McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

Never a dull moment. Husband and father, hacker in 1970's, Quality Inspection Founder 1993, racer, machinist, software designer, etc. 🐕 qualityinspection.com America Joined October 2022

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

4 hours ago

@antikommunistic Ironically, the Soviet Union under Stalin banned abortion in an attempt to increase their population, 1936-1955.

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4 hours ago

Our current California Secretary of State: She just sent out millions of letters that look like a past due utility bill, or an IRS late payment, or missed jury duty notice. They use the Federal Gov't logo, not the state. They say voting by mail is your duty, not a right. They do not mention you can vote in person, or that nothing bad will happen to you if you ignore the letter. WTF? How are they getting away with conning voters? Because they make all the rules, and are in charge of counting the ballots.

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4 hours ago

@japan_nobunaga There is something globally significant there. Elementary schools close as a function of birthrate. I drove by my elementary a few years ago, and it is now a park. We are not reproducing at a rate sufficient to maintain the population.

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

5 hours ago

@JulieBorowski Lol. The Senate has little to nothing to do with abortion laws in Alaska. Alaskans and Alaskans alone decide. You must be a poli sci major? Or CNN legal analyst?

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

5 hours ago

@Quiet_One_1 @oldguy_steve Naw, I'm just really good at making stuff up. I have no idea if that is correct. I should have been a CNN Journalist.

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

7 hours ago

@iamnobody1961 It look very much like my Walther PPK/s with a bbl swap?

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Doog @doogadoo11

8 hours ago

We don’t appreciate @elonmusk enough

Hunter Eagleman™ @Hunter_Eagleman

9 hours ago

Elon bought the town square and gave us our voice back. Never forget who opened the door! 🇺🇸

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Happy Granddaddd @PlotWeaver

8 hours ago

Minnesota prosecutes vote fraud. Not if you cast Democrat ballots for noncitizens or the dead, of course. They prosecute when conservatives demonstrate how non-secure Minnesota elections are - without actually voting. Is this malicious prosecution by America's #1 🤡clown state🤡?

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

8 hours ago

@Scott_Wiener Here is California's government pretending to be Federal, telling people they must vote by mail or else. They called voting a duty. It's a right. Paying taxes is a duty:

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

8 hours ago

The State of California already threatened residents on Monday in a letter: They are in trouble if they don't vote by mail. They used the Federal logo, not the state, to give people the idea that it's federal crime. No such thing was actually stated; that would be a felony. So they weasel-worded it. But they may have overstepped when they called voting a duty. It's a right. Paying your taxes is a duty. -

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

10 hours ago

The 1969 Chevelle did have a true 396ci BBC. It had a 4.094" bore. Due emission rules and internal GM policy, doing a 4.125" overbore (402 ci) put the engine over 400ci so different rules applied. But the 396 BBC had a great reputation, that they did not want to squander, so they keep the name the same. The emission sticker did say 402, even though the fenders said 396. There was also an issue with the 400ci SBC that came out the same year. Some were 2-bbl, so they were called 400-2's. That could really tarnish the 396 BBC's name, since the 2-bolt 400 SBC was a mutt, relatively speaking.

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10 hours ago

@Belowavgutdad The most important two aspects of firearms for home defense: Experience. Availability. It is better to have a .22 derringer in your nightstand that you've fired hundreds of times, than a Thompson SMG locked in a gun safe, unloaded, that you've never fired.

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

10 hours ago

@4thOfJuly365 Heck, the press was in an uproar when DJT spoke of female sex organs. So now they should be gleeful!

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

10 hours ago

By allowing unrestricted immigration, the cost of housing escaladed. The #1 investment for politicians in my state (CA) is speculative real estate. It also froze wages. And it raised taxes. So the politicians are living the good life on $150k a year. Their salaries are sofa change, or party money. Mission Accomplished.

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

11 hours ago

@willydee3 @Noioso2A @bmitori @Belowavgutdad Lol. Several thousand rounds of ammo in various calibers - $1,000 Provisions for 9 for 5 days - $500 Gas - $50 Proving you cannot hit the broadside of a barn with a shotgun? And in front of all your friends? - PRICELESS

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

11 hours ago

4x motorcycle tire tiedowns 8x 12” tent spikes with hammer & rope 2x 36” recovery ramps 3x folding shovels 4x auger style tiedowns 4x lifting pucks (jack in back with 34” spare) Tesla to CSS adapter Generator adapter 14-50 40 amp EVSE charger with adapters Large HD space blanket 2x Rivian GearGuard alarmed security cables 2x wheel chocks Bag of various trailer balls, 4-7 pin adapters etc 50’ 35,000lb recovery strap with clevises. Bag of MC fork straps 2x 4,400lb 10’ straps EZ-up Tubeless tire plugger kit Misc tiedowns and bungees There was enough room for my snow chains left

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

12 hours ago

@Rivian this is how much gear the front trunk holds on the Rivian 4x4 truck. To stow the e-bike up front, I have to swap out the recovery ramps and EZ-up. There are 3 shovels in case you have two fiends err… friends help you bury something in the Mojave. List in next post.

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12 hours ago

@Belowavgutdad The only time I rack a shotgun before defensive use is if I use the trigger and there is no noise. Chambered, safety on.

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McRat's Flying Circus @PatrickMcSwain

14 hours ago

I have a friend who cut a 12ga to 8" bbl, and made a pistol grip. He took it out when the group of us were in the desert target shooting, ~1979. He set a 12oz can 10 feet away to show us the awesome power of the Sawed-Off-Shotgun.🤠🫡 It took him 3 rounds to hit it with 00 buck.😆😂😝🤪 At 10' there is no real spread yet, perhap 3" dia at best, so it was not a gap in the 9 pellet pattern. He just failed to aim it correctly in front of eight of his peers, including his girlfriend.