Uncomfortably Numb
@oldfartmaxwell.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandparent, care provider, dog lover, militant pedestrian, computer engineer, frisbee thrower, transit lover, gardener, handyman, atheist, skeptic, and old white guy pissed off about everything.
Thanks, Sutter Health, for losing my KN-95 mask during my colonoscopy and not replacing it with anything after the procedure. I haven’t seen or contacted anyone since.
I have rhinovirus now. Thanks again.
#ShittyHealthCare
I have rhinovirus now. Thanks again.
#ShittyHealthCare
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Thanks, Sutter Health, for losing my KN-95 mask during my colonoscopy and not replacing it with anything after the procedure. I haven’t seen or contacted anyone since.
I have rhinovirus now. Thanks again.
#ShittyHealthCare
I have rhinovirus now. Thanks again.
#ShittyHealthCare
Nope. Their alternative is nothing at all. Always has been.
November 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Nope. Their alternative is nothing at all. Always has been.
I always cheer when the LAPD gets its comeuppance for being thuggish.
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Attempt to chill reports of police misconduct in Los Angeles ruled illegal
LAPD just got told to stop stapling scare notes to its complaint forms like an ACAB-themed greeting card.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I always cheer when the LAPD gets its comeuppance for being thuggish.
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“YOU CAN’T LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE BECAUSE THEY’RE STUPID.”
- Your President
- Your President
*DOJ SUES TO BLOCK CALIFORNIA'S NEW US HOUSE MAP: AP
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“YOU CAN’T LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE BECAUSE THEY’RE STUPID.”
- Your President
- Your President
I’m waiting for consequences for destroying evidence.
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
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ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I’m waiting for consequences for destroying evidence.
Easy. Big Time donors to Democrats are in the files, along with notable Democrats.
New Epstein revelations raise an obvious question: Why didn’t Democrats release these emails earlier? From Ryan Cooper:
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How on Earth Are We Just Now Hearing About Trump’s ‘Hours’ With an Epstein Victim? - The American Prospect
The recent release of more emails is only the latest in about 10,000 stories implicating Donald Trump in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses. What were the Justice Department and congressional Democrats doing with the information all this time?
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Easy. Big Time donors to Democrats are in the files, along with notable Democrats.
I love my Aeropress because it makes average coffee taste great. Don’t need this upgrade.
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Aeropress handheld grinder fits inside an Aeropress
Aeropress users should be thrilled by the company's own manual grinder, designed to fit inside the press itself when not in use
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November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I love my Aeropress because it makes average coffee taste great. Don’t need this upgrade.
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Wow, so Trump visited Epstein’s house? Confirmation from the White House itself!
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Years of Trump spin undone by a single Karoline Leavitt oops
Trump spent years swearing he barely knew Epstein, only for a fresh email dump to place him right in the living room with a victim, so much for the dog that did not bark.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Wow, so Trump visited Epstein’s house? Confirmation from the White House itself!
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
Making Seattle more like Vancouver encourages me to visit more often.
I think it’s now safe to call this race.
Progressive urban planner Katie Wilson defeats centrist incumbent Bruce Harrell and will become Seattle’s next mayor.
Progressive urban planner Katie Wilson defeats centrist incumbent Bruce Harrell and will become Seattle’s next mayor.
Seattle's mayor race update:
Katie Wilson's lead grows to 1,346 votes over and incumbent corporate-Democrat Bruce Harrell.
Kate Wilson won 61.23% of the 6,121 ballots counted today.
Overall total:
Katie Wilson 50.08% 137,217
Bruce Harrell 49.59% 135,871
Write-in 0.33% 908
Katie Wilson's lead grows to 1,346 votes over and incumbent corporate-Democrat Bruce Harrell.
Kate Wilson won 61.23% of the 6,121 ballots counted today.
Overall total:
Katie Wilson 50.08% 137,217
Bruce Harrell 49.59% 135,871
Write-in 0.33% 908
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Making Seattle more like Vancouver encourages me to visit more often.
At least the Brits are trying to uphold traditional Western values.
Britain to tighten restrictions on Russian gas exports – here’s why
Britain to tighten restrictions on Russian gas exports – here’s why
Britain to tighten restrictions on Russian gas exports – here’s why
www.independent.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
At least the Brits are trying to uphold traditional Western values.
After the CR passes, it’s in Trump’s interest to keep reporting bureaus shut down.
Wouldn’t surprise me if he tries.
Wouldn’t surprise me if he tries.
I feel like the US federal government must have better sources for inflation numbers than Doordash.
