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Last Notes npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I noticed they were all white too when I first saw the pic, but I've never been to Germany and didn't know really what the norm would be for that area. npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 The pumpkin my kids harvested the other day in all its glory. #gardening https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/231/982/890/737/934/original/85ab6c82f1822586.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I don't like when the media points to trump's age as the reason for his behavior for two reasons: 1) I see that as ageism (after all, there are plenty of 80-year-olds that seem quite lucid and don't act like him), and 2) By focusing on age, serious mental illness that makes trump very dangerous can be overlooked. However, this article does a good job explaining more. Calls are rising for the 25th Amendment. #USA #USpol #trump #MentalHealth #25A -- https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/calls-grow-invoke-25th-amendment-131349470.html npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Some of these articles seem tabloid-ish, but they're not wrong. Trump actually did post these images in a 90-minute AI-slop rant yesterday (much within a 10-minute time span), which he apparently did earlier this year as well. This is really concerning. 1 of 2🧵 #USA #USpol #trump #MentalHealth -- https://www.salon.com/2026/09/07/give-them-nightmares-trump-unleashes-ai-robot-army/ -- https://www.mediaite.com/online/trumps-jaw-dropping-labor-day-weekend-posting-blitz-sends-social-media-into-a-spin-25th-amendment-now/ -- https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/donald-trump-sparks-outrage-after-posting-bizarre-ai-space-war-image-showing-global-targets-destroyed/ar-AA23tSyV --- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/donald-trump-shares-ai-generated-space-force-image-showing-missile-strikes-on-earth/ar-AA23v4D6 -- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-attacks-bombs-earth-space-ai-truth-social_n_6a0b12f5e4b0d420d3238c5e npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Oh yes, I bet she could 😂 (and 😳 and 🤢) npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Ooh that's lovely! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump admin defunds bicycle lanes, calling them DEI – The admin said bike lanes are "hostile to motor vehicles," and roads, bridges, and shipping ports are "the backbone of America." It also took safety resources for bike riders off of its website and canceled grants to improve street safety. 1 of 2🧵 #USA #trump #TrumpAdmin #DEI #ClimateChange #transportation #infrastructure #roads #vehicles #bicycles #exercise npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Aww cute 🙂 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 serene npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Awesome! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 RE: https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117221397319485572 slimy, snark-snarled subterfuge I felt like alliterating more. #note1508…hn88 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 RE: https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117220790940425631 My intention was not to prop up Reagan, btw. I know he had bad policies, etc. I'm contrasting two specific instances, not entire presidencies. #note187y…klu0 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Beautiful! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Of course 🙄 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Nooooo!!! 🤦♀️ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 But ~"unlike the Federal Reserve's ability to create money, Treasury funds repurchases by issuing more short-term bills, effectively swapping long-term debt for shorter maturities... termed 'fiscal dominance,' Treasury directly influences financial conditions, a role traditionally of Fed. Critics say this blurs the lines between fiscal & monetary policy." And Bessent's financial gymnastics and snark-laden subterfuge concern me* 9🧵 #USA #USPol #USeconomy *#MyThoughts -- https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesbroughel/2026/08/22/treasury-is-buying-its-own-bonds-where-is-the-money-coming-from/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Note: The #TrumpAdmin is twisting itself in pretzels about this, arguing nonsense that 1) that US #inflation isn't bad and mostly related to an energy "supply shock" and 2) inflation isn't caused by growth ("only stupidity," per #trump ). /6🧵 #USA #US #USPol #USeconomy -- https://fortune.com/2026/09/05/trump-stupidity-inflation-trade-foreign-countries-retaliation-interest-rates/ -- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/05/trump-warsh-fed-september-rate-hike.html npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 But is that wise? Analysts believe that: "If the Fed were to set the short-term interest rate that is its primary tool lower than necessary to achieve its congressional mandated goals of maximum employment and price stability, history suggests that the likely result would be unwelcome #inflation. Lower rates tend to stimulate borrowing and faster economic growth, and when demand grows faster than supply, prices rise." /5🧵 #USA #US #USPol #USeconomy --- https://www.brookings.edu/articles/should-the-fed-cut-interest-rates-to-make-it-cheaper-for-the-federal-government-to-borrow/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 And another thing – One of