2026-07-30T13:55:06Z https://nostr.ae Milcom Miasma https://nostr.ae/npub1e80cvzejhugn7l2jcqn9uwswcuavfel6v6rfs482kptzmfqu6vpq4l2kp0 https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/accounts/avatars/109/372/024/019/570/258/original/47f48349a3867ade.jpg https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/accounts/avatars/109/372/024/019/570/258/original/47f48349a3867ade.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspnjv3sx2zaf9lkr9jezxlgqvu5ngs90hh4m5slrhkyua4jau8e0gzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsysptr92 I was watching a debate between an atheist (the host) and a theist (the caller) on youtube as one does sometimes, when I heard the following exchange:<br/><br/>Caller: So if there&#39;s no God, what&#39;s the point?<br/><br/>Host: That&#39;s the amazing thing, WE get to decide both individually and collectively, what the point of our existence is.<br/><br/>Us... not under a threat of damnation or a promise of life eternal; _we_ get to say what the point of our existence is.<br/><br/>That really works for me.<br/><br/>#Atheism 2026-06-15T04:15:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswg93p0rvzjvk5m0kt6lzg7e4wu8ancxdudcznd94uvwplzfezwkgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy5qqft0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jwqzr5n0zu9qhuqksunpqtfdyl7xk70k3ryf5ve3u2mwn7pcqqsnune58'>nevent1q…ne58</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Uhm..Okay but why then is it advertised as a &#39;search assistant&#39; on my search engine? I wasn&#39;t searching for plausible text. 🤔 2026-04-28T22:34:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswwakap9qz4g84pel8hz7fyguh6p6aly8583q6wddtw4e8ffwstfqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyhhuq8j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0v720cvfy9hrm42ped02xwwnecer7lejhhmv2uwkwygzm0ephvtqm6rf74'>nevent1q…rf74</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fair, but there&#39;s not much point in engaging with LLMs if all I&#39;m going to get from the experience is generalized assumptions. 2026-04-28T22:30:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqarakk6exztvzylfdsxrr6phhnjmk0n0lzqymqv8rzqck0j2nwugzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyceqqn8 I don&#39;t know why historical researchers or people who have to be accurate in their work output don&#39;t want to work with AI...<br/><br/>Jonathan Winters spent 2 1/2 years in the United States Marine Corps fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War II. At the time of his discharge, he was a Corporal (a non-commissioned officer rank). He was never in the Navy, never a commissioned officer, never a SEAL, never a rear admiral and never commanded special operations units.<br/><br/>Wrong on all counts.<br/><br/>#AI<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/484/433/763/812/496/original/342fd12591fddadb.png"> <br/> 2026-04-28T21:35:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfxs8vgwz4fpkvdkqp4l2yth6u6pt2wgvz9esp9hss4sqva0eqw5qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy5vl0jg Never seen this before in the four years I&#39;ve been here, so naturally, I&#39;m suspicious it&#39;s a scam. <br/><br/>Anybody else been hit with it? I&#39;m pretty sure it&#39;s a scam.<br/><br/>(I&#39;ve blurred the link in the snapshot image).<br/><br/>The originating user shows as &#34;Account suspended&#34; to me when I look them up. How were they able to post this, I wonder?<br/><br/>#Scam<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/400/915/585/662/469/original/0f7e61a45ea2e9f3.png"> <br/> 2026-04-14T03:32:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspzfvqhg4y8rd7lgjqk3zn6sgxxxh5vygfjgwn3uaysjrt5g569mgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyf48wff Remember when they said the internet was going to change the world?  <br/><br/>We probably should have asked for more details.<br/><br/>#Internet <br/>#OldPeopleOfMastodon 2026-04-01T18:57:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyy2dj9yue8m85rymekf3zyr9wqzs8h45l0hlsavr0vsztvdzww3szyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyhav3vd Some of my friends have started taking their social security earlier than 67.<br/><br/>When I told them the decision is probably smart because there&#39;s no guarantee it&#39;s still going to be there in two years, they all said the same thing - Trump and the Republicans won&#39;t touch social security, it would be too unpopular with his base.<br/><br/>He just started a war without bothering to get permission from congress. I don&#39;t think he cares how unpopular SS cuts would be. It&#39;s not like anyone&#39;s going to stop him. 2026-03-24T03:06:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgc5v5p6h0rhg3csc46vc6dzxrqha3a42uhuptlgn4j8nw4c84g8gzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyqtua9p The eternal casting call.<br/><br/>I am deeply confused. Maybe the filmmaker genuinely believes he&#39;s honoring Val Kilmer but to me, it just seems exploitive and ghoulish.<br/><br/>I&#39;d like to ask the keepers of his estate how this in anyway comforts them and adds to their memories of their father.<br/><br/>&#34;Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ Movie&#34;<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/val-kilmer-ai-film-as-deep-as-the-grave-1236691042/">https://variety.com/2026/film/news/val-kilmer-ai-film-as-deep-as-the-grave-1236691042/</a><br/><br/>#TheIckFactor<br/>#Weird <br/>#AI 2026-03-18T21:15:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszvhggjyntzp3qrzprxyc8u7kgvh90g86py2gxp7sn8a08t9rdr7qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy740zmx Our captains of industry have never forgiven society for taking away their preferred slave labor options.<br/><br/>Sinister bastards, aren&#39;t they?<br/><br/>&#34;Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;They are among America’s most vulnerable laborers. If they refuse to work, some can jeopardize their chances of parole or face punishment like being sent to solitary confinement. &#34;<br/><br/>#PrisonForProfit<br/>#HumanRights<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-c6f0eb4747963283316e494eadf08c4e">https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-c6f0eb4747963283316e494eadf08c4e</a> 2026-03-08T18:35:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdaa9xgkdrys4k4trz9xl0d0x0hw2apxpat2ttfxxu90llrmz0s2czyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsypmt9xz You&#39;ve just reached your age of majority (or maybe you&#39;re starting your second career). Which ship do you sign onto for your first tour?<br/><br/>I can only post four choices, if yours isn&#39;t listed, let me know what it is in the comments.<br/><br/>#ScienceFiction <br/>#SpaceShips 2026-02-19T07:48:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2zfujpp4c5rvfln5f4r3qvnqhtv79zhxgxqhmpmtspmph8x93rmczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyrrhthk Sequential skepticism.<br/><br/>I really, really hate the time-travel sub-genre in science fiction. <br/><br/>I realize it can be a useful way for the author to tell their story but how can I believe in humanity traveling back and forth in time, repairing timelines and saving the world whilst following a guy in traffic who can&#39;t quite manage his turn-signal obligations?