BeardlessMountainMan
@capnrickysully.bsky.social
Did army stuff. Then federal stuff. Now do mountain, coffee, fire, EMS stuff
“Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"
“A Russian zombie state, if you can keep it.”
“Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"
“A Russian zombie state, if you can keep it.”
Trouble in the ranks
More Military personnel are calling legal military non-profit agencies seeking advice for orders they received.
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful
Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to...
www.pbs.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Trouble in the ranks
Bluesky is losing me with this Trump blowing Clinton nonsense. Breathe people. This will all play out over a matter of months and years, not seconds.
November 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Bluesky is losing me with this Trump blowing Clinton nonsense. Breathe people. This will all play out over a matter of months and years, not seconds.
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After a week of reviewing the site-wide data and many entries in detail, I think Grokipedia has made significant editorial decisions around sourcing and topic treatment that lend credence to @matteowong.bsky.social's argument in The Atlantic that it is “the next step in Musk’s propaganda machine.”
Grokipedia cites a Nazi forum and fringe conspiracy websites
A site-wide comparison with Wikipedia sheds light on what Elon Musk is trying to do
indicator.media
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
After a week of reviewing the site-wide data and many entries in detail, I think Grokipedia has made significant editorial decisions around sourcing and topic treatment that lend credence to @matteowong.bsky.social's argument in The Atlantic that it is “the next step in Musk’s propaganda machine.”
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This stuff is so crazy. Trump is now just letting his allies that helped him nearly overthrow the government take turns stealing taxpayer money.
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This stuff is so crazy. Trump is now just letting his allies that helped him nearly overthrow the government take turns stealing taxpayer money.
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The Megan Kelly Goalpost Removal Company always gets the job done. Call 1 (800) GASLIGHT for your estimate today
At the core of the social contract is the state’s monopoly on the use of force. It only enjoys that monopoly for only as long as the people agree to the arrangement. Once broken, it rarely ends well for those who abused it. One in millions may rise to warlord status. The rest usually die.
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
At the core of the social contract is the state’s monopoly on the use of force. It only enjoys that monopoly for only as long as the people agree to the arrangement. Once broken, it rarely ends well for those who abused it. One in millions may rise to warlord status. The rest usually die.
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Again, Dick Cheney birthed this with his fake case to go to war and the AG that authored the torture memo.
Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Darken as Secret Memo Reveals Holes in Legal Case
A new White House memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the White House says so!
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Again, Dick Cheney birthed this with his fake case to go to war and the AG that authored the torture memo.
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😡 @ashtonpittman.bsky.social just shared one of the worst uses of the passive voice I’ve ever seen with me.
Make no mistake: Too many in journalism use passive voice on purpose to give passes and to soften certain news about power.
Why I basically outlaw it in our shop. (It also ruins writing.)
Make no mistake: Too many in journalism use passive voice on purpose to give passes and to soften certain news about power.
Why I basically outlaw it in our shop. (It also ruins writing.)
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
😡 @ashtonpittman.bsky.social just shared one of the worst uses of the passive voice I’ve ever seen with me.
Make no mistake: Too many in journalism use passive voice on purpose to give passes and to soften certain news about power.
Why I basically outlaw it in our shop. (It also ruins writing.)
Make no mistake: Too many in journalism use passive voice on purpose to give passes and to soften certain news about power.
Why I basically outlaw it in our shop. (It also ruins writing.)
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I really love this.
A timeline cleanser: My recent newsletter is about rise of "repair cafes" around the world, where communities come together to fix each other's beloved things. The goal: reduce consumer waste, and maybe make some buddies in the process 🔧👭
insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
A Growing Number of ‘Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste - Inside Climate News
Local communities are hosting events where people can bring in their broken goods for repairs—free of charge.
insideclimatenews.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I really love this.
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Every single one of these particular and nuanced policies that made people's lives just a tiny bit more manageable were the result of sometimes decades of advocacy from every day people. Hours of testimonies, calls, pleas. And all are being wiped away en masse because the cruelty is the point.
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to roll back limits on how much companies can charge incarcerated people and their families for phone and video calls ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/13/r...
FCC allows prisons, jails to charge more for phone and video calls • Ohio Capital Journal
The Federal Communications Commission voted to roll back limits on how much companies can charge incarcerated people and their families for phone and video calls.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Every single one of these particular and nuanced policies that made people's lives just a tiny bit more manageable were the result of sometimes decades of advocacy from every day people. Hours of testimonies, calls, pleas. And all are being wiped away en masse because the cruelty is the point.
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🚨🚨ATTENTION🚨🚨
Dittie, our friend, needs help..
A series of health crisis’ after has put her home in jeopardy.
We’ve all struggled a time or 2 and asking for helping isn’t always easy..
If y’all could please help our friend, we’d so appreciate it. 🙏🏻
www.gofundme.com/f/g5cgt9-hel...
Dittie, our friend, needs help..
