David Alpern
@davidalpern.bsky.social
I'm good for an occasional insightful aphorism or two. Don't expect more of me and you won't be disappointed.
The Trump regime's agenda
March 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Trump regime's agenda
The Trump regime's mantra:
"We have to destroy the country in order to save it."
and, for the moment at least, they're succeeding.
"We have to destroy the country in order to save it."
and, for the moment at least, they're succeeding.
March 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The Trump regime's mantra:
"We have to destroy the country in order to save it."
and, for the moment at least, they're succeeding.
"We have to destroy the country in order to save it."
and, for the moment at least, they're succeeding.
Every March 4th, the sun once again is visible at sunset after being behind the neighboring building all winter. Small pleasures.
March 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Every March 4th, the sun once again is visible at sunset after being behind the neighboring building all winter. Small pleasures.
In the news...
"White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
Trillions of dollars could be on hold, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo."
I've been saying since Nov. 6 that it will take overreach for his non hardcore MAGA supporters to begin to wake up.
So it begins
"White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
Trillions of dollars could be on hold, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo."
I've been saying since Nov. 6 that it will take overreach for his non hardcore MAGA supporters to begin to wake up.
So it begins
January 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In the news...
"White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
Trillions of dollars could be on hold, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo."
I've been saying since Nov. 6 that it will take overreach for his non hardcore MAGA supporters to begin to wake up.
So it begins
"White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
Trillions of dollars could be on hold, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo."
I've been saying since Nov. 6 that it will take overreach for his non hardcore MAGA supporters to begin to wake up.
So it begins
Disgusting
The lawyer for Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys... serving a 22-year sentence on a seditious conspiracy conviction connected to Jan. 6, said Tarrio is currently being processed for release from a federal prison... Even though Trump has not yet formally granted clemency
The lawyer for Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys... serving a 22-year sentence on a seditious conspiracy conviction connected to Jan. 6, said Tarrio is currently being processed for release from a federal prison... Even though Trump has not yet formally granted clemency
January 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Disgusting
The lawyer for Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys... serving a 22-year sentence on a seditious conspiracy conviction connected to Jan. 6, said Tarrio is currently being processed for release from a federal prison... Even though Trump has not yet formally granted clemency
The lawyer for Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys... serving a 22-year sentence on a seditious conspiracy conviction connected to Jan. 6, said Tarrio is currently being processed for release from a federal prison... Even though Trump has not yet formally granted clemency
Preemptive reminder that just because people may be pardoned, does not in any way mean that the they were not given a properly conducted legal hearing in a court of law where extraordinary amounts of legal evidence was presented,
January 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Preemptive reminder that just because people may be pardoned, does not in any way mean that the they were not given a properly conducted legal hearing in a court of law where extraordinary amounts of legal evidence was presented,
I looked and looked, but I didn't see Elon Musk on the ballot for any office in 2024
December 20, 2024 at 4:52 PM
I looked and looked, but I didn't see Elon Musk on the ballot for any office in 2024
And let the chaos begin!
Chaos Consumes Drive to Avoid Government Shutdown, With 2 Days to Go www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/u...
Chaos Consumes Drive to Avoid Government Shutdown, With 2 Days to Go www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/u...
Trump Panned the Bipartisan Spending Deal. What Happens Next?
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s denunciation of a bipartisan spending bill all but buried that deal while leaving unclear what form a new agreement could take.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:23 PM
And let the chaos begin!
Chaos Consumes Drive to Avoid Government Shutdown, With 2 Days to Go www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/u...
Chaos Consumes Drive to Avoid Government Shutdown, With 2 Days to Go www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/u...
How often do you consult Wikipedia, reference Wikipedia, etc. Wikipedia is asking for donations. Only 2% of visitors to the oft-referenced site have ever donated. I've been giving them a very modest sum of money for several years. It would be great if all of you reading this would do the same.
December 17, 2024 at 8:46 PM
How often do you consult Wikipedia, reference Wikipedia, etc. Wikipedia is asking for donations. Only 2% of visitors to the oft-referenced site have ever donated. I've been giving them a very modest sum of money for several years. It would be great if all of you reading this would do the same.
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My mother had polio. She nearly died and the after effects lasted her entire life and ultimately greatly contributed to her death. Many others were not so lucky. Lots of people dismissed those lobbying for the ending of the polio vaccine as fringe and not to be worried about.
My mother had polio. She nearly died and the after effects lasted her entire life and ultimately greatly contributed to her death. Many others were not so lucky. Lots of people dismissed those lobbying for the ending of the polio vaccine as fringe and not to be worried about.
December 13, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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My mother had polio. She nearly died and the after effects lasted her entire life and ultimately greatly contributed to her death. Many others were not so lucky. Lots of people dismissed those lobbying for the ending of the polio vaccine as fringe and not to be worried about.
My mother had polio. She nearly died and the after effects lasted her entire life and ultimately greatly contributed to her death. Many others were not so lucky. Lots of people dismissed those lobbying for the ending of the polio vaccine as fringe and not to be worried about.
