Don't buy @hexclad.bsky.social Hexclad cookware! It's the pan Gordon Ramsay endorses. I bought a set .. super expensive btw .. had an immediate issue and CANNOT get them to honor the warranty. #hexclad #gordonramsay

Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show | CNN Politics Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting secretary, a career civil servant, to immediately shut off all USAID payments using...

What is REALLY going on here?

Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show

www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/p...

A memo listing all of the clubs eliminated by USMA.

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

Trump appoints speechwriter fired for attending conference with White nationalists to top State Department role | CNN Politics Darren Beattie, a former Donald Trump speechwriter who was fired in 2018 after CNN revealed he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, has been elevated to a top job at the State Departm...

NEW: We uncovered more deleted tweets from Darren Beattie, the White House aide fired in 2018 for speaking at a conference alongside white nationalists who Trump just appointed to a top level State Department job.

In purged tweets, Beattie cheered on Jan 6th riot.

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A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...

EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.

Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order.

Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit.

By me at @wired.com:

The U.S. Economy Is Racing Ahead. Almost Everything Else Is Falling Behind. (Gift Article) The gap between Americans’ prosperity and quality of life has grown since the 1990s.

NYT: The U.S. economy has outperformed most of its rivals in terms of productive might and innovation. But this success has not led to rapidly rising living standards for most Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/b...

@nowthisimpact U.S. Marine Carl Spurlin Dekle, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, broke down while reflecting on the state of America. Dekle passed away shortly after this interview originally aired in August 2022.

I’m glad he isn’t here to see where we are now. 😔

I love the freezer pattern on the lake. Very "wintery."

Not surprised. He locked kids in cages.

We are on a weather Roller coaster, but that's nothing new. The recorded temperature range in STL is 138 degrees ... from a record high of 115 to the record low of of -23!
#stl #stlouis #saintlouis #Stlhistory #stlouishistory #stlweather #stlouisweather #weather

Wow!

Love it!

It's true!!

I love Buddy .... assuming Buddy is the dog. His name could be John, I guess. lol

Such a peaceful view from my back door.
#Lakeview #winter #snow #geese #findpeace

Jimmy Carter, a visionary on ending fossil fuels, put solar panels on the White House. Big Oil-backed Ronald Reagan ousted Carter in 1980 and ripped them out

Tonight, as Carter lies in in state in the Capitol, a climate-fueled wildfire is destroying Reagan's former hometown of Pacific Palisades

So much snow!!!
#snow #snowfall #snowdrift

Hmmmm ... what'll it be today?

Someone asked me what I wanted to leave behind in the new year. My first response was 'grudges.' I think I'll give it a try.

Merry Christmas from Fang and Phyllis.

Just WOW

I forgot the photo on my last post! Lol. Just my boy, Fang, chilling in my lap.
#dogsofbluesky

My boy, Fang, just chilling on my lap.
#dogsofbluesky #bichonmix #Maltese #toocute

We have a childcare crisis so bad that we are planning on giving Rams money to the issue, only to discover the building inspector(s?) had a systemic way of shutting down daycares who didn’t make “donations” to their pet causes.

Phyllis and Fang.

I couldn't believe when I heard that anesthesia coverage was limited! Wtf?

Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep More than the physical harm, parents and child psychologists worry about the trend’s effects on girls’ mental health.

Young girls asking for gift cards for Christmas to buy skin care. Read this before you buy!!
#girlgifts #skincare #tweets #tiktokskincare #giftgiving
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