A series of health crisis’ after has put her home in jeopardy.
We’ve all struggled a time or 2 and asking for helping isn’t always easy..
If y’all could please help our friend, we’d so appreciate it. 🙏🏻
www.gofundme.com/f/g5cgt9-hel...
Donate to Help Us Keep Our Home During Health Crisis, organized by Pam Eves
It started with my health: first came the exhaustion that wouldn’t fade, then the … Pam Eves needs your support for Help Us Keep Our Home During Health Crisis
www.gofundme.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🚨🚨ATTENTION🚨🚨
Dittie, our friend, needs help..
A series of health crisis’ after has put her home in jeopardy.
We’ve all struggled a time or 2 and asking for helping isn’t always easy..
If y’all could please help our friend, we’d so appreciate it. 🙏🏻
www.gofundme.com/f/g5cgt9-hel...
Dittie, our friend, needs help..
A series of health crisis’ after has put her home in jeopardy.
We’ve all struggled a time or 2 and asking for helping isn’t always easy..
If y’all could please help our friend, we’d so appreciate it. 🙏🏻
www.gofundme.com/f/g5cgt9-hel...
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🚨🆘 Euth List
Hi I’m Mikey, I’m just 12mo
My old fam said I was 2 active so they dumped me here to die
Being a puppy I thought things were ok, then my person said they were moving away. I love car rides, long walks, & being brushed & bathed
What did I do wrong
🙏Pls REPOST 2 find my Foster
Save Me‼️
Hi I’m Mikey, I’m just 12mo
My old fam said I was 2 active so they dumped me here to die
Being a puppy I thought things were ok, then my person said they were moving away. I love car rides, long walks, & being brushed & bathed
What did I do wrong
🙏Pls REPOST 2 find my Foster
Save Me‼️
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🚨🆘 Euth List
Hi I’m Mikey, I’m just 12mo
My old fam said I was 2 active so they dumped me here to die
Being a puppy I thought things were ok, then my person said they were moving away. I love car rides, long walks, & being brushed & bathed
What did I do wrong
🙏Pls REPOST 2 find my Foster
Save Me‼️
Hi I’m Mikey, I’m just 12mo
My old fam said I was 2 active so they dumped me here to die
Being a puppy I thought things were ok, then my person said they were moving away. I love car rides, long walks, & being brushed & bathed
What did I do wrong
🙏Pls REPOST 2 find my Foster
Save Me‼️
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Amazon’s convenience sends money out of our communities and into billionaire pockets.
Small businesses are at risk — this holiday season could decide who stays open.
Shop early. Shop local.
Every dollar is an investment in your community. 🛍️
#ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusiness
Small businesses are at risk — this holiday season could decide who stays open.
Shop early. Shop local.
Every dollar is an investment in your community. 🛍️
#ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusiness
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Amazon’s convenience sends money out of our communities and into billionaire pockets.
Small businesses are at risk — this holiday season could decide who stays open.
Shop early. Shop local.
Every dollar is an investment in your community. 🛍️
#ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusiness
Small businesses are at risk — this holiday season could decide who stays open.
Shop early. Shop local.
Every dollar is an investment in your community. 🛍️
#ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusiness
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“Others include white nationalist forum Stormfront (42 Grokipedia citations), the anti-vaccine website LifeSiteNews (100 citations), and the conspiracy websites Global Research and VoltaireNet (51 and 45 citations respectively).”
NEW on @indicator.media: A first *full-scale* comparison of Grokipedia v Wikipedia.
Last week the awesome @harold.bsky.social rocked up to my desk bearing gifts.
Hal had collected almost all 900K Grokipedia entries and compared them to their Wikipedia equivalents for text and citation similarity.
Last week the awesome @harold.bsky.social rocked up to my desk bearing gifts.
Hal had collected almost all 900K Grokipedia entries and compared them to their Wikipedia equivalents for text and citation similarity.
Grokipedia cites a Nazi forum and fringe conspiracy websites
A site-wide comparison with Wikipedia sheds light on what Elon Musk is trying to do
indicator.media
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“Others include white nationalist forum Stormfront (42 Grokipedia citations), the anti-vaccine website LifeSiteNews (100 citations), and the conspiracy websites Global Research and VoltaireNet (51 and 45 citations respectively).”
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“These rich, powerful old men are like 11-year-old boys talking about the crush that they have, and they're asking Jeffrey Epstein for advice about this.”
@timmiller.bsky.social and Alex Wagner discuss how the Epstein emails reveal how sex, power, and insecurity warped the elite.
@timmiller.bsky.social and Alex Wagner discuss how the Epstein emails reveal how sex, power, and insecurity warped the elite.
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“These rich, powerful old men are like 11-year-old boys talking about the crush that they have, and they're asking Jeffrey Epstein for advice about this.”
@timmiller.bsky.social and Alex Wagner discuss how the Epstein emails reveal how sex, power, and insecurity warped the elite.