<br/><br/>*Don&#39;t even get me started on people and speed limits.<br/><br/>#ScienceFiction <br/>#TimeTravel 2026-02-01T21:05:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfq6pfrw0pj0zp3w9glrfv50krt8y9a6qyltllpllurm6y7qr8nvgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsylggez2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf6mwf2fa8zfujkf4gj37rudmnjz5gk4t5adzaxtx3asjyafyc5pgwgtxq0'>nevent1q…txq0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Depends. Is the chocolate dipping sauce milk or dark chocolate? 😉 <br/><br/>Answering for a friend. 2026-01-30T17:14:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst77dgdj8ymf84gklntrqut6cte8r4ardx8s44855dx6tclprf4qqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyzajlfr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84q7a0e7hcg0s84jrfphwfpgrzwyv2xzz5suznrts7tnkdaz78sgxfyjja'>nevent1q…yjja</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah - that&#39;s how it hit me too. They just wanted to hurt the strangers in big cities.<br/><br/>I think a couple of them might be feeling pangs of guilt considering they drove 4 hours just to protest at a 15 minute arraignment but most wont be able to put cause to affect I&#39;m afraid. 2026-01-29T21:44:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd5q7p4qgd7f4qm6pujmc55zsjecl8qc8pyqhc275r8nfwd59s03czyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyf77y26 I didn&#39;t think the leopards would eat my face.<br/><br/>They voted for this. 🤬 <br/><br/>When Border Patrol arrested a beloved mechanic in Froid, Montana, neighbors were forced to reckon with national immigration policy<br/><br/>&#34;As of this week — following a sequence of events that is forcing a deeply red town to confront their own complicated beliefs on immigration — it’s unclear if he will be in the United States much longer.&#34;<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://montanafreepress.org/2026/01/28/froid-montana-border-patrol-arrest-immigration/">https://montanafreepress.org/2026/01/28/froid-montana-border-patrol-arrest-immigration/</a><br/><br/>#HatefulIdiots<br/>#WhatTheyDeserve<br/>#Immigration 2026-01-29T16:40:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgkmdd4u4hnje6ac673aknheauzestkryt8tuxpjl6g9vscqurp5qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsymxu5a3 Best sign being held up by an ICE protester:<br/><br/>&#34;See You at Nuremberg Fuckers&#34;<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/persons-anti-ice-protest-sign-171032594.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/persons-anti-ice-protest-sign-171032594.html</a><br/><br/>#ICE <br/>#ICEProtest<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/965/038/507/620/875/original/b1ef29161bc73b6f.png"> <br/> 2026-01-27T03:57:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2ed9uf82sxpv4vms9l3g5jm20jdj650lrqd8tppv955yrqnkas3szyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy0m6nl0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9sk9dtu6sg6a9pnchrtd7qpehvtkxd05xws30ca604t2j5juuwygeftl5p'>nevent1q…tl5p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good point. No, I&#39;m not currently and looking at the most recent offending post, it doesn&#39;t appear to include any hashtags. <br/><br/>(Dang, that would have been a good, straightforward explanation.) 2026-01-25T18:12:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq725xdz0dkgaek9hs77p0qlnde23zx46arn30a9dlmd5lvt0kuuqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy9ckewy Okay, clearly I have an imperfect understanding of how Mastodon posts get in my timeline.<br/><br/>I _thought_ that I should see the posts of people I follow or the posts that they boosted in my notification stream. This morning I noticed a couple of posts in that stream that were neither.<br/><br/>Thoughts, insight or tutoring appreciated on this matter.<br/><br/>Nothing against posts with half-naked bodies per se but I&#39;m old and startle easily.<br/><br/>#LearningAsIGo <br/>#OldPeopleOfMastodon <br/>#OldManYellingAtClouds 2026-01-25T18:06:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrl3w86ptq9tf2ctgs0qq487v2myqz88uxjadhvd45ppj549tgczczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy4emca2 &#34;Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee&#34;<br/> <br/>Ahh, The &#34;revenue replacement&#34; schemes have started to manifest themselves.<br/><br/>Since you&#39;re not getting new buyers, just extract more money from your captive customer base. <br/><br/>I&#39;m sure that&#39;s going work out great. (Even though somebody probably got a big Christmas bonus for suggesting it.)<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/01/tesla-wants-recurring-revenue-discontinues-autopilot-in-favor-of-fsd/">https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/01/tesla-wants-recurring-revenue-discontinues-autopilot-in-favor-of-fsd/</a><br/><br/>#BadIdeas <br/>#Tesla <br/>#ForeverPayments 2026-01-24T17:21:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvs3lzwtzuptfg3mzwlp4xllky68avh8mxv4c40r3yv73fksa8adczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy5stj2u Sometimes, life writes the jokes for you:<br/><br/><a href="https://time.com/6263906/taliban-afghanistan-office-work-quiet-quit/">https://time.com/6263906/taliban-afghanistan-office-work-quiet-quit/</a><br/><br/>#ModernLiving <br/>#NotTheJihadIImagined 2026-01-14T17:14:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2ukakp3af2avhkf0mvn6zyw5jdwjc2puw85udy39qv7jj8af4d4qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsymzk8w2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf93dmtkwrekknmwlne7jl98qrnmy35mr74v3ytj34phf40ymaf2cpta399'>nevent1q…a399</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Apologies for winding you up about this. I do believe it&#39;s useful to know who&#39;s opinions align and why since it&#39;s likely to speak to their motives and intent. 2026-01-03T17:51:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrllx3j3kyks7rtr4hz2unfz5yrhkkc48eeqsfdxfegc7fk66w2wqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyrnw5gn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv33ahda96j5wglh8aj565ysthk879ztxazg24gefsv3e4eqxkmggxcwg48'>nevent1q…wg48</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well... Maybe you&#39;re right about the filter bubble but there&#39;s more than a little evidence she&#39;s not the sharpest crayon in the box.<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://therandyreport.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-visits-union-troop-monument/">https://therandyreport.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-visits-union-troop-monument/</a> 2026-01-03T17:39:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg9u04x46474e0vperlqe73kl707u3tpawumdet64kuah6ls22drszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy3a3ppa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqpklwgwk7whavkhqfn5nn46pqqu2sng87p95fwmeha2akkpcvgfq5x0ryn'>nevent1q…0ryn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>See? Even an incurably stupid person gets it. 2026-01-03T17:32:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvcqyrgfyuf7ava7khs2lvfuu5nfqsax9nfw9jes0ehf25hr54fyszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy85aluc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2vgd639un9msgj9z66mypyaj8fetx328jtzz8n650gcfrhdy209qdwcqjc'>nevent1q…cqjc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Standing up, I wager. 