I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...
I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...
Bleak. βIn time, US citizens may find themselves trapped in a diminished, nightmare Americaβlike a post-Musk Twitter at scaleβwhere everything works badly, everything can be turned against you, and everyone else has fled.β
www.wired.com/story/enshit...
The economy is so good that I'm firing the BLS Commissioner for reporting numbers so grim I refuse to believe them, and also demanding the Fed cut rates typically seen during a recession.
I knew one day Iβd have to watch powerful men burn the world down β I just didnβt expect them to be such losers
Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
We let an opportunity to have an exceptionally well-qualified individual of character lead this nation slip through our fingers, America.
Lemme get this straight.
Mexico is sending firefighters to help California.
Canada has sent firefighters to help California.
Where TF is the GOP?
Ghostbusters π»
Itβs Sunday, so letβs share the good word:
If churches want to play politics, they can pay taxes like the rest of us. God doesnβt need a tax break, but millionaire pastors sure seem to love one.
Iβm with Harry.
San Antonio's too scared of a little holiday horror? I say let Krampus loose and then do a world tour. Also, why limit to just kids? I'm sure we can think of a few adults we wouldn't mind including on the naughty list.
www.news4sanantonio.com/news/local/k...
I just leave this here.....
they are gonna fuck this up so hard.
Theyβll win a bunch and do a ton of damage but that is not mutually exclusive from how hard they are gonna fuck this, because they are chronically morons
I wrote about this app! Itβs good! (But you know that, youβre here)
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/t...
BlueSky may be an echo chamber for a while, but it has the potential to be a place (for people living in the same reality) to discuss opposing views more than the other place does. The other place is beyond hope. For now though, I'm just going to enjoy not losing faith in humanity on this app.
I think my fave thing about Bluesky is how easy itβs been to connect with so many cool people, so quickly.
Loving these starter packs! π
Is blue sky where we are organizing the war on Christmas this year?
Did I miss anything in the US the past 2.5 weeks? π
Holidayβs over, sadly. Itβs been a pleasure, as always, Australia. βπΌπ¨
βWe are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love and then we return home.β β Aboriginal Proverb
See you soon, Austin! π€
Officially a Bluesky-er, despite how cloudy it is in Sydney today.