Omni
@msommerer.bsky.social
Teacher in exile, father, husband, mathematician, poet, thinker, and storyteller.
Cirrus sails, on parade. High altitude, so distant and cold that they are made of ice; literal crystalline clouds. Shaped like wings, because they kiss the heavens themselves.
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Cirrus sails, on parade. High altitude, so distant and cold that they are made of ice; literal crystalline clouds. Shaped like wings, because they kiss the heavens themselves.
I watched her set last night. Much has come and gone, but she remains, and so do I.
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I watched her set last night. Much has come and gone, but she remains, and so do I.
I was dubious the moment I saw the phrase "Trump's 28 point plan." Trump has never rolled out a structured plan in his life. This was handed to him by someone, the question is who, and what do they want? Judging by the 28 points, I could see why Russia comes to mind.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I was dubious the moment I saw the phrase "Trump's 28 point plan." Trump has never rolled out a structured plan in his life. This was handed to him by someone, the question is who, and what do they want? Judging by the 28 points, I could see why Russia comes to mind.
Perhaps that is why the stars captivate us so.
Perhaps that is why we inevitably pass back into the sky.
Like a reflection on still water, we mirror the act.
Perhaps that is why we inevitably pass back into the sky.
Like a reflection on still water, we mirror the act.
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Perhaps that is why the stars captivate us so.
Perhaps that is why we inevitably pass back into the sky.
Like a reflection on still water, we mirror the act.
Perhaps that is why we inevitably pass back into the sky.
Like a reflection on still water, we mirror the act.
Calling it now; The ones breaking with their caucus on the ACA subsidies are planting seeds to take over the MAGA movement in the post-Trump era. Make no mistake, MTG and Hawley will be thorns in our side for decades to come.
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Calling it now; The ones breaking with their caucus on the ACA subsidies are planting seeds to take over the MAGA movement in the post-Trump era. Make no mistake, MTG and Hawley will be thorns in our side for decades to come.
They probably all do have imposter syndrome, the only difference is that they are actually imposters.
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
They probably all do have imposter syndrome, the only difference is that they are actually imposters.
Vote demsoc in your local primary! Midterms are right around the corner. Punish these idiots for outing themselves.
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Vote demsoc in your local primary! Midterms are right around the corner. Punish these idiots for outing themselves.
Trump wants a third term? Too bad! A certain undead polio survivor is getting a fifth!
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump wants a third term? Too bad! A certain undead polio survivor is getting a fifth!
"We did that report and it turns out that mass migration actually provides huge economic advantages via the growth of labor and diversification of markets. But it does mean the relative marketshare of the rich decreases, so let's just not publish this and write up a fake one demonizing immigrants."
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"We did that report and it turns out that mass migration actually provides huge economic advantages via the growth of labor and diversification of markets. But it does mean the relative marketshare of the rich decreases, so let's just not publish this and write up a fake one demonizing immigrants."
You've got to drink it from a glass vessel, so you can get that satisfying shatter of throwing it down after you chug it. It's the only way to really go full Mr. Hyde.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
You've got to drink it from a glass vessel, so you can get that satisfying shatter of throwing it down after you chug it. It's the only way to really go full Mr. Hyde.
Thank you, @marcelias.bsky.social, to both you and your firm, for standing up for the actual, real people of Texas.
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Thank you, @marcelias.bsky.social, to both you and your firm, for standing up for the actual, real people of Texas.
I rather dislike the invocation of "the people of Texas," as if we voted for this redistricting measure, or were asked for any input on it whatsoever. These maps would weaken my electoral power as a citizen. I would have voted against it, and canvassed vigorously for my fellow Texans to do the same.
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I rather dislike the invocation of "the people of Texas," as if we voted for this redistricting measure, or were asked for any input on it whatsoever. These maps would weaken my electoral power as a citizen. I would have voted against it, and canvassed vigorously for my fellow Texans to do the same.
That should be a common idiom: "Don't paint your grass green." Live authentically, even if it means sitting with your suffering. Truth is the purest medicine, which is why time heals all things. Eventually, the truth will out.
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
That should be a common idiom: "Don't paint your grass green." Live authentically, even if it means sitting with your suffering. Truth is the purest medicine, which is why time heals all things. Eventually, the truth will out.
A rare moment when someone in the administration even acknowledges the existence of victims.
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A rare moment when someone in the administration even acknowledges the existence of victims.
My wife saw him here and said "He looks like he's trying very hard to look normal."
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My wife saw him here and said "He looks like he's trying very hard to look normal."
More information exists than one is capable of consuming, comprehending, and integrating in one's lifetime. Better to choose something that keeps you learning, and pursue it until you die.
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
More information exists than one is capable of consuming, comprehending, and integrating in one's lifetime. Better to choose something that keeps you learning, and pursue it until you die.
For once, there are nein of them.
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
For once, there are nein of them.
Yikes. That sounds the work like a highly vindictive state legislature to me. Which state did you teach in?
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Yikes. That sounds the work like a highly vindictive state legislature to me. Which state did you teach in?
Less kids *enrolled* means less money. I'm sure none of them were expelled for this. The dissolution of the DoE is a much worse problem in that regard; federal funding is what keeps special education programs open and running, and the states will not be able to make up the difference.
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Less kids *enrolled* means less money. I'm sure none of them were expelled for this. The dissolution of the DoE is a much worse problem in that regard; federal funding is what keeps special education programs open and running, and the states will not be able to make up the difference.
My boy is five, autistic and non-verbal. If he were ever separated from me and his mother, he would be terrified, confused, unable to even ask about us or state his name. His beautiful, happy little life would be obliterated. The sheer cruelty of it is immense.
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 AM
My boy is five, autistic and non-verbal. If he were ever separated from me and his mother, he would be terrified, confused, unable to even ask about us or state his name. His beautiful, happy little life would be obliterated. The sheer cruelty of it is immense.
(You could have just paid at the checkout. Same result.)
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
(You could have just paid at the checkout. Same result.)
It would be like trying to walk out of the grocery store without paying, leading the employees on a chase, and then when they finally catch you, instead of paying them you tell them to take your wallet and take the balance, and then claiming that it was someone else who stole your groceries.
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It would be like trying to walk out of the grocery store without paying, leading the employees on a chase, and then when they finally catch you, instead of paying them you tell them to take your wallet and take the balance, and then claiming that it was someone else who stole your groceries.