getmisch

Before beaming down, red shirts get surf and turf.
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#SciFiRules
#HashtagGames

GOP:
"We're opening government-controlled gas stations with government-subsidized gas prices!"
ALSO GOP:
"We hate Socialism!" "Them Dum-o-crats iz Comm-you-nist!"
WHITE HOUSE LAUNCHES *FREEDOM FUEL* GAS STATIONS [ABC]
#fascist #USA #GOP #KKK #DEI #hypocrites #DemocraticSocialist #progressive #taxation #Socialism #wealth #distribution #TaxTheRich #tax #billionaires #EverybodyHatesElon #PresidentMusk #OurPutin #SCotUS #crowned #king #inflation #IranWar #GasPrices
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/freedom-fuel-gas-station-price-white-house-announcement/507-6d6ea7cc-663d-4afa-84e5-052218763a60

Every time a public or a #CharterSchool #bans a #book they must notify the #Utah Board of Ed. "If that book meets the threshold of removals, all schools will be expected to dispose of it."
So, basically, "two #SchoolDistricts in the whole state [of 42 districts] account for the vast majority of bans."
More books #banned in Utah this year than in any previous.
( #SouthCarolina also keeps such a list {21 books}, is being sued by ACLU.)
#fascist #USA #BookBans #book #burning
https://bookriot.com/utah-bans-its-36th-book/

POPCORN TIME next Tue Jul 14
>First time SCotUS judges to #testify before #Congress in forever
Supposedly about #federal #judicial #budget request, but
>the mic's open for questions...
[ #Kagan, #ConeyBarrett to testify.]
[Remember when #Senator #DickDurbin called #Roberts and he said Nope, I'm above the #law(?) We remember.]
#fascist #USA #bought #captured #SCotUS #SupremeCourt #RobertsCourt #billionaire #playground #ethics #violations #bribed #UncleThomas #HarlanCrow
https://rollcall.com/2026/07/07/justices-to-face-congress-after-contentious-court-rulings/

They've lost in courts repeatedly, with judges upholding privacy rights & voting control by the states.
So they threaten to strip us (blue states) of one-fifth the allocated federal funds towards terrorism prevention, it boggles the mind. Twisting the Homeland Security Grant Program to their whims.
>Force us to use their national database.
>Stop us from using scanners, switch to paper ballots!
This will cripple the midterms.
#fascist #USA #federal #cybersecurity #funding
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/fema-threatens-to-withhold-terrorism-prevention-funds/

BREAKING 07/07 1pm
>42nd St #buses re-routed, many buildings #evacuated, near *235 E 42nd St*
>2nd Ave closed/ East 42nd St closed
>8am calls to #NYC fire department: bricks falling from 37-story #building!
>Floors 21-26 have caved in
>Former #Pfizer #headquarters, being converted to #residential
>Concerns over builder choosing non-union workers, improper #bracing may have been used
(Article also says bldg = 33 stories, not 37; plans to add 16 more #floors)
#NewYorkCity
https://thehill.com/homenews/5956975-live-nyc-building-still-unstable-after-columns-buckle-and-bricks-fall-officials-say/

Center for Biological Diversity:
*Fifth "Forever Chemical" Pesticide Approved, with No Press Release*
>Current administration has approved five #PFAS #chemicals, three just this week
>This is "the PFAS presidency" - environmental #health #science director
>SCotUS has granted #immunity to #PesticideCompanies
>Biden admin approved 1 PFAS chemical in 4 yrs
#EPA #LeeZeldin #trifludimoxazin #polyfluoroalkyl #diflufenican #epyrifenacil #cyclobutrifluram #isocycloseram
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-epa-approves-its-fifth-forever-chemical-pesticide-2026-07-01/

You're a Con Man, Charlie Brown
See Officer Krupke
I SPAM What I SPAM
They Both Reached for the Gun
Jeannie's Packin' What
On the Street Where You Give
If the Children Are Asleep
Put Out Their Sunday Clothes
He Has a Little Motto of a Modern Major General
The Ladies Who Lunge
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#BusyBodySongsOrPoems
#HashtagGames

