Wotan, From Texas
@wotantx.bsky.social
A Classical Liberal out in the Wilderness.
Voted blue for the first time in my life in 2024.
Also #houwx, photography, and whatever else.
🌩️👀 5AovysVBpMM3
Voted blue for the first time in my life in 2024.
Also #houwx, photography, and whatever else.
🌩️👀 5AovysVBpMM3
Damn. I never realized that Dimitri Tiomkin wrote the soundtrack to War Wagon. #WesternWednesday
July 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Damn. I never realized that Dimitri Tiomkin wrote the soundtrack to War Wagon. #WesternWednesday
Although Edmond O'Brien did a wonderful job of Sykes in "The Wild Bunch," that role was tailor made for Jack Elam. #WesternWednesday
June 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Although Edmond O'Brien did a wonderful job of Sykes in "The Wild Bunch," that role was tailor made for Jack Elam. #WesternWednesday
Cyclic supercell with a history of large tornadoes moving into Lubbock.
June 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Cyclic supercell with a history of large tornadoes moving into Lubbock.
I remain convinced that El Indio is the best antagonist in The Dollars trilogy. Gian Maria Volante delivers an outstanding performance, capturing the calculating insanity of the character. #WesternWednesday
June 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I remain convinced that El Indio is the best antagonist in The Dollars trilogy. Gian Maria Volante delivers an outstanding performance, capturing the calculating insanity of the character. #WesternWednesday
Why are IT people some of the worst at providing information we know we need, like error messages?
May 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Why are IT people some of the worst at providing information we know we need, like error messages?
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Corruption in the place!
May 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Corruption in the place!
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MERKLEY: Are you gonna launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred people?
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
May 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
MERKLEY: Are you gonna launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred people?
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
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I understand the inclination reporters interviewing Trump have to try and get him to make even one logical and coherent statement that aligns with his previous statements but it would be really refreshing for someone to just point out that nothing he says is making sense or is rooted in reality
May 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I understand the inclination reporters interviewing Trump have to try and get him to make even one logical and coherent statement that aligns with his previous statements but it would be really refreshing for someone to just point out that nothing he says is making sense or is rooted in reality
This list was first used in 1983. Barry and, I believe Chantal, are originals.
The 'A' storm that year was Alicia. That name was retired following its impacts to Houston-Galveston. Alicia was replaced by Allison for the 1989 season. 1/
The 'A' storm that year was Alicia. That name was retired following its impacts to Houston-Galveston. Alicia was replaced by Allison for the 1989 season. 1/
One month away from the official start of the 2025 Atlantic #Hurricane Season. Season starts June 1st. #wx
May 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This list was first used in 1983. Barry and, I believe Chantal, are originals.
The 'A' storm that year was Alicia. That name was retired following its impacts to Houston-Galveston. Alicia was replaced by Allison for the 1989 season. 1/
The 'A' storm that year was Alicia. That name was retired following its impacts to Houston-Galveston. Alicia was replaced by Allison for the 1989 season. 1/
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We are 99 days into this administration. It is possible to draft Articles of Impeachment that mirror substantial portions of the Declaration of Independence.
Impeachment is not an option. It is a moral imperative.
Impeachment is not an option. It is a moral imperative.
The answer is simple. You impeach him again because he is acting criminally and unconstitutionally, and impeachment is what the rule of law demands in such circumstances.
You do it because it is the right thing to do.
But that's too simple for the pundit-brain class.
You do it because it is the right thing to do.
But that's too simple for the pundit-brain class.
What would the point be of another Trump impeachment when he’s a lame duck and Rs won’t convict him?
Dems need an answer for the remnant of resistance people who are demanding impeachment but far more important for them to use normal Oversight powers effectively.
Dems need an answer for the remnant of resistance people who are demanding impeachment but far more important for them to use normal Oversight powers effectively.
April 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We are 99 days into this administration. It is possible to draft Articles of Impeachment that mirror substantial portions of the Declaration of Independence.
Impeachment is not an option. It is a moral imperative.
Impeachment is not an option. It is a moral imperative.
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April 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Honestly amazed they let chickens and ducks have dogs as pets
April 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Honestly amazed they let chickens and ducks have dogs as pets
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The Framers very specifically said "no person", not "citizen" because they didn't want criminal power to be abused against anyone. Half these dudes own slaves and all had views on gender that would make a college class faint but they understood the danger of unchecked power better than we do.
April 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Framers very specifically said "no person", not "citizen" because they didn't want criminal power to be abused against anyone. Half these dudes own slaves and all had views on gender that would make a college class faint but they understood the danger of unchecked power better than we do.
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60 years ago today was the Palm Sunday outbreak.
It may not be known as a "super outbreak" because its sheer volume of tornadoes wasn't high.
But the number of "violent" tornadoes, high death toll & devastation places it in the Mt. Rushmore of outbreaks.
Not to mention an iconic tornado photo.
It may not be known as a "super outbreak" because its sheer volume of tornadoes wasn't high.
But the number of "violent" tornadoes, high death toll & devastation places it in the Mt. Rushmore of outbreaks.
Not to mention an iconic tornado photo.
On This Date: The Palm Sunday 1965 Tornado Outbreak | Weather.com
This is one of America's signature tornado outbreaks, not simply for the number of violent, deadly twisters, but also for the innovations it spurred in severe weather warnings. - Articles from The Wea...
weather.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
60 years ago today was the Palm Sunday outbreak.
It may not be known as a "super outbreak" because its sheer volume of tornadoes wasn't high.
But the number of "violent" tornadoes, high death toll & devastation places it in the Mt. Rushmore of outbreaks.
Not to mention an iconic tornado photo.
It may not be known as a "super outbreak" because its sheer volume of tornadoes wasn't high.
But the number of "violent" tornadoes, high death toll & devastation places it in the Mt. Rushmore of outbreaks.
Not to mention an iconic tornado photo.
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Long thread, but a reminder that...
::drumroll::
...cops are great
::drumroll::
...cops are great
April 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Long thread, but a reminder that...
::drumroll::
...cops are great
::drumroll::
...cops are great
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HOW FEW REMAIN is the first of an 11-book series that runs from the 1880s to the 1940s and entangles the USA and CSA in the European alliance system. I talk a little bit about race and fascism. Just a little bit.
www.amazon.com/How-Few-Rema...
www.amazon.com/How-Few-Rema...
Amazon.com: How Few Remain (Southern Victory): 9780345406149: Turtledove, Harry: Books
Amazon.com: How Few Remain (Southern Victory): 9780345406149: Turtledove, Harry: Books
www.amazon.com
October 31, 2024 at 1:41 AM
HOW FEW REMAIN is the first of an 11-book series that runs from the 1880s to the 1940s and entangles the USA and CSA in the European alliance system. I talk a little bit about race and fascism. Just a little bit.
www.amazon.com/How-Few-Rema...
www.amazon.com/How-Few-Rema...
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Congress: Can we please stop hoping a madman will listen to reason, and just take away the power he never should've been given in the first place?
April 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Congress: Can we please stop hoping a madman will listen to reason, and just take away the power he never should've been given in the first place?
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Abrego Garcia's attorneys call the govt's new suggestion that El Salvador "may" have its own reasons for detaining him a "retreat to innuendo."
Also: "The Government cannot have license to evade a court order based on hypothetical obstacles that are nothing more than a figment of its imagination."
Also: "The Government cannot have license to evade a court order based on hypothetical obstacles that are nothing more than a figment of its imagination."
April 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Abrego Garcia's attorneys call the govt's new suggestion that El Salvador "may" have its own reasons for detaining him a "retreat to innuendo."
Also: "The Government cannot have license to evade a court order based on hypothetical obstacles that are nothing more than a figment of its imagination."
Also: "The Government cannot have license to evade a court order based on hypothetical obstacles that are nothing more than a figment of its imagination."
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“bivins cited a 2023 law that regulates digital resources available to minors in public libraries, focusing on ‘obscene materials’”
sex workers fucking warned you!
sex workers fucking warned you!
This is the literal destruction of knowledge.
Mississippi libraries are being ordered to remove academic research on race and gender from library databases.
mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...
Mississippi libraries are being ordered to remove academic research on race and gender from library databases.
mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...
Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today
The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.
mississippitoday.org
April 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“bivins cited a 2023 law that regulates digital resources available to minors in public libraries, focusing on ‘obscene materials’”
sex workers fucking warned you!
sex workers fucking warned you!
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Tariffs don't punish foreign countries—they punish YOU at the checkout.
Free trade benefits everyone, restrictionism hurts everyone.
Free trade benefits everyone, restrictionism hurts everyone.
April 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Tariffs don't punish foreign countries—they punish YOU at the checkout.
Free trade benefits everyone, restrictionism hurts everyone.
Free trade benefits everyone, restrictionism hurts everyone.
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After my great-grandmother went senile, she usually thought I was my grandmother. Of course, nobody was stupid enough to make her the chief executive of a superpower.
April 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
After my great-grandmother went senile, she usually thought I was my grandmother. Of course, nobody was stupid enough to make her the chief executive of a superpower.