JoeA64
@joea64.bsky.social
House rabbit parent (Daisy & Redmond), #boardwargames, fan of classic movies & TV (especially the spy genre) & their actresses, #alternatehistory, #fashionhistory, #vintagepinup & the #Napoleonic & #Edwardian Eras. #SlavaUkraini
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JoeA64
@joea64.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Pinning my #wargaming starter pack so everyone can find it right off: go.bsky.app/QoYYGK3
Timeline cleanser. I have a (very mild) case of cerebral palsy myself, and no way I could ever accomplish that feat.
Ukrainian powerlifter Dmytro Polovych,25,diagnosed with level IV cerebral palsy (CP),repeated at the European Championship in Poland the results he achieved at the WPA Hungary World Championships-deadlifts of 90,100,&105 kg
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Timeline cleanser. I have a (very mild) case of cerebral palsy myself, and no way I could ever accomplish that feat.
It seems like the more difficulties & obstacles they run into, & the more defeats & setbacks they suffer, the more blatant those people responsible for things like this get about their awfulness.
"US Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and that more than 400,000 US troops died fighting against in World War II, as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month."
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It seems like the more difficulties & obstacles they run into, & the more defeats & setbacks they suffer, the more blatant those people responsible for things like this get about their awfulness.
I think they got cold feet about invading Venezuela, both because Venezuela mobilized last week and also (or more so) because they waited too long and missed the moment.
So instead of invading Venezuela to distract from Epstein, Trump is proposing another non-starter laughable "peace plan" for Ukraine to distract from Epstein. The failure of the plan will be very quick, though, so the distraction value isn't great.
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I think they got cold feet about invading Venezuela, both because Venezuela mobilized last week and also (or more so) because they waited too long and missed the moment.
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Ida Lupino on the back cover of the Chilean fan magazine Ecran in 1941
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Ida Lupino on the back cover of the Chilean fan magazine Ecran in 1941
More detailed thread showing what was bollixed up in the Comey case.
Folks: Lindsey did not just cross out the no-billed charge, tho she epically fucked up the docketing in another way.
There are actually THREE versions of document:
The no-billed indictment as originally docketed. (The fucked no-bill.)
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
There are actually THREE versions of document:
The no-billed indictment as originally docketed. (The fucked no-bill.)
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
More detailed thread showing what was bollixed up in the Comey case.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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This upcoming #boardwargame from @gmtgames.bsky.social covers the initial campaign for control of Kyiv and its environs in early 2022. D.B. Dockter is designer of "Triumph of Chaos" (Clash of Arms), on the Russian Civil War.
Check out our latest InsideGMT article from designers D.B. Dockter and Mark Herman: "Defiance Standard Campaign Session Report: OCTOBER 2025 AAR" insidegmt.com/defiance-sta...
Defiance Standard Campaign Session Report: OCTOBER 2025 AAR
Mark (Ukraine) and Doc (acting as a NATO observer) vs YOGI (Russian bot) Note: We played against the Russian bot (YOGI) that Mark designed for Defiance. TURN 1A: Battle of Hostomel Airbase Russian …
insidegmt.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This upcoming #boardwargame from @gmtgames.bsky.social covers the initial campaign for control of Kyiv and its environs in early 2022. D.B. Dockter is designer of "Triumph of Chaos" (Clash of Arms), on the Russian Civil War.
George Washington took a LOT of crap from the Continental Congress, what with foot-dragging on pay & expense reimbursement, schemes to replace him as C-in-C of the Continental Army, etc., but I struggle to remember any occasion in which he treated them with anything but utmost deference & courtesy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
George Washington took a LOT of crap from the Continental Congress, what with foot-dragging on pay & expense reimbursement, schemes to replace him as C-in-C of the Continental Army, etc., but I struggle to remember any occasion in which he treated them with anything but utmost deference & courtesy.
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I adore miniminuteman and his efforts as a science/history communicator, fighting the tide of bullshit out there. But he left one important note out of his vid on the "mystery" out the Roanoke colony.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDl5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDl5...
America's Atlantis: The "Lost" Colony of Roanoke
YouTube video by Miniminuteman
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I adore miniminuteman and his efforts as a science/history communicator, fighting the tide of bullshit out there. But he left one important note out of his vid on the "mystery" out the Roanoke colony.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDl5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDl5...
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You can always tell when a reporter hits a nerve with Trump. Instead of spewing his normal babbling BS, he asks who they work for and tells them how horrible they are, and how their network sucks, instead of just answering the usually simple question.
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
You can always tell when a reporter hits a nerve with Trump. Instead of spewing his normal babbling BS, he asks who they work for and tells them how horrible they are, and how their network sucks, instead of just answering the usually simple question.
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I didn't realize there was a China angle to the whole Summers/Epstein scandal.
Jin Keyu is a widely respected economist. Imagine what she's going through having to have all this dragged up AGAIN be/c of some disgusting dude's fixation on her at work
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyu_Jin
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyu_Jin
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I didn't realize there was a China angle to the whole Summers/Epstein scandal.
If That Man and his myrmidons are thinking of trying to pin the Epstein imbroglio on Democrats and make them the sole villain of the piece, it won't work. Because why?
Because Democrats themselves want EVERYONE brought to book. Even if it's Bill Clinton himself.
Because Democrats themselves want EVERYONE brought to book. Even if it's Bill Clinton himself.
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
If That Man and his myrmidons are thinking of trying to pin the Epstein imbroglio on Democrats and make them the sole villain of the piece, it won't work. Because why?
Because Democrats themselves want EVERYONE brought to book. Even if it's Bill Clinton himself.
Because Democrats themselves want EVERYONE brought to book. Even if it's Bill Clinton himself.
The Kremlin, and Witkoff, who persuaded That Man to go along, appear to have based their latest farcical "deal" - in truth simply a rehashing of the maximalist "offers" Russia has been pushing since 2022 - on the notion that the current corruption scandal in Ukraine, and secondarily...
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Kremlin, and Witkoff, who persuaded That Man to go along, appear to have based their latest farcical "deal" - in truth simply a rehashing of the maximalist "offers" Russia has been pushing since 2022 - on the notion that the current corruption scandal in Ukraine, and secondarily...
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This is the correct answer.
CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This is the correct answer.
Court proceedings incoming...very soon. Massie obviously anticipated this and has something in mind in riposte.
Massie's prediction that the Administration would use the bogus Trump-directed "investigations" of Bill Clinton and Reid Hoffman as an excuse to continue blocking release of the Epstein files, on the spurious grounds that it's an ongoing investigation, is looking pretty good here
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Court proceedings incoming...very soon. Massie obviously anticipated this and has something in mind in riposte.
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
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Pro tip:
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
Whistleblower Documents Implicate Emil Bove in Criminal Contempt Order by Chief Judge Boasberg
Email released by whistleblower would presumably implicate Bove in the “contumacious conduct” identified by Chief Judge Boasberg.
www.justsecurity.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Pro tip:
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
A more detailed analysis of what just happened in the Comey case.
The facts are complicated, but here’s a summary of what appears to have happened based on the filings and today’s hearing:
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A more detailed analysis of what just happened in the Comey case.
I've noticed that some people are wondering why the judge in the Comey case reacted seemingly very tepidly & Susan Collins-style to the explosive revelation about Halligan's malicious incompetence today, saying they were "concerned".
They're forgetting how judges talk and write. (1)
They're forgetting how judges talk and write. (1)
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I've noticed that some people are wondering why the judge in the Comey case reacted seemingly very tepidly & Susan Collins-style to the explosive revelation about Halligan's malicious incompetence today, saying they were "concerned".
They're forgetting how judges talk and write. (1)
They're forgetting how judges talk and write. (1)
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Now would actually be a good time to start stoking distrust among Fox viewers for the way they're trying to hide the real details of Epstein.
The topics where Trump has his lowest approval rating, via Marquette poll:
-Jeffrey Epstein (-48%)
-The government shutdown (-50%)
-The Argentina bailout (-58%)
www.marquette.edu/news-center/...
-Jeffrey Epstein (-48%)
-The government shutdown (-50%)
-The Argentina bailout (-58%)
www.marquette.edu/news-center/...
New Marquette Law School national survey finds more people favoring Democrats than Republicans in anticipated 2026 vote for Congress and also more Democrats saying they are certain to vote // News Cen...
www.marquette.edu
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Now would actually be a good time to start stoking distrust among Fox viewers for the way they're trying to hide the real details of Epstein.
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It’s really not funny that the federal government is throwing away basic criminal procedure in a rush to indict political enemies, but it IS hilarious.
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It’s really not funny that the federal government is throwing away basic criminal procedure in a rush to indict political enemies, but it IS hilarious.
I was wondering why I was seeing so many Gene Tierney pictures today, then I checked her bio and realized it's her birthday today. #BOTD, dazzling classic-film beauty Gene Tierney.
November 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I was wondering why I was seeing so many Gene Tierney pictures today, then I checked her bio and realized it's her birthday today. #BOTD, dazzling classic-film beauty Gene Tierney.
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Louise in costume for God’s Gift to Women (1931). Photo for Warner Brothers by Elmer Fryer.
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Louise in costume for God’s Gift to Women (1931). Photo for Warner Brothers by Elmer Fryer.
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So here’s what apparently happened: they tried to indict Comey on the last day of the statute with a three-count indictment. The grand jury rejected one. Rather than cross it out or indicate on the indictment that only two of the three counts were voted upon, Halligan creates…/1
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So here’s what apparently happened: they tried to indict Comey on the last day of the statute with a three-count indictment. The grand jury rejected one. Rather than cross it out or indicate on the indictment that only two of the three counts were voted upon, Halligan creates…/1
Mark my words, this ends up with That Man saying something filthy about Taylor Swift and the Secret Service having to ask for several Army divisions to beef up security as a result of Swifties everywhere detonating like A-bombs. Not to mention an incensed Kansas City Chiefs tight end and his mates.
He's rapidly losing what little sense of inhibition he started with.
Trump on Jerome Powell: "I'd love to fire his ass. He should be fired. The only thing Scott [Bessent] is blowing it on is the Fed. The rates are too high, Scott. And if you don't get it fixed fast, I'm going to fire your ass."
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Mark my words, this ends up with That Man saying something filthy about Taylor Swift and the Secret Service having to ask for several Army divisions to beef up security as a result of Swifties everywhere detonating like A-bombs. Not to mention an incensed Kansas City Chiefs tight end and his mates.