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Arty-san

@arty-san.bsky.social

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Science, art, music. I sometimes post original art and photography, articles with commentary, also some reposts from talented photographers, artists, and scientists. I don't like politics, but we're in the fight of our lives to save democracy.

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Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 6h

Yes. Trump promised to deploy the National Guard but soon after J6, the DoD released records that prove he never put it in writing. He's the only one who can deploy them.

As a result, about 600 of those who were convicted (and subsequently) pardoned assaulted police and put their lives at risk.

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 1d

Porch bandit

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 6h

Trump is legendary for not paying contractors or rally venues.

I met a contractor online who had been trying to get paid for months. Trump will always delay hoping some will give up.

Now he's threatening to pay only SOME federal workers and hinted that the choice will be partisan.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 12h

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Rod Jones @rodshelf.bsky.social · 16h

Sheathed woodtuft fungi growing next to the river at Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. #ThePhotoHour #fungi #nature #photography @nationaltrust.org.uk @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

In the foreground, a cluster of honey-coloured, mushroom-shaped sheathed woodtuft fungi grows on a mossy tree stump. A river can be seen in the background.

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 6h

The Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies are about to expire. Democrats are trying to get them extended on behalf of Americans.

Murray is correct, if millions of Americans drop coverage because they can't afford it, prices go up for everyone else.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Murray: I talked to a family that’s paying about $300 a month for their health insurance. It’s going to jump to over $1,800 per month.

Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 6h

Many tons of food rotted. It was already budgeted and allocated.

They were going to destroy the medicine as well (although there was an outcry so I don't know if they did).

Unnecessary cruelty.

It hurts our farmers too. This is one of the ways they develop new markets for their crops overseas.

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 6h

Trump is always blowing things out of proportion to create a fuss and keep himself in the spotlight.

A call log is a simple list with a timestamp, incoming or outgoing, and sometimes a record of which cell tower it went through.

There's no content. It does not include text messages or audio.

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks. 👍

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 10h

Melania's uncle is benefiting from the $millions it's costing to rent golf carts for Trump and all the secret service personnel that go with him for his weekend jaunts.

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 10h

The Portland "war zone". Portland "burning to the ground".

Looks like fun.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

#WarRavagedPortland

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

There are conflicting stories that were was no autopsy on #CharlieKirk (which would be highly unusual) and then later that there was. No official report has been released.

The #autopsy is rumored to claim that the bullet first impacted C2 (seems highly unlikely) and traveled down to lodge at T1 ⁉️

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

There are conflicting stories that were was no autopsy on #CharlieKirk (which would be highly unusual) and then later that there was. No official report has been released.

The #autopsy is rumored to claim that the bullet first impacted C2 (seems highly unlikely) and traveled down to lodge at T1 ⁉️

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

There are conflicting stories that were was no autopsy on #CharlieKirk (which would be highly unusual) and then later that there was. No official report has been released.

The #autopsy is rumored to claim that the bullet first impacted C2 (seems highly unlikely) and traveled down to lodge at T1 ⁉️

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

The engravings on the bullets are videogame memes.

Three of them are from Helldivers 2.

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

There are conflicting stories that were was no autopsy on #CharlieKirk (which would be highly unusual) and then later that there was. No official report has been released.

The #autopsy is rumored to claim that the bullet first impacted C2 (seems highly unlikely) and traveled down to lodge at T1 ⁉️

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

No official autopsy has been released, we have only rumors.

The rumors say they did retrieve a bullet from the body, but it would be highly unusual for a .30-06 to not pass through soft tissue.

More rumors that it lodged in bone after traveling down vertically (hard to believe).

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

There are conflicting stories that were was no autopsy on #CharlieKirk (which would be highly unusual) and then later that there was. No official report has been released.

The #autopsy is rumored to claim that the bullet first impacted C2 (seems highly unlikely) and traveled down to lodge at T1 ⁉️

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

I'm very grateful that there weren't multiple casualties.

It could have been a semi-automatic rifle taking aim at many in the crowd.

Even if it was only one shot, a rifle shot can make it through more than one person.

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

There are conflicting stories that were was no autopsy on #CharlieKirk (which would be highly unusual) and then later that there was. No official report has been released.

The #autopsy is rumored to claim that the bullet first impacted C2 (seems highly unlikely) and traveled down to lodge at T1 ⁉️

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

One of the things I learned very quickly on Twitter was not to tell jokes. They went right over people's heads.

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

Why.

Are we going to name all streets after podcasters and evangelists?

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

It appears that #FoxNews has been masquerading the same guy (probably Robert J. O'Neill) as "Antifa", as a gang member, and as other characters while conducting fake interviews disguised as news.

This is fraud.

#antifa #fraud #law #RobertONeill #foxnews #grift #con #fakenews #gangmember

JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 12h

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

Here ya go, he looks like this guy. He claims he killed Osama bin Laden. He's currently a podcaster (Texas based?), and "associated" with Fox.

Robert J. O'Neill, a former Navy SEAL.

saywhat-politics.tumblr.com/post/7967911...

Arty-san @arty-san.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah, having watched her a few times now, it looks like her aides are preparing notes for her on specific people with a handful of come-backs for deflecting questions.

Very theatrical, not sincere.