Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico
President-elect Donald Trump says that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a name he said has a “beautiful ring to it.”

I can no longer tell the difference between satire and the lunacy of the real world.

apnews.com/article/trum…– (@scottobear.bsky.social) January 7, 2025

X is a disinformation dumpster fire—so why would anyone use it as a model for fact-checking? Oh wait…

🚨 Meta is ditching its fact-checking program for a “community notes” system like X. Because who needs truth when you can crowdsource chaos?

– (@scottobear.bsky.social) January 7, 2025

The Scotto Grotto (org)
Welcome to my wall scrawls.

You should always be able to find me at scottobear.com or on many other socials as @scottobear.

If you use an RSS aggregator, you can add me via svonberg.org/feed/.– (@scottobear.bsky.social) January 7, 2025

The Scotto Grotto (org)
Welcome to my wall scrawls.

Yeah, I’m thinking the bulk of my time on Meta (Facebook/Threads/Instagram) is pretty close to an end. If it turns into a plague swamp like Musk’s destroyed Twitter, I don’t see it as very useful except to talk to people I can’t reach otherwise.– (@scottobear.bsky.social) January 7, 2025

Day 20,427

A day of light snow in the backyard, time lapse of some sledders, and about 3 inches of anow and ice over 24 hours.

#backyardzoo #timelapse #snow #roanokeva

– (@scottobear.bsky.social) January 6, 2025

Got some good speed on that one!

– (@scottobear.bsky.social) January 6, 2025

Sledders in the back yard

– (@scottobear.bsky.social) January 6, 2025

The fate of nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 defendants depends on Donald Trump
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to pardon many defendants accused or convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

More than 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants are hoping President-elect Donald Trump will grant them pardon.

Many have accused prosecutors of inflating the charges against them, despite copious video and other evidence.

Fraternal Order of Police undecided on whether it’s okay to punch the police– (@gbbranstetter.bsky.social) January 6, 2025

Day 20,426

Got some lovely little flurries today, but certainly not the “end times” stuff that folks seem to get up to whenever things change a little bit. Maybe 1-3″ of snow today, and an ice rain to make things a bit slippery tomorrow and in the week ahead.

#art #doodle #weather #mammoth #snow

– (@scottobear.bsky.social) January 5, 2025

Heard you were talkin shit

– (@manningkrull.bsky.social) January 5, 2025

Snow didn’t stick, but the time lapse is neat anyhow.

#timelapse #naturecam #backyardzoo #roanokeva

– (@scottobear.bsky.social) January 5, 2025