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@jon-sociologist.bsky.social

Neurodiverse and proud of it (fair warning: I say a lot of shit some people find inappropriate) Naturalist Atheist (I believe in the universe as revealed by science) I value democracy, compassion, and inclusion https://buymeacoffee.com/jon_sociologist

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That is not always how wars work out. Putin is now heading into the 5th year of his 3 day war in Ukraine.

03.03.2026 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doctors fear Trump's neck rash indicates something much worse: 'Trying to fool the public' President Donald Trump was seen with an alarming skin rash on his neck Monday, with many initially suspecting he may be having a flare-up of shingles β€” but the cagey response from the White House has ...

"Fear"? I think they mean hope.

www.rawstory.com/trump-rash/

03.03.2026 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Neither of them are Shia. Omar is Sunni and Tlaib is her own particular brand of Muslim.

This would be like taunting a Protestant and a non-denominational Christian when the last pope died. It’s both dickish and uninformed.

03.03.2026 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm attacking Iran because they have nuclear weapons
Why don't you attack Russia?
Are you crazy? They have nuclear weapons

I'm attacking Iran because they have nuclear weapons Why don't you attack Russia? Are you crazy? They have nuclear weapons

03.03.2026 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 358    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

β€œWe’re going to stop sending tens and hundreds of billions of dollars to countries that want to kill us.”

What the fuck do you think you’re going to be doing with Iran now?

03.03.2026 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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03.03.2026 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Legally congress has the power, but I seriously doubt that enough Republicans can pull their heads out of their asses to work with the Democrats to stop this. Congress will also need to remove Trump from office. I doubt the Iranians will trust him enough to agree to stop this. Nor should they.

03.03.2026 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's Iran endgame unclear after mixed messaging on war aims The US president laid out some of his objectives on Monday, but made no mention of what Iran's future might look like after the war.

No coherent justification. No coherent plan. This might be the most pointless and directionless war in the history of wars.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

03.03.2026 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stansbury: β€œPpl are asking Congress, why haven't you prosecuted β€” why have you not turned the Epstein files into Epstein trials

That's bc the job of doing so is the job of the DOJ β€” they're failing to comply with the Transparency Act β€” and now they're covering up files that implicate the president”

02.03.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 988    πŸ” 323    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 14
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Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault. That is behavior that fits a pattern. He has also been convicted on 34 felony counts.

If I were involved in this investigation, I would be looking for people who had prior conduct relevant to either money or crimes.

02.03.2026 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Gregory Bovino is now under criminal investigation Video shows the Border Patrol's former "commander-at-large" throwing a gas canister at protesters and observers in Minneapolis in January.

FINALLYβ€ΌοΈπŸ‘πŸ‘βœŠ

www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/20...

02.03.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The American government is a dictatorship. They are not a reliable source.

02.03.2026 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah they do like throwing that word around, but they clearly haven’t looked up the legal definition. Notably, their military invasions and occupations of Illinois, Oregon, Minnesota, and California fit the actual definition.

02.03.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t find that story from a reliable source. I only found it from a bunch of unreliable sources.

02.03.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Karoline Leavitt could forever secure her place in comedy history by accidentally calling it Operation Epstein Files at a press briefing.

02.03.2026 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Image of Sweetums from the Muppet Show. A brown furry Muppet with prominent black eyebrows over yellow eyes and a bulbous orange nose. His lower lip looks like the side of a hot dog with two large sharp fangs pointing up from behind it.

Image of Sweetums from the Muppet Show. A brown furry Muppet with prominent black eyebrows over yellow eyes and a bulbous orange nose. His lower lip looks like the side of a hot dog with two large sharp fangs pointing up from behind it.

He looks like Sweetums from the Muppets, but somehow less scary. If he takes over, images of Sweetums will become illegal just like images of Winnie the Pooh are in China. lol

02.03.2026 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exactly

02.03.2026 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So, this is the guy? This is who the Trump regime wants to lead Iran? They want to replace a theocratic dictatorship with a monarchical dictatorship. Why should anyone bleed for this? Why American soldiers? Why Iranian civilians? Why Iranian girls just going to school!?

02.03.2026 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Don't worry. The surrender monkey that originally negotiated the humiliating capitulation in Afghanistan is in charge again.

02.03.2026 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s hard to imagine that the children weren’t targeted too. They hit a school.

02.03.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I hate how accurate this tweet is.

01.03.2026 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 18705    πŸ” 5364    πŸ’¬ 420    πŸ“Œ 225

Could he slur out some halfway coherent explanation as to WHY he sent these soldiers to die?

02.03.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The Lincoln has Growlers with AN/ALQ-249 jammers. While newer they actually jam a narrower range of frequencies and are just now being battle tested. Both jamming suites are primarily intended to jam air defences in support of strike missions. The Iranians should definitely test them with drones.

02.03.2026 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Growlers? Technically yes, but those weren't really designed with drones in mind, and the ALQ-99 jamming pods they use are rather unreliable to begin with. Off label usage like this isn't likely to make them more reliable.

01.03.2026 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, although be cautious with BBC on any domestic story about America. They rely on a partnership with CBS for those stories.

01.03.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They say beauty is only skin deep, but that man’s ugliness goes right to the bone.

01.03.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. I carefully chose those words. lol

01.03.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Carriers move slowly enough that even unguided rockets could get close enough that the carrier group would need to shoot them down. Iranian drones are remotely piloted and could easily hit a target as large as a ship. They also cost FAR less than the interceptor missiles that would shoot them down.

01.03.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0