robert-vlc.bsky.social
Librarian, nerd, gamer, movie collector...and 'Elmax's number one defender'
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His wealth is basically based on stocks of his companies Tesla and SpaceX. If they crumble, he will too. Tesla is loosing. The trend is undeniable.
(btw Paypal is, as far as I understand it no longer related to him. Nor Thiel.)
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We also don't wait for hours. The longest period of time I ever waited was... like 30 seconds. Max. 🤷♂️
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It's not possible here. And voter suppression isn't either. Not as far as I know.
There are no old, Jim Crow era laws or something that you can use.
You don't have to register either.
You are registered as a citizen in a town/city, get a notification automatically and just....make your cross.
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There was also some investigation into voter suppression of allegedly 3.5 million votes by Greg Palast - hard to tell, if his numbers are 100%correct but voter suppression and gerrymandering is so "normal" in the US that calling this a free and fair election sounds like a joke to Europeans tbh.
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And I've no doubt that they are verrry worried and want for example limit Elon's influence... I mean this piece of sh&t is constantly promoting the Nazi party.
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We don't vote the chancellor/head of government directly but the election relies on how the individuals they want to have as leader resonate with the public.
To be fair they had some strong words especially after Vance and Hegseth spoke at the security conference/to Nato.
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They have their own problems tbh - tomorrow is the election for the Bundestag/congress which then lays the groundwork for the actual government - coalitions need to be formed from the various parties.
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Ah...I see. - I noticed that Dragonborn in the background and wanted to write "They have a Dragonborn" (you know in reference to Boromir)
Well, I'm not so fortunate. Everything is basically ordered online except Lego minis, sets (or Bluebrixx sets).
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Don't they? I thought they are some sort of fantasy Templars.
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Well, you have a lot to catch up.
Hmm....now you made me wanting to play AC3. 😅
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He's actually supposed to be the "Bandit king"...he just also plays the lute. 😉
I had the idea from Ebay - instead if buying it for a ridiculous price, I looked for the pieces somewhere else. 😅 The body is Greef Karga from Mandalorian and I thought that instead of a bag, I give him a lute.
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AC2 ...it's been some time that I played that game. 🤔
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No. Those are custom.
There exist a lot of knock-off minis of Gondorian, Rohan or Game of Thrones characters/warriors and you can buy some of the pieces used for these minis separately.
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Ah, now I see what you meant when you said "Assassin's Creed" the other day. Or better, now I can imagine it better (literally)
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👍👍
Looks like you have some classic sets there?
I like the bearded guy with the, um, Mohawk-style hair - gives me an idea.
Oh, and a CMF Ranger *envy*
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More minis
#lego
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Details of some minis
#lego
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Here's an interview with Greg Palast about his findings.
(Now, David Pakman had concerns about Palast's article but never talked to him directly.)
Judge for yourself.
youtu.be/t3PM15wCVn0?...
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Cohen and others play this game like Democrats: by the rules. Problem is that the opponents don't care about rules.
Which means you need a plan B if "by the rules" doesn't work. You can still do it but you need to approach it more directly and...with a certain amount of 'ruthlessness'.
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I started doubting the system in the US with the "election" of Bush.
That was BS.
And voter suppression and gerrymandering is itself fraud.
But that's just me.
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Here's the thing from a European perspective:
Voter suppression and gerrymandering is so normalized in the US that calling this system a free and fair election is a joke to us.
In European countries like Germany that's technically impossible. If something happens it's barely making a difference.
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This change in attire is manipulative imo. And I asked what they are doing IF (and they will) ignore judges. Crickets
Are the numbers of the analyst correct? Maybe not entirely. Was there voter suppression? Yes. Because it happens all the time in the US.
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They are afraid to look like MAGA conspiracy theorists. And yeah, they don't have solutions only report - I will admit that still reporting on things is in itself important.
But it feels as if that's it. Brian was always wearing suits, after Nov 5 he's in casual wear saying: I'm one of yours.
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Like I said, I can make some photos tomorrow (it's late here 😉) and show how these legs work.
Fright knight legs. 🤔 Could work. Never thought about it.
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Yeah, that works.
I have a few BF falconers from the CMF and wanted to give them said hoods based on this:
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Agreed. It's really hard to find fitting legs.
I used these legs from, I think a Ninjago figure - the diamond pattern has a armor like look.
I think I have 6 from the CMF (one could write a book about the minifigure problem. It's not just buyers, it's Lego itself that's responsible.)
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Brickwarriors makes these kind rogue hoods in three different colors: black, brown and white.
I wished those could be in dark blue for my Black Falcons. 😔 Maybe I try to get some and paint them?
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I think the torso you mentioned is available on Pick a brick. But I bought some from Bricklink with a couple of fitting legs.
And I was lucky to find a few CMF minis in various stores.
Maybe I can take a few pictures tomorrow.
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I'm typically not a big fan of this helmet style myself but it kinda worked here especially because it's pearl dark grey.
Still looking for other parts. 👀
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So to speak. Every now and then I buy pieces (and minifigs) that Lego doesn't produce to customize minis.
Sadly some of the really cool medieval stuff is only available e.g. in the US and they have insane shipping costs. 😔
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Question is: How far can you go with this? 🤔
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Enablers are a big problem, no matter where you live. I agree. (we have our own 😔)
I hope that some more wake up in the US (some already have from what I saw in Georgia) - both Republican and Democrat voters (and the rest of the world) have a common problem: modern robber barons.
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Let's say, the French revolution didn't end well for their predecessors. 😬
People like Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos etc are the actual parasites in a society imo. They contribute very little and make a ton of money