Sir Joel the Great

Knighted (by Prince Michael of Sealand) in Feb 2013. Las Vegas Raiders, LA Dodgers, Portland Trail Blazers and Oregon Ducks FOREVER!

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

@StephenKing "I'm not defending this horrible person, BUT..." means you're defending them. I've been a fan of yours for over 3/4 of my life. Do better.

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

@Real___iTamara @grok Who is this and what's the story?

[Criminalsimpsons @Criminalsimpson]

Best use of a real song on the The Simpsons?

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

@QuincyQuarry @dick_nixon And be Dishonorably Discharged, with their only hope being a future Democratic administration pressuring the DoD to make things right? That's a lot to ask of a complete stranger.

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

@xai Hey there! Love Grok! You guys blow Perplexity out of the water. Anyway, when will SuperGrok be available via the Android app (so I can subscribe via the Google Play Store)? I currently have the Grok Beta installed, but SuperGrok is listed as "Coming Soon."

[Chase Oliver @ChaseForLiberty]

As soon as I saw this ad, I knew it was only a matter of time before someone who calls themselves Libertarian was going to complain about it and want the government to ban it.

You saw a message from a company you don't like, and your instinct is "I need the monopoly of violence of the government to ban these people."

Ignore the message
Create or support a competitor
Boycott the company or industry
Pressure the NFL or the network to not carry that ad or ads like them

All of those are Libertarian solutions to seeing an ad you don't like because those solutions are rooted in your individual decision-making or the free market.

Also, and this is a side point, the HHS Secretary doesn't control what appears on commercials.

Being Libertarian doesn't mean, "I'm Libertarian until I see something I don't like and then demand Government protect my precious little eyes from seeing the big bad ad."

If this offends you, that's okay.
You have that right.

I know some contrarians will see this and think I'm defending pharmaceutical companies.

Nope, I'm defending free speech.

As we all know, when you defend free speech, you have to defend the speech that is unpopular, controversial, or offensive.

The government shouldn't regulate speech nor prevent people from regulating speech on their property or platforms.

The government just needs to stay out of it.

That's Libertarian.

[Netflix @netflix]

Like for Jake Paul. RT for Mike Tyson.
#PaulTyson

[KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat]

NEW: CNN's Zakaria slams Dems for illegal immigration, 'lawfare' against Trump, and 'deeply illiberal' woke culture of censorship.

Will they listen?

"The first big error was the Biden administration's blindness to the collapse of the immigration system and the chaos at the border."

"They missed a massive shift in American public opinion."

"The second error was an overzealous misuse of law to punish Trump."

"The entire focus on identity has morphed into something deeply illiberal, judging people by the color of their skin rather than the content of their character."

"Similarly, universities speech codes and cancel culture have become ways that the left censors or restricts the most cherished of liberal ideas, freedom of speech."

[Libertarian Party of Texas @LPTexas]

The only way to break the cycle is to actually vote #LIbertarian!

Come on, do it. You'll feel better. 🤠

#Election2024

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

@bezkostny @VinnyBonsignore @Raiders He just gave us our best draft in 10 years.

[RiverOaksGuy @Bowtiedplayer]

This is going to be a very, very unpopular take of mine - here goes

We've all seen this photo by now of the sniper taking his view off of the scope. Hesitating.

Honestly? I probably would have done the same in that situation. I will explain.

Think about it. You're not in Syria. You're on sniper duty at a political rally in the US. You usually don't have threats. Whatever "threats" you do have are usually an unruly Bernie Bro that venue security can just throw out and Secret Service doesn't even need to get involved

Then you see something. Looks like a gun. Better get this right! We all remember what happened to Derek Chauvin. (Sticks head up, looks to confirm) Imagine shooting an unarmed civilian because you *thought* you saw a gun. Seriously, imagine the news stories the next day.

You've heard of fight or flight, but there is a third option: freeze. You're not in Syria or Iraq. It's not that kind of rules of engagement. What do you do? Better get this right

Then the shots confirm what you saw, and you return fire. All this thought process happens in about 3 seconds if you watch the clip. It's easy to pick about that clip now but at the time...nobody was even watching. They were listening to the Trump speech. That was it.

Again, you're probably not going to like my take. I don't really like it either. It's the kind of thing that training is supposed to fix. But I also understand.

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

@peterschanz @ghelt Since there is literally no way to "bet your life" on your cockamammie conspiracy theory, your empty offer is worthless, "Peter."

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

@peterschanz @ghelt You were nowhere near there, "Peter". Don't lie.

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

.@FINALLEVEL What's your take on the new remix of Sabbath's "Forbidden" album, which you and Ernie were part of?

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

@AB8TN @syd_viciously @VitalVegas Only 299 pairs of those size 12 Bruno Maglis were sold in the US. It would be an incredible coincidence if someone else connected to this case had them.

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

@AB8TN @syd_viciously @VitalVegas OJ had Ron & Nicole's blood in his car. The blood drips showed someone who wore size 12 Bruno Magli shoes, was slightly pigeon-toed, & had a cut on his left hand. OJ owned size 12 Bruno Magli shoes, was slightly pigeon-toed & had a cut on his left hand he couldn't explain.

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

@AB8TN @syd_viciously @VitalVegas Well, he shouldn't have murdered two people.

[JayKeeley @doomedparade]

#Chicago. “25 or 6 to 4” 1970. Tanglewood MA. If you haven’t seen this before, you’re about to witness one of the best live solos ever. That’s Terry Kath #RIP. Hailed by Hendrix as the greatest. The fact is, some of the best guitarists are in places you’d least expect them ᯓ★

[Sir Joel the Great @RaiderDuck]

Totally not a cult.

[schuyler kropf @skropf47]

Nancy Mace says SC-01 GOP primary rival Catherine Templeton should drop out of race now that Trump has endorsed Mace re-election.
"To do otherwise would be to oppose the direction our party leader, Donald Trump, has set for us,” Campaign Manager John Mason Long said.