I’m proud to be one of the most pessimistic pessimists I know of. And I’ve been Anti-Trump for at least a decade now. Yet I continue to be astounded at how quickly, after returning to office, he is taking a shit on the reputation of the United States and the well-being of its people and allies.
Picked up a used set of the 54-volume Great Books of the Western World today! Wish the print were larger, but, oh well.
How much would you be willing to pay for a “Great Books” Encyclopedia Brittanica set? Just curious. Wondering if I’m willing to spend $275 on one from Facebook Marketplace or not…
Pretty happy with this makeshift laptop stand I was able to make from leftover bookends and two binder clips!
Sorry, but, if a Connections category name is NINE words long, something’s gone wrong!
Do Canadians have basements? More specifically, are there any Canadians out there with heated basements willing to take in USA refugees? Or maybe some attic space?
Can someone explain it like I’m 5: Is the Trump administration obeying court orders? Where do we stand in terms of full-blown Constitutional Crisis™️ or not? The latest Economist weekly said that Trump hasn’t yet crossed the line of defying the Judicial branch. Is that still the case?
Maybe let’s quit normalizing Nazi salutes and instead go back to punching Nazis in the face
Anyone out there using OpenFGA for authorization?
I think I would be willing to pay $10/month for Ring Security Alarm Monitoring. But I’m not willing to have to also pay $10/month for a Ring Home plan before I can buy the security alarm monitoring. Sigh.
Welp, as things continue to unravel…anyone got any fun weekend plans?
Does anyone have a tool or script that’s worked for them to auto/bulk delete BlueSky posts? I’m trying out this one, but it keeps timing-out on me, so far: github.com/Gorcenski…
If you ever thought that Trump was the lesser of two evils compared to Harris, do you still think so now? Why or why not? (FWIW, to me, Trump has clearly seemed like the greater evil in 2016, 2020, and 2024. And I can’t even imagine Harris/Walz plunging the USA toward fascism like Trump has.)
So far, Trump 2.0 has been incredibly successful for Russia, China, various diseases, and Elon Musk. Meanwhile, the rest of us…
I feel like this is all headed for violence, y’all
Anyone else out there been vaguely disappointed with The Economist’s coverage of the USA’s fascist coup? I guess I was just hoping for some more frank truth-telling. Or maybe I’ve missed it.
I’m working on a list of facts that shouldn’t be “political” or controversial, but they are.
Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.
January 6th was an insurrection.
Congress, not the President, has the power of the purse.
…What would you add?
You can’t follow Jesus and hate immigrants. joshuapsteele.com/you-cant-…
Still not sure how I’m going to explain these years to my grandkids someday. I mean, it’s gonna take quite a few cave paintings, I think.
Anyone else out there still really into sea shanties? 🏴☠️