😆 2025-12-31T23:44:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgmklz9ndaw7wxau0pljtzzgx7pjzp0hah5ffn6m6sqjtfej6xmdczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyq2lywz How old people communicate.<br/><br/>Miasma: &#34;So I tell you all this because it&#39;s really the secret to my soul.&#34;<br/><br/>Mrs Miasma: &#34;I&#39;m sorry, I had my head in the sink washing my face. Did you say something?&#34;<br/><br/>#OldPeopleOfMastodon <br/>#Timing <br/>#Communication 2025-12-31T16:07:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2lzdkyauph702t59zraqmlenr6h3yjthrmdpk9htmqqjfpuyxy9qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyashuc2 Dear ICE,<br/><br/>If you don&#39;t like being called Nazis, maybe stop doing so much Nazi-like shit?<br/><br/>ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/204750/ice-agents-detain-man-christmas-eve-steal-groceries">https://newrepublic.com/post/204750/ice-agents-detain-man-christmas-eve-steal-groceries</a><br/><br/>#ICE <br/>#CrooksWithBadges 2025-12-26T20:00:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszfcqzng8eys36hdh2kcgemlwjq2lxkdv37y3dkd00ry9zpqs8p4qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsywp50mn True Story.<br/><br/>Half a year after 9-11, security for the company I was working for at the time were made aware that a disgruntled employee who was also a licensed single-engine pilot, was making threats about flying his plane into the corporate headquarters building downtown.<br/><br/>When no one could locate the pilot or the plane, the executive floor of the HQ was quietly evacuated. They told no one else working in the building.<br/><br/>They&#39;re never looking out for your safety, only theirs.<br/><br/>#CorporateScum 2025-10-31T17:36:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0tezytmzxsnwx3s6l04t08hrhwdw9kz72w5lhyeqtmnpamwud46qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsywv42vr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzscle9tzlrwlncfuv95j3ehklmn9uwx0729y6k4u5l7u9feysvs8gd33p'>nevent1q…d33p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve lost count of the number of times people have asked my wife and I why we don&#39;t have kids.<br/><br/>I started telling them that we didn&#39;t breed well in captivity. 2025-10-19T18:34:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsthxp7g6d303jh4uw7snyu6wxwgfxz3ptmm8q3gffz8knqrz2hpnczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsynxazte I don&#39;t know that I&#39;ve ever heard it better said.<br/><br/>#Life <br/>#Philosophy<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/251/141/301/881/568/original/2e24f3eb87fd3046.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-23T02:14:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf82flgeytdq3c4uvl5uydg0h2z7fvhd0u7s0303ukg3m0ephm3sgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsygs7p35 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8caylyn88q9v3ehfynap6gslnyw7pn3ck848y24ngxrh0mmq0j6cc3e2pr'>nevent1q…e2pr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have some problems with the plot line as well but should it ever happen. I would absolutely plead before God on their behalf. <br/><br/>&#34;Please take them, take them all. This world should never be made into the kind of place your asshats imagine it should be.&#34; *<br/><br/>I think I have a pretty solid argument and I like my chances in a debate with the almighty on this. 😉 <br/><br/>* It&#39;s not their fault they don&#39;t understand your book of instructions. 2025-09-21T21:59:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqst0pw965046as6kpuuwegm3emvnxaeklxf5va00zdgvz9ys2xsszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy7l4v6q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ce5t793smecw4hz5j9f3lck8acrdv4vdqdg6kp0dnymjr3k9ekq6kqgf8'>nevent1q…qgf8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Honestly, I&#39;m way more excited about the day AFTER the rapture. I feel like life might get back to being better around here once certain individuals get bugled home to Jesus. 2025-09-21T19:43:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvgrpyafu4shfmlc94zw8mw6a5g05jv7fzhr49s8rye7tt7xdh8eqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsynd4pvd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqf4w0s29pw49xhk3xl030zc0rkzfnccglzpjl8fnzzlzr4l8z0vguaq4ac'>nevent1q…q4ac</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s almost like they&#39;re willing to suspend her second-class citizen status. 🤦‍♂️ <br/><br/>* I can&#39;t be the only one wandering the halls muttering to myself: &#34;If I can see it, why can&#39;t THEY see it?&#34; 2025-09-18T18:23:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswz4mshymlqjjx4w69et3m59ezwptty8krk8mpwvxhfrcfmpvus6qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyv2a4w3 God&#39;s own little hate machine.<br/><br/>Charlie Kirk quotes.<br/><br/>- &#34;Gay people should be stoned to death&#34;<br/>- &#34;Most people are scared when they see a black pilot flying the plane.&#34;<br/>- &#34;No one should be allowed to retire.&#34;<br/>- &#34;The guy who assaulted the Pelosi&#39;s should be bailed out.&#34;<br/>- &#34;Vaccine requirements are medical apartheid.&#34;<br/>- &#34;Women&#39;s natural place is under their husband&#39;s control.&#34;<br/>- &#34;The 1964 Civil Rights Act was a huge mistake.&#34;<br/><br/>But liberals are the hateful ones...<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/freestatefemale.bsky.social/post/3lyjpj5bdec2h">https://bsky.app/profile/freestatefemale.bsky.social/post/3lyjpj5bdec2h</a> 2025-09-11T16:08:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgwtltu8ltxzsw2mpghyafw2tg5w9dflzptfhymlf0mdmpq8yd7dqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyv4y7v3 Whuf... that stings...<br/><br/>&#34;To be an American is to live with the festering background knowledge that you are in a land that imprisons more of its people than any country in the history of the world - a land with more prisoners than Stalin&#39;s USSR or Hu Jintao&#39;s China or P.W. Botha&#39;s Apartheid South Africa.&#34;<br/>--Cory Doctorow, &#34;The Bezzle&#34;<br/><br/>And now that we have the &#34;prisons for profit&#34; model in place, how great is that going to be? 😞 <br/><br/>#Enshitification <br/>#Books 2025-09-10T17:51:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8nz6nkdnel8pfyntuk6rqnzngu9v5ss5mxfu6vz6pkgvqufv4qzqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsywvysc2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr94l22ke26lh7vghyq8kmvtmu37gcsgpqhpuf8zyv6ute0gwqgas7580ag'>nevent1q…80ag</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We always thought if we had enough money (something that the ultra rich never seem to have) we&#39;d spend our time sneaking around and helping people anonymously. Buying everybody&#39;s gas for a day at the local gas station, paying people&#39;s daycare bills etc. I think if you have obscene money, it&#39;s time to start paying off people&#39;s medical, mortgage and student loan debts.