Brainmist
@brainmist.bsky.social
FIX YOUR HEART OR DIE
Or don't be surprised when better people commemorate your empty, torn down boots.
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(Formerly @axlizzie on Twitter)
Or don't be surprised when better people commemorate your empty, torn down boots.
This is a* federal health/ safety/ regulatory agency appreciation account.
*not exclusively
(Formerly @axlizzie on Twitter)
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Brainmist
@brainmist.bsky.social
· Nov 12
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*queues up Billy Joel*
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That Iowa isn't doing better is atrocious: nearly 60% of our power comes from wind, and I will tell you, it is super cheap electricity. My last month's bill was $31; $21 of that was gas for heating and water.
Why are Iowans struggling?
Because Iowa's economy, under the GOP, is struggling.
Why are Iowans struggling?
Because Iowa's economy, under the GOP, is struggling.
TRUMP DID THIS 👇
Surging power prices = increased overdue electric bills & a growing number of households pending electrical shutoff
🔴 states overall appear higher
TX again proving everything is BIGGER, not better in the Lone ⭐️ State
The new Google AI Data Center will only decrease affordability
Surging power prices = increased overdue electric bills & a growing number of households pending electrical shutoff
🔴 states overall appear higher
TX again proving everything is BIGGER, not better in the Lone ⭐️ State
The new Google AI Data Center will only decrease affordability
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
That Iowa isn't doing better is atrocious: nearly 60% of our power comes from wind, and I will tell you, it is super cheap electricity. My last month's bill was $31; $21 of that was gas for heating and water.
Why are Iowans struggling?
Because Iowa's economy, under the GOP, is struggling.
Why are Iowans struggling?
Because Iowa's economy, under the GOP, is struggling.
Seeing videos of ICE illegally trespassing, without warrant or ID, on homeowners' private property, it amazes me that none of these stupid pawns has considered that Trump WANTS them to get shot by someone under Stand Your Ground policy, so he can escalate to using the military to kill Americans.
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Seeing videos of ICE illegally trespassing, without warrant or ID, on homeowners' private property, it amazes me that none of these stupid pawns has considered that Trump WANTS them to get shot by someone under Stand Your Ground policy, so he can escalate to using the military to kill Americans.
Oooof, tiny OSHA me has indeed been repeating "the stressor doesn't have to be consciously perceived as a threat to trigger a threat response".
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Oooof, tiny OSHA me has indeed been repeating "the stressor doesn't have to be consciously perceived as a threat to trigger a threat response".
Not having children or student loans, and having the ACA so I can get decent insurance without depending on corporate employment, has also been key to my independence.
When the GOP pushes forced birth, slashes support for ed, and kills the ACA? It's because they do not want people to have choices.
When the GOP pushes forced birth, slashes support for ed, and kills the ACA? It's because they do not want people to have choices.
I don't have children or student loans, and I bought a house with money left to me when my mother died, and I never leave those three things out of the "how did you transition into freelancing full time" conversation because otherwise it is WILDLY disingenuous to talk about how writing pays my bills
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Not having children or student loans, and having the ACA so I can get decent insurance without depending on corporate employment, has also been key to my independence.
When the GOP pushes forced birth, slashes support for ed, and kills the ACA? It's because they do not want people to have choices.
When the GOP pushes forced birth, slashes support for ed, and kills the ACA? It's because they do not want people to have choices.
Throwing down for mincemeat (with REAL whipped cream, none of this "cool hwip" bullshit).
Best part about loving mincemeat? There's a good chance you're going to get the whole damn pie.
Best part about loving mincemeat? There's a good chance you're going to get the whole damn pie.
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Throwing down for mincemeat (with REAL whipped cream, none of this "cool hwip" bullshit).
Best part about loving mincemeat? There's a good chance you're going to get the whole damn pie.
Best part about loving mincemeat? There's a good chance you're going to get the whole damn pie.
My dog urgently comes to tell me if I've forgotten food in the microwave, and would definitely know on sight that Trump is a Very Bad Man, which I feel makes her more qualified to vote than any "AI" and also anyone who continues to defend the anti-constitutional murdering pedo felon and his goons.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My dog urgently comes to tell me if I've forgotten food in the microwave, and would definitely know on sight that Trump is a Very Bad Man, which I feel makes her more qualified to vote than any "AI" and also anyone who continues to defend the anti-constitutional murdering pedo felon and his goons.
Tragically, there's a lot of overlap between healthy food deserts and clean air deserts.
Only the best artisanal gluten-free air of course
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Tragically, there's a lot of overlap between healthy food deserts and clean air deserts.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Whew! Can't believe it's been 15 years (and I hope many more!)
This one hits right in the feels.
#SpreadLove #xkcd
xkcd.com/3172/
This one hits right in the feels.
#SpreadLove #xkcd
xkcd.com/3172/
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Whew! Can't believe it's been 15 years (and I hope many more!)
This one hits right in the feels.
#SpreadLove #xkcd
xkcd.com/3172/
This one hits right in the feels.
