olddrum.bsky.social
Retired professor who taught people how to teach English as a Second Language.
Die Zukunft war frueher auch besser.
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We need to rewrite the definition of obliterate.
It's new meaning is destroying something that can be repaired in six months.
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I'm surprised you did not report Trump is thinking of dropping the third nuclear bomb in history.
After all, the whole project to build the BOMB was to be the first and use it on another country thought to be developing the bomb.
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How could those on the Confederate side be evil? They were defending an institution that is sanctioned in the Bible. In others, they were doing what "God" allowed.
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The funniest thing is: Trump is BORED and PISSED and he can't leave until the parade is over...
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How anyone can support Israel after this statement is insane.
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Absolutely.
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Don't forget Joe Hill's explanation of Ernst's comment:
You will eat bye and bye
In that glorious land above the sky
Work and pray live on hay
You'll get pie in the sky when you die [That's a lie!]
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As I have posted elsewhere: Ernst is channeling Joe Hill's observation.
You will eat bye and bye
In that glorious land above the sky
Work and pray live on hay
You'll get pie in the sky when you die [That's a lie!]
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Joe Hill reminds us of what Ernst is really saying.
You will eat bye and bye
In that glorious land above the sky
Work and pray live on hay
You'll get pie in the sky when you die [That's a lie!]
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No, but it is good to see he refuses to be really bad.
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No one in Hitler's Germany could have said it better.
It is chilling that a member of this Administration believes insisting on everyone having the right to a fair judicial process (something guaranteed in the Constitution) is "aiding and abetting a terrorist."
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Modern day letters of mark?
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I wish there were true, but....remember Christianity was used to justify slavery (because slavery was never condemned in the Bible).
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Makes you a patriot.
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I wonder when to be a MAGA in good standing requires ownership of a swastikar.
I'm shocked that no Republican members of Congress has followed Dear Leader's lead and bought one.
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“The scariest words in the English language are ‘I’m from the private sector and I’m here to maximize efficiency.’”
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He has learned something from his first reign of error.
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Ted Suppala is deaf and is at Georgetown. His partner, Elissa Newport also at Georgetown, who is not deaf, has done some work in ASL.
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Hoop Dreams and there is no close second.
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I'm not watching because I don't want to have to buy a new TV.
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My spouse is from Duesseldorf. The Monday parade is famous for its political floats.
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Channelling Clarence Darrow:
I don't want to kill anyone, but there are obituaries I have read with great pleasure.
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Trump needs those Hitler generals.
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Does anyone know if he is closer to Col. Jack D. Ripper or Gen. James Mattoon Scott?
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I hope someone asks "if Zelensky is a dictator, isn't Putin even worse?"
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Vance is right. We are only on "the cusp."
We will have actual peace when he holds up a piece of paper and proclaims we will now have peace for decades in Europe.
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What's really DEI is all those ramps on sidewalks at intersections? Why do they exist if we must combat programs that stress diversity, equality, and inclusion?
I'm waiting for some 20-something Musk hacker to stop funding a university expressly created for people who will NEVER speak English.
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Sorry about that. I have no idea what Putin has on Trump, but he has something. Or, Putin has promised Trump something if Trump can weaken the West. Of course, many on the right admire Putin and Trump may, too.