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A Reasonable Human

@futureric.bsky.social
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Proud Cascadian. Avid occasional outdoorsman. Attorney, lover of history, anthropology, philosophy, science, and burning. Resisting stupidity and fascism the best I can.

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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Let that sink in for a minute. It might be the most clear example of both Musk and Trump’s incompetence. There is nothing that compares: firing everyone in charge of nuclear weapons and then realizing, “wait a minute, what agency is this again?”
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I wonder if auto production dropped 5% because of frigid weather as well? I can’t think of anything else that might be slowing production or impacting consumer confidence.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I’m inclined to agree with those that say X is working as intended. Whether musk envisioned the financial wreckage that would result is another question. Perhaps he thought it would be considerably more profitable. But he knows nothing about government, and the endgame here is much different.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
As the federal government crumbles around us, I ask myself again, what is the endgame for these maniacs? Even the theory of enrichment at the expense of everyone else doesn’t hold water. So I guess it must be destruction; simple, pure chaos-driven destruction.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Nothing like pulling statistics out of your arse. How can 90% of people approve of something that hasn’t been disclosed?
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Child (who is still learning): kindness Adult (who should know better): hate
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
That’s one reason. I believe a number of states also have exemptions on religious grounds. There could also be lax enforcement, particularly in communities that are vaccination wary.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Measles has never been completely eradicated in part because it’s high herd immunity requirements (94-95/100). The less people there are immunized the more likely an outbreak will spread. When you get closer to that number, outbreaks are small and stop quickly. But it’s never fully gone away.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I think there’s some distinction between Nietzsche’s concept and how it was corrupted by the N@zis. I think Musk would think himself more aligned with the later.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
America, meet corruption.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Imagine that, a Valentine’s Day without a heart.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I think he means ubermensch.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
By nudity I’m assuming they meant the naked truth.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Does never count as last?
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Please note: the two guards in the last frame are private contractors.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Because it’s not Christianity. It is the trappings of a civic philosophy that is directly opposed to Christ’s teachings.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
This is an interesting theory. However, I’m not sure if it’s supported by history. While I will concede that the world as a whole is more free than it was a century ago, I see no clear reason to believe that the pendulum won’t swing back. Russia, Hungary, Turkey, Venezuela, etc etc.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Would you rather have a surgeon with 20 years of experience and excellent outcomes operate or someone just out of medical school with an untreated alcohol problem who shares your political beliefs. #expertise
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Notice it reads “support for war” not “fighting in a war.” Oh yeahhh indeed.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Agreed. An essential part of Christian Nationalism is the illusion of being oppressed. Black and brown people in this country have no such illusions; it is reality.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
JD Vance attacks UK and EU over ‘retreat of free speech’ - The Times of London The conservative idea of free speech is ‘a bit different’ from the definition in the real world. Not to mention the fact that this administration has committed yet another unforced error with long term allies.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
How about instead of cutting all these essential programs unconstitutionally we just tax Elon Musk 20% of his increase in net net worth in 2024. There’s $40 billion right there.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
How many veterans, and disabled veterans in particular, will have to lose their jobs with the federal government before at least one Republican expresses concern publicly?
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The premise that government is inherently evil and corrupt will lead to terrible consequences for most Americans including, but not limited to: unsafe food, undrinkable water, unsafe work conditions, lack of appropriate and affordable medical care, and increases in preventable diseases. #Trump?
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Conservatives can never blame themselves when something goes wrong without making sure they point out that liberals have done something just as bad or worse. George Will’s most recent column in the Washington Post is another excellent example.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
This will create another clearly measurable metric between blue and red states, particularly if the federal government begins to act against vaccines.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
This is the cultural version of “You have won second prize in a beauty contest. Collect $10.”
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The worm will now have better healthcare coverage and retirement benefit benefits than most of us.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Trump supporters wanted to feel a certain way. I am certain they still feel that way. What is uncertain is what needs to happen to the country for them to feel differently. Think Gulf of America versus losing Medicaid.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
History will not be kind to this man, even if he continues his political death bed conversion.
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being. www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
A combination of the stupid, the brainwashed, and the incredibly wealthy.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
If anyone still believes these cuts are to save money, I’ve got a bridge for sale.
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Peter Kafka @pkafka.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Here's a list of DOGE staff, assembled and annotated by my colleagues at BI. Whatever you do, please don't share it. www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
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We got a DOGE staff list. From a McKinsey alum to a former Clarence Thomas clerk, here are the workers powering Elon Musk's cost-cutting squad.
A list of White House DOGE staffers shows about 30 young tech, finance, and legal professionals remaking the federal government.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Apparently fraud is a family value.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Not only does the system siphon wealth from everyone else to the wealthy, it does it with much worse outcomes. Terrible all the way round.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Wow that’s a whole lot of stupid for just one email.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Congressman this isn’t a good bill. It does nothing for the great majority of your constituents. Estates worth over $14 million dollars are not “family-owned businesses” in any colloquial used by regular people. Our country needs less wealth disparity, not more.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
This sounds like someone I want in charge of my country. 😩
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Holy shit this cartoon.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
100%. Many white men fear a true level playing field. And for good reason.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 08/02/2025
Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole
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Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole
WASHINGTON—Saying his latest executive order was legal due to an “underutilized but totally feasible workaround,” President Trump claimed Tuesday that he could overrule the U.S. Constitution by means ...
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
The quiet part is increasingly becoming the loud part with the GOP. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing given how the media reacts, it’s not as helpful as it might’ve been 20 or 30 years ago.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Congratulations on having a great kid and future great adult. Dehumanizing the other is the prime method by which empathy is removed from one group towards another group. And of course, a number of our leaders are narcissistic, a disorder in itself devoid of empathy.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
In a recent poll by YouGov/The Economist, 59% of Republicans said they believed all of Trump’s executive orders were constitutional. Mind you, this includes the executive order rescinding birthright citizenship, a right specifically granted by the 14th Amendment. That is how far gone they are.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I imagine it was an excellent miniature social science experiment!
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Sadly, a fair number of people I knew in high school that weren’t so bad have fallen into the ideological black hole that is MAGA. I’ve had to block people that I knew and was quite fond of as a teenager after they told me that I “drank the Kool-Aid”. So the mediocre are coming along for the ride.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
It’s sad that the obvious still needs to be pointed out. A good number of white men fear a true level playing field, and for good reason.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
And incredibly irritating.
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A Reasonable Human @futureric.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
They’re all aboard with deporting criminals? If so, I’ve got a few suggestions.
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