Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)

@lettersfromthewasteland.org

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Democratic Socialist, LFC diehard, Michigan Man, deconstructing Christian, occasional web developer, and SQL/payment systems engineer. I parent two furbabies with my wife. https://www.lettersfromthewasteland.org

"People want leadership, Mr. President, and in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone. They want leadership. They're so thirsty for it they'll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand."
NBC NEWS BREAKING: Graham Platner denies sexual assault allegations and says he is considering the 'best path forward' in Maine Senate race
I responded to a fundraising text from Hakeem Jeffries with "You're a terrible leader, so please fuck off and never message me again"
In many ways, this move is a direct maneuver to compete against teams like the Knicks, Celtics, Pacers and Cavaliers in the East. And after the fan base had clamored for Riley and the front office to take a big swing to land a star, this trade appeases those who had started to wonder if maybe it was time for Riley to step down.
1. The preliminary report of the special Court of Inquiry convened by the Government of Israel has concluded that the "attack on the USS Liberty was not in malice; there was no criminal negligence & the attack was made by innocent mistake." The report, however, has been turned over to the military judge advocate who has ordered a preliminary judicial inquiry by an officer empowered to convene courts martial. 2. According to the Israeli findings a chain of 3 regrettable mistakes led to the attack by Israeli jets & torpedo boats upon the USS Liberty on 8 June 1967. First Mistake 3. The first mistake was decisive & set the scenario for the subsequent errors. On the basis of erroneous reports, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) was convinced that Israeli positions near El Arish were being shelled by an unidentified vessel off the coast. However, "even the officers who knew of the identification of Liberty early the same morning did not connect Liberty with the unidentified ships said to be shelling El Arish." 4. (CIA has no evidence of these erroneous reports, but the information is plausible in light of the very speedy Israeli advance & the heat of battle in the El Arish area. The UAR Navy is not known to have shelled Israeli shore positions on 8 June. The above admission that Israelis had identified the Liberty -- presumably following the overflight by jets at 9:50 AM (2:50 PM EDT) — is the first indication that the Israelis knew the Liberty was in the area prior to the attack.) Second Mistake 5. The three Israeli torpedo boats patroling near the Liberty reported that the unidentified vessel was steaming at 28-30 knots. A check of Liberty's maximum speed in Jane's led IDF headquarters to believe that the unidentified (radar) target was a high speed combatant & not the Liberty. Considering the erroneous information on the shelling of Israeli coastal positions, the IDF asked the torpedo boats to verify the unidentified vessel's speed & then ordered an air attack.
Publicly, President Reagan remained an enthusiastic backer of the space program, and had recently given his blessing to Beggs's plans for building a space station in Earth orbit. But Reagan's second-term White House was now packed with officials who actively opposed manned spaceflight, and a few who detested Beggs himself. Although a shrewd political operator, since assuming control of the agency the NASA chief had alienated key West Wing insiders-those he considered "right-wing nuts"-with perceived slights that included inviting conservative bête noire Jane Fonda to the Cape to watch Sally Ride become the country's first woman in space, and going behind their backs to win Reagan's backing for the space station.
Games 2-7: Cleveland had 192 free throws Pistons had 110.
Yes, foul calls are up in the NBA playoffs, with referees calling roughly 11% more personal fouls per game compared to the regular season. This increase marks one of the largest differentials seen in league history. The jump in whistles can be broken down as follows: League Stance: NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Monty McCutchen confirmed the spike, stating that officials are "not putting our whistles in our pocket" and are choosing to uphold standard rules rather than drastically altering their approach for the postseason.
9. Non-Retaliation. It is against [redacted employer name] policy for any Employee to be subject to retaliation if they exercise their right to assert claims under this Agreement. If you believe that you have been retaliated against by anyone at the [redacted employer name], you should immediately report this to the [redacted employer name].
NY Times Headline (April 7, 1978): Moynihan says U.S. Bows to Soviet And Depicts Israel as an Outcast Story blurb: "Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan accused the Carter Administration last night of having quietly given in "to the long sustained efforts" of the Soviet Union to "depict Israel as an outcast nation, an illegitimate nation, a nation whose very existence violates the standards of the international community." The New York Democrat, who has previously criticized the conduct of American foreign relations in the Middle East and with the Soviet Union, said there has never been "a more serious moment" in the relations between this country and Israel. In an address to the Temple Israel congregation here, the Senator suggested that the Administration was abandoning the American commitment to Israel—and other "small democracies"—in an effort to reach an agreement with the Soviet Union on limiting strategic arms before that nation surpasses the United States in military power in the mid-1980s.
New York Times excerpt of article summarizing Donald Trump's incoherent rant on national television. "The speech at times resembled the kind of sober address Americans might expect to see at the start of a war, or even before it, when a president makes a case for why the time for military action is necessary."
screencap of Tom Charles Huston, the architect of the police state surveillance document known as the Huston Plan, testifying before the Church Committee in 1975. Like current evil bastard Stephen Miller, Huston has a large prematurely balding head and a similar jawline, fitting for Miller's intellectual and political predecessor in American politics
I mean, not like I'm trying to help our dipshit administration out, but couldn't oil be moved from the UAE ports overland to Oman's? Isn't there infrastructure in place to guard against a blockage since it's happened more than once in recent memory?
Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social I gather that everyone here is 100% certain Graham Platner is a Nazi antisemite. 8m I also gather you all are trapped in an epistemic chamber sealed tighter than the one around Fox News. So, who here actually knew that Platner's wife is Jewish? And how does that influence your certainty? 5m Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social Now let's do one more thought exercise. You know that famous video of him singing shirtless at the wedding where you can see the skull and bones? Half that wedding party was Jewish. Do you think if he knew it was a Nazi tat, maybe he'd have just left his shirt on? Think, people. You can do it.
an underneath photo of the Iranian Shehed drone, being used against Middle Eastern nations in this new war.
Top skeet is Zohran Mamdani saying he had a productive meeting about house building with President Trump, posing in the Oval Office as Trump gleefully holds the old Daily News issue "FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD" and in his other hand holds a mockup that the Mayor brought that reads "TRUMP TO CITY: LET'S BUILD" The second skeet is confirmation that the Columbia student ICE illegally kidnapped this morning had been released.