W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 04/10/2026At the risk of sounding paranoid (I am, anyway), am thinking that when Republicans seized voting machines after 2020 that a national emergency should have been declared because the software and hardware were fully compromised by bad actors. Or possibly. 000
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Am listening to a podcast and they used the phrase, two competing centers of attention. I think this is a way of looking at the next 7 years of Uranus in Gemini. Well, until the decan where one twin kills the other. 010
Reposted by W. PirchAstro-Puppy @astro-puppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Baker’s quilt is available as an art print, with proceeds benefiting the endeavor to build New York City’s first-ever public observatory at Pioneer Works — a dome of possibility for future Ellens.” 052
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I think the AI development is at this moment not really about the end of the world, and not really about increasing worker productivity and decreasing corporate overhead, but this is an arms race. Whoever cracks the code first has access to everyone else's data. 000
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I'm not afraid the polls are wrong; I'm afraid the Repubes have already stolen the election in so many places. And this pisses me off because I just want to live in peace and raise my family and work on my house, and if the worst happens in November I'm gonna have to get subversive and allegorical.. 110
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A good mashup would be Angine du Poitrine vol 1 and Taylor Swift Encore. I accidentally added the Angine album to my queue and after ever Swift song Angine played and it works really great. Both aspiringly beautiful. 010
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Think about this: Republicans have already spent $450 MILLION this election cycle. Our country is insane. 010
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is an older story being reframed as incompetence, but the original story was how the administration was making cronies money by overpaying for their real estate. It's really a grift story. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-sq...huffpost.comNew Report Shows Shocking Level Of Incompetence At ICEThe report paints a picture of the Trump administration plowing ahead with its detention plans and giving no thought to how much money it was squandering. 000
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Things I was frightened of as a child: 1) an open closet door in my bedroom. 2) being handcuffed to the bottom of a pool (accidentally saw a 10pm crime show) 3) getting caught 020
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I heard someone on a podcast that we should never condone the violence Mangione did, but what they didn't say is if in the same sentence or paragraph you don't recognize the violence, depravity, and brutality of our health care system, you are just an apologist. Profit corrupts health care. 2127
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Every person that died due to inadequate access to health care due to 9/11 toxins was a "win" for Rudy and their constituents, probably including insurance providers. 020
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Listening to Mamdani and John Stewart talking about 9/11 and what the government knew and withheld is, based upon what we know now of America's Mayor Giuliani, not surprising. But what a piece of shit Rudy is. And now Trump was there on 9/11? Seriously WTF. 010
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I think I always assumed Hawaii would be hit by typhoons, when I became remotely aware of them. But why now does the news a) actually cover them and b) call them hurricanes? 000
Reposted by W. PirchThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026When old SVU episodes don’t hold up in modern times. 12889771428
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I'm interpreting some context clues here, but it looks like I just witnessed one separated or divorced parent dropping their 4 year old off to Dad and the pure joy on the father's face literally corrected 10 woes I didn't know I was carrying. 000
Reposted by W. Pirch“Macabre” Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 30/08/2026As an American (and Minnesotan), I have been deeply missing my country’s friendship with Canada: 🇨🇦 021
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Dolly Parton is one of those people who elevates anyone she comes in contact with. From a Christian view you could say her saintliness uplifted those around her. So I believe this report. Although it only confirms how far afield he has fallen. 100
Reposted by W. PirchHellrosser @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered. 326301876762
Reposted by W. Pirchderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress. 193354115285
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I made a new England clam chowder tonight with some frozen razor clams we harvested in May, and was lamenting I didn't have any white wine to deglaze my bacon and onions. However, Stella Artois is just sweet enough and perfectly complementary and I hope someone else discovers this cooking gem. 000
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Should read: guy who doesn't support Medicare for all (or just supporting universal healthcare), "Jeffries shares Democratic strategy with Republicans". Kushner isn't even in Congress. Jeffries is never there when we need him and is throwing progressives under the bus when it suits him. 100
