Notices by Bryan Williams (bryanw@mstdn.social)

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Breaking News: Trump also claims Bertrand Russell was actually American.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-split-atom-ernest-rutherford-zealand-inauguration-ffca9ef3aeeb77475b8db85a0d14c94e

Breaking News: Trump reveals he talks with Nixon for advice... all the time. 😳

As Adolph Trump assumes control of government, something to watch will be those first few months. Congress should be leaned on by the people to rein in Adolph and his absurd actions, cowards always run for cover! 🤔
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/hitler-germany-constitution-authoritarianism/681233/

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Just noticed this map of the area where I grew up near the Palisades fire, what a disaster.

@orbite Really nice.

If you ever wondered how much it cost to buy the U.S. Presidency this story should help; and it may help with developing your social media blacklist. 🤔
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87x98q8y08o

Of all the things humans find today to argue about, how they feel about and display their form has to be the most absurd. Why can't people just live and let live? 🤔

Probably one of the more disgusting characteristics of American society over the past 100 years. 🧐
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/

That Trumper has a novel hat (yep, it's what you think). 🤪

How to buy votes. 🤔
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg78ljxn8g7o

If you're one of those folks still using a Facebook/Meta app, this might be a good time to stop. 🤔
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/meta-slapped-with-101-million-fine-for-storing-passwords-in-plaintext/

So, if you're willing to spend 2 years in a cushy Federal prison (country club) for stealing $11B (that's billion) then you should go for it. Nice one DOJ! 🙄
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/24/sam-bankman-fried-caroline-ellison-sentenced-ftx-.html

It's Apple picking time here in Virginia, momma-geezer and I visited nearby Saunders Brothers apple orchard and got several varieties for eating and baking. Yummy! 😋
https://www.saundersbrothersfarmmarket.com/

Well, the proverbial "when hell freezes over" has occurred! An ex-Rebublican Vice President says he will be voting Democrat in November. 🤭
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz07zlr58vvo

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The media has long operated under the premise that "the masses were asses" and that they could print, whatever, in their obvious attempt to manipulate public opinion. Such a belief has never actually been true, there is a wisdom among crowds that the NYT has a long history of ignoring. 🤔
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_New_York_Times_controversies?wprov=sfla1

One of Trumps previous advisors calls him out for the loser (and coward) he is. 😯
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/19/politics/john-kelly-donald-trump-medal-of-honor

Scam meets scammer. 🙄