Ann Porter
@annporterla.bsky.social
Cultivating mindfulness. SQL writer, former political junkie, empty nester. Burbs of New Orleans. Ohio native.
"There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do." - Terry Pratchett
"Mind how you go." - Esmerelda Weatherwax
"There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do." - Terry Pratchett
"Mind how you go." - Esmerelda Weatherwax
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also, my dude, I really do not think you want to be setting a precedent of “end of term pardons are null and void”
just sayin’
just sayin’
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
also, my dude, I really do not think you want to be setting a precedent of “end of term pardons are null and void”
just sayin’
just sayin’
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No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
Pirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
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We learned ~nothing from the Global Financial Crisis
The US is deregulating banks. Will the rest of the world follow?
New rules will boost lending and profits and entrench American dominance. But critics say they could lead to another crash
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
We learned ~nothing from the Global Financial Crisis
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Huge news today, if you missed it; Chris Duncan was released from Louisiana prison after being wrongfully convicted for nearly three decades.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
The Human Cost of Jeff Landry’s Drive to Resume Executions - Bolts
Chris Duncan’s death sentence—built on the testimony of two discredited doctors—illustrates just how faulty the system can be.
boltsmag.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Huge news today, if you missed it; Chris Duncan was released from Louisiana prison after being wrongfully convicted for nearly three decades.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
I am totally harmless and mild-mannered. Why would anyone take the trouble to block me?
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I am totally harmless and mild-mannered. Why would anyone take the trouble to block me?
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James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
"Oooey-gooey" baked goods are pudding, right?
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"Oooey-gooey" baked goods are pudding, right?
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No. He can't.
Does the Atlantic honestly print three-word stories?
Does the Atlantic honestly print three-word stories?
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
No. He can't.
Does the Atlantic honestly print three-word stories?
Does the Atlantic honestly print three-word stories?
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Any man that wants to wear pretty yet uncomfortable clothes, learn to apply expensive cosmetics, take a pay cut, accept condescending medical care, and deal with constant sexual harassment is a sister-in-arms.
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Any man that wants to wear pretty yet uncomfortable clothes, learn to apply expensive cosmetics, take a pay cut, accept condescending medical care, and deal with constant sexual harassment is a sister-in-arms.
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Mayor Wu stunting on em heavy
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Mayor Wu stunting on em heavy
I started working as an admin in the late 70s and 80s and gravitated to computer stuff. I did the admin/computer stuff/admin cycle for a couple of jobs. Eventually a great boss started a company; I went to work for him in '96. I work for a consultant in the same industry now.
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I started working as an admin in the late 70s and 80s and gravitated to computer stuff. I did the admin/computer stuff/admin cycle for a couple of jobs. Eventually a great boss started a company; I went to work for him in '96. I work for a consultant in the same industry now.
Any other former Catholics digging Bob from Chicago?
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Any other former Catholics digging Bob from Chicago?
For someone as loud as I am, I sure do like the quiet. (It's quiet).
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
For someone as loud as I am, I sure do like the quiet. (It's quiet).
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Before the Civil War started in 1936, Franco was considered a mediocre army officer, but he pulled off a 40 year dictatorship because....
Sound like anyone we know today?
Sound like anyone we know today?
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Before the Civil War started in 1936, Franco was considered a mediocre army officer, but he pulled off a 40 year dictatorship because....
Sound like anyone we know today?
Sound like anyone we know today?
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Don’t doubt it at all.
My first thought was:
Absolutely Not.
My first thought was:
Absolutely Not.
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Don’t doubt it at all.
My first thought was:
Absolutely Not.
My first thought was:
Absolutely Not.
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Murder is down 14% relative to *2019* levels through September in the latest Real-Time Crime Index sample of 545 agencies.
All signs continue to point to a strong likelihood that 2025 will feature the lowest murder rate ever recorded by the FBI (data back to 1960).
All signs continue to point to a strong likelihood that 2025 will feature the lowest murder rate ever recorded by the FBI (data back to 1960).
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Murder is down 14% relative to *2019* levels through September in the latest Real-Time Crime Index sample of 545 agencies.
All signs continue to point to a strong likelihood that 2025 will feature the lowest murder rate ever recorded by the FBI (data back to 1960).
All signs continue to point to a strong likelihood that 2025 will feature the lowest murder rate ever recorded by the FBI (data back to 1960).
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If someone you know has been murdered, and their family wasn’t interviewed by CNN, chances are they were a drug dealer. Just want everyone to know that.
Cotton on Trump's boat strikes: "Use common sense. If any of these had been boats full of fisherman or refugees, CNN would've already been on the ground & interviewed all their families & told their stories. We can be confident all of these strikes have been against cartel-based drug traffickers."
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If someone you know has been murdered, and their family wasn’t interviewed by CNN, chances are they were a drug dealer. Just want everyone to know that.
I have been reading the Sue Grafton "Alphabet Books." I just finished J. I have K and L from the library. When I finish those two I'm going to read the Death series again from Pratchett's Discworld. What are you reading?
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I have been reading the Sue Grafton "Alphabet Books." I just finished J. I have K and L from the library. When I finish those two I'm going to read the Death series again from Pratchett's Discworld. What are you reading?
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"that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
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"Do you love New York but wish it had fewer people, no big buildings and much worse humidity? Well do I have a state for you!"
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"Do you love New York but wish it had fewer people, no big buildings and much worse humidity? Well do I have a state for you!"
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Remember that time when the President of the United States referred to a female reporter as “Piggy” and the mainstream media didn’t say shit?
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Remember that time when the President of the United States referred to a female reporter as “Piggy” and the mainstream media didn’t say shit?
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/4 Anyway, the notion we should be surprised when big corporations do overtly corrupt things is quaint, because megacorps do not acknowledge or understand things like moral or civic responsibility or good citizenship.
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
/4 Anyway, the notion we should be surprised when big corporations do overtly corrupt things is quaint, because megacorps do not acknowledge or understand things like moral or civic responsibility or good citizenship.
Run on sentences FTW!
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Run on sentences FTW!
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...