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And... more information is released.
Could the TX tragedy have been avoided? Yes.
"BUT HOW?" You ask?
By having ONE staff member monitor NWS alerts through the night.
Like this one did.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Could the TX tragedy have been avoided? Yes.
"BUT HOW?" You ask?
By having ONE staff member monitor NWS alerts through the night.
Like this one did.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Quick action by 1 Texas summer camp led to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood
Despite an absence of warning by local authorities, camp officials acted quickly on their own.
www.politico.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
And... more information is released.
Could the TX tragedy have been avoided? Yes.
"BUT HOW?" You ask?
By having ONE staff member monitor NWS alerts through the night.
Like this one did.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Could the TX tragedy have been avoided? Yes.
"BUT HOW?" You ask?
By having ONE staff member monitor NWS alerts through the night.
Like this one did.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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The fact that asymmetric warfare played a little-discussed but significant role in the American Revolution seems worth noting today.
One of my ancestors, Francis Marion aka the “Swamp Fox,” developed tactics that now form part of the military doctrine of U.S. Army Rangers.
Happy Independence Day.
One of my ancestors, Francis Marion aka the “Swamp Fox,” developed tactics that now form part of the military doctrine of U.S. Army Rangers.
Happy Independence Day.
a red white and blue flag with white stars on a black background
ALT: a red white and blue flag with white stars on a black background
media.tenor.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The fact that asymmetric warfare played a little-discussed but significant role in the American Revolution seems worth noting today.
One of my ancestors, Francis Marion aka the “Swamp Fox,” developed tactics that now form part of the military doctrine of U.S. Army Rangers.
Happy Independence Day.
One of my ancestors, Francis Marion aka the “Swamp Fox,” developed tactics that now form part of the military doctrine of U.S. Army Rangers.
Happy Independence Day.
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We’re about to see a bunch of house republicans publicly decry the billionaire bailout bill, only to eventually vote yes on it. Light up the switchboard!
July 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We’re about to see a bunch of house republicans publicly decry the billionaire bailout bill, only to eventually vote yes on it. Light up the switchboard!
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This is just awful. I’m trying to be patient but holy shit Democrats, what are you even doing? I got a fundraiser today from the DGA about how PBS is under attack. Are you fucking kidding me? Fire all of the consultants you have. Start over. DM me.
February 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is just awful. I’m trying to be patient but holy shit Democrats, what are you even doing? I got a fundraiser today from the DGA about how PBS is under attack. Are you fucking kidding me? Fire all of the consultants you have. Start over. DM me.
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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
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Jacobs: It's so funny to me that my colleagues on the other side spent 30 minutes talking about how we don't want unelected bureaucrats making these rules when they're literally allowing a unelected Elon Musk run roughshod over congress' power of the purse
February 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Jacobs: It's so funny to me that my colleagues on the other side spent 30 minutes talking about how we don't want unelected bureaucrats making these rules when they're literally allowing a unelected Elon Musk run roughshod over congress' power of the purse
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It's called The Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
February 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It's called The Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
February 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
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32 days until the government runs out of money
Democratic are about to have a lot of leverage
Not clear they’ll use it
Democratic are about to have a lot of leverage
Not clear they’ll use it
February 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
32 days until the government runs out of money
Democratic are about to have a lot of leverage
Not clear they’ll use it
Democratic are about to have a lot of leverage
Not clear they’ll use it
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Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
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I’ll say it again. What makes this platform different is that it’s moderated. And, The Terms of Service are enforced. Bluesky is not like Twitter
The world needs a platform where people who disagree can have a real discussion.
The world needs a platform where people who disagree can have a real discussion.
The problem is you assume they want to "engage and have reals discussions on real issues." They don't. When confronted with facts, data, science, actual laws, and the like, they resort to spewing lies, disinformation and hate.
February 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I’ll say it again. What makes this platform different is that it’s moderated. And, The Terms of Service are enforced. Bluesky is not like Twitter
The world needs a platform where people who disagree can have a real discussion.
The world needs a platform where people who disagree can have a real discussion.
