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@rmking.bsky.social

I knit, I read, I have dogs, I live in the wilderness.

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Congratulations!!!

Some of us have known this for ... a while!
Keep on keeping on, don't stop now, yadda yadda yadda.

01.09.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I suspected back in the '80s that a particular computer was toying with me, and that was back in the '80s.

"Oh, okay, if you're going to go get the IT guy, I WILL print it with the commands you just gave me. I will behave from now on, I promise."

Who knows what they can do now....

01.09.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn't think Steve would be unemployed for long. The question for me was which network or service would hire him, and what his next mission would be.

01.09.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully the pilots can still navigate the old-fashioned way.

Admittedly, some videos I've seen recently seems to say they're not teaching those skills to new pilots.

01.09.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, they do. The driver of the tank stopped. They stood there for a while, then the tank driver climbed down, talked to the man for a bit, and then they walked off. The tank did stand there for a couple of hours.

13.06.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it okay to wish for folks to die suddenly of natural causes?

11.05.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Whiny babies who can't compete without special dispensation.

11.05.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Forgotten - or ignored - American history:

When the country was created, they wondered what to do with the Catholics.

New England became five states, and Virginia became three - because Delaware wanted no part of being a refuge for Catholics.

The Church of England went home with the British.

11.05.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When that happened when I was a kid - lots of rabbits in the neighborhood - the other thing that happened was a lot of rabbit stew. This was before we moved to the Detroit suburbs, and lived on several acres west of Flint.

11.05.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That looks more like a teenager bunny that Mom kicked out and is wondering what happens now.

11.05.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So when is the Everyone Sits Down general strike happening?

11.05.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They said back in the fall that "The revolution won't be violent unless the Dems start it," and, well, they're probably surprised the shooting hasn't started yet.

23.04.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What were the words? Pay attention to that.

If it was just pleasant noise, it was just pleasant noise.

21.04.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But in which time zone? And are you just waking up, or still awake?
😘

21.04.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He will probably also tell you there's a 'very good chance' that you'll win if you buy a lottery ticket.

21.04.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pete Hegseth must immediately resign or be removed.

His complete disregard for procedure and overall gross incompetence is an ongoing threat to national security.

21.04.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 776    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 6

and most disturbingly, revoke Social Security cards by falsely declaring migrants dead in government systems.

This isn’t policy. It’s targeted erasure.

21.04.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1042    πŸ” 128    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 3

My uncle, a farmer, used to have $5K in his pocket back in the 1960s, 'in case he wanted to buy a car or a tractor or some cows.' I've known lots of folks to carry lots of money quite casually over the years.

21.04.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Folks freaking out over Kristi Noem having over $3K in cash in her purse should understand that this isn't that unusual for Rich People.

It's a far cry from my uncle who used to have $5K in his pocket in the 1960s "in case he wanted to buy a car" which would be around $40K today.

21.04.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do we actually manufacture anything here?

In 2004ish, when I lived in the Greater Detroit Area, they closed a plant in Ypsilanti, replacing it with one in Mexico. Our Mexican lawn crew quit and went to work at the new plant; guys that were fired in Ypsi took over. It was surreal.

03.04.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A couple of things ...
First, I'm quite happy that I took the money from our investments in February to do the work planned this year.

Second, the Dow has not reached the level it was at this time last year (any minute now, though), so it's going to be a while before I panic.

03.04.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Based on this morning's news reports, they're turning that job over to the military. Fun times.

31.03.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our dogs demand a longer walk after lunch but otherwise it's pretty much the same here.

31.03.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our dogs demand a longer walk after lunch, but otherwise it's pretty much the same.

31.03.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So they're trying to say that they will make up the revenue from cutting taxes on Americans, by raising taxes on imported goods. Americans will be able to have lower costs as long as they don't buy imported goods.

Such as, but not limited to, coffee, tropical fruits, rice, chocolate...

31.03.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣
Oh, wait.
😱

31.03.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Propaganda technique: Do something BIG and AUDACIOUS that you quietly reverse after the news day ends.

13.03.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It almost certainly IS an act of war. The question is: Who in this administration is going to declare war on Russia? Hmmm....

13.03.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mostly have to know folks before I follow them, except for some Famous Folks [TM]. Hey, you hit both categories! 😍

13.03.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NEW:

Perkins Coie, the law firm targeted by Trump in an Executive Order, has now sued the Trump Administration in federal court alleging the EO is unconstitutional on several grounds, including violations of the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

11.03.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6759    πŸ” 1462    πŸ’¬ 137    πŸ“Œ 49

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