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JJDiablo

@jjdiablo.bsky.social
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Lifelong lover of history, music and gaming. No matter where you go, there you are Always look on the bright side of life And somebody spoke and I went into a dream Rrright ... nowwwwwww I turned to look but it was gone

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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 4h
The sad reality we are going to have to deal with for the rest of our lives is that MAGA will never realize he never gave half a shit for any of them; that they could all die and he wouldn't even notice. The RW machine will canonize him the second he's gone to a degree that will shame Reagan.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 7h
Could say the same thing about Trump ...
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 7h
@michaelemann.bsky.social 😉🍻✊
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 7h
New poetry from @jakebandit.bsky.social. Faded dreams or favorite moments? " ... I like it, like it, yes I do ..." www.theblackdogspeaks.com/poems/sw8ffq...
theblackdogspeaks.com
Watch the cat process music like love — The Black Dog Speaks
He gets up out of the recliner slowly, with both purpose and age falling off his shoulders. He takes the guitar off the stand with his left hand on the neck transfers the weight to his ri...
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 17h
He's trying really hard to unlapse me ...
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 22h
This is amazing. One of the worst aspects of post-WW2 capitalism was the death of aesthetics and craftsmanship. You saw it in everything from the rise of disposable culture products to tract/McMansion housing and easy to replicate block buildings. This lil' fella' is still pondering how in the hell
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Perspective: the long forgotten artisan who made this contributed more to humanity than DJT.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Say what you will (and you will), we are certainly a resilient lot. Bipedal cockroaches.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hard to believe the White House approved this photo ... yet they did. I call this "The Scales Have Weighed Against You". time.com/article/2026...
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My old passport was set to expire next year. I renewed it this spring, as soon as I heard Trump's plan to add his hideous image. Come to find out they're going to force you through Trump/Musk's America dot gov AI site ("hello, MechaHitler, how are you today?"). Fuck that. Fuck him.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Another day in Putin's madness.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Very few people follow the after the fact details of Trump's various accusations but, if you do, the amount of baseless attacks that fall apart upon subsequent scrutiny are horrific. "There Outta' Be A Law (Absolute Immunity Mix)"
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As we continue to wrestle with the new stadium ... errrm, "atmosphere" ... let's go back and revisit the lowest point leading to some of the club's most beloved highs. Football is about neighborhoods, cities, people. Streaming free on YouTube. South London proud. ❤️💙🦅 #cpfc youtu.be/99TBqU_RYoI?...
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When Eagles Dare – Episode 1 | BACK FROM THE BRINK
YouTube video by Crystal Palace FC
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pete Ricketts has always been a scumbag. If Nebraska got rid of him, well, wouldn't that be something? Frankly, I don't hold out much hope on this one; Nebraskans are remarkably adept at being hardheaded mules, but I also remember having a Democratic governor and senator in the 1980s.
talkingpointsmemo.com
Rusty Red State Candidates With Rusty Values
This afternoon I saw an ad being run by a SuperPAC supporting...
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
White Nationalist DEI.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An orgy of greed that would make the most degenerate Roman emperor blush.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nice to see at least one news site still publishing background articles. Articles like this help you understand the often unseen dynamics of a situation.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I read Dirtbag Eric Schmitt's "What is an American?" speech. Idiot white guy moaning his mythological history is challenged by others and who, by implication, seems to view everybody who is not "rural Missouri" as an existential threat. He also equates GWOT with liberals. Grievance politics x1000.
dailysignal.com
Sen. Schmitt at NatCon 5: What Is an American? - The Daily Signal
The following are remarks as prepared by Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Sept. 2 at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington, D.C.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Well, put a bow on that box and call it all wrapped up ...
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For the civic minded among us, this is one of the primary reasons to "Vote Blue, No Matter Who": the Republican party has eschewed the constitution in favor of a cult of personality. They are as un-American as anything this country has ever seen.
talkingpointsmemo.com
Russ Vought Takes a New Path Toward Overriding Congress
Programming Note I’ve been gone for two days! I forgot to say...
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hooo boy but there's a whole lot to unpack in this one. My favorite is them dividing up his hairshirt ... a little throwback to Romans casting lots for Jesus' cloak maybe? ... but it is a great reminder that histories come with agendas and that the facts often depend on who's telling them to you.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good editorial.
talkingpointsmemo.com
What’s Missing From Coverage of the Massive DoorDash Worker Settlement
This op-ed is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Last...
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And Obama's tan suit was an affront to the "dignity of the office"? He's seriously going full Oompa Loompa. You'd think somebody would get in their and tame those brows.
Trump lying his ass off and embarrassing the nation as usual at another farcical White House press interview.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If only there were agencies that could help with that. Oh, yeah, there were. They got fed to the woodchipper or served up as MAHA roadkill.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When the administration orders the employees to stay quiet, you can pretty well be sure that it's not a good thing.
talkingpointsmemo.com
Exclusive: Census Bureau Directs Staff to Keep Quiet During Comment Period for Controversial New Rule
Leadership at the Census Bureau has ordered staff to halt all external...
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dear White Supremacist/KKK/Neo-Nazi/MAGA: American never looked like your comic book Davy Crockett mythology imagines. America has always been a collision and combination of cultures. Crawl back under your eugenics rock. Grand Central Market, Los Angeles.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Long story short: any SENTIENT being knows that we need to slow this AI shit waaaaaaaay down and proceed only with the maximum of caution and deliberation because we have absolutely no idea how all this data computes. Sam Altman, Elon Musk and that freak at Palantir are NOT who should be in charge.
yoshuabengio.org
Yoshua Bengio | Why are AI agents lying, cheating and coordinating?
