Del Shortliffe
dbshort.bsky.social
Del Shortliffe
@dbshort.bsky.social
A retired English teacher, Social Democrat, news junkie, and non-influencer, I left X and have come here to post a little, read a lot, respond often, and celebrate a healthy online community.
If only Glasheen were capable of feeling humiliation. No one in the damned administration is. Trump himself is clearly unaware of how large an ass he makes of himself daily.
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hemingway said that all good writers have a good "crap detector," a sensibility that keeps them wary of their own bullshit. Like all bad writers, AI can't smell it at all.
December 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Tuberville is so terribly stupid that I easily believe that he's unaware of his own hypocrisy—which I guess means it is isn't hypocrisy at all, but just another mark of terrible stupidity.
December 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Are anti-trust laws simply dead now? (I know. I know. Of course they are.)
December 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
So, while you're tackling these immense complexities, let's keep people insured under the present plan? (Not to mention the GOP's 9-year-old promise to come up with a new plan.)
December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Health, Education, & Prisons = "industries" that should be non-profit. The rest should be regulated to assure no harm to the public. Also, public service, e.g. working as a legislator, should also be separated from profit motives— so, no stock portfolios for Senators and Representatives.
December 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"The move is one of several for NPS under the executive order designed to 'allow more Americans to visit national parks' and also cut back on DEI policies."
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, add Trump's birthday
NPS changed its free admission days in 2026, removing MLK Day and Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday.
www.usatoday.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The class war started 40 years ago, and it wasn't the working or middle class that started it.
December 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Like everyone else in the Trump administration, Leavitt doesn’t understand the difference between making a claim and mounting an argument.
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
And, as always, he gaslights with a backslapper's idiot grin on his face. Lying is such a gas.
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Wonderful!
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
When my stomach stops turning, I'll think about whether I am surprised or not.
November 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
How did you know? Why are you picking on me?
November 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Very interesting and very important.
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hari is one of the greats and doesn't get the exposure and fan base he deserves. In addition to the polish of his sets, let's applaud the fierce morality of his vision. And he's funny!
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Every day the Trump administration does a little something that, at any time in the past, would have been an impeachable offense. I twist and squirm, lament and moan, write my representatives and send money for the cause, but nothing lessens the shock and awe I suffer under this ongoing assault.
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Couldn't agree more.
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Was Laffer the sage of trickle-up economics?
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM