
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ
@thereisnocat
Advocating Semantic Markup since 1987. Not posting here any more. Married to @JerseyGrrrl. On Mastodon: @thereisnocat@toot.cafe
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 31, 2017 at 6:26:20 PM
@redcrew he made a deal with Putin to "co-operate" on Ukraine. I expect that means acquiescence in Russia annexing much of the east
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 30, 2017 at 5:27:41 PM
@mholzschlag so sorry to hear this.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 29, 2017 at 11:24:54 AM
RT @Ibrahim_M_: RT if you've ever met a Syrian, Iranian, Somali, Turkish, Iraqi, Sudanese or Yemeni person & they weren't detrimental to yoโฆ
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 29, 2017 at 11:17:29 AM
.@pronounced_ing @cwodtke I've been using the term Resident. He's living in the White House, but he's illegitimate and #notmypresident
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 28, 2017 at 9:35:59 PM
ะขัะฐะผะฟ promised Putin โcooperation on Ukraine.โ I guess we can say goodbye to my ancestral homeland. Motherfucker. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/28/trump-phone-calls-merkel-putin-hollande
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 28, 2017 at 7:48:17 PM
THIS! I have been saying this for years. The cowards who are terrified by terrorists make those of us who live in target areas unsafe. https://twitter.com/tannenbaumr/status/825443450699014144
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 28, 2017 at 7:46:23 PM
RT @SenBookerOffice: Albert Einstein was a refugee. #RefugeesWelcome https://t.co/cXT4z56IU8
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 28, 2017 at 10:09:07 AM
@markjfine can't.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 28, 2017 at 9:53:50 AM
@markjfine good thing you got it today; it's shutting down on the 31st.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 26, 2017 at 8:06:12 PM
Trump pulled all http://healthcare.gov advertising as the 2017 deadline approaches: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-administration-reportedly-pulls-obamacare-ads-outreach
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 26, 2017 at 7:45:26 PM
Indeed, Happy Birthday, Michigan, from someone whose family has been there since ~1706 https://twitter.com/SalukiShaffer/status/824770418858917889
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 25, 2017 at 10:31:12 PM
RT @GovPenceIN: Calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. are offensive and unconstitutional.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 25, 2017 at 8:24:01 PM
@susankitchens Slightly pre-dates him, although perhaps a little more advanced than his attitudes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pi_Bill
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 25, 2017 at 7:34:43 PM
@susankitchens Indiana actually did legislate the value of Pi at some point in the dim and distant past....
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 24, 2017 at 7:55:54 PM
@kiersi @epersonae Yes, we have Nordstromโs.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 24, 2017 at 6:46:21 PM
@stribs it doesn't matter. What matters is the impression that they do. Trump didn't delete those tweets. A scared boss did.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 24, 2017 at 5:07:11 PM
6 journalists arrested covering inauguration protests are being charged with felonies: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jan/24/journalists-charged-felonies-trump-inauguration-unrest #1stamendment #resist
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 24, 2017 at 4:59:24 PM
@stribs @hillhulse I hope so too! #resist #obstruct
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 24, 2017 at 4:46:56 PM
What if they threw a dictatorship and nobody played along?
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 24, 2017 at 3:22:58 PM
. @sarahkendzior Looking forward to the Disaster Recovery Savings Accounts that will take the place of FEMA. Great job, Brownie!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 24, 2017 at 1:48:29 AM
@SusanSarandon STFU. Youโre as responsible for Resident ะขัะฐะผะฟ as anyone. You got a lot of nerve. Fuck you.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 23, 2017 at 10:21:30 PM
I've been on this train so long now that my umbrella is dry....
