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@Super70sSports Like adults rode in the back seat of the family car. It was used bubble gum, candy wrapper and sucker stick storage.

I remember when adults smoked so fucking much they had to put ashtrays in car seats and we all thought it was perfectly normal.

@Chris__X__ Ours was on school grounds in the mid-80's. It was a covered walkway in the back of a U shaped school. I asked a couple of teachers how it came to be, and there was a protest from early 70's kids.

When you were in high school, did they have a designated spot for smokers? Ours was across the street from the school, but it was frowned upon.

@Super70sSports Walking into BEST Products, and seeing every TV in the showroom tuned into the Dodger game with him pitching was 🤌 for this east-coast twelve year old fan, without cable.

Throw up a hand if you remember when this sweet bastard emerged on the scene and immediately assumed ownership of 1981.

@BuzzPatterson Gen X remembers going to Nannie and Grandad's for breakfast. Coal black skillet. A treat for 10 year old civilian kids.

Do you know what this is? I’ll tell you what it is. It’s Heaven at 3 AM in an Air Force dining hall.

@Sassafrass_84 This song was banned in Britain for several months, starting in 1990. Our problem with the Brits have been going on for over 30 years.

Nothing ever lasts forever...ok, that hit hard, lol.

@BuzzPatterson Only the USA can fly over a common NASCAR races for decades and not worry about failure. Plus, we have the Blue Angels doing air shows. Russia, China, France & Brit citizens don't appreciate how alpha that is.

I can’t express to you how brilliant this is! This shit is hard!

RE: Data Republican I am a huge Data Republican (small r) (“DR”) fan. I know many of you are as well. But I’m not sure everyone fully understands the sheer bravery, brilliance and audacity of this deaf every-woman. You see, the government you elect is not what actually governs you. For every area of government (no matter how specialized or arcane), there are powerful lobbying groups, think-tanks, non-governmental organizations ("NGOs"), specialized media outlets, university-sponsored centers and other ostensibly "independent" organizations that act and behave as an unaccountable form of government outside the reaches of the electoral process. While these organizations claim to act in the public interest, each and everyone of them is a self-serving oligarchy that is designed solely to promote the interests of those on the inside--genuine public interest be damned. This is America of course, and freedom of speech and freedom of association are fundamental to our freedoms. However, over many decades, these organizations have found “legal” ways to obtain trillions of your taxpayer dollars in the form of “grants” for “studies,” “policy symposiums” and all manner of other taxpayer-funded activities designed specifically to circumvent the policies the American people VOTED FOR and to perpetuate policies and activities that the average American has explicitly rejected. These activities occur on both the Left and the Right, of course, but over time they have become the near exclusive domain of the Left. These organizations serve as taxpayer/Soros-funded, income-generating activities for Leftists whenever they are out of power, and if/when Leftists seize control of the Presidency or Congress, these organizations are the proverbial bullpens from which powerful Leftists full of the ideas you thought you once eliminated can storm right back into the actual process of governance, implementing all of those dark and mysterious policies that your tax dollars were secretly funding while the Leftists were otherwise off howling in the wilderness. Call it the Deep State. Call it unconstitutional. Call it theft of your hard-earned taxpayer dollars. Call it the evil of the Soros family. Call it what ever you will, but know this—it is a monstrous Leviathan sitting right outside the scope of your votes, dedicated to negating your votes at your own expense, in the most diabolical manner possible. It is the state outside the state. It is self-serving. It does not care about you. It only cares about itself. And its power is VAST. You see it right here on X—you see the swarms of fire ants that come spilling out with destruction in mind whenever anyone uncovers the anthill they are lurking under. And right at the heart of that is our hero, DR. I have been actively following politics virtually my entire life, and never before has there been anyone quite like DR. Through dispassionate data analysis, the smart use of AI and a relentless drive for fairness and justice, DR has done more to shine a light on the nature of this extra-governmental Leviathan than any other person I can ever recall. For her efforts, she has been doxxed by a mendacious Rolling Stone article. She has endured a concerted effort to destroy her husband’s totally unrelated business. She and her husband have received LITERALLY THOUSANDS of death threats. She and her family had to go into hiding. An ordinary woman would have backed down in fear. But not DR. They just made her mad. And an angry genius is an enemy no one wants to face. She still stares them down, day in and day out. Her book will be out soon. Buy it. Buy copies for your friends. Buy copies and leave them on street corners and airport tables. AMERICANS NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH. DR’s book may well end up being the most important and influential American book on politics since “Common Sense." If America is going to survive, we must ALL shine a bright light on this extra-governmental Leviathan, grab a hold of its fangs, and drain the venom out of them. This is not playtime people. This is life and death. We glorify the warrior who does great deeds on the battlefield, as we should. But know that bravery comes in many forms, and as DR has stood in the fire and endured real threats to her life and existence, her audacious bravery is every bit as real as those heroes we see being decorated by the President. Right now, in the USA, no unelected person is doing more to ensure freedom than Data Republican. You can support her by subscribing to her account, but you can also support her by being as brave as she is. I aspire to maybe show such bravery myself some day. We all should aspire to that. One day she will earn the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Together we can defeat The Beast.

