jimbeetle

jimbeetle

@jimbeetle.bsky.social

Retired from, well, everything. Former Army intel analyst, market researcher, el-hi textbook writer and editor, web maven, more. Brooklyn born, wannabe world traveler, non-trendy foodie and grumpy old Manhattanite.

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In the early 70s when the Central Security Service was created (combo of the Army Security Agency, Navy Security Group and Air Force Security Service), as a new uniformed branch of the military, the uniforms were to be black with silver trim. (CSS was created but the full combo never went through.)

Jeffrey Vagle@jvagle.me

Looking forward to the next installment of the Melania trilogy.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Amazon continues to bully sellers on its platform through exorbitant fees and exploitative practices. A federal lawsuit filed by Biden's FTC, which could hold Amazon accountable, heads to trial soon — unless Trump's FTC decides to settle. Is it any wonder why Bezos has been buttering up Donald?

So, the Leader joins the Speaker in a long line of not being aware of things everyone else in the country is talking about.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Tapper: "Do you think it's appropriate for the Attorney General of the U.S. to be participating in a [campaign] event 81 days before the midterms?" Cassidy: "I'm going to reserve comment because I was not aware of that before this. I will say…Todd Blanche has been strong on law enforcement."

We don't need more rules, we need enforcement. "Bicyclists (including e-bike riders) must abide by the same traffic laws, rules, and regulations applicable to drivers. This includes obeying all traffic signals, regulation signs, and pavement markings." www.nyc.gov/html/dot/dow...

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Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org

City Council Speaker Julie Menin is throwing the book at the “e-bike” debate and considering no less than 17 bills related to e-micromobility regulation at a marquee hearing scheduled for late September. buff.ly/Wqq9FuI

Nonsense!?! When 10 cyclists are blowing through red lights and I'm the one who has to dodge them for my safety? Multiple times a day? Being flipped off because they just don't fucking care about anybody else? A woman was hit and died a short block away from me last year and you call it NONSENSE?

Last week, while walking my daughter home from camp in her stroller, a car with Virginia plates and $8000 in NY traffic fines blew threw a red light and honked at us to get out of the way while we crossed the street. Maybe start there instead of some dramatized Citi Bike nonsense.

Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, NY during COVID. Similar scenes played out throughout the City.

Christina Henderson@chenderson.bsky.social

The historic amnesia on display here is stunning. Hospitals were setting up makeshift morgues in parking lots because they could not keep up.

With a couples of adjustments Trump has an almost good salute. Hegseth, a salute that's wrong, but looks cool. The guy in the back is just shading his eyes.

Keith Olbermann@olbermann.bsky.social

(Killers of the fallen soldiers shown)

So, 2 dead, 1 missing, 4 injured and evacuated and other injured. Good job, Donald, good job.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

BREAKING: We've lost two more service members in Trump's deranged, illegal, and unnecessary war in Iran.

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Add it all up. --Expanded bunker under a ballroom that has armored glass and walls along with weaponized drones on the roof. --Reinforced doors. --Additional fencing. --National Guard and ICE patrols now normalized. What other president since Madison ever had to have such defenses?

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social

The stated idea of this proposal is to make it easier to close Lafayette Square when necessary while still leaving it accessible to the public most of the time. I think that’s BS as they’re also looking to permanently fence in Pennsylvania Avenue. Restricting access to the people’s house.

What would you like Chicago to call you? Ooh, I know. How 'bout it starts with "a lying sack of shit."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I wish Chicago would call me. If Chicago would call me, I would wipe out crime so fast. We would remove the hardcore criminals like I did in Washington DC."

Theodore Roosevelt died 1919. Donald Trump born 1946.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt. I said, 'What do you think about the Panama Canal? Do you consider that your greatest achievement and how do you feel about the fact that the Democrats gave the Panama Canal away to Panama for $1?'"

It sounds like he's saying that DoJ is making up its own laws.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Acting AG Todd Blanche: "Everybody should agree that it's a violation of our laws if your intent in coming here if you're pregnant is to have a child to become a US citizen because of our now laws. And so what we have to do as the DOJ is make sure HSI agents and the FBI are focused on stopping that"

Better hurry, it's almost July 4th. Oops! That' why your screwed up the first time, you didn't RTFM.

OLIYA SCOOTERCASTER@scootercaster.com

BREAKING: Fencing going up around Reflecting Pool in Washington DC Video by @noturtlesoup17 | Licensing @FreedomNTV Desk@freedomnews.tv

Assimilate? *Every* worker I interacted with at my polling place Tuesday was an immigrant, and of them, half were PoC. Emmer has to get out and about more.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Tom Emmer: "Minnesotans are so afraid that you're gonna call us a racist, you're gonna call us an Islamophobe. You know what? I'm done being even the least bit careful. Somalis don't assimilate. And if they don't assimilate, then they should go the hell back to where they came from."

I noted this is my quote of your post yesterday.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Back in 1980, Trump was demolishing the Bonwit Teller building. He promised he would donate two Art Deco friezes on the facade to the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. Instead, he jackhammered them into dust. I just noticed that Donald Trump called the press as John Barron to defend Donald Trump.

"Anyone who is in a position of vandalizing or attempting to vandalize ​will face the criminal justice system in D.C." --Jeanini Pirro I think her reputation is just going to go further down the toilet,

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Trump says that six people have been arrested for alleged vandalism of the Reflecting Pool, despite not providing specific evidence. Meanwhile, there have been ZERO arrests following the release of the Epstein files and Trump is pardoning crooks and fraudsters left and right. "Law and order."

My guess is that Bill O'Reilly didn't grow up in New York City during the '60s when I got my first whiffs of tear gas.

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social

I know it’s silly to critique statements from Gene Simmons, but the idea that America had no protest movements in roughly 1957-1967 time frame is quite a claim.

Notice the ever ethereal "...John Baron, a vice president..." at the bottom.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

We shouldn't be surprised that Donald Trump had no respect for the history or beauty of the East Wing or the Reflecting Pool. He's always been like that. Back in 1980, he promised to give two beloved Art Deco friezes to the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. Instead, he jackhammered them into dust.

I wonder what Little Donnie's gonna' do when the rest of the world contests control of the Strait, obliterate them?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Lindsey Graham: "I spent 4.5 hours with President Trump. Here's what I think will happen. If this deal fails, he's gonna take the Strait of Hormuz over by force. We'll charge a fee for all those who go through to pay for the operation... if Iran contests control of the strait we'll obliterate them"

But remember, acccording to The Donald the driver and lifeguard would be electrocuted.

Local 12 / WKRC-TV@local12.bsky.social

A life guard jumped into action to save a driver who reportedly drove his Tesla into a public pool while attempting to park the vehicle. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/4uJAUGX

Painted the same scheme as Donnie's bankrupt Trump Shuttle, the airline that went bust just as his casino "empire" was imploding. Only a great businessman could accomplish so much in so short a time.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

USAF: The VC-25B Bridge aircraft has officially arrived at Joint Base Andrews. More info: dvidshub.net/r/2osuf8

Committed to peace? A (partial?) list of the countries you've attacked includeAfghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Somalia, Libya, Syria, Venezuela, Nigeria, Iran. You're now talking about taking on Mexico, Cuba and Greenland.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

Trump on Iran:

He just can't figure out that the one who won is usually the one who rigged the slection.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Nobody plays rougher than the United States. Look, our elections are totally rigged. We have rigged elections."