But what if your charismatic leader HAS done something wrong?

Is it possible?

Pretend it's Obama. Imagine it were Hilary. Could you conceive it?

If you can for them but not for him, Occam's got a pretty simple answer.

@Christmas_Snow I've said from the start (over on the birdsite) that if they want to make it a charity event, they should donate for each viewer. They should be paying for me to watch, plain and simple.

"We're gonna win so much, you may even get tired of winning. And you'll say, 'Please, please. It's too much winning. We can't take it anymore. Mr. President, it's too much.' - Donald Trump, April 12, 2016

Zuck just won the fight

X marks the despot https://www.npr.org/2023/07/23/1189685146/elon-musk-twitter-logo-bird-x

"South Carolina Sen.
Lindsey Graham said Democrats are trying to 'destroy' the Supreme Court..."

If an adherence to ethics destroys the Supreme Court, it is already destroyed! Not addressing this just reinforces a broken and corrupt system.

And that tells you all you need to know about Lindsey Graham and the modern GOP.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-ethics-senate-clarence-thomas-3e34958536ce4fa464b6ff8cc1d71260

I was recently reminded that the best way to respond to a stranger at the door offering you free home improvement is to simply say no thank you, lock the door, set the alarm, and activate the flamethrowers

Thrilled to show off our latest project at work, the interactive documentary The Making of #Karateka.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrS2pipZaH0

#cosogaming

@TheAbbotTrithemius It is essentially a throatier guitar. Tuned to B, it's higher than a bass but starts invading that sonic territory.

Because I already have literally six or seven other chorus pedals, it took me 7 years, an Anderton's shootout, and a crazy deal to finally commit the definitive article. It went up on Mercari last week for $150 "untested" -- but that's because it clearly had never been removed from the box.

Wow.

@TheAbbotTrithemius It came with 14-68 but I went down to 13-62, partly so I could install some nicer tuners (Hipshots, which only accommodate up to 62), It still has a great growl, but now it's a bit easier to bend and feels closer to the gauge of my acoustic, which also uses 13s.

I also wound up replacing the pickguard with pearl and cleaning & conditioning the fretboard. It's in good shape now!

I stayed up too late playing #StreetFighter6 but I also got to dragon punch a sentient refrigerator so I don't really have any regrets

Squire Classic Vibe Baritone Telecaster Custom arrived. Reduced relief in the neck, will be fiddling with saddle height for a few days, but I'm very pleased! #newguitarday

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At last, the exhaustive, spoilerrific 10,000-word tale of our trip to the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser is ready for you to read on my blog: https://bit.ly/katdanstarcruiser

If the news of its shutdown has you curious to know what it actually IS -- and I can tell you now, it's not a "Star Wars hotel" -- this travelogue to space will hopefully explain. It's your long-read for the weekend!

@murder_hornet I was fortunate, I got today's in 4, but I totally see how it was a confuser. Sorry.

A big comic convention straight up stole one of my photos for their advertising campaign. Making progress in contacting someone about compensation for unauthorized use of my photo and my likeness.

How's your Tuesday going?

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@robfwtx Agreed. But right now it's all or nothing and there are a lot of people who will not discuss this matter in sensible degrees. Suggesting a restriction on some guns is interpreted as "you're taking all my guns away, I am defenseless!" Which is of course nonsense.

@sfleetucker Yeah, I mean...as an adult, then or now, how did NO light go on? LOL.