Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
"It's who can hit all three sectors fastest in one lap that will get pole today at Zandvoort." Yeah, no shit Crofty. That's how laptimes work. #F1
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"It's who can hit all three sectors fastest in one lap that will get pole today at Zandvoort." Yeah, no shit Crofty. That's how laptimes work. #F1
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
So let me get this straight. We're going to turn churches and schools into fortresses rather than deal with the gun problem. Do I have that right? Did I have a stroke sometime around 2015?
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah. Indoctrination. The conservative way.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Fucking disgraceful. This traitor and her family deserved nothing. Not the funeral. Not the settlement. Not having her name ever mentioned again. WTF is this country now? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Fuck yeah! This is exactly what you should be doing. Sending all the love and support I can your way. Workers together are strong.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
The DIU eh? Feels like three letters Hegseth is intimately familiar with.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
That was the true meaning behind "America First". Isolationism is the game they're playing. Who wants to deal with this moron and his underhanded dealings? Trade deficit? Tariffs! Trade surplus? You guessed it, more tariffs! What will it take for the cult to see things as they are? It's wild.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Need to add Vaught, Leavitt, Homan, and Miller to that list along with many more who have enabled this authoritarian takeover of the United States and a betrayal of its people. It's nothing less than treason.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
J.B. Pritzker is the voice we need at this moment. Extremely proud of him and could only wish that my fat piece of shit governor, Patrick Morrisey, could show such fortitude in the face of authoritarianism. #FuckDJT #FuckMAGA #FuckPatrickMorrisey
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
So are you 2A people ready YET?! Is there any red line that will finally get you to realize this is war? Slowly (but not that slowly) but surely, American civil liberties and rights are being stripped and half the country or more is standing around w/ their dick in their hand. Get w/ the program.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this one of those situations where the court says they have to draw new maps, but they don't? Perhaps someone can remind me, I know there was at least one state where this happened and they just never complied and held elections using the illegal maps.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I just assume anything redacted is a direct tie to Trump. I'm sure I'm not the only one who will make that (small) leap of faith.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Never imagined I could desire to live in the mid-west, but Pritzker is making a damn good case for it.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I also have to add the BEST song from the game here... As a commenter on YouTube said: "This is the song that set the manor on fire." I couldn't agree more. Fucking amazing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEtm...
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
I have chills. This soundtrack is life changing. If you haven't played Expedition 33, go play it. Most amazing experience I've had in gaming. youtu.be/Y17JlC1rBoc?... #Gamescom #ClairObscur #Expedition33 #Alicia
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
There's a cove on the internet that is getting real fucking weird about Pecco's struggles this season. It's very weird when people revel in the misery of others. Guess it's a microcosm of human nature amplified. Pecco seems like one of the most genuine ppl on the grid & doesn't deserve the hate.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you for the work you do. *Most* of us appreciate your work, *All* of us benefit from your work.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm so glad to see he's home!
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
There's no way anybody can be this fucking stupid, right? Guys? Right?