New data from the Bureau of What the Actual
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
After the CR passes, it’s in Trump’s interest to keep reporting bureaus shut down.
Wouldn’t surprise me if he tries.
Wouldn’t surprise me if he tries.
Why it took Texas this long to adopt California’s Proposition 13 has puzzled Californians forever. This is it, on steroids.
i think it's cool how Republicans are independently converging on neo-feudalism
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Why it took Texas this long to adopt California’s Proposition 13 has puzzled Californians forever. This is it, on steroids.
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Christianity Today is an influential magazine in Evangelical circles, and it's a noteworthy signpost that they're doing stories like this because it's the kind of story that pops bubbles.
They Led at Saddleback Church. ICE Said They Were Safe. - Christianity Today
A Colombian couple prayed with neighbors and raised their children in one of America’s most influential churches. What did we gain from their deportation?
www.christianitytoday.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Christianity Today is an influential magazine in Evangelical circles, and it's a noteworthy signpost that they're doing stories like this because it's the kind of story that pops bubbles.
Covering your private parts in public with parts of Old Glory is Desecration, plain and simple.
A flag burner actually has principles.
A flag burner actually has principles.
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Covering your private parts in public with parts of Old Glory is Desecration, plain and simple.
A flag burner actually has principles.
A flag burner actually has principles.
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Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
She’s going to get a fucking pardon, I’ll bet.
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
She’s going to get a fucking pardon, I’ll bet.
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The Trump regime is ruining America’s most valuable alliances and international partnerships.
The level of trust needed to do high level intelligence sharing is rare, and Five Eyes cooperation has been a major asset.
The US chose to throw it away, harming its own power and security. And for what?
The level of trust needed to do high level intelligence sharing is rare, and Five Eyes cooperation has been a major asset.
The US chose to throw it away, harming its own power and security. And for what?
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Trump regime is ruining America’s most valuable alliances and international partnerships.
The level of trust needed to do high level intelligence sharing is rare, and Five Eyes cooperation has been a major asset.
The US chose to throw it away, harming its own power and security. And for what?
The level of trust needed to do high level intelligence sharing is rare, and Five Eyes cooperation has been a major asset.
The US chose to throw it away, harming its own power and security. And for what?
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It’s OK guys we can trust Republicans to provide a clean bill
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
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Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s OK guys we can trust Republicans to provide a clean bill
“I’m ending this news conference since I don’t have answers to any of your questions.”
- Mr. Three Heartbeats from POTUS
- Mr. Three Heartbeats from POTUS
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“I’m ending this news conference since I don’t have answers to any of your questions.”
- Mr. Three Heartbeats from POTUS
- Mr. Three Heartbeats from POTUS
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While AI companies are allowed to slurp everything they want, Quad9 warns that legal fees are drowning DNS resolvers, which are now being targeted by copyright owners to enforce blocks on piracy sites
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Quad9 | A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
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November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
While AI companies are allowed to slurp everything they want, Quad9 warns that legal fees are drowning DNS resolvers, which are now being targeted by copyright owners to enforce blocks on piracy sites
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
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And Democrats can’t rely on social media, town halls, or county fairs for “retail politics.” Get your candidates and volunteers out into the neighborhoods and talk to the real “silent majority” - the rest of us.
I wrote about what I see as the real lesson of Mamdani's victory: not that Democrats needs to move left (or right, for that matter), but that they should try to build real-world relationships with normal voters. publiccomment.blog/p/mamdani-th...
Mamdani the Party Builder
Partyism in action
publiccomment.blog
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
And Democrats can’t rely on social media, town halls, or county fairs for “retail politics.” Get your candidates and volunteers out into the neighborhoods and talk to the real “silent majority” - the rest of us.
“Raising taxes” is a generic, meaningless term.
hm. from CATO but you gotta wonder how this ends up looking politically
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“Raising taxes” is a generic, meaningless term.
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hm. from CATO but you gotta wonder how this ends up looking politically
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
hm. from CATO but you gotta wonder how this ends up looking politically
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Republicans have "won" the right to uninsure millions of Americans, nearly all of them self-employed, farmers, and business owners, the exact people they pretend they want us to be.
Millions of Americans are going to be destroyed by their insurance costs, at best, or lose their insurance and possibly die at worst. And millions more every year of Trump's term due to Trump's bill. This has never happened in American history, and I don't think anyone can predict what happens next.
A deal that does nothing to lower costs does not serve my constituents and it is not what the American people want. They need relief ASAP.
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Republicans have "won" the right to uninsure millions of Americans, nearly all of them self-employed, farmers, and business owners, the exact people they pretend they want us to be.