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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 22h

Sounds like Silicon Valley is writing their talking points.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 1d

A 160 million Americans can only read and write at a six grade level, and they’re proud of it. So, there’s your answer.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is Putin’s Viceroy. No one wants to accept this, but history will prove it’s true. Trump is, and has always been, The Manchurian Candidate, tasked with following Putin’s orders, while fulfilling Khrushchev’s vision of collapsing the US from the inside without a firing a shot: Project 2025.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 1d

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair". Dickens

FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s understand Israel intends on eliminating all Palestinians in Gaza - 2.1 million - and then saying Palestinians never existed to begin with. This is the way authoritarian governments work. Russia: “There is no Ukraine, there’s only Russia”, or China: “There is no Taiwan, there’s only China.”

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 2d

@screenforums.bsky.social I’m not a professional screenwriter (by any stretch of the imagination) but I wrote a screenplay about Philippines, and I’m just curious if there were any suggestions on who might consider reading it? I’ve been refining it a long time, just hoping for input. Thanks.

FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 2d

Something to aspire to.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 2d

So they were just fishermen. I hope they talk to the ICC.

FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 13d

Remember why we have an internet commercially … because nerds needed a way to trade porn back in the day. Everything in tech originates in the era of horny nerds. Nothing really changed.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 20d

There should be a constitutional amendment to end government shutdowns, and it should simply say:

“Any impasse within Congress that causes a government shutdown triggers a mandatory election of every seat in the House and Senate six months from the day the shutdown occurs.”

FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 26d

The US government under Trump gaslights constantly. Remember who the FBI field agent in this case reports to.

FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 26d

And this is why antitrust legislation would be appropriate in terms of media consolidation. Of Bill Clinton’s many sins, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is one that’s resulted in some of the most dire consequences for American society.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · 26d

It just underscores the failure of the ideology Trump is embracing, and then imposing on the US.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Aug 24

Mr Ketchum was kind enough to give me his autograph before we said goodbye. I always thought how cool it was I got to meet “Agent 13”. I don’t think the commercial was ever shown.
God Speed, Mr Ketchum!

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Aug 24

Over and over the director shouted “CUT”, as he became increasingly perturbed with me. I got Mr Ketchum in the face, neck, shoulder … but never the target zone on the shirt. Mr Ketchum was very good natured as he changed white shirts, over and over again. Finally, we got a salvageable take, and

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Aug 24

I was holding a heavily mustard covered hotdog, and at the signal “HOME RUN!!”, I was to leap up and nail him with the hotdog in his white shirt (Clorox ad). The issue, I was terribly nearsighted and hadn’t been prescribed glasses yet. So, take after take I swung and missed his shirt, but hit him.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Aug 24

I was sad to see David Ketchum (Agent 13 from the “Get Smart” TV series) died August 10th. As a kid in elementary school I was cast in a Clorox commercial with him, and he was very kind to me, though I wasn’t great in the role. The scene was he and I in the bleachers of a baseball game.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Aug 23

I’m seeing Mississippi is blocking access to this site. A VPN app might circumvent that issue. Just a thought.

FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Aug 12

So the report has no value whatsoever … at least the Trump Administration makes that clear.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Aug 7

Tim Cook is just stalling Trump. There’s no way for Apple manufacturing to be on-shored in a meaningful way, and doing so will crash the company. Cook genuflects before Trump and presents some kind of gold bibelot to curry favor, but has no serious intention of on-shoring Apple manufacturing.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Aug 6

There’s no way Republicans win the 2026 midterms without massive cheating. They have no other option.

FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Aug 6

Listen, you know it’s BS if Trump is saying it.

FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Aug 6

AI is being so hyped you can tell it will amount to a rug pull ultimately.

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FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Jun 22

The U.S. Congress is castrated.

FogBelter @fogbelter.bsky.social · Jun 21

It feels to me the ever-present message conveyed by the ubiquitous corporate media to its audience is “Your world is shit, and it will never improve, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” It seems the purpose is demoralize the population into inaction. That doesn’t improve anything. #massmedia