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
It was referencing internal help. We have Newsome, Pritzker, and one or two others, but no one as of yet has really taken charge and gathered/organized a concerted resistance effort. I think that's a big thing people are waiting on.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a weird balance. As fans, I know quite a few of us really enjoy the technical/engineering side of the sport, as we do with F1. However, the risks are so much greater in MotoGP and when things do go wrong, it's a huge detriment to the spectacle.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Thought it was awesome that Brie sang her own cover of Black Sheep rather than lip syncing. That's some talent.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Poor guy. I hope he's able to come home soon. I know how devastatingly awful it can be to have a sick pet. It's the worst. They're always there for us when we are sick, so it's hard to not be there for them and leave them w/ professionals. Get well soon, Joseph.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Getting tired of social media. Nothing but a constant stream of telling me why I should be concerned & angry with no one doing a goddamn thing about it. Protests aren't working in their current form. We're too removed from the seat of power to feel immediate consequences that are harmful to us.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Get the fuck out of here. She can go on outside work clearance? That's some BULLSHIT. No other person gets to transfer from a high security institution to the very lowest security rung that quickly.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I've never been so disheartened. I never could have envisioned our country regressing as hard and as fast as it has. We went from "Saying the quiet part out loud" to the quiet part being the overt messaging of the party. Scary times and I don't think anyone is coming to save us.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Remember when fentanyl was the justification for all (gestures broadly) THIS‽ These are the opening shots of the war. I don't see enough angry people asking why troops are being deployed domestically.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
So are we at the violent revolution stage yet? I can't believe this is America today. Fight like your freedom, and that of your children depends on it. This has to stop. #DC #FUCKMAGA
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Fries are like 33% of the entire Mickey D's responsibility on this Earth. Forgetting the fries not once, but twice, is either insanely unlucky or actively malicious. I think you have an enemy there. The Hamburgler is not a fan of the podcast, me thinks.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
That was my first thought. Only place I've heard it was from British TV.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
The whole thing is written from the type of male perspective that is dominating U.S. culture right now. Macho bullshit is all they're expected to bring to the table. It's reaffirmation of gender roles in a high-octane package. Perfect for today's Hitler Youth.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
It's just so goddamn tacky
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Definitely! I highly recommend them. Hope you like them as well!
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Bullshit. A coding error that just so happened to conveniently only alter those specific sections? "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - Orwell, 1984 The time for action is NOW. This is a red line, America. Fuck peaceful.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Why the fuck is the Constitution being edited on government websites? This has to stop. Where the fuck is your red line, America? What's it going to take? Obviously it wasn't the renditioning of brown people, it wasn't the Pedophile-in-Chief being openly corrupt, so maybe this blatancy will do it.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
You need to try the Mike's Hot Honey chips they sell. They're my favorite! So good.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
The war on poverty... err, the impoverished, continues. What fucking dunce thinks this is a good thing? Goddamn I am so sick and tired of this clown and his circus. It's time for a revolution.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, maybe they should. The track is the track. At this point just go do donuts on top of the finish line and claim victory since ya'll don't care about the confines of the track or respect for the sport.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
It's infuriating. It's been a huge factor in my non-fandom of Max. He's the greatest talent on the grid imo, but he's also a dirty driver that never gets held accountable to the same degree as his peers. It stinks of FOM knowing that he's one of the main draws to the sport and scared of alienating.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Was there ever any remote possibility he would? Max could drag Ocon out of his seat and strangle him in the middle of the pitlane and Ocon would get the 10s penalty. They handle Max with kid gloves.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
We both know it won't happen. They treat Max w/ the utmost care and benefit of the doubt. I think they're scared he'll go endurance racing.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Interesting #HungarianGP. Surprised Oscar was so impatient. I think it cost him a chance for the win. Lando drove really well, begrudgingly. WTF happened to Leclerc? So gutted for him. Matt & Tommy recap should be interesting. Good race boys. Enjoy your vacation. #F1
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
We're basically no different than all the other dictatorial countries that cook their numbers now. Welcome to the world of "it looks good on paper!"
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Ferrari on pole is great and all (Chuck is awesome, what is up w/ HAM?) But Max just got out qualified BY A SAUBER. Bortoleto is the real deal. Kid has delivered all season. #F1 #HungarianGP #Qualifying
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Every fucking week with this stupid fast lane traffic jam in the pits trying to get out for quali. Looks so unprofessional. #F1 #HungarianGP #FuckingStupid
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I fear we've hit a point where drastic measures must be taken to excise the cancer. I never could have imagined it would be this bad, this fast.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
What? Everyone knows Farreri and Jorkan. I'm a huge fan!