(2/2) The choice of Kennedy for health secretary in the Trump dis-administration is another horrible cabinet choice that will have severe consequences for the health and welfare of everyone on the planet
This is just so dangerous and ridiculous
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
December 13, 2024 at 7:32 PM
(2/2) The choice of Kennedy for health secretary in the Trump dis-administration is another horrible cabinet choice that will have severe consequences for the health and welfare of everyone on the planet
Reposted by David Alpern
This reveals that RFK’s whole “oh you can get a vaccine if you want to, just no mandates” thing is bullshit because he’s going after the vaccines themselves.
Vaccines which, for the record, are one of the keystones to our civilization. Particularly regarding the survival of children.
Vaccines which, for the record, are one of the keystones to our civilization. Particularly regarding the survival of children.
December 13, 2024 at 12:18 PM
This reveals that RFK’s whole “oh you can get a vaccine if you want to, just no mandates” thing is bullshit because he’s going after the vaccines themselves.
Vaccines which, for the record, are one of the keystones to our civilization. Particularly regarding the survival of children.
Vaccines which, for the record, are one of the keystones to our civilization. Particularly regarding the survival of children.
Fuck protocol. Fuck policy.
This is the de facto protocol and policy: Do whatever it takes to whomever you want to get what you want.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
This is the de facto protocol and policy: Do whatever it takes to whomever you want to get what you want.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Trump's DOJ secretly obtained phone and text message logs of 43 congressional staffers and 2 members of Congress
The Justice Department's investigations into leaks of classified information were far broader than previously known, according to the department's internal watchdog.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Fuck protocol. Fuck policy.
This is the de facto protocol and policy: Do whatever it takes to whomever you want to get what you want.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
This is the de facto protocol and policy: Do whatever it takes to whomever you want to get what you want.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
But hey, let's just ignore all of Trump's pardons at the end of his first term. Far more egregious. Far more consequential. But you know, Hunter!
December 3, 2024 at 5:22 AM
But hey, let's just ignore all of Trump's pardons at the end of his first term. Far more egregious. Far more consequential. But you know, Hunter!
If the considerable money and the undeniable brilliance of the tech oligarchs behind the efforts to colonize Mars for 10,000 of their super wealthy friends was instead directed on addressing climate change, they could save all eight billion of us who would otherwise be stuck here.
November 28, 2024 at 8:19 PM
If the considerable money and the undeniable brilliance of the tech oligarchs behind the efforts to colonize Mars for 10,000 of their super wealthy friends was instead directed on addressing climate change, they could save all eight billion of us who would otherwise be stuck here.
If @timemagazine.bsky.social named the word of the year, 'loyalist' and 'sycophant' would be battling it out for first place.
November 28, 2024 at 5:41 AM
If @timemagazine.bsky.social named the word of the year, 'loyalist' and 'sycophant' would be battling it out for first place.
As of about 4:00 PM on 11/18/2024, closing in on 20 million registered Bluesky users
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November 18, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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Elon, standing up for free speech, compassion and decency once again, restores Alex Jones's faith in the justice system
#oligarch
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
#oligarch
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Alex Jones reveals the secret mogul who saved Infowars
Alex Jones said that 'the cavalry is here' as attorneys for a prominent company have turned up to possibly help him avoid his beloved Infowars from being sold to The Onion.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Elon, standing up for free speech, compassion and decency once again, restores Alex Jones's faith in the justice system
#oligarch
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
#oligarch
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by David Alpern
“There is no climate crisis, and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition, either,” Chris Wright, Trump's energy secretary pick, said in a video last year.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Trump picks oil and gas industry CEO Chris Wright as next energy secretary
Oilfield services exec denies climate crisis and is expected to support Trump’s plan to maximize oil and gas production
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:23 AM
“There is no climate crisis, and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition, either,” Chris Wright, Trump's energy secretary pick, said in a video last year.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
If scientists or 'planetary defense specialists' discovered that a 'planet killer' asteroid was on track to make a direct hit, I'd finally be able to stop worrying about climate change.
November 16, 2024 at 11:15 PM
If scientists or 'planetary defense specialists' discovered that a 'planet killer' asteroid was on track to make a direct hit, I'd finally be able to stop worrying about climate change.
Reposted by David Alpern
Do yourself a favor and read this from Fox News contributor Ben Domenech.
I’d like to report a murder
I’d like to report a murder
November 15, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Do yourself a favor and read this from Fox News contributor Ben Domenech.
I’d like to report a murder
I’d like to report a murder
Is The Onion onioning itself or did it really buy Infowars? Meta or not Meta?
November 14, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Is The Onion onioning itself or did it really buy Infowars? Meta or not Meta?
Apparently sex offenders are bad only when they're *our* sex offenders. When they're yours, they can even become U.S. Attorney General.
November 14, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Apparently sex offenders are bad only when they're *our* sex offenders. When they're yours, they can even become U.S. Attorney General.
I'm prescient.
Trump's pick for Attorney General!!
Key job reqs:
proven loyalty --> Check!
sycophancy --> Check!
obedience --> Check!
abcnews.go.com/US/witness-t...
November 13, 2024 at 11:44 PM
I'm prescient.
Trump's pick for Attorney General!!
Key job reqs:
proven loyalty --> Check!
sycophancy --> Check!
obedience --> Check!
abcnews.go.com/US/witness-t...