Joe Stepansky
@joestepansky.bsky.social
Doing retirement badly. Treasurer/bookkeeper/accounting guy. US Air Force veteran who’s been called anti-American. Regular churchgoer who’s been called anti-Christian.
Got a meteorology degree later in life for the hell of it. Really.
Got a meteorology degree later in life for the hell of it. Really.
I'm seeing great examples from the Pacific and Caribbean. But let's not forget the numerous interventions in Central and South America, southeast Asia, Africa, etc. to overthrow governments we didn't like.
January 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I'm seeing great examples from the Pacific and Caribbean. But let's not forget the numerous interventions in Central and South America, southeast Asia, Africa, etc. to overthrow governments we didn't like.
That's circular logic. Oil companies won't drill unless they get a return. They won't get a return from oil that's expensive to drill if oil prices go down.
There's simply no incentive, unless US taxpayers foot the bill. Which is what's probably planned.
There's simply no incentive, unless US taxpayers foot the bill. Which is what's probably planned.
January 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
That's circular logic. Oil companies won't drill unless they get a return. They won't get a return from oil that's expensive to drill if oil prices go down.
There's simply no incentive, unless US taxpayers foot the bill. Which is what's probably planned.
There's simply no incentive, unless US taxpayers foot the bill. Which is what's probably planned.
That last response is the FIRST question pollsters should ask.
Then divide the remaining responses between those who know and those who don’t.
Then divide the remaining responses between those who know and those who don’t.
January 4, 2026 at 6:34 PM
That last response is the FIRST question pollsters should ask.
Then divide the remaining responses between those who know and those who don’t.
Then divide the remaining responses between those who know and those who don’t.
Not to mention many utilities are shareholder owned. Not sure shareholders want to be told to buy something the company doesn't need.
January 4, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Not to mention many utilities are shareholder owned. Not sure shareholders want to be told to buy something the company doesn't need.
If Real ID is "too unreliable", then why the hell did we go through everything to get them?
If it's "too unreliable", why do we need a Real ID to fly on planes?
If it's "too unreliable", why do we need a Real ID to fly on planes?
January 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM
If Real ID is "too unreliable", then why the hell did we go through everything to get them?
If it's "too unreliable", why do we need a Real ID to fly on planes?
If it's "too unreliable", why do we need a Real ID to fly on planes?
People who don't know (or care) what's happening. Constantly trying to sell me something I don't need.
We need Medicare for All and we need to get for-profit insurers out of the health insurance process.
Yes, the government's process was the MOST efficient. For-profit was the LEAST efficient.
We need Medicare for All and we need to get for-profit insurers out of the health insurance process.
Yes, the government's process was the MOST efficient. For-profit was the LEAST efficient.
December 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
People who don't know (or care) what's happening. Constantly trying to sell me something I don't need.
We need Medicare for All and we need to get for-profit insurers out of the health insurance process.
Yes, the government's process was the MOST efficient. For-profit was the LEAST efficient.
We need Medicare for All and we need to get for-profit insurers out of the health insurance process.
Yes, the government's process was the MOST efficient. For-profit was the LEAST efficient.
My parents were immigrants. My mother wasn't a citizen when I was born. (I know that because I went to her naturalization ceremony).
I'll be happy to show Miller my DD-214 provided he shows me his. I have 2 brothers who also have DD-214s.
Oh, he doesn't have a DD-214? Interesting. Why not Stevie?
I'll be happy to show Miller my DD-214 provided he shows me his. I have 2 brothers who also have DD-214s.
Oh, he doesn't have a DD-214? Interesting. Why not Stevie?
December 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
My parents were immigrants. My mother wasn't a citizen when I was born. (I know that because I went to her naturalization ceremony).
I'll be happy to show Miller my DD-214 provided he shows me his. I have 2 brothers who also have DD-214s.
Oh, he doesn't have a DD-214? Interesting. Why not Stevie?
I'll be happy to show Miller my DD-214 provided he shows me his. I have 2 brothers who also have DD-214s.
Oh, he doesn't have a DD-214? Interesting. Why not Stevie?
For those of us who remember the old Soviet Union (or Iron Curtain, for that matter), this is EXACTLY what happened there "back in the day". Sure, it was shortwave radio and not video streaming, but the same concept.
