Gingerspeckle

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Irish New Yorker living in the Hudson Valley. Pro Democracy. Pro Choice. Maker of Cinco the Word Game
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We're now in the 26th consecutive month of unemployment below 4%. We haven't seen this since the 1960s. This is what can happen when you fight back against trickle-down economic nonsense and invest in American workers.

My local grocery store should take note.

#justforlaughs #funny #meme

I think US Senators should dress in ways that show respect for the institution, and for democracy.

But this idiotic commentary -- and even more idiotic promotion of it by the Washington Post -- demonstrates contempt for pretty much everyone who correctly understands there is zero parallel between fascists in waiting and a poorly dressed politician.

Note: Neckties are a ridiculous convention that should have ended ages ago.

@pluralistic After spending several months on Bluesky and working with the protocol (on building a PHP library for it), I realized it’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Even if/when they do federate, the intent appears to be for large companies to run major portions of the protocol.

And Bluesky just converted to a C corp to take on venture capital.

I deactivated my account last week because I won’t get fooled again.

(I now have that song by The Who stuck in my head.)

@pluralistic aka Cory Doctorow was already my favorite writer when we met by chance at Trader Joe's several years ago. But ever since, backing his crowdfunded works has been a no-brainer. This one won't just be a fiery indictment of tech monopolies, but a way to take action and reclaim the internet from them:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation

#Menopause song 🎵🎶🤣

https://youtu.be/AcVFtu-ZmmM

So fucking #funny 😂

Menopause Rhapsody - Bohemian Rhapsody Parody Song for every Queen

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Justin Verlander Returns to the Astros Once More

Verlander is back in Houston, and it feels like everything's back to where it's supposed to be.

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Now that a few republican leaders are gingerly stepping away from former guy, I realize I feel the same about them as I do about the journalists who are just now leaving extwitter.

I mean: good for you, it's about time. But don't expect any kind of medal or applause for finally doing the bare minimum that everyone with any decency and integrity did months or years ago. Don't get me wrong: you needed to do this. You just showed a lot about yourself by waiting to this point. So, I guess, welcome back into the human race ...

#politics #TrumpIndictment #journalism #weakAssExcuses #birdSite