Little Bits of Wit & Wisdom
@danrofohio.bsky.social
Finance/IT professional, part-time Lutheran preacher, wannabe writer/story-teller. Interests: family, history, gardening, the outdoors, outdoor sports. Former higher ed CFO. Passionate about democracy.
Thou shall not kill.
What else can I say?
What else can I say?
January 3, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Thou shall not kill.
What else can I say?
What else can I say?
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McCarthy says lawmakers heading for the door because 'nothing is happening' https://twp.ai/4itZdS
January 3, 2026 at 1:16 AM
McCarthy says lawmakers heading for the door because 'nothing is happening' https://twp.ai/4itZdS
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The Iranian regime are already using Trump's threat to frame the ongoing protests as one created by outside forces, while also threatening that US intervention would lead to the destruction of the USA's interests in the region.
January 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The Iranian regime are already using Trump's threat to frame the ongoing protests as one created by outside forces, while also threatening that US intervention would lead to the destruction of the USA's interests in the region.
Didn't he disqualify himself and most of his staff in that post? (See last sentence.)
Test results summary: He crayoned mostly inside the lines and was able to tell the difference between Stephen Miller and a hyena (on the third try).
January 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Didn't he disqualify himself and most of his staff in that post? (See last sentence.)
I'm not dead. Are you dead?
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I'm not dead. Are you dead?
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Let’s carry our passion and resistance into 2026. It’s been a year filled with hardship & the struggle for justice, with many witnessing the erosion of our fundamental rights and values. We need to keep fighting for a better future, civil rights & freedom of choice.
Love & peace to you. 🇺🇸✌️
Love & peace to you. 🇺🇸✌️
January 1, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Let’s carry our passion and resistance into 2026. It’s been a year filled with hardship & the struggle for justice, with many witnessing the erosion of our fundamental rights and values. We need to keep fighting for a better future, civil rights & freedom of choice.
Love & peace to you. 🇺🇸✌️
Love & peace to you. 🇺🇸✌️
JD Vance is no longer owned solely by Peter Thiel. Musk also owns him. A vote for JD is a vote for oligarchy.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
How Vance brokered a truce between Trump and Musk
As Trump’s first year in office comes to a close, both he and his Trump world allies have learned hard lessons about Musk’s unusual influence.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
JD Vance is no longer owned solely by Peter Thiel. Musk also owns him. A vote for JD is a vote for oligarchy.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
There is something fundamentally wrong with the #Bluesky non algorithm. Half of the posts on my timeline are by one user, yet I follow hundreds of others.
December 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
There is something fundamentally wrong with the #Bluesky non algorithm. Half of the posts on my timeline are by one user, yet I follow hundreds of others.
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A hoax does not require redaction.
December 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A hoax does not require redaction.
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The forest was shrinking but the trees kept cheering for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees, because his handle was made of wood, that he was one of them.
December 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The forest was shrinking but the trees kept cheering for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees, because his handle was made of wood, that he was one of them.
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Keep in mind that FBI agents did a significant part of the redacting. It's entirely possible that some of them made some of the redacted parts readable entirely on purpose.
December 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Keep in mind that FBI agents did a significant part of the redacting. It's entirely possible that some of them made some of the redacted parts readable entirely on purpose.
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Illegal arrests by masked agents. No warrants - Now locked courtrooms, hidden hearings. This is fascism.
PAXIS helps communities stand lawfully, together. gofund.me/e12413275
Every immigrant. Every citizen. Know your rights.
#PAXIS #StopICE #KnowYourRights
PAXIS helps communities stand lawfully, together. gofund.me/e12413275
Every immigrant. Every citizen. Know your rights.
#PAXIS #StopICE #KnowYourRights
December 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Illegal arrests by masked agents. No warrants - Now locked courtrooms, hidden hearings. This is fascism.
PAXIS helps communities stand lawfully, together. gofund.me/e12413275
Every immigrant. Every citizen. Know your rights.
#PAXIS #StopICE #KnowYourRights
PAXIS helps communities stand lawfully, together. gofund.me/e12413275
Every immigrant. Every citizen. Know your rights.
#PAXIS #StopICE #KnowYourRights
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I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
Is your favorite chocolate candy too expensive to purchase this year for the holidays?
Thank your POTUS for his tarrifs.
Thank your POTUS for his tarrifs.
December 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Is your favorite chocolate candy too expensive to purchase this year for the holidays?
Thank your POTUS for his tarrifs.
Thank your POTUS for his tarrifs.
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I have wondered if we can trust the accuracy of inflation reports by the BLS anymore, and I am skeptical of today's report showing a surprising drop in the rate of inflation. This article from Bloomberg shares some of my skepticism.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
A Great Inflation Report Doesn’t Quite Stand Up to Scrutiny
For all the myriad caveats, it’s hard not to be encouraged by the latest consumer price index. Core CPI — excluding volatile food and energy — rose just 2.6% from a year earlier, better than every for...
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I have wondered if we can trust the accuracy of inflation reports by the BLS anymore, and I am skeptical of today's report showing a surprising drop in the rate of inflation. This article from Bloomberg shares some of my skepticism.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
I have learned from experience, that if you forget to put the sugar listed in the recipe in a pumpkin pie, the result will not be good.
December 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I have learned from experience, that if you forget to put the sugar listed in the recipe in a pumpkin pie, the result will not be good.
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Welcome to a “We wuz robbed!” edition of the MAGA Minute!
Today, Trump demands Venezuela return “all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.”
The indigenous peoples of the Americas say “Get in line.”
#RadioFreeAmerica
Today, Trump demands Venezuela return “all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.”
The indigenous peoples of the Americas say “Get in line.”
#RadioFreeAmerica
December 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Welcome to a “We wuz robbed!” edition of the MAGA Minute!
Today, Trump demands Venezuela return “all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.”
The indigenous peoples of the Americas say “Get in line.”
#RadioFreeAmerica
Today, Trump demands Venezuela return “all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.”
The indigenous peoples of the Americas say “Get in line.”
#RadioFreeAmerica
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Donald Trump is mentally unwell. Any reporter who covers him as if this should not be considered and addressed when writing about his acting as “President” is seriously failing at their job.
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Donald Trump is mentally unwell. Any reporter who covers him as if this should not be considered and addressed when writing about his acting as “President” is seriously failing at their job.
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We will call it the Epstein War.
December 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We will call it the Epstein War.
More division in Magidonald Land, or will Trump be firing his Chief of Taff?
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Psych-Ward Presidency
The president has no moral core. And, according to his own chief of staff, he’s surrounded by amateurs, opportunists, and drug users.
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
More division in Magidonald Land, or will Trump be firing his Chief of Taff?
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...