Goose
@gooseegg.bsky.social
International tax policy nerd/lawyer by day, fowl-mouthed sweetheart by night.
Tax policy, law, social security, art, gaming, parenting, geese, politics, life, etc.
Tax policy, law, social security, art, gaming, parenting, geese, politics, life, etc.
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@gooseegg.bsky.social
· Dec 10
I see some myths repeated too often about Social Security, and it’s only going to get worse with the GOP looking to make cuts. We need to defend Social Security with all our might, and it’s important to stay clear-eyed about what the real issues are, and not get distracted by the irrelevant. (1/10)
The thing to understand about Social Security is that no one understands Social Security. That’s why the GOP can lie about needing to cut benefits and Democrats can pretend there’s no problem.
I’ve written about some of the things people get wrong before, but I want to get a bit more basic (1/ ).
I’ve written about some of the things people get wrong before, but I want to get a bit more basic (1/ ).
“Do they think we’re stupid?”
No, they know they won’t fool everyone or even most people with their lies. But that’s not what they need to do.
All they need to do is give enough of the people who already want to vote for them enough cover to keep doing what they want to do.
No, they know they won’t fool everyone or even most people with their lies. But that’s not what they need to do.
All they need to do is give enough of the people who already want to vote for them enough cover to keep doing what they want to do.
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“Do they think we’re stupid?”
No, they know they won’t fool everyone or even most people with their lies. But that’s not what they need to do.
All they need to do is give enough of the people who already want to vote for them enough cover to keep doing what they want to do.
No, they know they won’t fool everyone or even most people with their lies. But that’s not what they need to do.
All they need to do is give enough of the people who already want to vote for them enough cover to keep doing what they want to do.
I watched a video with my 8YO of a zoo gorilla scaring a tourist by charging her and slamming his shoulder into the glass of his enclosure after she tried to call him over like he was a cat.
My 8YO said, “He really shoulder who’s boss!” and I have never been prouder.
My 8YO said, “He really shoulder who’s boss!” and I have never been prouder.
November 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I watched a video with my 8YO of a zoo gorilla scaring a tourist by charging her and slamming his shoulder into the glass of his enclosure after she tried to call him over like he was a cat.
My 8YO said, “He really shoulder who’s boss!” and I have never been prouder.
My 8YO said, “He really shoulder who’s boss!” and I have never been prouder.
Down an internet rabbit hole watching reactions to this video, and getting absolutely apoplectic that only 1 person recognized Chali 2na as Neil DeGrasse Tyson and 2 people thought he was Sinbad.
Sir Isaac Newton vs Bill Nye. Epic Rap Battles of History
YouTube video by ERB
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Down an internet rabbit hole watching reactions to this video, and getting absolutely apoplectic that only 1 person recognized Chali 2na as Neil DeGrasse Tyson and 2 people thought he was Sinbad.
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Shopping Black, Latino, Asian, and LGBTQ+ owned retailers
Part One: Books and reading
(Keep in mind that you can request bookstores order books that you want.)
Reparations Club; Black-owned, woman-owned. This is where I got my autographed copy of "107 Days."
Shopping Black, Latino, Asian, and LGBTQ+ owned retailers
Part One: Books and reading
(Keep in mind that you can request bookstores order books that you want.)
Reparations Club; Black-owned, woman-owned. This is where I got my autographed copy of "107 Days."
Reparations Club
Rep Club is a bookshop & creative space Curated by Blackness® in Los Angeles, CA. Independently Black-owned. Woman-owned. LGBTQ-owned. Homegrown in South Central & online 24/7.
rep.club
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Shopping Black, Latino, Asian, and LGBTQ+ owned retailers
Part One: Books and reading
(Keep in mind that you can request bookstores order books that you want.)
Reparations Club; Black-owned, woman-owned. This is where I got my autographed copy of "107 Days."
Shopping Black, Latino, Asian, and LGBTQ+ owned retailers
Part One: Books and reading
(Keep in mind that you can request bookstores order books that you want.)
Reparations Club; Black-owned, woman-owned. This is where I got my autographed copy of "107 Days."
In case of emergency, here is an hour of red pandas eating snacks
One Hour Of Red Pandas Eating Crunchy Snacks
YouTube video by Oregon Zoo
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In case of emergency, here is an hour of red pandas eating snacks
If the plan is to take enforce that strictly and literally regardless of context, consistent enforcement would be a good first step.
But that would still be an absolutely ridiculous way to moderate obvious jokes about public figures, and especially ones who don’t post here.
But that would still be an absolutely ridiculous way to moderate obvious jokes about public figures, and especially ones who don’t post here.
I mean it's pretty clearly against bluesky's rules, even if the target is odious
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
If the plan is to take enforce that strictly and literally regardless of context, consistent enforcement would be a good first step.
But that would still be an absolutely ridiculous way to moderate obvious jokes about public figures, and especially ones who don’t post here.
But that would still be an absolutely ridiculous way to moderate obvious jokes about public figures, and especially ones who don’t post here.
