Bret Plate 🍁💙📎
@bretplate.bsky.social
I don't get nearly enough credit for the things I manage not to say. Created the 1st BPA-Free water bottle. Starting a new co. to continue the fight against plastics & climate change. 'X' Refugee. Buddhist. It's not too late to save the planet.
And "This Is a Conspiracy" Bongino references "Judge Judy" for her help!
American government as reality TV show at its finest.
American government as reality TV show at its finest.
December 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
And "This Is a Conspiracy" Bongino references "Judge Judy" for her help!
American government as reality TV show at its finest.
American government as reality TV show at its finest.
As usual, Bondi and Patel politicize the announcement of the arrest. Rather than talking about the investigation itself, they choose to blame the Biden Administration while getting on their knees in front the Orange Cheeto King.
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As usual, Bondi and Patel politicize the announcement of the arrest. Rather than talking about the investigation itself, they choose to blame the Biden Administration while getting on their knees in front the Orange Cheeto King.
Honestly, I'd prefer the little cottage with the stone bedroom patio jutting out over the babbling brook, but I'd take a nice English estate, as long as someone else is covering the monthly maintenance costs. This is the b.g. photo I use for my morning Zoom meeting.
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Honestly, I'd prefer the little cottage with the stone bedroom patio jutting out over the babbling brook, but I'd take a nice English estate, as long as someone else is covering the monthly maintenance costs. This is the b.g. photo I use for my morning Zoom meeting.
Because who doesn't dream of having a 1970 Town & Country station wagon in the driveway, with a cargo area in the back, no seats or seat belts, so the kids can make faces at the cars behind them?
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Because who doesn't dream of having a 1970 Town & Country station wagon in the driveway, with a cargo area in the back, no seats or seat belts, so the kids can make faces at the cars behind them?
There's nothing like a mother's love.
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
There's nothing like a mother's love.
Pygmy marmoset getting a morning haircomb.
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Pygmy marmoset getting a morning haircomb.
This is the Kokod. Smallest wild cat in the Americas.
December 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is the Kokod. Smallest wild cat in the Americas.
"We don't follow stupid rules of engagement." - Pete Hegseth
The GOP unified front is finally splintering, as Trump's lawlessness - and the people who have sworn fialty to him - divides the party.
The GOP unified front is finally splintering, as Trump's lawlessness - and the people who have sworn fialty to him - divides the party.
December 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"We don't follow stupid rules of engagement." - Pete Hegseth
The GOP unified front is finally splintering, as Trump's lawlessness - and the people who have sworn fialty to him - divides the party.
The GOP unified front is finally splintering, as Trump's lawlessness - and the people who have sworn fialty to him - divides the party.
Watched Sunday Night Football on a Canadian network feed tonight. Beyond the crazy great OT win by Denver, two things stood out:
1. Canadian commercials are better than U.S. ads...and NO pharma ads.
2. One of the announcers on Sports Centre [sic] post game had a mullet. Inexcusable.
1. Canadian commercials are better than U.S. ads...and NO pharma ads.
2. One of the announcers on Sports Centre [sic] post game had a mullet. Inexcusable.
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Watched Sunday Night Football on a Canadian network feed tonight. Beyond the crazy great OT win by Denver, two things stood out:
1. Canadian commercials are better than U.S. ads...and NO pharma ads.
2. One of the announcers on Sports Centre [sic] post game had a mullet. Inexcusable.
1. Canadian commercials are better than U.S. ads...and NO pharma ads.
2. One of the announcers on Sports Centre [sic] post game had a mullet. Inexcusable.
In case anyone is not clear what this means, these are the traits of the Narcissistic Sociopath.
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In case anyone is not clear what this means, these are the traits of the Narcissistic Sociopath.
Pressing fashion question of the day: will Ralph Lauren successfully bring back pleated pants?
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Pressing fashion question of the day: will Ralph Lauren successfully bring back pleated pants?
I'm sure this is just a coincidence.
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I'm sure this is just a coincidence.
Remind us of anything? This is the aftermath of the Dresden Fire Bombing. May the world look back in 80 years on what Israel did to Gaza with the same horror we still feel for Dresden.
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Remind us of anything? This is the aftermath of the Dresden Fire Bombing. May the world look back in 80 years on what Israel did to Gaza with the same horror we still feel for Dresden.
My Gen Z son told me yesterday that his generation thinks previous generations looked "older and more mature" than kids today, which he says is due to lower testosterone/ estrogen levels caused by too much screen time. I politely disagreed.
November 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My Gen Z son told me yesterday that his generation thinks previous generations looked "older and more mature" than kids today, which he says is due to lower testosterone/ estrogen levels caused by too much screen time. I politely disagreed.
The GOP built their brand on simple messaging that outflanked DEM policy wonk nerds.
1. Taxes are bad
2. Regulations are bad [b/c they're like taxes]
3. [Christian] religion is good
4. Abortion is bad
5. All social safety nets are bad [b/c they're for the lazy]
Unfortunately for them...
1. Taxes are bad
2. Regulations are bad [b/c they're like taxes]
3. [Christian] religion is good
4. Abortion is bad
5. All social safety nets are bad [b/c they're for the lazy]
Unfortunately for them...
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The GOP built their brand on simple messaging that outflanked DEM policy wonk nerds.
