A Legend in my own Decline
@legendindecline.bsky.social
Overproofed opinions. 🗡️🐈⬛📚🎶🌮 and old houses.
Accomplice to 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈and whoever else needs a professional asshole in their corner.
Accomplice to 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈and whoever else needs a professional asshole in their corner.
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Introductions are in order.
I'm Robin. I've done stuff, an inordinate amount of it stupid. Veteran, ADHDer, menopausal cat lady; progressive fan of public education, unions, libraries, and overall equality. Wheaton's Law applies. Spawn point of 3 semi-feral humans. Don't make me get up.
I'm Robin. I've done stuff, an inordinate amount of it stupid. Veteran, ADHDer, menopausal cat lady; progressive fan of public education, unions, libraries, and overall equality. Wheaton's Law applies. Spawn point of 3 semi-feral humans. Don't make me get up.
I wasn't born here.
My parents are citizens, but I wasn't born here.
I am abjectly terrified.
My parents are citizens, but I wasn't born here.
I am abjectly terrified.
The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens.
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
June 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I wasn't born here.
My parents are citizens, but I wasn't born here.
I am abjectly terrified.
My parents are citizens, but I wasn't born here.
I am abjectly terrified.
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"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
May 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
I am advocating for due process for Kilmar, and for everyone else in this country, citizen or not.
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I am advocating for due process for Kilmar, and for everyone else in this country, citizen or not.
Fat trash panda
April 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Fat trash panda
It's not even lunchtime.
April 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It's not even lunchtime.
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Note the heavy traffic -
April 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Note the heavy traffic -
Ponder:
1. The cessation of all cyber operations and counter-operations involving Russia.
2. The use of an OPEN SOURCE messaging app to discuss, at a minimum, national security matters.
3. What's records retention?
4. What the ACTUAL fuck.....
1. The cessation of all cyber operations and counter-operations involving Russia.
2. The use of an OPEN SOURCE messaging app to discuss, at a minimum, national security matters.
3. What's records retention?
4. What the ACTUAL fuck.....
March 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ponder:
1. The cessation of all cyber operations and counter-operations involving Russia.
2. The use of an OPEN SOURCE messaging app to discuss, at a minimum, national security matters.
3. What's records retention?
4. What the ACTUAL fuck.....
1. The cessation of all cyber operations and counter-operations involving Russia.
2. The use of an OPEN SOURCE messaging app to discuss, at a minimum, national security matters.
3. What's records retention?
4. What the ACTUAL fuck.....
Lived here for 5 years and finally saw a genuine DC rat!
March 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Lived here for 5 years and finally saw a genuine DC rat!
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A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started | Alexander Hurst
The Trump administration is cutting funding, while specifically targeting institutions like Columbia. No wonder academics want out, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Feline paralysis is a nice way to spend a Sunday.
March 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Feline paralysis is a nice way to spend a Sunday.
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US Federal Deficit by President
What they inherited and what they did with it
Source: St. Louis Fed
What they inherited and what they did with it
Source: St. Louis Fed
March 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
US Federal Deficit by President
What they inherited and what they did with it
Source: St. Louis Fed
What they inherited and what they did with it
Source: St. Louis Fed
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“Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
March 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
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Republican congressman Keith Self introduced transgender Representative Sarah McBride as "Mr. McBride."
Sarah snapped back and called him madam chair.
Dem Congressman Bill Keating went off on Rep. Self and adjourned the meeting over his lack of decorum and purposeful targeting of Sarah McBride.
Sarah snapped back and called him madam chair.
Dem Congressman Bill Keating went off on Rep. Self and adjourned the meeting over his lack of decorum and purposeful targeting of Sarah McBride.
March 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Republican congressman Keith Self introduced transgender Representative Sarah McBride as "Mr. McBride."
Sarah snapped back and called him madam chair.
Dem Congressman Bill Keating went off on Rep. Self and adjourned the meeting over his lack of decorum and purposeful targeting of Sarah McBride.
Sarah snapped back and called him madam chair.
Dem Congressman Bill Keating went off on Rep. Self and adjourned the meeting over his lack of decorum and purposeful targeting of Sarah McBride.
Contrary to this administration, last month was still Black History Month. This month is still Women's History Month. And today is still International Women's Day.
Shake the tree.
youtu.be/JduG0nT1Q3s?...
Shake the tree.
youtu.be/JduG0nT1Q3s?...
Peter Gabriel & Youssou N'Dour - Shaking The Tree
YouTube video by Peter Gabriel
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March 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Contrary to this administration, last month was still Black History Month. This month is still Women's History Month. And today is still International Women's Day.
Shake the tree.
youtu.be/JduG0nT1Q3s?...
Shake the tree.
youtu.be/JduG0nT1Q3s?...
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I know a bunch of my fellow veterans who were ride or die Trump.
That ride was short, and we know our fellow veterans are going to die because of your choice in who you supported.
Congratulations, you're a blue falcon.
That ride was short, and we know our fellow veterans are going to die because of your choice in who you supported.
Congratulations, you're a blue falcon.
March 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I know a bunch of my fellow veterans who were ride or die Trump.
That ride was short, and we know our fellow veterans are going to die because of your choice in who you supported.
Congratulations, you're a blue falcon.
That ride was short, and we know our fellow veterans are going to die because of your choice in who you supported.
Congratulations, you're a blue falcon.
Because a man who'd trade his liberty for a safe and dreamless sleep
Doesn't deserve the both of them, and neither shall he keep.
- Frank Turner, English punk and folk singer-songwriter, "Sons of Liberty"
Doesn't deserve the both of them, and neither shall he keep.
- Frank Turner, English punk and folk singer-songwriter, "Sons of Liberty"
March 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Because a man who'd trade his liberty for a safe and dreamless sleep
Doesn't deserve the both of them, and neither shall he keep.
- Frank Turner, English punk and folk singer-songwriter, "Sons of Liberty"
Doesn't deserve the both of them, and neither shall he keep.
- Frank Turner, English punk and folk singer-songwriter, "Sons of Liberty"
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're supposed to be better than this.
February 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
We're supposed to be better than this.
Since we're discussing songs... Give this one a listen. No, seriously. You'll like it. open.spotify.com/track/7EiPjR...
Make America Great Again
Frank Turner · Be More Kind · Song · 2018
open.spotify.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Since we're discussing songs... Give this one a listen. No, seriously. You'll like it. open.spotify.com/track/7EiPjR...
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I regret to inform you that it's one of his favorite songs, that many folks in his base use it specifically to rally under the MAGA banner, and that as far as they're concerned, "this is the music of a people who will not be slaves again" is railing against the power of Democrats and Woke/PC/DEI.
February 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I regret to inform you that it's one of his favorite songs, that many folks in his base use it specifically to rally under the MAGA banner, and that as far as they're concerned, "this is the music of a people who will not be slaves again" is railing against the power of Democrats and Woke/PC/DEI.
Well, I finally broke last night. The whole business of watching the country I defended get broken, the threat of everything I worked for threatened - I cracked. Had a solid scream cry; combined rage and grief. It was cathartic.
My oath is to the Constitution and I serve the American people.
My oath is to the Constitution and I serve the American people.
February 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Well, I finally broke last night. The whole business of watching the country I defended get broken, the threat of everything I worked for threatened - I cracked. Had a solid scream cry; combined rage and grief. It was cathartic.
My oath is to the Constitution and I serve the American people.
My oath is to the Constitution and I serve the American people.
