WishfulThinking
@myshell84-9.bsky.social
Free spirit. Texan. Friend of trees. Higher & lower Ed. Wanna be writer. E pluribus unum - out of many, one.
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#Ally - Live and let love.
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#ATX
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WishfulThinking
@myshell84-9.bsky.social
· Mar 20
"Spirit! are they yours?" Scrooge could say no more.
“They are Man's," said the Spirit, looking down upon them[the children]. "... This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy.”
Charles Dickens
1812–1870
A Christmas Carol…
“They are Man's," said the Spirit, looking down upon them[the children]. "... This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy.”
Charles Dickens
1812–1870
A Christmas Carol…
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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Why does Russia get a voice in this, but not the Palestinians in the Israel Palestinian conflict?
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Why does Russia get a voice in this, but not the Palestinians in the Israel Palestinian conflict?
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A federal judge didn’t “steal” the Commander-in-Chief’s powers—she ruled that DoD exceeded the limits Congress set. That is the rule of law working as designed. What threatens the Republic isn’t judicial review, but officials who insist they’re above it.
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A federal judge didn’t “steal” the Commander-in-Chief’s powers—she ruled that DoD exceeded the limits Congress set. That is the rule of law working as designed. What threatens the Republic isn’t judicial review, but officials who insist they’re above it.
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"Data center facilities are being constructed in pursuit of AI products, and just one of these data centers can consume multiple cities’ worth of power, leading to rocketing demand for new energy sources that can increase electricity bills for everyday ratepayers in often opaque ways."
What’s Next After Louisiana’s Gas Plant Approval for Meta Data Center
Just one of these data centers can consume multiple cities’ worth of power, leading to rocketing demand for new energy sources that can increase electricity bills for everyday ratepayers in often opaque ways.
blog.ucs.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"Data center facilities are being constructed in pursuit of AI products, and just one of these data centers can consume multiple cities’ worth of power, leading to rocketing demand for new energy sources that can increase electricity bills for everyday ratepayers in often opaque ways."
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The treasonous, evil scum in this vile regime need to be called out everywhere by everyone! Comics, SNL, Senators, Reps, Governors, state and local. A barrage of an attack needs to be made on Steven Miller, Russ Vought and others… We must exert extreme social pressure to get them out!
Pls SHARE🙏🙏🙏
Pls SHARE🙏🙏🙏
November 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The treasonous, evil scum in this vile regime need to be called out everywhere by everyone! Comics, SNL, Senators, Reps, Governors, state and local. A barrage of an attack needs to be made on Steven Miller, Russ Vought and others… We must exert extreme social pressure to get them out!
Pls SHARE🙏🙏🙏
Pls SHARE🙏🙏🙏
You know that moment when you’ve watched one of your favorite #StarTrek movies for the fourth or fifth time and then you see a major plot hole?
a woman says you disappoint me child in front of her face
ALT: a woman says you disappoint me child in front of her face
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
You know that moment when you’ve watched one of your favorite #StarTrek movies for the fourth or fifth time and then you see a major plot hole?
I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a woman working for Summers. To think that your top boss doesn’t think you’re capable against a man.
I’ve met Men - sure some of them are capable, smart and even kind, but I’ve also met some real doofus’s. And they’re genetically superior? Give me a break.
I’ve met Men - sure some of them are capable, smart and even kind, but I’ve also met some real doofus’s. And they’re genetically superior? Give me a break.
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a woman working for Summers. To think that your top boss doesn’t think you’re capable against a man.
I’ve met Men - sure some of them are capable, smart and even kind, but I’ve also met some real doofus’s. And they’re genetically superior? Give me a break.
I’ve met Men - sure some of them are capable, smart and even kind, but I’ve also met some real doofus’s. And they’re genetically superior? Give me a break.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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PRESIDENT'S HEAD MRI RELEASED
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
PRESIDENT'S HEAD MRI RELEASED
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Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself
The bill prohibited the FDA from enforcing regulations aimed at increasing traceability of the supply chain, among other rules.
www.snopes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
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Welp, even if they’re wrong we still get clean air, clean soil and clean water, how terrible a defeat, am I right?…..
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Welp, even if they’re wrong we still get clean air, clean soil and clean water, how terrible a defeat, am I right?…..
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Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶
Today is a good day for an Alice Walker poem
Be Nobody’s Darling
Be nobody’s darling;
Be an outcast.
Take the contradictions
Of your life
And wrap around
You like a shawl,
…
Or line the crowded
River beds
With other impetuous
Fools.
.org/2020/05/06/alice-walker-be-nobodys-darling/
Be Nobody’s Darling
Be nobody’s darling;
Be an outcast.
Take the contradictions
Of your life
And wrap around
You like a shawl,
…
Or line the crowded
River beds
With other impetuous
Fools.
.org/2020/05/06/alice-walker-be-nobodys-darling/
Alice Walker - Be Nobody's Darling - The Dewdrop
Alice Walker invokes the image of an outcast to underline the importance of tenaciousness and standing one's ground in the midst of madness.
thedewdrop.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today is a good day for an Alice Walker poem
Be Nobody’s Darling
Be nobody’s darling;
Be an outcast.
Take the contradictions
Of your life
And wrap around
You like a shawl,
…
Or line the crowded
River beds
With other impetuous
Fools.
.org/2020/05/06/alice-walker-be-nobodys-darling/
Be Nobody’s Darling
Be nobody’s darling;
Be an outcast.
Take the contradictions
Of your life
And wrap around
You like a shawl,
…
Or line the crowded
River beds
With other impetuous
Fools.
