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Sherman's Ghost
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Haunting Confederates on principle.

Anti-extremist and anti-authoritarian.

All but most recent posts deleted.
If you are in marketing, look up Bill Hicks' standup routine on the subject.

Also, if the new livery for your massively expensive F1 project is incredibly dull, don't spend a fortune on a single advertisement that relies on visuals of the car to convey some sort of sense of excitement.

#F1
February 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If you are complaining about anti-semitism in the old "paint them with a broad brush" way, I get it. Speak softly and carry a big stick, right?

But no one is buying it now. You can either address the complexities of the issues or you will be ignored by thinking people, just like MAGA is now.

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February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
People who claim liberalism is proto-fascism support systems that would limit personal freedoms in order to have community over competition, which is indeed a fine goal, but they never seem to accept that the heads of such governments are inevitably ultra narcissists like Trump: Mao, Stalin, et al.
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Paranoia?

Assume you are under surveillance always. There is no such thing anymore as confidentiality, not from companies, attorneys, physicians, or really anyone, all due to data theft.

Think strategically and tactically in all your dealings and communications.

Trust no system or organization.
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
A huge story that I see nowhere:

The role that the corporatization of medical practices plays in destroying patient/doctor trust and in patients withholding information that could be used against them by insurance companies or the government, thus limiting their own care.
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Glad people liked the show. The Pats lost, which is as it should be.

Now it’s time for important things.

Who’s got some F1 for me, baby?
a man wearing a red beanie and a jacket is smiling and looking at the camera .
Alt: Chapelle show crackhead meme.
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
What do these have in common?

Born Again Salvation

God's Chosen People

'al-Dawlah' (The State)

They all imply that God favors one group over another. It's simulated tribalism using cult techniques to motivate the ignorant to obey an elite.

Abrahamic religion in a nutshell: Nationalism.
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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We produce oil have no refinery.
We produce electricity but make no money from it.
We have ports but cannot trade from them.
Would it be because we let another Country dictate the rules?
Time for Independence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Before this is over Amazon will release their greatest triumph on film:

Jeffrey: The Misunderstood Gentleman
February 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Do you want to know the real challenge for the U.S.?

We are not in control because of the bomb. Before WWII we were not a national security state.

Epstein? You'll NEVER know the truth.

We've only been quasi-democratic for 80 years. We need to learn to control the guard dogs.
February 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Olympics or the Superbowl or...
a kitten is sleeping on a bed with its eyes closed and its paws around its neck .
Alt: a kitten is sleeping on a bed with its eyes closed and its paws around its neck .
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Altoids at Michael’s are six dollars.
February 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Oh, Mercedes, Mercedes. You knew it would be about politics.

Look up Spacergate. You may have trouble finding info because the series involved went bankrupt.

#F1
February 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Imagine a gun holster you wear on your head with the barrel pointing at your temple, and the gun trigger is digitally controllable and connected to the internet, so though they say it could never happen, the tech company that produces the trigger could pull it at any time and blow your head off.
Does everyone realize that a self-driving car means that a government, your ex-spouse who hires a hacker, or a tech industry bootlicker trying to impress the tyrant...

can kill you at will, and it will always be an "accident."
February 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Does everyone realize that a self-driving car means that a government, your ex-spouse who hires a hacker, or a tech industry bootlicker trying to impress the tyrant...

can kill you at will, and it will always be an "accident."
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
This, this, this.
Just a good general rule not to have heroes. Admire what some people do, don’t imagine it has any connection to them being good people.
February 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Rich men use and discard girls and young women like they are trash, but I do not think it is about misogyny first, but because they are seen as disposable.

This is what they have been doing to men in militaries forever. Use, then discard.

Men and women are just useful to them in different ways.
February 7, 2026 at 1:52 AM
The thing about portraying the Obamas as monkeys for old guys like Krasnov is that they don't even think it's that racist.

They're not the Klan but the "I would not hurt them but don't want them around me" guys. The dog whistle guys. The redlining guys.

This is who the "nice folks" in MAGA are.
February 7, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Ahem...
February 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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lol, don't get me started on the difference between OPpression and REpression.

People get dumber every year and the excuse is language "evolves".

4 semesters of technical writing tells me otherwise. 🤔
February 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
People keep using the term "eugenics" to describe what is happening, but it's generally not accurate.

Eugenics was science of the day (early 20th Century), but it was flawed science, AND the concepts were used of course to propagandize populations to accept ethnic cleansing and genocide.

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February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Hostel was really closer to a documentary than fiction.
February 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
What an absolutely gorgeous ride.

Swooning over this one.
Honda S800 Coupe 1967 📸 Bring a Trailer. - source Retro Passion Automobiles
February 5, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Why say that it's too late too stop Fascism? Tyranny is fragile.

The correct answer is that there is no one thing easily defined as Fascism, that our situation is not the same as actual Fascism in the past, and regardless it's never too late to fight for change.

It ain't over. Tick-tock, Krasnov.
February 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Williams WDC and Constructors' Champions 2026.

You heard it here first.

#F1

P.S. This is also the best livery, and no, I will not accept any arguments to the contrary. 👊
February 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM