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Drive_swiftly
@driveswiftly.bsky.social
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Maybe it's time to move into the woods... but I'll give it a shot over here first. Aspirational hiker and bad runner, politics and data nerd, beer enthusiast and carb disposal.
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Wikipedia works fast

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Pea...
Screenshot from wiki: In late 2025, Pearce has apologized for a series of social media posts claiming that the top three pornography companies are owned by Jews, that Israel was behind the 9/11 terror attacks as well as the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Pearce, who was nominated for an Oscar earlier this year for his performance in 'The Brutalist,' also shared material from Holocaust denying white supremacist Nick Fuentes. "It has been brought to my attention that, in my support of Palestine, I have inadvertently re-posted articles and/or statements, that have contained misinformation and falsehoods," Pearce says in a statement to the UK Jewish News. "I am aware how sharing inaccurate content can cause confusion and distress; for this, I am deeply sorry. I will certainly endeavor to be more diligent in the future to verify anything I share online." In a subsequent post, Pearce wrote, "I meant every word of that apology but I recognize that meaningful action must accompany any apology. To prevent any further hurt, confusion or damage to others, I will be stepping back from social media for the time being."[31]
December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Accurate.
Osprey holding a fish the length of his own body, taking off from a tree branch like a boss
September 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Everyone thinks of Terminator, but tbh this just keeps making me think of John Hammond in Jurassic Park. Like Hammond, these guys don't care if what they make hurts people as long as they make money somehow.
Quote from the character John Hammond in the Jurassic Park novel: Suppose you make a miracle drug for cancer or heart disease- as Genentech did. Suppose you now want to charge a thousand dollars or two thousand dollars a dose. You might imagine that is your privilege. After all, you invented the drug, you paid to develop and test it; you should be able to charge whatever you wish. But do you really think that the government will let you do that? No, Henry, they will not. Sick people aren't going to pay a thousand dollars a dose for needed medication- they won't be grateful, they'll be outraged. Blue Cross isn't going to pay it. They'll scream highway robbery. So something will happen. Your patent application will be denied. Your permits will be delayed. Something will force you to see reason- and to sell your drug at a lower cost. From a business standpoint, that makes helping mankind a very risky business. Personally, I would never help mankind." "Now," Hammond said, "think how different it is when you're making entertainment. Nobody needs entertainment. That's not a matter for government intervention. If I charge five thousand dollars a day for my park, who is going to stop me? After all, nobody needs to come here."
August 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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I WILL TURN THIS CAR AROUND
President man baby posts (on his private website that he expects to make him money by sending all government and media traffic to) "ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES" and actually includes his name as if people don't know it's his handle on his dumb website.
June 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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No, the white phone.
Scene from airplane when captain oveur is called to the white courtesy phone but picks up the red one and the operator sneers, "No, the WHITE phone. "
June 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Oh good the sun is red again. We can't have nice things anymore. Like air.
Hazy orange sun poking through trees
June 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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So I image searched, and this archeologist's thoughts on a similar patch have me wheezing...

www.reddit.com/r/motorcycle...
Reddit post responding to a thread on r/motorcycles asking "Is this safe and or appropriate?" with a similar patch to the one in OPs post. "Well, as an archaeologist I can tell you that the Mjölnir/Thor's hammer is almost exclusively found in the graves of women. It's quite likely linked to marriage and fertility rites, but surely not to decayed warriors with 19th-century-helmets from the time everybody believed in the ahistoric idea of helmets with horns. So, if what you wanna say by wearing this patch is 'breed me daddy', it makes sense to wear it."
June 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Ahem.
Post this post responds to saying "you are going to see a lot of hotdogs guys..." followed immediately in the thread by the meme of the hotdog guy saying "we're all trying to find the guy who did this"
May 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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We say it couldn't happen here....
An electoral overhaul in 2021 to only allow "patriots" to run for office had effectively barred the Democratic Party from entering elections, and the 400-strong party now holds no seats in the legislature.
April 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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How is this just a casual aside in this article?! We are so behind.
The winds this weekend are expected to range from level 11 to 13. Several sporting events slated for the weekend have been suspended, including the world's first humanoid robot half marathon, which will now be held on 19 April.
April 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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This is fun and normal marketing.
Email from LNDR offering 20 percent off remaining inventory of EU made sports bras because tariffs make them unprofitable and they will no longer ship them to the US.
April 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Twitter account deactivated page says "Your account is deactivated. Sorry to see you go. #goodbye"
March 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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This had me cracking up...
It's unclear whether New York's dairy cows are primarily liberal, as cattle isn't legally permitted to join a political party. New York is a more Democratic state, though. Nevertheless, the term New York strip is more or less a reference to Delmonico's Restaurant, the historic chain of fine-dining establishments that started in Manhattan and made the strip, served with mashed potatoes, its signature dish back in the 1800s.
March 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Well this explains why the DOJ chief of staff issued the memo declaring the WH can dismiss administrative judges without cause...
SpaceX sued to block the administrative complaint, which would be heard in- house by an administrative judge: The company said DOJ administrative judges are improperly appointed by the U.S. attorney general because they are granted powers that should be reserved only for officials appointed by the president,
February 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Fox and Friends really hoping we tackle the problem of letting too many centenarians keep their social security.
Fox host stands in front of screen showing "44,000 people listed with birth dates before 1920 reportedly still receiving social security payments in 2023"
February 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Ronald Reagan warned us about the threat of the exact kind of government he and his successors helped to usher in.
Quote from article in foreign affairs: Whereas Nixon worked surreptitiously to weaponize the state and faced Republican opposition when that behavior came to light, today's GOP now openly encourages such abuses. Weaponization of the state has become Republican strategy. The party that once embraced President Ronald Reagan's campaign dictum that the government was the problem now enthusiastically embraces the government as a political weapon. Using executive power in this way is what Republicans learned from Orban. Orban taught a generation of conservatives that the state should not be dismantled but rather wielded in pursuit of right-wing causes and against opponents. This is why tiny Hungary has become a model for so many Trump supporters. Weaponizing the state is not some new feature of conservative philosophy--it is an age-old feature of authoritarianism.
February 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Should have led with the Columbian president saying his government is "the opposite of Nazis."
From WaPo article: Petro - Colombia's first leftist president, who is closely allied with the current presidents of Brazil and Mexico - has taken a more defensive stance against Trump and his deportations. On X, he noted that over 15,600 U.S. citizens are living in Colombia without the proper documents. Petro said that, while he's aware some Americans are living in Colombia illegally, he's not going to raid them and return them to the U.S. in chains, saying that his government is "the opposite of Nazis."" "No me verán jamás quemando una bandera gringa," Petro said on X, Spanish for: "You won't see me burning a U.S. flag."
January 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Can of War Horse Brewing Company's Tired of Earth IPA.
January 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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The word you're looking for is propaganda
Article quote: "Influencers have become incredibly powerful," says Matt Jordan, a professor and critical media scholar at Penn State. " They've displaced institutional expertise that people used to rely on."
January 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Very subtle.
Clip from documentary Hitler on Trial of him at his Bavarian resort, subtitle reads "Anne Berg, in English: It's sort of like Hitler's Mar-a-Lago, if you will."
January 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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And I was wondering, did nobody in the German press think it was super weird that the Nazis started wearing costume uniforms out of nowhere before they took power? So I googled it. And folks, I was not ready for what Google has become.
Search in Google of "did the nazis dress up in uniform even before coming to power" returns: AI summary: Yes, even before officially coming to power, Nazi party members, particularly those in the Schutzstaffel (SS), wore distinctive uniforms, often black in color, to project authority and intimidate opponents, with some of these uniforms being designed and manufactured b Hugo Boss even before Hitler took power. Key points about Nazi uniforms before ... Show more First result is a YouTube link: Real Men Real Style 11.7M+ views 3 years ago Why Were The Nazis So Stylish? // Secret History Revealed The SS uniforms haven't been worned for coming in on 80 years yet people still talk about them as the most stylish uniforms ever made
January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Hilarious
Editor's note: This story has been corrected. Dana White was misidentified as Joe Rogan in a photo.
January 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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After catching these photos and meeting up with the ranger, I did not see the bobcat again, to both my relief and dismay.
Bobcat lurking in the bushes staring directly at me Bobcat wandering away casually over a fallen loginto dry grass
January 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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It's icky.
Black rifle coffee social media feed featuring a tweet about being happy to see a BRC mug on Tucker Carlsons desk.
December 25, 2024 at 1:54 AM
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It was a beautiful day for a hike... I loved the shadows of the trees pointing the way forward.
Path full of dry fallen leaves and rocks with streaks of sunlight in the same direction along a trail between bare, slim trees, under a blue sky with a smattering of wispy clouds
December 9, 2024 at 1:31 AM