GeekProf
@geekprof.bsky.social
Retired IT professor who spends his plentiful free time pondering the mysteries of the universe.
See my musings at https://profgeek.com/
See my musings at https://profgeek.com/
When Hegseth sobers up, he needs to take a look at UCMJ Articles 90 and 92. Then, for casual reading, he can check out the decision in United States v. Calley with regard to illegal orders. Is the killing of civilians in boats legal if they haven't been given due process?
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
When Hegseth sobers up, he needs to take a look at UCMJ Articles 90 and 92. Then, for casual reading, he can check out the decision in United States v. Calley with regard to illegal orders. Is the killing of civilians in boats legal if they haven't been given due process?
Can we move some of the ICE tear gas budget to SNAP? That ought to feed a few million people for a while.
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Can we move some of the ICE tear gas budget to SNAP? That ought to feed a few million people for a while.
Early in my career, I was a history teacher. Later, I transitioned into IT and have worked in that area for 40 years. Little did I know that the concept of versioning, so ingrained in IT, would one day apply to history as well.
October 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Early in my career, I was a history teacher. Later, I transitioned into IT and have worked in that area for 40 years. Little did I know that the concept of versioning, so ingrained in IT, would one day apply to history as well.
Speaking of circumcisions, RFK needs to have his head circumcised.
October 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Speaking of circumcisions, RFK needs to have his head circumcised.
My new design for ICE dress uniforms:
October 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
My new design for ICE dress uniforms:
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September 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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If Trump changed the name of the Defense Department to the War Department, why can't he change the name of the Department of Homeland Security to the Gestapo?
September 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
If Trump changed the name of the Defense Department to the War Department, why can't he change the name of the Department of Homeland Security to the Gestapo?
So what, exactly, is "inconsistent with the public interest?" I would opine that airing Trump lying would meet that standard.
September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
So what, exactly, is "inconsistent with the public interest?" I would opine that airing Trump lying would meet that standard.
This is like a burgler who goes to court and uses the defense that he shouldn't be convicted because it will be very difficult to return what he stole.
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SCOTUS loss would lead to huge Trump tariff refunds, Bessent warns
The government is collecting more than $30 billion a month in tariffs at this point.
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September 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is like a burgler who goes to court and uses the defense that he shouldn't be convicted because it will be very difficult to return what he stole.
www.axios.com/2025/09/07/t...
www.axios.com/2025/09/07/t...
Isn't it about time for Congress to make laws regarding the minimum qualifications for cabinet and agency posts? For example, minimum levels of experience in the public or private sector directly related to the job. Even an acting CDC head who isn't from the healthcare sector is unforgiveable.
August 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Isn't it about time for Congress to make laws regarding the minimum qualifications for cabinet and agency posts? For example, minimum levels of experience in the public or private sector directly related to the job. Even an acting CDC head who isn't from the healthcare sector is unforgiveable.
I wish the press would stop calling it deportation when someone is sent to a country other than the one they came from. It's called rendition.
August 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I wish the press would stop calling it deportation when someone is sent to a country other than the one they came from. It's called rendition.
Just a thought, but what do you do if your Department of Justice is corrupt?
August 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Just a thought, but what do you do if your Department of Justice is corrupt?
The President appoints with the "advice and consent" of the Senate. Is it possible to withdraw that consent?
August 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The President appoints with the "advice and consent" of the Senate. Is it possible to withdraw that consent?
As an Air Force veteran, I am disgusted at the AF giving Ashli Babbitt full military honors. She disgraced the uniform she wore. Hippocrites.
August 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
As an Air Force veteran, I am disgusted at the AF giving Ashli Babbitt full military honors. She disgraced the uniform she wore. Hippocrites.
Trump invented a national emergency in order to unilaterally impose tariffs. Now that those tariffs have brought on an impending economic disaster, when is he going to declare the tariffs a bona-fide emergency?
August 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Trump invented a national emergency in order to unilaterally impose tariffs. Now that those tariffs have brought on an impending economic disaster, when is he going to declare the tariffs a bona-fide emergency?
If you read the history of the 1930s, you'll know that this is true and well-said. Many Germans wanted just to wait Hitler out, thinking he couldn't possible have staying power. Now it's people who just say "Well, he'll be gone in 3 more years, we'll just wait him out. Why rock the boat?"
August 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
If you read the history of the 1930s, you'll know that this is true and well-said. Many Germans wanted just to wait Hitler out, thinking he couldn't possible have staying power. Now it's people who just say "Well, he'll be gone in 3 more years, we'll just wait him out. Why rock the boat?"
From NYT regarding Medicare's experiment: "The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections." What could possibly go wrong here?
August 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
From NYT regarding Medicare's experiment: "The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections." What could possibly go wrong here?
The media needs to start distinguishing between "deportation" and "rendition," especially as Trump is threatening to "deport" U.S. citizens.
April 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The media needs to start distinguishing between "deportation" and "rendition," especially as Trump is threatening to "deport" U.S. citizens.
Whatever happened to the inverted pyramid of journalism? It seems that, with online journalism, the incentive is to keep you reading as long as possible. Hence, putting the important details at the end has become the hallmark of online journalism. The inverted pyramid has been turned upside down.
April 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Whatever happened to the inverted pyramid of journalism? It seems that, with online journalism, the incentive is to keep you reading as long as possible. Hence, putting the important details at the end has become the hallmark of online journalism. The inverted pyramid has been turned upside down.
This from the guy that just wants to "send money back to the states."
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to freeze millions of dollars in grants to states intended to address teacher shortages cnn.it/3FFXr3L
March 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This from the guy that just wants to "send money back to the states."
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March 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Why not just do away with age limits altogether and declare Florida a Dickensian state. www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/b...
Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants | CNN Business
Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wag...
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March 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Why not just do away with age limits altogether and declare Florida a Dickensian state. www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/b...
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A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
A Pentagon-wide email recently went out warning about Signal's vulnerability
A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.