DerMann51

DerMann51

@dermann51.bsky.social

Engineer, outdoorsman, supporter of the U.S. constitution. Harley Rider. U.S. Navy Vet ​🇺🇸⚓️🇺🇦💙🌊🌈🚻👋🧵📐☕🌐 #BlueCrew INTJ (Analyst - Architect) 🚫MAGA 🚫Dating 🚫Porn 🚫Bots 🚫Crypto 🚫Lottery 🚫Religion 🚫DMs 🚫Bio = Block Foxtrot Delta Tango DerMann from Tweeter.

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Enlightened living is quality living. It also requires perpetual defense from those that work to destroy it, no matter our current age -

DerMann51
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I thought this is pretty interesting, but limited. Making concrete requires a lot of fresh water & heat, usually in the form of natural gas flame, to bake clinker cement. I always considered concrete 'natural', because it doesn't use asphaltene from crude oil, and lasts much longer than asphalt.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

It’s the second-most used material on Earth. It’s an environmental disaster. And it’s falling apart all around us. Meet concrete.

motherjones.com"The History of Concrete" highlights a material we rely upon but rarely think aboutJohn Wilson's new film reveals the poetry of the mundane, and an environmental crisis hiding in plain sight.
DerMann51
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Yet, the article is just a diatribe of how concrete = bad. What are other options? Dirt roads again? Roman cobblestones? For 8-1/2 billion people? The real solution is less people - either via our destruction of our habitat, or we stop replicating.

DerMann51
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Sorry, not sorry. 3,871% markup is billionaire ball. We've come to Rollerball 1975 ---> 2026 John Houseman is Russell Vought 1/2

TMJ4 News@tmj4.com

Milwaukee Brewers fan Bob Wilkes has held onto his tickets from Game 3 of the 1982 World Series for 44 years. The tickets cost just $18 apiece.

tmj4.comBrewers fan holds onto $18 tickets and memories from 1982 World Series as team headsMilwaukee Brewers fan Bob Wilkes has held onto his tickets from Game 3 of the 1982 World Series for 44 years. The tickets cost just $18 apiece.
DerMann51
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🔥⤵️

Keith Olbermann@olbermann.bsky.social

On who betrayed Ukraine and America, Trump or Musk, or Musk at Trump's order, to quote Churchill we can ascertain later which was the Monkey and which was the Organ Grinder

DerMann51
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Klobuchar has been a pol in my state for a long time. She is hyper-smart, graduating at the top of her class. So much so that she is seen to scheme her moves without genuine concern for constiuents. Reminds me of Bill Clinton. Amiable, aimless Amy. 1/2 minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/22/a...

minnesotareformer.comAmy Klobuchar has already told us who she is • Minnesota ReformerTwo months after taking office as Hennepin County Attorney in 1999, Amy Klobuchar rearranged the furniture in the office’s reception area. The next day, the furniture had been moved back. Klobuchar mo...
DerMann51
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It is also quite odd to 'retire' from U.S. Senator to run for State Governor. It's considered a demotion in politics. This whole situation is odd. And yet, I voted for her yet again because the R's have disintegrated as viable contenders. 2/2

DerMann51
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"It is no longer relevant if you run a proper country—like, say, Canada. Democracy, the rule of law are ghosts in the wind. The only relevant parameters are: who has what, who wants what and who gets more. 2/2

DerMann51
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This may be the natural, feudal order of the human beast; the last 300 years may just have been an exception." Back to dog-eat-dog, survival of the most vicious, is devolution at its worst. 3/3

DerMann51
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I've been preparing to launch a manifesto that men & women can't get along or communicate, and should lead separate lives. This data point made me stop and reflect ⤵️ Granted, Sweden & U.S. are different cultures. Couldn't find a U.S. study. 1/2 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govThe 1 % of the population accountable for 63 % of all violent crime convictionsPopulation-based studies on violent crime and background factors may provide an understanding of the relationships between susceptibility factors and crime. We aimed to determine the distribution of v...
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Other studies of REPORTED violent crimes show app. 80% are committed by men. But it includes repeat offenders. I want to know how many men are violent offenders in the entire population of men. This study SUGGESTS that it is extremely small. Psychopaths! I guess I don't feel so bad, now. 2/2

DerMann51
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I'm sorry to those who are forced to put up with election constraints solely by which state you ended up living in. And thank you so much for perservering. We clearly have never been "united" states. Ever.

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com

Voters are facing 2.5-hour lines and 45-minute walks to get to the polls. Why? Because Republicans slashed early voting sites. Make a voting plan, bring snacks and water and vote as early as you can. Follow Democracy Docket for the latest news ahead of the midterms.

