Philip Mariconda
@vulcanphil.bsky.social
Trekkie, Seattle Kraken Hockey fan, former Hockey referee, Progressive Rock fan, keyboard musician, Roller Derby announcer & NSO, pinball player, moderate left politically.
Particularly good interview that covers much more than the listed hot-button issues. Obama has a great take on foregoing purity tests, scolding, and other subdivisions, in the interest of building an effective coalition.
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Particularly good interview that covers much more than the listed hot-button issues. Obama has a great take on foregoing purity tests, scolding, and other subdivisions, in the interest of building an effective coalition.
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YEESH. Brutal. But very well-written.
February 1, 2026 at 6:43 PM
YEESH. Brutal. But very well-written.
I just saw this Lily Pharmaceuticals commercial for the first time. It is very accurate.
So why is it controversial? Do you want to continue blaming the patient for the disorder? Do you want to see yourself as superior to me? Do you want to point and laugh? Do you want to see me as sub-human?
So why is it controversial? Do you want to continue blaming the patient for the disorder? Do you want to see yourself as superior to me? Do you want to point and laugh? Do you want to see me as sub-human?
Dan Zaksheske on X: "There are so many things wrong with Lilly, a company that makes billions of dollars from obesity drugs, running a commercial during the Rose Bowl basically promoting the idea that obesity is perfectly healthy. https://t.co/KNrJeeBvzn" / X
There are so many things wrong with Lilly, a company that makes billions of dollars from obesity drugs, running a commercial during the Rose Bowl basically promoting the idea that obesity is perfectly healthy. https://t.co/KNrJeeBvzn
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January 4, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I just saw this Lily Pharmaceuticals commercial for the first time. It is very accurate.
So why is it controversial? Do you want to continue blaming the patient for the disorder? Do you want to see yourself as superior to me? Do you want to point and laugh? Do you want to see me as sub-human?
So why is it controversial? Do you want to continue blaming the patient for the disorder? Do you want to see yourself as superior to me? Do you want to point and laugh? Do you want to see me as sub-human?
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THIS is the future progressives want.
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
THIS is the future progressives want.
One of my criteria for selecting a weight loss aid was safety/design for long term use. I knew regaining was all but certain if I stopped any such treatment. So I am using bupropion.
Oh, Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi is an asshole, perpetuating the notion that our weight is fully under our control.
Oh, Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi is an asshole, perpetuating the notion that our weight is fully under our control.
Weight loss jabs: What happens when you stop taking them?
You may have lost the weight you wanted to lose - but now you've stopped the jabs, how easy is it to keep it off?
www.bbc.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
One of my criteria for selecting a weight loss aid was safety/design for long term use. I knew regaining was all but certain if I stopped any such treatment. So I am using bupropion.
Oh, Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi is an asshole, perpetuating the notion that our weight is fully under our control.
Oh, Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi is an asshole, perpetuating the notion that our weight is fully under our control.
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Congress is wrapping up the year without a lot of legislative accomplishments under its belt and a growing list of lawmakers who are retiring. Former members say the challenges on Capitol Hill have been brewing for a long time. n.pr/3L60qp3
'Congress is in a coma.' Former lawmakers sound alarm on health of the House
Congress is wrapping up the year without a lot of legislative accomplishments under its belt and a growing list of lawmakers who are retiring. Former members say the challenges on Capitol Hill have been brewing for a long time.
n.pr
December 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Congress is wrapping up the year without a lot of legislative accomplishments under its belt and a growing list of lawmakers who are retiring. Former members say the challenges on Capitol Hill have been brewing for a long time. n.pr/3L60qp3
Based on what I see so far:
- There are some heavy hitters implicated alright. Every one of them, including Clinton and Trump, should have their day in court to defend themselves, innocent until proven guilty.
- There are some heavy hitters implicated alright. Every one of them, including Clinton and Trump, should have their day in court to defend themselves, innocent until proven guilty.
Epstein victims and lawmakers criticise number of files released and redactions - live updates
The White House says the Trump administration is
www.bbc.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Based on what I see so far:
- There are some heavy hitters implicated alright. Every one of them, including Clinton and Trump, should have their day in court to defend themselves, innocent until proven guilty.
