Notices by Mr. Bill (bmacdonald94@hostux.social)

IT'S A TOTAL SHIT 💩 SHOW...

Iran readies missiles for possible US attacks if Washington joins war: Report
Iran has reportedly prepped missiles and may mine the Strait of Hormuz if the US joins Israel in striking Tehran.

Trump's Failed Dictator Parade #ABlueView🧵1/3

From the tiny crowds to the desultory, disordered marchers, Trump's attempt to replicate the goose-stepping marches of his dictator buddies failed spectacularly. Let's hope it's a sign he'll fail at becoming our first dictator too.

Fantasizing about making a workplace webcomic about my air purifiers (I mean, it’s my home, but it’s their workplace, y’see). What do they think about the pollutants they’re eating? How do they feel on filter cleaning day? Do they get along with the air quality monitors? What’s their warranty mean for their lifespan? Are they young and eager to puff out clean air or are they jaded older machines just going through the motions?

Harbourt:

“Under their view, they can just do the whole process without consulting the governor at all & then slap his name on the top of the [proclamation] after.”

Harbourt notes that #Trump's proclamation even describes the need to "coordinate with the Governors of the States."

Hegseth didn't do that, the lawyer notes.

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#law #judiciary #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #NewsomVTrump #democracy #RightToProtest #LosAngeles #NationalGuard #Marines #immigration
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/department-of-defense-security-for-the-protection-of-department-of-homeland-security-functions/

At 12th and Walnut there was a scuffle, after protesters repurposed plastic jersey barriers to obstruct bike police following the march. Officers began to grab march participants with masks and umbrellas.

@screwturn @alice @Chrisblue
` Proof positive that their "dumbing" down of America worked. One in five adult Americans is functionally illiterate. They need artificial intelligence to make up for the lack of basic intelligence. Great comments👍

@photography

People watch from a bridge as flames from an Israeli attack rise from Sharan Oil depot, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran. Majid Asgaripour/WANA

#Iran

This morning I said to myself, ok let's open the news sites and see what stupid **** Trump has done today. The very first thing that popped up: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/trump-iran-israel-khamenei.html

@rachaelspooky ~ It is very difficult to make a human rest when they should. Let yourself heal, let your body do the work, but it can only do that if you help. 💕

@FruH @MalcolmNance ~ Toddlers have an exemption I believe. 💕

Nothing Stronger

Because I am somewhat of an insomniac, now seems as good a time as any to post a timeline cleanse thread.

Back in January, I went to New Zealand with my family for a couple of weeks. I didn’t post about it at the time because reasons. But anyway, here’s some nice pictures of lovely things in New Zealand, for anyone who wants that in their timeline. If you don’t want to see it, just mute this thread.

First stop was Hobbiton Village. If this was human-sized, it would be the perfect bathtub.

Chonky boi bumblebee

🧵2/3 The G6 + 1 Summit in Canada

I'm a little despairing that despite their negligence, idiocy, cowardice, mendacity, and arrogance the Democrats are the only other choice we have, assuming our rickety democracy lurches into another election.

Like, I guess I'll "vote" for them, but it only confirms that we don't actually live in a democracy; just a simulation of one controlled by two unpopular (even hated) political parties that are so deeply entrenched there's no escaping them absent an apocalypse.

The G2 Summit in Canada #ABlueView🧵1/3

Hours after Putin-fanboy Trump called for Russia to be allowed back into the G8 "Putin Humiliates Trump With Massive Strike That Kills an American" https://tinyurl.com/3b22nux6.

#TrumpIsATraitor #TrumpIsAUsefulIdiot #TrumpIsARussianAsset

Will you be in Vancouver on Saturday, September 28th? If so, please join me. I'm speaking about #writing #memoirs at Word Vancouver with two other members of the Canadian Authors Association, #RosemaryKeevil and #PatrickMcLaren.

"So You Want to Write a Memoir"
11:00 AM 12:00 PM
Event: Room C420
Time: 11 am

https://www.wordvancouver.ca/main-day-events/so-you-want-to-write-a-memoir #FreeingTeresa

And language here is key: I’m not just writing to communicate information. Language is an art, and I’m grateful to have been able to practice it with such thoughtful and attentive readers over these many years.

i was told that there was something fundamentally intrinsically broken in me that made me a bad person for not being able to do things that were instantly possible on my first dose of adderall. i will probably never fully get past the trauma of that. i will never get that time back

like I know there's Beach Boy's lore or whatever but this combination of album cover and name is fucking WILD