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Engineer, Roboticist, Dad, HAM, Lifelong learner, and teller of stories. I write code, build gizmos, and love learning new things.

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This is your periodic reminder that the Russian constitution forbids people from being president as long as Putin has been president.

09.08.2025 02:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Next up, they will go to the prisons and offer the prisoners contracts to work for ICE and when their contract expires they will have their record expunged.

07.08.2025 04:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"They're eating the rights! They're cooking the laws!"

06.08.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is the part that amazes me, Congress critters who made this crap possible by action (and inaction) talking about how disappointed they are this stuff is happening. Really?

06.08.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah and then I go and read "The Staircase in the Woods" and start thinking I'm gonna have to do waaaay more research on house purchases now. Which is to say it was thought provoking and scary and ewwww. ๐Ÿ˜€

06.08.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You mean, a smartphone connected to the internet?

Cause mine also brings a lot of sadness and bullshit. Through the internet.

06.08.2025 04:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 214    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Kind of surprised that water isn't too cold for the by-the-wind sailors.

06.08.2025 05:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It will be scary if he sends ICE to arrest them and deport them to Texas.

06.08.2025 02:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This country is divided into those who understand that 'MAGA' is on the exact same path as 'NAZI' used to convert a democracy into an authoritarian state, and those who feel like we're just over reacting and it will be 'better' after the next election. 'MAGA USA' == 'NAZI Germany' full stop.

05.08.2025 18:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And people say, "He's no different than any other President." Wow. Maybe he's looking for his lost bag of marbles.

05.08.2025 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Either that or secede. Not sure which would be more helpful at this point. ๐Ÿ˜€

04.08.2025 00:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Exactly. I am annoyingly pointing out to Ukrainians every time they post something like "Trump says ... " which is good for Ukraine. I tell them, "He's lying. It's a fantasy. It is the one thing you can count on NOT happening because he said it." But people wanna believe anyway.

04.08.2025 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At this point Big Pharma's gonna be paying US to take their drugs, am I right? ๐Ÿคฃ I mean how small does your brain need to be to not realize that you cannot lower the price by more than 100%? I mean seriously.

04.08.2025 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I give a prayer at dinner for the folks who would have lived had Harris won the election.

03.08.2025 23:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

but who doesn't look forward to free drugs? ๐Ÿ˜†

03.08.2025 23:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So what is the over/under on when the majority party in Congress decides to stop calling itself the Republican Party and start calling itself the MAGA Party? Followed by making any parties other than the MAGA party illegal.

03.08.2025 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

AI is just Cold Fusion with better marketing.

03.08.2025 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Strongly agree with this. Democrats planted the seeds of their own dysfunction when they opted to 'look away' from President Clinton perjuring himself. The core idea that the quality of your service is more important than the quality of your character is, in my opinion, exactly wrong.

03.08.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He really should read his history.

03.08.2025 05:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More of this please. The BAR has a responsibility for the actions of its members. Lawyers who lie to the court, mislead the court, and work to damage the court at the behest of their clients, should not have the privilege of speaking in court ever again.

01.08.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wish he hadn't gone to the nazi publisher. There are better alternatives out there.

31.07.2025 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dude, they are in "trump tower square feet" which we know from previous testimony in NY court can be roughly 3:1. So 90,000 "Trump" square feet is likely less than 30,000 "imperial" square feet.

31.07.2025 23:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey Dems (and others) it isnโ€™t hard. Support *PRINCIPLES* not specific INTERESTS. Support the PRINCIPLE of Human Rights, applied to ALL HUMANS. The PRINCIPLE of prosecuting WAR CRIMES against ALL perpetrators. See how easy that is?

29.07.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is shamefully dumb is their inability to articulate universal support for people who are oppressed, and skipping the purity test on the oppressor. Kind of like supporting human rights, should be easy for ALL humans, but itโ€™s hard for trans people?

29.07.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hereโ€™s an idea, instead of that, letโ€™s ban private ownership of assault rifles, hmmm? Based on that logic it would stop most of these events because these losers all use ar-15s to kill people.

29.07.2025 01:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reminder: We donโ€™t need Ghislaine Maxwell to tell us the truthโ€”itโ€™s already buried in DOJ files they could unseal today.
Sheโ€™s not a witness. Sheโ€™s a convicted child rapist and sex trafficker.
Blanche isnโ€™t seeking justiceโ€”heโ€™s cutting a deal to keep her quiet.

26.07.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13828    ๐Ÿ” 4011    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 428    ๐Ÿ“Œ 198

Probably winning the tourney ๐Ÿคก

27.07.2025 00:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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25.07.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It would be funny if Paramount re-instated Colbert.

25.07.2025 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lobster roll from Boston Public market

Lobster roll from Boston Public market

Gonna try one of those lobsta rolls that @radiofreetom.bsky.social talks about

24.07.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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