@CynicalPublius Diplomatic protocols were broken all the way around....not just the joke. Hugging another head of state. It didn't smack of kiss ass.

Wow. What a remarkable insight. Trump is the salve that heals old wounds and the fire that settles old scores.

@CynicalPublius Second memory....As President, part of the duties was to go to the Kiwanis meeting. The cool part, was listening to men dedicated to their church telling jokes about each other's denomination. Never felt the slightest bit of tension. All in good humor.

@CynicalPublius In High School, I was a member of and and President of the Key Club by my senior year. Sponsored by the Kiwanis. Two memories stand out. We would pick two or three churches to visit. So as a Methodist kid, it was interesting to see a Baptist, Catholic, or Presbyterian services.

The best thing I ever did was marry this woman. I'd probably be living under a bridge somewhere without her.

@unseen1_unseen Add Japan & South Korea. China is emasculated. But the real cucks? Every Arab country that has absolved themselves of responsibility.

Nato lost Graham. Nato didnt see the trap.

In 2017, the Trump administration asked a federal judge to sentence this terrorist to 20 years. The judge declined and sentenced him to only 132 months of incarceration and five years of supervised release. The Biden administration released the terrorist years before his sentence was supposed to be up, in December 2024. And now an innocent is dead, two injured and entire community traumatized.

@HaroldWren22 I listened to him on Joe Rogan a few months ago. He was all in on immigration. He is copium for the right.

Revealing his true colors.

@unseen1_unseen The Senator on the left....he reminds me on a North Korean minder. He never smiles. He never shows any personality. I've been seeing this guy for years, looking like he runs it all...while Mitch and Thune look like hostages.

Well, looks like Paxton will be the next senator from TX. Sorry John, your friends turned on you.

@unseen1_unseen I'd throw Poland and Norway into the mix. The Philippines and South Korea deserve mention.

Besides Israel and Japan can anyone name any strong ally of the US that always has our back and doesn't bad mouth us every chance they get? I'm sure there must be someone else....is it any surprise some want us to break ties with one of them?

Trump: THE UNITED KINGDOM, OUR ONCE GREAT ALLY, MAYBE THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL, IS FINALLY GIVING SERIOUS THOUGHT TO SENDING TWO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS TO THE MIDDLE EAST. THAT'S OK, PRIME MINISTER STARMER, WE DON'T NEED THEM ANY LONGER — BUT, WE WILL REMEMBER. WE DON'T NEED PEOPLE THAT JOIN WARS AFTER WE'VE ALREADY WON!

October 7th was the most profound miscalculation in the history of savagery.

@willchamberlain Russia never had "aura". Anyone with a brain could see they were fighting with decades old equipment. Throwing felons, drug addicted and drunks into the fight. Russia usually needs to lose 2 million soldiers before reality hits over Crimean wars.

The Russian aura is completely gone They are bogged down in a four year war in with Ukraine - a much smaller country - and are now carping about “international law” vis-a-vis Iran Utterly pathetic

@unseen1_unseen @johnkonrad is making excellent points as well. I'd bet you're following him as well. Personally, I think the whole "5 Eyes" framework is under review from the Trump administration.

@unseen1_unseen An acolyte of Lyndon LaRouche isn't going to gain much traction. There is a point to be made about maritime insurance and Trump is taking full advantage.

The British are finding out that "managing the world/decline" only works if you have the muscle to back it up and that when push comes to shove, money and years of influence are not muscle.