Trojan Duck

🌹Unapologetic leftist. Stooge for the downtrodden. Sentient cat food dispenser and heating pad. Luckless pedestrian. Crotchety often. Lover of English football and historical fiction. Southern Tier NY

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2024-08-27 00:03:36

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 Wait till the really weird stuff about him comes out

2024-08-24 18:52:34

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@npub1f2y…m58m "And that was only one of the many occasions where I met my death. An experience which I don't hesitate strongly...to recommend."

2024-08-24 11:44:06

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@npub1f2y…m58m The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Its an absolute mess but I love it.

2024-08-24 01:50:43

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@npub1dts…6798 I'm okay with this

2024-08-18 21:49:08

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@npub1dts…6798 And what about a cork as a therapy for incontinence? Have they even tried this?

2024-08-06 20:23:53

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@npub1xpc…3t05 I was being sarcastic and was intentionally using a rhetorical tick associated with that idiot Peggy Noonan.

2024-08-06 18:47:02

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@npub1xpc…3t05 Is it wrong to speculate that the stock market is recovering because it looks like Trump is going to lose? It would be wrong not to.

2024-08-06 13:39:29

Pretty sure this is the most left-wing presidential ticket of my lifetime, certainly since Kennedy-Johnson anyway

2024-07-27 17:43:31

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 AKA 'Coakleyed,' for those with a wayback machine

2024-07-27 13:56:21

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@npub1lzz…jhl3 I'm familiar with his work but have never read him. I may need to rectify that.

2024-07-27 13:50:54

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@npub1lzz…jhl3 Bad faith nomination process. Results of vetting being covered up by sympathetic members of congress. We need to clean house in our officer corps -- and congress.

2024-07-27 13:31:10

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@npub1lzz…jhl3 How did these guys pass muster to flag rank? It's deeply troubling.

2024-07-25 16:08:23

Anyone with a Daily Kos account/profile should please take a moment to go there and rec this excellent diary. If we want people to ditch billionaire-owned social media for Mastodon, this is a good way to help.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/7/25/2257916/-Mastodon-users-donate-a-quarter-million-dollars-in-2-days-for-VP-Harris-MastodonForHarris

2024-07-24 15:12:16

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@npub1xpc…3t05 Yes, and this has left him flatfooted with essentially no time or opportunity to change that. Whatever opposition research they have they've already used up.

2024-07-22 17:51:11

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 And the Olympics starting on Friday will also suck some of the media oxygen out of the room.

2024-07-22 17:43:27

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@npub1h9t…k4am Such a pretty car. And the Maserati V6 doesn't hurt.

2024-07-21 23:04:01

Is there a way I can take money from Joe Manchin, like a bizzaro donation or something?

2024-07-20 12:45:19

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@npub1lzz…jhl3 If Biden goes, the whole ticket goes. This is about preventing Harris from becoming president at some point in the next four years. Your friend is on the wrong side of history and you should tell him this.

2024-07-19 13:06:39

Trump's speech last night was way worse than Biden's debate. Way worse. Pass it on.

2024-07-18 17:12:22

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@npub1xpc…3t05 Oh, high and mid-level information voters, like us, know what's what. But the low info voters are another story. I think we're better off sticking with Biden.

2024-07-18 17:05:29

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@npub1xpc…3t05 If it's not Harris, we lose any incumbency advantage. It would be insane not to coalesce behind her -- which is why I'm very worried.

2024-07-18 17:01:37

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@npub1xpc…3t05 Whether or not this will work will depend on what we start hearing about Harris in the next few days. If the party leadership ditches her we are in deep trouble in November, far more than we are now.

2024-07-17 13:00:39

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@npub1ahq…wjwd Editorial policy is controlled by corporate, exactly what Paddy Chayefsky warned against in Network. We are being fed bullshit quite intentionally.

2024-07-16 18:34:51

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@npub1lzz…jhl3 It is now, and I doubt it will change in my lifetime.

2024-07-15 12:57:51

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@npub1lzz…jhl3 Worth noting that the Philly Inq interviewed Crooks's classmates. They say he's a conservative.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/thomas-matthew-crooks-trump-shooter-id-butler-20240714.html

2024-07-12 21:54:46

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@npub1lzz…jhl3 I think this is also true for the well-meaning people who are saying Biden should drop out. And lose the incumbency advantage? Are they nuts? But they are so bought-in to this now they can't see it.

2024-07-12 21:46:03

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@npub1lzz…jhl3 And I keep thinking about Carl Sagan's observations about how people who are conned double-down on the con rather than painfully admit that they were duped. That's a big part of what's driving this frenzy now.

2024-07-12 01:43:57

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@npub1mmf…eknq When Agnew resigned, we had no VP. Nixon picked Ford as his replacement. Ford had to be confirmed by both chambers of congress. This was not something optional.

2024-07-12 01:39:38

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@npub1mmf…eknq Want to tell me how? I'm all ears.

2024-07-03 22:47:03

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 Good. Ask President McGovern how well changing candidates midstream worked out.

2024-07-02 00:54:10

Drove close to 200 miles today through the back roads of deep red central NY. Two Trump signs. That's it. Two. Keep in mind that fixing SCOTUS starts with keeping the WH. I don't think this race has changed at all. If anything, these terrible legal decisions will galvanize turnout against the GOP. Let's keep our eyes on the ball.

2024-06-23 11:49:48

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@npub1tel…4v4v I'm gonna call this a feature

2024-06-22 19:17:14

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@npub1xpc…3t05 None of the people who bought these things should be allowed to have scissors

2024-06-22 18:23:24

I'm going to wait for the non-stick version.
https://jalopnik.com/you-can-buy-a-polished-tesla-cybertruck-if-you-need-eve-1851553310

2024-06-20 23:02:24

TIL that Osama bin Laden was killed by baby seals. Why they should be mad at him and not Canadians I have no idea.

2024-06-19 12:48:41

I think Gaetz might be done this time. This is coming from the GOP-controlled house, remember.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/witness-tells-house-ethics-committee-matt-gaetz-paid/story?id=111217102