@pygalge.bsky.social
Retired electron jockey; sometime satirist; semantics buff
In the words of the immortal WC Fields, "Don't applaud, just throw money."
In the words of the immortal WC Fields, "Don't applaud, just throw money."
Not fair. This administration tells the American people lots of things. It's just that few are germane and most are not true.
Since this administration doesn’t want to tell the American people anything, if god forbid some threat comes our way, while the republican cowards run for cover,
Americans will have to fend for themselves
Americans will have to fend for themselves
December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Not fair. This administration tells the American people lots of things. It's just that few are germane and most are not true.
Perhaps not continent-wide. I'm sure Orban would approve.
it is now explicit US policy to interfere in European politics to the benefit of the anti-immigrant right, something that would be causing continent-wide paroxysms of outrage if it was Putin's regime saying it and not Trump's
December 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Perhaps not continent-wide. I'm sure Orban would approve.
Not in the first year of his second term, no.
Later? If the cult holds together, maybe.
Later? If the cult holds together, maybe.
hey do you think there's any chance Trump will try to cancel Christmas and make it Trump Day?
December 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Not in the first year of his second term, no.
Later? If the cult holds together, maybe.
Later? If the cult holds together, maybe.
We need accountability especially because the GOP have been the party demanding accountability for every penny spent in research grants and welfare disbursements.
Sauce for the gander.
Sauce for the gander.
We can’t stay silent as Trump and Hegseth carry out extra-judicial killings. We need accountability.
December 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We need accountability especially because the GOP have been the party demanding accountability for every penny spent in research grants and welfare disbursements.
Sauce for the gander.
Sauce for the gander.
I feel there's something in this for many of us here.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
In defense of the know-it-all
A scholar probes the scorn provoked by the intellectual elite across the ages
www.science.org
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I feel there's something in this for many of us here.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Funny, but I thought that was what he had been trying to do for the last three-and-a-half years.
freespoke.com/stories/GP4G...
freespoke.com/stories/GP4G...
Putin Says Russian Forces Will Take Donbas Region 'By Force' if Ukraine Doesn't Withdraw Troops
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December 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Funny, but I thought that was what he had been trying to do for the last three-and-a-half years.
freespoke.com/stories/GP4G...
freespoke.com/stories/GP4G...
Congratulations. You seem to be doing a very effective job.
December 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Congratulations. You seem to be doing a very effective job.
And this is different from other conducts of politics how?
A history prof I read here said that war is politics conducted in another way, and an extension of policy. He's quoting Clausewitz and he's not wrong; it's embedded in the US military.
But I think he, Clausewitz and the Us are all wrong. War is the expression of fear, greed and the lust for power
But I think he, Clausewitz and the Us are all wrong. War is the expression of fear, greed and the lust for power
December 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
And this is different from other conducts of politics how?
I think you have just defined the source of his popularity.
Trump makes people comfortable with their racism, sexism, etc
December 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I think you have just defined the source of his popularity.
And the Congress that is supposed to provide checks and balances is weaker than either.
It’s true that Trump is weak. Unfortunately the press who cover him are weaker.
December 3, 2025 at 5:52 AM
And the Congress that is supposed to provide checks and balances is weaker than either.
If it looks like corruption and has cash flowing in like corruption and has benefits flowing out like corruption,....
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If it looks like corruption and has cash flowing in like corruption and has benefits flowing out like corruption,....
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
And Watterson drew this before social media.
November 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
And Watterson drew this before social media.
Maybe his Chief of Staff would start writing his Truth Social posts.
What would happen if a malignant narcissist developed Frontal Lobe Dementia?
Release the MRI
Release the MRI
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Maybe his Chief of Staff would start writing his Truth Social posts.
As if.
21 days is only a law. And we have seen what respect Bondi, Patel, et al, have for the law.
21 days is only a law. And we have seen what respect Bondi, Patel, et al, have for the law.
The DOJ now has 21 days to release the Epstein files.
November 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
As if.
21 days is only a law. And we have seen what respect Bondi, Patel, et al, have for the law.
21 days is only a law. And we have seen what respect Bondi, Patel, et al, have for the law.
Congress gave up on that power in 1964.
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Congress gave up on that power in 1964.
The two conditions are not mutually exclusive.
The operative term should be "and," rather than "or."
The operative term should be "and," rather than "or."
Is the Trump administration corrupt or just incompetent?
November 30, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The two conditions are not mutually exclusive.
The operative term should be "and," rather than "or."
The operative term should be "and," rather than "or."
Fellow logophiles will find this one interesting.
My instant reaction to ‘Adults think with their mouths open’
was "and with their minds closed."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
My instant reaction to ‘Adults think with their mouths open’
was "and with their minds closed."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
‘Adults think with their mouths open’: five modern aphorisms to help us make sense of 2025
In his new book The World in a Phrase, author James Geary shares aphorisms from David Byrne, James Baldwin and more that speak to the modern day
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Fellow logophiles will find this one interesting.
My instant reaction to ‘Adults think with their mouths open’
was "and with their minds closed."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
My instant reaction to ‘Adults think with their mouths open’
was "and with their minds closed."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Be careful what you wish for.
JD Vance is next in line for the office.
Different is not automatically better, no matter how bad what you currently have is.
JD Vance is next in line for the office.
Different is not automatically better, no matter how bad what you currently have is.
You know what I would be really thankful for on Thursday? Having a different President of the United States.
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Be careful what you wish for.
JD Vance is next in line for the office.
Different is not automatically better, no matter how bad what you currently have is.
JD Vance is next in line for the office.
Different is not automatically better, no matter how bad what you currently have is.
30 years ago today.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
30 years ago today.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Nicely turned "phrase." A fine analogy.
“Your conception of gender is like the Bohr model atom where genders exist and move between fixed energy level shells, whereas Chris’s conception of gender is like the quantum model atom where genders probabilistically cluster into orbital clouds”
@turn3coco.bsky.social, 2025
@turn3coco.bsky.social, 2025
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Nicely turned "phrase." A fine analogy.
Oh, there's certainly more than merely one. There are several in the Cabinet alone, and a lot of MAGA and the traditional "Better Dead than Red" crowd who support it.
Is there one American who wants our pres to use our military to topple the govt of Venezuela??? We have our own problems, & our military should not be used that way!
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Oh, there's certainly more than merely one. There are several in the Cabinet alone, and a lot of MAGA and the traditional "Better Dead than Red" crowd who support it.
A report on the effects of DOGE. The body count is pretty well documented. The effects are still developing. The consequences are unlikely to be satisfying to those of us who like to see a functioning government.
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
How many people can the federal government lose before it crashes? | Brookings
An in-depth look at how sweeping federal workforce cuts under Trump are straining government services and risking operational failures.
www.brookings.edu
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A report on the effects of DOGE. The body count is pretty well documented. The effects are still developing. The consequences are unlikely to be satisfying to those of us who like to see a functioning government.
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
I am an aficionado of political/editorial cartoons. Many of my long-time favorites are no longer with us.
One who is deserving of attention is Ron Cobb.
His website is roncobb.net/index.html
I highly recommend it.
One who is deserving of attention is Ron Cobb.
His website is roncobb.net/index.html
I highly recommend it.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I am an aficionado of political/editorial cartoons. Many of my long-time favorites are no longer with us.
One who is deserving of attention is Ron Cobb.
His website is roncobb.net/index.html
I highly recommend it.
One who is deserving of attention is Ron Cobb.
His website is roncobb.net/index.html
I highly recommend it.