ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
What purpose do you serve? Fucktard.π«‘
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
What purpose do you serve? Fucktard.π«‘
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
The article is old but still some truth there. I do think the GOP has way overestimated everyone's embrace of christian fundamentalism and totalitarianism though. They've way overplayed their hand with Trump and when it starts to just benefit him and not his cronies he's going to get stomped on.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Why would it be true? We had an excellent economy for years without the stupid tariffs. Just because we get rid of something he started this year.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
We didnt have call waiting. My dad had a second line for data anyway, he was working from home in 1982 on original recipe IBM PC.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
This is why you don't bother: they weren't convinced to support him. They decided they support him first and then justify why.
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π€£
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Well written piece.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Woo, there's a lot to unpack there π€£
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Well if true, there are two States in the way. DC is a teeeeeennnyyyy little strip of land in MD.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Duh π«
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Or more simply: dont engage with crazy people.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Debate relies heavily on both people being in the same reality. Someone who refuses to believe their senses because they exist solely tethered to tenets of faith they have manufactured into an entire personality are struggling with existential nihilism if their faith is challenged.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
What... the fuck? π€£
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
So they are going to try to de-activate them on day 29 and reactivate on day 31. I mean they can, but it doesn't make for high morale.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Because after 30 days they have to start paying BAS and BAH (basic allowance for subsistence/housing) and full ODP (operational duty pay). You can't just call it 'training' anymore when people start being replaced at their day job.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
It's just how they write Putin in French.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
All they need is Roman Polanski and it'll be the indie-NYC-Hollywood-pedorama of shitty movies!
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Usually they rotate a different units instead of doing consecutive domestic deployments with the same unit.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
They get paid, they just don't get paid the "full" amount unless it's more than one accounting month. 29 day deployments are always the joke because then the Army can dodge paying BAH (housing allowance) and full deployment wages. Reactivating them on day 31 is diabolical though.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
This is SOP for Guard deployments. It's called the 'big green dick' because you always get fucked π It's even bigger than that though, they are on the federal payroll, not the state payroll when they are federalized and the Army only budgets so much for guard deployments.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
It's not 'not for profit,' it's 'tax-funded.' It's still run competitively, but the surpluses go back into the system instead of into someone's 'amassed wealth.'
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
All of their industry is unionized, it's basically not comparable to wages in places where workers are entirely dependant on their income.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Also, convicted felon with no scientific, much less medical, expertise. Basically his only accomplishment is being born a Kennedy (and dont start about his environmental record, a dozen shitty lawyers could've got that done, only difference is he bragged about it.)
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Murderbot was a random pick by me years ago sight unseen with no idea the plot. π« I love it.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
That has been the case for many games. As an aside: I LOVED FFT as a kid. I had never seen anything with such customization at that point on a console (I was 11 so give me some slack).
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Medicaid can't 'force' anyone to do anything. It's insurance not a law enforcement agency. Federal law also forces Medicaid to ensure equitable access medical care for all maternity stuff. It's actually much better than most cheap insurance plans because it is also required to give you options.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously. The pious posturing of these pea brained psychos is hypocritical given their behaviour. You get what you give.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
This happens all the time with cops, π« As a supervisor for many years radio calls of 'break up the sewing circle' are pretty common.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
I remember the 3-4th house my parents bought in 1994. We moved all the time and never rented π€£ I've never owned a house.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Same here π
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
The bounce back from .com was insane tho.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social)
Or what? He'll go to Greenland and start beheading polar bears? www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
That's not how that works. He can't invalidate laws. You have to fill out a 4473 when you buy a firearm, to simplify this A LOT, lying on a federal form is a crime and she probably doesnt want to go to prison. Hard to podcast with all those DoC rules.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Aw, MAGA is here everybody! This post is about Loomer.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Slovakia's Prime Minister/President whatever is a MAGA enthusiast.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
in chief*
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
IVs, he could be kept alive long after he's even able to appear in public though. Might be the first vegetable incharge.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
He wanted a big flag. It reminds of the giant North Korean flag they used to hang on just on the other side of the DMZ.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
I think this was more geared at the normalizing of his insane behaviour. He does something pants on head crazy and illegal, like changing foreign aid after it's passed by congress, and the news is like "Trump is doing a clever end run..."
