Teddy Ted Ted

@tedput.bsky.social

Landing here at Bluesky, seeking a breath of fresh air. Humanist. Engineer by day. Mental vagabond by night. Helping someone else is better than helping yourself.

Dell computer expansion card lock/release widgets look like happy-excited faces.

Peas being whirled with the caption, "Imagine whirled peas".

A goose asking a human, "Who are you debating, Marsha?", and then chasing the human yelling, "Who are you debating?!?!?!"

A bat sitting on a toilet reading a newspaper.

Clippy saying, "It looks like you are trying to create mass-production art. Would you like some help with that?"

Chain hotel artwork with a paperclip oddly placed between the printed image and the frame glass.

Before coffee: I hate everyone. After coffee: I feel good about hating everyone.

"It has been 0 days since Trump was a complete dumbass" sign.

"What day is today?" asked Pooh.
"It's the day we burn this motherfucker to the ground." squeaked Piglet.
"My favorite day." said Pooh.

Screenshot from WHCD event, showing possible friendly fire injury to agent against the wall.

RFK Jr. stares at an unconscious Donald Trump and says "Dibs on the peen."

Chart of Elon Musk's level of care for people, with Elon ranking 97%, whites at 2%, and blacks at 1%. Note that this indicates Elon cares about whites twice as much as blacks.

Kermit the Frog sipping tea with the caption "Darwin sipping tea...".

Charlie Day with his bulletin board of articles and red strings.

A survey question "Are you stupid?", with yes and no checkboxes, but the no box is circled.

Dean Wormer saying, "Put them on double secret probation."

Pooh and Piglet sitting on a log:
"What day is today?" asked Pooh.
"It's the day we burn this motherfucker to the ground." squeaked Piglet.
"My favorite day." said Pooh.

Pam Bondi bragging that the Dow is over 50,000 while ignoring law to release all Epstein files.

$Overlapping Outcomes and Strategies Several political analysts and officials have argued that Trump’s actions mirror goals historically sought by the Russian government to weaken U.S. global influence: *Erosion of Alliances: Trump’s rhetoric and trade policies have been described as damaging to the transatlantic partnership and the trust of traditional U.S. allies. Critics argue this has accelerated the shift toward a multipolar world where U.S. leadership is no longer undisputed. *Destabilization of International Order: Some experts contend that Trump’s "America First" stance effectively implements a strategy that could lead to the dismantling of the global free-trade system and the weakening of historic security alliances like NATO, which aligns with Putin’s goal of fracturing the liberal international order. *Undermining Institutions: There are concerns that Trump’s public disputes with the U.S. intelligence community and his decision to prioritize Putin's statements over official U.S. assessments (such as during the 2018 Helsinki summit) have compromised national security and internal credibility. *Internal Discord: Russia’s "hybrid warfare" tactics aim to sow domestic division and sap national resources. Some argue that Trump’s political style and use of disinformation are indistinguishable from the tactics found in Putin's "playbook," specifically regarding the creation of a "post-truth" environment where facts are subjective.$