Does it matter to anyone who voted for him? Do we want JD Vance in the WH?
06.05.2025 02:23
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Does it matter to anyone who voted for him? Do we want JD Vance in the WH?
While he seems crazy and demented to those who don't support him, his followers seem to think this is normal
@quadcarl.bsky.social Just in case you don't know about this. I think I paid under $2 for this a few months ago, but it is NOT gasoline.
Here's my best guess. They're talking about ethanol85 gas. I currently live near Mount Pleasant, Iowa. I pay about $3 a gallon for the cheapest "normal" gas. This subsidized ethanol version is now $2.15. I used it once, and it nearly wrecked my new car. My mechanic told me to never use it again.
True. My cats also speak this language.
If members of the press are worried they didn’t give enough coverage to the cognitive decline of a sitting president, they have an amazing opportunity to make up for it right now.
Paul Simon: "I am a rock."
This is just the start
Likewise. A drink will help with that decision
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
Thank you! Iowa City is a great little city. Lots of great cheap food for college kids and nice restaurants for professors. I'm looking forward to this experience. And I have friends my age who live in town!
Some good news! I was accepted into the Iowa Writers' Workshop summer program in fiction. Spent the day filling out forms and sending transcripts. Now looking for a place to live in Iowa City.
Godwin
Sorry to my 69 followers if you guys keep seeing me share and reshare and reshare and reshare my latest #shortfilm THE TAKING. I am doing so because, alas… it’s working! It is getting seen by people. For all who supported with a view, like and comment, THANK YOU! 🙏🏽
#filmsky #moviesky #scriptsky
From Fox’s Chief National Security reporter. Who can’t seem to get any airtime lately. For some reason.
Cancer is bad, but nuclear bombs are worse
How many scoops at WaPo or the LA Times have _already_ been buried.
This album STILL appears every now and then on one of my devices. Back in the day it used to end phone calls and force me to listen to it until I did something to make it stop.
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Maine-lining Trump
So, this is a part hide?
2022: "The Supreme Court would NEVER overturn Roe v. Wade!"
2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"
when you vote against your self interest... and are surprised by the FO
Who are the five writers who made you?
Edith Wharton
Henry James
Jane Smiley (my mentor)
Edgar Allan Poe
Stephen King
I'd love to give a shout out to some who didn't "make" me, but who I love:
Lorrie Moore
Jim Shepard
Rebecca Makkai
Andrea Barrett
Alice Munro
Jennifer Egan
Okay, BUY NOTHING is a great script idea. I'm going to use it unless you beat me to it.
He has... what?
this is a golden age for walking out of your lab with a USB key in your pocket getting on a plane and going to Luxembourg
Accurate
Shot him like a dog with a gun
"He cried beautiful tears in the Oval Office yesterday. I love that but think we need strong strong men who cry tears of strength, not tears of beauty, which are for women who should buy a Tesla, but not electric that kills birds and stops wind."