Σειληνός (Seilēnós)
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I'm a retired chemical engineer. My career involved risk mgmt, emergency mgmt & security. I'm a writer, a traveler, a gardener & an Orphic polytheist. 🍇🏳️🌈🍇 He/him, they/them.
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"The country could be losing 20,000 jobs a month, Powell said, a concern that was part of the decision to cut interest rates"
This week in "Well, duh!"
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This week in "Well, duh!"
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says U.S. May Be Drastically Overstating Jobs Numbers
Powell said that Fed staffers believe federal data could be overstating job creation by up to 60,000 jobs a month—which suggests the jobs market might be shrinking.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
"The country could be losing 20,000 jobs a month, Powell said, a concern that was part of the decision to cut interest rates"
This week in "Well, duh!"
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This week in "Well, duh!"
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Is it my imagination or are there a lot fewer decorated houses this xmas?
December 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Is it my imagination or are there a lot fewer decorated houses this xmas?
Santa: No, you can't hold it until he drops. That could be a while yet.
December 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Santa: No, you can't hold it until he drops. That could be a while yet.
Has Donald Trump Finally Lost It?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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December 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
From The Lion in Winter (1968)
Henry II: Give me a little peace.
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A little? Why so modest? How about eternal peace? Now there's a thought.
Henry II: Give me a little peace.
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A little? Why so modest? How about eternal peace? Now there's a thought.
Trump doesn’t care about the affordability, healthcare subsidies, groceries, or employment rates. He’s to tired from kidnapping briefings and spends the rest of his time napping.
December 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
From The Lion in Winter (1968)
Henry II: Give me a little peace.
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A little? Why so modest? How about eternal peace? Now there's a thought.
Henry II: Give me a little peace.
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A little? Why so modest? How about eternal peace? Now there's a thought.
The word of the day, kids, is "piracy." P-I-R-A-C-Y.
Trump announces US seizure of a "very large" Venezuelan oil tanker.
On Wednesday, Trump announced that the United States had seized a Venezuelan oil tanker. In an announcement to the media, he said: "As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Ven...
www.dailykos.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The word of the day, kids, is "piracy." P-I-R-A-C-Y.
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Today’s card of the day is Piracy
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Today’s card of the day is Piracy
Some people do not deserve to live free (or, one could argue, at all). This woman is one of them. With this many traffic citations, she should be charged with 1st degree murder. 😡
Grammy-nominated musician struck and killed by driver with over 100 arrests in Rhode Island, police say
Roderick Macleod, 70, was walking his dogs when he was allegedly struck by a driver with dozens of prior arrests.
www.cbsnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Some people do not deserve to live free (or, one could argue, at all). This woman is one of them. With this many traffic citations, she should be charged with 1st degree murder. 😡
Completely plastic people is the horrific end result of microplastics in the environment and in politics.
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Completely plastic people is the horrific end result of microplastics in the environment and in politics.
Thiel, Altman, Musk, Trump ... ad infinitum, ad nauseum. Can we please stop handing the fate of our fucking country over to religious cultists, thieves, and the insane?
My Christmas Wish Is for Men to Stop Talking for 24 Hours
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman telling Jimmy Fallon that he "can't imagine" raising a baby without ChatGPT nearly had me chewing a string of plugged-in Christmas lights.
www.jezebel.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Thiel, Altman, Musk, Trump ... ad infinitum, ad nauseum. Can we please stop handing the fate of our fucking country over to religious cultists, thieves, and the insane?
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To those cities that FIFA is sticking with the shortfall tab, cancel those stupid fucking contracts and cite FIFA's mismanagement as the cause. FIFA is a corrupt organization. Stop helping it in pursuit of illusory profits.
Desperate US cities left scrambling after 'worst deal in FIFA World Cup history': report
www.rawstory.com/fifa-costing...
www.rawstory.com/fifa-costing...
Desperate US cities left scrambling after 'worst deal in FIFA World Cup history': report
U.S. host cities are expected to pay millions in a shortfall caused by a bad business deal with FIFA for the upcoming World Cup games, according to reports on Tuesday. The collective budget shortfall ...
www.rawstory.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
To those cities that FIFA is sticking with the shortfall tab, cancel those stupid fucking contracts and cite FIFA's mismanagement as the cause. FIFA is a corrupt organization. Stop helping it in pursuit of illusory profits.
That's called "The First Amendment" you slumping, rotting, demented heap of pig shit. Look it up. The Republican-controlled Congress has stood aside and allowed this sundowning, felonious sexual predator to dismantle the Constitution. "Sedition" & "treason", thy name is REPUBLICAN.
December 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
That's called "The First Amendment" you slumping, rotting, demented heap of pig shit. Look it up. The Republican-controlled Congress has stood aside and allowed this sundowning, felonious sexual predator to dismantle the Constitution. "Sedition" & "treason", thy name is REPUBLICAN.
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And it kicked up under his shield. Sneaky fucker.
Nothing says you have nothing to fear of a future full of robots, like demonstrating just how good your latest robot can kick the shit out of its CEO.
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
And it kicked up under his shield. Sneaky fucker.
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That's also how how you violate the Constitution's Article I authority of Congress.
It’s important to remember that Laura Ingraham went to Dartmouth. She’s not as stupid as she sounds. She’s just a shameless liar.
December 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
That's also how how you violate the Constitution's Article I authority of Congress.
Only dictators rule by fiat.
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Only dictators rule by fiat.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"It's the HOPE that's important. It's a big part of belief. I mean to say, you give people jam today and they'll just sit and eat it. But jam tomorrow, now... that'll keep them going for ever."
— Albert, "Hogfather" by Terry Pratchett (film, 2006)
— Albert, "Hogfather" by Terry Pratchett (film, 2006)
December 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"It's the HOPE that's important. It's a big part of belief. I mean to say, you give people jam today and they'll just sit and eat it. But jam tomorrow, now... that'll keep them going for ever."
— Albert, "Hogfather" by Terry Pratchett (film, 2006)
— Albert, "Hogfather" by Terry Pratchett (film, 2006)
Oh, poor Greece. 😪 Here comes the flood of morons.
Why Greece is now the world’s best place to retire | CNN
International Living’s Annual Global Retirement Index judges the world’s top destinations for retirees, covering everything from climate to healthcare to cost of living.
www.cnn.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Oh, poor Greece. 😪 Here comes the flood of morons.
