AncientGarnet
@ancientgarnet.bsky.social
Just another old white guy, but not THAT kind of old white guy. Woodstock survivor. Software developer since the late 70s, still at it today. Worried for my kids about climate--and now about the survival of democracy in the US.
"because we were working on the healthcare stuff"
Right! There's still a few people who can afford health insurance. Gotta fix that.
Right! There's still a few people who can afford health insurance. Gotta fix that.
December 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"because we were working on the healthcare stuff"
Right! There's still a few people who can afford health insurance. Gotta fix that.
Right! There's still a few people who can afford health insurance. Gotta fix that.
"can explain climate changes prior to the Industrial Revolution"
And since then, ... ?
And since then, ... ?
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"can explain climate changes prior to the Industrial Revolution"
And since then, ... ?
And since then, ... ?
Hmm, no. I don't remember.
That's probably because it didn't happen.
That's probably because it didn't happen.
December 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hmm, no. I don't remember.
That's probably because it didn't happen.
That's probably because it didn't happen.
Fun fact: Omar has been a US citizen for much longer than Melania.
December 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Fun fact: Omar has been a US citizen for much longer than Melania.
... then backing up to run over him again.
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
... then backing up to run over him again.
Just to be clear, the first strike was every bit as illegal as the second one.
December 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just to be clear, the first strike was every bit as illegal as the second one.
Is there not one person in the administration with the guts to tell him that this is literally impossible? Not a single one? They're all just going to let him keep embarrassing himself?
December 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Is there not one person in the administration with the guts to tell him that this is literally impossible? Not a single one? They're all just going to let him keep embarrassing himself?
"Activist judge" = "Any judge whose ruling I don't like."
November 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"Activist judge" = "Any judge whose ruling I don't like."
Judges' orders are "lawful and binding" *by definition*, unless and until they are overturned by a higher court.
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Judges' orders are "lawful and binding" *by definition*, unless and until they are overturned by a higher court.
Well, I dunno. This American got an electric kettle a few years ago and would never even *think* about going back to stovetop.
November 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Well, I dunno. This American got an electric kettle a few years ago and would never even *think* about going back to stovetop.
Look, pal, if you weren't providing your turkeys with smoothies, well, that's animal abuse as far as I'm concerned.
I'm notifying PETA.
I'm notifying PETA.
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Look, pal, if you weren't providing your turkeys with smoothies, well, that's animal abuse as far as I'm concerned.
I'm notifying PETA.
I'm notifying PETA.
Scientists wouldn't say "vaccines don't cause autism" anyway. They would say that there is no good evidence that vaccines *do* cause autism.
So we can conclude that we have someone employed by the CDC who doesn't understand how science works.
So we can conclude that we have someone employed by the CDC who doesn't understand how science works.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Scientists wouldn't say "vaccines don't cause autism" anyway. They would say that there is no good evidence that vaccines *do* cause autism.
So we can conclude that we have someone employed by the CDC who doesn't understand how science works.
So we can conclude that we have someone employed by the CDC who doesn't understand how science works.
DONNIE: ONE MORE TIME: NETWORKS DON'T HAVE LICENSES.
Geeze, bro, buy a clue somewhere. Or hire someone who has one and isn't afraid to tell you.
Geeze, bro, buy a clue somewhere. Or hire someone who has one and isn't afraid to tell you.
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
DONNIE: ONE MORE TIME: NETWORKS DON'T HAVE LICENSES.
Geeze, bro, buy a clue somewhere. Or hire someone who has one and isn't afraid to tell you.
Geeze, bro, buy a clue somewhere. Or hire someone who has one and isn't afraid to tell you.
One wonders if Trump will ever understand that networks don't have or need licenses, so there is nothing to pull. I guess not.
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
One wonders if Trump will ever understand that networks don't have or need licenses, so there is nothing to pull. I guess not.
Oh! There were people who didn't like Khashoggi? I didn't know that.
This, of course, changes everything.
This, of course, changes everything.
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Oh! There were people who didn't like Khashoggi? I didn't know that.
This, of course, changes everything.
This, of course, changes everything.
"Insubordinate"? Does he think the reporter works for or reports to MBS? Or does he just not know what the word means?
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"Insubordinate"? Does he think the reporter works for or reports to MBS? Or does he just not know what the word means?
"I'm going to try really hard not to murder any more journalists."
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"I'm going to try really hard not to murder any more journalists."
STILL doesn't understand that networks don't have or need licenses.
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
STILL doesn't understand that networks don't have or need licenses.
He wasn't Bill Clinton, but he was an important and reliable Senate vote, and they cast him aside with barely a quibble. I don't think the Party would do much, if anything, to save Clinton.
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
He wasn't Bill Clinton, but he was an important and reliable Senate vote, and they cast him aside with barely a quibble. I don't think the Party would do much, if anything, to save Clinton.
The Democratic party tossed Al Franken because of a sophomoric photo.
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Democratic party tossed Al Franken because of a sophomoric photo.
Yes, *much* less.
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Yes, *much* less.
What they consistently fail to understand is that Democrats are not going to protect anyone who was involved in this just because he is a Democrat.
They simply can't wrap their minds around this.
They simply can't wrap their minds around this.
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What they consistently fail to understand is that Democrats are not going to protect anyone who was involved in this just because he is a Democrat.
They simply can't wrap their minds around this.
They simply can't wrap their minds around this.
This is a war I will never abandon.
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is a war I will never abandon.
Nope. And it's a moot point anyway, since only Trump is this tacky. And that includes other Republicans.
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Nope. And it's a moot point anyway, since only Trump is this tacky. And that includes other Republicans.
He's totally right. As we all know, the purpose of a government is to enrich the people who are running it. Duh.
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
He's totally right. As we all know, the purpose of a government is to enrich the people who are running it. Duh.