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Justin Erickson

@larakin.systems

Technologist, politics geek, sailor. Software dev by trade, sailboat captain by choice. I post about politics, anti-car dependency, sailing, dev stuff, movies, nature, and probably video games too. https://larakin.systems

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As a country we have made a lot of mistakes in foreign wars over the last 2+ centuries. But I’m not sure we have ever looked as feckless, foolish, incompetent and ridiculous at the leadership level than right now.

12.03.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 8288 πŸ” 1815 πŸ’¬ 373 πŸ“Œ 92
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Biden sold off nearly half the U.S. oil reserve. Is it ready for a crisis? Biden tapped the SPR last year when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent oil prices soaring. Now Republicans blame him for putting the nation’s energy security at risk.

I wonder if republicans will be as mad this time "that Biden has left the U.S. vulnerable to a disruption of global oil supplies β€” at a time when Hamas’ terrorist attacks in Israel are stoking fears of a wider regional war disrupting fuel shipments from the Middle East."

11.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Feels good I think.

I wonder how worried people really are about the charge time. I really have only seen complaints from geeks, and I'm not sure we represent the prime market for this car.

11.03.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

... out of a cannon

11.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 431 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 4

Yea, feels like we could have seen this coming.

11.03.2026 04:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It doesn't take much.

10.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 372 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 7
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CENTCOM: U.S. forces eliminated multiple Iranian naval vessels, March 10, including 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz.

10.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
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I love Durango.

This is an everyday experience.

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad engine #482.

10.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How an electric bike can protect your money as another oil shock hits Over $100 per barrel and rising, the oil shock of 2026 in its early days could still surpass the levels

How an electric bike can protect your money as another oil shock hits.

The argument for fossil fuels is ending, but so too is the argument for relying on cars for journeys of under five miles.

Here's some numbers to convince:

www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/how...

10.03.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 10
CDOT still plans wildlife crossing for local hot spot along U.S. 160

CDOT still plans wildlife crossing for local hot spot along U.S. 160

CDOT is in the design and planning phase for constructing a large‑game underpass along U.S. 160’s Cortez–Mesa Verde corridor, where many mule deer, elk or black bears migrate.

10.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Breaking Epstein Investigation Update! NM DOJ has begun searching Zorro Ranch. ⬇️

10.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 8569 πŸ” 2583 πŸ’¬ 350 πŸ“Œ 138

Glad that the cyclists were metal.

Why cant the headline blame the driver?

09.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump openly lies about the bombed girls school. As Americans we make mistakes in war but they are unintentional and we own them.

Trump blaming Iran is no different than what Putin does when he blames Ukraine for attacks Russia clearly does.

We’ve become accepting of pure lies

09.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 3304 πŸ” 834 πŸ’¬ 218 πŸ“Œ 38

If an official commits an impeachable offense and nobody acts to impeach, it is no longer an impeachable offense.

People who oppose impeachment as β€œpointless” because it seems unlikely to result in removal do not understand this very simple point and seem unwilling to even try to understand it.

09.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 6947 πŸ” 2055 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 72

These people are, to be blunt, substantially less intelligent than they believe they are.

09.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 4517 πŸ” 888 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 14
Lego starship Enterprise.

Lego starship Enterprise.

Finished this old bird today.

#Lego #StarTrek

09.03.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iranian drone impacting at the Dubai International Airport right next to parking air liners.

07.03.2026 07:56 πŸ‘ 313 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 12

The killing of Iranian children during an illegal war is an impeachable offense (not to mention a grave crime) and Congress should really act like it.

15 Republicans in the Senate could end this nightmare before it somehow gets even worse.

07.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 13015 πŸ” 3630 πŸ’¬ 473 πŸ“Œ 171
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Obama has the crowd at Jesse Jackson's eulogy hanging on his every word

06.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 8853 πŸ” 1873 πŸ’¬ 314 πŸ“Œ 182
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My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you.
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Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h β€’β€’β€’ My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72

β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

06.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 20803 πŸ” 4429 πŸ’¬ 767 πŸ“Œ 1144

If it’s true that the United States bombed an elementary school and killed scores of children it is an unfathomable crime. I have never been more disgusted to be an American.

06.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 21031 πŸ” 4108 πŸ’¬ 1324 πŸ“Œ 367

That is exactly why Anthropic (and the rest of humanity) we're saying no.

06.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Was AI used for the targeting that likely resulted in the bombing of the girls school?

We must have answers to that question and there is ZERO reason for delay because the Pentagon damn well already knows the answer.

06.03.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 3809 πŸ” 1265 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 54

It appears we bombed a girls elementary school and killed 175 people, most of them children. This is who we are with Trump as president.

05.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 2044 πŸ” 568 πŸ’¬ 139 πŸ“Œ 23

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05.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 2904 πŸ” 752 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 25
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This is Henry. He knows that if he turns right at the stop sign it means a shorter walk. Not today. 13/10 (TT: alaynasimone)

05.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 5951 πŸ” 474 πŸ’¬ 128 πŸ“Œ 31
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Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen.

BREAKING: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will be replaced with GOP Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Trump says.

05.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 61
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More fun with the eclipse. This is an image of the moon before the eclipse (8:50 PM PST) and one at mid-eclipse. Both used the same imaging equipment. The first was taken with a 1/8000s exposure, the second is a stack of 20, 0.8s exposures. You can see some libration (rotation). #astrophotography

05.03.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 249 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

not to be all jerry seinfeld about it but: what's the DEAL with people having phone calls on speaker in public. why does everyone do this now

05.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 1122 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 62
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According to MarineTraffic the Strait of Hormuz is still effectively blocked. Tankers located at both ends of the Strait are holding positions.

05.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2