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"😍I wouldn't even need to be drunk to suck his dick!!!!♥️♥️♥️"
February 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"😍I wouldn't even need to be drunk to suck his dick!!!!♥️♥️♥️"
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It happened so fast, I didn’t realize until just now that Bluesky has blown past 31 MILLION active users!! 💨 🦋
bsky-users.theo.io
bsky-users.theo.io
February 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It happened so fast, I didn’t realize until just now that Bluesky has blown past 31 MILLION active users!! 💨 🦋
bsky-users.theo.io
bsky-users.theo.io
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Musk has immense power and is either playing dumb or has no idea what he's doing
muskwatch.com/subscribe
muskwatch.com/subscribe
February 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Musk has immense power and is either playing dumb or has no idea what he's doing
muskwatch.com/subscribe
muskwatch.com/subscribe
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
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like the dictators they worship, the american right cannot distinguish between the aesthetic and appearance of power and actual power
i genuinely wonder if the right realizes that this basically means that a lot of US soft power will basically evaporate in the next 4 years
February 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
like the dictators they worship, the american right cannot distinguish between the aesthetic and appearance of power and actual power
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I’m a former Blackhawk pilot and am currently in DC for events. I heard the UH-60 flyby while eating a late dinner at the Wharf. I watched the emergency reponse. It’s unspeakably tragic what happened in very complex airspace at night. I won’t offer my opinion until we know more. People died.
January 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I’m a former Blackhawk pilot and am currently in DC for events. I heard the UH-60 flyby while eating a late dinner at the Wharf. I watched the emergency reponse. It’s unspeakably tragic what happened in very complex airspace at night. I won’t offer my opinion until we know more. People died.
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FAA says a military helicopter collided with the American Airlines passenger jet from Wichita near DCA.
There must be immediate hearings on how the federal government/Department of Defense allowed this to happen and if removal of safety protocols and recent personnel changes led to this incident.
There must be immediate hearings on how the federal government/Department of Defense allowed this to happen and if removal of safety protocols and recent personnel changes led to this incident.
January 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
FAA says a military helicopter collided with the American Airlines passenger jet from Wichita near DCA.
There must be immediate hearings on how the federal government/Department of Defense allowed this to happen and if removal of safety protocols and recent personnel changes led to this incident.
There must be immediate hearings on how the federal government/Department of Defense allowed this to happen and if removal of safety protocols and recent personnel changes led to this incident.
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i will say that we have never experienced anything like an administration trying to essentially freeze the activities of the entire federal government while making a series of illegal power grabs. genuinely unclear to me what kind of response, if any, these guys are generating against them
January 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
i will say that we have never experienced anything like an administration trying to essentially freeze the activities of the entire federal government while making a series of illegal power grabs. genuinely unclear to me what kind of response, if any, these guys are generating against them
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 and yet, at the moment he’s golfing
January 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
 and yet, at the moment he’s golfing
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So how’s it going so far?
January 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
So how’s it going so far?
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One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
January 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
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Trump’s solution to water in California: “All they have to do is turn the valve.” 🥴
Here are some facts about California water, and it doesn’t involve just turning on a valve so that water can flow south to Los Angeles.
Here are some facts about California water, and it doesn’t involve just turning on a valve so that water can flow south to Los Angeles.
January 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trump’s solution to water in California: “All they have to do is turn the valve.” 🥴
Here are some facts about California water, and it doesn’t involve just turning on a valve so that water can flow south to Los Angeles.
Here are some facts about California water, and it doesn’t involve just turning on a valve so that water can flow south to Los Angeles.
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their view is that high status jobs ought to belong to white men, who exist at the top of a natural hierarchy
This entire project is *very expliclty* about fully purging black people and women from huge swaths of public life, employment and education.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Far-right pundit rails against women in law enforcement: ‘It’s an absurdity!’
‘If we’re being honest, female cops are absurd. It’s an absurdity. I’m sorry. It’s just ridiculous. It’s cartoonish,’ Matt Walsh ranted on his podcast this week
www.independent.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
their view is that high status jobs ought to belong to white men, who exist at the top of a natural hierarchy