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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 8h

One can only assume Pete removed the laurel and the olive branch to intentionally look more fascist.

Congress established the War Department at the cabinet level, Aug. 7, 1789. In 1947, the Navy and War departments and the newly independent Air Force merged to become the National Military Establishment. Two years later, in 1949, the name was changed to Department of Defense and then-Defense Secretary Louis Johnson authorized the first design and use of a seal for the department. The seal was updated in September 2025 to reflect the use of a secondary title, Department of War, as directed in Executive Order 14347.

The design of the original seal and its symbolism is described in Appendix VI Joint Army and Air Force Bulletin No. 23:

"An American eagle is displayed facing to the right. Wings are horizontal. The eagle grasps three crossed arrows and bears on its breast a shield whose lower two-thirds carries alternating white and red stripes and whose upper third is blue. Above the eagle is an arc of thirteen stars with alternating rays. Below the eagle is a wreath of laurel extending to the eagle's right and wreath of olive extending to the eagle's left. On an encircling band is the inscription 'Department of Defense' and 'United States of America.'

The American bald eagle, long associated with symbolism representing the United States of America and its military establishment, has been selected as an emblem of strength. In facing to the right, the field of honor is indicated. The eagle is defending the United States, represented by the Shield of thirteen pieces. The thirteen pieces are joined together by the blue chief, representing the Congress. The rays and stars above the eagle signify glory, while the three arrows are collectively symbolic of the three component parts of the Department of War. The laurel stands for honors received in combat defending the peace represented by the olive branch.

When the seal is displayed in color, the background is to be of medium blue with the eagle and wreath in natural colors and the arrows, stars, and rays of gold.

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[Politics] What Happens When Facism Wins Elections

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New Event: Trá Pháidín

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From the forum: The pure joy of writing music

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Jane Ruffino @janeruffino.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I love that the more famous CMAT gets, the wider the blast radius gets for Bertie Ahern’s roasting. It also helps that he definitely cares about this. I hope witnessing entire arenas singing his name pejoratively makes him feel the first shame of his life

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 03/10/2026

[Tickets For Sale / Wanted] Autechre - Vicar st, Pitch Dark Show

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I was moaning about annoying kids and my hairdresser asked how old my kids were. I said "two and four". I don't have any kids, or want any. I hate kids. I had to invent names and personalities for two nonexistent kids, and now I have to find a new hairdresser.

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 03/10/2026

From the forum: Cancelled thumped.com/bbs/threads/...

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illy bocean 🏝️ @illybocean.boontavista.com · 23/02/2024

Riggs is supposed to be the crazy one but at the start of Lethal Weapon 1, Murtaugh is shown having a morning bath on a workday. That is absolutely insane behaviour

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 03/10/2026

From the forum: Click Clack on 8Radio- shameless spam alert

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Sam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

RIP.IE has a podcast?

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 03/10/2026

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

By far the funniest part of this insane post is that even the maniacs who believe this stuff are so media-pilled they refer to it as a 'leaked photo'. As if God, CEO of Heaven Studios, had included it in a press kit for awards season, but embargoed it til January 27th.

Tweet by Nandi showing a bizarre snowy(?!) fantasy city under a dark, cosmic sky, along with the text;

"Leaked photo of heaven is going viral on social media. No wonder Christians are so determined to get there.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 02/10/2026

I would just like to confirm that Ireland has not erupted into full blown civil war.

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I Heart Noise @iheartnoise.bandcamp.com · 02/10/2026

Next stage of AI development - wining and dining the Pope bsky.app/profile/park...

