@jubilado251.bsky.social
Retired newsie and lover of American history because it usually turns out alright eventually. Until it doesnβt. Jubilado means retired in Spanish. To jubilate. No DMs please.
βHe β¦does not respect the senior officers who serve this country, and does not seem to care at all about the people of the U.S. military, except that heβs worried that too many of them are fatβor women.β
Spot on.
I covered a few drownings there. Itβs got a terrible undertow.
01.12.2025 20:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I recently read a Civil War book written by a Brit who transposed KY and TN and moved a PA river 100 miles.
01.12.2025 20:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The same people who i used to fight with in the GOP, who wanted to withdraw American troops from everywhere, are now the ones justifying the murder of two survivors.
Itβs almost likeβ¦. It was never about that
Still prefer to be pretty over smart, Alina?
01.12.2025 17:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you.
01.12.2025 17:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I bet sheβd rather be smart than pretty today.
01.12.2025 17:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Young men need to know no one gets more interesting by playing video games.
01.12.2025 17:31 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What is flock? Even Google doesnβt know.
01.12.2025 17:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0βUnnamed special agents, some of whom have been at the bureau for multiple decades, reported that Patel βhas neither the breadth of experience nor the bearing an FBI director needs to be successful,β while his deputy, Dan Bongino, was described as βsomething of a clown.β
01.12.2025 17:05 β π 21 π 3 π¬ 3 π 0βReilly posted on X: "Ha! Trump adds about 10 every time he brings this up. Problem is, he hasn't actually won any [club championships]. None."
01.12.2025 16:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0His first reaction, as always, is to never accept responsibility, his second reaction is to admit he doesn't why. Pretty good case for the 25th again and begs the question, who's running the place?
01.12.2025 15:56 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Booth didnt recognize Lincoln but RL recognized EB from the stage. Lincoln, on the staff of US Grant, told Grant. USG said heβd like to meet Booth. Booth responded thru a mutual acquaintance heβd just like USG to drive a nail into the southern head. All Booths but John were Unionists.
01.12.2025 15:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Saw this from an oncologist and had to post it.
βVaccines cause adults, not autism.β
So sorry to hear this. Excellent timing though on telling her what she meant to you. Iβm sure it made her very happy.
01.12.2025 15:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Fun Fact:
Edwin Booth, brother of assassin John Wilkes Booth, saved the life of first son Robert Lincoln.
The incident occurred in Jersey City when a crowded platform caused Lincoln to slip and fall into the gap between the platform and a moving train. Booth pulled him to safety.
βAppeals court upholds disqualification of Alina Habba as New Jerseyβs top federal prosecutor.β
-Politico
What do you consider your best alternate history book?
01.12.2025 14:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0All white flight.
01.12.2025 14:47 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We sent my parents to this hotel for their 50th wedding anniversary. They loved it.
01.12.2025 14:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Wow. Thatβs gross.
01.12.2025 14:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0You have to be in a declared war for it to be a war crime. This is common piracy.
01.12.2025 14:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0These sure have changed since I was a kid. Back then, they were religious pictures and when you opened the windows, it told you a chore to do. Do something nice for your sister, etc.
01.12.2025 14:12 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1I donβt believe this.
01.12.2025 13:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Unless he was unconscious, he knows. Lying as usual.
01.12.2025 13:56 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Perfect.
01.12.2025 13:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Tips: word count means nothing to readers. Talk page count. Tell me what Iβm going to learn I donβt already know. And good luck.
01.12.2025 13:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0If you want to sell a book to me, write an elevator pitch in 300 characters.
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