Notices by Milcom Miasma (mmiasma@mastodon.sdf.org)

A friend just received an emergency alert text from both his town and county leadership saying "Hey don't turn your lawn sprinklers on - we don't have enough water" and the people in his small suburb are losing their shit (his words).

He didn't seem to take much comfort from my response not to worry. Dirt makes a fine front lawn, just ask the characters in "Grapes of Wrath".

#EverythingIsFine
#StupidestTimeline
#Consequences

@Professor_Stevens

Washington Post - "Democracy Dies in Darkness"

This irony is brought to you by the billionaire class and the letter "Q".

"Hegseth said. 'Like the terrorist cowards they are, they fire missiles from schools and hospitals, deliberately targeting innocents.' - says the drunk guy who launched a wave of missiles at a sovereign nation without a formal declaration of war.

We killed 175 innocents due to bad intelligence and worse decisions. There, I fixed his sentence for him.

Our captains of industry have never forgiven society for taking away their preferred slave labor options.

Sinister bastards, aren't they?

"Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands"

"They are among America’s most vulnerable laborers. If they refuse to work, some can jeopardize their chances of parole or face punishment like being sent to solitary confinement. "

#PrisonForProfit
#HumanRights

Source: https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-c6f0eb4747963283316e494eadf08c4e

"The source of a true smile is an awakened mind"
--Thich Nhat Hanh

"Start every day off with a smile and get it over with"
--W. C. Fields

Two young podcasters we met at a Detroit street festival when we visited in 2023.

I was taken by their smiles.

#HopeForTheFuture
#Happiness
#OldPeopleOfMastodon

Not _one_ thin dime.

"Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown, blames Democrats for their ICE demands"

GOOD! I hope they take all the money away from DHC in the revised bill. While they're at it - I hope they take away ALL the funds they want to use to revamp the Kennedy Center as well.

I'm sick of Dems not standing up to these clowns. They're killing and kidnapping your constituents. Nothing should get passed until that stops. NOTHING.

Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/johnson-says-no-quick-house-vote-to-end-partial-shutdown-blames-democrats-for-their-ice-demands

Florida man gonna do Florida things.

"Man arrested after engaging 'in sexual performance with vacuum cleaner' at resort: cops"

"Witnesses provided statements and a cell phone recording of a partially clothed male engaged in inappropriate conduct."

But what about the vacuum cleaner, did he void the warranty?

* Is that pride I see in his eyes?

Source: https://local12.com/news/nation-world/kevin-dale-westerhold-man-arrested-after-engaging-in-sexual-performance-with-vacuum-cleaner-at-resort-cops-cincinnati-airbnb-hosts-blink-video-footage-evidence-hoa-sexual-organ-exposure-charges-sheriffs-office-additional-statements-ring-conduct

#FloridaMan
#Airbnb
#BadMentalImages

Honestly, I don't have a particular fondness for clergy per se but good on 'em for standing up to the thugs.

*MY* question is what the hell are municipal cops doing arresting clergy that are peacefully protesting ICE?

I'm pretty sure you have _much_ bigger problems going on in your city right now that need your courage and attention.

"100 clergy members arrested at Minneapolis airport amid protests over ICE immigration surge"

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/23/ice-immigration-protests-trump-minnesota-economic-blackout-latest-news

#ICE
#ArrestingTheWrongPeople

Feeding a rat poison cheese <- Updated.

**Note: Sounds like this might be some misinformation being circulated on social media.**

https://unn.ua/en/news/did-ukraine-allegedly-provide-the-us-with-distorted-intelligence-the-gur-rejected-fakes-from-kremlin-bot-farms

According to this Meidas Touch video. President Macron of France arranged a barium meal test (canary trap) for the U.S. by feeding them false intelligence regarding the Ukraine and waiting to see if the information popped up in Moscow.

Relevant statements are at the 1 minute 12 second mark of the video.

Source: https://youtu.be/qKRGR-lzTdI

Dear ICE,

If you don't like being called Nazis, maybe stop doing so much Nazi-like shit?

ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries

Source: https://newrepublic.com/post/204750/ice-agents-detain-man-christmas-eve-steal-groceries

#ICE
#CrooksWithBadges

All Things Bright and Beautiful.

A couple of new sculptures showed up on Main street this last month. This one is my favorite. It's titled "All Creatures Great and Small"

Whether you believe the phrase to be biblically inspired or from the English author James Herriot, I love seeing it applied to critters that lived in the later Cretaceous period.

#Art
#Sculpture
#Dinosaurs
#Wyoming

Lest you believe the new act...

Marjorie Taylor Greene's estimated net worth before being elected to congress - $700,000.

Marjorie Taylor Greene's current net worth is estimated at $25,000,000.

By only a few days, Marjorie Taylor Greene will qualify for the congressional pension and benefits plan when she resigns in January.

She wasn't ever "America First", she's always been "Marjorie First."

When the ACA subsidies fall away, just remember Marjorie will be doing just fine.

#Kleptocrats

@uncanny_kate

That's the kind of statement that makes me stop and say to myself "That is so obviously true I can't imagine why we went a different way" and then I remember who we are and who we let drive society's attempts at progress right now.

@Kierkegaanks

I'm hoping that at least one of the 2028 candidates campaigns on removing all of his gaudy crap and the silly dance hall from 'the people's house.'

Hopefully, Home Depot will take all that shiny crap back and give Americans credit against the cost of restoring the white house into something other than an MMA venue. <sigh>

@Professor_Stevens

Did you see this? I can't believe this fascist bridge troll ever wore the uniform of the United States Navy.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/room-going-prison-myself-included-012957166.html

@RickiTarr

I've lost count of the number of times people have asked my wife and I why we don't have kids.

I started telling them that we didn't breed well in captivity.

@Kierkegaanks

I'm gonna need you to be more specific. We have so many weirdos babbling nonsense in public these days.

@Kierkegaanks

Challenge accepted:

- Steven Miller
- Andrew Tate
- Jeff Bezos
- Dick Chaney
- Steven Cheung

@Kierkegaanks

I think it's actually more dangerous than that. Ignoring "stupid rules of engagement" can lead to all kinds of deadly behaviors within a military force. For example, destroying civilians homes or foodstuffs as a punitive action. Killing people who aren't shooting at you but don't like you. Things like that. It always comes back to bite you.

'Thus always to tyrants' is more a rationalization for personal outrage and conduct.

So very dumb.

Seems like Pete the drunk is looking for an in-person oath of fealty instead of the military's Oath of Office.

Somebody want to explain to the idiot why it's a super bad idea to have all of your general and flag officers in one location at the same time? 🤦♂️

"Hegseth abruptly summons top military commanders to a meeting in Virginia next week"

Source: https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-hegseth-meeting-military-commanders-4ceb8026bff7c652b08c08e8afb1df99

#StupidAndUnsafe
#StupidestTimeline

A lesson already paid for.

I just read a post on reddit about a WWII vet who used to say "and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel" whenever he thought journalists were white-washing the awful behavior of someone in power.

Seems like a phrase worth keeping in the lexicon. I'm stealing it.

#HistoryLessons
#CleverPhrases