Steve Wiggins 👻

Software Developer - Moving to Mastodon

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

For what it’s worth I’m done with Twitter. I’m tired of supporting platforms that make the world worse.

I am going to try Mastodon. It works a bit different, it’s a little quirky, but it’s fun and so far everyone is nice. I’d suggest trying it out.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Let's be clear. Eli Lilly should apologize for increasing the price of insulin by over 1,200% since 1996 to $275 while it costs less than $10 to manufacture. The inventors of insulin sold their patents in 1923 for $1 to save lives, not to make Eli Lilly's CEO obscenely rich.

[Matt Oswalt @MattOswaltVA]

it appears posting a homophobic conspiracy theory about a political assassination and Kanye West tweeting antisemitic hate speech to his 31 million followers was just the excuse Honey Nut Cheerios needed to unleash their diabolical master plan to destroy the First Amendment!!!

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

For what it’s worth, I predict Musk will become the king of the idiots and deplorables. Like Trump and his family, this will not be enough to satisfy his ego in the end. They want to be on with Oprah, like real celebrities, not Fox or the fishing channel.

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

So is the lettuce PM now?

[Peter Kalmus @ClimateHuman]

Three key things EVERYONE needs to know:
1. This is still just merest beginnings of climate breakdown
2. It's irreversible, best we can do is halt it at whatever level it gets to
3. It's caused by the fossil fuel industry, which has been lying and blocking action for decades

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

For a guy with a made-up job consisting of waving at people, pointing at things, and signing papers, things are not off to a great start…

[Reuters @Reuters]

Britain's King Charles vented his frustration at a leaky pen on Tuesday while signing a visitors' book in at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland https://t.co/LLGUVEsHbN

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

They took his phone at a Hardee’s… a Hardee’s! Is nothing sacred?

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

The FBI nabbed Lindell at a Hardees and seized his phone.

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

Ah, the great pivot from “innocent” to “too sick to prosecute”?

[Angry Staffer @Angry_Staffer]

A lot of folks have asked, but I don’t have a clue why Trump is in DC. My thoughts:

1. Health issue / going to Walter Reed

2. Turning himself in? 🤷‍♂️

It’s not often Trump does anything without fanfare, so this makes me think it’s a narrative he can’t control.

[Lily Tinker Fortel @lilytf]

Heymichiganboardofstatecanvassersrepublicans. Areyouabletoreadthisyoupatheticpartisanhacks? Ican. Andwecouldreadandcomprehendthepetitonlanguagetoo. All750k+ofus. @mireprofreedom #WomensRights #democracy #michigan #reproductivefreedomforall @PPact

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

@AndrewEick Hmm… that is odd now that you mention it.

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

That carpet though…

[Kelly O'Donnell @KellyO]

NEW: The Department of Justice filing submitted tonight includes a photo showing the obvious classification markings on documents seized at Mar-a-Lago.

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

Yeah, it was surreal to see it like that live on the phone at the same time I could see the actual helicopter.

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

We often hear the @umichmedicine / @SurvivalFlight helicopter flying overhead and know they’re heading out to help someone in need. Today the cameras shutter synced with the rotor to make it look like it wasn’t moving.

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

Uh oh… what about Taco Bells in Mexico?

[Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart]

Domino's is closing all of its locations in Italy. https://t.co/sytWFeo3rk

[Steve Wiggins 👻 @stevewiggins]

How can they possibly think they’re the good guys?

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Republican lawmakers on Sunday successfully stripped a $35 price cap on the cost of insulin for many patients from the ambitious legislative package Democrats are moving through Congress this weekend, invoking arcane Senate rules to jettison the measure.

https://t.co/qWmN9IPObI

[Lily Tinker Fortel @lilytf]

Fantastic. Is your manufacturer #Tribar dumping hexchrom (hexavalent chromium) into rivers in all 50 states as well? #HuronRiver

[Lily Tinker Fortel @lilytf]

Beauty? All I can see is your manufacture #Tribar’s hexavalent chromium in the beautiful #HuronRiver.

[Lily Tinker Fortel @lilytf]

…except for those of us in Southeast Michigan who can’t enjoy the #HuronRiver right now because your manufacturer #Tribar dumped hexavalent chromium into it.