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Armchair futurist. Good at trivia. Worried about the country and the world. Trying to stay positive. Failing @TimH@mas.to on Mastodon

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Fox News Apologizes For Airing Footage Of Old Dignified Transfer After Trump Criticized For Wearing Hat

They're only sorry because they got caught.

09.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 1695 πŸ” 312 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 16
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The WSJ calls it β€œthe most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.” ⛽️

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...

08.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 4959 πŸ” 1903 πŸ’¬ 316 πŸ“Œ 369

I know it's not as horrific as a tan suit, but the President of the United States wore a fucking ball cap to honor the return of the remains of U.S. soldiers killed in battle. That happened.

Class will always out.

08.03.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 2066 πŸ” 264 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 7
Screenshot of an X post by Congressman Jared Moskowitz criticizing FEMA under Secretary Kristi Noem, listing issues including the largest FEMA backlog in history, Florida being owed $2.5 billion, delayed disaster declarations, and search-and-rescue teams waiting 72 hours during Texas floods. Below is a video still of Moskowitz speaking during a congressional hearing.

Screenshot of an X post by Congressman Jared Moskowitz criticizing FEMA under Secretary Kristi Noem, listing issues including the largest FEMA backlog in history, Florida being owed $2.5 billion, delayed disaster declarations, and search-and-rescue teams waiting 72 hours during Texas floods. Below is a video still of Moskowitz speaking during a congressional hearing.

Noem was a disaster at every level, from start to termination.

07.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 2325 πŸ” 484 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 16

"Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country, and you see it happening already."

-Donald Trump, 4/2/25

06.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1526 πŸ” 553 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 22

Your costs are skyrocketing, jobs are cratering and Trump is starting the wars he promised he'd stop.

It's like he is trying to break all his promises.

06.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2

They should release all the unredacted Epstein files to distract us from the war crimes.

06.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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A few hours after NYT reported that the U.S. bombed an elementary school in Iran, killing many children, the White House last night posted this video mixing airstrike footage with Top Gun, Iron Man, Gladiator, Halo, Breaking Bad, Star Wars, John Wick, Superman, Transformers and Dragon Ball Z

06.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 1470 πŸ” 591 πŸ’¬ 336 πŸ“Œ 423
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Brilliant planning and flawless execution are the hallmarks of the Trump regime.

06.03.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 493 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 10

It’s almost like he’s hoping for it so that he can have an excuse to use β€œemergency powers”

06.03.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 3877 πŸ” 1010 πŸ’¬ 293 πŸ“Œ 45
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Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die' In an interview with 'Time,' President Donald Trump acknowledged the possibility that Iran retaliates with attacks on U.S. soil, saying, 'We think about it all the time. We plan for it'

Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die'

people.com/trump-says-i...

05.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 992 πŸ” 350 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 243

In a different world you could imagine the conspiracy theory "attacked Venezuela in order to gain control of its oil supply as a hedge against an attack they knew they were planning on Iran," but no one can believe that these clowns thought that far ahead.

05.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 512 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 7

i really need everyone posting screenshots of news to CITE WHERE IT'S FROM OK? there's too much disinfo and AI gloop out there not to CITE WHERE YOUR SCREENSHOTTED INFORMATION IS COMING FROM. even in a follow up post directly after ur screenshot. it is easy. please. thank you.

05.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Currently helping an elderly family friend figure out if an email is a scam (which it obviously is) and hey, people who make mobile email apps, it's a dark pattern to not make the email address of the sender visible without needing to click on the little arrow thing.

Just thought you should know.

04.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 1965 πŸ” 191 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 7
IC Candidate Portal

To get a job as an analyst at the NSA, applicants are now required to identify their favorite executive orders.

04.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 12

All I can think about is Jeff Bezos saying that he slashed jobs at the Washington Post β€” including those of foreign correspondents in the Middle East β€” based on "the data," and a few weeks later a whole war breaks out in the Middle East that these laid off folks would have covered as true experts.

