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jimcardin.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Grandpa. I am often mistaken for an adult because of my age. Old side hustles; Vietnam Helicopter Pilot 187th AHC. Civilian Search, Rescue, Medivac. Bell Helicopter Iran. Interest in Zen, History, and life on earth. Live in Hawaii.
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And if you call for an Uber or Lyft and get a Tesla, cancel it and tell them why.

submitted 10 days ago • 353 comments

i know a lot of gov employees are watching my feed at the moment 👇

submitted 19 days ago • 62 comments

Speaking this morn on @msnbc in strong support of hundreds of my former national security friends and colleagues over at the FBI, who are unjustly in the barrel now and facing possible imminent firings. Backing the blue is not just a part time job-you either do or you don’t.

submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide

submitted 30 days ago • 1289 comments

remarkable to me that far from seeming cool or masculine zuck seems like an even bigger loser — the kind of nerd who preemptively gives his lunch money to the bully and thanks him for the opportunity

submitted 42 days ago • 1407 comments

from today's post — link is here: bit.ly/3CguVnP

submitted 42 days ago • 80 comments

In 1977, Vincent Price starred in a one-man-show where he played openly gay Oscar Wilde; it was condemned by Anita Bryant. When asked about her condemnation, Price replied that Wilde had already written a play about Anita: “A Woman of No Importance”

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The 4 votes in this case are why it’s ridiculous to assume that it’s a 100% chance the Court would prevent a third Trump term.

submitted 44 days ago • 28 comments

This is an excellent piece by Phil Klay. I feel the same. Enjoy this NYT gift article . www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...

submitted 51 days ago • 23 comments

"The DOGE elites view the MAGA base with disdain, but that’s okay because the two groups share a common enemy: They both hate normal, middle-class, college-educated professionals." They might hold this together that way. Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-dont-t...

submitted 51 days ago • 25 comments

What do Musk and his DOGE/techbro buddies really think of the MAGA base? This @jvl.bsky.social summary shreds their phony populism. lnk.thebulwark.com/404clqW

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The party that tells young people not to bother with college, bans books, and wants to disband the Department of Eduction is currently annoyed that American workers aren't educated enough for skilled jobs.

submitted 55 days ago • 106 comments

Elon Musk is a living and breathing argument for a 90% top tax bracket

submitted 57 days ago • 126 comments

"It’s the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. And by crazy, I mean: Amazing. No one builds media companies this way. Yet that’s exactly what we’ve done together." Join us: www.thebulwark.com/p/2025-will-...

submitted 57 days ago • 7 comments

Same!!

submitted 58 days ago • 19 comments

www.forkingpaths.co/p/in-a-sea-o...

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Simon Tiberious

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It was a 49% to 48% election. Fascism won by a hair. And it took Russian and MAGA bomb threats, a hoax regarding battleground-state police raids, an illegal Musk-funded lottery, $600M given to Trump by just 15 people, Netanyahu meddling in our politics, and Democrats staying home for it to happen.

submitted 97 days ago • 810 comments

The Americans wondering where all their money is.. Here it is, right here.

submitted 59 days ago • 41 comments

FYI-- this will be my last week actively posting on the other place. If you know anyone still over on that hellscape who follows me, be sure to let them know.

submitted 60 days ago • 505 comments

this year, I'm giving all my Christmas gifts to the richest child in the neighborhood. I'm sure they'll trickle down to all the other kids eventually

submitted 60 days ago • 281 comments

The inability of the entire legal system — prosecutors, judges, justices, lawyers — to hold Trump accountable will be judged one of the greatest failures of American democracy.

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