People bootlegging content their own governments didn't want them to hear.
People bootlegging content their own governments didn't want them to hear.
December 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
For those of us who remember the old Soviet Union (or Iron Curtain, for that matter), this is EXACTLY what happened there "back in the day". Sure, it was shortwave radio and not video streaming, but the same concept.
People bootlegging content their own governments didn't want them to hear.
People bootlegging content their own governments didn't want them to hear.
I'm curious how much of that question came from Brennan and how much from Bari Weiss.
December 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I'm curious how much of that question came from Brennan and how much from Bari Weiss.
DOGE was simply a plot to Hoover up everyone's personal data. Nothing more or less.
December 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
DOGE was simply a plot to Hoover up everyone's personal data. Nothing more or less.
Remember, ETTD.
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Remember, ETTD.
Tell you what. I'll carry a copy of my DD-214 and ask Bovino for a copy of his.
Oh, he doesn't have one? Why not pal?
Oh, he doesn't have one? Why not pal?
December 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Tell you what. I'll carry a copy of my DD-214 and ask Bovino for a copy of his.
Oh, he doesn't have one? Why not pal?
Oh, he doesn't have one? Why not pal?
You mean the guy who BANKRUPTED A CASINO??? Well OK then.
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
You mean the guy who BANKRUPTED A CASINO??? Well OK then.
My parents came to this country from Ukraine, which I'm sure at the time was regarded by some as a sh1thole country. Trump's parents probably thought that.
And yet three of my parent's kids served the US military. Very much unlike the Trumps.
And yet three of my parent's kids served the US military. Very much unlike the Trumps.
December 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My parents came to this country from Ukraine, which I'm sure at the time was regarded by some as a sh1thole country. Trump's parents probably thought that.
And yet three of my parent's kids served the US military. Very much unlike the Trumps.
And yet three of my parent's kids served the US military. Very much unlike the Trumps.
But they’re indoors and usually call games on Saturday evenings, so I’m giving them some leeway.
December 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
But they’re indoors and usually call games on Saturday evenings, so I’m giving them some leeway.
My experience has been that the guys who blather on the most about “masculine” this or that tend to be the least masculine and most fragile emotionally.
December 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My experience has been that the guys who blather on the most about “masculine” this or that tend to be the least masculine and most fragile emotionally.
Not sure who, if anyone, said this, but "90% of life is showing up". It's mostly true.
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Not sure who, if anyone, said this, but "90% of life is showing up". It's mostly true.
As a kid, I never comprehended how much classical music I was exposed to by the Bugs Bunny cartoons.
It did very much hit me as an adult. ("Hey, I remember that piece from Bugs!")
It did very much hit me as an adult. ("Hey, I remember that piece from Bugs!")
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
As a kid, I never comprehended how much classical music I was exposed to by the Bugs Bunny cartoons.
It did very much hit me as an adult. ("Hey, I remember that piece from Bugs!")
It did very much hit me as an adult. ("Hey, I remember that piece from Bugs!")
And I think the announcement refers to the "Department of War", a name which Congress hasn't authorized and therefore doesn't really exist.
So they can stick all that, as they used to say, "where the sun don't shine".
So they can stick all that, as they used to say, "where the sun don't shine".
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
And I think the announcement refers to the "Department of War", a name which Congress hasn't authorized and therefore doesn't really exist.
So they can stick all that, as they used to say, "where the sun don't shine".
So they can stick all that, as they used to say, "where the sun don't shine".
That all starts making sense. I've emailed Fetterman's office on a few occasions. EACH time, his office's response had nothing to do with my original email. Not even close. I've simply stopped writing.
Scott Perry and Dave McCormick aren't a lot better, but Fetterman is well behind those two.
Scott Perry and Dave McCormick aren't a lot better, but Fetterman is well behind those two.
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
That all starts making sense. I've emailed Fetterman's office on a few occasions. EACH time, his office's response had nothing to do with my original email. Not even close. I've simply stopped writing.
Scott Perry and Dave McCormick aren't a lot better, but Fetterman is well behind those two.
Scott Perry and Dave McCormick aren't a lot better, but Fetterman is well behind those two.