the screenshots in the previous post of this thread 🧵shows how the interest rate on US debt is $970 B, or upwards of a trillion dollars annually (truly mind blowing!). The #TrumpAdmim seeks to lower interest rates not just to promote growth (as it lowers borrowing costs for businesses), but also to get a better deal on financing US debt. /4🧵 (continues...) #USA #US #USPol #USEconomy npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Related to this: The US national debt was $1 Trillion in 1981, and Reagan stressed the importance of bringing down the debt in his speech referenced in the first post of this 🧵 (he even gave an analogy of how far dollars would be stacked up to drive home the point of how much a trillion was). The point 🤿🧐 $1 Trillion adjusted for inflation is ~$3.7 Trillion. The national debt of the #USA is currently ~10.5 TIMES that amount! The debt-to-GDP ratio is well over 130% /3 #USA #US #USpol #USecon https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/220/991/679/843/943/original/346e3b5e02b39068.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/220/991/751/371/158/original/26c62c4a5830bfcd.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/220/991/821/453/927/original/39cf926d9a3897af.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump is completely unhinged and Republicans who think he's some kind of Reagan* are delusional. * again, I'm not a fan and what I'm learning is from reading and researching, but there clearly are sharp contrasts between the two of them /2 #MyThoughts #USpol npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Lovely! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 A few years back, I programmed images of sunflowers dancing to this song throughout their day (yes, i'm strange lol). Anyway, I'm thinking about doing something different now, tbd. #music 🎵🎶 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9_EVz2GBN3E npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Staffers at the #Wikimedia Foundation "voted 158-14 to join the Communications Workers of America labor union. The US National Labor Relations Board..." Wikimedia employees say "they will now have a mechanism to challenge management as the organization faces growing competition from AI chatbots and a drop in volunteer editors." "Concerns about pay and benefits were not major motivators for the #union drive..." #OrganizedLabor #unionization #LaborUnion #Wikipedia -- https://www.wired.com/story/wikipedia-workers-vote-on-whether-to-unionize/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 hmm... "It is a strategy which has played out before in times of global instability." #gold #CentralBanks #finance -- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgyn8q8gqxo npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Thank you 🙂 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Oh I agree 💯, and no, my hunch is that it doesn't. The US would certainly lack A LOT if trade were to be cut off with those countries. npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 A Ponzi scheme defrauding investors of millions ($) haunts #Republicans pressured to return funds from E. Frost IV (who also donated to #trump ). "Across #Georgia, the Frosts were #GOP fixtures" and "prominent evangelical Christians. At a prayer meeting, Frost IV said God told him, 'I'm going to clean house, and I'm going to use a broom named Trump.'" 👀 Frost courted investors "through conservative outlets" such as the late Charlie Kirk's podcast. #USA #USpol #fraud -- https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/a-140-million-ponzi-fraud-is-haunting-georgia-gop-ahead-of-midterms-f8e3032e https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/214/519/437/981/801/original/77f364dfa632b296.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/214/519/520/149/703/original/e4132ed0abdbbf23.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/214/519/607/471/191/original/0df5b37b327e6d3f.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/214/519/686/882/220/original/016c9af92abb715f.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Anyway, #US economic growth is lagging and one should take a single good #jobs report with a grain of salt. 3🧵 #USA #USpol #USeconomy #economics #MyThoughts -- https://www.americanprogress.org/article/2026-u-s-job-growth-has-lagged-far-behind-optimal-levels/ -- https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/economy/us-jobs-report-august -- https://www.stlouisfed.org/in-plain-english/the-fed-and-the-dual-mandate npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Sure seems like he will npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 💯 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 lol, I see what you did there And yes! Typos make us human! https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/209/762/399/445/932/original/cad1edb95329765f.mp4 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Whoopsie https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/four-major-ai-models-suffer-rare-overlapping-downtime/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Awesome 😂 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 😂👏 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Typos? Feel free to let me know lol (I fixed one) npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 The #TrumpAdmin might take away private schools' their tax-exempt status if they consider #race, furthering the admin's pressure to curb #diversity in classrooms. The admin "has repeatedly targeted efforts to benefit Black & other racial-minority students," saying they violate law "in the wake of a 2023 Supreme Court ruling banning the use of race-conscious admissions..." The proposal, is subject to a lengthy public-comment period 👀 "and could go into effect in May." #USA #USpol #HigherEd https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/208/930/254/014/271/original/b3c6da6e655336cb.