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Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 7h

The Romero branch of the church. The best branch.

Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 12h

A prayer: Gawd, please shield me from doing whackadoo shit with St. Umberto Eco's words about cretins, fools, morons and lunatics. Especially:
"There are lunatics who don’t bring up the Templars, but those who do are the most insidious. At first they seem normal, then all of a sudden…"

Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 17h

Them: Did you see this whackadoo shit? Who comes up with this?
Me: Are they an astrophysicist or mechanical engineer?
Them: ummm [reads closely]...aerospace.
Me: Close enough.

Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 17h

Think about how for decades, one of the ingredients of a crackpot was: retired engineer.

Retired engineers, for *generations* have been a fertile ground for crackpot theories in everything.

They get that golden watch and bam, incoherent manifesto about quantum archeology inbound.

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Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 20h

Back in Taipei.

Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 1d

"I'll allow it"

Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 1d

Trump brain: "it's a volunteer army!"

Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 2d

Speaking of reclusive writers, Pynchon's new novel is all Milwaukee and Chicago so far.

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🎃 Trick or Pete 🎃 Lucier @peterlucier.bsky.social · 2d

One issue in the Oregon National Guard case, being argued today, is the meaning of “rebellion.”
And when is military force needed to enforce law?
And who gets to decide?

It reminds me of a question we returned to again and again during the Forever War: what is war?
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Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 3d

Jesus.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Hunger fight in Georgia complicated by SNAP overhaul, lost data

Rural Hancock County, about 100 miles southeast of Atlanta, has the highest estimated rate of childhood food insecurity in the nation, according a report.

www.ajc.com

Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 3d

One of my nightmares from the late 80s and early 90s when I worked on very large uninterruptible power supply systems after midnight so as not to disturb daytime operations: making a mistake while working on the very large battery bank and shorting it out with subsequent disastrous results.

Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 3d

They did give me a nightmare scenario addition:

"The larger the datacenter, the larger the battery backup it needs, which we also only have recently started addressing in the code."

And added "So, yeah, I guess we're waiting for a Triangle Shirtwaist Fire for datacenters."

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Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 4d

I've been blessed at Osaka Family Mart
@funranium.bsky.social

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Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 4d

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Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 4d

Early morning Osaka

Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 5d

Sunset at Tansui during the Mid-autumn Festival.

Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 6d

See also, "The John Milius School of Military Science"

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Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 6d

Midnight snack.

Tuna and onion onigiri from Family Mart across the street in Taipei.

Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 7d

Breakfast with my daughter in Taipei.

Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 8d

❤️Hyacinth Bucket
🫗

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8d

NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

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Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 8d

Congressional authorization for war is the lesser of two weevils

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ACLU @aclu.org · 9d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 10d

Last night, the ADL took down its "Glossary of antisemitism" which included an entry for the term "globalist," describing it as a far-right codeword for Jews.

Hours later, the official DHS account authors a post with a common far-right meme, saying that "globalists" will be denied entry to the US.

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Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 10d

Had to play some Heatwave after reading this post.

Justin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 10d

Burt was a prick to PTA on the set - he basically refused to be directed by a kid. Then he badmouthed it around town, then it came out - he saw how good it is & that he’s great in it, changed his tune. Too late.

antifa’s girlfriend @asusophomore.bsky.social · 10d

I think Reynolds being ashamed about Boogie Nights absolutely hurt his chance of winning an Oscar.

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 10d

My thoughts on the Quantico meeting

Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans

Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.

foreignpolicy.com

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Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 10d

Related: a nickname for Felipe in Spanish - Pipe (pronounced Peepeh)

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Jose 💀"Mangler-ito"💀 Caldas @josemanolitocaldas.bsky.social · 10d

moostash!

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