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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

FWIW I like audio only format. Sorry you have to deal with this. Even after listening to your show, which is about "guys sucking," I don't know why some people are just plain nasty. Anyway, I'm a fan. Keep doing your thing. Also, this helped me remember I had expired oat milk. So...thanks?

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thank you for mentioning buchannan! I was looking at the Reform Party platform from 2000 (which djt initially ran before dropping out and picked up by pat bucchanan)...it's almost exactly Trump's platform since he came down the escalator.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Gravity is my favorite tool." Wally Wallington

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

FWIW, as a 17 yo boy in the Philly burbs i saw a bit of both. I most remember the vigils. Most of the talk was centered on mourning the dead, and the heroism of the responders. But, anger and vengeance against "them" was absolutely part of the conversation, too.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I've been trying to pause and reflect today to understand the meaning of that day and have had a lot of difficulty putting it into words. T hank you for the excellent column. Gives some much needed perspective.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Me yelling at the guy cutting me off "hell ain't half full yet."

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth...and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love, and... gives way to passions and coarse pleasures.” -Brothers karamazov

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Nightmare feeder porn. I see you back there, Marco.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Iran had similar tech. The most well known were underground aquaducts called qanats, which functioned very well in the desert climate. Unfortunately, they haven't been properly maintained and, along with other issues (misuse/waste/fraud, growing pop) has led to persistent water shortage.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"A man may not always be what he appears to be, but what he appears to be is always a significant part of what he is." ~ Willard Gaylin

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Also the home of an Amish raw milk farm that was linked to several deaths and shut down by the state a few years back.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Still digesting the piece you wrote on the debt. I'm curious what you think of the below calculator, though? Folks might argue about the estimated costs/savings presented, but I feel like we need to see what our ideal reforms would actually yield. www.crfb.org/debtfixer

crfb.org

Debt Fixer | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

Debt Fixer

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Agreed. I think that lies at the emotional heart of the backlash. It's not just dislike of tech oligarchs, though. The reasons people give (environmental concerns, costs, privacy, economic impact of losing jobs to AI, and the feeling we all have of "information overload") are all real, however.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The price from a year ago is exactly a dollar off, too. They're so lazy they don't even put effort into their lies.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Not supporting what he said or trying to valorize him, but you should really look before you leap. He lost both his legs to an ied while serving in Afghanistan.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I've watched Sen. Whitehouse's Scheme speeches multiple times. I hope that, if we ever take back power in this country, he will help guide reforms in the judicial system and around dark money.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Good place to start www.propublica.org/article/we-d...

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Been hitting the weights with hegseth it seems.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Devil in a blue dress, along with LA Confidential are two of my favorite neo noir movies of all time.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Merchant mariner or landed gentry (dehqan) farmer.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Torn between Training Day and Fellowship, but I gotta go with FotR.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Lightning bugs! We used to have so many flying around in summertime. We'd go around the neighborhood at twilight to catch them while our parents would chill with each other. Now, while living next to a field, we see very few. Even that much is enough to make our daughter happy.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

My dad grew up in iran in the 40's when the country was modernizing. He remembered a time when there was no recorded anything and people just sang to each other or told stories on their stoops, in breaks, wherever. He really hated background music in stores. It was so foreign to him.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

What does the shirt on the woman next to him say?

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

My dad came to the US in 1967 from Iran on one of the first J1 visas because this was the place to learn/do the most. He is no doubt turning in his grave.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Philip Mazzei would be my pick. Friend of Jefferson and Franklin. Supporters of the Revolution. Jefferson borrowed his language from a pamphlet that he published to come up with the phrase "all men are created equal."

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I have an old East German rowing training manual. The beginning chapters talk about youth development and basically boil down to: "kids should do as much free play as possible when young, then try as many sports as possible between 10-13. Only start specializing as early teens."

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

There is also the question of whether consumption has been accurately recorded. See GA. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Much of the corn that consumes water is used to make ethanol blend gasoline (something we're probably using more of now). So, it's not even for consumption and is something we could significantly reduce if we used less fuel. Regardless, data centers are still a waste of a precious resouce.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Thank you. One of my favorite TV shows is Deadwood. It's about what makes a community and that it takes all sorts of people with our myriad of flaws who need to work together. In the show, the big bad is a powerful oligarch. This scene is one of my favorites. youtu.be/xF8aIa3QOkU

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Oh...and they both like painting.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Both with older brothers who were supposed to be the heir. And, both were the addict fuck up fail sons who got clean and turned it around. If my theory holds true, he'll preside over some sort of reverse war on terror and recession.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This just made me think of hunter as bizarro world gwb. Both sons of prominent party men who served as VP for generational talent two yerm president of their parties, but who only managed to serve 1 term themselves despite doing decent jobs d/t "the economy."

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Yeah, the veggie garden to prepper, tradwife, MAHA algorithm is something else. You also het a fair bit of well intended, but out there, "we'll take down capitalism with victory gardens and mutual aid" as well. Like, i just want some guidance on planning out my veggie patch.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Something that puts "skin in the game" immediately after declaring, especially those who might profit. Some sort of tax, or increasing public ownership of key industries and the like. Just spitballing, but make it costly is my point.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"Never lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of wellbeing & walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it...Thus if one just keeps on walking, everything will be all right."

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Molten crypto poured down the throat a la crassus?

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

This. The fact of the matter is that many of the rank and file guys don't like these protesters and are cool with ice. The governor and commanders are not in full control of them. Liberals don't become cops (or stay on the force) for the most part.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

JFC...almost as bad as watching g him work out youtu.be/feODTbYlIZI

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Governor, I do not know a single person who supports having these data centers. They are nightmares for the environment, costly, and everyone thinks they will lead to lost jobs and a surveillance state. You need to take a much harder line on these data centers or you will lose a lot of good will.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Have the Israelis said anything about this, or are we just ignoring them now?

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The frog had an opportunity to make sure the scorpion wouldn't sting anyone else after watching it hold all of the other frogs hostage, but decided not to.

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

It bothers me to no end that "conflict of interest" has become defined as "proven bias" rather than what the plain language means. That there is a conflict. That doesn't mean one is definitely biased, just that a reasonable person would see competing interests...

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rcf2009.bsky.social @rcf2009.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Either Cinnabon or early Boston (chicken) market/Kenny rogers meals. Chicken, corn bread, mash, mac, creamed spinach. Big nostalgia factor with both. The chicken was our "mom's night off" meal. Cinnabon was my mom's "special treat" that we'd split whenever we went to the mall. I ate most of it.

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