Lt. Pinecone
@ltpinecone.bsky.social
I am a New Englander with hobbies in electronics, computers, LEGO, cooking, skiing, swimming, and much more! I don't know what "cold" means, I love snow, and my favorite weather is grey.
i use arch btw
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Lt. Pinecone
@ltpinecone.bsky.social
· Dec 12
“Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.” ~ Thucydides
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
You know what this week has taught me? Old guard and "moderate" democrats REALLY like shooting their own party in the foot. Had a great week with good people getting into office...just to blow it by ripping away healthcare for millions of Americans. What a scam of a country we live in.
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
You know what this week has taught me? Old guard and "moderate" democrats REALLY like shooting their own party in the foot. Had a great week with good people getting into office...just to blow it by ripping away healthcare for millions of Americans. What a scam of a country we live in.
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39% approval is still too high for that man.
November 3, 2025 at 6:08 AM
39% approval is still too high for that man.
Same for the US:
November 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Same for the US:
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Every $1 invested in SNAP generates $1.80 in economic activity.
It’s not about the money, Trump just wants Americans to go hungry.
It’s not about the money, Trump just wants Americans to go hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Every $1 invested in SNAP generates $1.80 in economic activity.
It’s not about the money, Trump just wants Americans to go hungry.
It’s not about the money, Trump just wants Americans to go hungry.
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HE'S JUST TOO OLD AND NO GOOD AT ANYTHING!
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
HE'S JUST TOO OLD AND NO GOOD AT ANYTHING!
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Trump building himself a new gold-plated ballroom at the White House shows what he really cares about - which is definitely not you.
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Trump building himself a new gold-plated ballroom at the White House shows what he really cares about - which is definitely not you.
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Following three years of significant investments in addiction services, opioid overdoses have declined by 32% in the last year.
We’re saving lives and showing what’s possible when we meet this crisis with compassion and action.
We’re saving lives and showing what’s possible when we meet this crisis with compassion and action.
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Following three years of significant investments in addiction services, opioid overdoses have declined by 32% in the last year.
We’re saving lives and showing what’s possible when we meet this crisis with compassion and action.
We’re saving lives and showing what’s possible when we meet this crisis with compassion and action.
As much as I agree with the No Kings sentiment here in the US, I do find it a bit funny that at the moment, all but 2 (Germany and Costa Rica) of the top 10 most stable democracies...are all monarchies.
October 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
As much as I agree with the No Kings sentiment here in the US, I do find it a bit funny that at the moment, all but 2 (Germany and Costa Rica) of the top 10 most stable democracies...are all monarchies.
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I wonder if Microsoft secretly wants everyone to switch to Linux. There are certainly fewer reasons to stick to Windows every day: www.theverge.com/news/793579/...
Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account
Microsoft is disabling the best local account workarounds
www.theverge.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I wonder if Microsoft secretly wants everyone to switch to Linux. There are certainly fewer reasons to stick to Windows every day: www.theverge.com/news/793579/...
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![4-panel comic. (1) [person in front of window, shaped like a trapezoid with a curved top] This weekend, I had to make an oversized screen for a porch window. (2) [person sitting with hands on head surrounded by images of assorted equations and measurements] It involved countless tiny problems, each somehow way harder than it should be. Oblique angles. Curved edges. Noncoplanarity. (3) [person in front of window with screen on it, with building detritus strewn on the ground] ...I solved them all. I measured precisely. I did trigonometry. I made custom parts. And it fit *perfectly.* No gaps, no ripples. (4) [person typing at computer] I know that your foundation normally limits its purview to physics, medicine, peace, chemistry, and literature. However, if you review the attached photos showing how well the screen fits into the...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifiwgrkbhiwy4pflbhpba4x7ordt7w6sv7ihwxzqasx2jcgtnncgy@jpeg)
October 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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There is no need or justification for a militarized response to anything going on in Chicago. It is unfair to National Guardsmen. It is unfair to local law enforcement and it is unfair to the law-abiding citizens of Illinois who do not want to be subject to military occupation.
October 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
There is no need or justification for a militarized response to anything going on in Chicago. It is unfair to National Guardsmen. It is unfair to local law enforcement and it is unfair to the law-abiding citizens of Illinois who do not want to be subject to military occupation.
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WTF? Trump is now threatening the American people. He warned protesters to stay away from his birthday/military parade in D.C. this Saturday, claiming anyone who shows up to protest “hates our country” and will be met with “very heavy force.” This is authoritarian behavior, plain and simple.
June 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
WTF? Trump is now threatening the American people. He warned protesters to stay away from his birthday/military parade in D.C. this Saturday, claiming anyone who shows up to protest “hates our country” and will be met with “very heavy force.” This is authoritarian behavior, plain and simple.
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A message from Carl Sagan from 1995—some of his last prophetic words.
June 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A message from Carl Sagan from 1995—some of his last prophetic words.
A billionaire, an immigrant and a worker sitting at a table with 100 cookies. The billionaire takes 99 cookies and tells the worker, "Be careful, that immigrant will steal your cookie!"
June 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A billionaire, an immigrant and a worker sitting at a table with 100 cookies. The billionaire takes 99 cookies and tells the worker, "Be careful, that immigrant will steal your cookie!"
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*explaining to my son my idea of having a giant dog rescue where all the dogs are trained to sniff out various diseases and you can pay $100 to walk through and have a dog diagnose you by scent*
my son: you could call it “plague dogters”
me: I have given birth to a genius
my son: you could call it “plague dogters”
me: I have given birth to a genius
June 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
*explaining to my son my idea of having a giant dog rescue where all the dogs are trained to sniff out various diseases and you can pay $100 to walk through and have a dog diagnose you by scent*
my son: you could call it “plague dogters”
me: I have given birth to a genius
my son: you could call it “plague dogters”
me: I have given birth to a genius
Walz over here with straight facts.
FACTS from Tim Walz: "Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” is nothing more than a big, beautiful pile of bullshit."
#TrumpsBillWillKill
#TrumpsBillWillKill
June 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Walz over here with straight facts.
Imagining things that never happened and getting mad about it basically sums up the far-right in the US and it would be funny...if they weren't you know...destroying the country over it.
June 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Imagining things that never happened and getting mad about it basically sums up the far-right in the US and it would be funny...if they weren't you know...destroying the country over it.
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Last year, we became the first state to build and open three veterans homes simultaneously.
I just signed a bill that fully funds the staffing and operations of these homes well into the future.
I’m proud of Minnesota’s enduring commitment to better serve those who served us.
I just signed a bill that fully funds the staffing and operations of these homes well into the future.
I’m proud of Minnesota’s enduring commitment to better serve those who served us.
May 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Last year, we became the first state to build and open three veterans homes simultaneously.
I just signed a bill that fully funds the staffing and operations of these homes well into the future.
I’m proud of Minnesota’s enduring commitment to better serve those who served us.
I just signed a bill that fully funds the staffing and operations of these homes well into the future.
I’m proud of Minnesota’s enduring commitment to better serve those who served us.
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Senator Joni Ernst
May 31, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Senator Joni Ernst
I love how little things like TACOs annoy the moron in chief.
If the Democrats or anyone else want to kick these morons out of power, they need to lean into stuff like this.
If the Democrats or anyone else want to kick these morons out of power, they need to lean into stuff like this.
June 1, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I love how little things like TACOs annoy the moron in chief.
If the Democrats or anyone else want to kick these morons out of power, they need to lean into stuff like this.
If the Democrats or anyone else want to kick these morons out of power, they need to lean into stuff like this.