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/208/930/323/167/600/original/1d55898570fe111e.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/208/930/384/215/388/original/8d6973caeba00de6.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/208/930/444/007/823/original/98d1ea6494f414cd.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Very true npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 That is a great word, and so apropos! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump has a human binky. She's blonde and VERY devoted. #USpol -- https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-biographer-says-president-male-181642404.html -- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/natalie-harp-allegedly-sent-2-emotional-letters-to-trump-heres-what-we-know/ar-AA2aFKd0 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 1 part wonk 1 part goof 3/2 part geek 1/2 part random 🐬🍸 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Health insurers, considering their bottom lines, are dumping Medicare Advantage plans. Seniors might be affected in several ways: • Fewer choices of insurer, especially in rural areas • Higher deductibles and other healthcare costs • Fewer prescription drug coverage options 1 of 4🧵 (article screenshots follow) #USA #US #healthcare #Medicare #MedicareAdvantage --- https://www.marketwatch.com/story/health-insurers-are-dumping-medicare-advantage-plans-heres-how-many-seniors-could-be-affected-646b4e99 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/084/567/435/849/231/original/baac4635e43adb5a.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Yes, this is BS. Premiums will inevitably go up, but unnecessarily. The #trump admin just *wanted* to end subsidies early. They didn't have to. npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 My kids have been harvesting corn. #gardening https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/083/965/992/998/124/original/6a99a499ce83cc36.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Earlier today,* I heard #trump entertain the thought of declaring a national emergency to "protect" #elections (he at least hasn't ruled it out). * (in a recent video clip c/o CNN-I) #USA #USpol #MyThoughts ---- Anyway, it's good to know that he apparently has no legal authority whatsoever to do that. Article from March: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administration-has-no-legal-authority-to-invoke-national-security-and-take-over-elections/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 New day, new avi. "Guest starring Sammy" (my SO said lol... true 🤭) npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 going through old mail; no offense to anyone... this one just seemed extra creepy to me https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/074/808/396/508/689/original/8a192140aabd7ba6.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 My friend just asked, "Would you rather see the extinction of bees or cats?" And I was like, "Nooo... why would you ask such questions!" 🙉 ~~ #random post (That's all bees and all cats, btw) npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I hear you. These kinds of moves by the trump admin will hurt those with less means more. npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 The #US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit panel "blocked President Trump’s White House #ballroom in a 2-1 vote on Friday, saying that work must stop except for below-ground construction, including installations #Trump says are needed for security." The panel ruled that "Congress retains control over funding for development at the White House and had not authorized Trump’s project." Trump will take battle to #SCOTUS, possibly via the emergency docket. #USA #USpol -- https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6016709-donald-trump-white-house-ballroom-construction-appeals-court-block/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 It's important to note that unemployment might have ticked downwards a bit, but the labor force participation rate is also down. So fewer people are either working or actively looking for jobs. 2🧵 #USA #US #USeconomy #economics #jobs #unemployment #LaborForce #LaborMarket https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/054/702/661/786/054/original/ea982ce8e44cdae6.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 #Privacy related – You know when you make a purchase with a seller (often local) and they use "Square" POS terminals to process your payment (they can even do this via an app on their phone) — The company (Square) saves the information like your bank card, email address, physical mailing address... and you often don't even know that the seller is using Square (nevermind consent to it). 