<br/><br/>Can you imagine how much fun you&#39;d have just making people&#39;s day/lives better? 2025-09-05T17:45:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyamh4qzc39curhz7y0zfskn99c2mjwp00cg8ulyczx8e2d5lfdgczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyxcxsft In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsddhdr3kud09vgjvzk6aerwrd04e2w92p2ev8c3wqs92tcdedc54q6csa3x'>nevent1q…sa3x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>True but historically, dictatorships are a little like riding a tiger, there&#39;s no safe way to get off and it almost always ends badly for the rider eventually. 2025-08-12T00:05:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyt33p3mupwzxr4xrxameqhksyq3sauqfrmh8yywt705c2q55cl6czyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyuz02mq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqyhzj20wf26jn833ppr3eesj5qeasxk4wjl52xjpydzy4vtlfwkcscku5w'>nevent1q…ku5w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I guess this is what happens when your leadership uses the Putin leadership template.<br/><br/>Next will come a round of opposition party members spontaneously exiting high-rise windows...<br/><br/>It&#39;s all in the script. 2025-08-11T17:13:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrna4vermj0p5f9fld66e2u30cd5prgvvc8jh6ftv6x2d93tl260czyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyvnjv0n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszcyatvqhc32dwkdm76ja4xf44s0dvxdl54cxk7tcy4p7xgchujps5u46n6'>nevent1q…46n6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t that how most protection rackets work? You have to pay to stay in business? 2025-08-11T16:43:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsphqww0vz2kv08qdcseyrajmf555e2xjm0tzx3aav7clpks4835fgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy48uzme This man is a bona fide hero is what.<br/><br/>&#34;He’s Saving 20,000 Tapes of Underground Music and Making it Free to All&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979518/sacramento-music-archive-shayne-stacy-punk-metal-cassettes-vhs-demos-concerts">https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979518/sacramento-music-archive-shayne-stacy-punk-metal-cassettes-vhs-demos-concerts</a><br/><br/>#Music <br/>#MusicArchives 2025-08-09T03:56:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsre7aeqf8769c90vjnl7nm93wyyhflkz769c3w4l6xckygldl4v7szyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyf4r2m5 Attention song-writers. <br/><br/>If you are a fan of Harry Chapin&#39;s &#34;30,000 pounds of bananas&#34; song. Source material for a sequel is now available:<br/><br/>&#34;Hot dog spill leaves slippery mess on Pennsylvania highway&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hot-dog-spill-leaves-slippery-mess-pennsylvania-highway-rcna222586">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hot-dog-spill-leaves-slippery-mess-pennsylvania-highway-rcna222586</a><br/><br/>#Oops 2025-08-03T17:58:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr2evslcc0n4k7lczkpy9fcclln706f0rwsq98r6vcvvdpdyj33dczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyr77xan Confectionery indifference.<br/><br/>Thanks to the laziness of our UPS delivery driver, the package containing Mrs Miasma&#39;s chocolate bars was left in front of our garage in the hot, hot sun instead of our nice shady porch just five short steps away. 👎 <br/><br/>Boo to him, for transforming her treats from rectangles of deliciousness to nonplanar rhombuses of uncertainty.<br/><br/>It&#39;s like if Salvador Dali made chocolate bars.<br/><br/>#BadCustomerService <br/>#StupidestTimeline <br/>#OldPeopleOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/960/783/028/402/437/original/282e2cb4e723c48c.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-02T19:36:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfghjjv5c3d43turzqsgtsaey6y3r0x4305lf2tpcsgl0crajgupgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyht6l3p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgu9d6qkgdv32xkrxd9pghwtmzyrgl9ryuqsmz7l8xk6mqfa9vjwqn74psp'>nevent1q…4psp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unless it&#39;s an Elon-like government contract, I doubt it&#39;ll be federal money. But somebody will be getting rich off of it, that&#39;s for damn sure. 2025-07-29T21:34:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst0w7sefp7ewjuvk6493uzzz05mhrdyuscuydaj949gwwfwflu92gzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsysrykyd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqwl9s24dhl77a52hr9zq775clpqcujetvu3du5yrdhv74ltjmylgpehejs'>nevent1q…hejs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sigh. I think this is some politicians performative grab for what we get to call ourselves after we&#39;re no longer the &#34;energy state.&#34; <br/><br/>I for one, would like to call our state not stupid and not chasing internet fads. 2025-07-29T21:31:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspx3umgl236fh2zl8sl8qjj644j6u2tfyzu7qrvyf28ccsz0z3rwszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyv9sln5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstc6lsn4v05z787yw7d2hvjtgcd7mv327ps4z5qzwl5gxf9s6qdlcx9c66d'>nevent1q…c66d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m even more surprised at watching some of the faithful who were SCREAMING for the release of the Epstein client list and their extraordinary backflips to move on from the subject. These people are world-class mental gymnasts. 🙄 🤦‍♂️<br/><br/>P.S. Average Democrats confronted with the possibility of Bill Clinton being on the list universally said &#34;If he assaulted those girls, he needs to stand trial for it&#34; - don&#39;t tell me there&#39;s no difference between the two parties. 2025-07-24T03:46:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsge5cc3c3rucfc4af3m76plj9cuyfgsxjtvake7kj20ym428a3xwqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy60926q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs97z8jrucee3z0lp8jkkr9mpmas9crnmtm54fjymchn8z9zcunpvgxv4ukz'>nevent1q…4ukz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I knew all those guys! I worked on an adjacent (storage hardware) team and used to tease their manager on a daily basis. <br/><br/>So few accolades for what is unquestionably the best file system created so far (and I&#39;ll die on that hill.) 2025-07-11T16:38:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx3ahmqlv5a3rgxr0naa5l0mkwxwwvgk3dee0ffywkdjwfxrfyn2qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsysuqmpl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgw74sx6nvflq5xgudsyndnpga9ytnz22a69thhqg94hjm2q3ghxqqn9reh'>nevent1q…9reh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I spent many years building HP and Solaris platforms.<br/><br/>Solaris Boot Environments are among the coolest things in &#34;do-over&#34; technology I&#39;ve ever seen. <br/><br/>Of course that&#39;s why Uncle Larry (Ellison) needed to kill it all. 🤦‍♂️ 2025-07-11T15:38:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf0vtd258ag2zy5a9jhvax9v2v3qz0g26ehn59fzdauahx0l37mpczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyn5gqe4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstudg72379zhej9jhqc8uz3q52lfz7msz4f0gmdqhtjhpfkx8mz0q8zeljx'>nevent1q…eljx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m going to go with Irish Whiskey and the director&#39;s cut of Blade Runner playing on an endless loop to restore my sense of normalcy.