Happy Granddaddd

Fiction, technology, current events, nostalgia.
Veteran. Nearly fluent in English, German, Fortran & C++.

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Trump cannot run in 2028, or can she – with diversity that even Dems will have to support?

Introducing Donalda Trump, candidate for President and America's future first trans-woman commander-in-chief! Since the 22nd Amendment only limits 'the same person' and Donalda is clearly a different individual (just ask her stylist), the path is wide open. Long hair, trenchcoat, zero term-limit issues. Who's with me?

#Donalda2028 #DifferentPerson

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President Trump posted this photo of Hubbard (presumably with family) coming home.
Another win for America.

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Stephen Hubbard is on his way home after being held in Russia for four years.
Welcome home, Stephen!

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@highervibeincc That is the minimum acceptable answer. It's sad how far our culture has fallen.

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A Jefferson High football player attacked a Grant High player, just before the game.
Penalty may be a one-game suspension (maybe not, it's Portland, OR).
The right penalty would be lifetime suspension from sports, plus felony assault charges.
Some will claim that outrage is racist, but thug is behavior, not skin color.

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@IMissHitchSlaps Me too, for far too many years. I hope you haven't had any comparable experiences.

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Reposting - accidentally deleted. Managing problem relatives is worth talking about:

I have few fears and only one superstition. I almost never say my oldest brother’s name. My kids grew up knowing little more than that he existed and that they should call 911, then me, if he ever appeared. They didn’t get the rest until after another brother’s funeral three years ago.

They wanted to go. I warned them it would be ugly. Over breakfast I told my daughter to leave her own kids at the hotel and to sit between me and my wife. My oldest asked how much of the caution was just old childhood friction. I said we’d talk after the service. My brother did not disappoint. He recited, from memory, their full names, phone numbers, jobs, addresses, and the appearance of the homes and children of every one of my kids, all in different states. He knew which hotel my daughter was in, no threats, just disquieting. Then his eulogy - soft, never a raised voice or a swear word, still frightening enough that the minister later handed back the honorarium and said he wanted nothing from that service remaining in his church.

At lunch my kids asked why I hadn’t warned them with specifics and what he had been like as a child. I have no pleasant memories of him at all. I tried three of the least bad stories. The first began: “For my sixth birthday our parents gave me a kitten. I named her Snowball. She lasted a month.” They stopped me after a few sentences. My wife, who had already heard enough of the stories from my mother, kept naming examples and then catching herself: “Wait, no, not that one either.”

My kids understand now why they never knew him or any details. They started referring to him as Uncle Hannibal. He is more than a mindless movie slasher. He is a sharp, experienced sadist who moved from direct harm to mostly getting other people to do bad things to themselves.

I am done managing that problem sibling. I will no longer treat his name like a spell.

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Five years ago today (October 21, 2021, the movie Rust), Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger on what he claims he thought was an unloaded revolver and fired a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter, case dismissed because prosecutors and police deliberately withheld evidence. The armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

As they warned in Team America, no one can out-act Alec Baldwin.

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You go, Junior!

Junior Caminero celebrated his first postseason HR more than most (okay, more than anyone else ever), but he's 23 and grew up in the influencer era. I'm okay with that.

I wouldn't overdo it like he did, probably, but my baseball highlight was the time I got walked instead of striking out. I have no idea how this even feels.

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A dog attacked and killed a 4 y/o boy in Louisa, VA, on Sunday.
Armed Deputies stopped the continuing attack, and the boy was evacuated by helicopter, too late.
I love dogs, and I never mentioned the breed, but everyone will guess:

For a harmless bite, we guess chihuahua.
For a sustained attack, we guess the pit bull family.

And, yes, it was an American Bully. Is there anything we should do about this pattern?

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@DwarvenConstit1 Solving problems is always the right answer.
Violent criminals are a problem.

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A dog attacked and killed a 4 y/o boy in Louisa, VA, on Sunday.
Armed Deputies stopped the continuing attack, and the boy was evacuated by helicopter, too late.
I love dogs, and I never mentioned the breed, but everyone will guess:

For a harmless bite, we guess chihuahua.
For a sustained attack, we guess the pit bull family.

And, yes, it was an American Bully. Is there anything we should do about this pattern?

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I watched Supergirl (2026) as a captive audience for the airline movie - curiosity with no obvious alternative.
Milly Alcock as Kara is as close as this comes to a reason anyone might watch it, if they want an unlikable female antihero.
Add a thin plot (vulnerable orphan Ruthye seeking revenge and villain poisons Kara's dog) and an unearned ending where Kara goes from a drunk who doesn't care about anyone to a drunk who helps her new sidekick. I finished it hoping to find some gem of creativity to help me in writing my novel, but only found warnings to write well.

I'm guessing that given a choice between this movie and a toenail fungus documentary, most men who watched Supergirl will tell you they made the wrong pick.

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Quite possible. It would be nice to see a detailed study on the direction of causation.
To what extent is that breed inclined to such behavior (as some responsible Pitt bull and American Bully owners in the thread warn) and to what extent are their owners people who would turn anything short of a golden retriever into a public danger?

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@JLRogers1984 Exactly right. We like betting on a winner (sports team, horse, or whatever) and hate backing a loser.
Biased polls are designed to suppress our turnout and boost the Dems by exploiting that facet of human nature.

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Polling says Dems will do well in this election.
I'm voting despite that claim, as will all Americans who love secure borders and a free country.

For those who are skeptical of political polling, here's more evidence that some of the claims are faked:

[Link in comments]

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@RLeguerrie5612 Hunt for Red October was good, but I mostly avoid him.

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Five years ago today (October 21, 2021, the movie Rust), Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger on what he claims he thought was an unloaded revolver and fired a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter, case dismissed because prosecutors and police deliberately withheld evidence. The armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

As they warned in Team America, no one can out-act Alec Baldwin.

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Modern Times Cafe (Minneapolis) is closing, surprising millions as socialist management fails.
How did it happen that "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" fell short in the real world?
Again.

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@Pulitocacheton Fixing the problem requires decent people to respond aggressively, which we don't enjoy.

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@TheRealDonnie Suddenly, it makes sense.
If your director won't create a good movie, manage expectations.

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I watched Supergirl (2026) as a captive audience for the airline movie - curiosity with no obvious alternative.
Milly Alcock as Kara is as close as this comes to a reason anyone might watch it, if they want an unlikable female antihero.
Add a thin plot (vulnerable orphan Ruthye seeking revenge and villain poisons Kara's dog) and an unearned ending where Kara goes from a drunk who doesn't care about anyone to a drunk who helps her new sidekick. I finished it hoping to find some gem of creativity to help me in writing my novel, but only found warnings to write well.

I'm guessing that given a choice between this movie and a toenail fungus documentary, most men who watched Supergirl will tell you they made the wrong pick.

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@dweinberger66 @MLB Pitchers had enough faith in me not to bother with that. Team sprots were not my thing.
Give me a bow, a pistol, or a rifle though ...

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You go, Junior!

Junior Caminero celebrated his first postseason HR more than most (okay, more than anyone else ever), but he's 23 and grew up in the influencer era. I'm okay with that.

I wouldn't overdo it like he did, probably, but my baseball highlight was the time I got walked instead of striking out. I have no idea how this even feels.

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@TheRealDonnie That's how I felt.
I don't particularly like Milly Alcock, but "how bad could it be"?
The answer was "pretty bad" - except nice music.

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One year ago today:
On October 21, 2025, a UNHCR press release condemned American drone strikes against drug smugglers on the high seas.
Also on October 21, 2025, the US conducted another drone strike against drug smugglers on the high seas (imprecisely referred to as 'today' in a Hegseth tweet the following day).
Drug deaths are way down, and this is what Trump supporters voted for.

[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth @SecWar]

Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out yet another lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO). Yet again, the now-deceased terrorists were engaged in narco-trafficking in the Eastern Pacific.

The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and was carrying narcotics. Three male narco-terrorists were aboard the vessel during the strike, which was conducted in international waters. All three terrorists were killed and no U.S. forces were harmed in this strike.

These strikes will continue, day after day. These are not simply drug runners—these are narco-terrorists bringing death and destruction to our cities. These DTOs are the “Al Qaeda” of our hemisphere and will not escape justice. We will find them and kill them, until the threat to the American people is extinguished.

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A year ago today, White House Ballroom construction began with demolition of the East Wing Facade.
Many lawsuits later, construction is rapid. The (Charlie Kirk?) Ballroom will be beautiful.

Did I call it right, or what name should our White House Ballroom be given?