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Not even all the same tricks tbh. No under flips and no miracle whip so far. I'm sure there's more. I'm not wasting my time with it. The whole thing just feels wrong.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
The new "Skate" game ain't it, Chief. Floaty mtx riddled garbage. They've ruined it.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
I'm a member of ACAB too. #LastWeekTonight
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm so glad you like it! STRAP IN. You're about to have an experience, my friend. It's my first ever jrpg and I don't see how any other could be more....I don't even know. I'm almost in shock, it has affected me so profoundly. Let me know how it goes! Excited to hear your thoughts.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has stolen my whole heart and soul. What an amazing experience Sandstone Interactive painted for us. I can't stop thinking about it.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I agree. That's what I was referring to w/ the latter part of the post. The innocence, in a sense, is what I'd like to return to. I've felt nothing but doom for the last 9 or so years. I miss the vibe we had prior to 2010 or so. Anything was possible. It wasn't perfect, but I just want opportunity.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
So, it has to get even worse, before it gets better? I'm already worried we're at a point where returning to what we once were is impossible. He's changed this country and the way it works irrevocably. The only good thing he's done is he's highlighted how vulnerable we are.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Nico Rosberg is such a dick. #F1 #Spa
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Shit. For a second I was hopeful you were talking about American media. I was like, "Did they suddenly grow balls? Or did they come to their senses? (unlikely)" Wishing ya'll the best. It's tough everywhere right now.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Thanks so much F1 camera director. I really enjoy watching drivers piddle around on their cooldown instead of the drivers finishing their fastest Q3 lap.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Crofty is a lot at 6AM. Goddamn I need F1TV.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
That was my first thought, too. "They happen in three's" is what I've always heard. (I realize the og Airbud has long since passed)
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Turns out, I was wrong! Has nothing to do with the guy! www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/233...
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
😆You're supposed to tell me it's made up a couple hours later after I've spent inordinate amounts of time trying to verify it. lol I do figure the saying has to come from him, or about him, in some way. Right? What other "Dickens" is there?
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Or just a really rocky yard! We had a section beside the road at one of the properties I had to trim and it was just all that little pea-gravel. Walked away with many stingers. Granted, getting hit in the face is rare (but not impossible) as the trimmer, but as a bystander? For sure possible.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this real? lol. If so, that's hilarious considering Paramount just signed South Park to a huge deal for their streaming platform (right after canning Colbert for speaking against the cult).
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I mean, it would be a weird thing to make up? Getting hit by thrown stones while using a weed-eater is extremely common. There's a reason you're supposed to use safety eyewear.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I've had that happen to me before. That shit HURTS! Stings like the dickens! (Where the hell did that saying come from?)
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I didn't realize until this year that political candidates and messages often find their way onto car liveries, we just don't see them often on the broadcast as they tend to not show them. One of the NASCAR youtubers did a good video on the censorship, can't remember if Slapshoes or someone else.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
When have they *not* sucked up to the military? NASCAR's bread and butter is doing the whole fake patriotism shtick like the NFL does, only with a more...ahem... fervent fan base. Conservatives and Christian Nationalists have long realized that sports washing works.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, that's what happens when the SC shows it has no intention of holding him accountable for anything he's done, is doing, or will do in the future in direct contravention of our Constitution and laws. Ya'll have to realize, this is the plan. This isn't some contrivance of coincidence.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I can't imagine anyone using the feature hasn't already looked through the settings for it. Who is out there just never adjusting settings in their $1000 phone? Also, Bixby fucking blows. The most intelligent thing it can do is set a timer, and it's not even 100% reliable at that.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Lol, what a fucking loser. Get lost.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Honestly, I think you nailed it. Bravo. Can't think of a more appropriate simile.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Huntington, WV police need to slow the fuck down on these little side streets. Speed limit is 25 mph and ya'll driving like someone is being shot w/ no lights and no siren on. You do the same loop every day. Was that little girl on rt. 60 not enough to satiate your desire to run people over? #WV
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Shelley Moore Capito is a ghoul who doesn't care or work for her constituents. Just a loose skin sac glued tightly to Trump's balloon knot.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
What a crazy Sachsenring GP! MM93 is just on another planet. Can't believe AM73 managed another 1-2 w/ his brother after the injury. Crazy crazy crazy sport. I love it. #MotoGP
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Same story all over the country. If red voters haven't figured out that they aren't doing things to help working folks yet, they never will. This is a class war. We were compared to teenagers getting a checkbook. Fuck GOP, Fuck Maga, FUCK CORPOS. Burn corpo shit. Get your money's worth.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Can't say I'm surprised. The ideological right knows no bottom to their desire to cause pain and chaos. They thrive in it. They want everyone as miserable as they are.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Every time the Goodwood FOS commentators have a Chinese vehicle going up the hill you can hear the vitriol in their voice.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
If they possessed the ability to be self-aware, they wouldn't be Republicans/MAGA.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Never heard of xbins or pandora. Is it an XBOX homebrew thing?
