Reposted by Ron LundeChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality. 5040611272
Reposted by Ron LundeRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power. The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever. But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs. 481652436
Reposted by Ron LundeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In addition to having 16 of the wealthiest billionaires in America pouring money into Republican PACs to buy the midterms, Democrats now have to deal with media companies accepting stolen taxpayer money to run illegal government ads for Republicans. 171013272
Reposted by Ron LundeIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 25/09/2026Millions of Americans will take action on October 17 to make it clear to the regime that we won’t sit by while they threaten to sabotage the midterms. Join a No Kings event to drive massive early voting and recruit tons of volunteers to help protect our elections: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... 20996439
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Cat food smells _terrible_, people! The Spouse actually likes to eat sardines, so he's responsible for all wet cat food delivery. We both retired two years ago, so the kittens do not know the horror that is Spouse Away On a Business Trip and Only Unlimited Kibble for Sustenance. 031
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I got a prescription that improves my life, and my insurance didn't cover it. I could get it at BlinkRx for $55 per month. Aetna Medicare Supplemental insurance told me that it's now covered. Before I transferred my prescription, I checked how much my copay would be: $242.00 "covered", huh. 042
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NO KINGS! Pittsburgh Says: VOTE EARLY! Join us to rally and march! Saturday, October 17th, noon City-County Building, 414 Grant St, Downtown Pittsburgh Early voting & ballot return info: www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/E... #NoKingsVoteEarlymobilize.usNo Kings: Vote Early Pittsburgh · Mobilize**We decide who represents us. We decide what comes next.** For more than a year, millions of people have come together to reject the idea that power belongs to kings, billionaires, or politicians wh... 054
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Today's Pittsburgh Overpass Project's banners on the Greenfield Bridge were 8647, and ICE=GESTAPO. It's September 21st -- we had earth and wind, but no fire at all. Find your bridge crew to join, or make a donation to cover banner materials, at www.pittsburghoverpassproject.com 0102
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I know this sounds whiny, but I've been hungry. I definitely didn't say anything. I know my hosts were absolutely well-intentioned and wanted everyone to enjoy themselves. I'm sure it never occurs to anyone that enjoys a juicy burger that some vegetarians aren't actually missing that. AT ALL. 251
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If you're doing a cookout, and plan to offer Impossible Burgers for your vegetarian guests, be aware that yes, they do chew & taste just like real ground beef. I know some people love that. But for someone like me that has been a vegetarian for decades, that's actually horrible. 171
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NO KINGS! Pittsburgh Says: VOTE EARLY Rally & March Saturday, October 17th, noon City-County Building, 414 Grant St, Downtown Pittsburgh Event info: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve... Info on voting early & ballot return sites: tinyurl.com/3epses28 086
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Have you heard of "Be My Eyes"? You download the app & sign up, and every once in a while, you get a phone call from someone who can use some help. You'll be talking to them while looking through the camera on their phone. I just helped a guy find the elevator in a building. www.bemyeyes.combemyeyes.comAccessibility Technology for blind & low vision people - Be My EyesExperience the benefits of accessible technology with Be My Eyes. Connect with volunteers for real-time assistance via video. 161
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Parker may be a fluffy little 7-month-old kitten with a pink nose and ears, but she is NOT to be underestimated! 061
Reposted by Ron LundeBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 13/09/2026Republicans making AES, a hot beefy doctor who is a messaging machine and absolute relentless work horse, a main character in American politics, is going to be one of their biggest messaging misfires in decades. 521027
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I snapped a bunch of pictures of my cat as she yawned, hoping for a particularly silly one, and fell in love with the ridiculous Stop Action of it all. All the photos are of a white cat with grey splotches on her head and a fluffy grey tail. 061
Reposted by Ron LundeChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please. 28972342869
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Pittsburgh Overpass Project on the Greenfield bridge today with ICE = GESTAPO, and REGULAR $4.49 Trump's GOP are moral monsters _and_ financial idiots! www.pittsburghoverpassproject.com @pittsburghoverpass.bsky.social 051
Reposted by Ron LundeDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/09/2026I did not have Tetris needing to put out anti-fascist statements on my bingo card, but here we are 162282615
Reposted by Ron LundeElise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Yet more grants cut: "The National Institutes of Health (NIH) terminates two Pitt research grants studying how race and socioeconomic status impact brain health." Scientists are moving out of town to new well-funded research jobs in Canada, Europe, China, etc. www.publicsource.org/trump-admini...publicsource.orgTimeline: First half of 2026 brings more research cuts to PittCMU releases 10% of Software Engineering Institute staff, citing reliance on federal funding. 023
Ron Lunde @ronlunde.com · 05/08/2026War crimes by proxy? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comPutin’s Human Safari Is the Dystopian Future of WarA grim new normal dawns in Ukraine. 020
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 20/07/2026My sweet little pink and white kitten has the best Resting Bitch Face ever. 1172
