⚔️ Andrew ⚔️
@criminalist.bsky.social
Vice President of @swordwind.bsky.social a #HEMA school located in Charlotte, NC.
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Hey some good news for a change: www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates ...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Hey some good news for a change: www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Molly (our new dog) and I were chilling on the couch this morning for a bit before I had to go get ready for work. Fry (the cat) walked over and decided he wanted lap time as well. For having known each other less than a week everyone was amazingly chill and we had a good interaction.
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Molly (our new dog) and I were chilling on the couch this morning for a bit before I had to go get ready for work. Fry (the cat) walked over and decided he wanted lap time as well. For having known each other less than a week everyone was amazingly chill and we had a good interaction.
Meet Molly. We adopted her from a rescue and she was dropped off to us this past Saturday. She is (most likely) a Treeing Walker Coon hound or similar. She is setting in alright, a bit of whining during the day but blessedly sleeps through the night.
November 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Meet Molly. We adopted her from a rescue and she was dropped off to us this past Saturday. She is (most likely) a Treeing Walker Coon hound or similar. She is setting in alright, a bit of whining during the day but blessedly sleeps through the night.
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Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!
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lmao david byrne showed the video of the ice agents tripping over themselves while trying to run after a biker on wacker drive during the “life during wartime” segment of his chicago show tonight
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
lmao david byrne showed the video of the ice agents tripping over themselves while trying to run after a biker on wacker drive during the “life during wartime” segment of his chicago show tonight
Today: HBO sends a email prices are going up like 3$ a month...."eh I think we might cancel that"
Also Today: @dropout.tv offers the ability to pay more for the same content just to support them...."where do I sign up?!?"
Also Today: @dropout.tv offers the ability to pay more for the same content just to support them...."where do I sign up?!?"
October 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Today: HBO sends a email prices are going up like 3$ a month...."eh I think we might cancel that"
Also Today: @dropout.tv offers the ability to pay more for the same content just to support them...."where do I sign up?!?"
Also Today: @dropout.tv offers the ability to pay more for the same content just to support them...."where do I sign up?!?"
First try at capturing SSTV images from the international space station using just a HT radio and my software on my phone. It’s messy but I’m just surprised it worked at all. #hamradio
October 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
First try at capturing SSTV images from the international space station using just a HT radio and my software on my phone. It’s messy but I’m just surprised it worked at all. #hamradio
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So I knew I messed up my knee landing wrong last night during our grappling class but I ALSO either messed up my wrist at the same time and didn't notice it and/or just slept wrong on it so that's fun. #HEMA over 40 is great! ⚔️😵
September 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
So I knew I messed up my knee landing wrong last night during our grappling class but I ALSO either messed up my wrist at the same time and didn't notice it and/or just slept wrong on it so that's fun. #HEMA over 40 is great! ⚔️😵
I have an app on my phone that lets me know when the ISS is overhead. I was able to use the antenna I made and a 35$ handheld to hear signals from the space stations repeater. No astronauts, but was able to hear signals from people in VA and OH that were trying to make contact. Very cool #hamradio
September 29, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I have an app on my phone that lets me know when the ISS is overhead. I was able to use the antenna I made and a 35$ handheld to hear signals from the space stations repeater. No astronauts, but was able to hear signals from people in VA and OH that were trying to make contact. Very cool #hamradio
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Is ANTIFA short for ANTI-inFlammAtory?
September 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Is ANTIFA short for ANTI-inFlammAtory?
My #HEMA club started a new class last night... Collar and elbow wrestling ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar-...) most of us don't have the official jackets so are making due with BJJ Gi's (because they are cheap and easy to find 😆) Was a lot of fun though I am sore this morning.
September 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
My #HEMA club started a new class last night... Collar and elbow wrestling ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar-...) most of us don't have the official jackets so are making due with BJJ Gi's (because they are cheap and easy to find 😆) Was a lot of fun though I am sore this morning.
Guess it’s a bit of a #HamRadio rite of passage to make your own antennas. I have done two so far. A cloth one using faraday tape for 70cm and a “tape measure Yagi” for 2 meters. Surprisingly both work pretty well. I even drilled a hole on the tape measure one and threaded it to mount on a tripod.
September 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Guess it’s a bit of a #HamRadio rite of passage to make your own antennas. I have done two so far. A cloth one using faraday tape for 70cm and a “tape measure Yagi” for 2 meters. Surprisingly both work pretty well. I even drilled a hole on the tape measure one and threaded it to mount on a tripod.
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We are doing the second installment in our #HEMA and Books series next Sunday the 28th here in Charlotte,NC. This time it is a beginner dagger workshop themed around the Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Hope to see you there! swordwind.pushpress.com/landing/even...
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September 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We are doing the second installment in our #HEMA and Books series next Sunday the 28th here in Charlotte,NC. This time it is a beginner dagger workshop themed around the Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Hope to see you there! swordwind.pushpress.com/landing/even...
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Going to lots of HEMA tournaments teaches you a little bit about how laws work, because every tournament ruleset is written by 1-5 guys running a non-profit (read: broke) school out of the shittiest gym in town, and you get to watch their judges get hit by out-of-context problems on the regular.
September 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Going to lots of HEMA tournaments teaches you a little bit about how laws work, because every tournament ruleset is written by 1-5 guys running a non-profit (read: broke) school out of the shittiest gym in town, and you get to watch their judges get hit by out-of-context problems on the regular.
We had a big #hema class last night which was great. Now that it's not 100 degrees in the gym I think people are more likely to attend (hence the fact we are looking for a new space with climate control). I also geared up and did some full on sparring for the firs time in what feels like forever.
September 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We had a big #hema class last night which was great. Now that it's not 100 degrees in the gym I think people are more likely to attend (hence the fact we are looking for a new space with climate control). I also geared up and did some full on sparring for the firs time in what feels like forever.
Primary Election Day here in Charlotte. Doing the poll worker thing again this year. Expect it to be quiet today. Pictured is my assistant 😁 #electionday
September 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Primary Election Day here in Charlotte. Doing the poll worker thing again this year. Expect it to be quiet today. Pictured is my assistant 😁 #electionday
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Took and passed my ham radio technicians license exam today. The club doing the exam gave me a free handheld radio as a congratulations gift. Have to wait a few days to get my callsign from the govt. before I can talk on it though. Now to start studying for my general.
September 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Took and passed my ham radio technicians license exam today. The club doing the exam gave me a free handheld radio as a congratulations gift. Have to wait a few days to get my callsign from the govt. before I can talk on it though. Now to start studying for my general.