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Liberal, programmer, spring woodworker. No interest in sports whatsoever, despite all the posts the algorithm keeps sending me.

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Reminder No Kings protest on March 28.

13.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 1250 πŸ” 323 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 14

Convenience is pernicious.

12.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But lobster tails taste so much better!

12.03.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"ambivalence"?

12.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 1821 πŸ” 489 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 28

In what in retrospect seems to have been a characteristically savvy bit of ambiguity, Trump never specified who would do the unconditional surrendering in his Iran war.

10.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 685 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 4

Why not both?

09.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe not - maybe we're all just _more honest_ than said securities head.

09.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected β€” young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! β€” and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

09.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 30365 πŸ” 5142 πŸ’¬ 1722 πŸ“Œ 473
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08.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 5676 πŸ” 698 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 31

They’re just the shittiest people.

09.03.2026 11:58 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Cassin's Kingbird is nice.

06.03.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Like clockwork.

06.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 20531 πŸ” 8134 πŸ’¬ 861 πŸ“Œ 436

That is insulting! To 8-year-olds.

06.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Given all that, maybe getting him out of the Senate isn't a bad idea!

06.03.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIt happened all very quickly.”

Great use of the passive voice.

06.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Except that when Democrats do it, it will mostly be true.

06.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of Princess Bride references nowadays, between that and "Never get involved in a land war in Asia."

05.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cartoon by Michael de Adder

04.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 1118 πŸ” 413 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 12

Check out the big brains on Brett!

05.03.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not the first time Dan Crenshaw had trouble seeing trouble coming from his right.

04.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 1

cannot stress enough how absurd it is that our government officials are mocking Iranian leadership for being delusional theocrats when they themselves genuinely believe this war is a mission from God to prepare the holy land for the Book of Revelations

03.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 1839 πŸ” 455 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 24

BREAKING: Cornyn and Paxton have been forced into a runoff. Hahaha

04.03.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 5753 πŸ” 619 πŸ’¬ 242 πŸ“Œ 39
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The vote on Rep. Massie and my WPR comes down to this. Are you with Lindsey Graham who was for the regime change war in Iraq, Libya and now Iran, or are you with those Americans who are tired of being dragged into wars in the Middle East and want us to focus on jobs and healthcare at home?

03.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 2350 πŸ” 632 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 26

"They're mentally ill sick people. They're angry. They're crazy. They're sick."
Every accusation is a confession. Every time.

04.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump's Iran invasion is unpopular now.

It is likely to go catastrophically south.

Aside from rebuilding everyone who deserves it and trying to bill the zillionaires, how do we use THIS war to cure America's fondness for war?

03.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 486 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 0

Ours gets about 110km on a charge, also with a replaced battery. About 160,000 km on the odometer.

03.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But this time they'll be made from the flesh of endangered species.

03.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0