The Bad Guy

The Bad Guy

@thebadguy.bsky.social

Not actually that bad ... but it's all relative.

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The amount of damage the Trump administration continues to inflict not only on this country but the entire planet is just staggering. It will take decades to recover ... if we are lucky. Sad and Shameful. #VOTE

Gizmodo@gizmodo.com

The US Has Retreated From Climate Action. A New Report Reveals the Global Consequences https://gizmodo.com/the-us-has-retreated-from-climate-action-a-new-report-reveals-the-global-consequences-2000828866

I'm a numbers guy, a data nerd, stat head whatever you want to call it, so I appreciate the work put into this. I mean its not really shocking. We all knew it. Hell, they don't even bother to hide it. But to see it laid out like this is truly something else. #Trump #Corruption #Data #Statistics

theleahfiles.substack.comTHE MOST CORRUPT PRESIDENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY: A CORRUPTION MODELI put every president since Eisenhower on the same scale as the men who looted their countries.

I was blown away when I discovered this modern miracle of innovation at my feet while attempting to leave another public restroom without touching anything. Best - Invention - Ever Why is this escape pedal not in every public bathroom? Spread the word. Make it happen #germaphobe #ocd #mysophobia

Thank you Star Trek and Happy 60th! #StarTrek showed what's possible when our species evolves beyond prejudice, greed & religion. I fear we'll never get there. "I've found that when it comes to doing what's best for you, you humanoids have the distressing habit of doing the exact opposite." - Odo

youtu.beStar Trek - Rapid Human ProgressYouTube video by WittTristan
Comfortably Boo@numb.comfortab.ly

The only acceptable AI music. The only acceptable AI art #StarTrekDay

Too bad Netflix chose to check out of The Boroughs, but don't let the cancellation deter you from watching. The 8 episode season is a stand alone story, with definite Stranger Things vibes (but better IMO). Intriguing plot, good music, great cast, and its a shame there won't be more. #TheBoroughs

youtu.beThe Boroughs | Official Trailer | NetflixYouTube video by Netflix
The A.V. Club@avclub.com

Created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, and overseen by the Stranger Things architects, the series is getting the axe after just one outing.

And the decline continues. Just wrong on so many levels, but lets start with the fact that the separation IS in the Constitution. Claim it isn't all you want, attempting to gain more power knowing full well the sheep will happily/blindly follow along. 'Required bible readings' ... I can't even. 😡

apnews.comTexas board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schoolsTexas public schools will require students to read Bible stories under a reading list approved by the state’s education board.
ffrf.org@ffrf.org

Neither is Jesus. The Constitution says Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. "Separation of church and state" is the shorthand for that principle, one the Supreme Court has recognized for decades.

Chicago formed in Walter Parazaider's basement in 1967 and it was his idea to make a Rock & Roll band with horns. So much amazing music was born from that vision. Walt was a maestro on the sax, clarinet, and (as you'll hear) the flute. Thank you Walt. RIP 🎷🪈 Good #music from #thebadguy #Chicago

youtu.beIt Better End Soon (2nd Movement) (2002 Remaster)YouTube video by Chicago - Topic
Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com

Chicago Saxophonist Walter Parazaider Dead at 81 The band formed in Parazaider's basement in 1967, and he remained a pivotal part of their sound until he was forced to step aside in 2018 to battle Alzheimer's. Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Stephen: "Anything you'd like to say to the audience before we go?" Dave: "Well not necessarily to the audience but to the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Ed Murrow - Good night, and good luck, motherf*ckers." Stephen: "Dave Letterman everybody." #TheLateShow #Dave #Letterman #Colbert #TV

youtu.beWanton Destruction Of CBS Property - Letterman & Colbert Toss Stuff Off The Roof Of The Ed SullivanYouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The A.V. Club@avclub.com

Not content to let CBS have all the fun of smashing its venerable Late Show franchise to bits, Stephen Colbert and Dave Letterman reunited earlier tonight to indulge in one of late night TV’s greatest traditions.

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They love their disinformation. Their entire identity is based on disinformation. Also, Pete, are you too drunk to learn 5 lines and do this without a teleprompter?

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So Texas, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee can redraw districts without a referendum and that stands, but when Virginia lets voters decide directly at the ballot box, it gets overturned?

