Patrick
@brashieel.bsky.social
Fan of many terrible animes. Former jarhead. Politics and military nerd. Has too many dogs. He/him. NAFO
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This is Cody. He's always wanted a dog of his own, and his wish finally came true. Can already tell his new little brother Cooper is going to be his best friend forever. 13/10 for both (TT: codythegoldenboy)
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is Cody. He's always wanted a dog of his own, and his wish finally came true. Can already tell his new little brother Cooper is going to be his best friend forever. 13/10 for both (TT: codythegoldenboy)
Lots of things are happening in the world, but I still appreciate what a shameless recliner hog Ace has become.
Also bat ears.
Also bat ears.
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Lots of things are happening in the world, but I still appreciate what a shameless recliner hog Ace has become.
Also bat ears.
Also bat ears.
On a professional level this is horrifying. But as a citizen of the republic I'm glad these idiots are committed to pissing everyone off without consolidating anything.
The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry.
Thousands of U.S. trucking schools could lose accreditation under DOT crackdown
The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
On a professional level this is horrifying. But as a citizen of the republic I'm glad these idiots are committed to pissing everyone off without consolidating anything.
Very good response to the batshit "maybe being officers in a fascist military would be cool actually" article WotR published at the end of October.
My latest this AM with @warontherocks.bsky.social. Of note: "[Military officers] will be active participants with choices to make about the degree to which they continue to serve civilians intent on undermining the liberal values enshrined in the Constitution."
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The Soldier in the Illiberal State is a Professional Dead End
The American political system today is indeed in crisis. Government function is in doubt, the administration has politicized and weaponized a previously
warontherocks.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Very good response to the batshit "maybe being officers in a fascist military would be cool actually" article WotR published at the end of October.
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Proceedings Photo of the Week: U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Erin Porras, the Depot Mascot Handler, and Corporal Opha Mae II, the Depot Mascot, pose for a photo during the motivational run for Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., 25 November.
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Proceedings Photo of the Week: U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Erin Porras, the Depot Mascot Handler, and Corporal Opha Mae II, the Depot Mascot, pose for a photo during the motivational run for Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., 25 November.
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Bluesky did a major update, there are many new features and some design changes! The #reporting function for example is now much more detailed and if you click on one of the options you'll see more subcategories that narrow down the issue! Awesome!🤩 Will add more... #Bluesky #BlueskyUpdate #NAFO
Bluesky did a major update, there are many new features and some design changes! The #reporting function for example is now much more detailed and if you click on one of the options you'll see more subcategories that narrow down the issue! Awesome!🤩 Will add more... #Bluesky #BlueskyUpdate #NAFO
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Bluesky did a major update, there are many new features and some design changes! The #reporting function for example is now much more detailed and if you click on one of the options you'll see more subcategories that narrow down the issue! Awesome!🤩 Will add more... #Bluesky #BlueskyUpdate #NAFO
Bluesky did a major update, there are many new features and some design changes! The #reporting function for example is now much more detailed and if you click on one of the options you'll see more subcategories that narrow down the issue! Awesome!🤩 Will add more... #Bluesky #BlueskyUpdate #NAFO
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Texas has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
Whooping cough cases in Texas reach an 11-year high
The state has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Texas has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
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It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Apple gives you a lot of control over your privacy and security. Make good use of it. www.wired.com/story/iphone...
Want to Lock Down Your iPhone? Here Are the Settings to Change
Apple gives you a lot of control over your privacy and security. Make good use of it.
www.wired.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Apple gives you a lot of control over your privacy and security. Make good use of it. www.wired.com/story/iphone...
Ace is settling into the household quite well. 😀
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Ace is settling into the household quite well. 😀
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Bandit passed 3 weeks ago, and I still miss him dearly. But 1 week ago I went to the county animal shelter. This is Ace, formerly known as stray A62748.
October 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Bandit passed 3 weeks ago, and I still miss him dearly. But 1 week ago I went to the county animal shelter. This is Ace, formerly known as stray A62748.
There just aren't that many guys that want to be cops, are qualified to be cops, and aren't already a cop.
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
There just aren't that many guys that want to be cops, are qualified to be cops, and aren't already a cop.
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Gotta be honest, I knew plenty of other Marines with Nazi tattoos in the 2000s. They mostly weren't actually Nazis, just young idiots trying to be edgy and badass.
But I never once met a Marine that didn't know he had a Nazi tattoo.
Gotta be honest, I knew plenty of other Marines with Nazi tattoos in the 2000s. They mostly weren't actually Nazis, just young idiots trying to be edgy and badass.
But I never once met a Marine that didn't know he had a Nazi tattoo.
