Peyton Gresham
@ownerofh.bsky.social
"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." -- Thoreau, from Walden
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Peyton Gresham
@ownerofh.bsky.social
· Jul 22
Tardy #QOTD for May 27, 2023, is from #SummerMeditations by #VaclavHavel. The US needs a leader like Havel, a playwright and peaceful dissident during communism, then a reluctant first President of post communism Czechoslovakia. Not a complete turd like #Trump.
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A fundamental problem with this country is that you have less responsibility, transparency, and duty as you gain more power when it should be the opposite. The Supreme Court gets to be very secretive for no good reason. Cops get a monopoly on violence and have near total immunity when they use it.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
A fundamental problem with this country is that you have less responsibility, transparency, and duty as you gain more power when it should be the opposite. The Supreme Court gets to be very secretive for no good reason. Cops get a monopoly on violence and have near total immunity when they use it.
Tardy #QOTD for July 28, 2023,is from one of #WarrenBuffet’s newsletters,about those types of managers incapable of living within the truth + whose only skill is creating narratives beneficial to themselves personally:"The CEO who misleads others in public may eventually mislead himself in private."
January 31, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Tardy #QOTD for July 28, 2023,is from one of #WarrenBuffet’s newsletters,about those types of managers incapable of living within the truth + whose only skill is creating narratives beneficial to themselves personally:"The CEO who misleads others in public may eventually mislead himself in private."
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New in PN: 'Abolish ICE' is imperative
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
'Abolish ICE' is imperative
It's also better politics than you might think.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:47 PM
New in PN: 'Abolish ICE' is imperative
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
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Americans made a grave mistake born of nihilism, ennui, and willful ignorance: voters of both parties (and no party) elected politicians—with the exception of a few Democrats—with no moral fiber, principles, or courage.
So scattered activists are battling fascists and fascism essentially alone.
So scattered activists are battling fascists and fascism essentially alone.
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Americans made a grave mistake born of nihilism, ennui, and willful ignorance: voters of both parties (and no party) elected politicians—with the exception of a few Democrats—with no moral fiber, principles, or courage.
So scattered activists are battling fascists and fascism essentially alone.
So scattered activists are battling fascists and fascism essentially alone.
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Why not press ahead with impeachment anyway?
NEW: House Democratic Leaders Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar say in a joint statement, "Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Why not press ahead with impeachment anyway?
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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You could spend a very difficult and consternating lifetime trying to determine whether the bigger con man is Donald Trump or Elon Musk, and whose actions have cost more lives
It is difficult to imagine two men the jailing of which would have a more beneficial effect on the welfare of the species
It is difficult to imagine two men the jailing of which would have a more beneficial effect on the welfare of the species
January 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
You could spend a very difficult and consternating lifetime trying to determine whether the bigger con man is Donald Trump or Elon Musk, and whose actions have cost more lives
It is difficult to imagine two men the jailing of which would have a more beneficial effect on the welfare of the species
It is difficult to imagine two men the jailing of which would have a more beneficial effect on the welfare of the species
Tardy #QOTD for July 27, 2023, is from #Onlookers by #AnnBeattie "Then we got a president who was the embodiment of a funhouse mirror." #Trump
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Tardy #QOTD for July 27, 2023, is from #Onlookers by #AnnBeattie "Then we got a president who was the embodiment of a funhouse mirror." #Trump
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Right you don't dismantle the Stasi because you have disagreements about policing and security, you dismantle the Stasi because it's the fucking Stasi.
January 21, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Right you don't dismantle the Stasi because you have disagreements about policing and security, you dismantle the Stasi because it's the fucking Stasi.
Tardy #QOTD for July 26, 2023, is from Things That Can and Cannot Be Said by Arundhati Roy and John Cusack: speaker is #ArundhatiRoy: “Cretinism is the mother of fascism." #Fascism
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Tardy #QOTD for July 26, 2023, is from Things That Can and Cannot Be Said by Arundhati Roy and John Cusack: speaker is #ArundhatiRoy: “Cretinism is the mother of fascism." #Fascism
Certain types of people tend to seek out and take certain kinds of jobs. It doesn't take a genius to understand what kinds of people join orgs like ICE and DHS. Authoritarians seeking out jobs that will satisfy their authoritarian urges.
