@nwhiker.bsky.social
@governorferguson.bsky.social We need to counter some of this. We cannot just do nothing. They are cheating and attempting to be the ethical ones is just going to ensure the en do of the United States.
🚨BREAKING: Indiana Senate Elections Committee voted 6–3 to advance a controversial mid-decade redistricting bill that would all but guarantee the GOP wins all nine of the state’s congressional seats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Indiana Senate Committee Advances Trump-Demanded Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
@governorferguson.bsky.social We need to counter some of this. We cannot just do nothing. They are cheating and attempting to be the ethical ones is just going to ensure the en do of the United States.
Now that SCOTUS has validated gerrymandering for any racist arbitrary reason imaginable—EVERY Blue state Governor needs to redistrict their state to completely eliminate red seats.
This is the MAGA precedent. It is law now. Run with it. Beat MAGAs at their own game. Vote MAGAs out permanently.
This is the MAGA precedent. It is law now. Run with it. Beat MAGAs at their own game. Vote MAGAs out permanently.
December 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
@governorferguson.bsky.social Is Washington going to step up or are we going to be complicit?
Now that SCOTUS has validated gerrymandering for any racist arbitrary reason imaginable—EVERY Blue state Governor needs to redistrict their state to completely eliminate red seats.
This is the MAGA precedent. It is law now. Run with it. Beat MAGAs at their own game. Vote MAGAs out permanently.
This is the MAGA precedent. It is law now. Run with it. Beat MAGAs at their own game. Vote MAGAs out permanently.
December 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
@governorferguson.bsky.social Is Washington going to step up or are we going to be complicit?
@governorferguson.bsky.social
Washington needs to step up and redistrict. We cannot allow them to pervert democracy and elections and just ignore the problem.
Washington needs to step up and redistrict. We cannot allow them to pervert democracy and elections and just ignore the problem.
BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Texas use Trump-backed gerrymandered maps in 2026
December 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
@governorferguson.bsky.social
Washington needs to step up and redistrict. We cannot allow them to pervert democracy and elections and just ignore the problem.
Washington needs to step up and redistrict. We cannot allow them to pervert democracy and elections and just ignore the problem.
I am at my sister's. I am listening to an audiobook using my wired earbuds. I put phone and earbuds on the table to get a cup of tea.
I did not have to worry that in those 5 minutes somecat would come by and chew my earbud wires to bits.
I miss my cats. But the lack of precautions is nice too.
I did not have to worry that in those 5 minutes somecat would come by and chew my earbud wires to bits.
I miss my cats. But the lack of precautions is nice too.
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I am at my sister's. I am listening to an audiobook using my wired earbuds. I put phone and earbuds on the table to get a cup of tea.
I did not have to worry that in those 5 minutes somecat would come by and chew my earbud wires to bits.
I miss my cats. But the lack of precautions is nice too.
I did not have to worry that in those 5 minutes somecat would come by and chew my earbud wires to bits.
I miss my cats. But the lack of precautions is nice too.
@governorferguson.bsky.social We need to move on this in Washington. If this is the game they are going to play, we need to get in on it or be crushed in a manner we can never recover from.
Florida is entering the national redistricting arms race, with a legislative hearing set to kick off yet another contentious map-drawing fight.
Florida dives into the redistricting arms race despite political and legal hurdles
Florida Republicans will need to navigate an anti-gerrymandering amendment approved by voters and internal divisions over the map-drawing process.
nbcnews.to
December 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
@governorferguson.bsky.social We need to move on this in Washington. If this is the game they are going to play, we need to get in on it or be crushed in a manner we can never recover from.
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After I was cut from the team, I worked overtime for six years because I was determined to win a gold medal for my country. I'm campaigning just like I played basketball: by outworking everyone. It's time we had someone in the Senate who fights for all Iowans.
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
After I was cut from the team, I worked overtime for six years because I was determined to win a gold medal for my country. I'm campaigning just like I played basketball: by outworking everyone. It's time we had someone in the Senate who fights for all Iowans.
Standing on the platform waiting for the 1 Line at non yet 6AM I am seriously considering my life choices. Half marathon today. I don't know why it stresses me out, it is just an urban hike and a same distance hike is fine.
November 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Standing on the platform waiting for the 1 Line at non yet 6AM I am seriously considering my life choices. Half marathon today. I don't know why it stresses me out, it is just an urban hike and a same distance hike is fine.
Shopping at the farmer's market. I get charging a fee for credit cards but not disclosing at 25% fee until I've selected almost $50 worth of jewelry really irked me.
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Shopping at the farmer's market. I get charging a fee for credit cards but not disclosing at 25% fee until I've selected almost $50 worth of jewelry really irked me.