*Why Narcissistic Leaders Resist Remote Work* - 06/26 Wharton School, world's oldest collegiate business school - 6 yrs, 3 studies!
Look especially at #3 Overview of Studies, & sections 7.1, 7.2, & 7.3; some managers are seeking "hero status", others exhibit the "expression of desire for power & status over others."
Of course, law firms will say they're not "businesses" at all, & nothing to see here.
#remote #work #flexible #workplace #hybrid #office #LawFirm #BigLaw #NYC
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597826000300

AMERICA 250:
2016 #bipartisan #commission, $150M #budget, in 2026 received $25M of $100M expected.
FREEDOM 250:
2026 GOP "task force", stuck in #NationalParkService, a "public-private partnership" a.k.a. #grift hole.

#AMERICA 250:
Has asked #Congress in April for the $100M it was #allocated
FREEDOM 250:
Competitive #corporate sponsor environment
#fascist #USA #GOP #Emoluments #bribes #walking #conflict of #interest #TrumpCrimeFamily #banned from #boards #NYC #nonprofits
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/america-250-shortfall-freedom-250-interior-funds

Most of the people telling us what the USA *should be* are standing on stolen land.
Where are the indigenous people, the people brought here on slave ships, telling us what the USA should be?
#fascist #USA #GOP #DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #GeorgeWashington #desk #NYC #capitol #MamdaniMandate #DSA #MayorMamdani #speech #IndependenceDay #immigrant #country #stolen #land #Lenape #Manahatta #Manhattan #sovereign #indigenous #native #tribal #nations

Six Characters In Search of an Ambien
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#TooSleepyAMovieOrPlay
#HashtagGames

MN GOP voted to hold a moment of silence for convicted killer Derek Chauvin at their statewide convention this weekend (Chauvin murdered George Floyd on May 25, just over six years ago).
They publicly claim - though widely debunked - that Floyd died of a drug overdose, the video footage of his nine minute murder notwithstanding.
#fascist #USA #GOP #KKK #GeorgeFloyd #riots #Governor #candidate #considering #pardon for #murderer #DerekChauvin #TinaPeters #Jan6
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/01/listen-to-the-moment-of-silence-mn-gop-delegates-held-for-derek-chauvin/

Politicians running on these two promises will do well.
"The U.S. Needs a Brand New Deal
...and New Tribunals."
#fascist #USA #GOP #KKK #DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #NewDeal #NurembergTrials #ICE #DHS #Constitution #Congressional #authority #equal #branches of #government #checks #balances #SCotUS #crowned a #king #OurPutin #PresidentMusk #DOGE #accountability #move #fast #break #things #trial #tribunal #judge #jury #jail

From policial cartoonist Jesse Duquette:
"U.S. Politics"
They're giving salutes, bloody hangers, lighting crosses, and we're honoring norms.
#fascist #USA #GOP #KKK #DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #SCotUS #crowned a #king #OurPutin

Happy Birthday, Marilyn! Palm Springs broke the record for most impersonators in one place - 1,037.
They were all given that white dress and a wig, and time in the stylist tent.
[The Seven Year Itch outfit, natch'.]
#GuinessWorldRecord #PalmSpring #MarilynMonroe
https://kvcr.org/news/california-news/2026-06-01/some-like-it-hot-and-record-breaking-palm-springs-gathering-breaks-world-record-for-most-marilyn-monroe-lookalikes-in-one-place

Happy Pride! GLAAD releases new poll-
>65% of registered voters believe politicians are often using transgender issues as a distraction from more important priorities
>70% of registered voters are more likely to support a midterm candidate who says “We should focus more on lowering the cost of living and creating jobs, than on issues about transgender people, like restricting government IDs or healthcare for transgender people”
Mar 16-Apr 2, 5,000+ US polled, MRI-Simmons
https://glaad.org/glaad-poll-supermajority-of-americans-support-brands-participating-in-pride/

It was already near impossible to get fair access to primaries. Now both parties are changing to closed #primaries.
This is why I joined DSA (Democratic #Socialists of Amer), because we run on the Dem ticket.
There's no way in my lifetime the two party system will give up its control - we need #RankedChoiceVoting to make #Congress look more like #Parliament.
Exhaustive article, repeats #poll results saying ~76% of us prefer #compromise over #gridlock.
#DSA #DEM #GOP #USA
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/30/nx-s1-5839201/party-primaries-polarized-congress

