William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Having lived in Texas and repeatedly visited Florida, I can see why people would flee these backward states where being woke is a sign of weakness, not a sign of humanity. 0282
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 02/03/2025So it seems fitting that Norway has refused to refuel a US Navy warship… but. Those ships are out there for a reason to keep Russia in check. Sure it sends a message, but Putin is smiling. I’m not. 280
Reposted by William VaughnWatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 01/03/2025media.tenor.coma poster that says we stand with ukraine on itALT: a poster that says we stand with ukraine on it 0459
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 01/03/2025What really (really) rankles me is when some Republican stooge puts words in the mouths of the "American people." 140
Reposted by William VaughnDemocratic Barbara @barbtries.bsky.social · 28/02/2025So I guess the question is, will US vaccine makers follow these recommendations so that Americans will have a flu vaccine during the next flu season? (I'm 69 years old and jabbed to the gills) www.who.int/news/item/28...who.intRecommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2025-2026 northern hemisphere influenza seasonThe World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for the 2025-2026 influenza season in the northern hemisphere. The announcement ... 021
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 03/02/2025They not only have my business, but I moved my considerable investment in Tesla stock to Costco. It was a better stock anyway. Perhaps they'll bring back Polish sausages in the hotdog deal... ;) 160
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 16/01/2025And so it begins... www.facebook.com/stories/1316...facebook.comRedirecting... 000
Reposted by William VaughnMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 16/01/2025The facts are, the ACA saved millions with pre-existing conditions and set standards for care. But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix. The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen. 1458335977110
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 13/01/2025People often find that cell phones, landlines, and the Internet are the first victims of a natural (or man-made) disaster. That's why ham radio operators encourage others to get their license to operate as a ham or at least get a GMRS license to use inexpensive (but more reliable) hand-held radios. 0100
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 13/01/2025It's also (not surprising) to hear about profiteering as rents, hotel room prices, and the cost of basics skyrocket. It is depressing... 110
Reposted by William VaughnBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Why the fuck are we talking about making Canada a 51st state, while Puerto Rico and Washington DC are RIGHT THERE WAITING???? 1335174442664
Reposted by William VaughnMark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Under the GOP's SAVE Act, Tribal IDs would NO LONGER be accepted as valid identification to register to vote. This is a direct attack on the voting rights of Native American communities. #StopTheSAVEAct social.demcast.com/s/EC9Y1x2d 783183168544
Reposted by William VaughnGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/01/2025A hero. Thank you for stepping up for your community.comicsands.comActor Steve Guttenberg Praised For Helping Fire Crew Move Abandoned Cars Amid L.A. WildfiresHero. 442289673306
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Some of the firefighters in California are prisoners being paid a pittance to help extinguish the fires. It's an interesting story of second chances. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...pressdemocrat.comHundreds of California prison firefighters join battle against LA wildfiresState prisoners have long been a part of California's firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles County. 295
Reposted by William VaughnLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Trump Dealt Major Blow as Judge Cannon’s Ruling Struck Down. newrepublic.com/post/190082/...newrepublic.comTrump Dealt Major Blow as Judge Cannon’s Ruling Struck DownJudge Aileen Cannon’s reign of error on Jack Smith continues to be thwarted. 172
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Years from now, we’ll look back at 2025 and recall how nice it was. We have to do more with what time we have left. Consider that we just elected a regime who will do what’s best for themselves—not for ordinary folks. 020
Reposted by William VaughnNPR @npr.org · 09/01/2025Californians are all too familiar with flip-flopping weather extremes, and new research suggests that weather whiplash is increasing as the atmosphere warms due to human-caused climate change. via @kqednews.bsky.socialkqed.orgClimate Scientists Warn of Growing Whiplash Effect on Weather Patterns | KQEDCalifornians are all too familiar with flip-flopping weather extremes, and new research suggests that weather whiplash is increasing as the atmosphere warms due to human-caused climate change. 471814428
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 09/01/2025I don't live in LA, but from what I saw, if the fire brigades were ten times as large, they could not have stopped these fires. But I'm no expert. It's like saying that higher sea walls would stop a tsunami. 000
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 09/01/2025We thought 2025 would be hell on earth but few expected that prediction to be taken literally. Thanks, Ethan for your courage. Stay safe. 150
Reposted by William VaughnAlina @alinasopinion36.bsky.social · 05/01/2025You know what to do y'all! 😉 @jewvotingblue.bsky.social @billvaughn.bsky.social @winwini.bsky.social @gary256rw.bsky.social @kellyh5581.bsky.social @daners516.bsky.social @ashputnam.bsky.social @plschs.bsky.social @cheeseheadsteve.bsky.social @texbirdie.bsky.social @kim0013.bsky.social 24822
