gwpda.bsky.social
@gwpda.bsky.social
created November 15, 2024
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gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social)
Well, that was a nice time but I'm out now. No interest in X-thugs trying to make their bones. No interest in children who shouldn't be up so late. I'll miss Teh Floof and Teh Bunnies & my old Atrios friends, but this game is as rigged as it gets. See you once I move north, out of range.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Who are you, exactly?
United Farm Workers (@ufw.bsky.social) reposted
"Saul" shared this from where he's harvesting romaine lettuce. The crew has 26 workers. One group harvest the lettuce, the next group bags it and the last group puts it in the boxes. He's been doing this work for more than 5 years and enjoys the physical challenge. #WeFeedYou
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
U iz teh Butler. Iz ur job to announce. To ANNOUNCE. Ur job.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Here's a tip for getting on in the world. Just because something is new to you, does not mean that it's new to everyone else. There are people who have had and are having lives that are longer than yours, who are better educated than you are and have longer memories. Think about it.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social)
I'm making smorgasbrika. Dilled shrimp are involved, as are tiny potatoes with butter & parsley. Also gouda. And black pumpernickle. Tiny boiled onions. Also, tho untraditional, chopped liver with sweet onions is included, because I make it well and I want some. Lox is a possibility.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, but the questioner specifically noted being in Oz - not in the US.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, Asha, you need to use the /s snark code. Of course you're aware of the Church Committee. What you may not be aware of is that the entire group of reports have been combined, printed and are being made available - finally - in January 2026. You might want to pre-order a copy.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Are you aware of just how easy Bluesky makes it to report and eliminate trolls?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
You have misinterpreted the statement - and the dates. No. Not -that- Congress. The Congress of 1976. The Church Committee.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Really? Does it tell you how long Mr. Hoover held the position? Does it tell you why the preference has been for non-partisan leadership, until very recently? Or why? Would you in fact use this kind of statement as part of your molecular genetics research protocol?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
The Church Committee, 1976. Here are all 14 reports: www.aarclibrary.org/publib/conte...
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
That was his little red cap hung on the door knob - the rest is the same level of phantasy he loved when he was pals with Epstein.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd say that collectively we've slipped between six and seven months out of 'natural' time. My grapevines should be dropping their leaves, not sprouting new ones. My pomegranate tree should not be producing new blossoms with fruit nearly ripe.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
What? No one's considering the City o'dust, Phoenix?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
And there's NORTHCOM with JTF-Southern Border all ready to attack Mexico. Oh, of course there'll be a pretext.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Watching and learning and waiting his turn.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
A nachural!
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Kind of defeats the entire purpose of the advice to 'do your own research', doesn't it?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Soon, there will be snoe!
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Every accusation is an admission.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Please give me the strength to be kind and thoughtful. Amen.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Microwaving is involved.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Brand name for commercial 'yellow cheddar' - aka 'rat cheese' - made by Kraft Foods. In this case, it's supposed to refer to a US 'frontier' tradition of a general store keeping soda crackers in a barrel, from which they are sold by weight. Supposedly 'country'.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
I understand their biscuits&gravy isn't bad. Otherwise, yes. It's not like they sell corn dodger.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
The amount of trolling here is astonishing - it seems to have increased dramatically, considering the number of accounts which are very recent, have no or nearly no followers and are repeating nonsense 'talking points'.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Gosh! Why not do your own research?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Just waiting to see how the California case turns out.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
This is worthless trolling - ignorance on such a preposterous level that it's not worth anything at all. Goodbye.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Must be invoked either at entry to or from within Canada: www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Will you consider 'discussing' this with whoever recommended this exceptional individual? Because, home insurance agent?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks lovely. I see why my shyster great uncle liked Chicago so much.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
So are you discussing the garrisonning of the Roosevelt Reservation by 10,000 odd regular Army troops headquartered out of Fort Huachuca, poised to assault Mexico or are you just tossing around words like 'colony' and 'imperialism' without any knowledge of either? Asking as British Empire historian
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
He is demented.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Your knowledge of history is eclipsed by your vitriol. Stop it.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
NOT line officers. Command.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
And the Supreme Court has already ruled on this, saying "NO".
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
THE FALL. IT IS NOT NOW 'FALL'.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
www.fda.gov/vaccines-blo...
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Approval was granted back in May (about).
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
It's actually a wee bit early. Estimates from organisations providing the approved COVID-19 25-26 booster are 'the fall' - which is being targetted as late Sept/early October. August isn't it. My retired Green Beret buddy is checking and getting 'the fall' as the response.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Certainly that encouraged both Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson in their governmental activities.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
New Mexico has two official languages, recognised as legal forms of communication: English and Spanish. More threats aren't going to change that. Duffy's targetting the Can-Am Highway, which starts in MX and goes thru Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota to Saskatchewan
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
The Philadelphia Inquirer the other day published a very thorough interview with the 'Annals' Editor. Very illuminating.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
1789-1947. I can assure you that 1947 was not mythical.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
It seems to me that trump is endlessly trying to get back at President Truman. Perhaps still trying to please his father?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Think what fun it'll be when ur 70!
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey, Lutnick! See what u can do with Bombardier! /s
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
After listening to the Command Briefing on 20 January 2020 & being tasked with writing a brief for the 4* abt pandemics, & receiving info civilians would be at the end of the line for medical care, I shipped my stuff back to the mainland & followed on the next flight. It was all predictable.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Now, the 'administration' is running out of fifth-raters. I have to go back to people like Ann Gorsuch and Earl Butz to find relevant comparisons.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
The entire purpose of the posted letter is to turn their threats into the nonsense they are.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Here's Vol. I (it's available on Amazon too) - www.justice.gov/storage/Repo... As I recall, Aline Cannon embargoed Vol II.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
I half-expected it to come from Abbe Lowell. Instead, it's Lanny Breuer - a gift!
