Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23hThe same Brendan Carr who wanted to investigate NBC because Kamala was on SNL? The same Brendan Carr who wanted to dismantle independent fact checking and accused them of being a “censorship cartel?” Periodic reminder that the corruption is a feature, not a bug. 34752972102
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 19hThis is “Civility.” The alternative involves a shiny gravity blade and an angry old woman knitting, and nobody (~!) wants that. 000
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 23hSurviving two attempts of the State trying to kill this woman is some ‘God might be trying to make a point’ level of karmic interference. Fucking nuts. www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...tennessean.comCourt stays Christa Pike execution in Tennessee: UpdatesChrista Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. A court stayed her lethal injection that was scheduled for Sept. 30. 000
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before 151576251427
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.” 44767131836
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The last story I heard like this, the cougar pounced a guy, missed his throat because his got his forearm in the way, and he spent the next two hours punching the cat in the face to make it let go. Anyway, don’t go outside.)apple.newsWyoming man kicks mountain lion in the face to save his dog, then fights it off bare-handed — Fox NewsAdam Borkhus kicked a mountain lion in the face to save his dog Diesel near Cody, Wyoming, but the predator then pounced and knocked him down. 100
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Maybe an under qualified Secretary shouldn’t have the authority to randomly fire people with actual high rank and experience (without cause). 100
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Enjoy your albatross, ass hat.apple.newsLone Republican Senator Derails a Bill to Prevent Demolition of the Kennedy Center — The Washington SunSen. Mike Lee blocked a bill that would have prohibited the demolition of any national memorial honoring a U.S. president. 000
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Eric Schmitt wished on a monkey's paw for more national name recognition. 823516
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s never the violence that brings them down. It’s ALWAYS the money. 001
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirTexas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 20566403345
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's kind of maddening to see almost no one with power and a major platform publicly wrestling with this. We're gonna have to talk about something other than gas and grocery prices at some point 122027126
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026They tell us a million bullshit things we can do to avoid being raped without telling predators to just not rape us. 11932190
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I feel the writer of a professional article in a professional magazine should know to capitalise after a colon. 000
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirMiddle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The same people who think Democrats are communists think Donald Trump is a Christian. 26598167
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Dear Bluesky, Stop resetting the timeline with I hit the back button and not home. Why did you change that. 100
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirJonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 26/09/2026No no no no no you stop that right now 2136818
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Do you think Endgame was re-released because it’s needed for Doomsday or is Disney riled up that Spiderman 4 made so much money that they need to put Sony in its place? 000
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I like Eggers so I’ll watch Werwulf but the fucking ps1 graininess filter on everything is reallllllllly testing me. 000
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Primetime. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️s You take a chance with any small movie. Hope sucked. This didn’t suck. Weird reminder that the dude who plays Flash is also thirty now. If I didn’t know Alex Winter was in this, wouldn’t have recognized him. Good to see him. 100
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirJonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I mean I’ll still watch every episode 🤷♂️ 71498
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirThe Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026Kash Patel Phished By Scammer Posing As Kash Patel theonion.com/kash-patel-phished-by-… 161376156
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Are you prepared for the US to get its ass kicked by a tiny island? We’re about to see it in real time by the same brainiacs that thought Iran would roll over. 000
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?" 8189102562
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026!!chicago.suntimes.comIdaho authorities present new lead on Tylenol murders tied to recently identified manOnce known as the "Unknown Wanderer," Dr. Matthew Francis Betkouski died of cyanide poisoning in an Idaho church pew in 1982. Investigators aren't naming him as a suspect, but said former coworkers ac... 000
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Apple "detectives" wanted to identify a gnarly old tree growing on a remote plot of land in Maine. What they discovered was the key to a centuries-old apple mystery.scientificamerican.comHow apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruitAnd how they might have helped save the future of American apples 401121389
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Saudi Arabia is in big trouble, with their oil industry under attack from multiple directions. The Saudis spent years bribing Trump and Kushner. At first, it seemed like a good investment. But the Iran war screwed them, now they really need help, and the US can't/won't. Me, in @foreignpolicy.com:foreignpolicy.comSaudi Arabia Bribed the Wrong PeopleRiyadh’s bet on Trumpism has failed. 72905227
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's a neat thing! My mom retired after 25+ as a children's librarian at public libraries yesterday. (It was very cool! Hundreds of former Story Hour kids arrived, some as adults!) I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it! 2778128995
Reposted by Geirdís Björnsdóttirshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 24/09/2026so i’m on the train this morning and a guy gets on with a little dog and pops open a tiny folding chair and THE DOG SITS IN IT 572123204
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s… 313174763314
Reposted by Geirdís Björnsdóttirderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's great to see tailoring accommodate such extreme movement today. This level of tailoring was a bit more common in the past, as you can see in old films featuring Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly, but many modern suits will lift off the wearer's neck even when they're just walking. 329164542135
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026How much Trump crypto will the manufacturers have to buy to stay out of legal trouble?newsweek.comFalse Label Triggers Highest Warning in Major Meat RecallAbout 167,639 pounds of raw beef, pork and goat products are being recalled because they were produced without federal inspection. 000
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirJonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I will not be out-dad joked 1638633
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirJonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 23/09/2026They’re not really even that intrusive anymore we have coffee together pretty much every morning so 526816
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Maybe Trump thinks that if he puts his name on enough buildings people will forget how many times his name is in the Epstein files. 1136766
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Nobody working quality control at Burts Bees? Your new lip shine commercial looks like a porn money shot. Gross. 000
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The worse mass shooting here was perpetrated by a loser that felt mistreated by a casino and Harvey’s Casino was famously blown up by an angry gambler, and this administration is hellbent on creating more gamblers with insurmountable debt and there will be increased domestic terrorism because of it. 000
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The best part of white South Africans getting favouritism to immigrate is a lot of them quickly go back because America is FAR MORE DANGEROUS THAN WHAT THEY GOT THERE. The entire government is slanted for white people. Which country do I mean? Who can say! 000
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Hope. ⭐️ Dudes. I’m so mad. 1) Did not need to be 2h37. 2) had swears, gore, AND monsters and absolutely wasted my time. 3) cliffhanger ending. And I guess I owe Resident Evil an apology. In 2026, bad gun discipline, fatal gloating, and stupid main characters are universal. So mad. 1 star. 100
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirDave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A court just blocked Trump’s “third country” immigration policy. 719740
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026kyivindependent.comRussia's rigged election gives Putin a mandate for all-out warObservers described the Sept. 18-20 parliamentary election as the "dirtiest" vote in Russia's modern history. In a country that has not held free and fair elections for nearly three decades, that migh... 000
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Do you think Susan Collins will be bemused, concerned, or verklempt this morning? 010
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 8634271344
Reposted by Geirdís BjörnsdóttirDr. Bucky Isotope, PhD, BOFA @buckyisotope.bsky.social · 21/09/2026ME: I’ll have a Coke SERVER: is Pepsi okay? ME: 1223425
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Realised the Avengers theme has elements of Gone With the Wind’s theme and have no place to put this information. 000
Geirdís Björnsdóttir @geirdis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Does the predator class think they can eat money and crypto? What will they do once the crops and the workers are too poisoned to survive?theguardian.comUS environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents showEnvironmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule 000