- There are some heavy hitters implicated alright. Every one of them, including Clinton and Trump, should have their day in court to defend themselves, innocent until proven guilty.
Very interesting! Despite the copious and obviously excessive redacting, at least one damning piece of evidence got through. I wonder if this is like Star Wars Rogue One, in this case, with one of the agents leaving one or two incriminating things behind in a blizzard of reluctant redactions.
BREAKING: TRUMP IMPLICATED AGAIN IN EPSTEIN FILES
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Very interesting! Despite the copious and obviously excessive redacting, at least one damning piece of evidence got through. I wonder if this is like Star Wars Rogue One, in this case, with one of the agents leaving one or two incriminating things behind in a blizzard of reluctant redactions.
Even though this might be legit, the optics are terrible. We start launching questionable attacks against small Venezuelan boats allegedly carrying narcotics, there is concern that this is yet another case of blood for oil, we seize a nearly full oil tanker.
What we know about US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela
The US seizure of a crude oil ship is the latest in a series of escalations in the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Even though this might be legit, the optics are terrible. We start launching questionable attacks against small Venezuelan boats allegedly carrying narcotics, there is concern that this is yet another case of blood for oil, we seize a nearly full oil tanker.
The Daily Show drops a nuclear truth bomb! 😮🤣
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Trump Renames U.S. Institute of Peace After Himself & Epstein Island Was a S**thole | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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December 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The Daily Show drops a nuclear truth bomb! 😮🤣
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Once we confirm the ACA credits are not going to happen because of Republican cruelty and Dem chicken-shits, we need to have a general strike. Watch my spending drop like like a brick to offset the chicken-shit tax I will now have to pay when they don't come to the negotiating table as promised.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Once we confirm the ACA credits are not going to happen because of Republican cruelty and Dem chicken-shits, we need to have a general strike. Watch my spending drop like like a brick to offset the chicken-shit tax I will now have to pay when they don't come to the negotiating table as promised.
Hmmm, there seems to be trouble among the Trumpanzees, Jedi mind tricks don't really work on all of them.
July 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hmmm, there seems to be trouble among the Trumpanzees, Jedi mind tricks don't really work on all of them.
This is what we're up against, people so brainwashed that they are literally voting for their own incarceration and deportation.
Detained in immigration raids, Maga mom still has faith in Trump's mass deportation plan
Speaking from a detention facility in California, an Iranian immigrant says she believes "the good people will be released".
www.bbc.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is what we're up against, people so brainwashed that they are literally voting for their own incarceration and deportation.
Fellow Dems, congrats on taking the bait from Trump. And this wasn't even a good one.
Did President Trump have legal authority to launch Iran strikes?
Some lawmakers have called Trump's strikes on Iran "unconstitutional" - so did he have the authority to order them?
www.bbc.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Fellow Dems, congrats on taking the bait from Trump. And this wasn't even a good one.
This would help many of our interactions.
June 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This would help many of our interactions.
If these were not peaceful protests, then the police would have welcomed National guard assistance.
June 8, 2025 at 5:41 AM
If these were not peaceful protests, then the police would have welcomed National guard assistance.
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Abducting people at work sites - meaning they have jobs.
Capturing them at court dates - meaning they're following the law.
Blocking them from accessible higher education - meaning they're striving for more.
And peddling lies about jobless, lawless, driftless.
Capturing them at court dates - meaning they're following the law.
Blocking them from accessible higher education - meaning they're striving for more.
And peddling lies about jobless, lawless, driftless.
🚨Another HUGE bit of news tonight; in collaboration with the Trump admin, Texas just kicked 20,000 undocumented college students — people who grew up in Texas and graduated from high school there — out of eligibility for in-state tuition.
This may force thousands to drop out.
This may force thousands to drop out.
Texas agrees with feds to end in-state tuition for undocumented students
Almost 20,000 undocumented college students in Texas will likely lose in-state tuition after this sudden policy reversal.
www.texastribune.org
June 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Abducting people at work sites - meaning they have jobs.
Capturing them at court dates - meaning they're following the law.