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
It's all they have left - empty threats, repeated loudly.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Threats. After 7 months, they're out of every other damn thing but threats. And Jack Smith just called them out.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Does the term 'raving lunatic' seem à propos?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, finally!
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
This admin is so in love w/ the lie that the highest level somehow controls everything below it that it's already functioning badly and irregularly. They can dismiss every senior JAG, every 4* General, every Cabinet Secy and it'll do damn-all. It's Sergeants who make the world go round.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
George III?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
ICE is recruiting and giving preference to previously employed federal employees.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
The illegality of any particular order is rarely determinable by the individual service member. That's why there are lawyers who must be consulted. That is why service members are routinely trained about their duties AND obligations.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
'Pulte Homes' - www.pulte.com
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
You imagine you're still at the other place, right? Let me show you how easy it is to report trolling and slander on Bluesky.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Abbe Lowell's a busy, busy lawyer.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Glad to know it. Wonder if Danielle Smith is aware?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
In Alta, it's C$19/month - for the paperwork, I assume.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
One of the finest things about being a Federal annuitant.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
The primary reason I was a federal employee was the right to carry my GEHA insurance into retirement, at the same price as a current fed pays, without any need to invoke Medicare. I do not require any supplemental plans, and I do not need to pay for Medicare. Incidentally, it was never free.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes. Just late and from the wrong fund and without relevant benefits normally accrued.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh. Well, there goes the Army Futures Command.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
My shar-pei - any of my bonemouths - would have left two minutes into this.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd settle for hobbled, for now.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
That's slanderous. Lutnick imagines he's invulnerable. That in itself makes him inutile.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
ALL services. ALL elements. Active & Reserves & Veterans. Legal Affairs (under various names) is ubiquitous.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Heavy rain, Tucson, AZ - no deers in teh back yard tho.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Little Stevie Miller's graduating class at Santa Monica HS will suffer forever for not having pantsed him and left him on Santa Monica Beach. (PS: SMHS didn't have any black or brown students. They did have black & brown workers. As a student at US Grant HS, we knew all about SMHS.)
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the kind of crap that had me retire early as an Army Civilian.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Pitbulls REQUIRE their pibbels be good and thoughtful and kind. NO SLACKING! Bubbles is depending on you.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
It's ON! And it rained just now - all good.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
The Legal Affairs Office - under a variety of service names - is available to every service member. There is no fee.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
The Legal Affairs Office is a component of every command within every military organisation. It's there to advise servicemembers. There is no charge - any more than the Command Surgeon charges for his/her services or the Command Historian charges for her/his analysis.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Whereas, consulting with Legal Affairs will protect you against action taken against you. Consult with your Legal Affairs Office. Times are tricky. If you are concerned about the legality or propriety of orders, talk to Legal Affairs. Guard yourselves. And guard us.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Servicemembers are encouraged to consult with their Legal Affairs Office, on base, post or location. Once they can show they have consulted with Legal Affairs and received an opinion, they are guarded against abuse if they follow that advice.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
But David Horowitz wuz hiz friend!
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Tractor Supply is lots of fun - they sell the Salmon dog fud that my Boy likes, at a reasonable price. Betcha a 4oz spray of bitter apple won't be above $5. (The last straw was having my Boy savor the suede-flavored feets - he was very surPRISED!)
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
The International Workers of the World, the American Federation of Labor, and the Congress of Industrial Organisations would like to say - WE'RE STILL HERE, JACK.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
You must have lots and lots of money.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
The War Department was renamed in 1948 for reasons which remain sound. The raving lunatic in the White House is just that - a raving lunatic. Perhaps the raving lunatic would like to re-segregate the armed forces?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Oddly enough, the National Guard Bureau does not require instruction by a raving maniac as to its purpose, objectives and regulations. www.nationalguard.mil
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Last year was 2024. The pharmacy tells me the new variety will be available and have scheduled my appointment accordingly.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
I have so loved OKI printers that even as my current one is failing, I have stockpiled a new one - hard to find, since OKI printers were blamed by the insane vote-questioners who attacked Maricopa County for 'misprinting' ballots, and OKI decided to stop selling them in the US. Don't use ink jets.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
That's something, indeed. I remember Carey McWilliams. He'd have like Mr. Bouie very much.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
I call it starting around 1979, but yes - the 80s are all he knows. Before he was fully corrupted and his Pop thought well of his prospects.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
As we know, EO's are not laws. Also, I do remember going thru the whole 'flag burning' and 'wearing the flag' stuff - like 1972 or so? It's long settled.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
My last was in 2023. I take every vaccine there is.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Nor the Planning Commission, nor the NPS.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Can he be involuntarily committed now? Please? Let's just ask the current Mrs. Trump what she would like to do - you know, make sure committment won't interfere with her income?
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Ciscomani is an accident, waiting to be replaced.
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Before I re-discovered it, my 1 yo Shar-pei ('scimitar teeth'!) nearly gnawed my desk to the ground. He also thought gnawing on my best suede shoes was a swell idea - with my feet inside. Afterwards - he ignored everything that wasn't his. Easy-peasy!
gwpda.bsky.social (@gwpda.bsky.social) reply parent
Bitter apple is ur friend