Chuck
@chuckmcmanis.bsky.social
Engineer, Roboticist, Dad, HAM, Lifelong learner, and teller of stories.
I write code, build gizmos, and love learning new things.
I write code, build gizmos, and love learning new things.
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Chuck
@chuckmcmanis.bsky.social
· Sep 25
We're watching Trump scramble in real time to try to prevent the Discharge Petition from being passed. Speculation has it that his panic is because he's in those files, but what if there is a bigger reason? Power. Consider the following ...
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People who advocate for electing the president by popular really are saying that federalism shouldn't matter - largely because they like the way that big cities would control elections. (For now.) This is dumb, especially now, when federalism has been a godsend.
A thread.
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A thread.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
People who advocate for electing the president by popular really are saying that federalism shouldn't matter - largely because they like the way that big cities would control elections. (For now.) This is dumb, especially now, when federalism has been a godsend.
A thread.
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A thread.
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"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
In other news: Since the Department of "Defense" is being referred to as the Department of "War" (which is more accurate it seems), Secretary Kennedy has decided that the Department of "Health" will heretofore be known as the Department of Sickness.
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
In other news: Since the Department of "Defense" is being referred to as the Department of "War" (which is more accurate it seems), Secretary Kennedy has decided that the Department of "Health" will heretofore be known as the Department of Sickness.
I was trying to come up with a short name for the crap going on in this administration and decided the best I could do is "Cankle Culture". This is Cankle Culture and it sucks.
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I was trying to come up with a short name for the crap going on in this administration and decided the best I could do is "Cankle Culture". This is Cankle Culture and it sucks.
C'mon people, "Justice Department in a Pickle Over Verdict", "Jury verdict Bagets the Question of Guilt", "Pirro to Make Rye Remarks at Press Conference" you know PUNISH us 😆
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
C'mon people, "Justice Department in a Pickle Over Verdict", "Jury verdict Bagets the Question of Guilt", "Pirro to Make Rye Remarks at Press Conference" you know PUNISH us 😆
I knew the smell if you are downwind is powerful, I didn't realize it could make you pass out if you were too close!
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I knew the smell if you are downwind is powerful, I didn't realize it could make you pass out if you were too close!
If you're sandwich doesn't have a serial # is it a ghost sub?
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
If you're sandwich doesn't have a serial # is it a ghost sub?
Interesting quandary about the Filibuster, because if they nuke it and D's win the majority in '24, then a whole lotta change is on the menu that's gonna wear out the President's veto autopen :-).
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Interesting quandary about the Filibuster, because if they nuke it and D's win the majority in '24, then a whole lotta change is on the menu that's gonna wear out the President's veto autopen :-).
Even if you're deep into the DPS tree, if you're dual wielding hoagie sandwiches you're not going to be able to take down the mobs. Just sayin'
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Even if you're deep into the DPS tree, if you're dual wielding hoagie sandwiches you're not going to be able to take down the mobs. Just sayin'
Here is a message for our active duty service members:
"You may find that your family doesn't have enough to eat come November when SNAP benefits are cut, ask yourself this; 'Who is a bigger threat to this country? The people exercising their first amendment rights or its current Administration?'" 🤨
"You may find that your family doesn't have enough to eat come November when SNAP benefits are cut, ask yourself this; 'Who is a bigger threat to this country? The people exercising their first amendment rights or its current Administration?'" 🤨
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Here is a message for our active duty service members:
"You may find that your family doesn't have enough to eat come November when SNAP benefits are cut, ask yourself this; 'Who is a bigger threat to this country? The people exercising their first amendment rights or its current Administration?'" 🤨
"You may find that your family doesn't have enough to eat come November when SNAP benefits are cut, ask yourself this; 'Who is a bigger threat to this country? The people exercising their first amendment rights or its current Administration?'" 🤨
I'm thinking about getting my new Overton windows double glazed as they keep shifting in their frames.
October 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I'm thinking about getting my new Overton windows double glazed as they keep shifting in their frames.
So does that count at Games 3 & 4? Asking for a friend.
October 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
So does that count at Games 3 & 4? Asking for a friend.
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I'm not fond of performative impeachment filings--bc they diminish the groundwork you'll eventually need if you do want to impeach.
But this pardon might be worth it. Add in all the Jan6 pardons and Santos and all the other people whom Trump paid and make it 300 pages long and read it all.
But this pardon might be worth it. Add in all the Jan6 pardons and Santos and all the other people whom Trump paid and make it 300 pages long and read it all.