1. Taxes are bad
2. Regulations are bad [b/c they're like taxes]
3. [Christian] religion is good
4. Abortion is bad
5. All social safety nets are bad [b/c they're for the lazy]
Unfortunately for them...
1. Taxes are bad
2. Regulations are bad [b/c they're like taxes]
3. [Christian] religion is good
4. Abortion is bad
5. All social safety nets are bad [b/c they're for the lazy]
Unfortunately for them...
WHY I HATE AI:
Because it keeps showing me images of places that I look at and think - "I REALLY, REALLY want to live there! In *that* house, with a stream right outside the French doors of my bedroom."
And then I remember climate change and the rise of "1000 year" super storms.
Because it keeps showing me images of places that I look at and think - "I REALLY, REALLY want to live there! In *that* house, with a stream right outside the French doors of my bedroom."
And then I remember climate change and the rise of "1000 year" super storms.
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
WHY I HATE AI:
Because it keeps showing me images of places that I look at and think - "I REALLY, REALLY want to live there! In *that* house, with a stream right outside the French doors of my bedroom."
And then I remember climate change and the rise of "1000 year" super storms.
Because it keeps showing me images of places that I look at and think - "I REALLY, REALLY want to live there! In *that* house, with a stream right outside the French doors of my bedroom."
And then I remember climate change and the rise of "1000 year" super storms.
Bobolinks are migratory songbirds with a magical ability – to reach their breeding grounds they use the stars to help them navigate over 6,000 miles. STATUS: Threatened.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Bobolinks are migratory songbirds with a magical ability – to reach their breeding grounds they use the stars to help them navigate over 6,000 miles. STATUS: Threatened.
Stoats are a species of weasel whose fur turns from brown to white in winter (when they are called ermines). Nobody knows why ermines jump into the air like this. Some think it's to lure prey, others that it's caused by parasitic infection.
I like the third theory: sheer exuberance.
I like the third theory: sheer exuberance.
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Stoats are a species of weasel whose fur turns from brown to white in winter (when they are called ermines). Nobody knows why ermines jump into the air like this. Some think it's to lure prey, others that it's caused by parasitic infection.
I like the third theory: sheer exuberance.
I like the third theory: sheer exuberance.
The Pando is thought to be both the largest and oldest living organism on the planet. All 47,000 trees come from a single seed deposited at the end of the last Ice Age. Each tree is part of the same 80,000-year-old root system and have genetically identical stems.
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Pando is thought to be both the largest and oldest living organism on the planet. All 47,000 trees come from a single seed deposited at the end of the last Ice Age. Each tree is part of the same 80,000-year-old root system and have genetically identical stems.
Let's not forget the Sociopath piece.
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Let's not forget the Sociopath piece.
J.D. Vance is supposedly 6'2". Trump claims he's 6'3". MSNBC reporter Vaughn Hillyard is the same height as Mayor Pete, who's 5'8", but in this screen grab, he's clearly at least two inches taller than J.D. Which means J.D. is 5'6" & Trump is 5'5" tall.
See how disinformation works?
See how disinformation works?
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
J.D. Vance is supposedly 6'2". Trump claims he's 6'3". MSNBC reporter Vaughn Hillyard is the same height as Mayor Pete, who's 5'8", but in this screen grab, he's clearly at least two inches taller than J.D. Which means J.D. is 5'6" & Trump is 5'5" tall.
See how disinformation works?
See how disinformation works?
As usual, Trump can barely stay on topic today.
"We're calling it the Department of War from now on, because...no more 'woke.'"
"There's Speaker Johnson. We're about to end the shutdown. There never should have been a shutdown."
"We're calling it the Department of War from now on, because...no more 'woke.'"
"There's Speaker Johnson. We're about to end the shutdown. There never should have been a shutdown."
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
As usual, Trump can barely stay on topic today.
"We're calling it the Department of War from now on, because...no more 'woke.'"
"There's Speaker Johnson. We're about to end the shutdown. There never should have been a shutdown."
"We're calling it the Department of War from now on, because...no more 'woke.'"
"There's Speaker Johnson. We're about to end the shutdown. There never should have been a shutdown."
He's like a remorra, sometimes called the sharksucker fish because of the way they attach themselves to sharks.
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
He's like a remorra, sometimes called the sharksucker fish because of the way they attach themselves to sharks.
For Republicans who would prefer a land animal, I offer this:
The NILE CROCODILE: territorial apex predator; opportunistic ambush hunters, allowing them to prey on a wide variety of animals they need to overpower. See humans as prey, potential food source.
Personally, I think the head is enough.
The NILE CROCODILE: territorial apex predator; opportunistic ambush hunters, allowing them to prey on a wide variety of animals they need to overpower. See humans as prey, potential food source.
Personally, I think the head is enough.
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
For Republicans who would prefer a land animal, I offer this:
The NILE CROCODILE: territorial apex predator; opportunistic ambush hunters, allowing them to prey on a wide variety of animals they need to overpower. See humans as prey, potential food source.
Personally, I think the head is enough.
The NILE CROCODILE: territorial apex predator; opportunistic ambush hunters, allowing them to prey on a wide variety of animals they need to overpower. See humans as prey, potential food source.
Personally, I think the head is enough.