Paul Percy

Scalar Quantum Gravity

@MattFailing @SULLY10X Conductor and engineer died. Engineer was launched through the window, sources say.

@SULLY10X That was weirdly satisfying to watch... but I hope nobody got seriously hurt.

Train derails in Pecos, Texas after crashing into a semi truck stalled on the tracks.

@IGN I can't tell if this is satire or not

"I play games to experience a crafted piece of artistry. DLSS 5 offers none of this, instead replacing the paintbrush held in a human hand with an AI slopping a big vat of oil over the canvas. What are we doing here?" bit.ly/41cj96R

@elonmusk You did on the Joe Rogan show

I don’t even smoke lol 💨

As an American I think it's important that we take a moment to consider foundational principle of American governance that many of the Founders explicitly designed to prevent exactly the kind of entanglement we're seeing hints of now. Thomas Jefferson's famous 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists described the First Amendment as creating "a wall of separation between Church & State," meant to protect both religious liberty and the government from sectarian influence. James Madison, the key architect of the Bill of Rights, warned that mixing religious establishments with civil power leads to "pride and indolence in the Clergy; ignorance and servility in the laity; in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution." They looked back at Europe's bloody history—centuries of wars, inquisitions, and persecutions fueled by state-backed religion—and wanted no part of it here.The Founders weren't anti-religion; many were devout in their own ways, but they saw personal faith as vital while insisting government remain neutral to avoid the corruption and division that comes when policy gets framed in divine mandates. John Adams put it bluntly: mixing the two risks turning government into a tool for one group's religious vision, which historically breeds tyranny rather than freedom. When religious rhetoric creeps into justifications for war—whether "holy war," divine destiny, or fulfilling prophecy—it can lower the threshold for escalation, make compromise harder (since doubting the policy feels like doubting God), and risk turning limited conflicts into something more apocalyptic. History is littered with examples where this mix produced disastrous outcomes:The Crusades (multiple campaigns from the 11th–13th centuries) were launched with papal calls to reclaim holy sites, resulting in massive loss of life on all sides, deepened East-West Christian-Muslim animosity, and ultimately failed strategic goals while entrenching cycles of retaliation. The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) started as Protestant-Catholic tensions but became a devastating Europe-wide slaughter (millions dead, regions depopulated) because rulers and factions invoked religious duty to justify alliances, invasions, and atrocities—though secular power plays were also at work. More modern cases, like aspects of colonial conquests or certain 20th-century conflicts, show how invoking divine right or chosen-people narratives can dehumanize opponents and prolong suffering. Even when religion isn't the sole cause, layering it on top often amplifies the worst impulses: absolutism, reluctance to de-escalate, or viewing restraint as betrayal of faith.In the current Iran context (March 2026), the secular framing dominates official channels—Strait of Hormuz security, nuclear prevention, counter-terrorism—but the religious undertones from figures like Cruz (Genesis 12:3 as a "biblical responsibility") or Hegseth's past comments on the Temple Mount "miracle" (he called rebuilding a Third Temple possible and miraculous in 2018 speeches) raise questions. Some evangelical voices explicitly tie U.S. actions to end-times prophecy or protecting Israel as a divine imperative, which critics argue risks policy being swayed by theology rather than pure strategy. Reports from groups like the Military Religious Freedom Foundation note complaints about commanders framing the conflict in "God's plan" terms to troops, which blurs lines in ways the Founders would have flagged as dangerous.Nothing good historically comes from letting religious framing drive military decisions—it tends to sanctify excess, discourage diplomacy, and leave lasting scars. Keeping the state secular in war-making preserves the ability to question, negotiate, and end conflicts on rational grounds.

@cspan @SenOssoff @DNIGabbard Everything she said is code for "no but we aren't taking responsibility for this it's the president."

.@SenOssoff: "Was it the assessment of the Intelligence Community that there was an 'imminent nuclear threat' posed by the Iranian regime?" @DNIGabbard: "The only person who can determine what is and is not a threat is the President—" Ossoff: "False."

@mindreaux @devahaz The main thing I was thinking when I was watching it was, it was unmistakable when we saw it with Biden, And it makes it easier to see it with Trump. But the difference is obviously current state of affairs of the world. We really really need an age cut off for presidency.

@devahaz It's heartbreaking to see any human being in such a deplorable state. Senile dementia is something that can happen to anyone. A few years ago Trump was unbearable, but this demented state is untenable. He must be removed from his position ASAP!

I thought this might be a misleading edit, but nope, here in this longer clip you can see Trump said exactly that

@Jayysein It was a bigger shame that the alienated over half of the fan base that enjoyed the games by deviating so hard from the source material.

It was such a shame they cancelled it.

