Imported Scotch Socialist
@gruntyginman.bsky.social
Parlor Pink. Golden shellback. Maroon, white, buff, and blue. Public history and Public lands. Gun guy but not your gun guy. Hedge-wizard. Opinions my own.
Pinned
US went to war with: the best rifle, both semiautomatic and bolt action, in the world, best sidearm, probably the best artillery, and this is ignoring the bevy of air and naval assets as well as non-weapons stuff like radar, electronics miniaturizing, and general technique for utilizing them.
People love the myth that the US went to war with technically inferior weapons and that's wildly incorrect. The viewpoint represents an over-fitting on weapons systems in isolation without an understanding of the system that makes such a weapon lethal and decisive.
November 30, 2025 at 4:24 AM
US went to war with: the best rifle, both semiautomatic and bolt action, in the world, best sidearm, probably the best artillery, and this is ignoring the bevy of air and naval assets as well as non-weapons stuff like radar, electronics miniaturizing, and general technique for utilizing them.
The dream of the 90s lives on with White Ford Bronco
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The dream of the 90s lives on with White Ford Bronco
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In conclusion gender is a land of contrasts.
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
In conclusion gender is a land of contrasts.
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"Jesus frowned upon stealing, but approves of sacrifices, such as the sacrifice bunt, or sacrifice fly."
November 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Jesus frowned upon stealing, but approves of sacrifices, such as the sacrifice bunt, or sacrifice fly."
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Knew a guy who pulled security at a ski resort in Montana, spoke passable Mandarin, and had to break up a fist fight between two Chinese families that started as an argument about whether American or Chinese cigarettes were better
I went to Barnes and Noble today and there was a full fledged shouting match going on between two families in the parking lot. Ah, the holidays.
November 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Knew a guy who pulled security at a ski resort in Montana, spoke passable Mandarin, and had to break up a fist fight between two Chinese families that started as an argument about whether American or Chinese cigarettes were better
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
So uhhhhhh I was told there was Turkey up here?
November 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
So uhhhhhh I was told there was Turkey up here?
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The origins are F'd up, but its purpose was noble both then and now. Lincoln made it a holiday during a time of unprecedented crisis to remind us all to be thankful for what we have because everything was so freaking sh*tty.
I consider this a similar Thanksgiving.
Happy Turkeyday!
I consider this a similar Thanksgiving.
Happy Turkeyday!
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The origins are F'd up, but its purpose was noble both then and now. Lincoln made it a holiday during a time of unprecedented crisis to remind us all to be thankful for what we have because everything was so freaking sh*tty.
I consider this a similar Thanksgiving.
Happy Turkeyday!
I consider this a similar Thanksgiving.
Happy Turkeyday!
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
10 will get you 20 he could have bought a Honda Ridgeline for about $45k and it would have done everything the rolling apartment 1/2(3/4) did for what he is realistically using it for.
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
10 will get you 20 he could have bought a Honda Ridgeline for about $45k and it would have done everything the rolling apartment 1/2(3/4) did for what he is realistically using it for.
I knew Karl had lost some of his Patreons but didn't realize it was a full 50%
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I knew Karl had lost some of his Patreons but didn't realize it was a full 50%
I have the "forever" vet pass but still bought the annual one anyway.
Guess I ain't this year.
Guess I ain't this year.
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I have the "forever" vet pass but still bought the annual one anyway.
Guess I ain't this year.
Guess I ain't this year.
"Too many books"
Did my wife write this?
Did my wife write this?
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"Too many books"
Did my wife write this?
Did my wife write this?
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I just want to note that if you're removing the *CIA Mission Center* (presuming this is DIROPS/DO) lawyer because they won't sign off on your strike, you're almost certainly doing something seriously unlawful.
Those folks excel at obscure legal justifications in the "lawful but awful" category.
Those folks excel at obscure legal justifications in the "lawful but awful" category.
On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I just want to note that if you're removing the *CIA Mission Center* (presuming this is DIROPS/DO) lawyer because they won't sign off on your strike, you're almost certainly doing something seriously unlawful.
Those folks excel at obscure legal justifications in the "lawful but awful" category.
Those folks excel at obscure legal justifications in the "lawful but awful" category.
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In undergrad I had a mentor prof who I ran into after school and she asked how I was doing. Meh. She asked what I would do if I could.
I said "MA in Public History, work at a park somewhere". She asked what's stopping me. "Need more than 30k to live on".
"Can't you just ask your parents to help?"
I said "MA in Public History, work at a park somewhere". She asked what's stopping me. "Need more than 30k to live on".
"Can't you just ask your parents to help?"
basically every single measure of academic achievement is correlated with family income for pretty obvious reasons. the ~20% of SAT variation explained by family SES makes it one of the measures *least* determined by this.
And then we can go on to discuss the fact the only consistent correlation for SAT scores (as well as other standardized educational assessments) is to family income level--which in turn is nicely correlated to race/ethnicity for minoritized Americans.
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
In undergrad I had a mentor prof who I ran into after school and she asked how I was doing. Meh. She asked what I would do if I could.
I said "MA in Public History, work at a park somewhere". She asked what's stopping me. "Need more than 30k to live on".
"Can't you just ask your parents to help?"
I said "MA in Public History, work at a park somewhere". She asked what's stopping me. "Need more than 30k to live on".
"Can't you just ask your parents to help?"
Posting this picture for no reason(it's because the Administration wants to do this today)
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Posting this picture for no reason(it's because the Administration wants to do this today)
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
What a quarter inch of rain does to a desert
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
What a quarter inch of rain does to a desert