.org/2020/05/06/alice-walker-be-nobodys-darling/
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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I remember when I was little my mom coming home and complaining about her male bosses who would rub her shoulders, make sexually suggestive comments, call her sweetie and hun, etc. One slapped her ass. Oh no, boohoo, you guys can’t be disgusting pigs anymore. Must be so rough for you!
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I remember when I was little my mom coming home and complaining about her male bosses who would rub her shoulders, make sexually suggestive comments, call her sweetie and hun, etc. One slapped her ass. Oh no, boohoo, you guys can’t be disgusting pigs anymore. Must be so rough for you!
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Fossil fuel lobbyists are now talking gas up as a ‘green’ fuel.
To be absolutely clear, this is nonsense.
Coal full life cycle emissions: 800-1,700g CO2e/kWh
Gas full life cycle emissions: 290-930g CO2e/kWh
Wind power full life cycle emissions: 5-15g CO2e/kWh
To be absolutely clear, this is nonsense.
Coal full life cycle emissions: 800-1,700g CO2e/kWh
Gas full life cycle emissions: 290-930g CO2e/kWh
Wind power full life cycle emissions: 5-15g CO2e/kWh
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Fossil fuel lobbyists are now talking gas up as a ‘green’ fuel.
To be absolutely clear, this is nonsense.
Coal full life cycle emissions: 800-1,700g CO2e/kWh
Gas full life cycle emissions: 290-930g CO2e/kWh
Wind power full life cycle emissions: 5-15g CO2e/kWh
To be absolutely clear, this is nonsense.
Coal full life cycle emissions: 800-1,700g CO2e/kWh
Gas full life cycle emissions: 290-930g CO2e/kWh
Wind power full life cycle emissions: 5-15g CO2e/kWh
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Likewise, without people like AOC and Mamdani taking the helm, these institutions will never change.
AOC, Jasmine Crockett and Mamdani ARE the face of the future, and We stand a fighting chance with their leadership.
People are sick of corporate Dems and their pandering to big $$$.
AOC, Jasmine Crockett and Mamdani ARE the face of the future, and We stand a fighting chance with their leadership.
People are sick of corporate Dems and their pandering to big $$$.
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Likewise, without people like AOC and Mamdani taking the helm, these institutions will never change.
AOC, Jasmine Crockett and Mamdani ARE the face of the future, and We stand a fighting chance with their leadership.
People are sick of corporate Dems and their pandering to big $$$.
AOC, Jasmine Crockett and Mamdani ARE the face of the future, and We stand a fighting chance with their leadership.
People are sick of corporate Dems and their pandering to big $$$.
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
Apple photos - I did a search for “cats” in my photo library b/c I was missing my cat(s).
Search results:
A 💯 pictures of my cat;
My niece in a t-shirt w/ the word “cat” on it,
A photograph of the Egyptian cat god, Bastet (from a poster 😸)
And
A picture of my sister’s dog
Search results:
A 💯 pictures of my cat;
My niece in a t-shirt w/ the word “cat” on it,
A photograph of the Egyptian cat god, Bastet (from a poster 😸)
And
A picture of my sister’s dog
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Apple photos - I did a search for “cats” in my photo library b/c I was missing my cat(s).
Search results:
A 💯 pictures of my cat;
My niece in a t-shirt w/ the word “cat” on it,
A photograph of the Egyptian cat god, Bastet (from a poster 😸)
And
A picture of my sister’s dog
Search results:
A 💯 pictures of my cat;
My niece in a t-shirt w/ the word “cat” on it,
A photograph of the Egyptian cat god, Bastet (from a poster 😸)
And
A picture of my sister’s dog
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
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Why do people buy pizza with EBT?
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Why do people buy pizza with EBT?
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
Regarding the Hilary interview where she comments on Mandabi.
This is propaganda or AI. There was a couple of jerky cuts in the interview. The background was weird — in 1 part she is against a black background and in the other, the background id arena style seating.
This is propaganda or AI. There was a couple of jerky cuts in the interview. The background was weird — in 1 part she is against a black background and in the other, the background id arena style seating.
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Regarding the Hilary interview where she comments on Mandabi.
This is propaganda or AI. There was a couple of jerky cuts in the interview. The background was weird — in 1 part she is against a black background and in the other, the background id arena style seating.
This is propaganda or AI. There was a couple of jerky cuts in the interview. The background was weird — in 1 part she is against a black background and in the other, the background id arena style seating.
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If you delete the SNAP contingency fund language from the USDA site, what you’re really saying is that you know that you could feed people and you’d rather not.
November 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If you delete the SNAP contingency fund language from the USDA site, what you’re really saying is that you know that you could feed people and you’d rather not.
How to tell if you need to wash your hair?
Bend from the waist into a forward bend
Shake your head.
Comb your hair.
Note if your hair gets caught in the comb.
stand up, stand up quickly if your hair is standing straight up, it’s time to wash it.
Or not
Go back to bed
Bend from the waist into a forward bend
Shake your head.
Comb your hair.
Note if your hair gets caught in the comb.
stand up, stand up quickly if your hair is standing straight up, it’s time to wash it.
Or not
Go back to bed
November 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
How to tell if you need to wash your hair?
Bend from the waist into a forward bend
Shake your head.
Comb your hair.
Note if your hair gets caught in the comb.
stand up, stand up quickly if your hair is standing straight up, it’s time to wash it.
Or not
Go back to bed
Bend from the waist into a forward bend
Shake your head.
Comb your hair.
Note if your hair gets caught in the comb.
stand up, stand up quickly if your hair is standing straight up, it’s time to wash it.
Or not
Go back to bed