If you don't worry about the #Skynet scenario (𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛) nor the mass unemployment scenario (𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛), then perhaps you might care about the #Idiocracy scenario (𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑓 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝑑𝑢𝑚𝑏 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦) #AI reliance = Loss of critical thinking skills If you don't use it, you lose it

san.comAmerica’s STEM students are falling into an ‘AI dependence spiral’A new study reveals that many STEM students may be losing those skills due to their use of artificial intelligence.
Gizmodo@gizmodo.com

Spending Just 10 Minutes With AI Can Fry Your Brain, Researchers Find https://gizmodo.com/spending-just-10-minutes-with-ai-can-fry-your-brain-researchers-find-2000755701

Today is the National Day of Prayer. Trump also promoted a huge pray fest on May 17. 🤦 Its violation of the Separation of Church and State aside, I'd also like to quote O'Hair to point out its utter BS. "𝑇𝑤𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑑𝑜 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑎 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟" Good #quotes from #thebadguy

From @ffrf.org ... We are calling for a boycott of the White House's Freedom 250 initiative's prayer fest on the National Mall on Sunday, 5/17, to rededicate America as “one nation under God.” BOYCOTT Freedom 250 corporate sponsors: - United Airlines - Mastercard More ➡️ ffrf.us/4uSGdof

ffrf.usCORRECTION: Boycott Mastercard, United Airlines for supporting Trump’s Christian nationalist eventsPlease strike a blow against the Christian nationalist co-optation of our nation’s 250th birthday by boycotting some of the corporate sponsors of the White House’s Freedom 250 initiative. This initiat...

YES! There's a Vol. 2 of Mitch Hedberg's Stand Up on The Late Show with David Letterman. "I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it" "My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so ... yeah'" Here's hoping Vol. 3 is around the corner

youtu.beThe Mitch Hedberg Collection Vol. 2 | David LettermanYouTube video by Letterman
The Bad Guy@thebadguy.bsky.social

Mitch Hedberg was hilarious, and I still miss his stand up #comedy. The delivery of his insightful observations were a thing of beauty. "Hey, I'm cocky and I also believe in reincarnation. When I go to a museum, I say 'I might have made that.'" Please enjoy these 4 #Letterman sets. I know I did.

Sorry to Zombie and Dreams, but Linger was (and still is) my favorite Cranberries song. Happy to hear it's getting a bit of a revival lately. I LOVE those first 50 seconds before the lyrics even start ... definitely one of my favorite intros. Great song. Good #music from #thebadguy #Linger #90s

rollingstone.comWhy the Cranberries' 'Linger' Is Lingering So Hard Right NowThe Cranberries’ 1993 classic “Linger” is everywhere right now, not just in ‘Love Story.’ What is it about its romanticism that speaks to people?

While a sad attempt to appease those he offended w/ his AI Jesus post and Pope Leo feud, Trump's bible reading tonight is both wrong and scary. America is NOT (nor was it founded as) a Christian Nation, no matter how much the Christian Nationalists claim it to be. Separation of Church and State! 😠

ffrf.orgFFRF: Trump administration’s bible obsession dishonors ConstitutionThe White House’s support for Christian nationalism has become glaringly obvious.The Trump administration issued a “Presidential Message Commemorating 250 Years of the Bible in America” on Friday — in...

“Shot down on a Friday: Good Friday,” Reverend Hegseth said. “Hidden in a cave, a crevice, all of Saturday. And rescue on Sunday. Flown out of Iran as the sun was rising on Easter Sunday, a pilot reborn. All home and accounted for, a nation rejoicing. God is good.” I can't even w/ this religious BS

Certainly not a slacker. James Tolkan's classic performance made a minor character an unforgettable one. His contributions are another reason why Back to the Future is my favorite movie. I still quote him. Thanks for the memories Principal (and Marshal) Strickland. #BTTF #BackToTheFuture #Tolkan

The great Isaac Asimov with a poignant #quote from a piece he wrote for Newsweek back in January of 1980. Unfortunately it is just as true today as it was back then. Those interested in reading the full essay can check it out here: aphelis.net/wp-content/u... Good #quotes from #thebadguy #Asimov

I came across this #quote last week, and felt it deserved a post. “A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.” - Helen Keller (Author, Lecturer, Activist, Role Model) Good #quotes from #thebadguy. Embrace the challenges. It's the difficulties that make us stronger.

Looks like Carr is busting out his mafioso bag of tricks again. If you don't have nice things to say about #Trump, the #war in Iran, or have the gall to lay out the facts and report the truth .. well then, it would be a shame if the #FCC accidentally lost your license renewal. A damn shame indeed.