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 02/10/2026

From the forum: Interviews shminterviews

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Irish Number Ones @irishnumberones.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This week's 'Mr Brightside'-Watch: 🔼 UP five places to no. 64 📈 425 weeks in total on the Irish charts ❌ NEVER number one in Ireland ❌ NEVER even in the Irish top forty Marching up the Irish charts again www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdG... Chart data: IRMA

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The Killers - Mr. Brightside (Official Music Video)

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 02/10/2026

From the forum: Happy Birthday, ann post

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Omg Kate Garraway gagged her with that question

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 02/10/2026

From the forum: Happy Birthday, dudley

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 02/10/2026

From the forum: Recommend me some Jazz

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The RTE panel talking about player welfare and the poor millionaires who might get a bit of criticism. Your reminder that Suleiman Obeid - the Palestinian Pele - was killed by Israel while out trying to get food for his family during the genocide.

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 01/10/2026

I’ll call it all jippity before I ever say super intelligence

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Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker @officehourslive.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Get tangled up in a new episode of OFFICE HOURS with special guest Emma Vigeland TODAY 10/1 at 10am PT (1pm ET) over at vist.ly/5kks9

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andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

wrote about gears of war: e-day, which is the epitome of a dumb action game (complimentary). just look at this dialogue: www.theverge.com/games/100276...

The amount of ridiculous one-liners in the game approaches an art form, with pivotal moments punctuated by lines like “A giant floating ballsack with glowing eyes is trying to kill us!” or “Hold on to your dicks!” The true spiritual energy of E-Day can be found in its barks, those lines tossed out by Marcus and his comrades as they mow down alien bad guys. Here are a few examples:

“Too ugly to live.”
“Where are you going? I thought you wanted some of this.”
“Rest in pieces.”
“It ain’t your day, asshole.”
“Looks dead to me.”
“Lights out, fuckface.”
“How do you like that, you stupid-ass spider bitch?”

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 01/10/2026

[Ask thumped...] Should I get travel insurance for EU travel?

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 01/10/2026

From the forum: Thread for upcoming reissues of interest thumped.com/bbs/threads/...

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 01/10/2026

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 01/10/2026

New Event: Nirosta Steel thumped.com/bbs/threads/... data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' width='1080' height='1080' viewBox%3D'0 0 1080 1080'%2F%3E

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Paddy K @spongepaddy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you want to know what working in IT is like in 2026 picture the most boring people in your company saying the word "agentic" over and over until the end of time.

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 01/10/2026

I regret to inform you that the Irish Times has discovered emojis. (Or are now using AI to summarise stories.)

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 30/09/2026

From the forum: Recently Purchased

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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Me talking about someone I've posted with on the same social media site for a long time but never actually met

Still from the television show What We Do in the Shadows showing Laszlo speaking. Text reads "he's my best friend, he's my pal. He's my homeboy, my rotten soldier. He's my sweet cheese, my good-time boy."

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 29/09/2026

Looking forward to finding out WTF was actually going on here. www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026...

One of the men arrested over a suspected terror plot near an RAF base used by the US called the police in the early hours of Sunday, it is understood.

A farmer from Whelford told the press earlier this week that she dialled 999 at 1.36am on Sunday after discovering three vans blocking a road near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

But it has now emerged that one of the suspects had called the police around an hour before, a development first reported by The Times.

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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

These territorial, highly aggressive pests will now have to deal with hornets. www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...

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First Asian Hornet nest in Ireland found in Cork

The Rebel Hornet HQ will now be removed

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Are you telling me the black armbands and the bowing their heads didn't work?

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A cash-strapped rural police force struggles to deal with Red Diesel gangs. Until its chief inspector realises can get the Met Police to deal with the problem... ...if he pretends they're Iranian. A new six part comedy starring Toby Jones.

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On This Day! 40 years ago! Monday 29th September 1986. A young Radio 2 DJ called Ian Dempsey appeared at 4pm on @rteone to present Dempsey’s Den. Hosting links in between the kids programming, with competitions, phone ins, the birthday roller, pop videos and guests dropping by for a chat.

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thumped.com CEO @thumped.com · 29/09/2026

From the forum: Black Sabbath Paris 1970

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I saw a news story about AI leading to a rise in complaints since they're quicker and easier to write with AI. As someone who responds to complaints in my job, it doesn't bother me since we use AI to reply to them all anyway.

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