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[DM who has only played Baldur's Gate 3 running session zero of their first tabletop campaign] ok what vulva style are you thinking of taking
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
[DM who has only played Baldur's Gate 3 running session zero of their first tabletop campaign] ok what vulva style are you thinking of taking
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Men do not “have sex with underage girls” they rape them. Language matters. Children CANNOT consent
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Men do not “have sex with underage girls” they rape them. Language matters. Children CANNOT consent
Not sure what the problem is. The Breakfast Basics Index (BBI) has long been recognized as a key economic indicator.
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Not sure what the problem is. The Breakfast Basics Index (BBI) has long been recognized as a key economic indicator.
Waking up my 8YO
Me: time to wake up
Her: one and a half
Me: huh?
Her: in my dream
Me: one and a half what?
Her: that’s how many four-flower bouquets you can make out of 6 flowers
Me: …
Her: Barry and Rosie’s dad was asking
Me: who are Barry and Rosie?
Her: The. People. In. My. Dream.
Me: time to wake up
Her: one and a half
Me: huh?
Her: in my dream
Me: one and a half what?
Her: that’s how many four-flower bouquets you can make out of 6 flowers
Me: …
Her: Barry and Rosie’s dad was asking
Me: who are Barry and Rosie?
Her: The. People. In. My. Dream.
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Waking up my 8YO
Me: time to wake up
Her: one and a half
Me: huh?
Her: in my dream
Me: one and a half what?
Her: that’s how many four-flower bouquets you can make out of 6 flowers
Me: …
Her: Barry and Rosie’s dad was asking
Me: who are Barry and Rosie?
Her: The. People. In. My. Dream.
Me: time to wake up
Her: one and a half
Me: huh?
Her: in my dream
Me: one and a half what?
Her: that’s how many four-flower bouquets you can make out of 6 flowers
Me: …
Her: Barry and Rosie’s dad was asking
Me: who are Barry and Rosie?
Her: The. People. In. My. Dream.
Folks, the $5B SNAP contingency fund has not vanished.
This meme is based on a sentence in the admin’s emergency appeal, taken out of context. They said they exhausted the $5B but still needed $4B more to fund November benefits. That is, they said they used the $5 to partially fund SNAP benefits.
This meme is based on a sentence in the admin’s emergency appeal, taken out of context. They said they exhausted the $5B but still needed $4B more to fund November benefits. That is, they said they used the $5 to partially fund SNAP benefits.
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Folks, the $5B SNAP contingency fund has not vanished.
This meme is based on a sentence in the admin’s emergency appeal, taken out of context. They said they exhausted the $5B but still needed $4B more to fund November benefits. That is, they said they used the $5 to partially fund SNAP benefits.
This meme is based on a sentence in the admin’s emergency appeal, taken out of context. They said they exhausted the $5B but still needed $4B more to fund November benefits. That is, they said they used the $5 to partially fund SNAP benefits.
At Colonial Williamsburg with my 8YO
Guide: does anyone have any questions?
8YO: *raises hand*
Guide: Yes?
8YO: how much longer will you be talking? I want to leave.
Guide: does anyone have any questions?
8YO: *raises hand*
Guide: Yes?
8YO: how much longer will you be talking? I want to leave.
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
At Colonial Williamsburg with my 8YO
Guide: does anyone have any questions?
8YO: *raises hand*
Guide: Yes?
8YO: how much longer will you be talking? I want to leave.
Guide: does anyone have any questions?
8YO: *raises hand*
Guide: Yes?
8YO: how much longer will you be talking? I want to leave.
No one who thinks page boy and beard is a good look should be ruling over anything.
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
No one who thinks page boy and beard is a good look should be ruling over anything.
My 8YO just gave me the sweetest hug to make *me* feel better after I forgot and squeezed her shoulder where it was sore from her Covid booster, and I feel like the worst and best dad at the same time.
November 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My 8YO just gave me the sweetest hug to make *me* feel better after I forgot and squeezed her shoulder where it was sore from her Covid booster, and I feel like the worst and best dad at the same time.
I think wanting to be President for more than 8 years would be a pretty massive red flag all by itself
October 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I think wanting to be President for more than 8 years would be a pretty massive red flag all by itself
And here I am, a shitty person with stupid ideas instead. Story of my life.
This is a golden age for stupid people with shitty ideas
October 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
And here I am, a shitty person with stupid ideas instead. Story of my life.
Incidentally, as if I didn’t have enough reasons to love him, TIL that Gene Kelly left the Catholic Church over the exact opposite of this (that they supported Franco and didn’t help the poor as much as he thought they should).
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Incidentally, as if I didn’t have enough reasons to love him, TIL that Gene Kelly left the Catholic Church over the exact opposite of this (that they supported Franco and didn’t help the poor as much as he thought they should).
There’s nothing like oral surgery to make you realize how often your 8YO accidentally hits you in the face while playing gorilla.
