Rick
@falstaffsmind.bsky.social
An empiricist dad who is concerned his children are going to inherit a diminished future.
The question I have for conservatives is this... For decades now I have heard you talk about "illegal aliens". But now that you have elected a felon who immediately pardoned other felons, including violent criminals and drug dealers... what don't you understand about illegal?
January 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The question I have for conservatives is this... For decades now I have heard you talk about "illegal aliens". But now that you have elected a felon who immediately pardoned other felons, including violent criminals and drug dealers... what don't you understand about illegal?
Using the law to tax citizens and then hand the money to churches is bad enough. Privatization also leads to a loss of oversight. Public Institutions are generally easy to monitor. Public Institutions also can't participate in a feedback loop of lax oversight in return for campaign contributions.
January 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Using the law to tax citizens and then hand the money to churches is bad enough. Privatization also leads to a loss of oversight. Public Institutions are generally easy to monitor. Public Institutions also can't participate in a feedback loop of lax oversight in return for campaign contributions.
That dude has really bad luck choosing pen pals.
December 31, 2024 at 5:32 AM
That dude has really bad luck choosing pen pals.
They also need to stop bashing people because they are young.
December 30, 2024 at 8:32 PM
They also need to stop bashing people because they are young.
Saddam Hussein had the same idea when he invaded Kuwait.
December 27, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Saddam Hussein had the same idea when he invaded Kuwait.
What is worse... is that Social Security is a separate fund. It's funded by payroll taxes that only working people pay. It won't reduce federal discretionary spending if it's cut.
December 26, 2024 at 11:55 PM
What is worse... is that Social Security is a separate fund. It's funded by payroll taxes that only working people pay. It won't reduce federal discretionary spending if it's cut.
They are still among us.
December 25, 2024 at 6:05 PM
They are still among us.
It's fascinating how Trump hasn't even taken office yet, and things are already quickly falling into complete chaos.
December 20, 2024 at 10:48 PM
It's fascinating how Trump hasn't even taken office yet, and things are already quickly falling into complete chaos.
The public has a perverse view of Government that borders on paranoia. And it's a view that has been cultivated both online and in the popular media. The misconceptions, the imagined waste and incompetence, the lack of trust and appreciation.... it's rampant and corrosive.
December 18, 2024 at 8:29 PM
The public has a perverse view of Government that borders on paranoia. And it's a view that has been cultivated both online and in the popular media. The misconceptions, the imagined waste and incompetence, the lack of trust and appreciation.... it's rampant and corrosive.
These people are a danger to America. They are either insane or working for America's enemies.
December 13, 2024 at 7:44 PM
These people are a danger to America. They are either insane or working for America's enemies.
In England, they don't have insurance companies profiting from increased misery.
December 10, 2024 at 4:41 AM
In England, they don't have insurance companies profiting from increased misery.
I like the part where RFK extolled the virtues of heroin. It's particularly galling that he is anti-vax, but pro-opioid. Particularly since more than 560,000 people in the United States have died from overdoses involving opioids since the opioid epidemic began.
December 9, 2024 at 11:29 PM
I like the part where RFK extolled the virtues of heroin. It's particularly galling that he is anti-vax, but pro-opioid. Particularly since more than 560,000 people in the United States have died from overdoses involving opioids since the opioid epidemic began.
He seems to have taken over. Has there been any JD Vance sightings?
December 8, 2024 at 2:32 PM
He seems to have taken over. Has there been any JD Vance sightings?
I look at it the other way around... Dressing up far right wing politics in the trappings of religion.
December 8, 2024 at 2:27 PM
I look at it the other way around... Dressing up far right wing politics in the trappings of religion.
They want socialized religion.
December 7, 2024 at 9:20 PM
They want socialized religion.
X is the last place kids should be.
December 7, 2024 at 9:18 PM
X is the last place kids should be.
He just noticed the difference between a for profit system and a nationalized single payer system?
December 6, 2024 at 6:10 AM
He just noticed the difference between a for profit system and a nationalized single payer system?
A better metaphor might be the Bonfire of the Vanities. In 1497, in Florence, a Dominican friar led an attack on things he found to be 'occasions of sin', burning works of art, books and musical instruments. The friar in question, G. Savonarola, was placed in power by Lorenzo de' Medici. Mistake.
December 5, 2024 at 5:51 PM
A better metaphor might be the Bonfire of the Vanities. In 1497, in Florence, a Dominican friar led an attack on things he found to be 'occasions of sin', burning works of art, books and musical instruments. The friar in question, G. Savonarola, was placed in power by Lorenzo de' Medici. Mistake.
The pursuit of happiness is a personal matter.
December 5, 2024 at 5:28 AM
The pursuit of happiness is a personal matter.
One thing Billionaires hate: Governments spending money that nobody is profiting from. They will shift Social Security to the stock market. It will mean a $2.86 trillion injection into wall street. How they will do it is a head scratcher.
December 4, 2024 at 12:18 PM
One thing Billionaires hate: Governments spending money that nobody is profiting from. They will shift Social Security to the stock market. It will mean a $2.86 trillion injection into wall street. How they will do it is a head scratcher.
Air from their tires.
December 3, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Air from their tires.
Why are 'Christians' like Candace suddenly weaponizing religion against democracy and republicanism?
December 3, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Why are 'Christians' like Candace suddenly weaponizing religion against democracy and republicanism?
This is an example of a push poll; suggestive questions that "push" the reader toward adopting an unfavorable response. Examples of Chronic Illness include Heart Disease, Cancer, and Diabetes. Chronic illnesses are illnesses that vaccinations don't currently target.
December 1, 2024 at 4:04 PM
This is an example of a push poll; suggestive questions that "push" the reader toward adopting an unfavorable response. Examples of Chronic Illness include Heart Disease, Cancer, and Diabetes. Chronic illnesses are illnesses that vaccinations don't currently target.
It's not just young people. I am all for banning single use plastics.
November 27, 2024 at 8:12 PM
It's not just young people. I am all for banning single use plastics.
Even if it did work, it would take 25 years. I bet less than 5% of manufacturing actually moves even over the very long term.
November 27, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Even if it did work, it would take 25 years. I bet less than 5% of manufacturing actually moves even over the very long term.