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 21/08/2026One thing I find frustrating about America is Dems are arguing for childcare benefits and we should be arguing for one parent to support a household. Mom works, dad works, both dads work part-time, both moms whatever. As an American I value spending time with my family and raising my kid directly. 000
Reposted by W. Pirchdorjepadma @heartastrology.bsky.social · 14/08/2026May this day bring you incredible joy, naturally arising, from a mind content with the experience of its own awareness. 071
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The census bureau is stalking me hard and it triggered me. My wife is taking over. Apparently the federal government is doing a scientific survey for health and human services, but at the same time can't understand vaccines and why they are important. So I call bullshit. 000
Reposted by W. PirchPeace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Billionaires are the greediest people on earth. 1626770
Reposted by W. PirchPaula Wirth @paulawirth.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Pixar receives a $26.2 Million Tax credit to keep film jobs in CA, and immediately lays off 10% of its work force, after making over a billion from Toy Story 5, the highest-grossing film of 2026.amidamidi.substack.comPixar's Layoffs Came Days After Receiving a $26 Million Tax Credit. So I Wrote California Officials.State tax incentives should create and retain jobs for Californians, not subsidize corporate layoffs. 492607964
Reposted by W. PirchMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 30/07/2026There are only three possible futures: a) everyone in the Trump admin goes to jail, rule of law partially restored; b) Dems retaliate in full, and maybe that's a deterrent; c) neither (a) nor (b), so lawless authoritarianism wins again, and when Republicans regain power they ramp it up even more. 602171608
Reposted by W. PirchRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Minnesota Democrats recently passed a bill banning AI-generated child pornography. Nazi Musk and his AI company are suing to block the passage of this bill. Says it all. 561332629
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 30/07/2026It's here. All of these people must be held accountable for fomenting insurrection and tried and punished accordingly. 000
Reposted by W. PirchRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The only responsible attitude for liberals and progressives to align on is that all right-wing grievances, claims and believes are not only false, but malicious lies. Nothing passes the mouth of an American conservative in public life that is not meant to harm and destroy the lives of millions. 5153111379
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 27/07/2026There was a mass shooting here at a public event in Seattle. Sometimes a backstory arises and maybe it was associated with a gang, or maybe it was domestic violence. But I am starting to think it's a rise in domestic right wing terrorism. It's like our own brand of ISIS indoctrination. 100
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 25/07/2026If you consider yourself literate, or having literacy, then you need to have a radical stance to be skeptical of everything you read from any media. You need a bullshit meter set on extreme sensitivity. But you also need a sensitivity to recognize your authentic fellow human's voice. 000
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 25/07/2026We might be hearing, Trump is obsessed with his position due to Iran, or he is mad at Netanyahu. Or you might hear MJT is outside the fold or Tucker or Rogan is critical of Trump. Don't be fooled. Iran makes the radical Christians happy with Armageddon and the oil companies are happy with profits. 100
Reposted by W. PirchMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23/07/2026🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Kentucky to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-17 in these case. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/kentuc...democracydocket.com🚨 United States of America v. AdamsLearn more. 590211235522
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Academics with more time than me: do a study of songs performed at karaoke bars. I swear my drunken experience is people want peace and understanding, and pop songs and dancing. Our faith in humanity is in the wrong place my friends. 010
Reposted by W. PirchJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Illustration by @slyngstad.bsky.social. Blood on the hands of ICE. 10547182
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I'm reading an article about an outbreak of cyclosporiasis affecting 17 states, and basically it's providing tools to help reduce exposure to it. But the underlying story is the federal government is so understaffed they haven't found the source. 100
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Everything Trump touches turns to shit. Many of us have known this for a long time. In recent history, the Knicks lost a game, 4th of July fireworks in DC, the reflecting pool, and now team USA losed to Belgium. 110
W. Pirch @tawnyport.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Trump said of his making $1B off crypto--so what? Everyone's doing it. And that is what it means when all your elected officials are corrupt or more interested in their own pocketbooks. 000