Reposted by William VaughnChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/01/2025Can we just fast-forward to 2028? 304118972163
Reposted by William VaughnMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 31/12/2024finance.yahoo.com/news/mark-cu...finance.yahoo.comMark Cuban Says 'This Is Single-Payer': How His Healthcare Model Could Transform The U.S. Healthcare SystemBillionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has been vocal about reshaping the U.S. health care system for years. During recent appearances on podcasts Fishbowl with Jules Terpak and Ground Truths with Dr. Er... 777184093734
Reposted by William VaughnChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/01/2025This 2019 story feels relevant today. Did it end with the 737 Max—or was it policy? Cutting costs to near-minimum wage shouldn’t be priority over lives & safety. 📌 Boeing outsourced 737 Max software coding to $9/hour engineers, laying off in-house talent & subcontracting offshore to save money 34844271877
Reposted by William VaughnJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Trump doing what Trump always does: Lying and spreading fear. The suspect is a U.S. Citizen and a U.S. Army Veteran, who was born & raised in Texas. Somebody please bring Trump up to speed. Not that it matters. He’s gonna lie anyways. 54584156
Reposted by William VaughnGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/01/2025A social distancing cheat chart: 11155706611151
Reposted by William VaughnMike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 29/12/2024I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three. 1367222805029
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Jimmie Carter has passed. For me, he set a shining example that I cannot hope to match, but I can try. 020
Reposted by William VaughnKen Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 29/12/2024President Carter's words capture the essence of servant leadership: holding office not for personal ambition, but rather to serve others and make a real difference in someone's life. 🫶 #Leadership #Service H/T @ChairmanBuckley 113438
Reposted by William VaughnScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 29/12/2024RIP Jimmy Carter. 7674882310068
Reposted by William VaughnPatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Through Habitat for Humanity, Jimmy Carter built homes for those who couldn’t afford one. You won’t find pictures of Trump doing this. 1193775584
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 29/12/2024What's to stop an angry mega-billionaire from crippling the vehicles with an over-the-air update? It could focus on an entire state or just the car of an individual who said the wrong thing. 011
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 28/12/2024No, there is no vaccine for Bird Flu. Act accordingly. 000
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 18/12/2024It was raining but my Tesla was on the other side of the lot. For the first time, I used “Summon” to tell the car to drive across the lot to stop right in front of me. It worked fine. No, no one saw this driverless car coasting slowly between the cars. I’ll wait for an audience next time. 150
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 16/12/2024I spent the last week witnessing my granddaughter’s college graduation from FIT. In the process I found out just how frail I have become. It’s humbling to need help standing and being unable to help. Getting old sucks. 110
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 14/12/2024This morning my feed was filled with catfishers. Sigh. Nope, not interested in “adventure.” 020
Reposted by William VaughnAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 13/12/2024If you think it can’t get any worse..it can “Mr. Siri is also..petitioning the F.D.A. to “pause distribution” of 13 other vaccines, including combination products that cover tetanus, diphtheria, polio and hepatitis A” And RFK Jr wants Siri to be general counsel for Health and Human Services 28245130
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 07/12/2024I hired a man to clean out my rain gutters—but he hired a friend to do the job. Unfortunately, he failed to do it right. Fortunately, the owner came back in the rain to remedy the problem. They both spoke Portuguese. 030
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 07/12/2024I think you mean “whose” jobs are being taken. The millions of jobs the migratory farm workers, the construction crews, and the myriad of other jobs the non-citizens fill when citizens won’t, are going to be unfilled. The economy will suffer and so will the voters from both parties. 060
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024We cannot resort to violence to achieve any end. We had a chance to vote for universal healthcare. However, too many voted for those who continue denying us a system we can literally live with. We must defend our right to such a system and depose those who would block it. #unitedhealthcare 010
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024To the seven people who asked “How are you?”, I’m fine. 010
William Vaughn @billvaughn.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Meta got fined again for violating election laws. A paltry $240,000,000 this time. But their investment in tipping the election worked. We need different remedies. 010
Reposted by William VaughnJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024If you’d told me on Jan 6th 2021 that the man responsible for that horrific attack would end up returning to the office he tried to steal that day, and that he’d do so after calling the attackers “heroes” & “hostages” he was going to pardon, I’d have thought you were out of your damn mind. And yet… 1959380255327