A lot has been written about the incidents of the last few months in which AI agents misbehaved in serious ways. They took actions that would be considered as crimes if a human took them, escaped thei...
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pssst ... dirty little secret: people immigrate to where they can make more money or have a better quality of life. They prefer countries where they have linguistic ties. Dirty little secret pt. 2: migration is the story of humanity. Might as well try to stop the ocean tides.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've long since been of the opinion that Paul McCartney ran out of vital creativity sometime around 1977 ... after "Wings Over America". Maybe the problem was he just didn't collaborate with the right people. (Disclaimer: I LOVE McCartney and all things Beatles, so don't come at me as some hater!)
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Nirvana & Paul McCartney - Cut Me Some Slack [Live] [HD 720p]
YouTube video by nevadch
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I was drug into a family argument with my aunt and cousin. My cousin wanted to be a history major. I have a history degree. My aunt wanted her to pick something "sensible". My aunt asked what a history ever taught me. I responded "how to think, research, write. That's how you get ahead."
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
How very "let them eat cake" of them.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For a second I though this was one of the best wargaming table layouts I'd ever seen (and I've seen some amazing layouts). Anyhow, if you're a model train, gaming or diorama fan ... this is AMAZING.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
How fucking pathetic.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gee ... who didn't see that one coming? First thing these fascists do is erase their heroes' past crimes. Still, hard to be too smug about it, given how Trump/MAGA have been plowing our history under as well. They need their mythologies because reality condemns them.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Short answer: no. NVIDEA making a mint cranking out chips. A couple minor chip players making a bit. No one else even close. Which tells you there's no market for all of this build out. Tulips, baby. isaiprofitable.com
isaiprofitable.com
Is AI Profitable Yet?
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Elon Musk blocking ads for the new Elon Musk documentary on X is one of the most utterly predictable things ever. The "other platforms" following suit being one of the second most utterly predictable things ever. "Free Speech Absolutists" 😂 So here you go.
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MUSK | Official Trailer HD
YouTube video by Elevation Pictures
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
FFS already. Someone pull the plug on this nightmare
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The US has the Confederacy. Germany the Nazis. Spain has Franco. In each case, large numbers remain attached to them long after their demise. Indeed, they are whitewashed and their horrors minimized. Here is Spain the usual defense is "he saved the country from communism". Never Forget.
A map showing the percentage of each Spanish Autonomous Region that views the Franco regime as "bad or very bad". Percentages range from a low of 45% in Aragon to a high of 78.6% in Basque Country. Most regions are between 55-60%
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I've been following this; the GRU finds economically or socially vulnerable people and offers them work or aid, then asks "a little favor". So far it's been rinky dink stuff. Whether that's testing tactics or their operational limit. It's cynical exploitation to create fear and chaos.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Remember when they were all Free Speech Absolutists?
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When you know the story, it makes it even more amazing. They had been stopped by police so Ron Blair (bassist) ate all of their drugs so they wouldn't get busted. They rest of the band is hung over, Blair doesn't know what planet he's on ... and they performed like this. Rock n Roll Perfection. 🖤
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - 1977 Rockpalast WDR HD Bonn (HD Remaster)
YouTube video by Gabor Peterdi
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I hope @katmabu.bsky.social and the rest keep going after EVERY last little shitbag who was behind this. As Russell Vought put it “When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains".
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I used to collect these when I was a kid. I also used to sing all of the "to the tune of ... " songs. Thank you, MAD. You stand alongside Loony Tunes and Monty Python in giving me the sophisticated yet juvenile humor I have to this day.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just another absolutely corrupt TRAITOR who should count her blessings we're not in the 1700's. She'd be tarred and feathered, at the very least.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump stated it EXPLICITLY in 2024 at rally after rally after rally. What part of did they miss?
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is the kind of thing the internet was supposed to give us all the time. Enjoy. #mars #perseverance #astronomy #marssky spaceinformer.com/mars-tempera...
spaceinformer.com
Current Mars Temperature & Weather Report
Track live Mars temperature and weather conditions. Real-time data on daily highs and lows, surface pressure, and seasonal changes.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In today's episode of "News That Surprises Absolutely No One Except MAGA Cultists"
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We know how it would've played out if Hezbollah or Hamas did this, right? If they sold pagers indiscriminately throughout Israel, causing random mayhem, then said it "targeted" the IDF but can't control who they got distributed to, we'd have no problem recognizing that as terrorism. War. Criminal.
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Filled out my online overseas ballot yesterday. Printout and mail today. If you're a US citizen living overseas, make sure your voter registration is correct and get your vote in early! We all know how slow mail goes these days; it often takes 3 weeks to receive my forwarded mail. Bury the GOP!
static.klipy.com
Vote Blue No Matter Who
ALT: Vote Blue No Matter Who
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JJDiablo @jjdiablo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As Trump and the RW tear away our history and force the Smithsonian into some kind of fantasy theme park presentation, real history is all around. Here's the story of Berkeley Pit in Butte, MT. As American as baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and corporate greed, baby.
intermountainhistories.org
The Berkeley Mine Pit: Butte’s Scenic Toxic Lake
The Berkeley Mine Pit is the most expensive site on the EPA’s superfund list, filled with water so acidic it can dissolve the propeller of a boat.
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