Puck the Puddle Pilot
@puckthepilot.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Geek, Nerd, former Army WO IP (60s), current Coastie. Personal account.
He/Him, White, Cisgender, Allosexual, Heteromantic, unmedicated Introverted Neurotypical.
He/Him, White, Cisgender, Allosexual, Heteromantic, unmedicated Introverted Neurotypical.
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"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Wait. They are (or were maybe) actually checking backgrounds?
Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Wait. They are (or were maybe) actually checking backgrounds?
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If you have to wake up and choose not to act on your "gay thoughts" every single day, I have news for you, pet.
February 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
If you have to wake up and choose not to act on your "gay thoughts" every single day, I have news for you, pet.
Maybe I've been misunderstanding religion.
I was under the impression the entire point of most faiths is to consider how you will be viewed on judgement day.
Or, at a minimum, how to be "good"
I was under the impression the entire point of most faiths is to consider how you will be viewed on judgement day.
Or, at a minimum, how to be "good"
McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Maybe I've been misunderstanding religion.
I was under the impression the entire point of most faiths is to consider how you will be viewed on judgement day.
Or, at a minimum, how to be "good"
I was under the impression the entire point of most faiths is to consider how you will be viewed on judgement day.
Or, at a minimum, how to be "good"
What exactly do they teach attorneys at law school cuz damn.
Garbarino: "It is a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might be personally offensive to the president or vice president."
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
What exactly do they teach attorneys at law school cuz damn.
Hang this around MAGA's neck. This is absolutely what they voted for.
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Hang this around MAGA's neck. This is absolutely what they voted for.
What's the hardest question you've gotten as a parent?
I think "Why are they talking about bubbles in the stock market?" Threw me most recently.
"Why did the police shoot that lady?" Gave my wife and troubles.
The bad choices vs bad person is a hard line to hold.
I think "Why are they talking about bubbles in the stock market?" Threw me most recently.
"Why did the police shoot that lady?" Gave my wife and troubles.
The bad choices vs bad person is a hard line to hold.
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
What's the hardest question you've gotten as a parent?
I think "Why are they talking about bubbles in the stock market?" Threw me most recently.
"Why did the police shoot that lady?" Gave my wife and troubles.
The bad choices vs bad person is a hard line to hold.
I think "Why are they talking about bubbles in the stock market?" Threw me most recently.
"Why did the police shoot that lady?" Gave my wife and troubles.
The bad choices vs bad person is a hard line to hold.
"We are terrorizing and deporting the consumers, producers, and tax base for the good of the economy."
I miss when I thought business analysts were smart. This public statement from an advisor to the president should be enough to tank the stock market.
I miss when I thought business analysts were smart. This public statement from an advisor to the president should be enough to tank the stock market.
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"We are terrorizing and deporting the consumers, producers, and tax base for the good of the economy."
I miss when I thought business analysts were smart. This public statement from an advisor to the president should be enough to tank the stock market.
I miss when I thought business analysts were smart. This public statement from an advisor to the president should be enough to tank the stock market.
Roflmao. I want to get the original picture on my phone for... Reasons.
I'm still in a few group chats.
I'm still in a few group chats.
Fuck a morning coffee, this picture is enough to jolt me awake
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Roflmao. I want to get the original picture on my phone for... Reasons.
I'm still in a few group chats.
I'm still in a few group chats.
Conversely if the AI Bubble pops in time Gabe Newell will cement his position as the video game industry whisperer.
Why $700 could be a "death sentence" for the Steam Machine
Analysts expect Valve might be hit particularly hard by soaring RAM, storage prices.
arstechnica.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Conversely if the AI Bubble pops in time Gabe Newell will cement his position as the video game industry whisperer.
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Bad Bunny show analysis
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Bad Bunny show analysis
I may not have understood most of it. But I saw tacos, smiles, a wedding, a happy kid, dancing, and big words on a billboard with a simple message.
And now I want tacos.
And now I want tacos.
February 9, 2026 at 5:04 AM
I may not have understood most of it. But I saw tacos, smiles, a wedding, a happy kid, dancing, and big words on a billboard with a simple message.
And now I want tacos.
And now I want tacos.
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BREAKING: Louisiana Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez defeated her Republican opponent by double digits in the special election Saturday night for a state House seat in a district Trump won by 13 points in 2024.
Martinez won 62% of the vote compared to 38% for her Republican opponent.
Martinez won 62% of the vote compared to 38% for her Republican opponent.
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
BREAKING: Louisiana Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez defeated her Republican opponent by double digits in the special election Saturday night for a state House seat in a district Trump won by 13 points in 2024.
Martinez won 62% of the vote compared to 38% for her Republican opponent.