<br/><br/>Now if I could just find a way to reboot into a previously saved boot environment... 🤔 2025-07-11T15:25:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz8dxqxqqrwxt6xl0ayxw6h06pfej4uexsjtm3qgw7ph7yrl8u5rczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsynl3yyp Somebody on the internet is very good at subtle humor.<br/><br/>#StarTrekTNG <br/>#Humor<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/750/961/116/726/889/original/40838149461e65b0.png"> <br/> 2025-06-26T18:01:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4e244rjhw0atmu2us5eumx6xdfu45ft5suwurm7rk7pgyu6d2hczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy0nyq60 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyg8emmq268mxfylcctt6w7g9glypn8e2w63xacsa9ah5c6y9kysqeupa34'>nevent1q…pa34</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If Iran did manage to hide 400 kilos of highly enriched uranium, and we know they have ballistic delivery systems available, didn&#39;t we just provide them with the provocation they need to wipe Israel off the face of the earth?<br/><br/>Theocracies are different from other forms of government, they WANT to go meet their god. Some of them feel like the sooner the better. <br/><br/>They&#39;re kind of okay with threat escalation. 2025-06-23T21:21:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyg8emmq268mxfylcctt6w7g9glypn8e2w63xacsa9ah5c6y9kysqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy20gjj4 Simple-minded blow-hard<br/><br/>&#34;Tehran’s state-run Mehr news agency reported that the enriched uranium at the Fordow site had been moved elsewhere beforehand.&#34;<br/><br/>400 kilos of Uranium. I wonder how they knew? 🤔<br/><br/>&#34;Back then, we had dumb presidents and now we have a president who actually knows how to accomplish America’s national security objectives.”<br/>--J.D. Vance, Vice Dumbass<br/><br/>I guess &#34;Babbling medicated grandpa&#34; style fools somebody every time. 🤦‍♂️ <br/><br/><a href="https://www.jns.org/iranian-media-uranium-moved-from-fordow-pre-strike/">https://www.jns.org/iranian-media-uranium-moved-from-fordow-pre-strike/</a><br/><br/>#GreatNowWhat<br/>#Kakistocracy 2025-06-23T21:02:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs84dgqfkt76lwt9nl5qq5449dy38fzfvh23egmgfks8a7dt5kxfvgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy8ng3sv &#34;Honey, your Amazon order is here.&#34;<br/><br/>Give me your best caption.<br/><br/>#CaptionGame<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/558/561/551/787/848/original/67462fdc592de6e6.png"> <br/> 2025-05-23T18:30:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2erxlyvemkfy5q52nqsqcxessd3rmgmarghhju2wq8d3mna8fe3qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsytr3ukx The problem solves itself.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t understand a lot of the current programs on television but then I&#39;ve realized that I&#39;ve only got about ten years before I won&#39;t understand how to work my TV.<br/><br/>So problem solved.<br/><br/>#OldPeopleOfMastodon 2025-05-18T18:58:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyzws8arm435w5z7p5w9cwlc9mn8myjj26yymzh2safa5w6jras2czyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsycjpxeh Disney doing sneaky real-time truth bombs.<br/><br/>&#34;The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest.&#34;<br/>--Senator Mothma, Speech to Senate, Andor, Season 2, Episode 8<br/><br/>Source: I watched the episode. Also - <a href="https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/mon-mothma-andor-season-2-speech-explained-3191116/">https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/mon-mothma-andor-season-2-speech-explained-3191116/</a><br/><br/>#Andor <br/>#SFMirrorsReality<br/>#StarWarsUniverse 2025-05-14T02:53:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdw5tpeed3jmyrxwcle8j4h5qja850ka7nzescw0rtq0gnnzgxuzqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy5exp9x In Care Of Mental Health.<br/><br/>Me: &#34;I&#39;m calling because you sent me a letter telling me you don&#39;t have my new address.&#34;<br/><br/>Former Employer: &#34;What is your new address?&#34;<br/><br/>Me: &#34;It&#39;s the address you put on the letter you just mailed to me, informing me that you don&#39;t have my new address, which I received at my new address.&#34;<br/><br/>Former Employer: &#34;I don&#39;t understand what you just said.&#34;<br/><br/>Me: &#34;Neither do I.&#34;<br/><br/>#ModernConvenience <br/>#StupidestTimeline <br/>#OldPeopleOfMastodon 2025-05-08T20:20:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswlmraufs25xlawy9lmry7q2hgfy587nfk6syxyjt6u03ka8ypv5gzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyh5x4rh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszwzvesgnc7rltgdnj2de42fj7cnz5pzzag4tm0az265yqsfkee3squfs2e'>nevent1q…fs2e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m tired of the coming battle with evil and I haven&#39;t even watched the first episode yet. 2025-05-08T18:38:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszct28s09g85lqm5tqj29y8377lt7pvt8mpgg50mmldtaay8f8rmczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy05rp5w The Quality of Mercy.<br/><br/>Children with cancer being deported. <br/><br/>I&#39;m ready to be less great again now. <br/><br/>&#34;‘Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes<br/>The throned monarch better than his crown;<br/>His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,<br/>The attribute to awe and majesty,<br/>Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;<br/>But mercy is above this sceptred sway;&#34;<br/>--William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene I<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8yj2n33yo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8yj2n33yo</a><br/><br/>#Mercy<br/>#Kindness<br/>#TheWorstOfUs 2025-04-29T18:46:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqee4u8k294mqmlvqp2e09nan3h3sk9kc5656ntys8kzx8klus02szyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyk23y2j How I lost scholastic credibility.<br/><br/>In my Intro to Physical Anthropology class I once remarked how fortunate it was for humanity that it was a banana-flavored monolith.<br/><br/>The cold stare I got from my professor still shames me.<br/><br/>#Evolution <br/>#ArthurCClarke<br/>#ScienceFiction<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/416/082/209/034/333/original/afcfca8d3bd4cbbc.png"> <br/> 2025-04-28T14:47:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8z4ljn27nkjmf8rn27q0x9zm6x7ue6wkd9tx23weq89vavetp0vszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyvm9sdr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxwxz90utan9vschzqu4hpus7u95s93hu5a7l808fulnldpqk6lgsdpk24n'>nevent1q…k24n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mrs Miasma&#39;s father lives outside of Houston so we continue to avoid the entire state just to be sure. 2025-04-01T04:38:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq2lmj48udc0llfkk6ggazfwwje30zrmg5zesw8zqfa6dm35l30lczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy4ysykh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxrl9tss9evnw0d4dlaszsrpxtpd04yjuh2xlt7qwhyhquw2tyhs787e2j'>nevent1q…7e2j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is impressive since they&#39;re based in Texas. <br/><br/>Mrs. Miasma needed a restroom and I needed some caffeine for the long drive north. We were unable to resist the Buc-ee siren song of clean restrooms and fresh coffee. I&#39;m weak I tell you, and it disgusts me. 