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 23, 2017 at 8:39:01 PM
Stuck on the slowest commuter train in the world, and my 2 hour commute is turning into a 5 hour commute. #thankstrump
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 23, 2017 at 7:47:26 PM
@surlyshirley THIS IS NOT NORMAL
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 23, 2017 at 6:40:35 PM
. @mholzschlag At this rate, itโll also be the last thing that humanity has built that humanity doesnโt understandโฆ.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 22, 2017 at 11:15:42 PM
@SenTomCotton Delete your account
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 22, 2017 at 8:15:47 PM
And to think, just a few months ago, I had never heard of emoluments. I've expanded my vocabulary! #thankstrump
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 22, 2017 at 12:43:39 PM
@karlgroves I mean really, there is nothing so trivial that they wonโt lie about it. So how will we believe them if they ever tell the truth
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 22, 2017 at 12:40:47 PM
@karlgroves Itโs that they lie about things that are easily disproven, like attendance figures or how many people rode the subway.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 22, 2017 at 10:42:43 AM
5 Year Old Feminist #womansmarch #womansmarchap https://t.co/kuI21LU928
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 22, 2017 at 8:06:04 AM
. @TCAESQ44 @sarahkendzior Advice on how to fight such a regime from a past master of fighting authoritarians: http://www.vaclavhavel.cz/showtrans.php?cat=eseje&val=2_aj_eseje.html&typ=HTML
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 21, 2017 at 2:18:25 PM
We Shall Overcomb #womensMarch #womensmarchasburypark https://t.co/XqhoK4WIw3
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 20, 2017 at 9:34:34 PM
@sarahkendzior didn't follow @POTUS before, not following now. Pretty damned odd.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 20, 2017 at 7:57:03 PM
@AdriaQuinones @cwodtke I saw this from my desk this morning. It certainly caused a moment of excitement in the office.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 20, 2017 at 7:55:32 PM
@danrubin be glad you have the right of abode in another country. The USSA is seriously fucked up....
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 20, 2017 at 12:01:24 PM
And that's a wrap! Good job, America. Best wishes to the new country, the U.S.S.A.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 18, 2017 at 9:46:00 PM
@cwodtke the only skills I've accepted endorsements for are the ones I listed myself: horse whispering, carny barking, and mumbling.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 18, 2017 at 6:15:33 AM
@surlyshirley @blprnt Very cool! Pretty sure I'd heard the name, and was certainly aware of how BL hired artists, but nice to be reminded
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 13, 2017 at 9:56:48 PM
Interestingly, one of the funders for the program was David Koch. Yes, that Koch.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 13, 2017 at 9:53:05 PM
PBS World is airing a program about nuclear disarmament right now. Fascinating program and fascinating timing.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 13, 2017 at 4:57:22 PM
So when the Republicans come up with their replacement for the ACA, will they be honest and name it the Unaffordable Care Act? #naaaaah
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 11, 2017 at 6:51:06 PM
RT @catherinegee: Someone on Reddit: Obama should resign a few days early just so Joe gets to be the 45th President for the next week. httpโฆ
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 10:23:07 PM
@dylanw too true. I have family there. I've been paying attention. Lviv-Ukraine will fight like hell.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 10:21:29 PM
@dylanw but yeah, the Baltics are next, because Putin wants to destroy NATO, and they're NATO members.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 10:20:25 PM
@dylanw they've invaded parts. I think they want the whole country, not just the Russian-speaking parts.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 10:19:12 PM
RT @karlgroves: "there was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump surrogates and intermediaries for the Rusโฆ
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 9:55:46 PM
Can @POTUS please give one of these every night for the next ten days? I need more of this to get through the next four years.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 9:51:15 PM
I am really gong to miss Joe Biden as Vice President, washing his Trans-Am on the White House lawn
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 9:38:15 PM
This entire speech is aimed at pushing the American people to resist the worst depredations of the upcoming administration.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 9:31:47 PM
Going to be hard to go from a President who gets America at such a deep level to a Resident who plays on fear.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 9:29:41 PM
Looking forward to the version of this speech interpreted by Luther, the Anger Interpreter.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 9:28:09 PM
