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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 7h

That looks like one of my cats!

mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 10h

Doesn't "enemy combatant" require a war? Or at least an active combat zone under mitary control?

mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

But he never actually suggested what the crime was. "Meeting Fanni Willis" is not a crime. And why was the date--the day before her affair was revealed--relevant? It's just pure salacious scandal mongering with no substance.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I was taught that God transcends human limitations, so it's more like "beyond sexual". Asking if God's male makes as much sense as asking if God's 6 ft tall: Our physical concepts don't apply to a timeless, omnipresent, omniscient being. But that was Catholic school, so it probably doesn't count.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Genesis 1:27. "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." - Bible Gateway share.google/qhVVzyPcnOQF...

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Given his support for/pardon of war criminals, I'm pretty sure Trump would not claim he *stopped* the massacre.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I have 2 guesses: 1) Norway paid good money for it 2) Trump didn't know about it (him being too busy remaking DC into his image) Hm...there are several Norway purchases in the past year, but this one looks like it's direct from the US govt:

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I feel like the govt needs an ethical "HR Dept" to - define every job and its min qualifications - set hiring/firing procedures - maintain a list of "disqualifying" actions like fraud, abuse of power, coups, etc. - handle complaints against govt workers - hear appeals from govt workers - etc.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

That's the easy part. The hard part is rebuilding the regulatory agencies that have been gutted, recovering the experts that have fled the govt, etc. And somehow removing the unqualified, unethical hacks without starting a cycle of "purge all the agencies every election."

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Because only Democrats can be held to any standard. This is usually called "Murc's Law", but I think there's some aspect of "playing the refs" involved, e.g., "right wingers will be mean to us if we say ahything bad about them." Urban Dictionary: murc's law share.google/7uXTAVCsDUIu...

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Urban Dictionary: murc's law

murc's law: The widespread assumption that only Democrats have any agency or causal influence over American politics.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

That's the "easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission" mindset that permeates modern corporations, particularly the tech industry. Fines are just part of the project's cost, now.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Mexican families in AZ have probably been there longer than the people who hate them. They didn't cross the border; the border moved around them.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Honestly, when I first saw that, I thought the question was directed to Trump (instead of about him). Because that's the only way it made any sense.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It's legally still DoD. "Trump’s order does not override existing law; instead, it authorizes a secondary title that may be used in non-statutory communications." The Department of War? Not Legally – What Trump’s Executive Order Really Does www.military.com/feature/2025...

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The Department of War? Not Legally – What Trump’s Executive Order Really Does

In early September 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the DoD and its leaders may use the names “Department of War” and “Secretary of War” in certain contexts. The admini...

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

When I was a kid, one of the horror stories they told us was the USSR took kids at 6-8 years old, tested them, assigned them a career, and routed them into that training program. And that's why we had to fight communism. (That's also how their athletes stole our Olympic medals.)

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I have, exactly twice. It was Henry James both times, but I'm sure that's just a coincidence. 🙂

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I mean, it's a scheduled social commitment to a group of people who depend on him showing up. That should be just as legitimate as sports or Bible study or book club or whatever.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Or key to a friend's house from that time you took care of their pets 10+ years ago...in another state....

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS was the best word processor and desktop publisher I've ever used. Like, hands down better than FrameMaker, InDesign, etc.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

You are canonically correct: "Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood." share.google/s6kB67A5JLek...

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Feels like it's out of the Fiend Folio with the norker and flumph.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Where in the rulebook does it say a blue ox can't play baseball?"

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

But those are only in black and white, so they don't count! (And something about the weird, choppy motion and graininess make those newsreels "not real", probably.)

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

And presidential candidates released their tax returns. And when elected, presidents used to divest themselves from all business interests or set up a blind trust.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

And in the 2016 election when they cut away from Trump's speech to show the empty podium where Clinton would eventually talk! ... (I'm being told that it was the other way 'round...)

