@oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2w ago

I gotta say: I had not been a fan of #macklemore previously. I am old and not really into that sort of music frankly. But that has changed. And it has nothing to do with his music. Anytime a successful performing artist - in any field or genre - risks it all by standing up to #Fascism, #Racism #hate #murder and #war on #Children - by making very public statements - they know will likely damage ticket sales.... count me in. Big #fan now. I may go buy some #Macklemore stuff online ....

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

Yes, Trump Will Attempt a Coup https://prospect.org/2026/07/28/trump-attempt-coup-january-6-election-republican-congress/

The American Prospect

Yes, Trump Will Attempt a Coup - The American Prospect

If we are vigilant, he won’t pull it off.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 3w ago

RE: https://newsie.social/@GaryRLundberg/117276355813588450 #Trumpcession

Quoting

GaryRLundberg

@GaryRLundberg@newsie.social

@Rastal@mastodon.social Yes. Unfortunately. True. I often riff on it as a movie mashup of “The Hunger Games” + “The Jonestown Massacre”, Neofeudalism + Cult Mob Repression.

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newsie.social

GaryRLundberg: "@Rastal@mastodon.social Yes. Unfortunately. Tru…" - Newsie

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2w ago

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@bich@apobangpo.space #cognitiveDisonance is the basic building block of #fascist #propaganda

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2w ago

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@dtm@mastodon.cc Thanks!! Yeah, that #cultural Appropriation thing maybe.. and yet I am an unrepentant fan of #blues #jazz #soul #gospel #rnb and #rockandroll in all their many forms... and there is no denying the source of all that.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@nixCraft@mastodon.social The luddites were not angry about the new industrial tech. They were angry about abusive labor practices used by capitalist owners. ...basically. So yeah - call me a #Luddite too I guess..

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 1mo ago

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@GeePawHill@mastodon.social BSG has to be in the top 3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/

imdb.com

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 3w ago

Carole King (@carolekingofficial.bsky.social)

Bluesky Social

Carole King (@carolekingofficial.bsky.social)

Remembering Amy Winehouse on her birthday. 🤍

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

RE: https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/117066656545231420 I like this idea, but.... one must consider that the US represents only about 7% or 8% of Facebook/Meta global user-base.. So in the end, that sort of limits the impacts of any US sanctions on #ZarkMuckerbergs campus rape-app.. Sadly.

mstdn.social

Democracy Matters :verified:: "US State Attorneys General must sue META into non…" - Mastodon 🐘

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@MissConstrue@mefi.social I have consumed ALL the broadcast TV.. since the 1960s, and I am only now realizing/lamenting now how much all of it's embedded/inherent/chronic 'isms' have shaped and helped lay the groundwork for the whole 'Murca'/MAGA #facist #theocracy nightmare we are living through now. There are exceptions- but so much of that crap is just dreck that feeds the worst instincts.... Anyway, glad you have some 'yoots' in your world... and thanks for the pushback & reply...

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 4mo ago

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@ana@starlite.rodeo Sorry, not sorry... So I work in a good-sized IT enviro... Azure, Oracle cloud, etc. For the past year its all about AI, CoPilot, automation, rah rah! Last week we had the 1st call with leaders talking about how we now must prioritize our #AI adoption efforts due to massive cost increases in licensing costs.. #AI #cult

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 3mo ago

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@SecularJeffrey@ohai.social #NaziStateFair

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 3mo ago

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@firefly@m.ai6yr.org @mcnado@mstdn.social Yes. Very gutsy move. And he made a huge sacrifice in the process.. #Courage #Commitment #SemperFi "...pledging to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic... " It's that 'domestic' part at the end that most are either missing or ignoring.. He is a hero..

