hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 09/10/2026And for all that, he looks pretty good next to the current guy 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Yes and No. WE are paying the price, not the administration. They are getting richer, much richer. 010
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 05/10/2026When this story first broke my first thought was of Biopreparat, their shady history including weaponizing smallpox, and their history of “accidental releases”. Let’s just hope this work with plague is nothing nefarious. 🤞 040
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I know the Air Force is taking a lot of flak over this but it might be prudent. A single drone can readily destroy a B1 bomber. There’s about $3.4 billion of aircraft. Until we have solid drone defenses… 010
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 04/10/2026We could do a lot worse than Carney. Oh wait, we have 😰🇺🇸 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m very conflicted about paying my federal income tax next year. 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I don’t think it’s so much “the system” that’s broken as much as it is the electorate. Voters knew full well he was a rapist and convicted criminal and his platform, Project 2025, made it clear he was going to ignore the Constitution & dismantle our government - yet he was elected. Blame democracy? 200
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is just too bizarre. Calling 911 (equivalent) on yourself? Stealing fuel to make a bomb? Yes, fuel is expensive but this is horrendous tradecraft. Releasing them on bail if there is an Iran connection? What are the security services not telling us? Can’t wait for the next installment! 100
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Sounds like a Herculean task. Just refining the special JP-7 fuel they require would be daunting. As much as I would love to see these magnificent machines fly again, America simply cannot afford it. There are ballrooms and arches to be built 😰 010
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 01/10/2026US News was once a reasonably good news magazine but they failed at that. So they reinvented themselves as a ranking “service” and now are failing at that. All the same, I don’t understand NY Education’s justification for withholding the AP data. Aggregate scores don’t violate individuals’ rights. 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Quite right. Same can be said for Antony Fauci. It seems that public service and doing good for your country are currently out of fashion. Graft, greed, and crime are “in” 150
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’ve long said, “Democrats don’t win elections, Republicans lose them” 032
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Very cool. I’ve always wanted to experience a slot canyon. Looks like this might be a good one to start with. Thanks! 010
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Here’s an idea to beat gerrymandering. States could simply abolish districts for federal elections. Every voter just selects their choices for all their states’ Congress people. Keep districts for state @ local elections as those issues can vary across the state. 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Your post portrays what I was thinking when I saw the lobby. America Alone 150
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Constitution is clear on this, the States have the power to conduct elections which includes the ability to define election districts. The Federal 8th circuit has no standing in this matter 010
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It never was about illegal immigration. It’s about cruelty to those who are insufficiently white 110
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This bookends nicely with his decision to redesign the new aircraft carriers by moving the “island” more amidships to make them look more like WW2 carriers 020
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 19/09/2026America has become the crazy old lady that lives at the end of the street in the rundown house with the shades drawn and the yard overgrown. Sad, alone, and the but of jokes 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I’m reminded of the sign, “Free Beer Tomorrow” 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 06/09/2026When I hear “spy swap” I always picture George Smiley and the exchange on the foggy Berlin bridge. Looking forward to the true stories 010
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 05/09/2026In particular, destroy everything Americans cherish. Our National Parks, our voting rights, our very Constitution 110
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Sadly, I’ve been expecting this. First he halved the size of Bears Ears National Monument to issue mining permits. Then he decided to permit road building in the Tongas National Forest, a prelude to timber extraction. Now Yosemite. Unlike his ballroom, these harms can’t be easily reversed. 031
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I find it astounding that anyone, let alone the world’s richest man, would go to court to “defend his right” to denigrate and harm children 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 05/09/2026It’s such a shame that you have to explain that to people. Any immigrant that has passed the citizenship test would know this 020
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Snopes reports the willows were removed in October 2025 because they were dead or dying. 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The 25th A relies on the President’s Cabinet to make the call as they are the ones closest to him on a daily basis. Reasonable but for one thing. The President appoints the Cabinet at his sole discretion. If their allegiance is to the President rather than the nation, then this safeguard is lost 050
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Beware Blueskiers! The GOP is coming for us. It’s good to know your enemies. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comInside a Conservative Operation to Hijack Your Social-Media FeedA service run from Latvia offers payment for short, social-media-friendly clips designed to look like grassroots GOP support. 011
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I doubt that Xi gives a darn about Russia and Iran. They are merely useful tools in his conflict with America 010
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Our leader thinks a doctorate is someone who prescribes his adderall 1151
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I’d like to see a Green Party. But I wholeheartedly agree that we need a new party to replace the GOP which is now a terrorist organization. Its leaders should be imprisoned and its assets seized. 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Check out the new book by an investigative journalist - The Nerd Reich. Think you know just how horrible Thiel and the others are? You don’t know half of it! 110
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 30/08/2026So sad. I don’t think Tim Cook would have caved but could be wrong. Also, we don’t know what kind of threats Trump may have issued. At any rate, lying and disinformation is now official US policy. 010
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Like Faux News, now Google Faux Map. Both shovel disinformation 020
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 30/08/2026“Hey, I’m sleeping’ here”. (in a NY accent) 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Highly doubtful Trump even knows what “indigenous” means! 270
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I recommend Carney rename America as “Shithole Nation” 000
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Not the first to be conned by Trump and certainly not the last. To paraphrase Mark Carney, Trump’s agreements are written in pencil. 010
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 23/08/2026More than the stark differences between two presidents, I’m struck by the difference between the two electorates that chose them. How can it be that the populace was better educated and better informed over a hundred years ago? 011
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 22/08/2026To our Canadian brothers and sisters, stay strong. You can win this trade war. There are many millions of us Americans firmly on your side. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comHow to Lose a Trade WarTrump’s bullying of Canada is failing. 071
hickory25.bsky.social @hickory25.bsky.social · 21/08/2026A huge scientific breakthrough for sure but as the vaccines are personalized (i. e. are developed for one patient at a time) they will be prohibitively expensive. 000
