Roger Mullins
@rdmullins.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, cat/dog parent, engineer, writer, historian, ally, retro-tech fan, aspiring autodidact, musician, proud member of the resistance. 🇺🇦🏳️🌈🇺🇸
I really never thought the topic of 'which countries are offering asylum TO Americans' would come up, but... here we are. There has been a lot of misinformation online about this story (e.g., it's merely a proposal now) but it's worth keeping an eye on. www.advocate.com/politics/nor...
Trans Norwegian politician wants to give asylum to transgender people fleeing Trump's policies
"I believe it should provide grounds for asylum,” Karina Ødegård says of Trump's executive orders targeting the transgender community.
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April 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I really never thought the topic of 'which countries are offering asylum TO Americans' would come up, but... here we are. There has been a lot of misinformation online about this story (e.g., it's merely a proposal now) but it's worth keeping an eye on. www.advocate.com/politics/nor...
Are we great again yet? deadmansswitch.net
April 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Are we great again yet? deadmansswitch.net
Let's have another installment of Things From History That Might Be Relevant In Today's Climate with an overview of what happened when a dictator's territorial grab was granted legitimacy by the international community. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesson_...
Lesson of Munich - Wikipedia
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March 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Let's have another installment of Things From History That Might Be Relevant In Today's Climate with an overview of what happened when a dictator's territorial grab was granted legitimacy by the international community. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesson_...
Today's Things From History That Are Certainly Not Important in A Modern Context doesn't even reach back that far. All it takes is a willingness to not let it go.
February 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today's Things From History That Are Certainly Not Important in A Modern Context doesn't even reach back that far. All it takes is a willingness to not let it go.
Elon's traitor tots don't know the distinction between Reuters (the radical leftist global news organization that dares to report... facts) and THOMSON Reuters, which controls Westlaw (an important legal research website that, one would think, government lawyers probably need now more than ever).
February 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Elon's traitor tots don't know the distinction between Reuters (the radical leftist global news organization that dares to report... facts) and THOMSON Reuters, which controls Westlaw (an important legal research website that, one would think, government lawyers probably need now more than ever).
Another installment of Things From History With No Commentary On Why They Matter Today. From the Declaration of Independence*:
"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
Full text: www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
Full text: www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
Declaration of Independence: A Transcription
Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling a...
www.archives.gov
February 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Another installment of Things From History With No Commentary On Why They Matter Today. From the Declaration of Independence*:
"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
Full text: www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
Full text: www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
It's getting harder to remain true to the mission of my series Things From History With Zero Commentary on Their Pertinence to Current Events. But here you go. An egomaniacal megalomaniac who thinks thousands of people in the grandstands want to see him tooling around a track.
February 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
It's getting harder to remain true to the mission of my series Things From History With Zero Commentary on Their Pertinence to Current Events. But here you go. An egomaniacal megalomaniac who thinks thousands of people in the grandstands want to see him tooling around a track.
I had some archivist and researcher contacts/colleagues who got swept up in this nonsense.
February 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I had some archivist and researcher contacts/colleagues who got swept up in this nonsense.
Don't blame ya, little guy.
February 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Don't blame ya, little guy.
Another installment of Things From History That Are Totally Not Important in the Current Context. This one courtesy of Dr. Seuss.
February 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Another installment of Things From History That Are Totally Not Important in the Current Context. This one courtesy of Dr. Seuss.
Are we great yet?
February 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Are we great yet?
Reposted by Roger Mullins
I honestly don't know how many 100-year floods my state is going to have to live through this decade before realizing climate change is real, caused by humans, and vitally in need of corrective action.
February 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I honestly don't know how many 100-year floods my state is going to have to live through this decade before realizing climate change is real, caused by humans, and vitally in need of corrective action.