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Associate Director, Web Services at SUNY ESF; immed. past President & board member of Digital Collegium; Alpha Phi Omega alum volunteer. Geek, cook, and political junkie. @farktal from the bird app. Views are my own. he/him

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Like getting pregnant in the United States?

13.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 5363 πŸ” 976 πŸ’¬ 586 πŸ“Œ 108

Man these DOGE videos are like the parody of the fantastical version of β€œunelected bureaucrats” Republicans have railed on for years

12.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 612 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

twould be nice

12.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Was going to quote something like "Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them" but no, he is just plain fuckin stupid.

09.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 664 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 0

These people are, to be blunt, substantially less intelligent than they believe they are.

09.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 4515 πŸ” 888 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 14

Definitely trying their damnedest to test the floor of that approval rating...

08.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Called for a tow from the scene of an accident nearly three hours ago. Still waiting.

01.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the lovely afternoon long wait, Subaru/Toyota roadside assistance… #StillWaiting

01.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

01.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 11791 πŸ” 3831 πŸ’¬ 145 πŸ“Œ 176
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They went to war with Iran (which nobody in America was asking for) so they could conjure an excuse to allow ICE to keep murdering Americans and teargassing schools here at home with impunity (which nobody in America was asking for).

01.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 19472 πŸ” 6097 πŸ’¬ 1668 πŸ“Œ 480
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Remember how Trump's SOTU included a line about how he'd stopped eight wars, including Israel v. Iran?

28.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 1106 πŸ” 281 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 20

β€œMr President, your approval ratings are in the toilet, the economy is looking increasingly brittle, and you are sailing one tide ahead of a swarm of personal and corruption scandals. The midterms are looking ominous.”

β€œWhat if I started a war of choice and made gas $7 per gallon this summer?”

28.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 1293 πŸ” 280 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 12

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done

- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy

28.02.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 26315 πŸ” 8892 πŸ’¬ 290 πŸ“Œ 332

The apparent Scouting move announced by Pete Hegseth today is more unacceptable capitulation.

It is a truly embarrassing move by the Scouts in particular. The Scouts capitulating to a lawless murderer is the opposite of the lessons I learned during my time in Scouts.

27.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 797 πŸ” 156 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 13

Even if it was an accident, it shows extremely poor judgment. Neo-Nazis use anti-war rhetoric in bad faith, to get boosted by well-meaning people.

Falling for the trick shows you are either complicit or too gullible to hold real power.

26.02.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I think the question is less whether the Trump executive order could hold up in court than how far he is willing to go and how much chaos he is willing to cause in response. None of his 2020 election claims held up in court either.

26.02.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 595 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 4

My ESF career, such as it is, is now old enough to vote. How in the hell did that happen?

25.02.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s enough internet for today.

24.02.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Flying is not a constitutional right.
Drinking beer is not a constitutional right.
One does not always need to provide an ID to buy beer (I’m rarely carded).
And neither flying nor drinking require the onerous proof of citizenship that the SAVE Act demands to exercise a constitutional right.

23.02.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Old Man Yells At Math

23.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1897 πŸ” 227 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 5

To my mind, this is the single tweet that explains 95% of the energy behind the MAGA movement.

20.02.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 4501 πŸ” 1041 πŸ’¬ 125 πŸ“Œ 66

JUST DROPPED: Supreme Court decision on (most of Trump's tariffs). They're unconstitutional. They've always been unconstitutional. Turn 'em off.

This wasn't a trade war; it was a pointless and illegal diversion.

20.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 2360 πŸ” 661 πŸ’¬ 162 πŸ“Œ 46

Beer me. What a freaking day.

19.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Constitution says "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law." Presidents who violate the Constitution should be impeached and removed from office.

19.02.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 1589 πŸ” 476 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 15
Picture via a CNN reporter of a banner with Trump’s face going up on outside of DOJ building

Picture via a CNN reporter of a banner with Trump’s face going up on outside of DOJ building

Biden would’ve been instantly impeached in a bipartisan vote if he put his face on the freakin’ Department of Justice building

19.02.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 14577 πŸ” 4277 πŸ’¬ 1636 πŸ“Œ 1019

The possibility that pre-Elon Twitter was limiting the reach of conservative tweets was the greatest story in the history of journalism, while a vast network of sex trafficking pedophiles that included billionaires, celebrities and two presidents is just a big yawn.

19.02.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 3122 πŸ” 600 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 12
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WHITE HOUSE: "When you see it on Truth Social, you know it's directly from President Trump."

TRUMP 2 WEEKS AGO: "Somebody posted, a staffer posted ... somebody slipped. I didn't do it. This was done by somebody else."

18.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 6108 πŸ” 1901 πŸ’¬ 303 πŸ“Œ 134

If anyone else was this ignorant about the *entire purpose of their job*, they'd be fired instantly

18.02.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 1051 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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Just once I’d love these guys to come back from Europe and say β€œHad a great time in Europe” instead of endorsing a Fourth Reich

18.02.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 819 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 10
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This is the reason behind the Trump
administration’s intense desire to ban Talarico content.

If they lose the evangelicals, they lose all their power.

17.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 1509 πŸ” 594 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 49