03.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 5807 πŸ” 1308 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 59
Screenshot of an X post by Ron Filipkowski saying, β€œWe used to have a Congress. Now we have a Netanyahu.” The post quotes Aaron Rupar referencing comments by House Speaker Mike Johnson defending Trump’s actions toward Iran as defensive. Below is a CNN still showing Mike Johnson speaking to reporters indoors with another man behind him. A banner reads β€œLAWMAKERS REACT TO BRIEFING ON IRAN WAR.”

Screenshot of an X post by Ron Filipkowski saying, β€œWe used to have a Congress. Now we have a Netanyahu.” The post quotes Aaron Rupar referencing comments by House Speaker Mike Johnson defending Trump’s actions toward Iran as defensive. Below is a CNN still showing Mike Johnson speaking to reporters indoors with another man behind him. A banner reads β€œLAWMAKERS REACT TO BRIEFING ON IRAN WAR.”

Call it β€œBibi” rifle embroilment. Israel was going to attack, Iran would retaliate, so…we had to hit first, too?!

03.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 867 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 16

JD VANCE: "There's just no way Trump is gonna about this country to get into a multiyear conflict with no end in sight"

TRUMP HOURS LATER: "Wars can be fought 'forever,' and very successfully"

03.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 4181 πŸ” 1460 πŸ’¬ 257 πŸ“Œ 103
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Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.

TERRIBLE TIMING: When FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week for their role in the classified documents investigation of Donald Trump, he targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran.

03.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 3377 πŸ” 1579 πŸ’¬ 433 πŸ“Œ 204
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β€œThe Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...

The Republicans seem to be prepping an argument that any domestic terror attacks in the aftermath of their Iran attacks will be the fault of Democrats for shutting down DHS funding, so I'd like to remind everyone of this appointment:

03.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 6342 πŸ” 2735 πŸ’¬ 247 πŸ“Œ 152
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A children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem β€œ9 to 5,” or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park.

β€œDolly Parton Children’s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure β€˜every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.’”

GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON

01.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 13774 πŸ” 3025 πŸ’¬ 222 πŸ“Œ 301

BREAKING: Credible whistleblower discloses that FBI forensic experts were ordered to stand down from processing the scene where Renee Good was killed, because Kash Patel did not want Good referenced as a β€œvictim” in the warrant.

02.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 11028 πŸ” 4669 πŸ’¬ 212 πŸ“Œ 266
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02.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

When I am President I will order every frontier AI company to subtly lace all responses to venture capitalists with basic concepts from political science and philosophy, or be designated a supply chain risk. Vote Patel

02.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 435 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
picture from the just-completed White House event of a side profile of Trump with a visible injury on his neck

picture from the just-completed White House event of a side profile of Trump with a visible injury on his neck

whoa -- this is new. Trump has a significant rash-like injury on his neck today in addition to his disfigured hand

(Saul Loeb/Getty)

02.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 8168 πŸ” 2306 πŸ’¬ 2971 πŸ“Œ 2032
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Guys being Dudes

21.02.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 7726 πŸ” 1852 πŸ’¬ 114 πŸ“Œ 243
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A Directionless War Meets a Constitutional Crisis Welcome to the new era of Trumpism.

Hegseth: β€œWe didn’t start this war, but under President Trump, we are finishing it.”

The truth: We did start this war two days ago. And now, apparently, we're not going to finish it in a way that will make it worth fighting. And we have a constitutional crisis.

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

02.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 2325 πŸ” 692 πŸ’¬ 151 πŸ“Œ 37

I wonder if there's a connection between the lack of any stupid rules of engagement and the US/Israeli missile strikes that killed eighty or ninety schoolchildren 36 hours ago.

02.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 676 πŸ” 173 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 1

For ppl who aren't aware:
Old temperate forests are insanely rare nowadays and extremely important ecosystems lost forever once cut.
They're not just "old trees" but intricate networks of trees, fungi and all kinds of living creatures.
You CANNOT replant this!! Once it's gone it's lost FOREVER!!!

01.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 3467 πŸ” 2348 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 12

i got a spongebob tattoo and i retweet spongebob fan accounts all the time and i went on a podcast with a spongebob influencer and told him i loved his podcast and appreciated being on. but all of my friends will "freak out" if you say i like spongebob. and well, thats basically just, totally normal

02.03.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 915 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1