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@bestofStarTrek The more sophisticated the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play.

What is your favorite Star Trek quote?

@ChrisMartzWX Maybe the small “l” libertarians. The Libertarian party is full of idealogs.

This is a stupid post. There are dumb and smart people across the political spectrum. I know many intelligent leftists as well as many smart conservatives. I also know very stupid ones, but they tend to be far-left and far-right ideologues. Leftists tend to be better at the physical sciences such as physics and chemistry. That's why my field, meteorology, has a heavy left-wing bias in terms of its makeup of scientists. But conservatives at least don't deny basic biology and refuse to play along with the trans cult. Conservatives also tend to be better with engineering and economics. The smartest and most intellectually reasonable people I know, however, tend to be more Libertarian.

Community notes for the win…

@grey4626 Damn @grey4626 , tell us what you really think…

Nate, you self-important fucking idiot... still clinging to that tattered NYT banner like a drowning man to a lead anchor. No one with a functioning prefrontal cortex or an ounce of street-level discernment gives a flying fuck about the New York Times anymore. They are not “journalism.” They are a subsidized propaganda mill, a decaying temple to coastal elitism that spent the last decade mainlining lies into the body politic...Russiagate fever dreams, Hunter Biden laptop “disinfo,” COVID origins theater, and every flavor of selective outrage that kept their donor class fat and happy. Gallup, Reuters, and Pew have been screaming it for years: trust in legacy media has cratered to historic lows because the public finally clocked the con. People aren’t stupid, Nate. They’re survival-tuned. They smell the ideological grift from a mile away and vote with their thumbs. And that’s the psychological knife twist you’re too myopic to grasp: X isn’t broken because dogs in bunny ears out-engage your sacred cow. It’s working exactly as human nature demands. We are wired for signal over noise...for dopamine hits that affirm life, not the soul-crushing doom porn peddled by failing institutions desperate to manufacture consent. Your “incredibly important” NYT dispatch? It’s just another paywalled sermon from the same clerics who lied us into wars, censored dissent, and treated the citizenry like cattle. Meanwhile, those two dogs represent raw, unfiltered joy in a world your tribe spent years trying to make unbearable. That’s not a platform failure, you condescending prick. That’s the audience rejecting your cult with ferocious, lethal clarity. You don’t get to lecture us on “desirable outcomes” while your media darlings hemorrhage credibility and audience. The algorithm isn’t the problem. Your entire worldview is. Keep coping. 💀🗡️

@TheCriticalDri1 First

Galaxy Quest is the 2nd greatest Star Trek movie and I won't hear otherwise.

@ChrisMartzWX Don’t count on Wikipedia setting the record straight.

I may need a Wikipedia page to set the record straight because all that people who disagree with me do is lie about what I actually say, or what my positions are on issues. And, constantly having to write posts to defend myself is mentally exhausting.

@StarWarsDaily_ He’s an integral member of the Bobiverse. IYKYK

What are your honest thoughts on Admiral Ackbar?

@saniyafatma1278 I wasn’t there. I was on Earth watching it on TV.

@ManifestHistory If you can get past Leviticus the rest of the Bible is easy…

I’ve finally decided to read the entire bible. So far, I’ve read Genesis and Exodus. I’m obviously really interested in reading the Gospels and New Testament. I’m debating skipping ahead to the Gospels. What do you recommend I do: Read the bible from front to back or skip ahead and read the Gospels (or entire New Testament) and then go back to the Old Testament.

@ChrisMartzWX I’m with you on contrails. However, fools like Bill Gates and his ilk have dispersed sulphur dioxide to “cool” the atmosphere. That’s why it’s so easy for the uninformed to extrapolate where no connection exists.

Chemtrails are not real. The only reason why this dumb conspiracy theory even exists is because science-illiterate adults who failed 5th grade science got scared when they saw clouds trailing behind airplanes. If that frozen condensation wasn't visible, “chemtrails” wouldn't even be a thing that was talked about. Proposed stratospheric aerosol injections (SAI) are a real thing, at least in theory. But that process, which is very expensive and not widely conducted, does not produce visible “trails” behind aircraft. Clouds also do not form in the stratosphere, except for the rare polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) seen during the winter in the Arctic and Antarctic, which form at altitudes of 15–25 km (10–15 miles) when air temperatures dip below −78°C (−108°F). PSCs are often colorful because they are created by the condensation of trace gases such as stratospheric water vapor (H₂O), nitric acid (HNO₃), and sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄). 🔗scied.ucar.edu/image/polar-st… Cloud seeding, on the contrary, is done inside of existing clouds to attempt making them more efficient at producing rainfall or snowfall, usually wintertime orographic (think mountain-produced) stratiform (gray, sheet-like) clouds or convective (fluffy, cotton ball-like cumulus) clouds. Contrails, which people on here mistake for alleged “chemtrails,” are artificial cirriform clouds akin to the natural feather-like cirrus clouds, which do not precipitate. The efficacy of cloud seeding at enhancing precipitation, however, is not really known. Estimates vary. 🔗chrismartzweather.com/2025/10/19/con… 🔗#contrails" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">epa.gov/geoengineering… That being said, I don't care if SAI or cloud seeding are banned. Cloud seeding should probably, at the very least, be more strictly regulated at a federal level. SAI should in all honesty be banned whether it is in use or not. But neither of those things have anything to do with the clouds you see overhead that form behind airplanes. Those are not examples of “spraying.” What people see are contrails and contrails only. The only way those will ever go away is if we ban air travel or change the laws of physics, the latter of which is not possible. People need to stop being paranoid about things due to some YouTube or TikTok video, and start learning a thing or two about science.

