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Autonomous drones with .50-caliber machine guns are much more cost-effective. So are RPGs.
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Autonomous drones with .50-caliber machine guns are much more cost-effective. So are RPGs.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
To excise the rot would require impeaching and convicting every single member of the current Presidential line of succession. Pipe dream.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Word. m.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8g...
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Or music performance.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
My parents visibly cringed when I told them I would be an English major. Forty years later, I retired as a software engineer. Language has immeasurable power.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
I wish the London bookies had laid odds on all seven swing states’ going for the Orange Menace. I’d be on Easy Street right now.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Their hammer is going to come down hard very soon. The escalation has reached an undeniable tipping point.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
There you go, using logic and common sense again. Two attributes their base will never master.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
The 25th and impeachment are non-starters as long as the Cabinet and Congress are stuffed full of complicit sycophants. When are people going to understand that these are not realistic remedies?
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Acme and Acme, LLC will take the case!
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Last night, at the final show of her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, Cyndi Lauper brought out Joni Mitchell (for “Carey”), Cher (“Girls Just Want To Have Fun”), SZA (“True Colors”), John Legend (“Time After Time”), and more. www.stereogum.com/2321337/cynd...
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“Not a bad idea! At least Mexico has a leader who isn’t a cankle-infested, bat-shit crazy grifter!”
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David Honig (@dbhonig.bsky.social) reposted
Mayors of cities about to be invaded by Trump's ICE and National Guard invasion (which has nothing to do with crime rates and everything to do with performative politics) should do the following: ...
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Source?
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
“F*ck it, I’ll make up my own!”
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Schrodinger’s Epstein files. If Bondi opens the folder and looks at them, they disappear.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Civil War re-enactments.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, Trump has a lot of experience with this demolition thing.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice. Love your handle, too! m.youtube.com/watch?v=kyDw...
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Yakety Sax.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Billiard balls.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
I see you got some BB tomatoes. We had a bushelful last year; popped ‘em in my mouth like M&Ms.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Great place to watch a game.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
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rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice. It reminds me a bit of the National Park art deco postcards.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
You win the Internet today.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Please clap.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
“Trusting the experts is not a feature of science…”
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
“Humane” LOLOLOL Soulless bastards.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
“I don’t expect you to escape, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die.”
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Next: “Our revolution will be bloodless, if the Left allows it.” We’re beyond a remedy based on the rule of law, save the power of the people.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social)
Worth the read, and burned into my brain.
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rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Didnt the Florida AG already tell the court to pound sand?
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
And so it begins.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Good luck. It’s been tried at least twice here, and each time they closed after a few months. Something about “insufficient profits” and whatnot.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
It’d be awful if this is a genuine photograph. Well, it’s awful anyway, but…
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
El Capitan, with bonus shots from Congress Trail in Sequoia.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, there’s that “redress of grievances” thing in the First Amendment. But they’re using the Constitution as toilet paper, so why would they comply?
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
My childhood classmate raises, shows, and judges Great Danes. They’re magnificent animals.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
People are deluded that the cabal will disintegrate with Trump’s passing. The line of succession is stuffed full of Project 2025 authors and acolytes. JV Dunce wrote the forward to the book, fer Chrissakes!
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rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Heh. I saw the Navy “march” onto the field at one of the last Pro Bowls in Honolulu. They made the Army’s June 14th clusterfsck look like a close-order drill.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
This woman lived a few miles from me. Never forget.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
And when the mechanisms are neutered, the avenue of recourse becomes narrow. We’re beyond the point of democratic elections’ having any effect. The water is now boiling around the frog.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
They should rename the department as such.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Mr. Brownstone.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
“Stop overreacting!” GTFOOH.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
“When his term is up” Have you just returned from Mongolia, or something? Behold this banner from the last CPAC convention.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m sure they’ll try to drive out the vets’ sit-in, too. Monsters.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Just got mine. It says, “Can you see how sick of this shit I am?!”
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
The Florida AG already said they’d ignore the order. Now what?
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
And we passed the 22nd Amendment, so this wouldn’t happen again. Also, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatabo...
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Screw Aleve too. The last time took it, my liver did the Watusi.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Who needs a law when the law can be broken?
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Called it. Dissent will not be tolerated.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
So, sixteen weeks is the new “two weeks”; got it.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
A much needed laugh!
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
And Florida’s AG told the court to pound sand. What are the consequences? Who will arrest and jail him for contempt?
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Everyone has one, but some stink a lot more than others.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
“Many people.” The voices in his head.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope you have an airsickness bag handy when you record these. *HORK*
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s the only item on the agenda.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
John, you can drop the asterisk now. The gloves are off.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Check your sarcasm meter; it might be on the fritz.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Don’t expect honest answers. They’re all in on servicing the 🍊 🍄
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Good luck. Who controls Congressional security details? That’s right; Pam Bondi.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
I said this five months ago: Stinky is going to lose what little patience he has and tell the courts, “Get bent. We’re not listening to you anymore.” Who’s going to stop him?
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Here’s their plan. It doesn’t involve hospitals, or helping the sick.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
As they say, discovery would be lit…
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
180 FEMA employees sacked in 3, 2, 1…
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
I was going to write another line, but I couldn’t get it to scan according to the lyrics’ wording.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m the sham they call the DA of Columbia…
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Spot on. Loyalty to Trump uber alles! The political equivalent of “Nice bodega you have there. It’d be a shame if something happened to it.”
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They already did. The authors of Project 2025 are embedded like a tick into the workings of the government. They pull the Presidential puppet strings. If 95% of the EOs weren’t penned by the Heritage Foundation, I’ll eat my hat.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
First order of business: release the unredacted, complete Epstein files. (Victims protected of course)
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
“Forced to pay” Did he just admit to extortion?
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
“The cruelty is the point” bears repeating.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Great wealth comes with great power. Just ask Stinky when Japan and the EU floated selling US securities in response to his tariff demands.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m unaware of the rules concerning recounts on those states. I just read that the margins were not small enough to trigger automatic recounts. Still smells like week-old fish, though.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
My Repugnicant rep sends his lies out in an email every Sunday.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Narrator: Actually, he is.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Conveniently, every margin of victory was outside of the threshold for a recount. Weird, huh?
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social)
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u... “The plans align with the Trump administration’s unusual efforts to use the military for law enforcement and immigration actions within the US’ borders.” Unusual? Try “unlawful” or “unconstitutional.” This will not end well.
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I was blessed to have jammed with them during their comeback tour warmups. Great human beings.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
“We’re not going to defy a court” LOLOL pull the other finger, Tom.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
We’ll see her in Chautauqua next weekend; can hardly wait!
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
This former Esri employee appreciates this joke.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks like they just re-released the Mueller Report.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
“May not be entirely credible” LOLOLOL SHES A FKN LIAR. Say it.
rds-level-10.bsky.social (@rds-level-10.bsky.social) reply parent
I can type STOP replies to fundraising texts in my sleep. “Give us more money so we can continue being ineffective!” SMDH