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Alan!

@o2bnobx.bsky.social

DC based; lived/worked in 40+ countries. Built/run tech companies; at home in the woods. Single Dad to 2 (now adult) amazing women. Spent 3 years trying to stop the fascists.Travel is the antidote to prejudice. All my dogs are rescues; car guy who builds

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New GOP talking points are in.

09.03.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 247    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 21

Of course the sky-fairy people are cheering on the war as fulfillment of their β€œprophecy”.

09.03.2026 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live Nation reaches settlement with DOJ in antitrust fight Justice Department had accused the company of building an illegal ticketing and events monopoly.

The monopoly will continue! Ticketmaster immediately announced a price increase for 2026 of… $200M. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

09.03.2026 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
'Betrayed': Veterans react to Sen. Johnson's decision to block bill for combat-injured veterans
YouTube video by WKOW 27 NEWS 'Betrayed': Veterans react to Sen. Johnson's decision to block bill for combat-injured veterans

Another Fascist politician screwed over veterans by blocking a unanimous consent to pass a bill that allowed combat- injured veterans to receive both a full military retirement pay & their VA disability benefits.
Senator Johnson stated that there is no money for both. BSβ€ΌοΈπŸ€¬πŸ€¬
youtu.be/jHG6OMI21CU?...

09.03.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 846    πŸ” 433    πŸ’¬ 163    πŸ“Œ 62

I’m sure you’ll be fine.

09.03.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fox News didn’t air Trump in his hat: They aired footage from a previous event where he wore a dark coat and no hat. They know how disrespectful he is, and they cover for him.

09.03.2026 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Unless that car is super-special, I’d bet you’re better off just rebuying.

09.03.2026 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope you are correct. I just shipped 2 cars open trailer, no container, one from Utah and one from CO here, that normally would have been $850-$950 and both were over $1300, and that’s land. I shipment I was doing to Europe doubled from $2100 to $4000 quote this week. It’s ugly.

09.03.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Converting essentially warehouses into β€œapartments” has to be just stupidly expensive or they’ll just cut corners and every square foot is going to be ridiculously uncomfortable as they just make huge zones that won’t be adequately meatier balanced I’m guessing.

09.03.2026 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t move cars, it’s almost never worth it. This from a guy who moves lots of cars. I’m assuming you are going to HI, I’d take a hard look at shipping costs vs the (yes extremely high) cost of just buying used in state.

09.03.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not only does he get the pirates revenue, but he gets it from Toyota too! It is funny that at least once a week after YEARS he still posts MAGA folks who don’t get the joke.

09.03.2026 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not gonna lie I’m happy my daily driver is an electric motorcycle now that it’s warm enough again. My youngest has worn out her mini cooper convertible; we got her a used Ioniq 5 today, dirt cheap. Trump has just done more to drive EV sales than Biden ever did.

09.03.2026 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heather will boycott! What will that do to the illegal streaming market???!!!

09.03.2026 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s crazy to me that these cars now qualify for antique license plates.

08.03.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Marco Rubio hanging out with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio at the "Shield of the Americas" event

Marco Rubio hanging out with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio at the "Shield of the Americas" event

Marco Rubio hanging out with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio at the "Shield of the Americas" event, in case you were still thinking it had some sort of legitimate purpose

08.03.2026 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5773    πŸ” 2466    πŸ’¬ 433    πŸ“Œ 369
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Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Corey Lewandowski’s Role in DHS Contracts Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer...

Kristi Noem personally approved all DHS contracts over a certain threshold.

But before the contracts reached her, they had to be approved by political appointees. Lewandowski was typically the last to OK a contract before Noem, DHS officials said.

08.03.2026 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2540    πŸ” 962    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 46
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I’m ashamed and disgusted by the juvenile antics of our WhiteHouse and the GOP. What a morally bankrupt bunch of hoodlums.

08.03.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote on here a year ago why we chose Anthropic as the generative AI powering the analytics at my last company. It’s a night and day issue vs the approach at Open AI. The fight over Anthropic use by the DoD isn’t trivial or an obscure issue, it’s existential for the America we know today.

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A federal judge in DC rules that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed and that actions she took as the claimed head of USAGM "shall have no force or effect," including last August's RIFs at the Voice of America.

07.03.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5678    πŸ” 1671    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 100

I started following Justin back on Twitter maybe 5 years ago. He’s been spot on.

08.03.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Definitely never buying another petrol-powered daily driver but my big-block 1968 F100 got here last week and I just went through it. The motor was recently rebuilt and done right, everything else has been maintained very well and works great. No leaks, no issues. That’s a first for me!

07.03.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It could not be more obvious that the president does not care about US service members and in fact regards their deaths as mere political inconveniences. He has more sympathy for Putin than Americans who died because he decided to wage illegal war. Just listen to him.

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Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.

What a disgrace. They can’t even properly honor the men and women who saved their lives. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

07.03.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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❗️❗️A package of electric sex toys concealing incendiary devices that caught on fire in DHL depots in Britain and Germany was sent by Russian military intelligence, Metropolitan police said, - Daily Mail

07.03.2026 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 381    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 20

Words rejected by WaPo’s comments section:

Cluster B personality disorder

Gee, who did it think I was referring to?

07.03.2026 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Virginia House, Senate pass bill requiring Jan. 6 to be taught as violent attack if covered in schools A Virginia bill setting rules for teaching about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack in public schools has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor.
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If only that were so. We’ll pay to protect this sociopath and he’ll never feel miserable.

07.03.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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And this is all he had to replace Noem.

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GWU sells Virginia Science and Technology campus to Amazon for $427M Amazon Data Services has acquired George Washington University's Virginia Science and Technology Campus for $427M.

I go by this campus often; it’s a gorgeous spot right on the Potomac River, it’s now going to be datacenters.

www.wusa9.com/article/news...

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