Shiny Norma
@shinynorma.bsky.social
Retired software engineer. Jazz afficionado. Part time geek. Husband, Dad, Granddad, and GigaPop (geekspeak for Great Granddad).
Will someone with more influence than me compare "Daddy" with "Der Fuhrer"? Please.
July 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Will someone with more influence than me compare "Daddy" with "Der Fuhrer"? Please.
ICE: does the term "jackbooted thugs" ring any bells?
July 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
ICE: does the term "jackbooted thugs" ring any bells?
Yes, he's destroying America, but we will heal he he's gone. But he's also destroying the world's climate. That will be difficult to repair, if not too late already.
June 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Yes, he's destroying America, but we will heal he he's gone. But he's also destroying the world's climate. That will be difficult to repair, if not too late already.
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Congress can roll back Trump’s disastrous tariffs by passing new legislation that cancels them.
The problem, of course, is that Republicans are too weak to stand up to Trump.
The problem, of course, is that Republicans are too weak to stand up to Trump.
April 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Congress can roll back Trump’s disastrous tariffs by passing new legislation that cancels them.
The problem, of course, is that Republicans are too weak to stand up to Trump.
The problem, of course, is that Republicans are too weak to stand up to Trump.
So the GOP is finally getting what it's always wanted. A regressive federal sales tax to cut progressive income taxes. Just hiding the words "sales tax" under the word "tariffs". The poor pay more, the rich pay less. Ah, America, I miss you already.
April 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
So the GOP is finally getting what it's always wanted. A regressive federal sales tax to cut progressive income taxes. Just hiding the words "sales tax" under the word "tariffs". The poor pay more, the rich pay less. Ah, America, I miss you already.
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This is horrifyingly correct.
March 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is horrifyingly correct.
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Truer words were never spoken.
March 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Truer words were never spoken.
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Something to think about
March 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Something to think about
So Drumpf family name was changed, replacing the D. Next appropriate modification would be to get back the D, but this time spelled Ditler?
March 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
So Drumpf family name was changed, replacing the D. Next appropriate modification would be to get back the D, but this time spelled Ditler?
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NEW: Trump’s FEMA administrator just sent out an email ordering all employees to stop sending things to the media without prior authorization. It was immediately sent to me by a FEMA employee without prior authorization to share with you.
February 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NEW: Trump’s FEMA administrator just sent out an email ordering all employees to stop sending things to the media without prior authorization. It was immediately sent to me by a FEMA employee without prior authorization to share with you.
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Meanwhile, so much for “free speech” over at The Bad Place.
February 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Meanwhile, so much for “free speech” over at The Bad Place.
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Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out.
Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation.
Say equity, which a just society should pursue.
Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.
Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation.
Say equity, which a just society should pursue.
Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.
February 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out.
Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation.
Say equity, which a just society should pursue.
Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.
Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation.
Say equity, which a just society should pursue.
Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.
Getting excited about this year's Wichita Jazz Festival! In it's 52 year run, it's presented the best in jazz and this year promises to excel! Going to be a great spring!
#WichitaJazzFest
#WichitaJazzFest
January 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Getting excited about this year's Wichita Jazz Festival! In it's 52 year run, it's presented the best in jazz and this year promises to excel! Going to be a great spring!
#WichitaJazzFest
#WichitaJazzFest
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December 1, 2024 at 3:49 AM
BlueSky is everything I hoped Mastodon would be.
November 27, 2024 at 3:14 PM
BlueSky is everything I hoped Mastodon would be.
@katecohen.bsky.social Loved your Washington Post potato column today.
November 27, 2024 at 2:50 PM
@katecohen.bsky.social Loved your Washington Post potato column today.
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Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.