Captain Fun

Captain Fun

@captfun.bsky.social

Husband, Father, Citizen, Aerospace Stress & Life Prediction Engineer, MMPDS PM, OSUMB Trombonist (ret.), Travel cures ignorance. Proverbs 27:17

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“Without a strong educational system, democracy is crippled. Knowledge is not only key to power. It is the citadel of human freedom.” — President Harry Truman

President Trump said that we obliterated Iran's nuclear capability several months ago. Yet we attacked Iran to make sure they didn't develop nuclear weapons. Was trump lying before that we obliterated their capability or today when he said we had to attack them (without Congtessiobal approval).

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“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” — Dwight Eisenhower, 1946

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“He *better* support President Trump”, she says. I cannot say what I want to say. I’ll just say an American bows before no man or woman.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Bondi: "We sent Gov. Walz a very strong letter today. We had been working on this letter. We got it out saying that he better support President Trump. He better support the men and women in law enforcement because if he doesn't, we are, and that's what we're doing right now."

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We need a champion for democracy. A leader of the stature of a Washington or Lincoln. I don’t care if they call themselves a Democrat, an independent, or even a renegade Republican. We need a leader who can stand toe to toe with MAGA and make the case that democracy matters. I don’t know who is out

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ICE surround judge's car threatening to smash windows—then arrest his high school intern. Agents handcuff teenager to detain him—until judge loudly demands they check ID to confirm they had wrong person. Court security noticed masked men sneaking pictures of the boy —so the judge tried to help.

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Bill Maher: "The tariffs, that's not really something the president is allowed to do unilaterally." George Will: "No. A constitutionally enumerated power of Congress is to regulate trade with foreign nations. Congress, in its absent minded way, has now become a spectator of government."

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“You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and you will have war.” - Winston Churchill to Neville Chamberlain. I think about this daily, in the context of Ukraine. But the moral clarity of Churchill died with him. It’s replaced by ‘lolz’ and ‘owning the libs’

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Senator Schiff (as Dems filibuster the nomination of Project 2025 author Russ Vought): “The moment you say it’s ok to violate the law to shut down USAID you have said it is ok to violate the law and shut down anything.”

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Collins: Is there a tangible concession in your view? Davidson: Yeah, absolutely. It’s a commitment from Trudeau to help with fentanyl Collins: He announced that plan six weeks ago. Davidson: Well, at least he's reiterated it

The Aerospace industry is inherently global. I work with clients in a dozen countries. I travel to Europe at least once a year for work or vacation. My friend and his wife were excited to visit us in the US, until Trump won. They canceled those plans and will spend their tourism dollars in Canada.

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“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ But conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’ And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but because conscience tells one it is right.” MLK Jr

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