Not de craw

Since it was possible to fire a serving military officer, which is effectively what a USCG pilot is.

Take his personal army away from him while you can, you stupid, stupid assholes. You’re like an armadillo playing dead in the middle of the road so the semi won’t hurt you

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

If calling a state secret police agent a murderer for committing murder will lead to more murder by the state secret police, it sure seems like the problem is with the secret police

I haven't been able to listen to Ripple since that day in 95. Now it's gonna be even harder.

Oh, man, this one hurts too. RIP Bobby Wier. Say hey to Jerry for me.

When I think about elections in 2026 and 2028, presuming we have them, my main thought is that we have to get this right. And by right I don’t only mean we have to win, but we have to elect people who will enact reforms on the whole system, not just slightly back away from fascism.

Older photo of Dolly Parton holding a kitten. Dolly is wearing a flowy purple garment. The kitten is back with white mittens

There’s so much Miller on the timeline, cleansing with Dolly Parton and a cat ✨

The thing about Venezuela is that we need to see the Epstein Files.

People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.

Oh, sure, when the amp has a flat response it's cool, but when I do it I'm being passive-aggressive.

Eugenics. Survival of the fittest. He's trying to breed ubermenchen. And those of us who are sickly or frail, bummer but we don't belong in the gene pool.

I wish I was kidding.

a man with a mustache wearing a hat and a suit Alt: a man (Paul Newman) with a mustache wearing a hat and a suit. He's sweeping a finger across his nose in the universal gesture for "Hello, fellow con artist."

If you nose, you nose.

That the song told it better in much less time.

Xmas brunch of Grossman's bagels and Nova lox, all the trimmings; homemade pumpkin pie; dinner will be takeout Chinese. Trying that place on Piner/Marlowe. Zero guilt here.

On Christmas Eve 1968, in Lunar orbit, the Apollo 8 crew took this photo: “Earthrise."

I'll never forget how inspiring the Apollo missions were to my brother and me as kids. They showed us what our country and humanity can accomplish when we work together toward a common goal.

WHO GIVES A DAMN?

It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.

Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.

a man with dreadlocks and a bandana on his head is holding a sword Alt: Captain Jack Sparrow salutes the viewer

Finally! A useful AI app.

The Cracker Barrel thing was THIS YEAR. We have three more years of this shit. Anybody who makes it to 2028 without looking like Nosferatu will be required by the state to start a skincare brand.

But that would sound too much like "the wise effect," which it's anything but.

I'll look it up.

Please cite a source.

I can't help it if you're a technical naif.

This is a tech problem solved 75 years ago. Nice ad hominem, though.

If that were true of airborne sets like those on the EC-121 or AWACS we'd have spent the entire Cold War scrambling on ships. We didn't.

Your evidence that they cause problems?

The rotating blades don't confuse any system that knows they're there. How fast do you reckon those blades spin?

Counterpoint: it is actually bullshit. I've been around RADAR for 50 years. Broadband, naval, airborne, land-based, computerized... There's no legit reason to claim turbines pose a national security risk. Unless you care to cite your source...?

What was I thinking?!?