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Civil Engineer, Video Game Player, Parrot Owner, History Buff, and part-time Mad Scientist. Loves Science Fiction, Science, and Fantasy.

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This is very much how religions start. Maybe we should tax the hell out of a billionaire right before gas prices go down again, then buy billboards that create a causal link.

14.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

mods! mods!!! politics is interested in me again even though I SAID I’m NOT interested in it!

14.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

One should never forget, the word β€œRepresentative” actually means something.

Spend 10 minutes listening to any conservative talking social policy… I don’t care how β€œnice” they seem in idle chit chat. They are as morally bankrupt, cowardly, and antiAmerican as those they elect.

14.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2 headlines from this week

14.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 2116 πŸ” 1103 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 81
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Ex-UFC Fighter and Kinahan 'Friend' Mounir Lazzez Linked to Iran Sanctions - bellingcat Mounir Lazzez, the ex-UFC fighter photographed with the Kinahan cartel bosses, is linked to multimillion dollar deals for oil tankers that were later sanctioned by the US government for helping the Ir...

Records uncovered by Bellingcat & @thetimes.com link MMA fighter and Kinahan β€˜friend’ Mounir Lazzez to multimillion shipping deals, orchestrated by companies in a secrecy jurisdiction, for oil tankers later sanctioned by the US for helping the Iranian regime. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

14.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 308 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7
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Kinahan cartel: hunt for gang now linked to Iran and Hezbollah Christy Kinahan was once known as an β€œordinary decent criminal” on the streets of Dublin β€” and was virtually unheard of outside them. He burgled houses, stole cars and forged cheques in the 1970s befo...

.@thetimes.com has reported on the Kinahan cartel’s involvement in arms smuggling and money laundering, and its alliances with other crime fraternities. Alleged clients include Iran’s intelligence services and the Lebanon-based Islamic militant group Hezbollah. www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

14.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

You don’t need an education and a good work ethic.

You apparently only need to be born or married into the right family, and throw away any sense of morality or integrity into the garbage disposal, and just plain grift

This is the American Exceptionalism

14.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Watching these guys learn basic geopolitics in real time is incredible. Ah so that's why you need allies. I see

14.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 3984 πŸ” 661 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 11
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Exclusive | White House Puts RFK Jr.’s HHS on Tighter Leash After MAHA Setbacks Aides close to the president grew worried that perceived disorganization and an antivaccine focus could prove damaging in the midterms.

I love these journalistic fictions that normalize the administration and act like there are reasonable people there working to intelligently rein in dangerous impulses

14.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 1700 πŸ” 275 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 21

I know it's a silly jokey joke, but people REALLY need to stop anthropomorphizing their boyfriends. "My boyfriend told me" your boyfriend didn't "tell" you anything. "My boyfriend thinks..." your boyfriend can't actually think or feel; just output a convincing simulation of it based on probability πŸ™„

14.03.2026 06:20 πŸ‘ 5930 πŸ” 968 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 42
Donald Trump on Truth Social on March 7th: The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer β€” But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Donald Trump on Truth Social on March 7th: The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer β€” But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump Truth Social post on March 14th begging nations (including the UK) to send ships: Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe. We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are. Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated. In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump Truth Social post on March 14th begging nations (including the UK) to send ships: Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe. We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are. Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated. In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE! President DONALD J. TRUMP

A story in two farcical acts.

Would be nice to have a President who has reached the stage where he has object permanence.

14.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 825 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 13
Jack Posobiec β€’ C
@JackPosobiec
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I stand by everything I have said about McCarthy
He was right and the only thing he did wrong was not go far enough
A The Atlantic @ @TheAtlantic β€’ 6d
A small, influential group of right-wingers say their role model, Joseph McCarthy, didn't go far enough, @AliBreland reports: theatlantic.com/politics/
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Jack Posobiec β€’ C @JackPosobiec x.com I stand by everything I have said about McCarthy He was right and the only thing he did wrong was not go far enough A The Atlantic @ @TheAtlantic β€’ 6d A small, influential group of right-wingers say their role model, Joseph McCarthy, didn't go far enough, @AliBreland reports: theatlantic.com/politics/ 2026/... 8:15 AM β€’ 3/14/26 β€’ 46K Views

While Republican politicians around the country are helping TPUSA set up student groups in public schools, the guy who hosted TPUSA’s alternative halftime show and who frequently appeared with Charlie Kirk on his podcast is repping McCarthyism 2.0.

14.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1197 πŸ” 433 πŸ’¬ 85 πŸ“Œ 27

I don't think this will work. The voters have determined your service literally does not count if you are a Democrat. Kerry getting three purple hearts and Walz retiring after 24 years were seen as proof of cowardice compared to ANG cowboy and cadet bone spurs.

14.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 1398 πŸ” 216 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 10

Rich people tend to be stupid. A lot of the tech oligarchs envision a future of serfs, soldiers, and themselves as an aristocracy.

None of them seem to realize that if the smoothest path to advancement is assassination, that tends to be how leadership transitions in those circumstances.

14.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Do I trust The Regime’s attempt to pivot on vaccines and distance themselves from their anti-public health campaign?

Absolutely not. And while I don’t think a victory lap is warranted, I do believe that it is the massive pushback from all of us that is having an impact.

Keep going, fam. πŸ’œ

14.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 221 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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This DHS Official Oversees the Security of Federal Elections. He Wants to Ban Voting Machines. David Harvilicz, who co-founded a firm with a 2020 election denier, oversees voting machine security for the Department of Homeland Security while the Trump administration is relitigating the presiden...

EXCLUSIVE: Top Department of Homeland Security official David Harvilicz has repeatedly questioned the validity of Democratic victories at the ballot box and pushed for Republicans to overhaul electoral systems to their advantage.

www.propublica.org/article/davi...

14.03.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 205 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 6

The Colorado River will deliver less than a third of normal water flow this summer. And, Rocky Mountain ski season has been disastrously bad this year.

14.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 424 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7
The strong must protect the sweet

The strong must protect the sweet

Homer wisdom

14.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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When you have to predict how an incredibly wrongful war will affect your everyday life

14.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, who could have possibly predicted...

14.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 270 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 1

PSA: if you’re somebody who runs air purifiers in your house all the time and you ever smell gas in your house even a little bit intermittently, get your house checked for gas leaks. They can apparently go otherwise unnoticed for a really long time if your HEPA filters are good enough 😳

13.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 324 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab

This move is so incredibly dumb, and ultimately so destructive to our understanding of extreme weather and of climate change, that it could only have come from the Trump administration. Truly dangerous idiocy. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...

14.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 344 πŸ” 169 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 7
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gooby bingus n dented

06.03.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 1584 πŸ” 396 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

RIP to one of the greatest German philosophy posts of all time.

14.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 1351 πŸ” 276 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 9

The Michael Jordan of Going to the Hospital

14.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 4106 πŸ” 474 πŸ’¬ 141 πŸ“Œ 15

Saw a story about someone scaring off a mountain lion by playing Metallica at it on her phone, and now I’m wondering:

What music DO we think hungry mountain lions hate most?

14.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 19

Remember when they declared they had restored free speech and ended federal censorship on Trump's very first day back?

Well, now they're openly bragging about all the journalists they got fired for saying the wrong thing and all the companies the federal government forced to make changes.

14.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 975 πŸ” 384 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 14

Is not tomorrow, boy, the ides of March?

14.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 1543 πŸ” 567 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 60
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The SAVE America Act requires voters to have proof of citizenship with them to vote β€” not just your driver’s license, but a passport or birth certificate.

This is a Republican attempt at voter suppression β€” plain and simple.

14.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

It’s hard to blame woke DEI when the military is losing a war because of the straits.

14.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 8835 πŸ” 1883 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 80