When Roe was wrongly decided 50 years ago, the majority of the country was anti-abortion. People worked tirelessly during that time trying to a) reduce the number of abortions and b) get Roe overturned and get the decision returned to the states.
Also during that time, there was a different group working tirelessly to convince people that a) abortion was a right divinely bestowed upon humanity which trumped and b) sacrificing babies to Moloch b/c too lazy to use birth control made your life better.
Feb 25 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
2016's support of Trump by evangelicals was driven (rightly IMO) by fear of Hillary presidency. His SCOTUS nominees overturne the abominable Roe v. Wade. Whatever Trump's issues are, and they are legion, the reality that most evangelicals see is that unlike
all of the GOPers who said LIFE! he was the first president whose time in office had an impact that they could see.
There are other factors which I won't go into, but the reality is that if you don't understand why Trump enjoys strong evangelical support,
Nov 14, 2023 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
If the climate alarmist cult members would use reasonable, non-apocalyptic language, I'd be willing to talk with them about historical data, models, possible impacts on climate, etcetera. Instead, I'm treated to this:
IF YOU DON'T GIVE US ALL YOUR MONEY AND COMPLETE CONTROL OVER YOUR LIVES THE EARTH WILL EXPLODE WITHIN THE NEXT 5 MINUTES.
Sep 25, 2023 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Another day, another gun grabber fapping themselves into a frenzy over the thought of the government nuking its citizens, or rolling tanks into neighborhoods of those who refuse to give up their guns willingly. Let's examine the reality of the situation.
1) No one with a single functioning brain cell would nuke a city because people refused to hand over their firearms. Let's move on from this idiocy right now.
2) In response to the "we'll send in tanks" crew, let's just look at the TL:
Sep 15, 2023 • 15 tweets • 2 min read
Every time I see another commercial for e-vehicles I just shake my head. They simply cannot become the vehicle of choice and/or need for the vast majority for the foreseeable future. Here are a few reasons why:
1) The cost. Even the cheap models are expensive. And that price doesn't tell the whole story. They are heavily subsidized by the gov't to keep the prices at a point where people MIGHT be able to afford them. The gov't is essentially paying for part of the purchase price.
May 18, 2023 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
So I received an email from DMV stating that if I had an e-vehicle/hybrid/fuel efficient car, there's a new program I can enter to pay for miles driven rather than the "usage fee" that owners of vehicles are government is trying to force into will have to pay.
BUT YOU SHOULD PAY MORE FOR BECAUSE-
Oh do shut up. A little story time.
May 17, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Hard to find now, but the Timex Marathon GPS watch is a really nice low cost GPS watch (around $99 when it hit the market). If you look at it, it's exactly the same as the comparable Soleus watch with one major difference: the Timex is water resistant to about 25 meters.
So the charger that comes with the watch has 2 prongs, but you'll notice that the back of the watch has four contacts, just like the Soleus.
Hmm.
So let's use the Soleus cable to see what happens...lo and behold, the data is downloadable using the Soleus software.
May 1, 2023 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
The constant "the planet is burning" refrain from some people in opposition to observable reality is amazing. If St. Louis were being ground to dust under a mile thick glacier, these same people would be saying "the planet is burning".
I've spent most of my career analyzing data and trends and correlations and the "proof" that we're causing the world to overheat is, uh, let's just say that the analytical rigor supporting such a claim is lacking.
Jan 24, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I understand voting for and supporting Biden because he supports your political causes, but the growing number of fawning, sycophantic, rhetorically-fellating comments I'm seeing about Biden are making my gag reflex act up.
"I can't believe how great Biden's economic plan is working."
"I'm astounded at Biden's foreign policy success, which has surpassed even my wildest dreams."
[insert more cringe worthy debris here]
Bulwark and other grifting types: I cannot like and/or RT this enough. Endorsed.
Dec 13, 2022 • 15 tweets • 2 min read
What if Santa answered his letters truthfully?
Deer Santa,
I wud like a kool toy space ranjur fer Xmas. Iv ben a gud boy all yeer.
Yer Frend,
BiLLy
Dec 11, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
So the Twitter files continue to dump and the grifters and other usual suspects are chiming in as expected:
1) It wasn't shadowbanning. They called it "anal kitten raping" so it wasn't shadowbanning. Duh.
2) Look at all the conspiracy nuts claiming vindication just because everything they've claimed for years just happened to turn out to be true. Pure guesswork and they're still nuts.
Oct 31, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
A man was walking home alone late one foggy night, when behind him he hears:
BUMP...
BUMP...
BUMP...
Walking faster, he looks back and through the fog he makes out the image of an upright casket banging its way down the middle of the street toward him.
BUMP...
BUMP...
BUMP...
Oct 25, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
As someone who has spent the better part of 2 decades in power generation, I am simultaneously amused and irritated by those who claim we can go 100% renewables (they mean wind/solar, not biosmass/wood) and it will be easy. We cannot and it will not.
There are spot places where wind and solar make sense, but it is not possible under existing technologies to power the grid. And I'm not even counting the storage problems for dark/no wind periods.
Oct 24, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I broke my own rule and mentioned Nipples again. I've said many times that ignoring him was the way to go. Deprive him of oxygen and let him scream into the void.
However, I just couldn't resist today. Call it a personal failing, but watching a public tantrum because no one listens to him anymore was just...fun.
There was a time when Nipples and his advice were sought in the GOP.
Oct 24, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Seeing PA say, in defiance of a SCOTUS ruling about undated ballots, say "F*ck it, we're going to count them even though they're illegal" is giving me flashbacks to 2020.
Imagine this scenario. Republicans are leading races across the state and then late in the evening, hey, we need to take a break from counting until morning. And then questions arise about the undated ballots being counted.
Aug 23, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Been reading a lot of leftist tweets and I think I have how to convince people down to a science.
1) Use the word FACT to show people that what you're about to say is totally true and completely unfalsifiable.
FACT: Biden is the smartest and most accomplished president in the last 100 years.
FACT: Trump is a criminal and should be jailed for his crimes.
Aug 23, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Here's a mini-thread wherein I RT some of my stuff about census hijinks.
After the last few years of increasing Dem overreach and intrusion into everyone's lives and their LOLing at roving gangs of rioters, the attempted assassination of a SCOTUS Justice, the DC riot when Trump was rushed into a bunker (haha coward) and now
the raid on MAL *plus* the funding of 87k new IRS employees. Add in the celebrities and politicians who contributed to the rioters and vandals.
Aug 10, 2022 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
"Your wait time may exceed 10 minutes. You can hang up and call us back at a later time, if you like." - voice response system
Me, under my breath: And if I call back any other time, I'll get the same message. Guess I'm on hold for a while.
FTR, I once stayed on hold for 90 minutes to talk to someone. Because I'm more stubborn than you are.
Aug 9, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
The FBI and DOJ would never lie to get a warrant or a conviction
Trump has nothing to fear if he's committed no crime.
Trump obviously committed a crime because there was a warrant.
He needs to serve time for his crime.
As part of his criminal punishment, he will not be allowed to hold office again.
As part of his punishment, anyone who voted for him or supported him must also be thrown in jail.
Jul 8, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
I'm going to say this once: If you're not only okay with stalking/harassing someone whose politics you disagree with, but you're actively cheering it, I'm going to actively support those who do the same thing to you.
Oh, I know the law will oppose my efforts while ignoring theirs. I also know that many of you will be in the "we're better than them" camp. Suffice it to say that I'm more than happy to *force* an uneasy detente.
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