We get a park pass every year, usually in March or April. I think this year we'll renew early to get another Dec 2025 - Dec 2026 pass because I don't think I could stomach this one.
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
We get a park pass every year, usually in March or April. I think this year we'll renew early to get another Dec 2025 - Dec 2026 pass because I don't think I could stomach this one.
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The CDC is lying to you about vaccines and autism. The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism. It’s just part of RFK Jr.'s ongoing war on vaccines. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-cdc-is-l...
The CDC is lying to you about vaccines and autism
The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism. It's just part of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s continuing war on vacc
sciencebasedmedicine.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The CDC is lying to you about vaccines and autism. The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism. It’s just part of RFK Jr.'s ongoing war on vaccines. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-cdc-is-l...
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They can’t make computers as intelligent as humans, but they can make humans as unthinking as computers.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
They can’t make computers as intelligent as humans, but they can make humans as unthinking as computers.
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Here’s the poppies in the bottom of my office building .
They are really moving because they are about five feet tall and are very 3D.
They are really moving because they are about five feet tall and are very 3D.
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Here’s the poppies in the bottom of my office building .
They are really moving because they are about five feet tall and are very 3D.
They are really moving because they are about five feet tall and are very 3D.
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Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
OMG, the casual sexism. Announcer at Head of the Hooch (head rowing event). A women, seeded 1 in the Women's Singles goes by. Then the last seeded (last started) Men's Singles comes by. And the freaking announcer comments about how "they may have started her earlier".
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
OMG, the casual sexism. Announcer at Head of the Hooch (head rowing event). A women, seeded 1 in the Women's Singles goes by. Then the last seeded (last started) Men's Singles comes by. And the freaking announcer comments about how "they may have started her earlier".
My computer backgrounds are photos I've download from Microsoft Bing and I cycle through them. On Biden's Inauguration Day, this was the photo they had. Every time it pops up on my screen, I remember the hopeful joy of that day.
November 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My computer backgrounds are photos I've download from Microsoft Bing and I cycle through them. On Biden's Inauguration Day, this was the photo they had. Every time it pops up on my screen, I remember the hopeful joy of that day.
It is the moral, ethical, and yes legally right for Democratic States and Cities to engage in Soft Secession by withholding federal taxes. This would not violate the Supremacy Clause, has immense precedent in US history, & the time to act is NOW.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
Blue States: It Is Time For Soft Secession
Democratic run State and County Govts contribute 71% of the United States economy, and it's past time they flexed their muscle to protect our humanity
www.qasimrashid.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Well, my job got cut today. Research scientist, so not completely unexpected. At my age, I doubt I'll ever get another job.
October 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Well, my job got cut today. Research scientist, so not completely unexpected. At my age, I doubt I'll ever get another job.
If anyone wants to read the first 6 chapters of a romance novel, have at it.... The novel is finished and I'll continue to post.
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asteralison.dreamwidth.org/2678.html
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October 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
If anyone wants to read the first 6 chapters of a romance novel, have at it.... The novel is finished and I'll continue to post.
asteralison.dreamwidth.org/2678.html
asteralison.dreamwidth.org/2678.html
Mt Rainier from 3rd Burroughs Mt.
September 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Mt Rainier from 3rd Burroughs Mt.
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One day, nearly 2000 years ago, a cat dashed across some drying tiles, somewhere near Hadrian's Wall.
It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?
It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?
September 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
One day, nearly 2000 years ago, a cat dashed across some drying tiles, somewhere near Hadrian's Wall.
It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?
It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?
Elder Gen X at a Metal Concert. Black clothes. MASKS. Earplugs. Columbia fleece until it warms up a bit. 😁
September 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Elder Gen X at a Metal Concert. Black clothes. MASKS. Earplugs. Columbia fleece until it warms up a bit. 😁
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i just sent this email to @ezraklein.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
i just sent this email to @ezraklein.bsky.social
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Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).
September 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).
Last night I sat down to the the NY Times crossword ... and clue 1 Across was "Spiritual principle symbolized by an endless knot".
The answer, of course, is KARMA.
(Sorry for the spoiler, even if it is yesterday's puzzle.)
The answer, of course, is KARMA.
(Sorry for the spoiler, even if it is yesterday's puzzle.)
September 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Last night I sat down to the the NY Times crossword ... and clue 1 Across was "Spiritual principle symbolized by an endless knot".
The answer, of course, is KARMA.
(Sorry for the spoiler, even if it is yesterday's puzzle.)
The answer, of course, is KARMA.
(Sorry for the spoiler, even if it is yesterday's puzzle.)