Some Guy
@gargladon.bsky.social
Treating this blog as a dumping ground for thoughts about politics & history. Based in the PNW
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Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.
The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.
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“Win every election” is not a viable strategy for preventing authoritarianism
October 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“Win every election” is not a viable strategy for preventing authoritarianism
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7. Here are a list of Dems voting for and against the bill:
October 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
7. Here are a list of Dems voting for and against the bill:
In 2016 superdelegates put their thumbs on the scale of the Democratic primary. Trump won the general election.
In 2020 Dems had a competitive primary and won the presidency.
In 2024 Dems didn't have a real primary race, and again Trump won the general election.
Dems should be more democratic.
In 2020 Dems had a competitive primary and won the presidency.
In 2024 Dems didn't have a real primary race, and again Trump won the general election.
Dems should be more democratic.
October 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In 2016 superdelegates put their thumbs on the scale of the Democratic primary. Trump won the general election.
In 2020 Dems had a competitive primary and won the presidency.
In 2024 Dems didn't have a real primary race, and again Trump won the general election.
Dems should be more democratic.
In 2020 Dems had a competitive primary and won the presidency.
In 2024 Dems didn't have a real primary race, and again Trump won the general election.
Dems should be more democratic.
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the age of societal domination by mediocre white men was drawing to a close. nature was healing. and thus the most mediocre of all staged a hostile takeover of our government by economic force so that they could institute counterrevolution and maintain their control in perpetuity.
October 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
the age of societal domination by mediocre white men was drawing to a close. nature was healing. and thus the most mediocre of all staged a hostile takeover of our government by economic force so that they could institute counterrevolution and maintain their control in perpetuity.
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Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”
October 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”
This US Congress has fully abdicated its power, the Supreme Court is actively eroding the structures of federal law, and the President is directing a mass kidnapping effort targeting immigrants
October 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This US Congress has fully abdicated its power, the Supreme Court is actively eroding the structures of federal law, and the President is directing a mass kidnapping effort targeting immigrants
From Ground News. 1: NBC is not “left” 2: This news article creates the phenomenon it reports on.
October 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
From Ground News. 1: NBC is not “left” 2: This news article creates the phenomenon it reports on.
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📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
The only true power in this world is either social or mechanical. Getting people to do things you want, or amplifying your physical force by getting behind the controls of something. People deprived of social power who have access to mechanical power (guns) lash out with the means available.
September 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The only true power in this world is either social or mechanical. Getting people to do things you want, or amplifying your physical force by getting behind the controls of something. People deprived of social power who have access to mechanical power (guns) lash out with the means available.
The human right to access information should trump the intellectual property right to restrict it
September 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The human right to access information should trump the intellectual property right to restrict it
The Republican party enthusiastically tramples human rights in defense of property rights. The centrist wing of the Democratic party tries to find room for human rights but still sees property rights as supreme. Only a handful of representatives actually put humanity first.
September 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The Republican party enthusiastically tramples human rights in defense of property rights. The centrist wing of the Democratic party tries to find room for human rights but still sees property rights as supreme. Only a handful of representatives actually put humanity first.
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Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee
Why I gave the world wide web away for free
My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee
The salmon was plentiful this year, and the bears are large. A Happy Fat Bear Week to all!
Fat Bear Week 2025
Fat Bear Week 2025
explore.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The salmon was plentiful this year, and the bears are large. A Happy Fat Bear Week to all!
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This is all true btw
September 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is all true btw
We have the technology for everyone to have an account with the central bank. Then you could just let everyone borrow up to a certain amount each month, setting the interest rate at whatever the economy needs.
September 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
We have the technology for everyone to have an account with the central bank. Then you could just let everyone borrow up to a certain amount each month, setting the interest rate at whatever the economy needs.
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
happy 4th anniversary of the Ever Given Suez Canal Obstruction, to those who celebrate
#evergiven #suezcanal #putitback
#evergiven #suezcanal #putitback
March 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
happy 4th anniversary of the Ever Given Suez Canal Obstruction, to those who celebrate
#evergiven #suezcanal #putitback
#evergiven #suezcanal #putitback
Oh hey look, good news!
Next year, the EU will require cars to have buttons & dials -- not just touchscreens -- to get a top safety rating.
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn five-star safety rating in Europe
Euro NCAP will release new testing guidelines in 2026.
www.theverge.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Oh hey look, good news!
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Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
January 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Turning and turning in the faltering orbit
The satellite cannot hear the messenger;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The satellite cannot hear the messenger;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
January 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Turning and turning in the faltering orbit
The satellite cannot hear the messenger;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The satellite cannot hear the messenger;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
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January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
Democrats who voted to pass the Laken Riley Act:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Kelly (AZ)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Warnock (GA)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Kelly (AZ)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Warnock (GA)
January 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Democrats who voted to pass the Laken Riley Act:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Kelly (AZ)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Warnock (GA)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Kelly (AZ)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Warnock (GA)
Democrats who voted to invoke cloture on the Laken Riley Act:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Kelly (AZ)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
...for the record
Cortez Masto (NV)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Kelly (AZ)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
...for the record
January 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Democrats who voted to invoke cloture on the Laken Riley Act:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Kelly (AZ)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
...for the record
Cortez Masto (NV)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Kelly (AZ)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
...for the record
I do like ABBA, but I've never understood who Nando is or why they're drumming for him
January 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I do like ABBA, but I've never understood who Nando is or why they're drumming for him