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Russia announced something similar in 2020. It's been in the works for awhile.
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π»
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
I said he would do this before the LA operation. One thing that will turn the military on you? Fuck them out of a paycheck. Or food.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Bondi has probably been the most destructive so far, it's really a race to bottom with this cabinet though. There's no point in acting like the Democratic pushback was as pernicious as it could've been.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
I sincerely hope that is sarcasm.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
He is a felon.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Broad generalizations are... well... broad. The people you are thinking of don't do much reading though.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Someone else was obsessed with neo-classical architecture.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
He also plead guilty to possession, a felony based on the quantity. He can't own a firearm, history of substance abuse and felony conviction both bar you from that for life. He also can't practice law or medicine in most states for the same reasons. He can totally be a cabinet secretary though π
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
This is all relevant. Yes some people reform, but for most a conviction is the last part of a long pattern of criminal-aberrant behaviour.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the hill you want to die on? π€£ He didn't slip up once, he was a long term user while working in positions of public trust. He is also a FELON. It doesn't end there though, he has routinely demonstrated aberrant thought patterns and people who have worked with him have said he's abusive af.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Mitch McConnell voted against his confirmation actually.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Whoa, those are some completely new talking points! Witkoff and Trump sure are convincing Putin. How about Russia and the US honor the Budapest Agreement?
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Won't prevent anything. Just more interference with basic rights. Christ, Trump deploys the guard in the US, ignores due process and court orders, and you are advocating turning over the only real check on power TO HIM. π€£ Yes daddy, police state me more.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
I have people who play music loud enough to rattle windows from 7am to midnight all day, everyday. They don't even live around here, they just park up and loiter.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
π€£Oh my god, I'd say this cant be real, last year -- now...
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes. It's like doing a line of coke, you get high for a little while, then it wears off.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Trying to point out the difference between American-evangelicalism and philosophical european Christianity is lost on most people. A great number of people want everything explained in less than a paragraph.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
The cabinet is really a race to the bottom-- He already seems to have succeeded with the average social media user though. Any post on facebook or X about vaccines gets bombarded with anti-vaxer, anti-science stuff. Even stuff as simple as moon landings gets drowned out in denialist comments.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes. His recent recap of his obsession with autism just isn't grounded in reality. It sounds like something a 5th grader would come up with...
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a good thing they aren't leaning into the imagery of a totalitarian state...
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
There's a reason why CONVICTED FELONS with an ADMITTED HISTORY OF DRUG ABUSE and no expert knowledge aren't allowed to buy firearms or HOLD CABINET POSITIONS.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
I've seen $60 for a two pack but you should check your insurance, most decent plans still cover rapid tests (if you have a HDHP you chose it). You can check at CVS or Walgreens.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Azerbaijan won a war that has been going on for awhile, there was a breakaway region of ethnic Armenians in Azerbaijan that finally capitulated militarily. It's a big nothing burger.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
COVID
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
I think you're missing the point -- of the Epstein Files. It's about keeping them relevant because Americans have the collective memory of a methed out crow.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Border collies always do the super bow/hug the ground π€£ My Malinois or Daschund would never, but my collie rolled over for everyone.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Murder is aberrant. Unfortunately you cant prevent everyone from falling into whatever thought process preceded or was causal to the act. Investigating this as a hate crime and 'terrorism' is still a mistake though. It's an excuse for federal authorities to step in and politicize it for Trump.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Since like 2021 youve been able to get free tests off the USPS site.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
If you are on Medicare or SS etc. They now email you at least once a week about how great Trump is and how they are doing so much more for people because of him, personally, ascending from the clouds and saving America. Then they change how to login to your account AGAIN and dont notify you.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Honestly not a lot of money these days. If it was like all cash then yes, but real estate easily hits 10 mil for like the average small dairy farm.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
π€£If I had a meeting with my subordinates and they started saying stuff like this I'd be very concerned for my safety.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Right now; he's doing whatever he wants and no one is stopping him so I mean it's factually true.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
You're wrong. If he's impeached JD also becomes president and everyone keeps their positions. All it does is remove the person being impeached from office, it isn't even a criminal conviction.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Anyone with a brain has already figured out Trump is going to basically try to align with Putin/Russia. He only hasn't done it faster because someone with a brain is handling the details. Whether he's bought or just an idiot-fanboy is worthless speculation. Trump is an enemy of the west, esp the EU.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
There are places where old people with mental issues are taken care of...