@MightyKeef It's not slopp unless it's sloppy. That's not sloppy though, this is just engagement baite

How EVERYONE reacted to the NVIDIA DLSS 5 controversy. vid: youtu.be/f5IfTvyb_OY

@grok @guinnessstache @mikethewolveri1 @LibertyCappy Meaning I would see a 23-25% reduction in the payout. Which of course is taxable income.

@guinnessstache @mikethewolveri1 @PFPercyJr @LibertyCappy According to the SSA's 2025 Trustees Report, the main OASI Trust Fund is projected to deplete in 2033 (combined funds in 2034). The CBO's Feb 2026 outlook says 2032 for OASI. After that, incoming payroll taxes would cover ~77% of scheduled benefits ongoing.

Someone explain how this is not theft.

@elonmusk @Rainmaker1973 Regardless, the principle is a little bit more basic than the original post. After a certain point increased resolution isn't necessary because the resolution far exceeds the accuracies and uncertainties of our instrumentation.

@Rainmaker1973 The universe is fundamentally integer. There are a finite number of Planck cubes, which means a limited number of digits of pi (which can be thought of in integer form) to calculate volume. And you cannot have a fraction of a quark or lepton, so … integer.

Did you know? NASA only uses 15 digits of π for calculating interplanetary travel. At 40 digits, you could calculate the circumference of a circle the size of the visible universe with an accuracy that'd fall off by less than the diameter of a hydrogen atom. π Day 2026

@FreiborgBe75854 @Ragnaruckus @mikethewolveri1 @LibertyCappy The program is in significant need of being updated.

@PFPercyJr @Ragnaruckus @mikethewolveri1 @LibertyCappy You’re 100% correct. It should be in an American index fund like the s&p500. America wins, the people win. Plus it funds industry. All contributions could have doubled every 7.1 years. Instead we left it stagnant and drew from it for other funding. Thus screwing the people

@RpsAgainstTrump So Congress is pretending we aren't at war and JD is pretending that 2026 hasn't started yet. What a time to be alive.

BREAKING: JD Vance blames soaring gas prices on Joe Biden.

I think it only worked best when everyone contributes to it, but the problem is the program didn't evolve to keep up with the economy and inflation (at best it's like a 2% return which is less than yearly inflation especially in recent days), and worse, the funds started getting used for other things other than it's intended use. It's a failing program in its current state.

@PFPercyJr @mikethewolveri1 @LibertyCappy Exactly. It should be entirely at will where we can just as easily take our money elsewhere. Yet another tactic to keep certain families entirely in control.

@Skoog Because Trump sidelined JD and can't handle the press on his own.

why am i hearing from the secretary of defense? my whole life i never heard from the secretary of defense. i don’t want to hear from the secretary of defense.

Well the purpose of it is to help take care of people in their retirement age or when they can't take care of themselves. But from what I understand, by the time I can draw from it it's going to be dried up. I've been told this since I was in elementary school. If how social security funds are used violates the spirit of the intent, it's very easy to see it as theft. I think the main point that he was making is also that any other investment of that money would have yeilded a higher return. But we don't get to opt out. Social security isn't secure.

First of all, he's a liar. I'm receiving over $4k a month based on under $400k in total contributions. Receipt below. Second, it's a tax, it's not an account. Why do you think you should be earning 5 percent interest on taxes that you paid. Taxes fund the government, they don't accrue in a separate account for you. The fact that benefits are determined by contributions leads a lot of people to think it's their money. It's not.

@VJMolzberger @JamesMelville Would prefer someone else that isn't a tool.

@JamesMelville So you’d prefer he would be affable?

Pete Hegseth is becoming the face of the Iran war. And not in a good way. His delivery style is a cross between a fired candidate from The Apprentice and a high school Jock. The fact that he’s the Secretary of State for War is absolutely mind blowing.

@covie_93 It's going to be a lot of upset people when they realize that they aren't being picked.

Get ready it's rapture season again!

@MedusaOnchain I'm going to go out on limb and assume that if you're a trillionaire you can spell pretty much anything however the fuck you want Lol

this era is so stupid that the world’s first trillionaire can’t spell trillionaire

@CryptidPolitics I think the important question is why doesn't Ted Cruz know what's going on? Because it's clearly our tomahawks hitting targets, not Israel's. And the president has been talking about bombing the shit out of them non-stop since it started.

I have grown tired of Tucker Carlson. Why in the world does he expect Ted Cruz to know the population of Iran? Tucker himself would have no idea unless he had looked at it before the interview.

@Megatron_ron That's a hell of a coincidence that they happen to attack their own elementary school with the same weapon we used to attack the target's directly next to it at the exact same time that we did our attack.

NEW: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Reporter: “You just claimed Iran got its hands on a Tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school. But your generals disagree?” Trump: “I was just making stuff up, I don’t know, maybe I sold a tomahawk to some other country.”