Brian Dupuis

Brian Dupuis

@coldforged.bsky.social

Bourbon, guitars, assorted tomfoolery. Not necessarily in that order.

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I've discovered something about myself: I wasn't made for a daily commute. I simply have insufficient capacity for drivers who do dumb shit. I run across even one and I'm tapped out, and the odds of running across one are far too high. Work from home is just ideal for me.

Skittle (left) is still leery of Delilah, who just wants to play and cuddle. This was the final configuration after Delilah slid and stretched her way as close as possible. Only lasted a minute or two, but maybe someday. #catsofbluesky #cats

Republicans: "We don't care about feeding children, the working poor, or the disabled, we don't care about skyrocketing prices for ACA health insurance, but you bet your ass we're going to close the hemp loophole because we can't abide adults being able to choose a different product for fun."

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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

I don't disagree with the sentiment, but one thing that keeps coming up about these situations is "these people [being laid off] are your neighbors". Yes. That's the case for all of these layoffs of "wasteful federal employees". They're all someone's kids/neighbors/families.

cbsnews.comLayoffs at Rocky Mountain National Park could impact Colorado town's local business, mayor fearsThe mayor of the Northern Colorado town of Estes Park said he fears there could be economic impacts to his community if the Trump administration moves forward with layoffs to the National Park Service...

I care less whether what Musk did was or wasn't a Nazi salute and more that he's amplifying and espousing far right content and deplatforming anything he disagrees with. Maybe it was an "awkward, autistic gesture" 🙄, but he sure often sounds like a Nazi.

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