The A.V. Club@avclub.com

The FCC chairman suggested that he might start denying broadcast stations' license renewals if they kept airing, you guessed it, "fake news."

🎵 Don't let the troubles in your head Steal too much time, you'll soon be dead So play 🎵 I never get tired of hearing 'You Never Know'. From the song structure to the #lyrics, it's an absolute masterpiece from #DMB. Good #music from #thebadguy 🎵 Spinning on the wind The leaf fell from the limb 🎵

Dave Matthews Band@dmbofficial.bsky.social

"Don't lose the dreams inside your head / They'll only be there til you're dead" - You Never Know #MusicMonday

Commanders invoking Christian rhetoric to troops?! Oh hell no. "We are strongest when we remain neutral in faith and firm in law. The uniform represents one sacred commitment: to defend the Constitution. Not a prophecy. Not a political movement. The Constitution. That line must never be blurred."

Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com

COMMENTARY: Iran War Blurs the Line Between Religion and the Constitution Military commanders are reportedly speaking about the Iran offensive as if it's a Christian crusade.

I know this is from 2 weeks ago, but I'm still angry. The amount of harm the #Trump administration continues to unleash on its own people (and the entire planet) is both staggering and reprehensible. Lets ignore the science and put profit first. Clean air is overrated anyway. Shame on them. #EPA

Unfortunately, this #quote from #Sagan is all too relevant. Although it does provide a reason why #MAGA continues to support a con man in spite of the obvious lies, corruption, and hypocrisy. Cognitive Dissonance is a beast, but its never too late to change your mind. Good #quotes from #thebadguy

Extremely troubling that this is allowed to happen in Louisiana and other southern states. The cracks in the wall of separation between Church and State continue to grow. The dissenting judges nailed it: “That is precisely the kind of establishment the Framers anticipated and sought to prevent”

san.comCourt allows Louisiana law requiring 10 commandments in schools to take effectAn appeals court said that it's too early to determine the constitutionality of a law that requires schools to display the Ten Commandments.

Just finished Wonder Man. 👍👍 Loved the story, the look, the soundtrack ... and the chemistry between Yahya Abdul-Mateen & Ben Kingsley was fantastic! Pretty sure #WonderMan is now my favorite Disney+ Marvel show, and I would happily watch another season of Simon & Trevor. Good #TV from #thebadguy

Loved Quantum Leap as a kid, and I'll still stop and watch whenever I come across it. Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell (Sam & Al) made TV magic together as this show successfully mixed Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy, and History ... with a Top 10 opening theme too! Good #TV from #thebadguy I ❤️ #TimeTravel

The A.V. Club@avclub.com

TV Club Classic is back, in subscriber-exclusive form! Join us at the link in bio as Zack Handlen kicks off his recap coverage of Quantum Leap.

What Is the appropriate sarcastic response here? Is it ... A) "Hmm, You don't say." B) "Well I didn't see that one coming." C) "Shocking!" or D) "No 💩!!" #X #garbage

Gizmodo@gizmodo.com

X's Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find https://gizmodo.com/researchers-find-that-xs-algorithm-can-push-users-to-lean-more-conservative-2000723017

There are days that I still hurt from how the World Series ended last fall, but today's announcement is an uplifting reminder that sometimes things do turn out just the way you'd like. Finally, the greatest moment in Blue Jays history will be immortalized. Thanks again Joe. #Toronto #BlueJays #MLB

mlb.comBlue Jays will unveil statue of franchise icon Joe Carter in JulyTORONTO -- Finally, the greatest moment in Blue Jays history will be immortalized with a statue outside Rogers Centre. Joe Carter’s Game 6 walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series still stands a...

I need WAY more than 300 characters to list all the reckless, unlawful, hypocritical, dangerous and (lest I forget) STUPID decisions this administration has enacted .. all of which are to the detriment of its own people. Invade nation ✅ Kill citizen ✅ Harm planet ✅ What a lovely start to 2026! 😞😡😟

gizmodo.comThe US Will Stand Alone Outside the World’s Climate TreatyOn Wednesday, President Trump announced he was withdrawing the U.S. from the principal treaty for international cooperation on climate change.

I hope this site helps others realize just how improbable winning actually is, as I never understood why so many people would throw their money away on tickets. It never made cents. #Math #Probability #Lottery #Rationality #PowerBall

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