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Old retired guy, alum of UC Berkeley, Intel Corp, Dole Foods. Humanist, Democrat, advocate for mental and behavioral health services, aspiring cook, accomplished dog walker.

Known to tell lies to grandchildren.

I made the mistake of turning on MSNBC for a second right after #Iowa was (surprise 🙄) called for #Trump. They were quoting some of the voters, and those voters were saying that (their) God chose Trump.

Then an MSNBC commentator (rightfully) made the point that nobody running against Trump could possibly compete with that.

At that point, I turned off the TV. I cannot stomach watching one second of this alarming, nauseating BS.

Visa stopped posting on Twitter.
Etsy stopped posting on Twitter.
Adobe stopped posting on Twitter.
Lady Gaga stopped posting on Twitter.
Taylor Swift stopped posting on Twitter.
Mastercard stopped posting on Twitter.
McDonald's stopped posting on Twitter.

Twitter isn't dying, it's dead!

#Twitter #Xitter #X #ElonMusk

Well regulated militia strikes again!

3 dead 8+ injured from a mass shooting in Fort Worth, Texas

So far in 2023:
Deaths from gun violence: 21,775
Mass shootings: 343
Children (under 18) murdered: 907

It’s the guns.

🇺🇸

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/fort-worth-mass-shooting-july-4th-fireworks-b2369099.html

Three people killed and eight wounded in mass shooting at July 4 fireworks event in Fort Worth

The massacre unfolded just before midnight on Monday night as revellers gathered to enjoy Independence Day celebrations in the area of Diaz Avenue and Horne Street in Fort Worth’s Como neighbourhood

The Independent
George Santos announces special new working relationship with the Department of Justice.

We cannot trade the mirage of some future economic benefit for the promise of mass extinction, climate refugees, and the rolling climate catastrophe we are living with more and more with each passing year. Willow is a false hope.

https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2023/03/ruffalo-approval-willow-project-will-undermine-progress-climate

Ruffalo: ‘Approval of Willow project will undermine progress on climate change’

The Biden administration on March 13 approved the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska in the federally owned National Petroleum Reserve. This is a statement from actor and activist Mark Ruffalo.  

Environmental Working Group
Florida bill would require bloggers to register before writing about DeSantis

A bill proposed this week by a Republican state senator in Florida would require bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), his Cabinet officers and members of the Florida legislature to register with the state. Bloggers who receive compensation for a given online post about an elected state officer would have to register with…

The Hill

The Gallup poll: “After showing perceptible increases in 2020 and 2021, U.S. adults’ identification as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual held steady in 2022, at 7.2%.”

So if they are indeed recruiting and grooming, clearly they suck at it.

Well, it's Groundhog Day, again.*

“Only in America do we accept weather predictions from a rodent but deny #ClimateChange evidence from scientists.”

* I share this meme every year on February 2. Source unknown. #science

Oh my doG!

This was amazing! 4 episodes of jaw dropping insanity, tragedy and alter ego.

I disagree with this review. It is EXACTLY the kind of crap all of our crumbling civilization is built on. The throbbng penis vein of the dickheads who run the world.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/feb/01/gunthers-millions-review-like-a-eurotrash-documentary-about-a-filthy-rich-dog-and-his-sex-cult

Gunther’s Millions review – like a Eurotrash documentary about a filthy-rich dog and his sex cult

This tale of a multi-millionaire German shepherd and the super-rich excess lived in his name is full of people with unplaceable accents and dubious morals. It’s all a bit … empty

The Guardian