Critical Rationalist
@noncynic.bsky.social
Tech lawyer in practice for 40+ years. Pilot. Author. Veteran.
Philosophy of Science fan: Karl Popper.
Religion is irrational and dangerous.
Crypto is worse than tulipmania.
Political power based on lies (GOP, Russia, etc.) must be stopped.
Philosophy of Science fan: Karl Popper.
Religion is irrational and dangerous.
Crypto is worse than tulipmania.
Political power based on lies (GOP, Russia, etc.) must be stopped.
So the Texas good ol' boy club is cooperating with Stephen Miller's reincarnation of the Sturmabteilung (Hitler's SA).
No suprise there:
- same white supremacy shit
- same thuggishness
- same veneer of legality, masking criminality
No suprise there:
- same white supremacy shit
- same thuggishness
- same veneer of legality, masking criminality
November 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
So the Texas good ol' boy club is cooperating with Stephen Miller's reincarnation of the Sturmabteilung (Hitler's SA).
No suprise there:
- same white supremacy shit
- same thuggishness
- same veneer of legality, masking criminality
No suprise there:
- same white supremacy shit
- same thuggishness
- same veneer of legality, masking criminality
Lunatics all.
November 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Lunatics all.
Lieberman singlehandedly killed the public option, leaving us with the ACA - far better than before, but still absurdly crippled.
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Lieberman singlehandedly killed the public option, leaving us with the ACA - far better than before, but still absurdly crippled.
The reason we have the ACA instead of Medicare for All is Joe Lieberman, who sabotaged Medicare for All on behalf of his many health insurance company donors.
November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The reason we have the ACA instead of Medicare for All is Joe Lieberman, who sabotaged Medicare for All on behalf of his many health insurance company donors.
Sorry, "Sturmabteilung" -- the SA.
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Sorry, "Sturmabteilung" -- the SA.
Bovino is a Sturmabetilung Nazi, straight out of 1934.
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Bovino is a Sturmabetilung Nazi, straight out of 1934.
It's the type of fraud they're most familiar with.
Every accusation .....
Every accusation .....
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's the type of fraud they're most familiar with.
Every accusation .....
Every accusation .....
Yeah. I'm not holding my breath...
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Yeah. I'm not holding my breath...
The Catholic Church also took a stand against Soviet repression in Poland by supporting (hesitatingly) the Solidarność movement.
I'm an atheist, but despite the damage religion does (including ironically, pedophilia), it can sometimes help face down fascism.
I'm an atheist, but despite the damage religion does (including ironically, pedophilia), it can sometimes help face down fascism.
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The Catholic Church also took a stand against Soviet repression in Poland by supporting (hesitatingly) the Solidarność movement.
I'm an atheist, but despite the damage religion does (including ironically, pedophilia), it can sometimes help face down fascism.
I'm an atheist, but despite the damage religion does (including ironically, pedophilia), it can sometimes help face down fascism.
I too have pointed out many times that Russia is behind Trump's sabotage of the U.S. government. Putin has owned Trump (and most of the GOP) for years.
But in his wildest dreams, Putin never could have expected the assist he would get from the lunatics at Project 2025 and Fox "news" propagandists.
But in his wildest dreams, Putin never could have expected the assist he would get from the lunatics at Project 2025 and Fox "news" propagandists.
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I too have pointed out many times that Russia is behind Trump's sabotage of the U.S. government. Putin has owned Trump (and most of the GOP) for years.
But in his wildest dreams, Putin never could have expected the assist he would get from the lunatics at Project 2025 and Fox "news" propagandists.
But in his wildest dreams, Putin never could have expected the assist he would get from the lunatics at Project 2025 and Fox "news" propagandists.
![“With a narrowness, a prejudice, a blindness which in retrospect seem inconceivable . . . , [the German Right] hammered away at the foundations of the Republic until, in an alliance with Hitler, they brought it down. ... [T]he Third Reich was inaugurated in peacetime. . . . The Germans imposed the Nazi tyranny on themselves.
“Many of them, perhaps a majority, did not quite realize it at that noon hour of January 30, 1933, when President Hindenburg, acting in a perfectly constitutional manner, entrusted the chancellorship to Adolf Hitler.
“But they were soon to learn.”
- William Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yk3bwv3cq33onvcopzbwm6ec/bafkreigpkm4nn3adhalvrxazh2omznmh6wy3va6htal7nijpe6itx4ydmq@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Another pathetic Russian non-starter.
Previous attempt turned out to be a human being in a robot costume: www.the-independent.com/tech/russia-...
Every part of Putin's Russia is poorly managed and corrupt to the core. GDP the size of Italy. Extremely low-quality manufacturing/tech sector.
Previous attempt turned out to be a human being in a robot costume: www.the-independent.com/tech/russia-...
Every part of Putin's Russia is poorly managed and corrupt to the core. GDP the size of Italy. Extremely low-quality manufacturing/tech sector.
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Another pathetic Russian non-starter.
Previous attempt turned out to be a human being in a robot costume: www.the-independent.com/tech/russia-...
Every part of Putin's Russia is poorly managed and corrupt to the core. GDP the size of Italy. Extremely low-quality manufacturing/tech sector.
Previous attempt turned out to be a human being in a robot costume: www.the-independent.com/tech/russia-...
