Huntn00 @Huntn00@talkedabout.social
#PoliticalModerate #Independent, #SocialLiberal, #Agnostic, #Unions, #Veteran, retired airline pilot. Supports level playing fields, equal opportunity, and democracy, not how to twist it to my advantage; capitalism/corporation critic, 🚫Today’s GOP, 🚫MAGA. Human species pessimist, pondering the Great Filter and do we have the Right Stuff? 🇺🇸 Citizen residing in a blue enclave of Texas.
Joined May 2023
@Reuters Pat Roberson, part of what was and is wrong with todays Christianity in the USA.
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“Just in time for #Pride month, the #Biden administration is taking a series of steps to counter an onslaught of attacks against the #LGBTQ community in GOP-led states across the country.
President Joe Biden will announce Thursday a new community safety partnership led by the Department of Homeland Security to protect LGBTQ Americans.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/08/biden-lgbtq-americans-attacks/70300085007/
#GunViolenceInAmerica Florida’s flawed Stand Your Ground Law strikes again as a black woman is shot though the front door of White woman house (Ocala, Fl) as part of a disagreement between to two individuals. Based on my understanding of the killing, the shooter should be arrested for second degree murder not manslaughter. At least she was arrested. 😑
https://www.wuft.org/news/2023/06/07/ocala-woman-arrested-on-manslaughter-charge-after-shooting-neighbor/
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Impeached Texas AG Ken Paxton is saying he stopped 2.5 million mail-in ballots, which flipped Texas from Biden to Trump.
This is not the own he thinks it is.
Smells more like a pile of felonies.
@realTuckFrumper Image:The Ultimate Conman (soon to be convict 🤞), Narcissist slathering up his minions, worshippers, reaching out to pseudo-patriots who want something at others expense.
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An observation, AI has whatever intelligence and moral standards that are programmed into it, at least at this point. Don’t forget about the 3 Laws of Robotics. 😀
#DemocracyInPeril Who ever thought the word “woke” as in the popular phrase “wake up!” could ever be a bad word or an insult??
Leave it to the corrupt Right to poison everything it touches. They’d much rather you be “asleep” while they pull the Democracy rug out from under us.
Next thing you know “Integrity”, “intelligence”, and “honesty” will be hurled as insults by the Right, who else? Their base makes it easy.
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Disgraced Texas AG Brags He Stopped 2.5M Mail-In Ballots #PaxtonForPrison2023 #KenPaxton #Texas https://crooksandliars.com/2023/05/disgraced-texas-ag-brags-he-stopped-24m
#DemocracyInPeril When DeSantis runs for President touting his Christianity and a bozo like Trump claims he’s Christian and citizens vote for either one of them on that basis, Christianity and those who practise it become suspect. The good news is that not all Christians drink these candidates’ wine. And hopefully Trump’s lawlessness in combo with State and Federal attention will knock him out of the race before he can imperil the Nation from the White House again.
https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-outraged-christians-condemn-unholy-ron-desantis-1803014
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This did me in. I walked all around it, taking in the details, and stood under it, absorbing the punch of the limp body draped over the imperial horse. Seeing the representation of Black life extinguished at such scale catalyzed a wave of grief and loss. I don't know if others experienced it the way I did.
Alt: Enormous bronze imperial horse carrying the limp body of a young Black man, draped across the saddle on his back, one arm hanging down. The scale of the horse dwarfs a small family trio.
@Uncleharvey I spent my morning weeding my wild flower strip in the Houston suburbs, before the sun came over roof. Yeah you are supposed to let it be wild, but there are specific ornery invasive weeds, I just can’t turn a blind eye to. 😉 Nice Memorial day today. 🙂
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Well y'all, back inside from a morning of brush cuttin n hedge clearing. And now I'm pretty much exhausted myself for #today.
Loads done too. Another day like #today n I'll be caught up to where I was last year n ready to move onward.😊
The nephews are out of school so they came over to #joinin. They are young yet, 8 n 10 years old, so they still find such things fun and thought the electric weed trimmer was just the coolest thing. Took turns trimming everything that the thing could handle, with me following behind to tackle the bigger stuff.😁
But it's noon n getting hot in the sun and I've pretty much run out of energy for #myday. I have the habit of pushing myself a little bit harder than I should. Keep standing there saying "just this bit more" then do it again and again until, well.. I'm about to fall over if I don't stop.🥴
Well, have reached that point. Time for a nice long rest, a cool drink or two and lunch. Hope y'all are enjoying a wonderful n satisfying day too.👍😁🖖
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And the USA is running a fever…🤔
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Crosspost from Twitter by @JuliaDavisNews:
The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency warned Monday of a rise in anti-government extremism - fueled by authoritarian states such as Russia - that seeks to divide society and topple the government.
https://nitter.net/JuliaDavisNews/status/1663185453145546752#m
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@realTuckFrumper This is why as a general rule you don’t see any currently elected GOP officials make soft statements regarding LBGT issues. If they sound reasonable, the mob back home will turn on them on a dime. The real question here is why is the current pack of Right Wing politicians elected, that have the appeal they do? It’s a bad sign for the state of the country. 🤔
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Ted Cruz condemns Uganda's 'horrific' anti-LGBTQ law – and gets backlash from some followers https://www.rawstory.com/ted-cruz-2660718070/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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The permanent end of the needless obscenity that is war is the only thanks for my service I want.
There really is more than enough to go around for everyone, now and far into our future, if we want such an existence for humanity.
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Biden deserves and won't get credit for negotiating with the worst-faith Republicans every to “run” government. I hate the fact that he had to agree to cuts; I love that we’re (likely) not driving off the cliff, which Republicans were apparently absolutely prepared to this time around. Businesses and major donors failed to raise the hue and cry at the GOP about default—they’ve gotten too used to brinkspersonship.
#TexasGOP I’m surprised, did they need a sacrificial lamb to show that the Republicans are the good guys or was there just too much dirt? 🤔
https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-paxton-impeachment-d0fa9114868adca63d55a21a53765c45
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ Republican-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust, a sudden, historic rebuke of a GOP official who rose to be a star of the conservative legal movement despite years of scandal and alleged crimes
#PoliticalModerate #Independent, #SocialLiberal, #Agnostic, #Unions, #Veteran, retired airline pilot. Supports level playing fields, equal opportunity, and democracy, not how to twist it to my advantage; capitalism/corporation critic, 🚫Today’s GOP, 🚫MAGA. Human species pessimist, pondering the Great Filter and do we have the Right Stuff? 🇺🇸 Citizen residing in a blue enclave of Texas.
Joined May 2023