😆 2025-03-31T23:04:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9kqwskzzzf3zjgsff9jr8judp90tg2wzjjf29xxqj8qxmle0psgczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy40wmjz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz3my0khs8tvf020zt3maw3gg5yj65cm09dj4gl0g4msghm24fvngysx5mc'>nevent1q…x5mc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The clean, non-scary restroom was a nice touch - I&#39;m sure that&#39;s how they lure prospective members in. 2025-03-31T22:50:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrqrxshmltqetqy6v3jhzu0kxq22p0jt90edtl8plurxg66yf0wqszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy2dlerh Dear Mastodon,<br/><br/>Restrooms were really clean and the coffee was surprisingly good but I feel like it might be a cult. Thoughts?<br/><br/>Asking for a friend.<br/><br/>#HowNotToJoinACult<br/>#Americana <br/>#Buc-ees<br/>#OldPeopleOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/259/441/869/197/091/original/cd1f6ad08ed9092e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-31T22:43:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy925dxxrk347tzmp49s93adzdkp7ua8sk285auj7r9gxv022tadqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy0rcv40 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs809zhthvh8agscll4ze4dksr37l3xg98l38ec3wfmmltl3jgjl4cyfgf2z'>nevent1q…gf2z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Saw this and was happy until I realized that the Nazis weren&#39;t putting themselves on trial. Just saying. 2025-03-13T15:50:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs84rreuxc37u02wu2g99fln56wa8qzts5hdmvchcnfzshzefuaeqgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsydd38en In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxm6scy7vqhhggennpycq7pscghvya5u0sfzdyxg0cgzsud8xdlvsrhvx68'>nevent1q…vx68</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Our legislature likes to make sure we know they&#39;re neither our best nor our brightest.<br/><br/>Proof: They just passed a ban on &#34;gun-free zones&#34; here in Wyoming. Yes, that&#39;s right - you can wander into a school, a town hall meeting or the governor&#39;s mansion armed and be breaking no laws.<br/><br/>I know, right? <br/><br/>Here in Wyoming, we like to make our stupidity dangerous for others.<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/02/27/gordon-slams-legislators-as-he-lets-bill-banning-gun-free-zones-go-into-law/">https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/02/27/gordon-slams-legislators-as-he-lets-bill-banning-gun-free-zones-go-into-law/</a> 2025-03-02T00:02:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvgtg78d4lwx9nehjl6eajpz9sjp75q5xtvzpp3jhv8s4zf5jsclczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy6kmfu5 A modest proposal.<br/><br/>Dear world leaders,<br/><br/>If you&#39;d like to show your solidarity with President Zelenskyy and the Ukraine, may I suggest you attend all future meetings with our fashion-fragile leader in your most comfortable and casual attire?<br/><br/>The Orange shit-gibbon, his Vice-Dickhead and the crazy lady from Georgia really seem to love it when you do. They fixate on it.<br/><br/>Respectfully,<br/>33% of American voters<br/><br/>#Politics <br/>#MeetingAttire<br/>#HelpingDiplomacy 2025-03-01T20:07:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvf2yv6hkupxwzpvaqf2zqm5fyplz5q62cnkldaceq46mgp8hkxdszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy7putk4 Apologies to Europe, he got out of the house when we weren&#39;t looking.<br/><br/>Did I just read that J.D. Vance was in Europe admonishing Germans for not being kind enough to NAZIs?<br/><br/>Wow. It takes serious brass to lecture Europe about free speech and include a side salad of election interference.<br/><br/>Please pretend we just farted during family dinner and ignore us for the next four years.<br/><br/>#EmbarassingLeaders<br/>#PoliticalShame<br/>#Politics<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_JD_Vance_speech_at_the_Munich_Security_Conference">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_JD_Vance_speech_at_the_Munich_Security_Conference</a> 2025-02-15T17:46:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd67gzgftagh5astvvc29xn94xdwmkuyjuw7a502qknzezzllqjjszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyly2vsy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr2rcxrj8zzax33htfklxmqar68desjgch2806ltkrpy4c6zk0z5c8yp4gx'>nevent1q…p4gx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think picking a fight with a chief judge from district court and making public personal details about members of his family is a smart strategy no mater who you think has your back.<br/><br/>Maybe Elon doesn&#39;t realize just how much power federal judges have. Like &#34;Put your dumb ass in a cell indefinitely on a contempt finding&#34; power.<br/><br/>Maybe we&#39;ll all get to watch as he finds out. 😎 🍿 2025-02-11T21:26:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz636lpmlr43w7zj6suq8s3059p9mvmnex77qwxeqxrqdgnekmysgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyz4ctd5 I&#39;m holding a grudge.<br/><br/>Nothing against the amazing athletes but I&#39;m not going to watch as a couple of cowed billionaires turn them into show-ponies to entertain a felon and serial sex-offender. That it&#39;s being broadcast by his media lap-dog Fox is just sticking a finger in my eye.<br/><br/>I think I can find better ways to spend my afternoon. Maybe I&#39;ll yell at clouds. ☁️ 🤔 <br/><br/>#ThanksButNoThanks<br/>#superb_owl_sunday 2025-02-09T17:58:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfdx04h8w6zl3mmx6teulv69n3drma54t4xcu3vaptpawz6enxvwszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsypld74r Something Wicked This Way Comes.<br/><br/>It turns out it wasn&#39;t ICE trolling for children at a Chicago school but Secret Service agents wanting access to an eleven year-old who posted an anti-Trump video.<br/><br/>How exactly is that any less despicable?<br/><br/><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/24/ice-agents-denied-entry-at-cps-school-in-back-of-the-yards/">https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/24/ice-agents-denied-entry-at-cps-school-in-back-of-the-yards/</a><br/><br/>#GovernmentalBullies<br/>#FourLongYears <br/>#Politics 2025-01-25T00:49:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrpsy5lvw74egqsucke43pmgt2hwaxygtnxxpg6wctq0m49plg90qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy4qx2vy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0m49n80aj0m8e3fcpkz7n9dk6t2nf3zz36r48mv87cyt5qg8kajq792tj3'>nevent1q…2tj3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I loved her courage. I&#39;m sure she knew what was going to come her way from the sycophants and apologists.