Rusty Shackleford

The only reasonable stance in 2026 is any government entity is just as much of a threat to an individual’s well-being and livelihood as a criminal organization.

No one should be spying on you. Not the CCP. Not the US NSA/CIA, not Mossad, not anyone.

Which means you’re early… or I’m late.

Boil Up Some Mt. Dew, It’s Gonna Be A Long Night

I can neither confirm nor deny that @RustyShackleford@piefed.social is man of taste.

Time is a flat circle.

Go fuck a shark.

We need more white kids to use their privilage privilege

One doesn’t have to normalize it. It’s already “normal”.

Are we pretending that “political violence” hasn’t historically been an attribute of the human experience in nearly every nation/state/country on this planet for millennia now?

Thank you for your service.

Asymmetrical warfare.

“No one hates quite like family.”

Human achievement is something to be proud of, no matter which nation-state one hails from. The Apollo program was a triumphant achievement of ingenuity that spawned many important ancillary technologies and industrial applications, especially in aeronautics, computer science, and diagnostic medicine worldwide. Our understanding of our planet’s moon, our solar system, and the greater cosmos and the exploration thereof are noble pursuits.

It’s understandable to want to express pride at being from the country that accomplished this aeronautical feat. Whereas, someone from Russia would want to celebrate Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Terashkova, the first man and woman in space, respectively. Someone from Ohio would perhaps be happy to share their heritage with John Glenn.

It’s a problem when people lord the achievements of those who share their national or ethnic heritage over others as a cheap way to score points in an argument, but, in a general sense, space exploration is important for scientific and technical development of our species.

To answer your second question, I personally care about the moon landing because I want humanity to reach a Type 2 civilization on the Kardashev Scale. The Apollo program was one small step on that road, and it reminds me of humanity at its best.

Darvissimo.

Are there any cases of people successfully suing the Justice Department or ICE for wrongful detention and violation of constitutional rights as a U.S. citizen?

Edit: Never mind. Found some examples.

• Villanova Law Review
• American Immigration Council
• National Immigrant Justice Center
• American Civil Liberties Union

Authoritarianism doesn’t flourish in times of economic prosperity, historically. Techno-feudalists of the contemporary era require economic despair of the populace to provide “the solution” of their supremacy.

“stopping” “stooping” to their level

Asking in earnestness, has the Rayleigh Effect been an actual subject of debate? I thought it was pretty much settled that nitrogen atoms in the atmostphere reflect light in the blue portion of the spectrum.

Both threads of reasoning can be true simultaneously; the veracity of one doesn’t negate the veracity of the other.

I thank god everyday that I was made to be an atheist.