Graham Platner says he will remove a Nazi-linked tattoo. Bernie is standing by him.
The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate said he didn't know the meaning of the skull tattoo, which he got in 2007 while on leave in Croatia during his time in the Marines.
www.pressherald.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Gotta be honest, I knew plenty of other Marines with Nazi tattoos in the 2000s. They mostly weren't actually Nazis, just young idiots trying to be edgy and badass.
But I never once met a Marine that didn't know he had a Nazi tattoo.
Gotta be honest, I knew plenty of other Marines with Nazi tattoos in the 2000s. They mostly weren't actually Nazis, just young idiots trying to be edgy and badass.
But I never once met a Marine that didn't know he had a Nazi tattoo.
Man the No King’s demonstrations really made the vibes on this site better.
October 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Man the No King’s demonstrations really made the vibes on this site better.
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Haha the international market must learn what anime fans have known for decades. There are things that look cool in animation that no amount of CGI can make work in live action.
The creators of ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ have dismissed the idea of making a live-action adaptation:
“It’s really hard to imagine these characters in a live-action world. It would feel too grounded. So totally it wouldn’t work for me.”
“It’s really hard to imagine these characters in a live-action world. It would feel too grounded. So totally it wouldn’t work for me.”
October 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Haha the international market must learn what anime fans have known for decades. There are things that look cool in animation that no amount of CGI can make work in live action.
A bunch of memorized phone numbers from long disconnected 1990s land lines have been my go to PIN numbers for decades now.
the funniest thing about this is that those of us who grew up in the divide all have a bunch of pre-cell phone numbers memorized and almost none afterwards
I know the home phone numbers of two of my childhood best friends from thirty years ago and none of the cell numbers of my college friends
I know the home phone numbers of two of my childhood best friends from thirty years ago and none of the cell numbers of my college friends
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A bunch of memorized phone numbers from long disconnected 1990s land lines have been my go to PIN numbers for decades now.
Tex-Mex doesn’t fix everything but it does fix a lot of things.
October 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Tex-Mex doesn’t fix everything but it does fix a lot of things.
I had to put Bandit to sleep last Monday. It was a hard choice, though ultimately all of the alternatives were worse. His senses were still relatively good, he was still lucid, and his appetite was still strong. Most of the time his mobility was still fine, and he was still interested in the world.
October 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I had to put Bandit to sleep last Monday. It was a hard choice, though ultimately all of the alternatives were worse. His senses were still relatively good, he was still lucid, and his appetite was still strong. Most of the time his mobility was still fine, and he was still interested in the world.
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I’ve repeatedly said we need messengers not martyrs. The below link will let you sign up for a No Kings Protest near you.✊🏽
If you’ve never been to a protest, grab a friend & attend. We have a Constitutional right to protest. Use it while we still can.❤️
Register: courage2025.org/nk2
#Courage2025
If you’ve never been to a protest, grab a friend & attend. We have a Constitutional right to protest. Use it while we still can.❤️
Register: courage2025.org/nk2
#Courage2025
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
courage2025.org
October 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I’ve repeatedly said we need messengers not martyrs. The below link will let you sign up for a No Kings Protest near you.✊🏽
If you’ve never been to a protest, grab a friend & attend. We have a Constitutional right to protest. Use it while we still can.❤️
Register: courage2025.org/nk2
#Courage2025
If you’ve never been to a protest, grab a friend & attend. We have a Constitutional right to protest. Use it while we still can.❤️
Register: courage2025.org/nk2
#Courage2025
Some encouraging news for once. Macular degeneration is awful, and this would be a huge improvement in treatment options.
October 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Some encouraging news for once. Macular degeneration is awful, and this would be a huge improvement in treatment options.
This is really, painfully true.
twitter is currently a frankenstein combination of 4chan and tumblr. we all know this. but bluesky is a different beast that i don't think people born after ~2004 fully grasp. bluesky is a frankenstein combination of tumblr and somethingawful
October 4, 2025 at 4:53 AM
This is really, painfully true.
I get the nostalgia but so much of this is just wrong. Wal-mart didn't have live lobsters. They didn't do the sticker thing anymore in 2002. They were famously charmless big box stores where you could never find an employee and there were weird messes on the floor that never went away.
This is doing numbers on social media right now and it's so depressing how people truly yearn for this shit and want to preserve that feeling indefinitely like a mausoleum of false memories.
September 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I get the nostalgia but so much of this is just wrong. Wal-mart didn't have live lobsters. They didn't do the sticker thing anymore in 2002. They were famously charmless big box stores where you could never find an employee and there were weird messes on the floor that never went away.