@timmiller.bsky.social and Alex Wagner discuss how the Epstein emails reveal how sex, power, and insecurity warped the elite.
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An ICE agent carrying an AR-15 stole a U.S. citizen’s car keys and wallet, then abandoned her vehicle in the middle of Portland Road NE and Ward Drive NE in Salem, Oregon.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
An ICE agent carrying an AR-15 stole a U.S. citizen’s car keys and wallet, then abandoned her vehicle in the middle of Portland Road NE and Ward Drive NE in Salem, Oregon.
That’s it. Any future talk of rape-trafficking pimps and pedo-kings means you hate the troops.
Cue Lee Greenwood in 3… 2… 1…
Cue Lee Greenwood in 3… 2… 1…
Wag the dog: it begins.
Pete Hegseth announces Operation Southern Spear.
There doesn’t seem to be reporting yet on what this means. But I assume it’s not good.
There doesn’t seem to be reporting yet on what this means. But I assume it’s not good.
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
That’s it. Any future talk of rape-trafficking pimps and pedo-kings means you hate the troops.
Cue Lee Greenwood in 3… 2… 1…
Cue Lee Greenwood in 3… 2… 1…
And down goes Noam Chomsky…
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
And down goes Noam Chomsky…
Men like Bovino never stop to think that rarely are the people who jump in at the start of a civil war around at the end of one.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Men like Bovino never stop to think that rarely are the people who jump in at the start of a civil war around at the end of one.
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Many gov institutions have proven irrecoverable & should be disbanded. In many ways, the entire govt needs to be rebuilt.
Disband & Rebuild:
DoD, DoJ, FBI, USSS, USBoP, IC
Disband:
2-Parties, Senate, DHS, ICE, USBP, Contractors
Rebuild:
USAID, IG program, CPB
Reform:
House, SCOTUS, Treasury
Disband & Rebuild:
DoD, DoJ, FBI, USSS, USBoP, IC
Disband:
2-Parties, Senate, DHS, ICE, USBP, Contractors
Rebuild:
USAID, IG program, CPB
Reform:
House, SCOTUS, Treasury
One thing that has changed as I've gotten older is the community's tolerance for incompetence in leadership. So many people have rolled their eyes at "red tape," rules, and procedure for so long that people forget there were legit reasons many procedures were put in place. It ought to be a ...
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Many gov institutions have proven irrecoverable & should be disbanded. In many ways, the entire govt needs to be rebuilt.
Disband & Rebuild:
DoD, DoJ, FBI, USSS, USBoP, IC
Disband:
2-Parties, Senate, DHS, ICE, USBP, Contractors
Rebuild:
USAID, IG program, CPB
Reform:
House, SCOTUS, Treasury
Disband & Rebuild:
DoD, DoJ, FBI, USSS, USBoP, IC
Disband:
2-Parties, Senate, DHS, ICE, USBP, Contractors
Rebuild:
USAID, IG program, CPB
Reform:
House, SCOTUS, Treasury
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‼️🆘 Miracle Needed!
On the Euth List for 2 days, They will murder our Sweet Party anytime now!
🚨Begging for a foster to step forward…
❤️Please Repost & get Party seen!
On the Euth List for 2 days, They will murder our Sweet Party anytime now!
🚨Begging for a foster to step forward…
❤️Please Repost & get Party seen!
I’m Party Animal- I was here 160days ago- had a temp foster I loved&now im on the euth list @nycacc.bsky.social on #veteransday! Why? Have I not been a good boy? NY NH NJ NE DE RI DC MD ME CT PA VT VA I CAN BE TRANSPORTED 2u! Just read my notes! Pls repost me! Pls save me!
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
‼️🆘 Miracle Needed!
On the Euth List for 2 days, They will murder our Sweet Party anytime now!
🚨Begging for a foster to step forward…
❤️Please Repost & get Party seen!
On the Euth List for 2 days, They will murder our Sweet Party anytime now!
🚨Begging for a foster to step forward…
❤️Please Repost & get Party seen!
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
We really dodged a bullet by landing Jason Voorhees over Michael Myers.
We almost had a world in which this man was attorney general as the Epstein story blows up
“Court documents described the party as involving ‘alcohol; cocaine; middle-aged men; and young attractive females.’”
No not Epstein:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
No not Epstein:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We really dodged a bullet by landing Jason Voorhees over Michael Myers.
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gen x woman displaying the internalized misogyny caused by growing up in the last gen that considered being raped after passing out at a party was "your own fault for drinking too much, therefore you deserved it"
so many mean girls from my gen gleefully shit on other girls for approval😒
so many mean girls from my gen gleefully shit on other girls for approval😒
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
gen x woman displaying the internalized misogyny caused by growing up in the last gen that considered being raped after passing out at a party was "your own fault for drinking too much, therefore you deserved it"
so many mean girls from my gen gleefully shit on other girls for approval😒
so many mean girls from my gen gleefully shit on other girls for approval😒