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John Kapitzky

@jek47.bsky.social
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Retired programmer, science fiction reader, runner, cyclist, hedge trimmer

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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Did anyone catch the brief music from “The Parallax View” in the latest “Ted Lasso”?
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What’s the kickback meter registering?
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The “administrative state” does a lot of good, and its inertia to change is a feature, not a bug. Of course, it falters when confronted with corruption from within.
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CatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Remember: Trump did this-to all of us. "Diesel goes up, shipping costs go up.” A trucker laid it out plainly: filling a semi’s 220-gallon tank can cost $1,320. That cost does not vanish between the truck stop and the grocery shelf. Families end up paying for it in every delivery.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yes!
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It is still a good movie. Sadly, a world very different from what we experience today.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
yes, it is good.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It’s pretty clear that Mike Johnson is more than likely to refuse to seat Democrats that win close races. Democrats have to win by large margins. If not, be prepared for legal battles.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
His ass kissing is unrelenting and nauseating.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Republicans must be pretty gullible to fall for the “Biden did it” at this point. McClain is right that they are digging out of a massive hole, but it’s one that Trump voluntarily put them in.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I know exactly where I was on 9/11 when it happened and in the next few days afterwards.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
We have a gullible fool running our country.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Who cranks this crap out?
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Right on, Linda! Yes, we need 8 year olds learning about HVAC maintenance and repair. It’s never too soon.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I can do 2 things at the same time.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I keep getting emails to subscribe to CNN. I’m glad I haven’t. 
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It’s all about “us” versus “the other” to Donalds. Unfortunately communicable diseases don’t discriminate based on race or political affiliation. What is wrong with Republicans?
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Another way he can cripple public school education.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Iran would never harm him. He’s doing them more good alive.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The inscription can be removed. Just like Trump.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Democrat candidates should point this out at every political event.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Yes, there’s nothing like training a generation of workers to enter a dying industry.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The government should make them remove it. Otherwise, the same company, as well as other companies, will take the same approach. Old saying: “It is better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.”
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Yes, I believe that. Being able to modify on the fly is motivating for people who need it NOW. Their exemplary extension of drone technology should be a wake-up call for us, but I fear that Hegseth and Trump don’t want to be diminished. Shame on U.S.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The proverbial camel’s nose inside the tent. Denmark/Greenland should shut this down now.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
no matter how many times he says it, Trump did not win in a landslide. I am so tired of him.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I doubt whether Trump cares about anyone who isn’t of use to his agenda.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I get the idea that Trump’s team has a continuing competition for the most undeserved negative statements about Joe Biden’s time in office. Maybe Trump hands out awards during Cabinet meetings.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This is the kind of crap the Russians did during the Cold War: lie through their teeth. And Trump is calling Democrats communists. It gets harder and harder to believe anything the Trump Administration says without independent verification.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This is a very nice summary of her accomplishments, which will hopefully lead some people to look more closely into her achievements.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Power corrupts, etc. The ICC serves as something of an international conscience, even when some countries fail to recognize it. They at least know they are being watched.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I loved both the movie and the tv show. The little flying sub they added later required an extreme suspension of disbelief.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Seems like this could be a problem for ground-based astronomy. It's only a test, but...
nytimes.com
F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day for a three-mile-wide patch.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Just unbelievable.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Sometimes? He treats you like the potted plants you are
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
That is a terrific movie.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Democrats need to do more than write a letter. File a lawsuit, FFS. Geez.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The ads write themselves.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Trump is such a piker. Go big or go home. ‘vandalism’ is so pedestrian. How about a ‘deep state operation’ done at the behest of radical left deep state operatives of the fascist/marxist/vegetarian coalition?
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Isn’t the UFC paying for restoring the grounds to their original state? WTF?
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
If we get to 2029 with our democracy intact, both political parties need to act together by passing laws or amending the Constitution to prevent any more occurrences of what Trump has done. Next time it could be a Democratic president.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I totally agree. Vought is taking a sledgehammer to the executive branch. He seems to have grabbed that authority for himself and is in the process of destroying scientific research. We are in the process of becoming a third rate nation.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Oh, boy.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
This is good news for both Ukraine and Germany!
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Maybe Trump can issue an executive order that the weather will be sunny and clear until at least 10:00 PM today. Also no bugs.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Trump is such a snowflake. His people were afraid his widdle ego couldn’t handle the rebuke.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I think those people must have tears in their eyes.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Maybe they will give them as door prizes.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
…speaking at Normandy.
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John Kapitzky @jek47.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
What a black eye for the United States to have Hegseth
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