<br/><br/>She&#39;s a pretty good illustration of speaking truth to power; the look on their faces when she said what she said to them was priceless.<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t it curious how offended hateful people get when they&#39;re asked to be kind and compassionate? 2025-01-22T16:55:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ndlhde36f4v37ux66q2f8mahlg2sfqv8cml0srw74sjzluevc7czyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy4cnx06 Me: Behold! For I am MIGHTY and have folded n-space so that we may put away our frozen foods!<br/><br/>#SmallJobsDoneWell<br/><br/>Mrs. Miasma: &#34;Why are you taking a picture of our freezer?&#34;<br/><br/>#OldPeopleOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/834/277/950/459/423/original/df4c5e90eb49f138.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-15T20:37:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9hkgunkca22v4z8scf0kttnqdfhu2dcvcf66cur2dpgje55f4k9qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyddp2jt #20films you&#39;ve seen multiple times, no explanation, just a still from the movie or the movie poster (Day 13 of 20):<br/><br/>&#34;I cannot tell you how long this road shall be, but fear not the obstacles in your path, for fate has vouchsafed your reward&#34;. <br/>-- The Blind Seer in Homer&#39;s Odyssey made Old-Timey<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/642/628/046/982/489/original/002a2d3226bbc131.png"> <br/> 2024-12-13T00:30:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2tgy2we4jqf7qnj4csllj6g7fmz52996tgls4wy49v6cky6gvvjczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy6tzpcl #20films you&#39;ve seen multiple times, no explanation, just a still from the movie or the movie poster (Day 11 of 20):<br/><br/>&#34;Excuse me. Are you The Judean People&#39;s Front?&#34;<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/631/293/256/523/779/original/fe1f0510fca2e10a.png"> <br/> 2024-12-11T00:19:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp3dsf5cze57dsm4f8n2pvg772svh8nttwtnmxf2axdl33ujezn9qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyw43yex #20films you&#39;ve seen multiple times, no explanation, just a still from the movie or the movie poster (Day 7 of 20):<br/><br/>I would watch Gary Oldman in just about any movie but an adaptation of my favorite John le Carré novel? I&#39;m all the way there multiple times.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/607/936/287/391/638/original/141dba2c9b3dd6cf.png"> <br/> 2024-12-06T21:16:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst4e9l30ukt5pzagat0e3d03vz04rmtvajch758m37dsvctsayjgqzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyul98e4 A fine example of American business acumen.<br/><br/>- 2024: Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun departs with $24.8M in compensation.<br/>- 2020: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg departs with $62M in compensation.<br/><br/>But sure, laying off 17,000 employees is definitely going to fix your problems. 🙄<br/><br/>How about cutting compensation packages in the C-suite by 35% and putting safety checks back in the manufacturing process?<br/><br/>#IfItsBoeingImNotGoing<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/11/boeing-job-cuts-worker-strike-plane-safety">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/11/boeing-job-cuts-worker-strike-plane-safety</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/departing-boeing-ceo-gets-nearly-33-million-2023-total-compensation-2024-04-05/">https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/departing-boeing-ceo-gets-nearly-33-million-2023-total-compensation-2024-04-05/</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/boeing-s-ousted-ceo-departs-62-million-even-without-severance-n1114061">https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/boeing-s-ousted-ceo-departs-62-million-even-without-severance-n1114061</a> 2024-10-11T23:52:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyxau2rg3ph2lm6wh8ycehr2u4payzr7ylfcl9lqtak65phw9p9nczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy6yv67y I imagine the next time I read about this man I&#39;m going to say to myself &#34;Why was he free to commit another crime and hurt another innocent person?&#34;<br/><br/>Only a ten year suspended sentence for slamming a thirteen year-old boy down to the ground so hard his ears bled. All because the boy didn&#39;t remove his hat during the national anthem and Mr. Brockway believed hurting the boy was what former President Trump wanted him to do.<br/><br/>Make it make sense. 🤦‍♂️ 😠 <br/><br/><a href="https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2020/sep/25/superior-man-pleads-guilty-assaulting-teen-county-/">https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2020/sep/25/superior-man-pleads-guilty-assaulting-teen-county-/</a><br/><br/>#GettingAwayWithIt 2024-09-29T06:32:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrc2my442u9cyugacpc5xhxf7sprzcdnhepkrzs76w4p7a0ss953gzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy0zyvez A Job as a lifestyle.<br/><br/>My friend&#39;s employer likes to preach to the peons during mandatory all-hands. Today&#39;s topics were:<br/><br/>- You shouldn&#39;t be fat (so fat-shaming), because skinny people are healthier and have better self-discipline. People respect them more.<br/>- Dump your outside friends, your friends should be your co-workers.<br/>- You should make your bed every morning.<br/><br/>I know it&#39;s tough to find a new job when you&#39;re over 60 but this would motivate me to try.<br/><br/>#JobsFromHell<br/>#OldPeopleOfMastodon 2024-09-12T21:07:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvatkcrpaycp687gpuy8tv6hnccezvhjtzn4wkgrg6sdrmnnvveuszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy3acggz Checkmate.<br/><br/>Laughing so hard I can&#39;t breath. Well played Derek, well played.<br/><br/>&#34;Spinal Tap Demand Donald Trump Not Play “Sex Farm” at His Rallies&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://consequence.net/2024/09/spinal-tap-donald-trump-sex-farm/">https://consequence.net/2024/09/spinal-tap-donald-trump-sex-farm/</a><br/><br/>#Documentary <br/>#VolumeUpToEleven 2024-09-10T15:36:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2gm33gn4qj3m263q875vq33vec5xl2gy2glpw8n0gy06apv9tu7szyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyj93vmr Honest but not refreshingly so.<br/><br/>We stopped in to a world famous bar to whet our whistle after walking in the hot sun this afternoon.<br/><br/>I had an IPA from Bozeman, Montana that I would swear had the principal ingredients of sage, grapefruit and regret. <br/><br/>(You could really taste the regret after the first sip.)<br/><br/>#Beer <br/>#RethinkTheIngredients<br/>#RegretAsAnIngredient 2024-08-31T21:33:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyxzl94qjdj086s8muvw67zwwf4eetmnnwsszq4u25hl6qwtj0gfczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyng6q2g When people are afraid to file a complaint because of the possibility of retaliation by thugs, we&#39;re in the same situation as average Germans in the 1930s with the Brown-shirts.<br/><br/>&#34;A woman who works at the cemetery filed an incident report with the military authorities over the altercation. But the official, who has not been identified, later declined to press charges. Military officials said she feared Mr. Trump’s supporters pursuing retaliation.