1 of 2🧵 (continues) #shopping #consumer #ConsumerConcerns npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 yeah, I wasn't thinking about cooking specific people or whatever until you mentioned it... npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 RE: https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117051060107775945 Even more dystopian would be if AI controlled the blockers and mirrors... #note1272…xszz npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Right?! This is the stuff of dystopian sci-fi fiction. npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Forget bottling water. This company wants to profit off of #sunlight. Though its ~"initial efforts will be modest," Reflect Orbital plans for 5,000 satellites by 2030 to produce "the equivalent of daylight for a few minutes at a time...indoor lighting for up to 2 hours & all-night street lighting. And the 50,000-strong flock in 2035 will produce an as-yet unspecified number of hours of daylight illumination... to customers who request it." 3🧵 #USA #environment #space -- https://time.com/article/2026/07/14/reflect-orbital-space-mirror-what-to-know/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 So get this — A company wants to use a giant mirror to reflect sunlight onto specific parts of Earth when needed, And Trump's FCC approved it! Now ~"four #environmental organizations filed a petition... asking the...(#FCC) to reverse approval of a startup’s plan to beam on-demand sunlight from space to Earth, arguing the agency ignored the project’s potential impacts on wildlife, astronomy research and eye safety." #NotTheOnion #USA #US #USpol #trump #environment -- https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/environmental-groups-challenge-fcc-approval-startups-plan-beam-demand-rcna591041 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 RE: https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117050700459094692 There he goes again trying to override the US Constitution with executive orders... #note15fw…sc46 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump is paying companies to stop their wind power projects. "Offshore Lease Buybacks – The Trump administration is paying developers to give up offshore wind leases." "No new offshore wind expected after current projects built." #USA #USpol #trump #TrumpAdmin #energy #wind #WindPower https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/050/642/755/004/141/original/2fabc3eb50b8056d.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/050/642/879/328/912/original/0a75cba791365ab3.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/050/642/960/588/029/original/85439281c5412c0a.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/050/643/020/840/839/original/92b1f72d0637808d.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump's next battle: Preschool children. (poor ones) #USA #US #USpol #trump #children -- https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/nx-s1-5920386/head-start-regulations-trump npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump Denies US Munitions Shortage, Warns ‘Leakers’ of Jail Time #USpol #USmilitary #munitions #weaponry #trump -- https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/trump-denies-us-munitions-shortage-065107720.html npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 /2 Okay, how about this... I thought of giraffes flying because I like giraffes, but maybe a more plausible scenario is that there is a chance that piece of space junk orbiting around Earth might crash into my backyard tomorrow, only startling my dog. #MyThoughts npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Okay, how about simply: If you find yourself hitting a wall, turn around. 🐬 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Update: #Trump says his own #DOJ is wrong and wants them to get the "vandals." He said on his social media: 'I disagree 100% with Jeanine #Pirro (his hand-picked #AG)...I don’t know what she was thinking?'" "Trump then shared security camera footage of alleged culprits of the damage, calling 'VANDALISM.' He accused the individuals of using 'a knife or a box cutter, for all to see' to remove his newly-installed lining to the monument." 4/2🧵 #USA #US #USpol #ReflectingPool #DavidHearn npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Imma make me a bot and have it say all sorts of bot things. Beebop. #NotADrunkPost npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 They were driven by emotion, ready to pounce on supposed "vandals." They didn't even bother investigating, and then when their case fell apart, they blamed another branch of government. Going great 🙄 3/2🧵 #USA #US #USpol #trump #DOJ #JeaninePirro #ReflectingPool #DavidHearn #MyThoughts npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Seems Trump's #DOJ prosecutors should have talked to the Interior Dept *before* indicting Hearn... AG Pirro wrote, "Given all of this newly discovered information, it is difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism, let alone to establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt"... and asked a judge to formally dismiss the case." Wow is that embarrassing for her 😳 #USA #US #trump #Pirro #AG #ReflectingPool #USpol #law #MyThoughts -- https://apnews.com/article/reflecting-pool-damage-olympian-hearn-trump-21d997b5b55e6adf01862d7c5292476d npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Exactly. In GA, the law is 18. And so it seems the father should be responsible. ...but this circles back to my philosophical thought abt children being tried as adults. The kid was 14 when he committed the crime – an age considered too immature to make one's own life decisions. An age w/ curfews, bedtimes & the inability to drive. And yet he was tried *as an adult* & held fully responsible w/ life in prison (his dad got 15 yrs). https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-16/chapter-11/article-4/part-3/section-16-11-132/ -- https://abcnews.com/US/father-sentenced-murder-georgia-high-school-shooting-son/story?id=135195909 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I don't understand how a teen can be FULLY responsible for their OWN self to be tried as an adult in a school shooting trial — And the teen's parent is ALSO responsible because they should've recognized the "signs" and made sure the kid went to school and got help. But wait now... wasn't the teen FULLY responsible for their own self — in this case, the teen was sentenced to life in prison. #USA #SchoolShootings #law -- https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000011064170/father-of-teenage-gunman-in-georgia-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison.html https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/012/498/582/550/934/original/e57b253f05599a5f.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 RE: https://universeodon.com/@Darkphoenix/117010144818049168 One. Job. 💯🎯 #note1f6l…z6hk npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 US economy is anemic. It grew only 1.5% last quarter, much less than expected, and much of the #GDP growth was #AI (bubble) investment. The #US economy had grown at only 0.5% in the last 3 months of 2025 👀‼️ Interestingly, the #LaborMarket is still "resilient" while #inflation creeped up to 3.5% – well above the Fed's 2% target (no wonder the Fed held "interest rates" steady yesterday). #USA #USeconomy #economics #MyThoughts -- https://abcnews.com/Business/government-report-show-us-economy-performed-amid-iran/story?id=135152547 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 #USA gov't map of #Africa mislabels every country at global conference ‼️ The map contained an #AI watermark imdicating it was made w/ OpenAI tools. 👀 It had: • Nigeria (where #US currently has several hundred troops deployed) as landlocked in the Sahara Desert • Mozambique, which is in southeastern Africa, relocated to the Horn of Africa • Ivory Coast in West Africa was placed on the other side of the continent The State Dept blamed a staffer #trump #TrumpAdmin -- https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-government-map-africa-mislabels-every-country-global-conference-2026-07-30/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Is this not extortion? #USA #USpol #trump -- In: Trump to announce plans for Dulles Airport makeover ~ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-announce-renovation-plans-dulles-airport-makeover-rcna589828 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/004/742/440/145/125/original/751c91266d91f7e0.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Wow! Did you write that? npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Pick yer squash lol #gardening https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/998/337/332/904/495/original/d003825e8614fcec.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump apparently said that Americans in "blue" cities smell bad and lords know I never, ever want to know what he smells like 🤢 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Hers? npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 She seeks to build her name. Date her to be on a cupcake. #random post #dating #relationships -- Singles Are So Burned Out They're Letting Spreadsheets Evaluate Their Dates: Forget intuition. Young adults are rushing home to crunch the numbers before they decide if the date actually went well. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/dating-singles-love-hackers-spreadsheets-711a493b https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/993/001/247/686/425/original/974ab02225bddbc3.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/993/001/322/666/649/original/b39cb67f4c003ccc.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Yes, I put on makeup today. And...? npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Apple's iOS 27 update will allow #AI to write texts for users as well as summarize texts for them. AI will also be able to write and send emails through the text chain, as well as a number of other things. According to #Apple's website: In Messages (text) and Mail (email), "Siri AI can match your writing style, punctuation, and tone — so you sound like you." https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2026/07/24/ios-27-iphone-messages-updates/91036017007/ -- https://www.apple.com/os/ios/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 /2 But the #TrumpAdmin is claiming to have made 60 investigations. #USA #RestOfWorldBesidesUSA #trump #trade -- https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/116973920653793420 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump is going to war with the world economically (ie: with blanket tariffs) and militarily (ie: strikes on boats in the Caribbean, war with Iran, threats to other countries). He's essentially attacking the whole human race (except himself), world order and stability (ie: dissing NATO, leaving WHO), and the environment (with deregulation, the promotion of fossil fuels, and the destruction of habitat). Quick, someone give that guy a peace prize 🙄 #MyThoughts #USpol npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Right?! It's some mystery poll... he didn't say. He could have very well polled his cabinet. npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump says that Americans aren't against his war with Iran, citing an unnamed "poll" that "just came out." #USA #US #trump #Iran #IranWar --- https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-denies-americans-against-war-145608961.html npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Oh interesting about the direction they were going and about the capabilities of the houthis 👀 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Saudi crude tankers turn back as Houthis open new front in #US-#Iran war ~"Iran (pressed) the #Houthis to close the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the #RedSea if the #USA continued to attack Iranian power infrastructure — putting two of the world's most vital #energy arteries at risk. "A full closure...could reduce global #oil supply by 7% (and) leave most #SaudiArabia oil exports unable to leave the region, adding to the (previous) 10% cut in #oil flows..." #IranWar -- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-forces-target-bahrain-kuwait-after-us-hits-irans-south-2026-07-21/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 They claim their arrest & pending extradition to UK is a violation of their "free speech" rights, but: "Andrew Tate faces 42 charges, incl rape, human trafficking, indecent images of a child & assault (per) UK (officials). Tristan Tate faces 17 charges, incl sexual assault, rape & trafficking... 59 (total) charges b/t them." And they're appealing to #Trump & those in his orbit to avoid extradition. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/20/us/tate-brothers-extradition-wwk npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Exactly, all that! And he has now declared his wife "co-president." npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump Imposes Additional 50% Tariffs on Certain Canadian Goods ~ "Measure applies to goods including wine, though energy and parts of other sectors are exempt" The official explanation was unfair trade practices, though the move comes after #trump threatened #tariffs on Canadian goods for wildfire smoke drifting into the #US. (can't make this stuff up) #USA #Canada #trade -- https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-imposes-additional-50-tariffs-on-certain-canadian-goods-5ab06a45 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/954/894/011/457/157/original/dbc6c3bf7a00880f.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/954/894/089/598/952/original/fc9cda8d8bbbf70d.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/954/894/159/545/724/original/021a1ad4369a11df.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/954/894/233/180/027/original/b5b179eeeace3176.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Why is #Trump coming to #Georgia? Fantastic question that reminds me of a certain song. #USA #US #USpol #MyThoughts -- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/georgia/atlanta/2026/07/20/when-is-president-trump-coming-to-ga-cobb-county-high-school-hosts/90979960007/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 That's hilarious 😂👏 He's gotta be where he doesn't belong because he needs to be the center of attentio lol npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump booed at World Cup final ceremony. #USpol #trump #WorldCup -- https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/07/19/trump-booed-world-cup-final/90974874007/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I agree completely, and well said! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Hang with people who appreciate you. Seriously, you're worth it. — Dolphin npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 It's supposed to be "kiss," but it looks like the little one on the right is biting the other one's face off 😅 Aww what a good kitty 🥰😂 #cats #caturday #kittens https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/943/614/047/080/204/original/2c7f774e3c03a573.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Oh my goodness, that's adorable! And I love those cat houses or whatever they're called 😆 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump to profit directly off his social media posts – As his 'Truth Social' platform CHARGES TRADERS TO GET FASTER ACCESS TO HIS POSTS that influence #trading #markets 🚨 "In a world where high-frequency traders capitalize on fractions of seconds, such a service would give an edge to those willing to pay Trump's media company." The #TrumpAdmin says there is no #ConflictOfInterest -- #MyThoughts – 1) Sure, Jan 😉 2) #Corruption, thy name is #trump #USA #USpol -- https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/see-how-trumps-truth-social-posts-move-stocks-5ee3611b https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/941/809/794/012/094/original/7615810766b09172.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/941/809/856/168/408/original/965f775bd2c0c8d2.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/941/809/919/140/362/original/5b90cf54fee4a04e.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/941/809/992/684/472/original/0340f04844b4ad74.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 When it comes to #wildfires — Some presidents help a neighbors out, others impose TARIFFS #USA #trump #Canada -- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/07/17/trump-threatens-canada-with-tariffs-over-wildfire-smoke-in-us/90962211007/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Oh no 😕 I haven't watched that season yet. How is it different than the others? npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump's prime-time speech last night to convince everyone of widespread voter fraud and pitch his voting act was so ridiculous that even the WSJ editorial board blasted it. #USA #USpol