Bruce Waln
@bwaln.bsky.social
Retired software developer.
"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere."
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire
"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere."
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire
The funny thing is that wild turkeys can fly. Working with an animal rescue org I remember being called out to deal with a turkey in an intersection. Tried for half an hour to catch it. It just flew away to nearby roofs. Gave up. Wild turkey 1, humans 0.
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The funny thing is that wild turkeys can fly. Working with an animal rescue org I remember being called out to deal with a turkey in an intersection. Tried for half an hour to catch it. It just flew away to nearby roofs. Gave up. Wild turkey 1, humans 0.
Made me think of the old song, "John Brown's body lies a moldering in the grave..." If you replace John Brown's with Don J's, it ain't far off from the truth.
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Made me think of the old song, "John Brown's body lies a moldering in the grave..." If you replace John Brown's with Don J's, it ain't far off from the truth.
Is he not keeping up with the memos? Trump loves Mamdani now, so he has to go back to vilifying AOC! Sheesh! Get a clue 🙄
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Is he not keeping up with the memos? Trump loves Mamdani now, so he has to go back to vilifying AOC! Sheesh! Get a clue 🙄
It's almost like you understand the nature of political theater 🤔
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's almost like you understand the nature of political theater 🤔
Her resume is growing! Losing her bar license will be another big milestone on her way to failing up in the Trump regime!
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Her resume is growing! Losing her bar license will be another big milestone on her way to failing up in the Trump regime!
You, boy, go buy the biggest goose in the market!
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
You, boy, go buy the biggest goose in the market!
He does such a good job of pepping up the nursing home resident!
November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
He does such a good job of pepping up the nursing home resident!
Grandpa having a good day with an interesting visitor to the nursing home.
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Grandpa having a good day with an interesting visitor to the nursing home.
The government of, by, and for dipshits.
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The government of, by, and for dipshits.
They're contractually obligated to despise and hate people like Mamdani. And I bet you think I'm being satirical. I've come to the conclusion, based on their observed behavior over years, that this is literally true. They are clearly more terrified of progressives than Republicans. Follow the money.
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
They're contractually obligated to despise and hate people like Mamdani. And I bet you think I'm being satirical. I've come to the conclusion, based on their observed behavior over years, that this is literally true. They are clearly more terrified of progressives than Republicans. Follow the money.
Agree. And they have a good mechanism to move Gmail into Protonmail, both initial load and ongoing. It's surprisingly difficult to get off of Gmail entirely, but I've minimized it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Agree. And they have a good mechanism to move Gmail into Protonmail, both initial load and ongoing. It's surprisingly difficult to get off of Gmail entirely, but I've minimized it.
No, I agree with you. Vance is almost anti-charisma at this point. Really, the options aren't great either way. I guess I'm (perhaps cowardly) in the devil you know camp. But I'd read an obituary of Trump, political or otherwise, with great satisfaction, as they say. 😉
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
No, I agree with you. Vance is almost anti-charisma at this point. Really, the options aren't great either way. I guess I'm (perhaps cowardly) in the devil you know camp. But I'd read an obituary of Trump, political or otherwise, with great satisfaction, as they say. 😉
I think the old caution about "be careful what you wish for" applies here. One thing limiting damage is that so many around Trump are incompetent nut jobs. I don't think JD would be so careless. More killers like Russell Vought and fewer kooks like RFK, Jr. and Pete Hegseth.
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I think the old caution about "be careful what you wish for" applies here. One thing limiting damage is that so many around Trump are incompetent nut jobs. I don't think JD would be so careless. More killers like Russell Vought and fewer kooks like RFK, Jr. and Pete Hegseth.
Ah, at first I mistook this for a Trump Lie Social post. Then I realized it was too self-aware to be him.
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ah, at first I mistook this for a Trump Lie Social post. Then I realized it was too self-aware to be him.
I live in CA-03 and I'll be happy to see Kiley fade into oblivion. But I'm voting for Heidi Hall, a current Nevada County supervisor who had the courage to start running against him months ago, long before the reconfiguration of the district made it interesting to a carpetbagger like Ami Bera.
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I live in CA-03 and I'll be happy to see Kiley fade into oblivion. But I'm voting for Heidi Hall, a current Nevada County supervisor who had the courage to start running against him months ago, long before the reconfiguration of the district made it interesting to a carpetbagger like Ami Bera.
Crystal balls and bingo cards have failed us. Time to break the glass and get the emergency tarot card deck out! 🚨
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Crystal balls and bingo cards have failed us. Time to break the glass and get the emergency tarot card deck out! 🚨
Ugh! But my science experiments!
Hoping it is also National Procrastination Day. I'll check on that tomorrow. Maybe...
Hoping it is also National Procrastination Day. I'll check on that tomorrow. Maybe...
November 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Ugh! But my science experiments!
Hoping it is also National Procrastination Day. I'll check on that tomorrow. Maybe...
Hoping it is also National Procrastination Day. I'll check on that tomorrow. Maybe...
It's like the vital distinction (in the mind of Trump apologists) between "rape" and "sexual abuse". He's not a rapist! He's a sexual abuser! Wow, points scored.
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
It's like the vital distinction (in the mind of Trump apologists) between "rape" and "sexual abuse". He's not a rapist! He's a sexual abuser! Wow, points scored.
Agree with your premise. Not at all sure those in power in Trump's orbit will so conveniently let that power slip from their fingers.
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Agree with your premise. Not at all sure those in power in Trump's orbit will so conveniently let that power slip from their fingers.
The news broke here and it will stay broken!
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The news broke here and it will stay broken!
And water ruins them. Everybody knows that! So, with all the water on the Earth, how can there be a magnetic field around the Earth? Fake news! The pretty stuff is some side effect of the Jewish space lasers 🔫
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
And water ruins them. Everybody knows that! So, with all the water on the Earth, how can there be a magnetic field around the Earth? Fake news! The pretty stuff is some side effect of the Jewish space lasers 🔫
The one-time Washington Redskins. I'm amazed he hasn't demanded they be named that again. Maybe he prefers Trumpskins?
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The one-time Washington Redskins. I'm amazed he hasn't demanded they be named that again. Maybe he prefers Trumpskins?
Never more appropriate: You first!
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Never more appropriate: You first!
That's backwards. The first years of a loan, most of the monthly payment is interest. At the end of the loan, most of the monthly payment goes to paying off the last of the principal. What is astronomically expensive is the total amount of interest paid compared to a loan with a shorter term.
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
That's backwards. The first years of a loan, most of the monthly payment is interest. At the end of the loan, most of the monthly payment goes to paying off the last of the principal. What is astronomically expensive is the total amount of interest paid compared to a loan with a shorter term.