WishfulThinking
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Free spirit. Texan. Friend of trees. Higher & lower Ed. Wanna be writer. E pluribus unum - out of many, one.
#NoPlanetB
#Ally - Live and let love.
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#NoPlanetB
#Ally - Live and let love.
#ATX
No DM’s. I block haters.
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In honor of Xmas
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
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If you are tired of people complaining about paywall access to journalism then imagine how tired people are of living in places like America where disinformation is free and journalism is a mandatory paid subscription
December 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
If you are tired of people complaining about paywall access to journalism then imagine how tired people are of living in places like America where disinformation is free and journalism is a mandatory paid subscription
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
In honor of Xmas
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
In honor of Xmas
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
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Sounds about right.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sounds about right.
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Trump has signed an Executive Order attempting to ban states and localities from regulating AI.
It comes after Big Tech announced a $100 million lobbying blitz.
Always follow the money. https://youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=LHG-GWoIO87c1Tyi
It comes after Big Tech announced a $100 million lobbying blitz.
Always follow the money. https://youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=LHG-GWoIO87c1Tyi
Big Tech's AI Power-Grab
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Trump has signed an Executive Order attempting to ban states and localities from regulating AI.
It comes after Big Tech announced a $100 million lobbying blitz.
Always follow the money. https://youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=LHG-GWoIO87c1Tyi
It comes after Big Tech announced a $100 million lobbying blitz.
Always follow the money. https://youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=LHG-GWoIO87c1Tyi
“Nice, new neighbor. “
"Introducing, Kid Rock!"
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
“Nice, new neighbor. “
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Humans are brutal occupiers on this planet. Unless we reframe our perception of our very purpose here on Earth, we will be victims of our own invasions, extinctions, AI creations and genocides
December 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Humans are brutal occupiers on this planet. Unless we reframe our perception of our very purpose here on Earth, we will be victims of our own invasions, extinctions, AI creations and genocides
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To paraphrase, "conservatism consists of two parts. There are in groups the law protects but does not bind, and out groups the law binds but does not protect"
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
To paraphrase, "conservatism consists of two parts. There are in groups the law protects but does not bind, and out groups the law binds but does not protect"
By the end of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, Uncle Tom actually sacrifices himself to help other slaves. He’s murdered by his owner for refusing to disclose the location of runaway slaves.
So maybe calling people “Uncle Tom” isn’t the flex we think it is.
So maybe calling people “Uncle Tom” isn’t the flex we think it is.
December 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
By the end of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, Uncle Tom actually sacrifices himself to help other slaves. He’s murdered by his owner for refusing to disclose the location of runaway slaves.
So maybe calling people “Uncle Tom” isn’t the flex we think it is.
So maybe calling people “Uncle Tom” isn’t the flex we think it is.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
@crockett.house.gov I am a citizen of Texas & I appreciate you.
However, your text images posts are not accessible because of the purple background & the white font are not readable. These are low contrast. This is probably a violation of section 504 or 508 of the ADA since this looks official.
However, your text images posts are not accessible because of the purple background & the white font are not readable. These are low contrast. This is probably a violation of section 504 or 508 of the ADA since this looks official.
December 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
@crockett.house.gov I am a citizen of Texas & I appreciate you.
However, your text images posts are not accessible because of the purple background & the white font are not readable. These are low contrast. This is probably a violation of section 504 or 508 of the ADA since this looks official.
However, your text images posts are not accessible because of the purple background & the white font are not readable. These are low contrast. This is probably a violation of section 504 or 508 of the ADA since this looks official.
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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Why does Russia get a voice in this, but not the Palestinians in the Israel Palestinian conflict?
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Why does Russia get a voice in this, but not the Palestinians in the Israel Palestinian conflict?
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A federal judge didn’t “steal” the Commander-in-Chief’s powers—she ruled that DoD exceeded the limits Congress set. That is the rule of law working as designed. What threatens the Republic isn’t judicial review, but officials who insist they’re above it.
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A federal judge didn’t “steal” the Commander-in-Chief’s powers—she ruled that DoD exceeded the limits Congress set. That is the rule of law working as designed. What threatens the Republic isn’t judicial review, but officials who insist they’re above it.
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"Data center facilities are being constructed in pursuit of AI products, and just one of these data centers can consume multiple cities’ worth of power, leading to rocketing demand for new energy sources that can increase electricity bills for everyday ratepayers in often opaque ways."
What’s Next After Louisiana’s Gas Plant Approval for Meta Data Center
Just one of these data centers can consume multiple cities’ worth of power, leading to rocketing demand for new energy sources that can increase electricity bills for everyday ratepayers in often opaque ways.
blog.ucs.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"Data center facilities are being constructed in pursuit of AI products, and just one of these data centers can consume multiple cities’ worth of power, leading to rocketing demand for new energy sources that can increase electricity bills for everyday ratepayers in often opaque ways."
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The treasonous, evil scum in this vile regime need to be called out everywhere by everyone! Comics, SNL, Senators, Reps, Governors, state and local. A barrage of an attack needs to be made on Steven Miller, Russ Vought and others… We must exert extreme social pressure to get them out!
Pls SHARE🙏🙏🙏
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November 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The treasonous, evil scum in this vile regime need to be called out everywhere by everyone! Comics, SNL, Senators, Reps, Governors, state and local. A barrage of an attack needs to be made on Steven Miller, Russ Vought and others… We must exert extreme social pressure to get them out!
Pls SHARE🙏🙏🙏
Pls SHARE🙏🙏🙏
You know that moment when you’ve watched one of your favorite #StarTrek movies for the fourth or fifth time and then you see a major plot hole?
a woman says you disappoint me child in front of her face
ALT: a woman says you disappoint me child in front of her face
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
You know that moment when you’ve watched one of your favorite #StarTrek movies for the fourth or fifth time and then you see a major plot hole?
I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a woman working for Summers. To think that your top boss doesn’t think you’re capable against a man.
I’ve met Men - sure some of them are capable, smart and even kind, but I’ve also met some real doofus’s. And they’re genetically superior? Give me a break.
I’ve met Men - sure some of them are capable, smart and even kind, but I’ve also met some real doofus’s. And they’re genetically superior? Give me a break.
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a woman working for Summers. To think that your top boss doesn’t think you’re capable against a man.
I’ve met Men - sure some of them are capable, smart and even kind, but I’ve also met some real doofus’s. And they’re genetically superior? Give me a break.
I’ve met Men - sure some of them are capable, smart and even kind, but I’ve also met some real doofus’s. And they’re genetically superior? Give me a break.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.