January 18, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Certain types of people tend to seek out and take certain kinds of jobs. It doesn't take a genius to understand what kinds of people join orgs like ICE and DHS. Authoritarians seeking out jobs that will satisfy their authoritarian urges.
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No. We don’t need to “modify ICE training.” We need to close DHS. Dismantle it. It’s an outdated expensive bureaucracy that’s been usurped by violent white supremacists. Shut it down.
January 18, 2026 at 12:19 AM
No. We don’t need to “modify ICE training.” We need to close DHS. Dismantle it. It’s an outdated expensive bureaucracy that’s been usurped by violent white supremacists. Shut it down.
Tardy #QOTD for July 25, 2023, is from #NorwegianWood by #HarukiMurakami Translated by #JayRubin "It's 'cause you show it...You make it obvious you don't care whether people like you or not. That makes some people mad."
January 18, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Tardy #QOTD for July 25, 2023, is from #NorwegianWood by #HarukiMurakami Translated by #JayRubin "It's 'cause you show it...You make it obvious you don't care whether people like you or not. That makes some people mad."
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If we had a proper opposition party they would be clear that there will be consequences for anyone collaborating with this regime.
January 17, 2026 at 12:27 AM
If we had a proper opposition party they would be clear that there will be consequences for anyone collaborating with this regime.
Tardy #QOTD for July 24, 2023, is from #ForWhomTheBellTolls by #ErnestHemingway "Who do you suppose has it easier? Ones with religion or just taking it straight? It comforts them very much but we know there is no thing to fear. It is only missing it that's bad.”
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Tardy #QOTD for July 24, 2023, is from #ForWhomTheBellTolls by #ErnestHemingway "Who do you suppose has it easier? Ones with religion or just taking it straight? It comforts them very much but we know there is no thing to fear. It is only missing it that's bad.”
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Unless & until some local jurisdiction fully investigates one of these rogue, murderous ICE agents, this will continue. Criminals like these will keep killing people until there's a price to pay for doing so.
And they'll have to do it alone. They won't get help from the FBI or any other fed agency.
And they'll have to do it alone. They won't get help from the FBI or any other fed agency.
January 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Unless & until some local jurisdiction fully investigates one of these rogue, murderous ICE agents, this will continue. Criminals like these will keep killing people until there's a price to pay for doing so.
And they'll have to do it alone. They won't get help from the FBI or any other fed agency.
And they'll have to do it alone. They won't get help from the FBI or any other fed agency.
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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DHS was created to FIGHT terrorists, not to BE terrorists. It needs to be defunded by congress in 2027, and we should select candidates who run on that platform.
January 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
DHS was created to FIGHT terrorists, not to BE terrorists. It needs to be defunded by congress in 2027, and we should select candidates who run on that platform.
I will say it again: There is the myth of America, and then there is the reality.
Will Americans stop telling the world how amazing their constitution is, now that it's been proven to be a farce?
Imagine even letting this idiot stand for public office 🤣
And don't forget the amendments. They use guns to kill kids but not to stop their corrupt government... 😑
Imagine even letting this idiot stand for public office 🤣
And don't forget the amendments. They use guns to kill kids but not to stop their corrupt government... 😑
January 7, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I will say it again: There is the myth of America, and then there is the reality.
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Venezuela isn't about fentanyl or national security. It's about oil and Epstein.
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Venezuela isn't about fentanyl or national security. It's about oil and Epstein.
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Tardy #QOTD for July 23, 2023, is from #FannieLouHamer: "I am sick and tired of being sick and tired."
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Tardy #QOTD for July 23, 2023, is from #FannieLouHamer: "I am sick and tired of being sick and tired."
Tardy #QOTD for July 22, 2023, is from #Meditations by #MarcusAurelius "No other care has he in life but to keep his mind from straying into paths incompatible with those of an intelligent and social being."
January 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Tardy #QOTD for July 22, 2023, is from #Meditations by #MarcusAurelius "No other care has he in life but to keep his mind from straying into paths incompatible with those of an intelligent and social being."
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If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.
January 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.