Political thought of the day…

lol - true!

To put things in perspective… #usa #gop #maga #nazi #trump

And this… #trump #maga #usa

THis…

⬇️ THIS ⬇️ (from Politico) “#Trump simply cannot beat President Joe #Biden relying solely on the votes of people who think his legal travails are a politically motivated scam, and who cheer Trump not in spite of his transgressions but because of them. “There are plenty of such people — enough to power this generation’s most important political movement — but still not enough to win the #election. Trump’s only path to victory is a coalition that includes many #Republicans and #independents who find him deplorable but think a second Biden term would be even more so.” 🤞

Guilt Complex: Trump's Felony Convictions Are a Big Political Problem — POLITICO

Even for a politician who skates away from scandal, this week complicates Trump's path to election.

“David Pecker to be first witness in Trump's hush money trial: New York Times” Couldn’t they have found a Richard Pecker, or a Randy Pecker? I mean it is a trial about hush money paid to a #porn star…

David Pecker to be first witness in Trump's hush money trial: New York Times — The Hill

Magazine publisher David Pecker is slated to be the first witness in former President Trump’s criminal hush money trial, The New York Times repor...

#Trump #politics #TrumpTrial

On my way to get an MRI this morning I walked past a window where I saw a woman running on a treadmill - with a view of Central Park. The weather was perfect for running outdoors, and Central Park is a runners nirvana. Which raises the question - why indoors when she could be running in the park? 🤔🤦

This an incredible article that explains so much about the conflict in #Israel / #Palestine…

You can’t understand Israel-Palestine without understanding Arab Jews — Vox

Jews from the Arab and Muslim world had a radical vision for peace. Why was it forgotten?

#MizrahiJews

#SanFrancisco is truly the tech capital of the world… 🤣

5.25-inch floppy disks expected to help run San Francisco trains until 2030 — Ars Technica

"We have a technical debt that stretches back many decades."

5 1/4” floppies were archaic even in ‘98 when #Muni installed the system!

I’m so happy to see #conservatives getting voters out for #Biden! And doing it in a purple state is an added bonus 👍

Arizona Supreme Court ruling clears way for near-total abortion ban — The Washington Post

The action by the court’s Republican-appointed judges comes days after Florida’s Supreme Court all but prohibited abortion, effective next month.

#BlueWave #politics #abortion

I don’t get how the toll on the NJ Turnpike is OK, but the toll on Manhattan roadways isn’t. Both are the same thing. #CongestionPricing #nyc #ny #nj

Just felt another #aftershock. 4.0 this time. Clearly #NJ isn’t happy about #CongestionPricing… 😐

Ah, the irony… The guy who gave homophobes their cherished bible was actively bisexual… “The King James Version of the Bible is the preferred version of many fundamentalist Christian churches — and the one being hawked by Donald Trump in a “God Bless the USA” edition … But what some promoters of the King James Version don’t realize or — at least ignore — is the queerness of the king who commissioned it. “James, known formally as King James I of England and King James VI of Scotland, would likely be understood as bisexual today.”

The queerness of King James I, of Bible fame — Advocate

He commissioned the version of the Bible used by many Christians and being hawked by Donald Trump. The king and a male lover are also the subjects ...

#LGBThistory #LGBT #LGBTQ #homophobia #bigotry #christians #christianity #history #queer #QueerHistory

Let me guess… They got it all backwards? #dyslexia

I have two MetroNorth tickets to Poughkeepsie I need to use in the next few weeks, so gonna do a ride up around New Paltz and Kingston. There will be a lot of gravel, so hoping that goes well. I thought about listing it as a @npub1feasvyttsd3kmqek54n9w5e6lhfp3a7jhzkak4zkxzklngftuy0s9wahxp ride, but I’m not quite up for that level of organizational work. I did list it as an OutCycling 🏳️‍🌈 ride knowing far fewer people would sign up. Looks like one of my old ride buddies will be joining me - which is great.

A little over a week ago I had an hour long conversation with two women in a coffee shop. The conversation centered on Gravel NY - a cycling group I started a few years ago. I was only expecting to meet with one person but she brought another woman with her to the meet up. Afterwards I started thinking the second woman seemed really familiar. I mentioned as much to my husband when I got home. Then I started digging and realized it probably was who i thought it was. Without giving away too many details - I think she’s a fairly well known celebrity. She introduced herself by teling me her nickname and mentioned her legal first name (to explain her nickname). Since I didn’t realize I was talking to a celebrity until afterwards, her celebrity status simply wasn’t an issue and we had this great, really connected conversation. Afterwards the first woman mentioned that the celebrity(?) really appreciated our conversation. I’m guessing it was because for an hour she just got to be a regular person. I’d love it if I saw her again sometime - we bonded over her love of gravel cycling. Would be incredible if she brought her bike to NYC and rode with the group. But the chances of that happening are pretty slim. Still, I can hope, right? #CelebritySighting

#Insurance companies are refusing to pay on old #SexualAbuse claims brought under a #NY law that allows a lot more time for the claims to be filed against groups like the #CatholicChurch and #BoyScouts. To me the solution is for the organization to pay - then let them sue their insurance companies. I mean if the Catholic Church sold St Patrick’s Cathedral to a developer - that should be enough to pay quite a few of the claims, right?

Insurers refusing to pay for thousands of cases of sex abuse claims under New York's Child Victims Act, advocates claim: 'Justice in jeopardy' — New York Post

A coalition representing alleged child sex abuse victims is launching a campaign to pressure insurance companies representing churches, the Boy Sco...

#religion #abuse

I’m #ProIsraeli, #ProPalestinian, #AntiNetinyahu, #AntiHamas. To be even clearer… 👍 People 🚫 War criminals

No one forced them to get vaccinated. They chose fear over their career. They chose fear over their own health. Their job was to protect others. They chose fear over that essential part of their job.

NYPD Bomb Squad members sue NYC for $75M, claim COVID vax mandate ended careers — New York Post

The officers said they've lost out on a "full pension, with annual interest, and health benefits" after they were fired in 2022 for refusing to get...

(Footnote: vaccine mandates for essential workers like police & fire fighters were important early on. Now that most everyone is vaccinated and there’s clearly herd immunity it’s right that they’ve been lifted. They were a tool in a critical moment. The moment has passed.)