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Chuck

@chuckmcmanis.bsky.social
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Engineer, Roboticist, Dad, HAM, Lifelong learner, and teller of stories. I write code, build gizmos, and love learning new things.

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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 8h
Didn't Elon say he knew that this guy was a pedophile and in the Epstein files? Hmm?
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Are you familiar with her case? Raped and abused as a child, she committed a single violent crime, in her teens, and has been on death row since. So I'd agree she committed a violent crime, the Jury said so. I would hesitate to define her by that single act but I understand that many do.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I would be like, "Clearly God is not done with her so I'd say, 'Get her well and then get the heck out of the way.'"
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I wonder if they sell them at Wildberries 😆😉
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
> And not a single Republican will stand up and say ENOUGH This, all this. If people claim to be Republicans today, they aren't Americans.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What is the movie that came out before you were born that you’ve watched the most times?
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Roger Thornhill: North By Northwest Cropduster Chase
Alt: Roger Thornhill: North By Northwest Cropduster Chase
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
As yes, the prototype for an Estes Rocket igniter 😆
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
You might find yourself in front of a large blinky LED, and you might find yourself writing a program that runs that LED. And you might start asking yourself, "What am I looking at?" And you might ask yourself "How did I get here?"
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So, we get "Its unconstitutional for Congress to regulate voting and the Voting Rights Act of 1970 is moot", or "It *is* constitutional for Congress to regulate voting and our decisons on the VRA were wrong." It is going to be very hard I think to square that.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I think you under sell it 😀. I've read the finding 4 times now and it does a good job of laying out a solid constitutional argument. In particular, it sets up the argument that the more SCOTUS guts the VRA, the more it AFFIRMS this finding. Even Roberts might be able to weasel out of that.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
👀👀👀 This opens a whole new way to defeat Republicans and puts a wrench in their efforts to grab voter rolls.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Great signs! Can I suggest one? "CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL" seems a key message this year.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Heh, I wonder if we could pay to put Whiskey Pete in the cage? Hmm, so many grift opportunities.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Of course, so you can take your shoes and socks off and show off your nails on the airplane ride home. 😆
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yeah, the anger over "cultural appropriation" is palatable. 😂(and delicious)
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So how did your vacation go @devincow.bsky.social ? "Well the helicopter tour was fun."
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am so amazed that people even consider that seriously as like something that could happen.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This should be SUPER obvious folks, but you CHANGE a system by VOTING. That's it, that's your superpower. You leave the system in place by NOT VOTING. The system is there because assholes voted for it, not because assholes chose not to vote. #Vote
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I love this because I don't have to listen to him blather on.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
By the rockets red glare, we could see the frogs were still there.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I thought his under the coat butt pump was pumping in uppers or something.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I seen reports of the Gmail app on iOS doing this. Some random picture associated with NYT articles. Are you seeing this in the GMail app?
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What do they know compared to the previously unattainable intelligence that Dear Leader possesses?!? /s We live in the dumbest timeline.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Awkward if it turns out she is his half sister ...
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The see if correlation was a thing, we'd observe that every time Trump was elected, a world threatening event emerged and he massively failed to respond. COVID, AI, one might wonder if the Fates were trying to kill him or something.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Was going to say this too. It seems to happen as fast as the government in power wants it to happen.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I think using civil asset forfeiture on the President and his family would be a good start to funding reconstruction.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Now we know how long it takes Disney to make one of those Animatronic politicians! 😆
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Will it be open casket?
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Strait Losers
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
They seem to forget that when Trump exhorted his supporters to "storm the Capitol" they did. So it isn't exactly an empty threat or useless rhetoric.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Its Grunch time.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Donald: "can you please stop striking Russian diesel refineries?" Zelensky: "Sorry, but you don't have any cards"
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
👍
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Do you hear yourself? The "other choice" in TX is KEN FUCKING PAXTON who will roast your ass in a gas oven in an undesirables camp if he gets a chance. Can't we just hold our noses and vote for the NON FASCIST on the ballot? Please? Not voting helps KEN.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I'm confused, did he use an "AI" to route the board? If he did, okay?!? but at least look at the 3D representation from KiCad?
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Helen Broom @helenbroom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Bonz Hero Smiling
Alt: Nicolas Cage in Con Air, winking while also having glorious hair waving in the breeze.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Which entrance do the dead Senators use? Asking for Mitch.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So let me get this straight, if you give everyone $5000 by creating a large deficit that's "good government" but if you give everyone $5000 by taxing the 0.1% that's socialism?
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Jan Brady's Sarcastic 'Sure, Jan' Moment
ALT: Jan Brady's Sarcastic 'Sure, Jan' Moment
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hmm, now I'm wondering where I can find a remotely operated trailer hitch stinger drop for my car.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Maybe they should sign up for "Battle of the 80's Has-Beens" :-), one of my favorite lines from the movie was "Anybody see 'Battle of the 80's Has-Beens' last night? That Debbie Gibson can take a punch."
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Now do Mike Johnson
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Frustrating. The who pencil 1, pencil 2, pencil pro, and pencil debacle is so on brand for Tim Cook's Apple.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sadly, I don't expect *our* DoD to report truthfully here either, certainly they didn't on the damage to Bahrain.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Sounds like a journey of discovery for your cat, fell in love with a feral cat, ran away to the cat box across the street, lived a life of no rules. Only to discover the people who loved them but they had taken for granted, were important. Returning home a changed, more humble version of themselves.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Yeah, its "identity politics" where they identify with MAGA Republicans as people who share their values.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I think his 'mark on the world' will be that all countries celebrate the day he passed.
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Given all the "war diplomacy" news, I'm wondering what does Marco Rubio do again? And why is he drawing a salary?
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Chuck @chuckmcmanis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I think you can substitute 'purity test' for 'antisemitism' there and it still works. Kind of like disowning the Bill of Rights in the Constitution because Madison owned slaves and endorsed slavery. Purity tests are ways to divide us and overlook our common interest.
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