auldtwa
@auldtwa.bsky.social
aka susan L... on FB and Substack. Retired lawyer, also taught English at both high school and university. Hopeful there is a way around trump. Scared for Ukraine and Palestinians and my grandkids.
Congress has to declare war, and they SHOULD require that no inept people be in charge.
December 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Congress has to declare war, and they SHOULD require that no inept people be in charge.
nothing says American Exceptionalism like celebrating hate speech. It IS mostly protected by the 1st here, but "here" is where the First applies, not in Europe.
December 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
nothing says American Exceptionalism like celebrating hate speech. It IS mostly protected by the 1st here, but "here" is where the First applies, not in Europe.
a clown car full of sharpies
December 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
a clown car full of sharpies
wow. Is anyone actually doing it?
December 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
wow. Is anyone actually doing it?
didn't Scalia in DC v Heller actually suggest that there could be a restriction on "machine guns.?"
December 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
didn't Scalia in DC v Heller actually suggest that there could be a restriction on "machine guns.?"
about his absent immunity from falling off a ladder or being hit by an uninsured motorist?
December 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
about his absent immunity from falling off a ladder or being hit by an uninsured motorist?
PERFECT description. Thank you.
December 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
PERFECT description. Thank you.
I've often wondered how many white people who are NOT bigots think "white" first thing when asked about identity. One mark of a real bigot is "if we teach these things our kids will feel bad about themselves." WTF? How many kids would actually identify with George Wallace & thus feel bad?
December 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I've often wondered how many white people who are NOT bigots think "white" first thing when asked about identity. One mark of a real bigot is "if we teach these things our kids will feel bad about themselves." WTF? How many kids would actually identify with George Wallace & thus feel bad?
you don't seem to have to apologize for being an utter bigot, either.
December 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
you don't seem to have to apologize for being an utter bigot, either.
I have a geneticist friend who does find it useful for things like "all peer reviewed papers that mention Gene xyz" He could probably find this other ways, but finds AI faster. That said, I suspect he isn't using ChatGPT.
December 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I have a geneticist friend who does find it useful for things like "all peer reviewed papers that mention Gene xyz" He could probably find this other ways, but finds AI faster. That said, I suspect he isn't using ChatGPT.
Confabulation at work here, typical of frontotemporal dementia. Drump has convinced himself he didn't know Epstein, so all evidence he did is fake.
December 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Confabulation at work here, typical of frontotemporal dementia. Drump has convinced himself he didn't know Epstein, so all evidence he did is fake.
why not just transfer parts of California direct to trump? That way he can sue anyone who steps on it, in addition to deporting them. More money for him.
December 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
why not just transfer parts of California direct to trump? That way he can sue anyone who steps on it, in addition to deporting them. More money for him.
is this being sold by a trump? Note that there is no bathroom available for the person in the bedroom on the top left upstairs. Chamber pot?
December 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
is this being sold by a trump? Note that there is no bathroom available for the person in the bedroom on the top left upstairs. Chamber pot?
I've suggested that the government calculate the amount each enrollee's subsidy is and then give them an HSA with that amount which can ONLY be used to pay an insurance company that is providing ACA coverage.
December 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I've suggested that the government calculate the amount each enrollee's subsidy is and then give them an HSA with that amount which can ONLY be used to pay an insurance company that is providing ACA coverage.
Another hit on my daily dose of WTFs. But just think: the housing crisis could be solved, perhaps, if Drump just lowers the rent on all buildings he owns.
December 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Another hit on my daily dose of WTFs. But just think: the housing crisis could be solved, perhaps, if Drump just lowers the rent on all buildings he owns.
i was referring to the actual DNA, not the expression of it. But your point is right--things change.
December 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
i was referring to the actual DNA, not the expression of it. But your point is right--things change.
"gender" is just a term for one of those mental components. It originated as a purely grammatical term, came to be used to describe things that were "reserved" for males or females like trains or dolls. No reason it can't also include self-perceptions. No EO can order how people think/use words
December 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"gender" is just a term for one of those mental components. It originated as a purely grammatical term, came to be used to describe things that were "reserved" for males or females like trains or dolls. No reason it can't also include self-perceptions. No EO can order how people think/use words
you can't change DNA. DNA isn't the same thing as "sex"--it just determines certain physical characteristics. Anyone who denies that "sex" has a mental component hasn't experienced either lust or an orgasm.
December 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
you can't change DNA. DNA isn't the same thing as "sex"--it just determines certain physical characteristics. Anyone who denies that "sex" has a mental component hasn't experienced either lust or an orgasm.
it will already be stoked when all hospitals in those areas close because of Medicaid cut. Even the RICH in those areas may end up being hours from emergency rooms
December 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
it will already be stoked when all hospitals in those areas close because of Medicaid cut. Even the RICH in those areas may end up being hours from emergency rooms
watch trump do an EO that says that cities and counties lack the power to ban data centers (presumably through zoning laws) and that the Government can do anything it needs to promote its agenda on AI, including revoking the 9th and 10th Amendments.
December 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
watch trump do an EO that says that cities and counties lack the power to ban data centers (presumably through zoning laws) and that the Government can do anything it needs to promote its agenda on AI, including revoking the 9th and 10th Amendments.
Hasn't Israel been blocking Gaza for donkey's years?
Next up, US leaves UN, turns the UN building into a grand hotel, trump leases his name to it.
Next up, US leaves UN, turns the UN building into a grand hotel, trump leases his name to it.
December 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hasn't Israel been blocking Gaza for donkey's years?
Next up, US leaves UN, turns the UN building into a grand hotel, trump leases his name to it.
Next up, US leaves UN, turns the UN building into a grand hotel, trump leases his name to it.
I'm guessing he isn't referring to neo-Nazis.
December 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I'm guessing he isn't referring to neo-Nazis.
Uh, this is from October
December 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Uh, this is from October
I assume he's talking about the nationalization in 2007 of the oil industry, but those assets were ExxonMobil's and Conoco's, not "ours"." But for trump, he and the oil companies are one and the same.
December 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I assume he's talking about the nationalization in 2007 of the oil industry, but those assets were ExxonMobil's and Conoco's, not "ours"." But for trump, he and the oil companies are one and the same.