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@jappel@wandering.shop @Clundoff@wandering.shop Sadly.. Wasn't Oracle debt just downgraded to just above 'junk'?? Yeah - here it is... https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-orcl-ai-oracle-credit-downgrade-bond-market-warning-2026-7?op=1 https://www.ainvest.com/news/moody-downgrades-oracle-credit-rating-due-high-counterparty-risk-2509/

Business Insider

Why Oracle's recent credit downgrade could be a warning sign for stocks

While Oracle's downgrade went under the radar for stock investors, one firm argues that equity investors should pay attention, as it could be a warning.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 1mo ago

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@Catawu@mastodon.social @DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social Agreed. Was just trying to highlight the ridiculous scale of FB. Like other transnational corporations, the massive scale of their legal and lobbying efforts often vastly outscale the countries trying to regulate them.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@SimonIGroove@kind.social @monkeyninja@10base2.dev And while we're on the subject.... I have discovered Fleischmann's pizza yeast... Super fast-rising yeast, just FYI.. Also, Pizza baking indoors in this heat is a non-starter, So I have successfully made a number of pizzas in my Weber grill... I got one of those flat baking stones, maybe 14x16 inches.. let it get hot, use a good peel, and some corn meal (so crust doesn't stick to the peel...) Just sayin you can bake in the heat .... #pizza

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 3mo ago

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@mayintoronto@beige.party Yep, I getcha. I could not agree more about the aggressive responsive to invasive species..

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@gloriousnoise@heads.social @vinylrecords@fedigroups.social I let friends talk me into seeing the exorcist movie when it came out.. I was about 17 and working nights -alone- on this big commercial chicken ranch/farm. That movie scared the shit out of me.. and then I had to walk around those chicken houses at night, alone.... It was not well-lit. Either pitch black outside, or indoors dimly lit by these dinky, widely spaced 15watt blue-colored lights... ..still creeps me out thinking about it, 50++ years later. 🐓

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

Replying to on thistleandmoss.org

@wendythedruid You had me at "....pulpit-pounding fuck hucksters..."

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@LFpete@mas.to @parismarx@mastodon.online #SpaceKaren #leonskum

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@MissConstrue@mefi.social That is so great to hear.. and gives me hope.. I was really thinking about us 'older' folks tho really when I said that,, born in the 50s and 60s - boomers and millennials I guess? Grew up on TV like kids since 1990-2000 have grown up on video games, cell phones, and the internet... 'Cause like you say, I have a few GenX and Z people in my sphere and they do give me hope that we can get past.. this.... but a lot of the Dinosaurs really need to 'go'...

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@MissConstrue@mefi.social Those #copoganda and #CopPorn TV shows - and movies have brainwashed an entire generation- maybe 2 generations.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@SimonIGroove@kind.social @monkeyninja@10base2.dev Oh I love this idea! #comfortfood I like your idea about the pizza crust... 🍕

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 3mo ago

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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Yes! They should also make sure to top off his Adderall pump...

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 3mo ago

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@airadam@mastodon.me.uk Yep, same. I've always hated the term ". "content". It is demeaning somehow. The sort of term MBAs and other soulless creatures use to describe what they cannot understand.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 3mo ago

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@Nonilex@masto.ai #Fascist Baby-man #Alito These old bullies are such pussies when someone actually stands up and calls them out Thank you #sotomayor #scotus https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116818137542711957

masto.ai

Nonilex: "#SCOTUS says Alito’s snark to #Sotomayor was a ‘m…" - Mastodon

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 3mo ago

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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social #pissbabies I love that..

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 3mo ago

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@gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green These are great, tangible, meaningful comparisons...

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 4mo ago

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@llorenzin@infosec.exchange Very nice post about #humanity in the age of #AI and the #Inhumanity of #AWS #Amazon and #Corporations generally. https://infosec.exchange/@llorenzin/116655307795508693

infosec.exchange

Lisa Lorenzin KR4LFE (she/her): ""When the people who built and operated your clou…" - Infosec Exchange

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 4mo ago

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@mhoye@cosocial.ca ....and further .. While AI services seem reasonably affordable at the moment... The vast sums spent thus far to make these platforms available, will need to be recouped.. These ''affordable' #AI services will become much much more expensive after companies have been re-engineered to rely on those services. That part seems truly short-sighted to me...