#HappyPride! 🏳️‍⚧️
US #AppealsCourt today upholds lower court decision, forces #Hegseth to keep trans troops, but allows Dept of Defense to continue to ban trans applicants.
Judge: "The sharp contrast in policy appears to be driven by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group. As such, I conclude that the Hegseth Policy is both arbitrary and based upon animus, and for those reasons the Policy violates [the] #constitutional right to equal protection of the law."
https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/military/appeals-court-lets-transgender-troops-remain-in-military-enlistment-ban-continue

World ReSum26 - Remigration Summit 2026 (you read that right)
The Summit's socials were boasting "enormous" interest, "partly thanks to Bovino's presence"(!)
Accredited #reporters were turned away to stand in the parking lot, while conservative reporters & influencers were escorted inside.
Said Bovino to the press “I am very happy to come over and lend some expertise to the Europeans,” to tackle “illegal aliens destroying European culture."
#fascist #Europe #USA
https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-vox-mingle-with-ex-us-border-patrol-chief-white-nationalist-leader-at-remigration-summit/

(This'll be just as big a failure as his last birthday con.)
4K seats in arena, some sold for $1M each.
#LafayettePark across the street = free viewing area w/ big-screen *for 75K - 100K ppl* (this will be this year's LOL photo op, w/ lame numbers).
They're begging military to attend, but: 1) must meet the "CURRENT WAIST-HEIGHT RATIO and physical fitness standard" 2) must pay for their ticket(s) & 3) must wear their formal short-sleeved uniforms.
#fascist #USA #OurPutin
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ufc-arena-towers-white-house-b2987209.html

BOOKMARK THIS LINK so when you hear someone claim
*the Bible is most quoted by our founding fathers*, you can prove 'em wrong.
Lutz included all preachers' sermons, printed as pamphlets, that's how he inflated the numbers!
The 1984 study itself points out that when looking at only 1787-88, when the Constitution was being written, "Tables 4 and 5 illustrate the pattern of citations surrounding the debate on the U.S. Constitution. The Bible's prominence disappears."
https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/post/their-failure-to-consider-the-bible-relevant-debunking-christian-nationalists-favorite-claim-about-the-founding-era

NYC tree pollen = High (3 of 5); ragweed pollen = Low; grass pollen = High... Apparently wind makes it all worse. Change clothes when returning from outdoors(!)
LOL You can click-through and see that they warn the risk of outdoor pests and mosquitos = High
#sinus #seasonal #allergies #NYC #pollen #wind
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/new-york/10021/allergies-weather/349727

#AOC will co-chair new "End Corruption #Caucus" founded last week.
House Reps Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Mike Levin (D-Calif.), & Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) plan an anti-corruption resolution, more.
1) New rules on becoming a #lobbyist 2) Can't own individual stocks (only funds; I have to do this bc I work at a law firm!) 3) Overhaul #CampaignFinance rules...
None of it will pass anytime soon, but good for them.
#absent #Congress #three #equal #branches of #government
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5899142-house-end-corruption-caucus/

[no firewall] Story based on Reuter's article, they interviewed 9 data-labelers/ self-driving engineers from Tesla.
It seems there's FSD (Full Self-Driving) which is not yet available, & FSD (Supervised) which is.
7 of 9 engineers whose job it was to watch proprietary footage and correct driving errors said they would never ride in such a vehicle.
>If the people who created the cars won't ride in them, why should you?<
https://thenextweb.com/news/tesla-insiders-dont-trust-fsd-self-driving-reuters

In 2022, Atwood & publisher had a fire-proof copy made of her "The Handmaid's Tale". After trying & failing to burn it (pictured), Sotheby's auctioned it off for $130K with money going to PEN America (founded 1922), to fight censorship, book bans, etc.
The book's been banned by entire countries!
She said she stopped writing it several times bc it seemed so far-fetched(!)
#TheHandmaidsTale #MargaretAtwood #PENAmerica #PEN #USA #censorship #BookBans #TX #PA #FL #OK #GOP
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/margaret-atwood-tried-and-failed-to-burn-copy-handmaids-tale-unburnable-fireproof-180980223/

