Scott Dickson
@badge18.bsky.social
Husband, father, US Navy veteran (USS Missouri BB63). Feeder of cats. Native Texan. SysAdmin and GIS analyst.
Pinned
“When he is tried, let him be found guilty;
let his prayer be counted as sin.
May his days be few;
may another seize his position.”
— Psalms 109:7-8 (NRSV)
let his prayer be counted as sin.
May his days be few;
may another seize his position.”
— Psalms 109:7-8 (NRSV)
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.”
― H.L. Mencken
― H.L. Mencken
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.”
― H.L. Mencken
― H.L. Mencken
Apparently being a magician isn’t enough to make your connection to Epstein disappear. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein and magician David Copperfield appeared to have ‘very close relationship’, newly released files say
A 2007 FBI memo said further investigation was needed to determine if they ‘engaged in referring possible victims to each other’. Copperfield has never been charged with illegal conduct and has denied...
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Apparently being a magician isn’t enough to make your connection to Epstein disappear. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
― Martin Luther King Jr.
February 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
― Martin Luther King Jr.
One thing we learn from the Epstein files is how many rich/famous people are sexual predators or sexual predator adjacent.
February 1, 2026 at 4:37 PM
One thing we learn from the Epstein files is how many rich/famous people are sexual predators or sexual predator adjacent.
“When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”
- Leviticus 19:33-34 NRSV
- Leviticus 19:33-34 NRSV
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
“When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”
- Leviticus 19:33-34 NRSV
- Leviticus 19:33-34 NRSV
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
― Elie Wiesel
― Elie Wiesel
January 31, 2026 at 12:27 PM
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
― Elie Wiesel
― Elie Wiesel
Reposted by Scott Dickson
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
“Before mass leaders seize the power to fit reality to their lies, their propaganda is marked by its extreme contempt for facts as such, for in their opinion fact depends entirely on the power of man who can fabricate it.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 PM
“Before mass leaders seize the power to fit reality to their lies, their propaganda is marked by its extreme contempt for facts as such, for in their opinion fact depends entirely on the power of man who can fabricate it.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People.”
― Eugene V. Debs
― Eugene V. Debs
January 29, 2026 at 1:11 PM
“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People.”
― Eugene V. Debs
― Eugene V. Debs
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
― James Madison, Federalist Papers
― James Madison, Federalist Papers
January 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
― James Madison, Federalist Papers
― James Madison, Federalist Papers
This is perfect.
January 28, 2026 at 11:51 AM
This is perfect.
“We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
“We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of… 1/2
January 26, 2026 at 11:29 PM
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of… 1/2
This doesn’t bode well.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
This doesn’t bode well.
“When he is tried, let him be found guilty;
let his prayer be counted as sin.
May his days be few;
may another seize his position.”
— Psalms 109:7-8 (NRSV)
let his prayer be counted as sin.
May his days be few;
may another seize his position.”
— Psalms 109:7-8 (NRSV)
January 25, 2026 at 3:10 PM
“When he is tried, let him be found guilty;
let his prayer be counted as sin.
May his days be few;
may another seize his position.”
— Psalms 109:7-8 (NRSV)
let his prayer be counted as sin.
May his days be few;
may another seize his position.”
— Psalms 109:7-8 (NRSV)
Here in Central Texas we aren’t used to winter storms. Whenever one’s forecasted there is a run on the grocery store. This was the bread aisle at my local HEB tonight.
January 22, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Here in Central Texas we aren’t used to winter storms. Whenever one’s forecasted there is a run on the grocery store. This was the bread aisle at my local HEB tonight.
Is a “framework of a deal” like a “concept of a plan”?
January 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Is a “framework of a deal” like a “concept of a plan”?
I'm surprised they haven't removed MLK Day as a federal holiday at this point. thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/19/w...
What Can I Teach? Will Martin Luther King’s Work Be Censored Next?
I’ve taught “Letter From Birmingham Jail” more than 100 times and have never questioned whether I’d be violating university policy. Now I am.
thebarbedwire.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I'm surprised they haven't removed MLK Day as a federal holiday at this point. thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/19/w...
Has anyone noticed that no one is talking about the Epstein files anymore? What a coincidence?
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Has anyone noticed that no one is talking about the Epstein files anymore? What a coincidence?
I heard the War on Protein is over. I guess the first shot in that conflict was fired when someone thought it was a good idea to eat kale.
January 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I heard the War on Protein is over. I guess the first shot in that conflict was fired when someone thought it was a good idea to eat kale.
“Nothing is so much to be feared as fear.”
- Henry David Thoreau
- Henry David Thoreau
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
“Nothing is so much to be feared as fear.”
- Henry David Thoreau
- Henry David Thoreau
“Resist much, obey little.”
- Walt Whitman
- Walt Whitman
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
“Resist much, obey little.”
- Walt Whitman
- Walt Whitman
Reposted by Scott Dickson
Queequeq, my fine friend, does this sort of thing often happen?
January 6, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Queequeq, my fine friend, does this sort of thing often happen?
Happy Public Domain Day! standardebooks.org/blog/public-...
Public Domain Day 2026 in Literature - Blog
Read about the new ebooks Standard Ebooks is releasing for Public Domain Day 2026!
standardebooks.org
January 1, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Happy Public Domain Day! standardebooks.org/blog/public-...
Sad to hear that Stewart Cheifet has died. I’m old enough that I watched the Computer Chronicles when they originally aired.
Stewart Cheifet, Computer Chronicles Host, Dies At 87
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/31/2149206/stewart-cheifet-computer-chronicles-host-dies-at-87?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Stewart Cheifet, Computer Chronicles Host, Dies At 87
Pibroch(CiH) writes: According to the obituary linked, Stewart Cheifet of Computer Chronicles fame has died. The obituary states he passed Dec 28, 2025. Cheifet and Digital Research founder Gary Kildall hosted the public television show The Computer Chronicles starting in 1984, and Stewart continued...
hardware.slashdot.org
January 1, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Sad to hear that Stewart Cheifet has died. I’m old enough that I watched the Computer Chronicles when they originally aired.