#SpreadLove #xkcd
xkcd.com/3172/
This is of course a serious warning and should be heeded BUT
I feel that the warning would have more weight if we had a demo. Y'know, mannequin astride asplodey bike.
It's practically USCPSC tradition!
I feel that the warning would have more weight if we had a demo. Y'know, mannequin astride asplodey bike.
It's practically USCPSC tradition!
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This is of course a serious warning and should be heeded BUT
I feel that the warning would have more weight if we had a demo. Y'know, mannequin astride asplodey bike.
It's practically USCPSC tradition!
I feel that the warning would have more weight if we had a demo. Y'know, mannequin astride asplodey bike.
It's practically USCPSC tradition!
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the lesson from doge is not that we need to cut waste fraud and abuse better. the lesson is that GOVERNMENT FULFILLS MANY VERY IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS and that among those is SAVING THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF CHILDREN.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
the lesson from doge is not that we need to cut waste fraud and abuse better. the lesson is that GOVERNMENT FULFILLS MANY VERY IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS and that among those is SAVING THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF CHILDREN.
I do kinda think that "getting to explode things. For safety" is a huge part of the recruitment spiel for USCPSC.
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I do kinda think that "getting to explode things. For safety" is a huge part of the recruitment spiel for USCPSC.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
All the world will be your enemy, Charlie Brown.
What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse, and doghouse in that area, Charlie Brown
Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight, Charlie Brown?
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
All the world will be your enemy, Charlie Brown.
Has square dancing been eliminated from public school PE? I mean, all of it was infuriatingly useless wasted time in the '80s (the era of 'ketchup is a vegetable'), but at least archery or swimming might benefit someone. But square dancing? Was just an insultingly dumb activity.
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Has square dancing been eliminated from public school PE? I mean, all of it was infuriatingly useless wasted time in the '80s (the era of 'ketchup is a vegetable'), but at least archery or swimming might benefit someone. But square dancing? Was just an insultingly dumb activity.
Wocka wocka *snort* wocka!
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Wocka wocka *snort* wocka!
SCIENCE!
OK, so. Below a certain size, the atmosphere takes care of the problem--objects below 10 meters in size, say, are going to give a great showy fireball but not do any damage on the ground unless you're really personally unlucky, like the teenager who owned this car.
meteoritecar.com
meteoritecar.com
The Peekskill Meteorite Car Official Website
The official website of the Peekskill Meteorite Car, the most famous object to ever be struck by a meteorite.
meteoritecar.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
SCIENCE!
Me, logging in after a long day.
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Wut
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Wut
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Me, logging in after a long day.
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Wut
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Wut
Whew, just watched Good Boy, and if this film doesn't win some awards, we riot.
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Whew, just watched Good Boy, and if this film doesn't win some awards, we riot.
I keep getting reminders to renew my ACA plan, renew my home insurance....
And increasingly, I think, "What's the point?"
The ACA worked really well for me for years, but the GOP is destroying it, and paying in will be money down the drain.
And increasingly, I think, "What's the point?"
The ACA worked really well for me for years, but the GOP is destroying it, and paying in will be money down the drain.
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I keep getting reminders to renew my ACA plan, renew my home insurance....
And increasingly, I think, "What's the point?"
The ACA worked really well for me for years, but the GOP is destroying it, and paying in will be money down the drain.
And increasingly, I think, "What's the point?"
The ACA worked really well for me for years, but the GOP is destroying it, and paying in will be money down the drain.
Kinda horrifically accurate.
Having seen the future in the timeline.... I might start a side gig of reading tarot.
Or reading taro.
It's all about the interpretation.
Having seen the future in the timeline.... I might start a side gig of reading tarot.
Or reading taro.
It's all about the interpretation.
Fuck counting birds or looking at tea leaves. True divination is found in the timeline, for those who have the wisdom to see it.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Kinda horrifically accurate.
Having seen the future in the timeline.... I might start a side gig of reading tarot.
Or reading taro.
It's all about the interpretation.
Having seen the future in the timeline.... I might start a side gig of reading tarot.
Or reading taro.
It's all about the interpretation.
OMG just realized the Aldi holiday socks I bought say "it's all good in the pud".
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
OMG just realized the Aldi holiday socks I bought say "it's all good in the pud".
I think Dems saw the slow-walked DOJ response to 1-6 and specifically Trump's and legislators' role in inciting/ enabling the Capitol attack as "going high", and thought somehow, by modeling what they saw as appropriate behavior, they'd shame their GOP colleagues into aligning w America, not Trump.
🚨 Trump calls for the death of Democratic senators and representatives who produced a video advising members of the military and intelligence communities not to follow illegal orders:
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I think Dems saw the slow-walked DOJ response to 1-6 and specifically Trump's and legislators' role in inciting/ enabling the Capitol attack as "going high", and thought somehow, by modeling what they saw as appropriate behavior, they'd shame their GOP colleagues into aligning w America, not Trump.
MUPPET KNIVES OUT
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Today I learned:
Anchors don't work the way you think
YouTube video by aqurate.
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Today I learned: