Pokemon, wrong answers only.
September 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Post your favorite Pokemon, wrong answers only.
Last weekend I removed a name from my muted words list because I didn't want to miss an obituary. Clearly that was premature and I am happier with my BlueSky experience now that I have fixed the glitch.
September 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Last weekend I removed a name from my muted words list because I didn't want to miss an obituary. Clearly that was premature and I am happier with my BlueSky experience now that I have fixed the glitch.
250 years later we are flushing it all down the toilet.
In June 1776, the Continental Congress formed a five-person committee to draft a declaration of independence from Great Britain. On July 4, the document was approved and signed.
To celebrate the Fourth of July, take a moment to read the Declaration of Independence here:
To celebrate the Fourth of July, take a moment to read the Declaration of Independence here:
Read the Declaration of Independence
Read the Declaration of Independence, the historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson and signed by 56 delegates.
www.wishtv.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
250 years later we are flushing it all down the toilet.
Time to practice our goose step.
NEW: SCOTUS shoots down a federal judge’s effort to protect eight men from being expelled—without due process—to South Sudan, where they face torture and death.
Dissenting, Sotomayor says the court’s “indefensible” decision makes it complicit in “lawlessness.” www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Dissenting, Sotomayor says the court’s “indefensible” decision makes it complicit in “lawlessness.” www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
July 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Time to practice our goose step.
@wired.com does this annoying thing where they automatically repost whenever someone shares their article. So, they publish an article. 15 people immediately share it and then wired reposts the same article 15 times. UNFOLLOW.
June 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
@wired.com does this annoying thing where they automatically repost whenever someone shares their article. So, they publish an article. 15 people immediately share it and then wired reposts the same article 15 times. UNFOLLOW.
I suppose we all should have known the next civil war was going to start at a Home Depot.
June 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I suppose we all should have known the next civil war was going to start at a Home Depot.
It is time to take back patriotism. My home does not belong to the Nazis. youtu.be/jmV-nMiuHYE?...
America Is My Home (Pt. 1)
YouTube video by James Brown - Topic
youtu.be
June 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It is time to take back patriotism. My home does not belong to the Nazis. youtu.be/jmV-nMiuHYE?...
Reposted by A A Ron
A friendly reminder: I can confirm all Nazis are going to hell.
May 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A friendly reminder: I can confirm all Nazis are going to hell.
A fair assessment.
Republicans are Geese: loud, territorial, remarkably aggressive, shit all over everything.
Democrats are Opossums: totally harmless yet widely unpopular, think playing dead is an effective way to deal with predators.
Democrats are Opossums: totally harmless yet widely unpopular, think playing dead is an effective way to deal with predators.
May 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A fair assessment.
Mr. Squirrel goes to the zoo.
May 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Mr. Squirrel goes to the zoo.
This is why we do not want these data centers. Or at the very least, they must finance improvements to renewable power. They must be held to noise standards. They must build up our water infrastructure. They must pay up front for disposal of the components which have at most a 3 year lifespan.
Gov. Mike Braun warns that as more data centers and energy-demanding industries grow in Indiana, the state will need to increase it's water supply and energy generation to support them.
As Indiana manufacturing grows, ‘we clearly don’t have enough electricity,’ governor warns
Gov. Mike Braun warns that as more data centers and energy-demanding industries grow in Indiana, the state will need to increase it's water supply and energy generation to support them.
www.wishtv.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is why we do not want these data centers. Or at the very least, they must finance improvements to renewable power. They must be held to noise standards. They must build up our water infrastructure. They must pay up front for disposal of the components which have at most a 3 year lifespan.
Reposted by A A Ron
DOGE staffers attempted to assign a team and take control of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), but CPB leaders resisted citing federal law that protects the nonprofit’s independence from government interference.
May 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
DOGE staffers attempted to assign a team and take control of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), but CPB leaders resisted citing federal law that protects the nonprofit’s independence from government interference.
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Poisoning the air of a Black community for a fucking chatbot.
'How come I can’t breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis
The company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.
www.politico.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Poisoning the air of a Black community for a fucking chatbot.
Is Taco Bell promoting a carcinogenic herbicide?
May 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Is Taco Bell promoting a carcinogenic herbicide?
I appreciate this well reasoned strategy and the memorable summaries such as, "Never remind people of something you wish they’d forget."
1/2 What do we do when the stories just aren't true?
"Humans are hard-wired for story." Which make "stories especially effective in motivating action."
My Fabulous FrameWorks Institute Friend's article.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social, @jbf1755.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/yr3cwfmj
"Humans are hard-wired for story." Which make "stories especially effective in motivating action."
My Fabulous FrameWorks Institute Friend's article.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social, @jbf1755.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/yr3cwfmj
The Stories That Just Aren't True
Humans are hard-wired for story. Stories engage attention and awaken emotion. They shape how people understand themselves, their relationships and the context in which they live. Stories have the powe...
www.frameworksinstitute.org
May 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I appreciate this well reasoned strategy and the memorable summaries such as, "Never remind people of something you wish they’d forget."