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 5mo ago

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@juliehuz@mastodon.world So say we all.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 5mo ago

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@everylibrary@mastodon.social This is why #Fascists, #ChristoFascists, #Xenophobes, #autocrats, and #authoritarian #dictators of all stripes want to defund libraries, ban books, and limit access. As more people read, and people read more..., they expect more from civil society and they see how the #oligarchy is a cancerous pustule on humanity. https://mastodon.social/@everylibrary/116499921488566192

mastodon.social

EveryLibrary: ""Fact: Between 1990 and 2014, visits to public li…" - Mastodon

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@monkeyninja@10base2.dev @antonio106@ottawa.place @SimonIGroove@kind.social Oh yes.. sorry ...yes, always put the stone in the 'cold' grill- then start the flame.. 100%

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 3mo ago

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@spocko@mastodon.online Oh man, that looks great... ... a little vanilla ice cream on that maybe...

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@sundogplanets@mastodon.social Well, and the arrogance of the FCC to think they have any jurisdiction in the first place..

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@sundogplanets@mastodon.social #FuckYouReflectOrbital

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 4mo ago

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@jwz/116546198537954895 @jwz@mastodon.social @aparrish@friend.camp Yep, any day that starts with #Kissinger still dead, is a better day than otherwise.. 100 years of #Evil

mastodon.social

jwz: "@aparrish@friend.camp There are two kinds of arti…" - Mastodon

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Yep. "....there is no endgame..." Zactly.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 4mo ago

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@xorlou@lgbtqia.space @oldladyplays@wargamers.social IMHO - They are bullies. Simply put. Bullies trying to appeal to other bullies by being bullies and flaunting their 'accomplishments" as bullies. Other bullies see the signaling and understand that they also need to show their allegiance and support for #fascism and #hate by looking for new opportunities & victims to bully. It's grade school basically...

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 5mo ago

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@mookie I love this... Have also called LinkedIn "FaceBook for MBAs and wannabees..:

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social That's cold. But spot on.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 4mo ago

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@crooksandliars@crooklyn.social #GoldenCalf #KimJongUn #TangerineTyrant #MangoMussolini #CommanderInSleep

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@RoundSparrow@autistics.life Okay Katy, this good as far as it goes, now lawyer up and sue the fuckers or this is just PR.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

Mitch McConnell Still MIA Days Before Key August 3 Deadline https://newrepublic.com/post/213823/mitch-mcconnell-mia-august-3-deadline

The New Republic

Mitch McConnell Still MIA Days Before Key August 3 Deadline

Senator Mitch McConnell remains missing as a major deadline for his potential replacement approaches.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 4w ago

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@CptSuperlative@toot.cat @futurebird@sauropods.win That is why the #trump administration is trying prevent the #USPS from delivering your ballot.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 1mo ago

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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social This report is 'heavily influenced' by the Marketing and Legal/Risk depts.. IMHO. "...agents discovered a path to the internet..." and thus 'escaped' the sandbox.. #Horseshit That is not how network protocols work. Someone fucked up the VPN security rules for the subnet where they ran the sandbox. Network management is not magic. So using the path to the internet - that was allowed by the humans that MIS-configured the network configuration - the 'agent' did what it did.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 5mo ago

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@dotjayne #PunchedInTheJunk Nailed it.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 4mo ago

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@mhoye@cosocial.ca ...and of course when I say 'Reasonably Affordable..' (RA) - I mean 'RA' to corporate CEOs, Biz-tech bros, and the 99% of #AI consumers who access & consume those services via mobile & desktop - without any understanding or consideration of the 'actual' costs - i.e; massive of consumption of power, water, and trillions in mis-directed capital $$$, the global socio-economic impacts of the #AI arms-race, etc. The costs of these services will rise quickly once broadly adopted.

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 2mo ago

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@fluffy@plush.city The #fascism of today has been a work in progress for a very long time... Ronnie was just one more useful idiot in a long history of useful idiots...

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oldguycrusty @oldguycrusty@mastodon.world

· 5mo ago

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@kbsez@mstdn.social Fuck yeah!!! #hawaii #civilsociety #Democracy #ForThePeople #Corporations are NOT #people

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