From Martin Iles, reposted: Having lived in the USA for nearly two years, I've realised something. The USA and the remainder of the Western world are no longer aligned. We all laugh and mock when the Americans say, "Freedom!" because we truly think we're as free as they are. Wrong. We're not. Not even close. The laws, the mindset, and the behaviour, is totally different in this regard. Most of all, the governments are totally different. The USA's convictions around core freedoms are on a scale we do not share. Meanwhile, Donald Trump wins the popular vote, the electoral college, the House, and the Senate... a man who, in every other Western country, is held in open derision, if not contempt. For these and other reasons, we are not the same. Yet the West, including Australia, fully expect to rely on the USA for our very survival. If the world turns bad (which will happen - only a question of time), then the whole West, without America, is toast. So, you may ask - if we're not very aligned ideologically, then it must be that we bring something to the party militarily? Well, no... actually... we don't matter that much militarily. The USA has about 470 ships in its navy, including 11 aircraft carriers, 69 submarines, 75 destroyers... plus 110 new ships in the pipeline. Australia has about 30, including 3 destroyers, 7 frigates and 7 outdated submarines. The UK does a little better, with about 60. Meanwhile, the US has over 14,000 military aircraft. A staggering number. Australia has 252 military aircraft. The UK has 556. The US army has just shy of 1,000,000 uniformed personnel in its military. Australia has about 45,000. The USA spends 3.4% ($968 billion) of its GDP on defence. Australia spends 2% ($36.4 billion). The US spends as much as the next 15 largest military-spending countries (including China) combined. The USA has a fighting culture. The men shoot things (a lot) and hunt things, the veterans get favoured in everything from parking spots to boarding planes. A uniformed young man is thanked in the street a dozen times a day. "Oh, the Americans and their guns!" we say, in our smug way. Yes, they have a warrior culture. We do not. We don't have to, because we're a leech on theirs. How many young British men are willing to fight for their country? Now ask the same regarding young American men. The difference is about as wide as it could be. Militarily, we don't offer squat. Meanwhile, look at the way Australia works against America's interests by loving on China. China made us rich and we stay close. This is a Marxist regime with expansionist aims. Again, you have to spend time in the USA to realise just how vast a gulf there is between us on China. Europe, too. They let China have their way everywhere from Germany to Greenland, all the while importing Islam and sending their own people to court for saying hurty words. Somehow, we have landed the deal of a lifetime with the USA that says, "when the baddies come, you'll save us ok?" Because we can't save ourselves. And we live in peace. But we keep gnawing away at freedoms, keep enabling China, and get flabby and disinterested about our military because Uncle Sam's got it. And, let's be honest, Americans are widely looked down on. To add insult to injury, we don't think that highly of our protectors. So, the USA is finally saying "enough." I am here, I can tell you what the vibe is, and that's it. Trump is doing what people want in this regard. They're over it. And we come across all shocked and hard done by. We behave like people with no self-insight at all. Yes, the global alliance system is all over the place now. From America's perspective, it's about time. And I must say, though I be a proud Australian, I am forced to agree. Something has to change.

@Neccccy The lion doesn’t need any help.

Would you help him if you had a rifle?

Can we drop the net-zero fantasy please?

@Rainmaker1973 Take vitamin D, zinc, and don’t pick your nose and you’ll be fine.

A new, highly mutated COVID-19 variant nicknamed “Cicada” (BA.3.2) is spreading in the United States. The BA.3.2 variant, first detected in South Africa in late 2024, has now been identified in at least 23 countries and in at least 25 U.S. states. It is gaining traction slowly but steadily, particularly since late 2025. What sets Cicada apart is its significant genetic changes: it carries approximately 70 to 75 mutations in the spike protein — the part of the virus that attaches to and enters human cells. These mutations appear to help the variant partially evade antibodies from prior infections or vaccination, potentially allowing it to spread more effectively even among people with some existing immunity. So far, there is no evidence that BA.3.2 causes more severe disease than other recent Omicron subvariants. Symptoms remain typical of COVID-19, including cough, fever, sore throat, fatigue, congestion, and in some cases shortness of breath or loss of taste/smell. Current COVID-19 vaccines (targeting earlier strains like JN.1) still offer protection, though laboratory studies suggest they may be somewhat less effective at preventing infection with Cicada compared to dominant strains. However, they continue to reduce the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death. This pattern has become familiar with SARS-CoV-2: new variants often evolve to become better at spreading and evading immunity rather than necessarily becoming more deadly. Public health experts continue to monitor BA.3.2 closely through genomic surveillance, but it currently accounts for only a small fraction of cases in the U.S.

@silentblossom_ Traitor, no. Partisan hack, yes.

Do you think Senator Mark Kelly is a traitor....

@TRobinsonNewEra What a clown. No wonder the UK is circling the drain.

Buckingham Palace announce that Charles won't be issuing an Easter message this year. Meanwhile for Ramadan....

@LloydLegalist How many of you hit the misfires on the sidewalk with a hammer?

Some of y’all can smell this picture without even trying.

@mitchellvii I have heard that BMW stands for Break My Wallet.

When I bought this BMW I knew the day would come where I'd get hit with a big repair bill. It finally happened and I dropped almost 3,500 bucks. I mean that's the price you pay if you want to drive these cars but it still sucks.

@MathBomb He had his moments at Georgia Tech. He’s worth signing as an UDFA.

Brett Seither is a TE prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 6.20 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 554 out of 1456 TE from 1987 to 2026. ras.football/ras-informatio…

@phughes76340646 Hopefully he’s less of a fool than his father.

Do you want William to be king now before his father does anymore damage to the monarchy