Here's the kind of sanctions avoidance Changpeng Zhao facilitated, from his sentencing memo.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Every single State should now invalidate using Dominion voting machines in any election.
October 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Every single State should now invalidate using Dominion voting machines in any election.
"No Nazis isn't a purity test, it is good policy."
October 22, 2025 at 4:49 AM
"No Nazis isn't a purity test, it is good policy."
Yeah, I don't think so.
October 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Yeah, I don't think so.
Just so y'all know, I'm voting "Hell Yes" on prop 50.
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Just so y'all know, I'm voting "Hell Yes" on prop 50.
Ya know, at some point I expect to read a @dieworkwear.bsky.social post about formal pajama suits which starts with, "We have to go back to the Pandemic in 2020 where it became fashionable to wear your pajamas in public to understand how we get to pajamas as formal dinner dress ..." 😆
October 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Ya know, at some point I expect to read a @dieworkwear.bsky.social post about formal pajama suits which starts with, "We have to go back to the Pandemic in 2020 where it became fashionable to wear your pajamas in public to understand how we get to pajamas as formal dinner dress ..." 😆
If Democrats need some messaging for the shutdown just say, this, "Republicans won't even call Congress into session and there is no way to stop the shutdown with that, so yeah, they are 100% responsible for it."
October 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If Democrats need some messaging for the shutdown just say, this, "Republicans won't even call Congress into session and there is no way to stop the shutdown with that, so yeah, they are 100% responsible for it."
I'm old enough to remember when EVERYONE claimed to be anti-fascist and we all thought that made them good Americans.
October 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I'm old enough to remember when EVERYONE claimed to be anti-fascist and we all thought that made them good Americans.
Some people are saying that no a single leader that that ordered troops into their own cities has ever even been CONSIDERED for the Nobel Peace Prize.
October 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Some people are saying that no a single leader that that ordered troops into their own cities has ever even been CONSIDERED for the Nobel Peace Prize.
I wonder if it amuses @chuckwendig.bsky.social that the super power of the villain in Marvel's "Thunderbolts" is just the staircase in the woods?
September 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I wonder if it amuses @chuckwendig.bsky.social that the super power of the villain in Marvel's "Thunderbolts" is just the staircase in the woods?
Here's your depressing thought for the day; Trump is going to attend the gathering of Generals. That's bad. Because of the things leading up to this gathering;
1) The Pentagon has the press agreements they demanded to not report on anything the Pentagon doesn't approve. ...
1) The Pentagon has the press agreements they demanded to not report on anything the Pentagon doesn't approve. ...
September 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Here's your depressing thought for the day; Trump is going to attend the gathering of Generals. That's bad. Because of the things leading up to this gathering;
1) The Pentagon has the press agreements they demanded to not report on anything the Pentagon doesn't approve. ...
1) The Pentagon has the press agreements they demanded to not report on anything the Pentagon doesn't approve. ...
So Trump is going to the meeting of the generals. My GUESS is he'll order them to swear a loyalty oath, and those that refuse will be dishonorably discharged for "not following orders." This avoids paying retirement benefits which they would get if they resigned their commissions.
September 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
So Trump is going to the meeting of the generals. My GUESS is he'll order them to swear a loyalty oath, and those that refuse will be dishonorably discharged for "not following orders." This avoids paying retirement benefits which they would get if they resigned their commissions.
"Director Comey, who isn't in the still unreleased Epstein files, is indicted."
"Instead of releasing the Epstein files, Trump will slap tariffs on drugs."
"Unlike releasing the Epstein files, Trump clears the way for TikTok"
"Argentina, who would love to see the Epstein files, gets a bailout."
"Instead of releasing the Epstein files, Trump will slap tariffs on drugs."
"Unlike releasing the Epstein files, Trump clears the way for TikTok"
"Argentina, who would love to see the Epstein files, gets a bailout."
September 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
"Director Comey, who isn't in the still unreleased Epstein files, is indicted."
"Instead of releasing the Epstein files, Trump will slap tariffs on drugs."
"Unlike releasing the Epstein files, Trump clears the way for TikTok"
"Argentina, who would love to see the Epstein files, gets a bailout."
"Instead of releasing the Epstein files, Trump will slap tariffs on drugs."
"Unlike releasing the Epstein files, Trump clears the way for TikTok"
"Argentina, who would love to see the Epstein files, gets a bailout."