"Science and reason matter" โ our last real President
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 9:17:18 PM
Obama: "We are all in this together" Trump: "Happy new year to all including my many enemies...." #wearesofucked
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 9:07:48 PM
I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo going to miss this guy being our President.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 9:05:44 PM
I just have to say, @POTUS has loooooooong fingers and big hands. #justsaying
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 9:04:23 PM
Piss on Trump. I'm watching a real President speak now.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 8:51:58 PM
@surlyshirley I got that. I'm seeing lots of people tweeting that he was on the receiving end. My point is that that's unlikely.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 8:42:02 PM
I canโt imagine that Trump had hookers piss on him. I can totally imagine him joining in in pissing on a bed that Obama slept in, though.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 8:20:11 PM
Whether this prevents Trump from taking the oath or not, it throws the US into turmoil. Guaranteed that Jan 21, Russia invades Ukraine.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 8:18:55 PM
Meanwhile, Justin Trudeau just appointed a leading critic of Russia as his new foreign minister https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/10/canada-chrystia-freeland-foreign-minister-russia-critic #pleaseannexus
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 7:28:34 PM
"I can take about an hour on the Tower of Power, 'Long as I gets a little #goldenshower" โ Donald Trump
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 6:02:05 PM
Thinking the report from CNN about the Russians having compromising info about @realDonaldTrump is a message from the CIA about fucking w IC
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 4:03:42 PM
@shelleypowers I have no trouble believing this. I have yet to see an issue that Trump isn't disastrously on the wrong side of.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 10, 2017 at 12:21:41 AM
Round the bowl and down the hole, Roll, Tide, Roll! #nationalchampionship
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 9, 2017 at 6:26:36 PM
@stribs Portmanteau of "Alternate" and "Alibaba", the company that gave Yahoo all its value in recent years?
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 9, 2017 at 6:24:06 PM
@stribs doesn't matter what they call the empty shell of Yahoo after they drain it of everything but its debt. So why not Altaba?
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 9, 2017 at 4:07:46 PM
@stribs please do. Thanks!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 9, 2017 at 2:33:58 PM
Hey @stribs https://twitter.com/Roran_Stehl/status/818429683993874433
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 5, 2017 at 8:54:40 AM
@stribs With Trump's war with the CIA and Intelligence community, how long do you think it'll take for the report to be leaked? I say Jan 21
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 4, 2017 at 1:05:10 PM
It's like Usenet all over again; originally used by techies, then by normals, and eventually ruined by Nazis. https://twitter.com/dylanw/status/816694814406119425
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 3, 2017 at 8:07:16 PM
@stribs I need your doctor. Mine tells me to stop.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 3, 2017 at 2:33:38 PM
@epersonae Mostly. It kind of started with Goldwater in 1964, but became a deliberately racist thing in the 1968 election.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 2, 2017 at 9:34:51 PM
@dylanw they stuck with the Rose Bowl here long enough to interview the USC coach and QB. Guess they figure Washington doesnโt care about RB
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 2, 2017 at 9:29:04 PM
@dylanw I'm still seeing the Rose Bowl here
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 2, 2017 at 8:14:03 PM
Fuck you and your dirty play, USC. #rosebowl #targeting #ejectthatmotherfucker
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 2, 2017 at 7:52:03 PM
Halftime: USC 27, Penn State 21. 4 minutes into the second half: PSU 42, USC 27. Unreal. #rosebowl
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 2, 2017 at 7:44:28 PM
USC players look shell shocked #rosebowl
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 2, 2017 at 7:40:59 PM
Lovely to see Keith Jackson at the Rose Bowl. His voice isn't what it was, but so much respect for him. #rosebowl
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 2, 2017 at 7:38:12 PM
@HouseInSession @sarahkendzior Why do Republicans hate America so much? Are there no Republican patriots in Congress?
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 2, 2017 at 7:30:01 PM
Saquon Barkley is a beast. Amazing run.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 1, 2017 at 3:29:58 PM
New Year's resolution #makemoments https://www.instagram.com/p/BOvDa34Aq9q/
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat January 1, 2017 at 7:53:25 AM
RT @slack2thefuture: RT if youโre an American person and youโre not glad to see Obama go. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/814614738202230790