Notices by huntingdon (huntingdon@mstdn.social)

There might be a relationship between these two headlines. It might even be one of cause and effect:

"Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29"

"Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/15/coal-oil-and-gas-lobbyists-granted-access-to-cop29-says-report

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/15/cop-summits-no-longer-fit-for-purpose-say-leading-climate-policy-experts

@georgetakei

Josh Seiter has no respect for anyone, let alone himself. He died, he's alive, he's trans, he's straight, he wants to "own the libs," but can't own up to who he is. The best response to an arse like that is to ignore him forever.

RFK Jr is an anarchist. To appease his demons, he would steal votes from potentially millions of Americans.

Having waited too long to take his name off state ballots, for example, he's suing them to remove it anyway, because he's thspecial. If they won't print new ballots at this late date, he wants stickers put on his ballot entry. That would literally gum up the works and take vote tally machines out of service for the election. RFK Jr's belief in democracy rivals his trust in vaccines.

@georgetakei

If Trump's logic worked, that a family member's characteristics were theirs by right, then Eric Trump would be the smartest guy in the room. He's not. Neither is daddy.

@rbreich

Many American plutocrats are hard right, the Mercers, Kochs, Scaifes, Mellons, and Richardsons among them. They've never met a democratic value that didn't threaten their wealth and position,

They have a deep interest in denying democracy to those who might make them pay a pittance in tax to support the society that enables and protects their wealth. They want more to avoid any restraint on the way they extract resources and profits. Cost be damned, as long as they don't pay it.

@georgetakei

Caffeine addiction is like that.

@georgetakei

Sean Hannity is so obvious when he's frightened by real journalism.

@georgetakei

Breast feeding is natural. Where would many of us be without it? So, too, is discreetly doing it in public.

What's unnatural is walking past someone on the beach, who is discreetly breastfeeding their baby, three times in order to film and share it on social media. It's straight from a scifi film about how to identify "Them!" It's an excuse to sell outrage for would be fame. But it has SFA to do with breastfeeding.

The NYT and Politico have stories out today describing what seemed obvious - that Ms. Feinstein's illnesses included much beyond the shingles. Encephalitis, for example, which routinely reduces brain function.

Her behavior has long suggested some form of dementia, reinforced recently by a CNN report that made her seem confused about whether she had even been absent from DC for months.

Senators Durbin and Schumer are not doing their duty and urging Ms. Feinstein to do hers and promptly retire.

A hale and hearty Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md), 79, announced his retirement. "It's time," he said.

Sen. Diane Feinstein will be 90 in less than two months. She has no apparent plans to return to DC and perform her job before the end of her term in 2025. Time for a reboot.