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/politics/trump-arlington-cemetery.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=c-cb">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/politics/trump-arlington-cemetery.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=c-cb</a><br/><br/>#ItCanHappenHere 2024-08-29T06:38:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdlfc5tvcy79ggfc2n3zdqxhvqn7amdpu5v4u58ns7462nza50c6gzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyv8f33e My oldest sister doesn&#39;t understand why I don&#39;t visit my father.<br/><br/>It&#39;s true what they say, the opposite of love isn&#39;t hate, it&#39;s indifference.<br/><br/>Seems obvious but it you don&#39;t forge a relationship with your kid when they&#39;re young, they won&#39;t feel any reason to make you a part of their life when they&#39;re an adult.<br/><br/>Just sayin&#39;<br/><br/>#OpportunitiesLost <br/>#Relationships 2024-08-28T06:51:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8l6hygsct22r2yaynj0jc0vve4w9eltea2wz7wky4n8fr0yhhasczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyh2sde5 How is it legal for law enforcement to endorse a political candidate by standing around him in uniform at a political press conference held in a public building?<br/><br/>Turns out in Michigan, it&#39;s not. I wonder if anybody&#39;s going to do anything about it and hold the offenders accountable?<br/><br/>Did the Livingston County Sheriff&#39;s Office violate the law by hosting Trump?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/politics/elections/nation/2024/08/23/livingston-sheriffs-office-under-investigation-after-trump-visit/74916878007/">https://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/politics/elections/nation/2024/08/23/livingston-sheriffs-office-under-investigation-after-trump-visit/74916878007/</a><br/><br/>#LawEnforcementOutOfPolitics<br/>#Accountability <br/>#Politics 2024-08-24T20:43:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxjnud8edvtszmsshqq382htde3hgxysayt58qzexhhr3z8hpduqgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyw9wavz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlcjzl4nc6lrq53eu8l2jw49yhwrp5z67dwmd38wuxyneypa5jas60qslz'>nevent1q…qslz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I really need to remember not to take a sip of coffee right before I read your posts.<br/><br/>Coffee nasal irrigation stings and my computer screen clean up is no picnic either.<br/><br/>Well done you. 👏 2024-08-20T20:15:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8udsgyknwvarr0h5k68pdt4rcrmj5f4v2lhu96yy5wrdln6rcvjszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsycp2qkf I double-dog dare you to say that this picture of my congresswoman doesn&#39;t make her look like she just shaved your cat and knitted a tea-cozy with the fur.<br/><br/>If she keeps calling asking for campaign donations, I&#39;m going to have to change my number.<br/><br/>#Politics<br/>#MAGAWantsYourMoney<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/922/420/731/566/265/original/207132cca4f2f264.png"> <br/> 2024-08-07T19:43:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8l3vy7egkwcj69prq94gw937mhvcnkakkypf5rzj708cc034schgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsytwsz0c I&#39;m sure he was just &#34;holding&#34; the money for Mike Lindell. 🙄 <br/><br/>&#34;There is an aspect of money-laundering in here.&#34;<br/>-- Alex Wagner MSNBC<br/><br/>I guess the DOJ was de-fanged long before it could be weaponized. 🤦‍♂️ <br/><br/>&#39;Revelatory bombshell&#39;: Secret probe of Trump, suspicious Egypt money shut down by Barr&#39;s DOJ: Washington Post<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/8FJXoWobi6o">https://youtu.be/8FJXoWobi6o</a><br/><br/>#OutrageousIfTrue<br/>#RedPoliticsAsUsual<br/>#Politics 2024-08-04T02:12:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2c29g7wa6mj9adyae8u849ptwqvxswgpgv2ztl6hnwpw07gf84sgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyumputg Marketability Issues.<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t know what that term meant until my little sister Fink Miasma, who works in the mortgage industry, told me about two separate properties that crossed her desk recently each one having a deceased person buried on the property.<br/><br/>Yeah, sorry - I saw Poltergeist I AND 2. Either grandpa goes with you when you move or it&#39;s no deal.<br/><br/>I would pay money to watch perspective buyer&#39;s faces when they read the disclosure documents.<br/><br/>&#34;There&#39;s a WHAT, buried WHERE?!?&#34; 🤣 <br/><br/>#Crazy 2024-07-31T06:53:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg3dc8zm05ucjsvp63cju5refm0ytxt6rwgza9apfd6gc46wl5esszyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy7ylkhs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspe26nxc05wdmlay5duv2n063uaegky40fm43pvlthyu0d8w05ksgvllhcp'>nevent1q…lhcp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Of course not. What is it that you&#39;ve read in the responding posts makes you think we&#39;re simply going to give up? <br/><br/>I&#39;m not giving up on anything. 2024-07-02T15:10:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst98dxwkk220krz0nnsq4p5g5gzpmx5nwkytgg5dflp3dml803f5qzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsy8j88dr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyt4m2zjr9emcanmctv3zqgu5s8evf4awt0hp7vrxt8kgnwang3zc4nlqem'>nevent1q…lqem</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m very much hoping between the younger folks and a LOT of pissed-off women, we finally make them impotent this November.<br/><br/>So completely tired of their bullshit at this point. 2024-07-02T14:55:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8pyhqvk6vg6509g4647gunk9l8xzvt3rhegfmhxfm6n65nwt0aeczyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyq9j6uj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2hr8lt60hk959slh3h9vv6ljxmessw4djke38t4s6yqa6n05rl0smpd87n'>nevent1q…d87n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We have calm days as well but I would say we have many more windy days and that the wind is usually more forceful on those days than most places in the U.S.<br/><br/>&#34;Wyoming is very windy, we all know that. According to NOAA (National Oceanic Atmospheric Association) 50-60 MPH (64-80 KPH) winds helps the Cowboy State hold the title of windiest state in the country. Wyoming easily produces annual wind speeds state wide of just under 13 MPH (21 KPH). <br/><br/><a href="https://mycountry955.com/what-are-wyomings-windiest-and-least-windy-cities/">https://mycountry955.com/what-are-wyomings-windiest-and-least-windy-cities/</a> 2024-06-18T02:06:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsts4pd3536aw3mzf6jrvfkdhvnuhsccj3z9jnjeh5djuayud9mdcgzyryalpstx2l3z0ma2tqzvh36pmrn4388lfngdxz5a2c9vtdyrnfsyv5yqx6 You know you live in Wyoming when the winds are strong enough that your neighbor&#39;s sprinkler system is watering your lawn instead of theirs.<br/><br/>#Wyoming <br/>#Lawns<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/633/883/925/156/270/original/52899f84a555851d.png"> <br/> 2024-06-17T20:44:12Z