Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)

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Democratic Socialist, LFC diehard, Michigan Man, deconstructing Christian, occasional web developer, and SQL/payment systems engineer. I parent two furbabies with my wife.

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Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· 20d

Reverse jinx? #AEWDynamite

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· 23d

Detroit has all three of theirs in close proximity. Love living here because of it.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· 26d

We maxed in the 800s here last night. It was like being inside a crematorium. Headaches start within seconds. Air is thick. looked like this outside at midnight when I took my dogs out before bed. My lights are not yellow, FYI

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· 26d

This morning by me (two closest monitors)

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· 26d

Photo I took last night. My lights are not yellow, FYI.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· 26d

I mean, folks, it's biblical apocalypse levels here.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· 27d

Rochester, Michigan. Wildfire smoke swept in quickly and visibility is dropping. Smells like a giant campfire.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jul 9

The best line Aaron Sorkin may have ever written was MIchael J. Fox's in The American President (RIP Rob Reiner). It's so true right now. Democratic leadership has been abysmal in the last eighteen months. Jeffries, Schumer, Durbin, etc have failed. Platner stepped up and people wanted it.

"People want leadership, Mr. President, and in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone. They want leadership. They're so thirsty for it they'll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand."

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jul 6

Assuming that this is true, was Janet Mills even trying to win? How is it that the governor of a state with the support of the Senate minority leader found absolutely none of this on her own? Also under that assumption, how does a candidate think none of this will come up? CLOWN SHIT.

NBC NEWS

BREAKING: Graham Platner denies sexual assault allegations and says he is considering the 'best path forward' in Maine Senate race

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jul 2

Fox shitting the bed again. #WorldCup

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jul 1

Hakeem Jeffries sent me a text yesterday. He wants my money. I let him know what I thought of it.

I responded to a fundraising text from Hakeem Jeffries with "You're a terrible leader, so please fuck off and never message me again"

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jun 29

YES! HE DID IT! ANDRADE JUST FUCKED MJF! #AEWForbiddenDoor

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jun 23

As a @thepistons.bsky.social fan, this is f'ing insulting by USA Today in their Giannis trade story. The Pacers are in the basement. Pistons won 60 games and were the #1 seed in the playoffs, but no mention here. LAZY reporting.

In many ways, this move is a direct maneuver to compete against teams like the Knicks, Celtics, Pacers and Cavaliers in the East. And after the fan base had clamored for Riley and the front office to take a big swing to land a star, this trade appeases those who had started to wonder if maybe it was time for Riley to step down.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jun 13

Gotcha

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jun 13

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jun 9

Popehat off, Helmet on—Ken preparing to let the associates know what the rules are.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jun 9

5. CIA's declassified comment (see photo) notes it was "most bizarre" to order an attack on such flimsy evidence. This came AFTER IAF pilots had identified the Liberty correctly an hour before. 6. CIA also noted given IDF standards, it's difficult to attest this attack solely to ineptness. (4/)

1. The preliminary report of the special Court of Inquiry convened by the Government of Israel has concluded that the "attack on the USS Liberty was not in malice; there was no criminal negligence & the attack was made by innocent mistake." The report, however, has been turned over to the military judge advocate who has ordered a preliminary judicial inquiry by an officer empowered to convene courts martial.

2. According to the Israeli findings a chain of 3 regrettable mistakes led to the attack by Israeli jets & torpedo boats upon the USS Liberty on 8 June 1967.

First Mistake

3. The first mistake was decisive & set the scenario for the subsequent errors. On the basis of erroneous reports, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) was convinced that Israeli positions near El Arish were being shelled by an unidentified vessel off the coast. However, "even the officers who knew of the identification of Liberty early the same morning did not connect Liberty with the unidentified ships said to be shelling El Arish."

4. (CIA has no evidence of these erroneous reports, but the information is plausible in light of the very speedy Israeli advance & the heat of battle in the El Arish area. The UAR Navy is not known to have shelled Israeli shore positions on 8 June. The above admission that Israelis had identified the Liberty -- presumably following the overflight by jets at 9:50 AM (2:50 PM EDT) — is the first indication that the Israelis knew the Liberty was in the area prior to the attack.)

Second Mistake

5. The three Israeli torpedo boats patroling near the Liberty reported that the unidentified vessel was steaming at 28-30 knots. A check of Liberty's maximum speed in Jane's led IDF headquarters to believe that the unidentified (radar) target was a high speed combatant & not the Liberty. Considering the erroneous information on the shelling of Israeli coastal positions, the IDF asked the torpedo boats to verify the unidentified vessel's speed & then ordered an air attack.