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm incredibly jealous! You'll have to take some pics to share! It's my dream to work in motorsports or something motorsports-adjacent. I feel like living near a track would help immensely with that. I'd like to write about motorsports, but no idea how I'd make it into a job.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I wish I lived near a track. I think the closest legit track to me is Mid-Ohio and that's like 7 hours away.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
I love the Goodwood FOS.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Me: Applies for job in line w/ my experience/education Employer: Want to schedule an interview? Oh, that position you wanted just got filled, want to try for this completely unrelated position you have no experience in? Me: No, I'm completely green in that field Employer: Oh, well sorry. Deuces.✌️
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Just get them back by ramming all the PS players off the road in Forza Horizon 5.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
it's probably not a great thing seeing how many parallels there are between the US and Night City. Yay...Corporatocracy. #cyberpunk2077
News Eye (@newseye.bsky.social) reposted
Your Medicaid is cut. Your health insurance is not safe. Your tips are still taxed. You pay the tariffs. There’s no trade deals. No wars have ended. Gas isn’t $2. Eggs aren’t cheaper. There isn’t $10 trillion in investment. The Epstein files are buried. It’s. All. Lies. All the time.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I think the FIA made a rule change a few weeks back that eased off on the naughty word ban. Likely thanks, in part, to the protest by the WRC lads.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
"Apologies for the language".... Shut the fuck up. I get so tired of that. British broadcasters act like an expletive is somehow the worst thing that could ever happen on live television. #F1 #Puritanism #Antiquated
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
I am so incredibly happy for Hulk. Well raced! Well held! Congratulations Nico Hulkenburg! #F1 #SilverstoneGP #HulkPodium
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
The standards by which 99.9% of politicians are judged is hilariously hypocritical when all standards have been dragged into the street, shot, burned, and buried in a landfill when discussing Donald "Two-Weeks" Trump. It's time to stop pretending that MSM journos are anything less than complicit.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
You were the first person I thought of when I saw the news this morning.
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
What, exactly, are we celebrating tomorrow? Our cutting off healthcare to the needy to enrich the greedy? Our new concentration camps? Our dying economy? Our ditching due process? Our corruption? Our broken legislature? Our corrupt SCOTUS? Our ridiculous buffoon president? #FourthOfJuly
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
Great. Another thing that is going to kill me in a horrible way. Good thing I'm rich and able to afford high quality food! Oh wait, no, the opposite of that.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I think we already know the answer to this question. Banking on pressuring them through appeals to morality is a non-starter.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sure they'll let him, too. Most of the SC Justices have shown no willingness to deny Trump anything at all. Checks & Balances are only as good as the people meant to uphold them, and currently, none of ours are up to the task. Our institutions are failing/have failed us. Dire times.
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
Sure am glad all these temporarily inconvenienced billionaires will be able to reap the rewards of what they voted for... Soon as they get back on their feet, that is. I'm sure losing their SNAP and Medicaid will be the impetus they needed to get back on the horse. #FUCKMAGA #FUCKTRUMP
Faded Plaid (@fadedplaid.bsky.social)
What a world. What a country. What a fucking crock. America has abandoned every principle it was founded upon to the raucous applause of half the country, while the other half prepares for the fallout of shit that will trickle down on to their heads. Enshittification of an entire country.