Josh Rosenau

@joshrosenau.bsky.social

695

Followers

927

Following

2703

Posts

Science belongs in politics. Nature-poker, mountain lion defender, climate hawk, evolution fan. he/him
https://scienceleagueofamerica.com
Seattle area

Posts Replies Media

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

Yes, the Yiddish word for bedbug is וואַנץ / Vance Poor Bret Stephens has been replaced.

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

The pre-Trump GOP has been memory-holed

I’m very sorry that his biggest fan almost killed him, but we have to ask if a man of his age, ill-health, and frankly questionable mental status can really function as President with PTSD. The job is not without stresses, and we really don’t need his fingernail jars clogging up the Lincoln bedroom.

He knows there’s someone with a gun somewhere in that room. Or poison! Maybe some weird umbrella poison they inject in his Big Mac!! Why did Melania’s letter about how she was happy he was alive sound like a misspoken obit? A hillbilly elegy even!? Where is that PJ guy anyway? Was that a balloon or…

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

shot / chaser, man of destiny edition

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

Jerome Powell can become a legend here and lower interest rates every time Trump threatens him. This would be like the macroeconomic version of Trump getting fined every time he defames E Jean Carroll.

Donald Trump warns US Fed chair not to cut rates before the election https://www.ft.com/content/11bc931f-5c5e-4e3c-9ceb-9bdca25430ad

Donald Trump warns US Fed chair not to cut rates before the electionwww.ft.com Ex-president says he would let Jay Powell finish term at central bank if he was ‘doing the right thing’

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

The "unity convention" is now airing a terrible rap song with the refrain "FJB."

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

So, like every middle schooler in the country? Thoughts and prayers.

Trump is 100% now imagining getting shot at every time he gets in front of a crowd, for the rest of his life.

I know it’s not new, but Donald Trump’s capitalization choices are really uncannily German.

It is comically irresponsible how the news media claims Trump is a "changed man" and "somber" and "serene" and "adopting a new tone"

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

“Biden previewed the shift in a Zoom call Saturday with the Congressional Progressive Caucus.” hahahahahahaha if the centrists shitting themselves over the debate performance results in Grampa Joe and the CPC getting super tight this is gonna rule

Breaking news: President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.

Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changeswww.washingtonpost.com The president has discussed the plans with constitutional scholars and members of Congress in recent weeks.

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

This episode aired in 1994 and no other joke about American politics has held up that consistently for so long.

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

Reply to

Joshua J. Friedman

Yeah, was a bit worrisome www.foxnews.com/politics/arm...

Armed man in ski mask arrested while approaching Republican National Convention perimeter in Milwaukeewww.foxnews.com A 21-year-old man wearing a ski mask was arrested outside the RNC after police found an AK-47 pistol in the tactical bag he was carrying.

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

Another feature worth including in a new Judiciary Act would send Matthew Kacsmaryk, Aileen Cannon, and other judges of the like packing to a new circuit court of appeals that covers the Northern Marianas and the state of West Dakota.

Judge Cannon’s rationale for the postponement is that a large number of pretrial motions remain unresolved, a state of affairs that she has literally engineered by failing to resolve them.

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

Reply to

Jamison Foser

This is a BFD and reflects both a recognition of deep structural reforms and a tectonic shift in the politics of the Supreme Court. It isn't everything we need but it's a big, big deal. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changeswww.washingtonpost.com The president has discussed the plans with constitutional scholars and members of Congress in recent weeks.

Farmers rely on NOAA/NWS data for their livelihoods. This would make farming more expensive especially for small farms, and would make food more expensive. Also commercial fishing and recreational boating.

They have such winning ideas like “why don’t we charge people who want to know if that tornado is gonna hit their house.”

The MAGA Plan to End Free Weather Reportswww.theatlantic.com Project 2025 would all but dissolve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

They have such winning ideas like “why don’t we charge people who want to know if that tornado is gonna hit their house.”

The MAGA Plan to End Free Weather Reportswww.theatlantic.com Project 2025 would all but dissolve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

These are all good. Needs MOAR JUSTISES and also legislation implementing section 3 of the 14th amendment since SCOTUS just discovered now that it isn’t self-executing, after it had been self-executing for a century and a half.

Here we go "Plans include proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code...He is also weighing whether to call for a constitutional amendment to eliminate broad immunity for presidents..." wapo.st/4bGC9gI

Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changeswapo.st The president has discussed the plans with constitutional scholars and members of Congress in recent weeks.

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

Not only a mile from the arena, but across the freeway that bisects that part of town and forms an enormous physical barrier

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel confirms that a Columbus, Ohio, police officer detailed to the RNC shot and killed a homeless Black man (earlier reported to be in his early 20s) more than half a mile from the RNC arena. The man was known by the nickname Jehovah and took care of a pit bull named Isis.

Ohio police officer shoots, kills person in Milwaukee outside of RNC perimeter, sources saywww.jsonline.com The man killed by Ohio officers near the RNC on Tuesday was well-known in the neighborhood, several witnesses told the Journal Sentinel.

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

Reply to

Michael Tae Sweeney

And Biden's gaffes are really funny!

Worth noting that, in his first speech *in 2008* after Obama chose him for vice president, Biden called Obama “Barackal Bama“, “Barack Obaman,” and “Barack America.” “Barack America” is hilariously awesome btw.

And 10 new members?

Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changeswww.washingtonpost.com The president has discussed the plans with constitutional scholars and members of Congress in recent weeks.

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changeswww.washingtonpost.com The president has discussed the plans with constitutional scholars and members of Congress in recent weeks.

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

Dissolving and commercializing NOAA is not a good idea. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

The MAGA Plan to Defund the Weatherwww.theatlantic.com Project 2025 would all but dissolve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

I’ve spent a long time in nonprofits and while I’m not a lawyer, I’ve lived with these regulations. It’s not true that nonprofits are “not allowed to participate in politics.” 501(c)3 nonprofits can be involved in politics, lobbying, even elections (with limits). A thread:

As a 501c3 corporation, the Heritage Foundation is not allowed to participate in politics, much less publish manifestos. Download the Project 2025 pdf from their website & attach it to IRS Form 13909 and challenge their tax exempt status. Here's their EIN # 23-7327730 And instructions (email!)

IRS Complaint Process - Tax-Exempt Organizations | Internal Revenue Servicewww.irs.gov If you suspect a tax-exempt organization is not complying with the tax laws, you may send information to the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division.

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

The media got snookered by Trump's claims he's "rewriting" his speech to focus on "unity." A mere few hours later, Trump was in front of a crowd chanting "fight fight fight" while he egged them on. www.salon.com/2024/07/16/b...

Authoritarianism expert alarmed at RNC crowd reaction to bandaged Trump appearancewww.salon.com The crowd erupted in “Fight” chants, pumping their fists in unison

Well if he racks up 18 more he can be the GOP presidential nominee!

NEW: Sen. Bob Menendez found GUILTY of all 16 counts for conspiracy to receive bribes in exchange for political influence (via Josh Russell, Courthouse News)

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

Reply to

Joshua J. Friedman

NEW: Sen. Bob Menendez found GUILTY of all 16 counts for conspiracy to receive bribes in exchange for political influence (via Josh Russell, Courthouse News)

Reposted by

Josh Rosenau

holy hell