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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This is why DuckTales Helen of Troy is the most mythologically accurate Helen of Troy.
Helen of Troy as she was depicted in the animated series DuckTales (1987): as an anthropomorphic duck. The closest we've gotten to the human/swan hybrid we deserve.
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I especially liked the citation of Myers v. United States to show the two parties weren't adversarial.
President Trump is Chief of the Executive Branch, see U.S. CONST. Art. II, § 1 (the 
“Vesting Clause”), and the Vesting Clause is the bedrock of his authority over that branch 
of government. Id. Specifically, the Vesting Clause states that “The executive Power shall 
be vested in a President of the United States of America.” Id.; see also Free Enter. Fund 
v. Public Co. Acct. Oversight Bd., 561 U.S. 477, 496–97 (2010) (“[T]he President ‘cannot 
delegate ultimate responsibility or the active obligation to supervise that goes with it,’
because Article II ‘makes a single President responsible for the actions of the Executive 
Branch.’”) (citing Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 712–13, (1997)); Seila Law LLC v. 
CFPB, 591 U.S. 197, 213 (2020) (“The entire executive Power belongs to the President 
alone.”) (citation and quotation marks omitted). Indeed, just recently, the Supreme Court 
cited Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 52, 133 (1926) as a “landmark decision” and 
“perhaps our best word on the subject” of whether the President could remove 
subordinates in government service at will. Trump v. Slaughter, 609 U.S. __, slip op. at 
16 (2026). Finding that he could, the majority ruled that “[s]ubordinates who exercise the 
President’s power are subject to removal by him. Then, and only then, can they remain 
accountable to the President, and the President to the people.” Id. at 36. “[T]hese officers 
exercise the President’s power, not their own, and thus must be responsible to him.” Id. 
at 35 (emphasis in original).
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I liked how the judge used a very recent "unitary executive" Supreme Court decision against Trump here.
President Trump is Chief of the Executive Branch, see U.S. CONST. Art. II, § 1 (the 
“Vesting Clause”), and the Vesting Clause is the bedrock of his authority over that branch 
of government. Id. Specifically, the Vesting Clause states that “The executive Power shall 
be vested in a President of the United States of America.” Id.; see also Free Enter. Fund 
v. Public Co. Acct. Oversight Bd., 561 U.S. 477, 496–97 (2010) (“[T]he President ‘cannot 
delegate ultimate responsibility or the active obligation to supervise that goes with it,’
because Article II ‘makes a single President responsible for the actions of the Executive 
Branch.’”) (citing Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 712–13, (1997)); Seila Law LLC v. 
CFPB, 591 U.S. 197, 213 (2020) (“The entire executive Power belongs to the President 
alone.”) (citation and quotation marks omitted). Indeed, just recently, the Supreme Court 
cited Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 52, 133 (1926) as a “landmark decision” and 
“perhaps our best word on the subject” of whether the President could remove 
subordinates in government service at will. Trump v. Slaughter, 609 U.S. __, slip op. at 
16 (2026). Finding that he could, the majority ruled that “[s]ubordinates who exercise the 
President’s power are subject to removal by him. Then, and only then, can they remain 
accountable to the President, and the President to the people.” Id. at 36. “[T]hese officers 
exercise the President’s power, not their own, and thus must be responsible to him.” Id. 
at 35 (emphasis in original).
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
anonymous asked: girl how could someone have died 2100 years ago

cikero answered: ok
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
From Plato's Symposium:
The famous philosopher Plato writing about Achilles: "...for Achilles was more beautiful than not only Patroclus but all the other heroes as well; and besides, he was unbearded, and thirdly, far younger than Patroclus, as Homer says."
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Crude variant of "nine months in my womb making me suffer and he looks like his stupid dad" meme with Lokai of Cheron from the classic Star Trek episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield," whose face is white on the left and black and the right, complaining "Nine months in my womb making me suffer and she looks like her stupid dad!!" The next panel reveals his grinning baby, whose face is black on the right side and white on the left like her other father, the grinning Commissioner Bele.
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Oval child in the first PEANUTS strip by Charles Shultz (his name is Shermy) speaking to second oval child (her name is Patty but she's a different character from Peppermint Patty) while Charlie Brown walks by with an innocent, happy expression: Well! Here comes ol' Charlie Brown! Good ol' Charlie Brown... yes, sir! Good ol' Charlie Brown... How I hate him! (The premise is that PEANUTS is a relatable comic strip about a weird guy.)(But maybe you meant the Incredible Hulk or Jimmy Corrigan. I don't know.)(I want to say something about how both Patty and Peppermint Patty use the title "sir" but Shermy is being idiomatic here and not addressing Patty specifically.)
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
The spider part seems made up, anyways. www.practicalhomicide.com/Research/Mas...
...the injured and mutilated man under the influence of drugs to the Hospital.  Michael told EMS "The dogs did it," then passed out. At the hospital as he was being stabilized he mumbled something about movies and that, "Someone was trying to peel off his face." He then uttered, "I did it myself. " It's an offering to Big Bird."
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Can confirm.
Clipping from the August 30, 1991 issue of the New Horse Times concerning the 1991 horse shitting strike.
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Post from "personsonable" on Tumblr.

me holding a gun to a mushroom: tell me the name of god you fungal piece of shit

mushroom: can you feel your heart burning? can you feel the struggle within? the fear within me is beyond anything your soul can make. you cannot kill me in a way that matters

me cocking the gun, tears streaming down my face: I'M NOT FUCKING SCARED OF YOU

Reply from "miaislying": Hey OP? What the FUCK does this mean?

personsonable: decay exists as an extant form of life 

miaislying: That's a terrifying answer, have a nice day
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 26/10/2024
An "I voted" sticker featuring a gray tabby cat in an Uncle Sam hat, from Michigan
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 26/10/2024
"I VOTED" sticker with a cat in an Uncle Sam hat, awarded for early voting in Michigan today
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
I guess this is aurora borealis? Confined entirely to my kitchen?
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
Maggie, a tortoiseshell cat.
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 06/04/2024
"Tigermilk" by Belle and Sebastian (1996)
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 11/02/2024
Flash's foes, they finish last (Too bad sometimes he's just too fast!)
Image from "Birds of Prey" song, from the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode written by Gail Simone
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ripzerai.bsky.social @ripzerai.bsky.social · 03/01/2024
His ancestor Nathaniel Wayne seems to have been a Puritan way back in 1640.
Nathaniel Wayne as he appeared in Grant Morrison's time-travel story, Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
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