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I am interested in #humor #space #music #cooking #recipes #justice #history #science #medicine #archeology #coffee

Retired Union electrician, writer of doggerel, lifelong disappointed lefty. In recovery from two other social media platforms. I'm on Pacific time, so that may explain why you didn't get a quick reply from me. I also nap frequently.

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Nonilex , to random
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In a , secret recording, the justice suggests partisan funding is to blame for coverage of justices’ undisclosed luxury

In a new recording, Justice Samuel lashes out at the news organization , describing the news organization’s Prize-winning coverage of the as driven by animus, insisting: “They don’t like our decisions.”


https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/samuel-alito-supreme-court-recording-propublica-windsor-1235037796/

mydogwrotethis ,
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@Nonilex We elect the Legislative and Executive branches of the federal government. I see no reason why we shouldn't also have and elected judiciary, including the Supreme Court.

Nonilex , to random
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#Biden admin cancels an additional $7.7B in #StudentLoans

>160k student loan borrowers are now in line to have their balances canceled, bringing the total amount of #DebtForgiveness allowed under the Biden admin’s policies to $167B, the #Education Dept announced Wed.

#BidenHarris2024 #VoteBlue #economy #finance #loans #debt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/05/22/biden-administration-cancels-an-additional-77-billion-student-loans/

mydogwrotethis ,
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@Nonilex Kudos to the photographer who made him look a little bit like Cary Grant.

GottaLaff , to random
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Just. Watch. #RandyRainbow

You're welcome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMRxhfYSdhc

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff Genius. Absolute Genius.

rbreich , to random
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Will Trump be criminally convicted in his election interference trial? If so, will it affect the election?

mydogwrotethis ,
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@rbreich If he is jailed and then elected, will he still be able to pardon himself? (Maybe not from state charges.)

Nonilex , to random
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Mother F⁕⚠︎er!!!!

Judge indefinitely #delays #Trump’s #ClassifiedDocuments trial in #Florida
U.S. Judge #AileenCannon said there are too many pre-trial issues to address to set a new trial date now.
#NationalSecurity #law #criminal #conspiracy #obstruction #espionage #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/07/trump-classified-documents-trial-delayed-cannon-florida/

mydogwrotethis ,
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@Nonilex The question now, of course is how will Jack Smith respond to this?

GottaLaff , to random
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@JustFrank Because I love your profile pics so much, I'll tell you a story:

When I was much much younger, I saw Groucho sitting in an aisle seat at a movie theater. I approached him, told him I knew he hates when people approach him, but I just had to tell him that I loved him.

He said, "Well I love you too." and he kissed me smack on the mouth.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff @JustFrank Fair's fair.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff @JustFrank That makes me think I've led way too cautious a life.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff @JustFrank Sometimes great risks have great rewards.

Nonilex , to random
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Yesterday was the last day with my 💔.

My dog Linus & I drove several hours to bring him to a licensed rescue org.

I woke him early to get him well hydrated before the long drive.

Of course there’s a last video for all of Ramone’s fans…

Baby squirrel Ramone’s last day with us

mydogwrotethis ,
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@Nonilex Farewell, Ramone. Wishing you a long, happy life in the trees.

Nonilex , to random
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TLcleanse fix

I found a wildlife org that can take him.

It’s going to seriously break my heart to let this little guy go, but it’s what’s right for him.

He’ll get to be w/other squirrels & be reintroduced to the wild properly 🤞🏻

He’ll have a life, not a domestic one.

Still 💔
I am bringing him tomorrow

After bath / subsequent bath, baby squirrel Ramone gets a massage.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@Nonilex
It's hard. He likes and trusts you. It's still the right thing to do.

Nonilex , to random
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Presidential #MedalOfFreedom awarded today to 19 recipients by #POTUS #Biden

(In no particular order)

  1. #ClarenceBJones, 93, was honored for his activism during the Civil Rights Movement. He’s a lawyer who provided legal counsel to Martin Luther King Jr. & helped write the opening paragraphs of the “I Have a Dream” speech that King delivered at the Lincoln Memorial at the 1963 March on Washington.

1/

mydogwrotethis ,
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@Nonilex Thinking about it, Phil Donohue is the polar opposite of Rush Limbaugh. Biden's just carrying on a tradition in his own way.

Strandjunker , to random
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Allowing members of Congress who were part of Trump’s armed insurrection to remain in Congress is about as insane as allowing terrorists to return to work in the same building they tried to blow up.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@Strandjunker But they are Republicans, so all is forgiven.

Nonilex , (edited ) to random
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Tuesday #BabySquirrel “Ramone” fix

FYI

• My 14 yr old rescue dog Linus who no matter where we live (I move A LOT) either sleeps on the couch or the dogbed in my bedroom, now sleeps right next to the table where I’ve set up all things Ramone.

