@ostrakon.bsky.social
Father, husband, retired high school teacher. Old and grumpy, but perhaps foolishly, I believe there is still hope.
Yeah, pigs everywhere would be outraged.
February 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Yeah, pigs everywhere would be outraged.
Every discussion about the tax cuts should also include a discussion about their effect on the deficit.
The deficit is like a tumor growing inside the body politic.
We’re choosing to ignore the pain, but it will kill us in the end.
The deficit is like a tumor growing inside the body politic.
We’re choosing to ignore the pain, but it will kill us in the end.
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Every discussion about the tax cuts should also include a discussion about their effect on the deficit.
The deficit is like a tumor growing inside the body politic.
We’re choosing to ignore the pain, but it will kill us in the end.
The deficit is like a tumor growing inside the body politic.
We’re choosing to ignore the pain, but it will kill us in the end.
I don’t get how you could serve in our armed forces and still not be a citizen.
When you take the oath, it should be automatic.
When you take the oath, it should be automatic.
February 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I don’t get how you could serve in our armed forces and still not be a citizen.
When you take the oath, it should be automatic.
When you take the oath, it should be automatic.
And they need to show they believe in something besides their hatred of Trump.
Elections are won or lost based on kitchen table issues, not social issues.
Elections are won or lost based on kitchen table issues, not social issues.
February 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM
And they need to show they believe in something besides their hatred of Trump.
Elections are won or lost based on kitchen table issues, not social issues.
Elections are won or lost based on kitchen table issues, not social issues.
Except saying it out loud.
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Except saying it out loud.
Don’t think it’s as much party, as individual ambition.
To get anywhere in today’s GOP, you have to link your wagon on the Trump train.
At least following a party platform would indicate a belief in something bigger than personal, blind ambition.
To get anywhere in today’s GOP, you have to link your wagon on the Trump train.
At least following a party platform would indicate a belief in something bigger than personal, blind ambition.
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Don’t think it’s as much party, as individual ambition.
To get anywhere in today’s GOP, you have to link your wagon on the Trump train.
At least following a party platform would indicate a belief in something bigger than personal, blind ambition.
To get anywhere in today’s GOP, you have to link your wagon on the Trump train.
At least following a party platform would indicate a belief in something bigger than personal, blind ambition.
50K, how quaint.
1.4 billion seems to be the new bar to break while serving the public.
1.4 billion seems to be the new bar to break while serving the public.
February 2, 2026 at 9:40 PM
50K, how quaint.
1.4 billion seems to be the new bar to break while serving the public.
1.4 billion seems to be the new bar to break while serving the public.
Another reason that Wallet Hub ranked Oklahoma 50th in the nation in education.
Great showing, keep it up, Sooners.
Great showing, keep it up, Sooners.
January 30, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Another reason that Wallet Hub ranked Oklahoma 50th in the nation in education.
Great showing, keep it up, Sooners.
Great showing, keep it up, Sooners.
But it makes the stupid stuff they said yesterday seem more sane and believable.
All they have to do is keep moving the goal post and soon no one will have any idea where the goal is supposed to be.
All they have to do is keep moving the goal post and soon no one will have any idea where the goal is supposed to be.
January 30, 2026 at 10:50 PM
But it makes the stupid stuff they said yesterday seem more sane and believable.
All they have to do is keep moving the goal post and soon no one will have any idea where the goal is supposed to be.
All they have to do is keep moving the goal post and soon no one will have any idea where the goal is supposed to be.
I guess in the past he was a deficit hawk.
I always find it amazing how easy it is for some people to jettison their beliefs for their ambition.
I always find it amazing how easy it is for some people to jettison their beliefs for their ambition.
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I guess in the past he was a deficit hawk.
I always find it amazing how easy it is for some people to jettison their beliefs for their ambition.
I always find it amazing how easy it is for some people to jettison their beliefs for their ambition.
Would brown shirts be more appropriate?
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Would brown shirts be more appropriate?
I’m pretty sure the Constitution says that the role of the Supreme Court is to interpret the law to fit whatever nonsense the executive branch blurts out each night.
January 29, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I’m pretty sure the Constitution says that the role of the Supreme Court is to interpret the law to fit whatever nonsense the executive branch blurts out each night.
We know, but he’s merely a reflection of who 51.5% of us are.
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
We know, but he’s merely a reflection of who 51.5% of us are.
