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Always an engineer Always curious Obviously an atheist Bluesky made me realize that I need more cats and Canadian in my life

SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know

Someone tell Elon that Grok now needs to create a stage play. With so many wrongs to right in this world it might be a few more years before Elon can justify taking up residence on Mars. Or that will probably be his excuse for him delaying his departure.

John Hodson@mgcroadster.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Before filmmaker Chris Nolan raised eyebrows with the casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy in his blockbuster The Odyssey, Orson Welles had cast Eartha Kitt in the same role in his 1950 stage production of Time Runs..." #FilmSky wellesnet.com/eartha-kitt-...

During a Boeing plant someone asked the guide the cost per hr to fly Trump’s new Qatar Air Force one. The guide said Boeing estimated the cost to be between $150k to 200k/ hr. The same 747 flown by commercial airlines cost around $35k/hr of flight. It will be on static display in FL.

Just a thought, what if all the oil executives that Trump once asked to each donate a billion dollars to his campaign now ask Trump for a billion dollars to lower the price of pump gas to $2.49 a gallon

In an opinion piece published in The WSJ, GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she will vote against the Trump-backed SAVE America Act: “As written, the SAVE America Act…would impose costly new barriers and prevent some, perhaps many, from voting, while also creating chaos before the November elections.”

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If Andy Beshear doesn’t call for a special election before August 3rd and force Mitch McConnell to prove he can speak in a video, then Andy Beshear becomes the new Merrick Garland. I’m sorry but I make the rules.

YouTube thought I’d appreciate a 23 page pamphlet from the Hoover Institute. I learned that socialism is bad because North Korea and Cuba use it. The socialism of the Nordic countries where the people are prosperous & happy didn’t rate a mention. Because socialism is bad capitalism must be good.

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Are villains creating back doors to disrupt & destroy subsequent administrations that aren’t aligned with MAGAts? Of course they are. The "XZ Utils" hack is a real world example & it’s been a plot device for over 30 yrs, The Net (1995) and Mr. Robot. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears

The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites

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Dan won’t allow anyone to be anti an administration but pro a country? If so then what should I make of Dan criticizing Trump? Gen Zers are right when they say that America shouldn’t be giving taxpayers money to Israel to fund Israeli Jews’ free healthcare. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

New York lawmaker calls it ‘sad’ that cafe banned him over his pro-Israel views

Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn now faces DoJ investigation after sharing post criticizing Democrat Dan Goldman

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My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and— I said look. Look with your eyes! Oh now you’ve gone and touched it. The paint is peeling. My beautiful paint! I’ll have to call my pool guy back. Vandal! Antifa! I said look And despair Nothing but the algae remains.

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

Afrikaners – largely the Afrikaans-speaking descendants of Dutch settlers and French Huguenots Why didn’t these people just immigrate to their ancestors’ homelands? The odds that these people integrate into America society is very low. No one should care. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

White South African refugees fall foul of Republican driving rules in US midwest

Onerous and costly restrictions aimed at immigrants cause difficulties for group prioritized by Trump for admission

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