Reposted by Ron LundeAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Serbian President Vucic announced he’ll resign after 18 months of student protests. That’s Bangladesh, Nepal, Madagascar, Bulgaria, Hungary, and now Serbia, all in the past two years. Anti-corruption is the most potent force for positive political change right now. The US remains ripe.reuters.comSerbian President Vucic says he will resign within weeksSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday he would resign within weeks and the country will hold early presidential and parliamentary elections, following 18 months of anti-government prote... 211585537
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 21/07/2026If you have: 1) a cat 2) one of those big Costco boxes you should turn that box upside down. 1175
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Came downstairs this morning, and was puzzled that the cat bed was on the landing of the basement stairs. Put it back in the living room, and a little while later this happened. Don't you love her attempt to pull it between the chair & table?! Later, Parker tried to pull it underneath the couch. 141
Ron Lunde @ronlunde.com · 10/07/2026I think the word "pundit" should have a verb form. pund (/pʌnd/) (verb) — to confidently explain something you learned about forty seconds ago, ideally on television. "He punded for nine minutes on the economy before it became clear he thought inflation involved helium." 063
Reposted by Ron LundeAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/07/2026ICE is engaged in a very large escalation nationwide, with the agency claiming to be hitting record arrest numbers amid the return of quotas. This has gotten very little attention from the media because ICE learned lessons from the chaotic disasters of Kristi Noem’s tenure. Keep a watch. 11886905493
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The Greenfield Bridge crew with banners today that read FUND HEALTHCARE and 8647, plus waving flags including Pride, Trans, US, and ABOLISH ICE. More info: www.pittsburghoverpassproject.com This bridge: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve... @pittsburghoverpass.bsky.social 142
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I've made new friends doing this overpass visibility action. Where else would a retired person like me see friendly people for an hour and half every week? If you're not retired, but can make it to the bridge for while between 4:30 and 6:00PM, join us! 132
Ron Lunde @ronlunde.com · 02/07/2026From Robert Reich: "Trump frequently points to 401(k) accounts as evidence of Americans benefiting from the strong stock market. But only around a third of working-age individuals have any savings at all in 401(k) accounts. About 40 percent of all Americans having no retirement savings whatsoever." 041
Reposted by Ron LundeHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Please speak up. Record your objection. This is crucially important. 5516411075
Reposted by Ron LundeBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Corporate Welfare Needs to End! And the Corporations Must Be Required to Pay a Minimum Tax on Profits…. “Amazon received $17.5 billion in tax subsidies last year and made $78 billion in profit. If they're so successful, why do taxpayers have to give them subsidies?” 18843511550
Reposted by Ron LundeScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 19/06/2026John Roberts swore an oath to "do equal right to the poor and the rich." Instead, he legalized unlimited billionaire influence and gutted civil rights. Congress has the power to remove him. Use our rapid-response link to demand impeachment action today: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John RobertsContact Congress today! 20416160
Ron Lunde @ronlunde.com · 16/06/2026Another reason not to complain about your life: Rolling Stone reported that a search through U.S. public records turned up “nearly 300 Jeffrey Epsteins” nationwide, and noted that the name is “relatively common.” 000
Ron Lunde @ronlunde.com · 16/06/2026I learned about the Dover Test in my Osher class on Propaganda and Public Diplomacy. Apparently, politicians don't like it when the press shows flag draped caskets returning from wars they started. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_t...en.wikipedia.orgDover test - Wikipedia 000
Ron Lunde @ronlunde.com · 15/06/2026Isn't Google's new search great? I just tried looking up "funny quotes by famous people about writing": 121
Reposted by Ron LundeDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Listened to an NPR story this morning about mass child starvation in Senegal without a single mention of Elon Musk, the guy who gleefully created the conditions for the mass starvation 546233037345
Reposted by Ron LundeRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Look at this graph. The top 0.1 percent's wealth has never grown as fast in U.S. history as it has in the past 15 years. And that's before Elon Musk became the world's first TRILLIONAIRE.youtube.comThe Hidden Danger of America's Wealth GapTaxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy.Don't believe me? Look at this chart. 39677255
Reposted by Ron LundeAndrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 12/06/2026The world now has its first trillionaire, but 39% of families in Florida are using "Buy Now, Pay Later" apps to buy groceries. This is Donald Trump’s America. A playground for the mega rich built entirely on the credit card debt of hungry children. What are we even doing? 361201447
Ron Lunde @ronlunde.com · 12/06/2026Today I learned what a "hot" cubewano is - a Kuiper Belt Object (i.e. trans-Neptunian) that is not in resonance with Neptune. "Hot" in this case means (I think) that the orbit is a bit eccentric and the inclination can be > 5 degrees. Pay no attention to the travel agents - they're decidedly chilly. 120
Reposted by Ron LundePopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Man, this is gonna be an expensive way to wipe my ass. 801119157
Ron Lunde @ronlunde.com · 09/05/2026Great article by Timothy Snyder: open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...open.substack.comOn Superpower SuicideAnd the recovery of justice 000
Ron Lunde @ronlunde.com · 05/05/2026Oddly, the YouTube algorithm has decided that I only want to watch videos saying “books are bad now”. There appears to be uncountably many of those. I watched one. That was enough. 010
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 04/05/2026We were keeping the kittens shut in a small room at first. Today we let them out to explore a bit. It was VERY EXCITING! 1154
Reposted by Ron LundeJanet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 05/05/2026This banner reads ICE = GESTAPO We heard the _longest_ honk ever from a semi today, so we think we need a banner that mentions gas prices. 151