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

He was a loyal soldier. He was in the wrong army, but he was a true-hearted paladin all the way.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

100%! That also brings up an interesting about the difference betwen "criminal" and "villain". Because the Leverage team are the heroes of the series.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is kind of the point of the Gnostic Gospels: the serpent is actually the hero of the Eden story. The serpent is trying to bring humans knowledge while God is oppressing them for no real reason. (Think Prometheus vs. Zeus for the vibe.)

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Absolutely. Any woman judged to be "insufficiently feminine" by whatever BS standard they come up with is a target. Too tall, too muscular, chin too square, voice too deep, boobs too small--whatever excuse they can use to police feminity. And women of color will probably get the worst of it.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

*In theory*, treatment for a miscarriage is allowed by anti-abortion laws. In real life, doctors are afraid to perform D&Cs, and women are dying. A third woman has died under Texas’ abortion ban as doctors reach for riskier miscarriage treatments - The Texas Tribune share.google/CZ4BnZ2sceGy...

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A third woman has died under Texas’ abortion ban as doctors reach for riskier miscarriage treatments - The Texas Tribune

Porsha Ngumezi bled to death as she was miscarrying after her doctor opted against an emergency procedure used to end pregnancies.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We used that piece teaching English Composition [cough-cough] years ago, and it's still a perfect expression of the concept! ... Oh, sorry, now I'm being told it's AI... SMDH

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

It seems like this went out of style about the same time ear marks did. I wonder if it was caught up in the same "reform" movement. (Earmarked dollars got painted as "corrupt/bribe money", but they were really important for deal making.)

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Barney was actually Jewish. In one episode they discuss his son's bar mitzvah.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

And as someone who has never gotten a tattoo, exactly how would I have known that? At no point in the scandal was this mentioned. To me, that's a serious media failure, at least as bad as them ignoring his online rhetoric. I hope that info would have put an end to Platner's nonsense way earlier.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I think it's the fact that there are 4 different panels with these same people and same topic. Once is interesting; twice is pushing the idea; four times is WTF?

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

How exactly were you "in their face"? I didn't even see you tag them. Did you DM them on every single post?

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I would also go to that panel. (And this got a follow, too.)

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The Trill were actually introduced on TNG. Dr. Crusher has a relationship with a hot alien guy. He's severely injured, and they discover he has a symbiote. The Trill rush out a replacement host, who happens to be female. The new host wants to continue rhe relationship, but Crusher just can't.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Do these people not realize that Starfleet Academy is about "teenagers"? Of course there's personal drama! That's what teen-based shows *are for*. Each of the Trek shows post TNG is a completely different show with a different purpose, and comparing them them to TOS feels like missing the point.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I'm not plugged in to tattoo culture, so I was unaware of laws against nazi imagery in tattoos. I'm surprised that these laws weren't a major part of the discussion when it came out. I don't think I saw a single news story mention this. (The media failure in this case was worse than I thought.)

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I wasn't surprised when the "I didn't know" story fell apart. Unfortunately, the news cycle had moved on by then, so it's possible people didn't catch the "here's some hateful online posts" and "his friends said he knew" follow ups.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I think "drunk person gets tattoo they don't understand" is a common enough occurrence that it doesn't qualify as a "childish lie". To me, his reaction when he "found out" was more imoportant. The only acceptable response is something like "What?!? Get this Nazi shit off me!" And he didn't do that.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Are the ranked ballots still available? Can they actually just run the numbers without Platner? (If so, this is a huge advantage of ranked-choice voting that I have heard mentioned before!)

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I took history in high school in the days of St. Ronnie, and even I know this is insane.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Is this essentially an extension of what DOGE did? What rationale did they use for shutting down USAID?

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The Seattle crowds usually have some songs and chants going, but I can't hear any on the broadcast. Of course, the Sounders reserve a section of the stadium for the supporters groups, so it's easier to get a chant going.

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mandorlind.bsky.social @mandorlind.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

And the sad thing is that her writing is probably getting flagged because AI firms stole it to use as training data. So they very likely plagerized her work and used it to accuse her of plagerism.

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