rick b8s

"If I believe it, and I get you to believe it, then it's real" T Sachs
“If you've got the truth you can demonstrate it. Talking doesn't prove it.” RA Heinlein

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

IF your Kentucky journey leads you near Owensboro search "find burgoo near Owensboro" there it usually has mutton and other meats in a stew that is rarely found outside this area...
&& the places that serve any kind of burgoo anywhere in KY are usually righteous BBQ joints as well.

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

so now grok be simpin' for the caliphate.
whoda thunk it.

@grok - let's break this down as if it were Black Vs White violence in America compared to White Vs Black. Except now give an analysis of religious violence of Christian vs Muslim since ~ 1970 compared to Muslim Vs Christian violence in the same time period. DO NOT include any Islamic violence specifically directed against those of the Jewish faith like the Berlin Olympics massacre or any of the ongoing strife in the Middle East.
DO INCLUDE Pan Am Flight 103, the 9/111 Twin Towers and similar terrorist attacks.

Use expert mode.

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@elsathora "the 8th wonder of the world" -- so you looked in a mirror, then?
because Elsa, you are truly a wonder in this world.

[Race 🕊️ @multiplanet1]

A SpaceX intern once described eating lunch next to Elon Musk in the company cafeteria.

The intern said Elon sat down at a regular table with a regular tray of food. No entourage. No reserved section. He sat next to two junior engineers who were clearly terrified. One of them was explaining a problem with a valve component to the other.

Elon listened without introducing himself or interrupting. After about three minutes he turned to the engineer and said "have you tried running it at a lower pressure gradient first." The engineer stared at him. Then realized the CEO of the company had just casually solved a problem his team had been stuck on for a week.

The intern said what happened next was the part that surprised him. Elon didn't leave. Didn't check his phone. He spent the next twenty minutes asking the engineers questions about their work. Not CEO questions about timelines and budgets. Engineering questions about fluid dynamics and material stress tolerances. He was genuinely curious. The cafeteria conversation was indistinguishable from a technical review.

The intern said he understood in that moment why people work 80-hour weeks for this man. Not because he's inspiring. Not because he pays well. Because he's the only CEO in the world who sits in the cafeteria and solves your engineering problem between bites of a burrito.

People follow leaders who are above them. People worship leaders who sit next to them and prove they understand the work better than the people doing it.

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@Fynnderella1 @grok oh no, it is what I've thought since 2020. I took early retirement rather than be an involuntary subject for the mRNA trials

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@grok @Fynnderella1 @grok - specifically is there a study of first COVID vaccine dose having a higher rate of adverse events for those whom previously had the COVID flu ?

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@Fynnderella1 @grok: Did people who had natural SSars antibodies from previous exposure / illness suffer greater injuries and immune systems dysregulation from the mandated COVID shots than those previously unexposed ?

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@Fynnderella1 gotta be a (suppressed?) study somewhere that answers my burning question:
Did people who had natural SSars antibodies from previous exposure / illness suffer greater injuries and immune systems dysregulation from the mandated COVID shots than those previously unexposed ?

[Ella Frei @EllaFrei17]

They taped maps in our hallways telling girls where else to go. We were expected to perform humiliation rituals so the adults wouldn’t have to make a decision. Then they hired lawyers to make our case disappear.

Yesterday, I decided to once again confront my school board.

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@elsathora @KennyM9skt dipped in ranch, of course

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@elsathora @geoffs73 get ya a good one, and I'll wager you STILL can't finish it

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@libsoftiktok @bvschools Madalyn Murray O'Hair be a rollin in her grave.
And apparently Engel v. Vitale only applies to Christian prayers in schools.

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@libsoftiktok @bvschools Madalyn Murray O'Hair be a rollin in her grave.
And apparently Engel v. Vitale only applies to Christian prayers in schools.

[Selene Mariposa @Selene_Mariposa]

The World Cup ends today. One game left. By tomorrow most of you visitors will be packing up, heading to the airport, going home.

So before you go, let me say the thing I actually want to say.

A few weeks ago I wrote a silly post about all the things you were discovering here. Free refills. Free water. Ice like civilized people. Chips and salsa before you even order. Air conditioning that is a fact and not a moral debate. Drive-throughs. Ranch by the gallon. The Germans standing in the HEB meat aisle in reverent silence, finally understanding why we do not have trains. Buc-ee’s, for which there are still no words.

It blew up, because it was true, and because you were so delightfully stunned by all of it.

Even the Wall Street Journal caught on. Their headline this week: how the US lost the World Cup and won over the world. We did not lift the trophy. But apparently we lifted something else.

We even learned a few things about ourselves along the way. Like the fact that Elon Musk, the single richest man on the planet, shops at HEB. Just rolls in and queues up for fresh tortillas with everybody else. The man could buy the tortilla company, the state it is in, and the moon it sits under, and instead he is standing in line at the hot-tortilla counter like the rest of us, because that is where the good ones are. Only in America is the wealthiest human alive elbow to elbow with a mom of four at the salsa bar. That is the whole country in one aisle.

And here is the part I want every one of you to hear on your way out the door.

None of it was a show.

We did not roll all this out because you were coming. The ice was always there. The refills were always free. The grocery stores were always the size of aircraft hangars at ten on a Tuesday. The stranger who adopted your whole section, the guy who gave you a ride, the waitress who remembered your order, the family that invited you to the cookout, that is not World Cup America. That is just America. That is Tuesday.

We are exactly like this when nobody is visiting. Loud, generous, ridiculous, overfed, and genuinely thrilled you came. We will still be exactly like this tomorrow when the stands are empty and the flags come down.

So thank you. To everyone who came, who sang in our streets, who cleaned our stadiums, who turned our cities orange and filled our bars and taught us your chants. You were wonderful guests, and you made a country that just turned 250 feel young and seen and loved.

And to everyone who could not make it this time, the door does not close today. We meant all of it. Come whenever. The porch light stays on, the fridge stays full, and there is always room for one more at the table.

You found out who we are these last few weeks.

Good news. We are like this all the time.

Safe travels home.

Y’all come back now, you hear. 🦋

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@DrCarlHindy agreed, grief sucks and can effect everyday behavior. untreated ptsd sucks worse due to the harsher impact on physical and emotional well being.

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@DrCarlHindy agreed, grief sucks and can effect everyday behavior. untreated ptsd sucks worse due to the harsher impact on physical and emotional well being.

[Tironianae 🍊 🍊 Z. - Ultra Verbum Vincet @Tironianae1]

Dr. Naomi Wolf: “COVID VACCINES caused MASS HYPNOSIS. Two-thirds of the population no longer has the ability to reason, the shots DAMAGED the BRAIN.”

Two-thirds of humanity can’t think straight anymore.
They don’t react.
They don’t question.
They just… obey.

[Chris Martz @ChrisMartzWX]

Every summer, we repeat the same vicious cycle. It gets hot for a few weeks, wildfires pop up somewhere, and climate alarmists go apeshit. At what point will these superstitious panicans learn that this weather is nothing new? Driving EVs, putting solar panels on your roofs, and going vegan won't change that.

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@SoveyX @The_Traveler333 dude. check my profile.
I live in Indiana && I do NOT get on social apps on my phone.
ever.

[rick b8s @rickb8s]

@CassandraRules two words:
diplomatic immunity