Apparently we’re both now nursemaids, so expect to always hear his snore in Ramone videos.

• Also I’ve officially designated my grey hoodie as Ramone feeding clothes, don’t like wasting water & try to limit laundry.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@Nonilex When my now 41 year old son was small, a baby squirrel showed up under a tree in our back yard. It's eyes weren't even open yet. My son consulted the then fledgling internet and got some advice about caring for an orphan squirrel. He also found contact information for the local wild animal rescue organization. We contacted them and there was a woman blocks from our house who could foster the little guy. She asked us if we wanted him back after he was old enough to get by on his own, explaining that squirrels are born knowing how to be squirrels. She warned that the only drawback would be that if the squirrel saw us come out into the yard he might jump out of tree on us because he was so happy to see us. "Squirrels have really sharp claws," she said. We left it up to her where to release it.

GottaLaff , to random
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An hour or so to go before we can go home after our open house, but so far today was a bust, per our Ring camera. Hardly anyone showed. The market has been flat. 😢

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff Around here (Fresno) some realtors are listing homes at below market rates in an effort to encourage bidding wars. Sometimes they happen, sometimes they don't.

GottaLaff , to random
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It took ALL day, but we got our Internet back. Frontier had to do a factory reset. Hallelujah!!!

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff We need to get Judge Merchan to question Frontier and Verizon about their failure to accept that the problem was on their end all along.

GottaLaff , to random
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Say it with me now (You should all know it by heart, I've been using it for years): Everything out of their mouths = lies and/or projection/confessions

Via Kyle Griffin:

Two of the chief architects of the effort to overturn the 2020 election — Donald #Trump and #MikeJohnson — are currently holding an event on "election integrity."

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff In other news The Jeffrey Epstein Foundation is sponsoring a symposium on Teenage Chastity.

Strandjunker , to random
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Serious question: Why are white people so afraid of becoming a minority? Does America treat minorities badly or something?

mydogwrotethis ,
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@Strandjunker My impression is that the wealthy fear a change of regime giving the not rich the power to change the rules of wealth distribution in favor of themselves. Working class people fear that the end of white privilege will make it harder for them and their spawn to keep a lock on the shrinking pool of decent jobs.

GottaLaff , to random
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Why yes, we are at White Rock. Thanks for asking! #BC #Canada 🇨🇦🩷

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff Have you given any thought to buying a lot and having a house built, given the shortage of existing homes for sale?

GottaLaff , to random
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🎯

Via David Hogg:

Guys please help me I’m so confused- if bans never work and all we need to end gun violence is thoughts and prayers why ban abortion?

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff
Abortion is the hot button social issue that Republicans use to persuade middle class conservatively religious people to vote against their own economic interests so they can end what they are told repeatedly is America's greatest offense against God. Republicans do this because they otherwise lack allies to help them pass their agenda of shifting the tax burden off themselves and onto people who are barely making it because of housing and rent inflation and stagnant wages.

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Via -Harris HQ:

Partner of ’s Project 2025 calls for abolishing the 22nd Amendment, allowing Trump to be in office forever

The American Conservative headline: "Trump 2028" with the byline: "The Twenty-second Amendment is an arbitrary restraint on presidents who serve nonconsecutive terms-and on democracy itself."

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff Somehow they missed the irony in the 22nd Amendment having been passed as a Republican response to 12 years of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and the GOP being the party of Term Limits.

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#Pornhub, one of the most popular websites in the world, blocked #Texas-based access to its site 1 week after a federal appeals court in the #conservative #FifthCircuit upheld the age verification portion of the Texas law. The adult video site has previously opposed such measures in states like #Utah, arguing so-called “#AgeGating” #laws are ineffective, unfair & punish the very users states want to protect.
#privacy #law #FirstAmendment #censorship
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/15/pornhub-texas-age-verification-law/

mydogwrotethis ,
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@Nonilex Let's see if this wakes up the MAGA crowd in Texas to the fact that white nationalists want to take away their porn. I hope they also take away beer.

GottaLaff , to random
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They just put our For Sale 🪧up.

So surreal.

We've lived here since 1994.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff Wishing you a quick sale and a happy landing in your new home, just in time for spring.

GottaLaff , to random
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Via multiple sources who posted the vid:

Former VP Pious McKissAss Pence: I will not be endorsing Donald #Trump

ADDED:

Via Rupar:

"It should come as no surprise that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year."

ADDED:

Via David Corn:

Brave move for Pence: withholding an endorsement of a guy who almost got him killed.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff I wonder if he prayed on it with Mike Johnson.