Every part of Putin's Russia is poorly managed and corrupt to the core. GDP the size of Italy. Extremely low-quality manufacturing/tech sector.
Yep.
That's probably the main reason we haven't seen any violence from the public. They know.
That's probably the main reason we haven't seen any violence from the public. They know.
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Yep.
That's probably the main reason we haven't seen any violence from the public. They know.
That's probably the main reason we haven't seen any violence from the public. They know.
MAGA is:
- Putin & Russian mafia (Trump family is in deep)
- Ultra-rich fascists: democracy is an inconvenience
- Project 2025 fascists: same
- Business people: indifferent to fascism if they think it will make them money, just like 1930s
- Bigots
- Gullible rubes
* NOW DESTROYING AMERICA *
- Putin & Russian mafia (Trump family is in deep)
- Ultra-rich fascists: democracy is an inconvenience
- Project 2025 fascists: same
- Business people: indifferent to fascism if they think it will make them money, just like 1930s
- Bigots
- Gullible rubes
* NOW DESTROYING AMERICA *
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
MAGA is:
- Putin & Russian mafia (Trump family is in deep)
- Ultra-rich fascists: democracy is an inconvenience
- Project 2025 fascists: same
- Business people: indifferent to fascism if they think it will make them money, just like 1930s
- Bigots
- Gullible rubes
* NOW DESTROYING AMERICA *
- Putin & Russian mafia (Trump family is in deep)
- Ultra-rich fascists: democracy is an inconvenience
- Project 2025 fascists: same
- Business people: indifferent to fascism if they think it will make them money, just like 1930s
- Bigots
- Gullible rubes
* NOW DESTROYING AMERICA *
Not Scott - the company he ran, Columbia/HCA.
14 felony convictions for Medicare/Medicaid scams.
Settled two consolidated cases for $1.7 billion.
Scott himself managed to escape prosecution by resigning.
14 felony convictions for Medicare/Medicaid scams.
Settled two consolidated cases for $1.7 billion.
Scott himself managed to escape prosecution by resigning.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Not Scott - the company he ran, Columbia/HCA.
14 felony convictions for Medicare/Medicaid scams.
Settled two consolidated cases for $1.7 billion.
Scott himself managed to escape prosecution by resigning.
14 felony convictions for Medicare/Medicaid scams.
Settled two consolidated cases for $1.7 billion.
Scott himself managed to escape prosecution by resigning.
Especially in states with stand-your-ground laws.
I'm amazed that in a nation like the U.S., where citizens are armed to the teeth, neighborhoods subjected to ICE/CPB thugs haven't responded with weapons in self-defense.
I'm amazed that in a nation like the U.S., where citizens are armed to the teeth, neighborhoods subjected to ICE/CPB thugs haven't responded with weapons in self-defense.
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Especially in states with stand-your-ground laws.
I'm amazed that in a nation like the U.S., where citizens are armed to the teeth, neighborhoods subjected to ICE/CPB thugs haven't responded with weapons in self-defense.
I'm amazed that in a nation like the U.S., where citizens are armed to the teeth, neighborhoods subjected to ICE/CPB thugs haven't responded with weapons in self-defense.
I've pointed out many times that Russia is behind Trump's sabotage of the U.S. government. Putin has owned Trump and most of the GOP for years.
But in his wildest dreams, Putin never could have expected the assist he would get from the lunatics at Fox "news" and Project 2025.
But in his wildest dreams, Putin never could have expected the assist he would get from the lunatics at Fox "news" and Project 2025.
November 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I've pointed out many times that Russia is behind Trump's sabotage of the U.S. government. Putin has owned Trump and most of the GOP for years.
But in his wildest dreams, Putin never could have expected the assist he would get from the lunatics at Fox "news" and Project 2025.
But in his wildest dreams, Putin never could have expected the assist he would get from the lunatics at Fox "news" and Project 2025.
Everything DHS says - both about its own behavior, and about the behavior of members of the public - is a lie.
Even their statements in court, under oath, have been exposed as lies.
Even their statements in court, under oath, have been exposed as lies.
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Everything DHS says - both about its own behavior, and about the behavior of members of the public - is a lie.
Even their statements in court, under oath, have been exposed as lies.
Even their statements in court, under oath, have been exposed as lies.
Trump certainly intends to pardon everyone connected with his administration.
But he won't. He's gonna die first, though he's in denial (like he's in denial of thousands of other inconvenient truths).
Gather the videos, the flight records, evidence of the bribes, fraud, war crimes. ALL OF IT.
But he won't. He's gonna die first, though he's in denial (like he's in denial of thousands of other inconvenient truths).
Gather the videos, the flight records, evidence of the bribes, fraud, war crimes. ALL OF IT.
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Trump certainly intends to pardon everyone connected with his administration.
But he won't. He's gonna die first, though he's in denial (like he's in denial of thousands of other inconvenient truths).
Gather the videos, the flight records, evidence of the bribes, fraud, war crimes. ALL OF IT.
But he won't. He's gonna die first, though he's in denial (like he's in denial of thousands of other inconvenient truths).
Gather the videos, the flight records, evidence of the bribes, fraud, war crimes. ALL OF IT.
How embarrassing.
November 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
How embarrassing.