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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 1h

The term Antichrist has more to do with the concept of the Anti Pope (a false pope misleading the masses), than the literalistic definition of the antichrist as the exact opposite of Christ.

erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 1h

Revelation is a mess but it is very clear that the antichrist will have the veneer of a powerful and moral leader but indulges in all sins behind the scenes. Also they will trick the masses into denying the consecration and teachings of Jesus Christ

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 1h

I mean the most obvious interpretation is that the Heard of the Antichrist was Obama, because he laid the political groundwork to empower the coming Antichrist (Trump)

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 1h

Time to eat the bugs and get used to soy

erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 1h

I meant it’s technically true, as no one abuses each other like a family

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 2h

Disney already owns a special effects epic science fiction franchise that makes bank and its James Cameron’s Avatar

erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 1d

My least favorite Doctor Who

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 2d

I keep getting confused when people mention that show and confuse it with Wayward Pines, the Twin Peaks fanfiction book series and short lived tv show

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 3d

It all smacks of reading the Asimov short story “The Last Question” and thinking it is about AI and not humanity

erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 3d

A news editor-in-chief who doesn’t report to the president and executive editor of news is just a fancy way to justify a big salary

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, the future of money

erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 3d

Aren’t they called “smart contracts”?

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 3d

You can do state level graft or you can try to get a national profile to break into congress or the senate

But you can’t do both

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

Time to devote half of our economy to the giant lying machines

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

This model is going to make a great fleet vehicle and an even better taxi

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

This person has spent most of her adult life with the word “editor” in her job title

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

DHS needs to run fat camps

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

Toyota fell in love with their hybrid platform and somehow managed to totally miss EV drive trains on compact and mid sized SUVs. One of the most bizarre blunders in the company’s history

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

Ha. Most couch commandos could pass steps one and two with a week or so of daily practice, but 9 minute mile pace has got to be hilarious to watch

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

I figured this would happen, especially after the army had to start running physical fitness camps for recruits so they wouldn’t wash out of basic in a week

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine passing pushups and sit-ups and failing on the step aerobics

Man standing on a step aerobics block in gym attire

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

Instructions for the Kneel/Stand Test
• Assume a prone position lying on your stomach on the floor with your arms directly alongside your body with the palms up. Come to an upright kneeling position on both knees. Thighs and upper body are to be vertical so that there is no leaning or sitting back on heels. (Figure 1-3)
• Grip your dominant hand with your non-dominant hand (as if firing a semi-automatic pistol). Extend both arms in front of you horizontally with the elbows fully extended and locked. Elevate arms to eye level.
Point the index finger of the dominant hand, as a gun barrel, at the mid-chest of the examiner. Keep both thumbs down. Your arms will remain in this position throught the test. (Figure 4)
• Assume an upright standing position. (Figure 5)
• Assume a right knee kneeling (half-kneeling) position. (Figure 6)
• Assume an upright standing position. (Figure 7)
Fig 1
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Fig 4
Assume a left knee kneeling (half-kneeling) position. (Figure 8)
Assume an upright standing position. (Figure 9)
Assume a full-kneeling position (either leg may initiate movement). (Figure 10)
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Assume an upright standing position. (Figure 11)
Assume a full-kneeling position again (either leg may initiate movement). (Figure 12)
Hold the upright kneeling position on both knees for 2 (two) minutes. (Figure 12)
Keeping both arms in front of you horizontally with the elbows fully extended and locked.
Assume an upright standing position. (Figure 13) When told to do so relax the arms. (Figure 14)
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Revised May 2007
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Instructions for Push-Ups
This test measures dynamic muscular strength and endurance of the muscles of the upper body.
Start in the "up position" with your elbows locked and your hands spaced shoulder width apart, with the thumbs aligned with the crease of your shoulder. Keep your body in a straight line with your feet close together (Figure 1).
• Once in the "up position," the Test Administrator will place a foam block 8" long and 4" high in an area directly below your sternum (Figure 2).
Figure 1
Figure 2
• Upon the command, "Go," keeping your body straight, drop down until your chest touches the foam block (Figure 3).
• Then, maintaining a straight body, push up until your elbows are straight. This completes one push-up (Figure 4).
NOTE: Both men and women are required to touch their sternum (breast bone) to the foam block.
Push-ups where only breast tissue touches the block will not count.
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Figure 4
This is a timed test requiring the completion of fifteen (15) push-ups — using proper form within two (2) minutes (Figure 5).
• If you must rest, do so in the "up position" only (Figure 6).
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Revised May 2007

Timed Step Test
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Figure 5
• Stand in front of the bench (Figure 1)
There will be a pause after the practice stepping. Instructions on the audio tape will then direct you to start the timed step test by marching.
• When directed step up with the left foot (Figure 2) then
Step up with the right foot (Figure 3) then
Step down with the left foot (Figure 4) then
Step down with the right foot (Figure 5).
Step to the up, up, down, down cadence.
• Continue stepping for 5 minutes. Stop only when instructed to do so on the audio tape or by the test administrator
Reasons for Failing the Step Test
Failure to step for the entire 5 minutes
Unable to maintain stepping cadence (up, up, down, down) in accordance with audio tape for more than
2 CONSECUTIVE SEQUENCES - with "up, up, down, down" being one sequence Failure to maintain stepping cadence a total of 6 up, up, down, down CADENCE SEQUENCES during the entire 5 minute test
• Pushing on legs to assist in stepping (Figure 6)
Incorrect
Figure 6
Revised May 2007

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

These tests are great. If you fail one part you fail the entire thing

www.ice.gov

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erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

Good Ole’ Bloodbath McGrath

erik-pbg.bsky.social @erik-pbg.bsky.social · 4d

The amazing colloquy to it is Sony paid money for it to be in that Amazon Video game anthology program and it came out a month after Sony pulled the plug:

www.imdb.com/title/tt3320...

"Secret Level" Concord: Tale of the Implacable (TV Episode 2024) ⭐ 6.4 | Animation, Action, Adventure

18m

www.imdb.com

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