Slim Shouty
@countycats.bsky.social
Out bisexual USCG vet. Shouty.
Weird dork with background in CS, electronic warfare, and nuclear deterence. Queer history obsessive.
The cat is Gizmo. He's a menace.
Weird dork with background in CS, electronic warfare, and nuclear deterence. Queer history obsessive.
The cat is Gizmo. He's a menace.
It's amazing but I don't know anyone who I want to subject to it.
My own therapist, an RPG enthusiast said, "Just don't."
My own therapist, an RPG enthusiast said, "Just don't."
January 26, 2026 at 10:12 PM
It's amazing but I don't know anyone who I want to subject to it.
My own therapist, an RPG enthusiast said, "Just don't."
My own therapist, an RPG enthusiast said, "Just don't."
A good man was executed by thugs. Calling him a terrorist just dilutes the word even further.
January 25, 2026 at 5:05 AM
A good man was executed by thugs. Calling him a terrorist just dilutes the word even further.
So Politico editor criticizes a report because it's based on rumors, not realizing that he worked at Politico.
January 25, 2026 at 4:20 AM
So Politico editor criticizes a report because it's based on rumors, not realizing that he worked at Politico.
These people only know escalation. They can't conceive of a place where they'd have to apologize.
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 AM
These people only know escalation. They can't conceive of a place where they'd have to apologize.
It's a good piece.
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
It's a good piece.
I'm hoping the count gets to eleven.
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I'm hoping the count gets to eleven.
The replies would have been stern but mostly polite.
January 24, 2026 at 10:48 PM
The replies would have been stern but mostly polite.
I think we're reaching a place where the lines are unmistakable. Supporting ICE is supporting murder. You can't "blue lives matter" your way out of it.
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I think we're reaching a place where the lines are unmistakable. Supporting ICE is supporting murder. You can't "blue lives matter" your way out of it.
Politicians who think they can sit on the fence through all this are sorely mistaken. Sides must be taken.
(and I say that as an avowed fence-sitter)
(and I say that as an avowed fence-sitter)
January 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Politicians who think they can sit on the fence through all this are sorely mistaken. Sides must be taken.
(and I say that as an avowed fence-sitter)
(and I say that as an avowed fence-sitter)
Republicans in the House should be begging DHS to go home until after the midterms.
They've now been put in an impossible bind.
They've now been put in an impossible bind.
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Republicans in the House should be begging DHS to go home until after the midterms.
They've now been put in an impossible bind.
They've now been put in an impossible bind.
Apropos of very little:
There was an episode of MacGuyver where he grabbed an Uzi and used it as a wrench to open a fire hydrant to hose the baddies.
I think that episode a lot.
There was an episode of MacGuyver where he grabbed an Uzi and used it as a wrench to open a fire hydrant to hose the baddies.
I think that episode a lot.
January 24, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Apropos of very little:
There was an episode of MacGuyver where he grabbed an Uzi and used it as a wrench to open a fire hydrant to hose the baddies.
I think that episode a lot.
There was an episode of MacGuyver where he grabbed an Uzi and used it as a wrench to open a fire hydrant to hose the baddies.
I think that episode a lot.
We need to lock him in a cell and throw away the cell.
January 24, 2026 at 7:52 PM
We need to lock him in a cell and throw away the cell.
My family hired an attorney for me when things were looking really grim for me in the Guard.
The attorney sat me down and told me that they were never going to let me go to trial. They'd have me pushing a broom in Sitka until I retired or quit.
The attorney sat me down and told me that they were never going to let me go to trial. They'd have me pushing a broom in Sitka until I retired or quit.
January 24, 2026 at 1:16 AM
My family hired an attorney for me when things were looking really grim for me in the Guard.
The attorney sat me down and told me that they were never going to let me go to trial. They'd have me pushing a broom in Sitka until I retired or quit.
The attorney sat me down and told me that they were never going to let me go to trial. They'd have me pushing a broom in Sitka until I retired or quit.
I'm not even a Trek fan, but I was stunned at his indifference to the conventions of the material.
January 24, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I'm not even a Trek fan, but I was stunned at his indifference to the conventions of the material.
I'm really sorry. There Guard has a serious SA problem.
During DADT there was definitely no reason to report given that the default position was to blame and isolate the victim.
I got diagnosed with PTSD related to SA up at Travis and my command chose to ignore it.
During DADT there was definitely no reason to report given that the default position was to blame and isolate the victim.
I got diagnosed with PTSD related to SA up at Travis and my command chose to ignore it.
January 23, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I'm really sorry. There Guard has a serious SA problem.
During DADT there was definitely no reason to report given that the default position was to blame and isolate the victim.
I got diagnosed with PTSD related to SA up at Travis and my command chose to ignore it.
During DADT there was definitely no reason to report given that the default position was to blame and isolate the victim.
I got diagnosed with PTSD related to SA up at Travis and my command chose to ignore it.
Foote has a special place in hell. He scrambled my childhood notions about the Civil War that took years to correct.
January 22, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Foote has a special place in hell. He scrambled my childhood notions about the Civil War that took years to correct.
I know exactly who you're talking about. My buddy RD3 Beatty was over there and we'd go share gossip.
The SN in question ended up standing in front of my whole shop at a Buffett concert at Shoreline days after the allegations. Super awkward.
The SN in question ended up standing in front of my whole shop at a Buffett concert at Shoreline days after the allegations. Super awkward.
January 22, 2026 at 4:22 AM
I know exactly who you're talking about. My buddy RD3 Beatty was over there and we'd go share gossip.
The SN in question ended up standing in front of my whole shop at a Buffett concert at Shoreline days after the allegations. Super awkward.
The SN in question ended up standing in front of my whole shop at a Buffett concert at Shoreline days after the allegations. Super awkward.