We're 5 months out, I know. But the 1st poll since Cornyn lost (May 27, 28) shows Talarico 47%, Paxton 44% (margin 2.8%).
Number one concerns:
1) Cost of living = 23%
2) Democracy/ voting rights = 11%
3) Health care/ access = 9%
4) Economic growth/ job creation = 7%
#Paxton #TX #senate #Senator #Talarico #GOP #KKK #DEI #ICE #DHS #diversity #equity #inclusion #vegan #BBQ #napkin #testosterone #culture #wars #impeached #affairs #arraigned #charged #election #denier
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/05/29/talarico-leads-paxton-in-texas-senate-poll-after-runoff/90281371007/

RE: @GetMisch@masto.nyc

May 21, '79, biggest gay protest (riot) since #Stonewall, out in #SanFrancisco -
The White Night Riots,
The Twinkie Defense;
Remember #HarveyMilk.

Scooby-Doob
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#MedicationComicOrCartoons
#HashtagGames

#Sheriff lied, had 0 reports of ppl afraid this guy was gonna shoot up a school.
Lawsuit demanded proof, got none. Multiple press FoIA requests (*freedom of info act*), for proof this guy caused a local panic, got none.
Now the city has to pay him $835M #damages - he lost his retirement job, missed his wedding anniversary & birth of a grandchild while in jail on $2M!! bond.
A former cop(!), he was #arrested for #speech the govt didn't like.
#fascist #USA #GOP #CharlieKirk
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/20/larry-bushart-charlie-kirk-settlement-lawsuit/90177769007/

Someone left their (very ripe) banana
on the counter in the south kitchen on my floor #today.
#NYC #BigLaw #HighRise #skyscraper #NewYorkCity #lawyer #attorney #LawFirm #BreakRoom #kitchen #banana

FIRST TREATMENT FOR LONG COVID!
>UK study: 67% got improved smell, 83% got improved taste! Small study so far, 16 ppl.
>Strong, long-lasting, changing-flavor chewing gum was chewed morning & night, for six weeks. Then he tasted blueberries in breakfast oats! More flavors & smells came next.
>They're expanding to conduct a larger study.
[In the U.S., long COVID has exceeded asthma as our most chronic long illness.]
#LongCOVID #treatment #taste #smell #study #chewing #gum
https://discover.swns.com/2026/05/chewing-gum-restores-dads-taste-and-smell-years-after-covid/

RE: @thegaffer@hobbitwhispers.social

A three hour tour,
A three hour tour!
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#ShortenTheStory
#HashtagGames

Dick & Jane have issues at home.

Goldilocks is a squatter.

The itsy bitsy spider's
not that bright.
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#ShortenTheStory
#HashtagGames

U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment, Section 4:
The U.S. shall not "assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion. All such debts shall be held illegal and void."
This $1.776B tax-money slush-fund for Republicans is impeach-and-remove time. If Obama setup $2B for slave reparations, he'd have been tarred, feathered, AND lynched.
No article is properly framing this; they all both-sides it: well, he gave up his claim...
#fascist #USA #GOP
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-voluntarily-drops-10-billion-lawsuit-irs-leaked-tax-records-rcna345193

I let the E go at #TimesSquare because the #express was coming. The driver was generous w/ the juice & once we were south of 34th Street, the #wheels on the A gave off a satisfying chugga-chugga kind of sound.
We caught up w/ the #local at West 4th. I moved to the first car & there was no line at the #turnstile, top of the stairs.
A man at the #coffee cart ordered a bran muffin & the sky was deep blue.
I carried my face shield to the #office entrance; caught a solo elevator after only four.
#NYC

>The Supreme Court *PERMITS the race-conscious* travel ban.
_The Supreme Court *BANS race-conscious* university admissions, to remedy inequality.
>The Supreme Court *PERMITS race-conscious* ICE policing, deportation.
_The Supreme Court *BANS race-conscious* mapmaking, to prevent voter dilution.
...that sounds about white.
#fascist #USA #ExpandTheCourt #captured #kangaroo #SCotUS #GOP #KKK #RobertsCourt #JohnRoberts #UncleThomas #SupremeCourt #crowned #king #OurPutin #AnotherOrban #gerrymander