Mastodawn

To be 100% clear; whether you support the #war or do not, whether you think it has sound justifications or not, the mechanism matters. The #Constitution, the supreme #law of the land, clearly delineates who has the power to declare war, and who does not.

Either you believe in the rule of law, or you do not.

AKingsbury Apr 6

The primary reason #trump is getting away with the war with #Iran is because of the total failure of #congress to assert its constitutional power over the declaration of war coupled with the #AUMF.

It was a bad thing when #biden used it.

It was a bad thing when #obama used it.

Of course, very few people were outspoken about how bad it is when they used it AND when trump used it.

SOME people were. Largely? #libertarian people.

AKingsbury Apr 3

My foray into #sourdough #bagels begins.

I made a HUGE sourdough starter a few weeks ago, then gently dehydrated it and ground it into powder. Now, I just subbed in 80g of it for 80g of flour in the already-proven bagel recipe. Hopefully, it will work nearly as well and produce a good sourdough flavor. I do anticipate a longer rise time. #baking

AKingsbury Mar 30

What are the chances that anyone on here is in eastern #Idaho and also interested in #canyoning AKA #canyoneering? We have several #rockclimbing gyms around here, so there must be some interest.

AKingsbury Mar 28

So what's it going to take for some #DIY #electronics nerd to make a #keysmart style key organizer (or add-on for the keysmart) that has a keyless entry remote built into one of the scales? Seems like the big, chunky key fobs or keys with remotes built into the head really limit the keysmart; this could slim things way down.

AKingsbury Mar 21

Are you a #republican who understands that there's no sane justification for us to be attacking #Iran? Maybe a #democrat who was upset back when #Obama decided to bomb #Syria? Are you looking for a party that is generally opposed to war on principle?

You just might be a #libertarian.

AKingsbury Mar 21

If you support the #electoralcollege, you either oppose #democracy or you are ignorant of how elections work. There really isn't a third option.

AKingsbury Mar 20

So if being richer is fine but extreme inequality is the problem...where do you draw the line? It can't be at a billion dollars, because everyone could have that, and there would be zero inequality.

AKingsbury Mar 9

If a doctor took someone who was pre-diabetic, surreptitiously fed them insane amounts of sugar, encouraged them to avoid exercise and to overeat, and otherwise actively and intentionally sabotaged their care, we would not then celebrate them diagnosing diabetes and prescribing insulin.

Why, then, should anyone celebrate the #FBI or #CIA or other alphabet agency actively encouraging and enabling and then subsequently "foiling" #terrorist plots?

AKingsbury Mar 7

Whether you're #left, #right, or #center, #democrat or #republican or #libertarian or anything else.....

The partisan divides in this nation are wider than they ever have been anywhere, and are growing.

If you never talk with (not to, WITH) people who disagree with you, if your position only ever changes by getting more extreme, you are part of the reason for that.