The more I watch government function, the less of it I think we need. Mostly here to follow news and entertaining commentary.
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I noticed Babylon 5 was near Epsilon Eridani and thought, "Why haven't they met Rocky?" It turns out, 40 Eridani is a different system. They're 14.5 light years from one another, which is why Captain Sheridan never met any Eridians.
Also, we should stop naming things "Eridani."
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So, um, they like privacy?
🚨 #BREAKING: Flock Safety issues legal demand to remove public maps surveilling their surveillance cameras.
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If you were wondering, "How's the British army doing?" the answer is, "Not well."
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
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Want to understand Iran, Venezuela, and how it relates to stopping China? Here's a big part of the story.
piped.video/watch?v=DmGvcyDW…
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Very cool technology California can certainly make use of!
Bringing autonomy to the next fight: wildfires.
Anduril has earned first place in the Autonomous Wildfire Response Track within the @xprize competition.
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She's quoting Joshua 24 at the beginning of her post, and it's been on my mind as well. No man can serve two masters (Matthew 6:24), so you need to make a choice. Nothing else matters as much as serving God.
As for me and my house… we will serve the Lord…
You may not understand my approach, my passion, my devotion… I don’t need you to.
I have spent too many years on the sidelines trying to stay out of it all… or stayed completely away because of pride, hurt and offense.
We are in the midst of the wheat and tares and I am no longer staying silent or fearful.
I fear God more than man… He is my Father and honoring Him is high more important to me than offending men.
When His Prophets speak and ask us to act, I will do so to the best of my abilities, in the best way I know how.
I am firm in my faith.
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Communicating our faith is more effective if we're grateful for the things the Savior has taught and given us.
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I have heard that if you find yourself farther from God than in the past, it isn't God who moved.
To my brothers and sisters, if you rebel against moral direction from prophets, you are rebelling against God, not a Church or social organization, and it is time to repent.
Wisdom and moral teaching from Elder (now President)
Dallin H. Oaks:
churchofjesuschrist.org/stud…
And here is an excerpt from the talk:
"If we say we are anti-abortion in our personal life but pro-choice in public policy, we are saying that we will not use our influence to establish public policies that encourage righteous choices on matters God’s servants have defined as serious sins. I urge Latter-day Saints who have taken that position to ask themselves which other grievous sins should be decriminalized or smiled on by the law due to this theory that persons should not be hampered in their choices. Should we decriminalize or lighten the legal consequences of child abuse? of cruelty to animals? of pollution? of fraud? of fathers who choose to abandon their families for greater freedom or convenience?
"Similarly, some reach the pro-choice position by saying we should not legislate morality. Those who take this position should realize that the law of crimes legislates nothing but morality. Should we repeal all laws with a moral basis so that our government will not punish any choices some persons consider immoral? Such an action would wipe out virtually all of the laws against crimes."
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Men will indeed respond with monkey sounds if you make monkey sounds over the store PA.
Went to CVS today, new girl working there…
Getting my stuff pharmacist comes up and says:
P: remember when they trained you not to leave the PA unattended when a customer was here?
Girl: Yeah….?
P: He’s the reason why, he got on the PA and made monkey sounds….
Girl: OMG!!! What happened?
P: every man in the store made monkey sounds back… it was surreal… watch out for this one… he’s my favorite customer but he’s always up to something….
I’m famous yall!!!
Me:
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This is a problem. Even in areas where having children is an economic boost, they aren't having children. Something is wrong.
Hours ago, Mexico reported new birth data, and fertility in 2024 was a shocking 1.23 births per woman, lower than any US state.
Mexico City's fertility was 0.79 and several regions had a TFR of around 1.0. The least fertile US state is Vermont at 1.30.
New map by @FamStudies.
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Andy retweeted
Gas is expensive, so I’m going to vote for the party that closed down the Keystone pipeline and banned fracking 🙄
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Okay, those who actually read my posts. I'm considering getting verified. Sometimes I like to type a bit more than I can without the blue checkmark. I've resisted doing it, trying to be more concise in my thoughts. Is it worth it to get verified?
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I'm combining a couple of thoughts and have even made simple memes based on a conversation this morning. Feel free to grab and reuse if you like them.
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Note that GM in the US has started building parts for missiles. This is wartime footing in the US, too. Our automobile manufacturers did this in WWII.
Stop listening to the politicians.
Look at what they are physically building right in front of your eyes:
🇩🇪 Germany: cataloguing public subway stations and underground garages for bomb shelter capacity.
🇫🇮 Finland: drafting citizens up to age 65 and opening the legal door for NATO nuclear weapons.
🇵🇱 Poland: building border fortifications capable of planting active minefields in 48 hours.
🇸🇪 Sweden: mailed war-survival survival handbooks to every mailbox in the country.
🇩🇰 Denmark: drafted women and expanded military service to 11 months.
🇪🇺 EU: instructing 450 million citizens to hoard food, water, and cash for total blackout.
Governments don't do this for peace.
This is mobilization for a slaughter.
Right as Assange and Snowden return,
they push the continent into panic.
Refuse to be their human shields.
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Evidently if you want things to last, you write them down on metal scrolls or sheets.
smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…
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Can I block Community notes from DMs? I already see them on posts. I truly don't need a follow up DM.
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It's solid! Both sides do cancel culture now, but that has to do with Democrats assassinating, or trying to assassinate conservatives. We have responded with nonviolent canceling rather than permitting it to continue.
6 years ago somebody dropped this gem of a video. It earned a pre-Elon Twitter warning label.
It’s still timeless.
It’s still dangerous!
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