6. (It is most bizarre that a qualified naval commander would twice compute Liberty's speed to be 30 knots or that the IDF would authorize an attack solely on the basis of an unidentified high speed contact. There is not a ship of Liberty's general appearance capable of such a speed and few have deck guns capable of shelling coastal installations. If the authorization to attack was made solely on radar tracking, the attacking aircraft would normally make a preliminary identification pass over the ship.)

Third Mistake

7. The Israeli torpedo boats then joined the fray. They claimed they mistook the Liberty for the Egyptain transport El Queseir and attacked with torpedoes after the jets had broken off. This attack is laid to the overeagerness of the torpedo boat skippers as the jet pilots were already having their doubts as to the ship's identity. The Israelis further state that the Liberty refused to answer a challenge sent by flashing light prior to the attack by the torpedo
boats and the ship was firing toward the Israeli torpedo boats.

8. (CIA concurs that the torpedo attack was made by overeager Israeli commanders. There have been no US Navy reports of the visual challenge -- probably issued in the heat of battle -- but if such a challenge were received it would have been answered.)

9. A partial explanation for some of this unprofessional military performance is found in a report from Tel Aviv that at least one of the officers aboard the torpedo boats was a reservist recalled to service during the mobilization. In light of the demonstrated Israeli military capabilities, however, it is difficult to attribute all of the contributing errors to inept personnel.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jun 9

3. Egypt's navy was Soviet-built, with designs that did not resemble the Liberty at all (see photo for comparison). 4. Clark Clifford, a key member of the Johnson administration & future SecDef, said at an NSC meeting the next day it was "inconceivable" that it could just be a mistake. (3/)

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jun 7

This whole thing made me think of a passage I read last night in Adam Higginbotham's excellent book "Challenger" about the Space Shuttle program & the 1986 disaster. The NASA administrator, James Beggs, was dealing with (see pic) & no matter what you do, it's never enough for the freaks.

Publicly, President Reagan remained an enthusiastic backer of the space program, and had recently given his blessing to Beggs's plans for building a space station in Earth orbit. But Reagan's second-term White House was now packed with officials who actively opposed manned spaceflight, and a few who detested Beggs himself. Although a shrewd political operator, since assuming control of the agency the NASA chief had alienated key West Wing insiders-those he considered "right-wing nuts"-with perceived slights that included inviting conservative bête noire Jane Fonda to the Cape to watch Sally Ride become the country's first woman in space, and going behind their backs to win Reagan's backing for the space station.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· Jun 6

Best I've done (hard mode, same as you):

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· May 31

This bookstore table should be labeled the @ifbookspod.bsky.social Memorial Table.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· May 28

Cafepress here to oblige

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· May 25

Can someone else, like @andy.wrestlejoy.com or @amy.wrestlejoy.com, explain why the language and progress bar won't go away? It's usually not a problem.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· May 18

I'm out. I'll never forgive the refs for the horrid no-call on Allen at the end of Game 5. We'd be in the ECF now if they'd done their job. Tonight, a lot of it falls on poor #Pistons effort, but this is an appalling disparity from the refs. Can't play physical defense when every brush is a foul.

Games 2-7:
Cleveland had 192 free throws
Pistons had 110.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· May 18

Except for technical fouls for flopping. The whistles are firmly in their pockets for those. Fucking embarrassing. League has to crack down on this in the off-season. I can't handle another year of this.

Yes, foul calls are up in the NBA playoffs, with referees calling roughly 11% more personal fouls per game compared to the regular season.

This increase marks one of the largest differentials seen in league history. The jump in whistles can be broken down as follows:

League Stance: NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Monty McCutchen confirmed the spike, stating that officials are "not putting our whistles in our pocket" and are choosing to uphold standard rules rather than drastically altering their approach for the postseason.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· May 14

Roddy's Everlast Chastity Belt!

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· May 9

Watching the OTA broadcast of the #Pistons on NBC and how did this all happen during the commercial break?

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· May 9

I'm glad the thunderstorms passed for now because otherwise, it would've killed me not being able to watch the #Pistons. Why? Over on Peacock...during the NBA PLAYOFFS.

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· May 3

By the way, @chrisvannini.com, I got this right, didn't I?

Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)@lettersfromthewasteland· May 3

The big difference today.