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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 28m

These people know they're hypocrites. They don't care. It's actually a flex to them. Just look at Johnson's unctuous little smile that says "I'm full of shit, I know you know I'm full of shit, and there's not a goddamn thing you can do about it."

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 16h

There'll be a major air disaster in this country before too long because of this, and the people who are in control of the House, Senate, and Presidency, led by a man who says he can do anything he wants, will absolve themselves of all responsibility instantly and blame it on the "Radical Left".

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16h

Air traffic control facilities across the United States are reportedly experiencing staff shortages amid Trump’s government shutdown.

These shortages are taking place in Nashville, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Washington, and more.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 20h

I do think we can now forever bury the argument that the main purpose of the Second Amendment is to give the good patriots of the land the means to defend against tyrannical government.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 20h

Government by 4chan edgelords.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 20h

The clinginess is greatly amplified by the fact that it's being handed out not by some former airborne E-6 running a gun shop in Nashville, but by the GODDAMN DIRECTOR OF THE FBI.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 20h

Got a new welcome/goodbye mat.

A welcome mat with a stitching of a black-and-tan dachshund, and the words SO LONG.

The same welcome mat, only in this shot the words SO LONG are covered by an actual dachshund aligned in the same direction as the knitted one on the mat.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 21h

I would be embarrassed to be handed this by the Chief of the local 5-officer PD, never mind by the Director of the goddamn Eff-Bee-Eye.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 21h

Right? Like, a single fast-food meal is $15-20 now. $200 a month is nothing for take-out. With tip and fees, that's a couple ordering Five Guys once per week.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 22h

This is what happens when the dumbest and meanest kids you ever knew in high school suddenly get the unchecked power to take every awful, idiotic idea that pops up in their heads and turn it into reality.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 1d

Like, you can barely lift that kind of weight with a C-160 Transall.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 1d

LOL @ the idea that this wing and engine configuration would be able to lift a 15-ton APC plus infantry squad and all their gear off the ground.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 1d

One obvious way to compensate for a low birth rate is migration, unless you use "the West" as code for "White", which Elon absolutely does.

Every time I read one of his posts, I'm amazed that anyone still thinks Musk is some super-smart visionary. He's just a dull, weird racist LARPing Tony Stark.

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Sep 2

Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 1d

1. It doesn't fucking matter if they're "cooling on him" because he will never leave again except feet first.

2. They did, in fact, vote for all of this, and they were warned by everyone with a brain but chose to go LOL LMAO.

3. If we had an election next week, they'd 100% vote for him again.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 1d

It slays me that this shitweasel only turned 40 this year. Hate makes you age so much harder.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Stephen Miller: "The Black people in Chicago are thrilled that we're getting the illegal aliens out of their communities who are stealing their housing, jobs, and resources."

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, crikey. I didn't even start to become the person I am now until I was in my thirties. Sold my first novel when I was 41. Your twenties are basically the tutorial level of your adult life.

QVComics 🔞🇨🇦🟡⚪🟣⚫ @qvail.bsky.social · 2d

I need to hear this as a late 20-something who's worried that if I haven't had a solid career since 18, my life is pointless.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 3d

They're carrying them for two reasons: intimidation and masturbatory feel-big cosplay.

Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 3d

There's something so incredibly incongruous of seeing all of these regime guys with carbines while none of them are actually fully kitted up nor conducting themselves in anyway that suggests they think they will need those weapons

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 3d

These people are just itching to inflict violence on fellow Americans. And make no mistake, a lot of them are looking forward to being allowed to go weapons hot.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 3d

'THAT'S DIFFERENT!"

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 3d

"PopTart" would be a cool pilot callsign.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 3d

"Thirty-eight...simulated."

I want to know in what fantasy world some infantry junior rank gets to go up against far senior people in "warfighting simulations", and what those simulations were, but I suspect it involves Battlefield 6 or CoD.

These people live in an interesting cinematic universe.

Brad Duplessis @bradduplessis.bsky.social · 3d

This fucking guy….

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 4d

Did you get it from the vending machine that had nothing but Irn-Bru? I was so delighted to see that one.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 4d

This would be in violation of federal law, but I guess that doesn't mean anything anymore. (Also, it's very on-brand to put Mango Mussolini's face on BOTH sides of the coin because one side just isn't enough for his ego.)

Imagine the enraged screams from MAGA if Biden had put his face on US coins.

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 4d

This is apparently being fast-tracked. A die of the $1 Trump coin has reportedly been circulating within the US Mint's Bureau of Engraving and Printing this week. defector.com/treasury-departm...

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 4d

It's made in Scotland from girders!

A bottle of Irn-Bru, Scotland's most popular soft drink, orange in color. The label is a vivid orange and blue.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 4d

Ah, autumn in northern New England, where I had to run the heat yesterday and put the mobile air conditioner back in the office today.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, I have seven on their list. I filed a claim for them. Not holding my breath or buying a Porsche, so whatever shows up will be an unexpected little bonus whenever it comes in.

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