Blocking them from accessible higher education - meaning they're striving for more.
And peddling lies about jobless, lawless, driftless.
Capturing them at court dates - meaning they're following the law.
Blocking them from accessible higher education - meaning they're striving for more.
And peddling lies about jobless, lawless, driftless.
A little PSA from an Al-Anon (friend or family of someone doing AA). Other reasons for declining include interaction with a medication, pregnancy that's not public info yet, designated driver....
May 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A little PSA from an Al-Anon (friend or family of someone doing AA). Other reasons for declining include interaction with a medication, pregnancy that's not public info yet, designated driver....
A promising new pope! So what am I going to share? 35 related jokes. 😁
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The 35 Funniest Memes and Reactions to ‘Chicago Pope’ Pope Leo XIV
‘Chicago Pope, Tuesdays on NBC’
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May 9, 2025 at 5:19 AM
A promising new pope! So what am I going to share? 35 related jokes. 😁
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Evidently Chewie finds a circling fly more entertaining than the hockey game. 😆
April 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Evidently Chewie finds a circling fly more entertaining than the hockey game. 😆
I will solve the autism epidemic right now! A useful diagnosis is being increasingly used, instead of just declaring people retarded and putting them away.
There, now there is no need for flagrant HIPAA violations. People with autism can now resume contributing plenty to the world.
There, now there is no need for flagrant HIPAA violations. People with autism can now resume contributing plenty to the world.
RFK Jr’s autism study collecting Americans’ private medical records
The National Institutes of Health claims it is fulfilling RFK’s promise to find cause of autism by September
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I will solve the autism epidemic right now! A useful diagnosis is being increasingly used, instead of just declaring people retarded and putting them away.
There, now there is no need for flagrant HIPAA violations. People with autism can now resume contributing plenty to the world.
There, now there is no need for flagrant HIPAA violations. People with autism can now resume contributing plenty to the world.
Glad to see that Abrego Garcia is okay, at least physically. Glad to hear that he is being treated a little better now.
NOW bring him back to the USA, NOT for immediate release, but to give him a fair trial/hearing to confirm whether he should be deported.
NOW bring him back to the USA, NOT for immediate release, but to give him a fair trial/hearing to confirm whether he should be deported.
US senator says 'traumatised' man deported to El Salvador moved to new prison - follow live
Senator Chris Van Hollen met Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to the central American country, on Thursday.
www.bbc.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Glad to see that Abrego Garcia is okay, at least physically. Glad to hear that he is being treated a little better now.
NOW bring him back to the USA, NOT for immediate release, but to give him a fair trial/hearing to confirm whether he should be deported.
NOW bring him back to the USA, NOT for immediate release, but to give him a fair trial/hearing to confirm whether he should be deported.
Well, that helps the prices of goods sold by large corporations. Now how about countless small businesses hurt by the Chinese tariffs? Oh right, this administration doesn't give a shit!
Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs
The move comes after concerns that tech prices could skyrocket, as many gadgets are made in China.
www.bbc.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Well, that helps the prices of goods sold by large corporations. Now how about countless small businesses hurt by the Chinese tariffs? Oh right, this administration doesn't give a shit!
Are political enemies next? Am I next because I voted Blue and donated through ActBlue?
Please donate to the ACLU as much as you can.
www.aclu.org
They've been aggressively fighting back against the Trump administration's many illegal actions. I just increased my small donation, please join me.
Please donate to the ACLU as much as you can.
www.aclu.org
They've been aggressively fighting back against the Trump administration's many illegal actions. I just increased my small donation, please join me.
Thousands of Social Security numbers cancelled: What to know
The SSA has classified thousands of migrants as dead, effectively halting their ability to claim benefits or work legally in the U.S., according to reports.
www.newsweek.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Are political enemies next? Am I next because I voted Blue and donated through ActBlue?
Please donate to the ACLU as much as you can.
www.aclu.org
They've been aggressively fighting back against the Trump administration's many illegal actions. I just increased my small donation, please join me.
Please donate to the ACLU as much as you can.
www.aclu.org
They've been aggressively fighting back against the Trump administration's many illegal actions. I just increased my small donation, please join me.