Sign in

Todus

@todus.bsky.social
493 followers 1.3K following 958 posts

AVID Editor, dog- and capybara-lover, dad emeritus. San Franciscan, via Philadelphia/Boston

PostsRepliesMedia
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our beloved old gal used to have a huge bee-sting allergy. We kept a few Benadryl tabs in the car and in our pockets on every walk. Came in handy more than once. You just have to get them to swallow a couple of tabs asap.
030
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Most midterms are not a referendum on the direction of a country, the way this one is. And, most midterms don't have the GOP unabashedly pulling out all the stops toward vote suppression (it's in Republican DNA - witness the expired consent decree - but they've rarely been so overt).
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Shall we guess which states the couch-lover will be targeting? 🫐
021
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The SCOTUS 5 are who they are, exactly who we thought they were. The only way to remove people like this with lifetime appointments from holding sway is to box them in with more justices. Or, force them off the bench by impeachment and removal, or direct indictment and conviction.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Hey y'all. If you're interested in a lighter, fun and scientifically-grounded environmental podcast - let me point you toward Marcius Extavour's On The Rise podcast and interview series. If On The Rise resonates with you, pass the word. Thanks! <https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheRise_Pod>
010
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
It would be darkly ironic that these two vengeance-meisters would be so angry , if Alito's bleak partisanship and Justice Pubic's venal corruption weren't an everyday thing.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
He needs to go. I don't care how.
091
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Forget the 25th. Just drag him out with the trash.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
We had that last week in San Francisco! And absolute WTF, no doubt. Sending doggie hugs from our gals to your pup.
010
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
No doubt. But the guard rails had been eradicated.
020
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
And, to remind everyone that the only reason we got to lockdowns in the first place during Covid, was that Trump had hobbled Obama-era infectious-disease early-warning protocols right off the bat during his first term.
2151
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I disagree. Going high got us in the predicament we're in today. Ms. Obama has far more experience with fighting the good fight, but our domestic enemies in the current administration and their fellow travelers don't play by any rules. We're going to have to root every last one out.
050
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
On the grand re-opening day, President Couchbanger will present the renewed Kennedy Center - with accents as klassy as the late wannabe fuhrer's bathrooms at the former Trump Tower.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Free Luigi. "Your next mission, should you choose to accept it..."
media.tenor.com
24 hours this conversation will self-destruct in a gif
Alt: The old-school '60s Mission Impossible tape recorder that self-destructs after delivering its message.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Class action suit against Elon Musk. Some large punitive judgment against him, for each SSA file compromised, payable to each individual taxpayer.
020
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I have no problem with any of that. Didn’t attend UCB, but lived there in the mid-80s. Protest, make your voice heard, push for your candidate, advocate for your issues, be vocal and persistent. But when it comes time to vote in a general election, it’s either Door #1 or #2. There’s no other choice.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I think it's worse. There are regular voters who sat on their hands and didn't show up, specifically to try to "show the Ds a message" on name-your-issue. How's the going for ya, purity crowd?
100
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Poor booby experiencing PTSD from his last act of bad-faith violence? Maybe his murderous ass shouldn't have been back out on the street.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Bovino, we are taking notes. We all know who the little guy is.
130
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
The American people didn't do this. It was done to us. In '16. They tried in '20. And again, in '24.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
...which is of course ridiculous, as Harris was an honor student at Howard, got her JD from Hastings, was SF DA, CA's AG & Senator, VP before running for President - and beat the doddering fool before they cooked the books last November. Trump infamously was the class dunce at Penn, and can't spell.
240
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Snowball fights suck. Now, iceballs and catapults? Let's roll.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
It's not too difficult to imagine - or conclude, really - that almost every redaction reads just like this. Drag his pederast, orange, failing ass out of the White House.
010
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Ah, bummer. Tony Geary, Genie Francis and Jacklyn Zeman made an appearance at our (generally go-hum for celebrities) dorm during the height of the Luke and Laura phenomenon, and you'd have thought royalty was on campus. They couldn't have been more gracious or low-key. RIP. 😢
080
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Pity, that there's no box.
020
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
They're happy to take (or steal) Blue Cities' money, though.
030
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Ordering the political termination of young people, it seems.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Soon enough, the wannabe fuhrer will be pushing up daisies himself, from natural causes. There are plenty of cases which won't be thrown out in the meantime. No worries.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The Brazilian Supreme Court is obviously not a fascist's lap dog. Unlike The Six.
031
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
If you live in SF and enjoy visiting Glen Canyon, to walk your dog, play soccer, ultimate or baseball, picnic, hike, or just enjoy the owls and woodpeckers - contact your Supervisor THIS WEEK. The full Board votes in early Dec. Say NO! to the 10-Story Monopole! secure.everyaction.com/wIkKztm-nECa...
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
"I'm sorry, Mr. President. I asked the Crown Prince. Answer the question please."
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Lying puppy killer.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Realistically: what percentage of the public is informed at anything other than a surface level, about things that don't concern them personally? 20, maybe? We can put a spotlight and a microscope on those folks all we want, but how will that help us understand the bulk of our electorate that isn't?
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Riley and Rue, hanging out in a sunbeam on the couch.Riley and Butch, on the way home after a road trip.Riley says, hey!Riley, Emily and Little Bear. She stacked them, we didn’t, this is a candid.
010
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Thank you. Although the current set of rules seems pretty rife for corruption these days, too.
070
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
From what I (a layman) understand, any federal judge can swear in a member of Congress. If that's the case and it's just tradition keeping Rep. Grijalva out of Congress, it's time for the D leadership to bypass tradition and this compromised Speaker in the interest of the public good!
2222
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
One of my favorite '70s movies:
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Vladdy's delayed hand-slide into home in the 7th this evening was pretty on-point. <https://www.si.com/mlb/vladimir-guerrero-jr-gave-blue-jays-game-3-lead-with-the-coolest-slide-into-home-plate>
010
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
As a literalist, I can only wish this header were true.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
They can't be this insanely tone-deaf. It has to be the thrust of their campaign.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
If any "election monitor" hassles you, video them, demand their name and information. If they're bold enough to provide it, forward to your local board of elections and the state. The feds and FEC obviously don't care - it's their voter suppression initiative.
020
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I don’t think you understand the sentiments of the majority of the US, against Trump, the fascism and Nazism that their movement embraces. As for the Snowbirds, I could not care less. I dislike Fleet Week, hate the noise and symbolism of the Blue Angels, and would have preferred they stayed home.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Whatever, dude. If you can't parse the difference, there's not much I can help you with. Canada took sides in our last Civil War, so maybe pick the right side again this time.
100
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
* Red Amerikkka. Please don't blame this shitshow 2.0 on the sentient public.
210
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Certainly, the flagpole is sturdy enough for some ankle dangles.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
How about raging blow monkeys who love to kill beautiful wild animals for sport?
media.tenor.com
a man with curly hair and a beard is smiling and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man with curly hair and a beard is smiling and looking at the camera .
091
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Names, please.
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Deliciously, the winner will either be Canadian or Californian. The Mango won’t get to feed major leaguers third-rate hamburgers and get slurped, this season.
070
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I'm not "asking questions". I'm telling you that your sky is not falling. We can't make policy o based on the few who can't control themselves. How do you like going to the local bar? Smoking a joint without the cops beating down your door?
000
Todus @todus.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Spare me. They're fundamentally unrelated. I believe in the former, and I don't believe that it's just oligarchs that benefit from the latter.
100