An ad for Facebook

During the holidays, there was this weird - but maybe cute adjacent - TV ad for Facebook. 

The premise was that in an office Christmas exchange, a guy got a woman he didn't know so he watches her at the office and comes up empty for ideas. Then, he goes to Facebook and discovers she's a KISS fan. So he gets her some KISS fan dolls. 

But the subtext really bothered me. The guy essentially becomes a creep and stalks his coworker to find out more about her.  He follows her around the office and (at least I remember it this way) a little after work.  Then, he digs into her facebook profile. And he uses the Facebook Marketplace to find these dolls from some sketchy guy.

It has such a stalker vibe to it.  And yet, that's kind of what Facebook is, right? They're promoting exactly what they are.  We've reached a level of interconnectivity so that anyone can cyberstalk anyone else, and privacy is a thing of the past.

Ugh.

If you want to know what’s wrong with the hiring practice today

Look no further than this. I applied for a job with "moveable ink" in March of 2024.  

And today (January of 2026!) I got a response about it. 

The system is broken. Or FUBAR. 

Hold ICE accountable.

Immigration and customs enforcement is out of control. You have extra judicial things happening. You have warrantless searches and arrests. You have American citizens being caught up in the very sweeping (and unregulated) processes - and those people are sometimes detained without due process and are sent to some third country in less than ideal conditions. Habeus corpus is suspended in many cases, in violation of the judicial branches orders. And you have masked men carrying these actions out in violation of the sixth amendment, the right to know your accuser.  

And then most egregiously, you had what amounts to an innocent bystander - an American citizen mind you - being shot and killed by an ICE agent. 

You have a duty to the constitution Senator, to hold those who are going beyond the constitutional authority accountable for their actions. The entirety of the department of homeland security, and the person who really has no qualifications to hold that position, must be thoroughly investigated for their egregious behavior. As well as anyone else who may be involved in giving what amount to illegal orders and who commit heinous acts of violence in the name of "security"

Hold Trump accountable

Mr Trump committed an illegal act in his attack on Venezuela.  All for the riches of oil to be spread among oil companies. 

And now he's emboldened and blustering about Greenland. Presumably it's because big shipping companies want easier access and more routes, not for any benefit to us as Americans. In spite of what he says. And the end result surely will be more contention with Europe and a break from nato due to his actions (which we could debate, if it actually went through the senate as of course it must) 

And he also continues to talk about Canada and some sort of invasion of that sovereign nation. I suspect he's after the natural resources, to benefit some other large conglomerates. 

Senator, he must be stopped. And that is your job. I expect you to hold him accountable for his transgressions. 

Bitchin' Dave’s Blog: SuperBowl prediciton

Back in week 10, I made a prediction that one of the top 8 teams in point differential would win the superbowl.  Indianapolis, Kansas City, and Detroit were eliminated, leaving one of these 5 teams as the next champion. Which one will it be? 

New England

Denver

Seattle

LA Rams

Green Bay

http://bitchindave.blogspot.com/2025/11/superbowl-prediciton.html

The Panama Sea stopped “breathing” in 2025, and what satellites and fishermen saw had never been recorded in four decades

An interesting story about how we can see climate change and its effects. And how quickly things can change.  

https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-panama-sea-stopped-breathing-in-2025-and-what-satellites-and-fishermen-saw-had-never-been-recorded-in-four-decades/25213/

A letter to my elected representatives about Venezuela.

The Venezuelan community in Florida is undoubtedly happy. And those among us who cherish a functioning democracy are not particularly sad that Maduro is out of office. 

However, invading a sovereign nation without provocation and without congressional approval (much less even notification) is unconstitutional and should be considered a war crime. 

And the reasons for this attack are just as appalling. There was no threat to our nation. There is no direct benefit to us as Americans. This was done as a kind of a favor to big oil, opec, and the nations that are at the head of opec. In short, he used the military for the benefit of large companies. That is about as unconstitutional as you can get as commander in chief. 

And there's also the matter of Maduro standing trial in the US for things he did in Venezuela. We hear through the media that these will be some sort of narco-terrorism charges. How the US judicial system can take that on is beyond me. This certainly feels extra judicial and an abuse of the system, and perhaps an abuse of power. 

I know this falls on deaf ears, but I am standing up to tell you to hold Mr Trump accountable for these actions. 

This isn't presidential. It's not American. It's just a man abusing his power for the benefit of others, and likely himself.