Wearing a mask gives the wearer anonymity - much like being on social media.
People who can be anonymous, will do things they wouldn’t otherwise do.
People who can be anonymous, will do things they wouldn’t otherwise do.
January 29, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Wearing a mask gives the wearer anonymity - much like being on social media.
People who can be anonymous, will do things they wouldn’t otherwise do.
People who can be anonymous, will do things they wouldn’t otherwise do.
None of this has ever been about competence. It’s always been about cronyism.
And the willingness to do what ever you’re told regardless of the law or even human decency.
And the willingness to do what ever you’re told regardless of the law or even human decency.
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
None of this has ever been about competence. It’s always been about cronyism.
And the willingness to do what ever you’re told regardless of the law or even human decency.
And the willingness to do what ever you’re told regardless of the law or even human decency.
What about all those in Congress and the courts who have enabled this circus by refusing to assert their constitutional powers?
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
What about all those in Congress and the courts who have enabled this circus by refusing to assert their constitutional powers?
Until your colleagues evolve a backbone, I guess everything is a slush fund for him to carry out whatever agenda he blurts out each night.
January 28, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Until your colleagues evolve a backbone, I guess everything is a slush fund for him to carry out whatever agenda he blurts out each night.
It takes a brave subordinate to say, “no.”
That applies in the military even more than in a corporate environment.
Your career will be ruined and in military, you will likely face charges.
That applies in the military even more than in a corporate environment.
Your career will be ruined and in military, you will likely face charges.
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
It takes a brave subordinate to say, “no.”
That applies in the military even more than in a corporate environment.
Your career will be ruined and in military, you will likely face charges.
That applies in the military even more than in a corporate environment.
Your career will be ruined and in military, you will likely face charges.
But he’s merely a reflection of us. 51.5% of us voted for this and the vast majority of them would vote for it again.
January 26, 2026 at 6:40 PM
But he’s merely a reflection of us. 51.5% of us voted for this and the vast majority of them would vote for it again.
“Unqualified, ignorant hack”-with lots of money to spread around…
January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
“Unqualified, ignorant hack”-with lots of money to spread around…
Don’t see the problem here.
The Founder clearly wrote the second amendment to apply only to right wingers.
Others were never supposed to be able to carry guns.
The Founder clearly wrote the second amendment to apply only to right wingers.
Others were never supposed to be able to carry guns.
January 25, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Don’t see the problem here.
The Founder clearly wrote the second amendment to apply only to right wingers.
Others were never supposed to be able to carry guns.
The Founder clearly wrote the second amendment to apply only to right wingers.
Others were never supposed to be able to carry guns.
Anyone out there actually believe he cares in the slightest?
It’s a small but necessary price to pay to divert attention away from Epstein and the economy, punish Waltz and energize the base.
It’s a small but necessary price to pay to divert attention away from Epstein and the economy, punish Waltz and energize the base.
January 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Anyone out there actually believe he cares in the slightest?
It’s a small but necessary price to pay to divert attention away from Epstein and the economy, punish Waltz and energize the base.
It’s a small but necessary price to pay to divert attention away from Epstein and the economy, punish Waltz and energize the base.
Could have sworn that lots of people in Switzerland have been speaking German for a very long time.
January 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Could have sworn that lots of people in Switzerland have been speaking German for a very long time.
But it was necessary to change the subject.
The Epstein files are still hidden.
Unemployment is edging up.
The economy isn’t working for most people.
Approval is edging down.
The budget is again in crisis.
Elections are in 10 months and looking ugly.
A cornered rat will lash out.
The Epstein files are still hidden.
Unemployment is edging up.
The economy isn’t working for most people.
Approval is edging down.
The budget is again in crisis.
Elections are in 10 months and looking ugly.
A cornered rat will lash out.
January 25, 2026 at 6:54 PM
But it was necessary to change the subject.
The Epstein files are still hidden.
Unemployment is edging up.
The economy isn’t working for most people.
Approval is edging down.
The budget is again in crisis.
Elections are in 10 months and looking ugly.
A cornered rat will lash out.
The Epstein files are still hidden.
Unemployment is edging up.
The economy isn’t working for most people.
Approval is edging down.
The budget is again in crisis.
Elections are in 10 months and looking ugly.
A cornered rat will lash out.
Kind of like the Roman Senate after the collapse of the Republic.
January 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Kind of like the Roman Senate after the collapse of the Republic.