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Retired Computer Programmer/Analyst. My first job was using punched cards to program NCR minicomputers in Assembler (NEAT/3) in 1976, I currently play around with JS/React sometimes. Ageism is a crock of poop.

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And if they ask for clarification about the fictional city Moronsville, they can say its motto is billionaire Mark Zuckerberg's commandment to "move fast and break things".

11.08.2025 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Although "what could go wrong" is probably a rhetorical question, as a retired techie who used punched cards to program computers back in the mid-1970s, I feel compelled to remind anyone who reads this of Mark Zuckerberg's commandment to "move fast and break things".

11.08.2025 20:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Denver #SolidaritySeptember Labor Day Kickoff ยท May Day Strong The billionaires continue to wage a cruel war on working people, with their cronies in the administration, ICE and law enforcement backing up their attacks. This Labor Day we will continue to stand st...

I'm hoping to be able to attend May Day Strong's event, โ€œDenver #SolidaritySeptember Labor Day Kickoffโ€ - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

10.08.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Makes you wonder, huh?

09.08.2025 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4997    ๐Ÿ” 1104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 131    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29
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NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funds.

Then the harassment began.

Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salasโ€™s murdered son, Daniel.

Six credible threats to his life.

More than 400 โ€œvileโ€ calls to his chambersโ€”including this voicemail:

01.08.2025 03:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6508    ๐Ÿ” 3221    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 406    ๐Ÿ“Œ 414
The PSA contains synthetic media | South Park
YouTube video by South Park Studios The PSA contains synthetic media | South Park

Icymi, DJT got naked (*) at the end of the first episode of season 27 of South Park!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afet...
hetrumpedus.com

(*) kinda sorta...

25.07.2025 06:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shouldn't that be "most of the people doing the slaughtering were IMMIGRANT Christians"?

24.07.2025 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Give a Republican a fish and heโ€™ll eat for a day
Teach a Republican to fish
and heโ€™ll;
Steal your rod
Rob your wallet
Sexually assault the fish
and then blame the
Radical Democrats!!

22.07.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe not "funny funny" but definitely "sad funny" or "funny sad", or better yet: "most ironic eva"

24.07.2025 01:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The type of person who brags about "grabbing them by the pussy", maybe

24.07.2025 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Obama Posts Video of Trump Actually Getting Arrested in Real Life โ€œTo be honest, I wanted to come up with some kind of crazy AI video to respond to his, but Iโ€™m no good with all of that tech stuff,โ€ Obama said.

open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

21.07.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 522    ๐Ÿ” 196    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 41    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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The Definitive Story of Tesla Takedown In February, a Bluesky post caught the eye of Alex Winter. The result is a coalition of environmentalists, anti-Trump advocates, and federal workers thatโ€™s been hyping Teslaโ€™s stock slide ever since.

2/2 How I learned about Tesla Takedown:
www.wired.com/story/tesla-...

21.07.2025 04:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tesla Takedown | Take action at Tesla showrooms everywhere. The stakes couldnโ€™t be higher. No one is coming to save usโ€”not politicians, not the media.

1/2 This sounds interesting: Tesla Takedown!
www.teslatakedown.com

21.07.2025 04:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Joseph McCarthy - Wikipedia

I read recently that if Fox had been around in the 1950s they would have supported Joe McCarthy for president! In case you don't recognize the name, here's the scoop:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_...

21.07.2025 04:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Boldly growing where no spore has grown before.

15.07.2025 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5537    ๐Ÿ” 771    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 136    ๐Ÿ“Œ 51

Hey, wait a second! I thought our favorite God/King said he'd end that war on "Day One"? Could the Stable Genius actually be admitting that HE LIED about that?? ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
And since when is he doing something in 50 days? I thought his timeline for getting shit done was always 2 weeks??
/s ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿคฃ

14.07.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At this time, I would like to inform the world - or at least those of you on bsky who will see this - that despite being a computer programmer for decades, I was non-binary long before there was a name for it!

{ insert (clever_puns.nonbinary(random), here, "please"); )

;-D

14.07.2025 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice to see you here! I am taking a break from Fb for a bit, lest I rage-post more anti-Trump missives and delete some maga friends, who I hope will realize their mistake and repent someday. Luv ya, muah!!

05.07.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Paramount Settlement is an Abject Lesson in Cowardice Shari Redstone shows how little she cares about democracy.

Eff the BBB, I hope at least some maga voters suffer bigly for it!
IMO this whole Shari Redstone affair is much more shameful and disgusting. As C. Sykes so aptly put it recently: "Fuck you Shari Redstone!":
The Paramount Settlement is an Abject Lesson in Cowardice open.substack.com/pub/ofthebra...

05.07.2025 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

www.usa.gov/inauguration

04.05.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This statement would be truer without the modifier "often."

24.04.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel like the Trumpers see the coming recession as their hairshirt for living with such a large deficit for so long. Too bad all of us will have to wear it! Ultimately it will solve absolutely nothing, and the guilt and other neuroses will only increase.

03.04.2025 08:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Did I miss something? Why would Canadians want to troll our president? Surely he's just doing the best he can, right?
www.cambridgetimes.ca/news/canadia...

22.03.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies (1993) โญ 7.2 | Documentary, Biography, Music 52m | Not Rated

I watched Hated last night and it's clear that DJT is the GG Allin of Presidents.
They both spread fecal matter & spew neurotic profanity at their perceived enemies!
Although much of DJT's poop is rhetorical, note that his followers left behind the smelly kind on Jan 6!

www.imdb.com/title/tt0107...

18.03.2025 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

... โ€œFuck you!โ€ he yelled as he was led toward the exit, his words met with more applause and cheers from the crowd.

16.03.2025 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

... โ€œYouโ€™re lying. Iโ€™m a veteran, you donโ€™t give a fuck about me.โ€
Even as security moved in, the man continued his outburst.
โ€œYou donโ€™t get to take away our rights,โ€ he yelled as four security officers surrounded him. He kept shouting as he was escorted from the meeting...

16.03.2025 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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House Republican Torched by Furious Constituents as Town Hall Goes Off the Rails: โ€˜F*ck You!โ€™ Edwardsโ€™ Asheville constituents grilled him over Trumpโ€™s foreign policy and Ukraine dealings at a wild town hallโ€”before the chaos spilled into the streets.

In response, a man in the crowd stood up and identified himself as a veteran before unleashing a profanity-laced tirade against the lawmaker on stage.
โ€œYou have nothing to say but lies,โ€ the man shouted, prompting laughter and cheers from the audience ....
www.mediaite.com/.../house-re...?

16.03.2025 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An Ordinary Woman (TV Series 2018โ€“2021) โญ 7.2 | Crime, Drama, Mystery 48m | TV-MA

If you want a glimpse of what life will be like when the Maga Fascist Takeover is complete & America is a Russian satellite, I recommend An Ordinary Woman. Corruption is rampant, knowing whom to bribe is key, & only the gullible tell the truth. Thanks Rush L, Fox, etc!
www.imdb.com/title/tt8561...

16.03.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Donald Trump refused to put his hand on the Bible when taking his oath of office. This should invalidate the whole deal! The Orange Turd is a FAKE CHRISTIAN and a FAKE AMERICAN

16.03.2025 03:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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