October 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
There’s nothing like oral surgery to make you realize how often your 8YO accidentally hits you in the face while playing gorilla.
Specifically, GEFTA says: “Each employee … furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse … at the earliest date possible.”
It isn’t even arguably ambiguous. There’s stuff about excepted employees too, but both are clearly covered.
It isn’t even arguably ambiguous. There’s stuff about excepted employees too, but both are clearly covered.
Let me be clear: It’s ILLEGAL to deny federal workers back pay after a shutdown.
There’s a 2019 law that guarantees it, but Trump is once again trying to break the law.
You don’t get to punish people for doing their jobs just because you’re failing at yours.
There’s a 2019 law that guarantees it, but Trump is once again trying to break the law.
You don’t get to punish people for doing their jobs just because you’re failing at yours.
October 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Specifically, GEFTA says: “Each employee … furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse … at the earliest date possible.”
It isn’t even arguably ambiguous. There’s stuff about excepted employees too, but both are clearly covered.
It isn’t even arguably ambiguous. There’s stuff about excepted employees too, but both are clearly covered.
As I approach 50, one thing I’ve noticed about slang and pop culture is that, from the Baby Boomer generation and earlier, it all seems hokey and old-fashioned, and from the Millenials on, it all seems contrived and silly.
I feel lucky that GenX is the only one that has been cool this whole time.
I feel lucky that GenX is the only one that has been cool this whole time.
October 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
As I approach 50, one thing I’ve noticed about slang and pop culture is that, from the Baby Boomer generation and earlier, it all seems hokey and old-fashioned, and from the Millenials on, it all seems contrived and silly.
I feel lucky that GenX is the only one that has been cool this whole time.
I feel lucky that GenX is the only one that has been cool this whole time.
My 8YO is sobbing because she got to the end of The Phantom Tollbooth and there’s no more of it to read. ❤️
October 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My 8YO is sobbing because she got to the end of The Phantom Tollbooth and there’s no more of it to read. ❤️
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"“We’re worried LGBTQ content will be deprioritized or cut entirely and that LGBTQ and especially trans employees will be on the chopping block," says one EA employee and member of the Pride Employee Working Group. "Few of us feel heard right now.”
Follow-up on the EA Saudi deal rounding up a lot of relevant reporting and putting it in some context
EA's Saudi Deal Fallout: Junk Ratings, Risky AI Bets, And Developer Fears
The sports game powerhouse promises no 'immediate' changes as uncertainty mounts
kotaku.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"“We’re worried LGBTQ content will be deprioritized or cut entirely and that LGBTQ and especially trans employees will be on the chopping block," says one EA employee and member of the Pride Employee Working Group. "Few of us feel heard right now.”
I was scared to start Hades II because I played original Hades obsessively* and didn’t want to be disappointed, but holy cow, it’s fantastic.
* How obsessively? Despite not being unusually good at games, I played enough to get <8 min runs with 3 weapons, <10 with all of them
* How obsessively? Despite not being unusually good at games, I played enough to get <8 min runs with 3 weapons, <10 with all of them
October 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I was scared to start Hades II because I played original Hades obsessively* and didn’t want to be disappointed, but holy cow, it’s fantastic.
* How obsessively? Despite not being unusually good at games, I played enough to get <8 min runs with 3 weapons, <10 with all of them
* How obsessively? Despite not being unusually good at games, I played enough to get <8 min runs with 3 weapons, <10 with all of them
I know two things about posse comitatus:
1. You can sing it to the tune of Gary, Indiana from the Music Man
2. A lot of grifters have said a lot of confident bullshit based on reading the Posse Comitatus Act and ignoring all of the exceptions and the lack of a meaningful enforcement mechanism.
1. You can sing it to the tune of Gary, Indiana from the Music Man
2. A lot of grifters have said a lot of confident bullshit based on reading the Posse Comitatus Act and ignoring all of the exceptions and the lack of a meaningful enforcement mechanism.
October 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I know two things about posse comitatus:
1. You can sing it to the tune of Gary, Indiana from the Music Man
2. A lot of grifters have said a lot of confident bullshit based on reading the Posse Comitatus Act and ignoring all of the exceptions and the lack of a meaningful enforcement mechanism.
1. You can sing it to the tune of Gary, Indiana from the Music Man
2. A lot of grifters have said a lot of confident bullshit based on reading the Posse Comitatus Act and ignoring all of the exceptions and the lack of a meaningful enforcement mechanism.
My 8YO said the thing she most likes to do with her mom is arts and crafts and the thing she most likes to do with me is hugs.
A better husband would not have spent the entire day gloating, but we play the hand we’re dealt.
A better husband would not have spent the entire day gloating, but we play the hand we’re dealt.
September 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
My 8YO said the thing she most likes to do with her mom is arts and crafts and the thing she most likes to do with me is hugs.
A better husband would not have spent the entire day gloating, but we play the hand we’re dealt.
A better husband would not have spent the entire day gloating, but we play the hand we’re dealt.