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
What in the hobo babbel bullshit...π
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Your constant need to make it into some epic loss reeks of DPRK propaganda or Chineseπ€£ The UN wasn't committed to fighting a land war in Asia so they agreed to a ceasefire. PRK is now the butt of every joke about dictators and shitty countries.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Mother Jones, now platforming Charlie Kirk, for free, awesome.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm in Baltimore right now. I can assure everyone that the gates of hell have not opened and Johns Hopkins has not been overrun by demons.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
How 1960s of you. This just shows that you have no clue about who volunteers, who gets selected, and the culture of the current military. Triple-volunteers don't wander in from the trailer park, service academy students don't have Westpoint as a 'backup' option etc.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
capisce* >.>
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
This is how civil wars start.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Cool, just throwing 600,000 some odd Americans under the bus as groupthink mercenaries π€£ If ONLY the military paid a competitive salary for the responsibility/stress involved.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
People in prison/jail count for apportionment. That is what the whole 3/5ths thing was about... The rest of your statement is just garbage and not really worth addressing.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
You are inexpertly dodging the question. Korea was divided into occupation zones post WW2 with the 38th parallel being the line. American forces left in 1949 after Soviet forces had also left. Then in 1950 North Korea invaded the ROK and overran the peninsula, THEN UN forces invaded at Inchon.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
I believe you... are not a constitutional scholar. Housing troops? You know in all of American history that has only been part of one court case, ever.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Reading shit but not understanding it seems to be a hallmark of most Trump voters. The Bible, the Constitution...π I'd like to quote Trump on the Declaration: "Well, it means exactly what it says, it's a declaration. A declaration of unity and love and respect, and it means a lot."
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
I just studied the applicable statutes in the last several weeks because, well duh, but the federal government has almost complete authority to take over the guard. Only state militias are untouchable and only a few states even have them. State Police are better trained and armed.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
My only gripe with Dickens is that he was obviously paid by the word π I hate going back to the well of fascism but it is the most apt stuff on our current autocracy. It Can't Happen Here and The Third Wave experiment explain MAGA/Trumpism very well.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
The similarity between hard drugs and famous quotes is they don't get long results.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
That's quite the gamut. Sorry to hear.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Honestly what I was thinking too. Repeat IVs bruise you up pretty easy. He's also super puffy like heart failure pts.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
I loled out loud while scrolling which is rare on BlueSky
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
It's um not socialism when the government is controlled by insiders, it's just oligarchy with more steps.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Love it
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π₯
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Needs reposting youtu.be/wiyGScJ7iWQ?...
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Unreasonable acts don't deserve reasonable responses.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
Which is the problem isn't it? Even if someone took a stand Dems/the Left would never back them. Crucifying their own people is always more important than going after their enemies.
ZRH (@zacharyhorning.bsky.social) reply parent
You know that thing that reiterates your right to burn a flag also mentions your god given right to arm yourself against gov't overreach. Federal Government also has no general police power to enforce such a stupid 'law.'