Martinez won 62% of the vote compared to 38% for her Republican opponent.
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Leading Nazi Organizations at Trade Impasse, White House to Send Envoys
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Leading Nazi Organizations at Trade Impasse, White House to Send Envoys
What a surprise. The Navy again.
Wonder what the Ven Diagram of Fat Leonard officers and Epstein Island Officers looks like.
Wonder what the Ven Diagram of Fat Leonard officers and Epstein Island Officers looks like.
February 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM
What a surprise. The Navy again.
Wonder what the Ven Diagram of Fat Leonard officers and Epstein Island Officers looks like.
Wonder what the Ven Diagram of Fat Leonard officers and Epstein Island Officers looks like.
In the hierarchy of fuckups this is impressive. Especially since it didn't need to happen at all.
Why the F are you messing with HER desktop? Let alone commanding a mid tier lie machine to do it.
Why the F are you messing with HER desktop? Let alone commanding a mid tier lie machine to do it.
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
In the hierarchy of fuckups this is impressive. Especially since it didn't need to happen at all.
Why the F are you messing with HER desktop? Let alone commanding a mid tier lie machine to do it.
Why the F are you messing with HER desktop? Let alone commanding a mid tier lie machine to do it.
Getting the guy known for having perfect pitch to sing the national anthem is a brilliant move and a flex.
February 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Getting the guy known for having perfect pitch to sing the national anthem is a brilliant move and a flex.
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Pretty sure it’s still me, actually, since nobody is gonna come up to you at a signing and tell you how much your slop meant to them.
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Pretty sure it’s still me, actually, since nobody is gonna come up to you at a signing and tell you how much your slop meant to them.
I have never, in all of my life, in my many travels, in my most uncomfortable out of place social dealings ever had to apologize for being white.
Baby I am neon white.
Mayonnaise is spicy.
I giggle when I get called "honey child" at the McDonald's drive through by the southern teller.
Baby I am neon white.
Mayonnaise is spicy.
I giggle when I get called "honey child" at the McDonald's drive through by the southern teller.
"It's OK to Be White" has been a slogan for literal Nazis for some time now, if you want to know where the Republican Party is at the moment
February 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I have never, in all of my life, in my many travels, in my most uncomfortable out of place social dealings ever had to apologize for being white.
Baby I am neon white.
Mayonnaise is spicy.
I giggle when I get called "honey child" at the McDonald's drive through by the southern teller.
Baby I am neon white.
Mayonnaise is spicy.
I giggle when I get called "honey child" at the McDonald's drive through by the southern teller.
Saw a video of an immigration officer taking a gigantic pink dildo to the face whilst riding in a vehicle and it made me realize.
Some day, without knowing exactly when, that poor officer will have taken his last dildo to the face.
Life is so fleeting.
Some day, without knowing exactly when, that poor officer will have taken his last dildo to the face.
Life is so fleeting.
February 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Saw a video of an immigration officer taking a gigantic pink dildo to the face whilst riding in a vehicle and it made me realize.
Some day, without knowing exactly when, that poor officer will have taken his last dildo to the face.
Life is so fleeting.
Some day, without knowing exactly when, that poor officer will have taken his last dildo to the face.
Life is so fleeting.
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Does an American citizen performing at the Super bowl really "illustrate the nation's immigration divide" though? 🧐
The Super Bowl halftime show, with Bad Bunny showcasing Latin music before a global television audience expected to top 100 million, will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star delivers an explicit political message.
The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl
The halftime show will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump’s deportation drive.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Does an American citizen performing at the Super bowl really "illustrate the nation's immigration divide" though? 🧐
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personally i would like to see a D +30 election year in my lifetime
With nearly half of the vote reporting in the Louisiana #HD60 (Trump+13) special election:
Chasity Martinez (D)- 61%
Brad Daigle (R)- 39%
Martinez is currently outperforming Harris's 2024 margins by around 30 points throughout the district.
Chasity Martinez (D)- 61%
Brad Daigle (R)- 39%
Martinez is currently outperforming Harris's 2024 margins by around 30 points throughout the district.
February 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
personally i would like to see a D +30 election year in my lifetime
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That last sentence waaaaay misses the mark
Jeff Bezos' statement, his first since last week's layoffs: "The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity. Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus."
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
That last sentence waaaaay misses the mark
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
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I said “I lost my faith in the army’s ability to make ethical decisions after Alex Vindman was purged for giving truthful testimony in response to a congressional subpoena and his brother was purged for being his brother”
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 AM
I said “I lost my faith in the army’s ability to make ethical decisions after Alex Vindman was purged for giving truthful testimony in response to a congressional subpoena and his brother was purged for being his brother”