GottaLaff , to random
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I got offline early yesterday. Couple of things happened that I must post, so forgive me if you’ve seen them. 1/…
🤦🏻‍♀️

Via Ron Filipkowski:

So, Marge says she told Biden, “Say her name, Lincoln Riley.” So Biden does that & gets ridiculed by Greene & MAGA for supposedly mispronouncing it. He pronounced it exactly the way Marge says she told him to in this clip.

Acyn:
While criticizing Biden for mispronouncing Laken Riley’s name, MTG makes the same mistake and calls her Lincoln Riley

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff Maybe it was a tacit admission that his memory isn't working so well anymore.

GottaLaff , to random
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Hiring again blew past expectations. The U.S. added 275,000 #jobs last month, though the unemployment rate rose to 3.9% - WSJ

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

GottaLaff , to random
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Time to get offline.

Say goodnight, Laffy.

"Goodnight Laffy."

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff What a gift these two were.

GottaLaff , to random
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Hammy walked us, we feel better.

I want to stay feeling better.

I'll post news if it breaks.

Have a good night.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff
"The Ocean of most souls would scarcely get your feet wet." (Deteriorata)

GottaLaff , to random
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I can't stomach any more Trump clips.

Offline I go to spend my 15 cent residual. Drinks for everyone!

I'll post news if it breaks. 'Nighty night.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff Join me in taking a vow never to toot anything with a picture of Trump in it ever again.

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Via Klasfeld:

Explainer:

For each category of disgorgement, Justice Engoron imposed "prejudgment interest" starting from a date. That has a 9 percent rate determined by statute.

The AG crunched those numbers to estimate ~$450M AS OF TODAY.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff
[Insert Woody Woodpecker laugh.]

GottaLaff , to random
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I take requests. Here’s Hamilton, Mastodon’s service dog to the rescue.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff
He looks like a good dog, it's a disguise he puts on to psyche you into believing he deserves a treat.

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff You're talking to someone whose wife feeds chopped up cold cuts to the dogs because "They don't like dog food." I swear they winked at me when she told me that.

GottaLaff , to random
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⚠️Yet another

“Multiple large retailers, including Costco and Trader Joe’s, have recalled items containing dairy products from Rizo-López Foods Inc. due to possible Listeria contamination.”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/12/health/cheese-yogurt-dairy-recall-list-wellness?cid=ios_app

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff We were notified by Costco about this. We had purchased one of the tainted items on the list. We spent a couple of awful days with diarrhea, and threw away the uneaten portion. Costco offered to refund the purchase price to anyone who still had the merchandise. They knew enough to contact us but to get a refund we had to return the product or the receipt for it. I'll think twice before buying prepared food there again.

GottaLaff , to random
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Guess what and I did today?

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff Watch this show up in The House Of Representatives as evidence of Democratic voter fraud.

GottaLaff , to random
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👋🏼Marianne Williamson suspends her presidential campaign, ending long-shot primary challenge to Biden https://apnews.com/article/76505d653c2f06f703bd5755c6cb9908

mydogwrotethis ,
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@GottaLaff In current political terms, this would be described as a nothingburger.

Nonilex , to random
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#Mayorkas #impeachment #fail

#House #Republican slams #GOP's “delusional” #MayorkasImpeachment

Rep #TomMcClintock (R-CA) came out swinging on Tues against the impeachment of Secy of #HomelandSecurity Mayorkas.

McClintock's position means #Republicans are down another vote as they try to impeach Mayorkas w/a razor-thin House majority. Rep #KenBuck (R-CO) is also opposed, w/several other Republicans undecided.

#HouseRepublicans #TheDysfunctionIsThePoint
https://www.axios.com/2024/02/06/house-republican-mcclintock-oppose-mayorkas-impeachment

mydogwrotethis ,
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@Nonilex That this self-righteous prig now occupies the chair once held by Nancy Pelosi is an insult to every form of decency.

luckytran , to random
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Something notable from this chart comparing U.S. COVID wastewater levels by year, is that we've never seen levels this high at this time of the year!

(indicated by the black line representing current levels, crossing the blue line representing Omicron levels in 2022)

We are Still in One of the Largest Waves of the Pandemic, According to U.S. Wastewater Levels (Feb 2024) This chart shows SARS-CoV-2 virus levels by month since Biobot first started detecting the virus in wastewater, with all years depicted on the same plot. Because of the timing of historical winter peaks, years are shown from March to February. Vertical axis displays the effective SARS-CoV-2 virus concentration (copies/mL of sewage). Data last updated February 05, 2024 from samples collected during the week of January 29, 2024. Most recent data are subject to change. Chart: @luckvtran • Source: Biobot • Created with Datawrapper
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    @luckytran It greatly distresses me that federal, state and local governments are not routinely posting Covid statistics. How is the general public supposed to know that more than usual caution is required?

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