Romaq @Romaq@qoto.org

From 1/17/2022

Here’s what I’ve noticed lately: More and more people are saying “we need to learn to live with the virus” and what they actually mean is “we no longer intend to live as if the virus were a present reality, and we’re fine if somebody else needs to learn to live—or die—with that decision.”

https://armoxon.substack.com/p/america-returns-to-brunch

After reading Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony, it's hard not to conclude that Mark Meadows is in deep legal doodoo. I know that's not a legal term, but it's apt.

The question is, with so much exposure, will Meadows flip on Trump? Perhaps he has already. We haven't heard much from him at all for some time now.

Low temps again. Talks of “are winter extremes getting colder with global warming?”
Time to pull out ye olde XKCD explainer.
I believe this is called creeping normality or landscape amnesia - when you either forget or are to young to remember the old “normal”.

https://xkcd.com/1321/

I’m disheartened that we could be dealing with #tfg headlines and unimportant blathering for another six years. I’d hoped Biden’s win would be the end, but noooooo, #tfg just keeps the stink spreading despite his political nothingness. Crap. Lies. And innuendo ad infinitum.

https://www.rawstory.com/a-new-roll-call-of-the-worst-corporate-polluters/

Growing up, Sesame Street taught me the importance of education, empathy, and kindness.

Bugs Bunny, on the other hand, taught me that revenge on my enemies should be quick, clever, and brutal.

Constantly teetering between wishing that people would pay attention to me and wanting to be left alone.

Well, I've just tested positive for Covid. Symptoms are mild because I'm all boostered up. I can even hazard a fair guess as to where I contracted it. I let precautions slip at the Headstones concert. Only myself to blame.

This isn't over, folks. Please, stop acting like it is.

https://www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebert-2658990768/

After a weekend that included a brief ban on external links and a poll asking if he should step down as CEO, some Twitter users who initially welcomed Elon Musk are now skeptical of remaining on the platform. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/twitter-users-reach-breaking-point-elon-musk-rcna62403

David Orentlicher: "Prosecuting Trump is necessary, but it isn’t sufficient to preserve our democracy. The forces that Trump marshaled and unleashed preceded him, and they will outlast him if we don’t take steps to subdue them. That is where Congress can be most effective, and uphold the rule of law as it tries to ensure that Trump is held accountable under the rule of law." https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/house-jan-6-committee-refers-trump-justice-department-mistake-rcna62375

What seems like a more dangerous precedent to set?

—Prosecuting a former president.

—Letting a former president avoid accountability for conspiracy to defraud the US, conspiracy to make a false statement, obstruction of an official proceeding, and incitement of an insurrection.

The very first meme I made on Mastodon and if I do say so myself, it’s aged pretty well. #elonmusk #twittermigration #twitter

Russia risks becoming ungovernable and descending into chaos
There is growing opposition to President Putin at home
https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2022/11/18/russia-risks-becoming-ungovernable-and-descending-into-chaos

For anyone wondering, I'm still unable to access Twitter until I delete this tweet, which is factual journalism that doesn't even break the location rule Twitter enacted a few days ago. The account isn't marked as suspended anymore, but I can't use it or see tweets from people I follow. Using Mastodon exclusively for now and actually really enjoying it.

@Romaq @LouisIngenthron @freemo No. If you read 'True Believer' by Eric Hoffer, you find you aren't alone. Sadly, the most vocal creeps on both sides are the loudest these days, thus exhausting.

@Romaq @LouisIngenthron @freemo I have had yo-yo serotonin since 40 years old. That's when it comes in. The reason evolution hasn't killed it, is because of the late onset. Before that, the genetic defect makes you the world's best programmer, poet, artist etc. All those guys used to blow their heads off in the old days. Now, there is no reluctance to take others with you. This just happened near us.

@Romaq @LouisIngenthron @freemo I been through hereditary male depression. First, don't get upset with things you can't change. That is insufficient, but a good thing. Second, drop all alcohol for a while (I love a good whiskey). Then go to your doctor for a trial of anti-depressant. That's the only thing that works. Your brain actually has shrunken happy nodes (whatever) seen on scans. Brain serotonin is a vital nutrient. However, no 'red blooded' male ever goes to the doctor. Sad, and then they shoot.

@Romaq @LouisIngenthron @freemo JFC
I'm tempted to ask which asshats sent the shit just so I can block the handles myself.