DerMann51
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appears similar. Read the 1st article. Klobuchar is a shape-shifter depending on the situation. To a fault. Amiable, aimless, go-along to get-along Senator Amy is all of a sudden prosecutorial fraud cleanup Amy. C'mon. The Republican candidates are complete jokes, so at least there's that. 2/2

DerMann51
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"An early warning that Trump’s monetary promises should not be trusted came at that same 2024 St. Cloud rally where Trump promised no cuts to Social Security, when Trump stiffed the town with $209,000 in event fees. Yet his administration has managed to wreck the country’s finances worse than 2/3

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Truly, @hcrichardson.bsky.social has worked daily for 7+ years to help us get through this. She deserves the U.S. Medal of Freedom if we pull out of this. What a patriot! From this USN Vet.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

@hcrichardson.bsky.social says America needs to hold corrupt officials accountable if we want to move forward as a country. She explains what that might look like if Democrats retake Congress in the midterm elections on @revealnews.org's “More To The Story.” Listen: https://tinyurl.com/spkmzstr

DerMann51
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Yep. That's the plan. Here is the actual death committee they projected from the ACA. And their cuts to the ACA, don't forget that. And god knows what they're doing to Medicare. All so psychopaths can take more money for their piles.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

Implementing Trump’s “big, beautiful” Medicaid cuts will be a windfall for firms like Deloitte.

motherjones.comPrivate contractors are set to cash in as millions of Americans lose health careImplementing Trump’s "big, beautiful" Medicaid cuts will be a windfall for firms like Deloitte.
DerMann51
@dermann51.bsky.social

Vote early in person. Then rest, don't stress over outrage porn thrown at us. And then be ready to defend the election results. It ain't over 'till it's over (Yogi Berra) ⤵️

Protect Democracy@protectdemocracy.org

Looking beyond election day, @amandacarpenter.bsky.social details what we should all be prepared for after November 3rd and what to do to ensure the will of voters prevails. Read her full piece here: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/trumps-election-interference-is-underway

DerMann51
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Here's what I am attempting to counsel - STOP overreacting to their flooding our zone & focus onf figuring out how to stop this instead. "Politicians like Donald Trump use the anger and backlash against them in their favor. Here's how not to respond." greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item....

greatergood.berkeley.eduThree Ways to Resist the Political Outrage MachinePoliticians like Donald Trump use the anger and backlash against them in their favor. Here's how not to respond.
DerMann51
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A primary example is how our folks around Minneapolis responded to the ICE attacks. They used the signal app to organize reports to counter with people (until it was discovered ICE gained access somehow). No, it didn't get rid of ICE, but it did hamper them. Picking @ overwhelming force is doable.

DerMann51
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I was trying to explain how constant outrage damages us & harms our ability to effect positive change. Because I'm a retired engineer who has learned minimal psychology for managers, I offer professional advice attached. We don't do any good by seething. greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

greatergood.berkeley.eduCan You Stay Calm in a Time of Outrage?The world doesn’t need more anger, however righteous. It needs people who can hold on to moral clarity and stay true to their values.
DerMann51
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"Outrage...comes at a cost. Physiologically, outrage taxes our bodies. Cognitively, it narrows our perception, distorting what we see and hear and what we believe about others."

DerMann51
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Please vote now, in-person. Then rest and prepare to support our results. ⤵️ "Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration has tried to use the agency for its own ends while draining it of resources for one of its critical missions: protecting the nation’s voting systems."

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DerMann51
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Wow Indiana is really good again this year!

College Football News@collegefootballcfn.bsky.social

Ohio State vs Indiana Prediction: Biggest Home Game In Hoosier History Ohio State and Indiana play the Big Ten game of the year in the first-ever matchup of top-five teams in Bloomington. Here's the CFN preview and prediction. collegefootballnews.com/college-foot...

collegefootballnews.comOhio State vs Indiana Prediction: Biggest Home Game In Hoosier HistoryOhio State and Indiana play the Big Ten game of the year in the first-ever matchup of top-five teams in Bloomington. Here's the CFN preview and prediction.
DerMann51
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Welcome to World War III Begun by Putin and his useful idiot.

Reuters@reuters.com

Egypt's Sisi seeks parliament's backing to help defend Saudi Arabia if asked reut.rs/4hTDtDq

reut.rsEgypt's Sisi seeks parliament's backing to help defend Saudi Arabia if askedEgyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday Egypt would take any measures necessary to defend Saudi Arabia if asked, ​amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom, and parliament announced ‌an emergency session on Sunday.
DerMann51
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But, Joe Biden!! ⤵️

Jen Rubin@jenrubin.bsky.social

more atrocious economic news: producer price index went up 1.3% in September and 6.3% on an annual basis... the largest monthly and annual gains since March 2022 and December 2022, respectively.

DerMann51
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In case there's ANY doubt where coder broligarchs are headed with A.I., I offer you visions of Zuckerdork rating women from his dorm room 20+ years ago, modernized ⤵️ apnews.com/article/robo...

apnews.comPolice seize robot that groped 16-year-old girl, investigate whether young men were at the controlsGerman authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment involving a robot. The incident took place in Cologne, where a robot allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl’s buttocks and...