Reasoning 101
@reasoning101.bsky.social
Left-of-center Democrat from Florida. DC area native. Avid politics participant and observer since elementary school. JD/MBA, Wall Street banker.
Facts, education and truth all matter.
In all things, employ healthy skepticism and Occam’s Razor.
Facts, education and truth all matter.
In all things, employ healthy skepticism and Occam’s Razor.
And do what? If you lift a finger, you get federal charges levied against you. So, the only alternative to standing by like paparazzi with cameras is to stand around like paparazzi w/o cameras. Or don’t stand around.
Touching ICE or their victims will ruin your life, as this administration intends.
Touching ICE or their victims will ruin your life, as this administration intends.
September 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
And do what? If you lift a finger, you get federal charges levied against you. So, the only alternative to standing by like paparazzi with cameras is to stand around like paparazzi w/o cameras. Or don’t stand around.
Touching ICE or their victims will ruin your life, as this administration intends.
Touching ICE or their victims will ruin your life, as this administration intends.
And now it’s come out that not all the flood monitoring systems and alerts were affected, which makes sense. Apparently the camp received an alert more than an hour before the deadly flood and the director waited more than an hour to evacuate the girls. 😢
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Camp Mystic director waited an hour to evacuate girls after receiving warning
Executive Director Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, 70, drowned while trying to rescue some of the youngest girls
www.independent.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
And now it’s come out that not all the flood monitoring systems and alerts were affected, which makes sense. Apparently the camp received an alert more than an hour before the deadly flood and the director waited more than an hour to evacuate the girls. 😢
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
One of my close friends in high school went on to Annapolis (second class year of women) and became an astronaut. She has flown 4 space shuttle missions.
April 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
One of my close friends in high school went on to Annapolis (second class year of women) and became an astronaut. She has flown 4 space shuttle missions.
My family is from Spain — the country that expelled anyone who wasn’t Catholic — and meatless Friday wasn’t a thing there when my dad was growing up and for hundreds of years previously. Special dispensation from the Vatican exempted Spaniards from fasting and meat abstinence. Changed 50 years ago.
March 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
My family is from Spain — the country that expelled anyone who wasn’t Catholic — and meatless Friday wasn’t a thing there when my dad was growing up and for hundreds of years previously. Special dispensation from the Vatican exempted Spaniards from fasting and meat abstinence. Changed 50 years ago.
Yes, but there was an insane number and types of deductions. No one paid 70-90%. But the right idea is there. The more progressive our tax rates were, the stronger the middle class was. Lowering and flattening our tax rates, while leaving insane loopholes for the ultra-rich, has detrimental to most.
March 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Yes, but there was an insane number and types of deductions. No one paid 70-90%. But the right idea is there. The more progressive our tax rates were, the stronger the middle class was. Lowering and flattening our tax rates, while leaving insane loopholes for the ultra-rich, has detrimental to most.
First movie I remember seeing in a cinema was the Sound of Music. My parents dropped us off and went shopping at Korvette’s.
a woman is standing in a field with mountains in the background
ALT: a woman is standing in a field with mountains in the background
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February 24, 2025 at 5:10 AM
First movie I remember seeing in a cinema was the Sound of Music. My parents dropped us off and went shopping at Korvette’s.
I thought they hated each other’s guts
February 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I thought they hated each other’s guts
I grew up by Dixie Highway in Virginia. I now live just off Dixie Highway in Florida. There’s been talk about changing the name, but more want to “honor history”. 🤦🏻♂️
February 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I grew up by Dixie Highway in Virginia. I now live just off Dixie Highway in Florida. There’s been talk about changing the name, but more want to “honor history”. 🤦🏻♂️
“Friend” whose face he’s never seen. Just a fin off to the side.
February 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
“Friend” whose face he’s never seen. Just a fin off to the side.
Lynch probably did say “loathe” when the proper word would have been loath.
February 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Lynch probably did say “loathe” when the proper word would have been loath.
I don’t know anyone that calls calls insurance companies providers. Anytime I’m asked my health care provider’s name, they want to know the doctor or medical group.
A few confused or rushed people might say healthcare provider when they mean healthcare insurance provider or carrier.
A few confused or rushed people might say healthcare provider when they mean healthcare insurance provider or carrier.
February 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I don’t know anyone that calls calls insurance companies providers. Anytime I’m asked my health care provider’s name, they want to know the doctor or medical group.
A few confused or rushed people might say healthcare provider when they mean healthcare insurance provider or carrier.
A few confused or rushed people might say healthcare provider when they mean healthcare insurance provider or carrier.
It’s even weirder than that. Jewish man shoots two other Jews thinking they’re Palestinians and is proud that he killed them (he didn’t), and the victims forgive him and say “Hell yeah, brother, kill Palestinian lowlife scum!”
February 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
It’s even weirder than that. Jewish man shoots two other Jews thinking they’re Palestinians and is proud that he killed them (he didn’t), and the victims forgive him and say “Hell yeah, brother, kill Palestinian lowlife scum!”
That was my first thought, as well, but if you check the IATA code for ORL it’s the Orlando Executive Airport.
December 4, 2024 at 10:01 PM
That was my first thought, as well, but if you check the IATA code for ORL it’s the Orlando Executive Airport.
President George W Bush famously used to say nukular, I’m sure to the consternation of his dad. That one’s always mystified me because it’s not that hard to say “new clear”.
December 4, 2024 at 9:34 PM
President George W Bush famously used to say nukular, I’m sure to the consternation of his dad. That one’s always mystified me because it’s not that hard to say “new clear”.
It’s like I’ve been saying, it’s the Cabinet version of MadLibs.
December 4, 2024 at 9:32 PM
It’s like I’ve been saying, it’s the Cabinet version of MadLibs.
And discussing the “tenants” of a political platform or a religion.
December 4, 2024 at 8:42 PM
And discussing the “tenants” of a political platform or a religion.
Was the last sentence supposed to say “Haldeman”? Or does it refer to Elon?
November 30, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Was the last sentence supposed to say “Haldeman”? Or does it refer to Elon?
We have been following one another on Twitter. Glad to have found you here.
November 30, 2024 at 12:07 PM
We have been following one another on Twitter. Glad to have found you here.
Tonight I was wondering why we call hunting fish “fishing” but not hunting other creatures “deering”, “ducking”, “bearing” and “bisoning”.
To fish should mean to swim through the water as a natural habitat. Not to trap and kill fish.
To fish should mean to swim through the water as a natural habitat. Not to trap and kill fish.
November 30, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Tonight I was wondering why we call hunting fish “fishing” but not hunting other creatures “deering”, “ducking”, “bearing” and “bisoning”.
To fish should mean to swim through the water as a natural habitat. Not to trap and kill fish.
To fish should mean to swim through the water as a natural habitat. Not to trap and kill fish.
Had me wondering at first, as our last car was a Phaeton.
November 30, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Had me wondering at first, as our last car was a Phaeton.
Yup, working overtime to help keep South Florida informed and sane.
November 16, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Yup, working overtime to help keep South Florida informed and sane.
Thank you! Every bundle of good folks to follow helps us newbies here. Many of us are starting from scratch after years of assembling a great group of followers and folks we follow over at Twitter.
November 15, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Thank you! Every bundle of good folks to follow helps us newbies here. Many of us are starting from scratch after years of assembling a great group of followers and folks we follow over at Twitter.
You were one of the first accounts I looked for and followed when I joined here a couple of days ago.
November 15, 2024 at 9:12 PM
You were one of the first accounts I looked for and followed when I joined here a couple of days ago.