Stupefied!
@stupified.bsky.social
Middle aged U.S. Army Vet learning the hard truths of American exceptionalism.
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@stupified.bsky.social
· Mar 20
Road to Illiberal Democracy/Oligarchy v1.1
A study guide to explore a few significant events and pivotal actions that initiated and sustained the path toward illiberal democracy.
A study guide to explore a few significant events and pivotal actions that initiated and sustained the path toward illiberal democracy.
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
Hopefully Canada and the EU will form a new entity to supersede them CDC
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Hopefully Canada and the EU will form a new entity to supersede them CDC
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
Hopefully Canada and the EU will form a new entity to supersede them CDC
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Hopefully Canada and the EU will form a new entity to supersede them CDC
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The classic approach to toppling a dictatorship is to back domestic opposition, help them form a new movement, and if needed support the removal of the regime, often militarily. The ousted leader is then turned over to the new government rather than tried in U.S. courts.
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The classic approach to toppling a dictatorship is to back domestic opposition, help them form a new movement, and if needed support the removal of the regime, often militarily. The ousted leader is then turned over to the new government rather than tried in U.S. courts.
It turns out DJT takes an excessive amount of aspirin every day. Conclusion: Tylenol causes autism and aspirin causes authoritarianism!
January 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It turns out DJT takes an excessive amount of aspirin every day. Conclusion: Tylenol causes autism and aspirin causes authoritarianism!
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
Racism IS expensive
North Carolina man who voted for Trump forced to shut family lumber mill.
moneywise.com/news/economy...
Racism IS expensive
North Carolina man who voted for Trump forced to shut family lumber mill.
moneywise.com/news/economy...
North Carolina man who voted for Trump forced to shut family lumber mill, cut 50 jobs due to tariffs. What's next for rural America?
'In a way it's as unnerving as watching a loved one take their final breath.'
moneywise.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
Racism IS expensive
North Carolina man who voted for Trump forced to shut family lumber mill.
moneywise.com/news/economy...
Racism IS expensive
North Carolina man who voted for Trump forced to shut family lumber mill.
moneywise.com/news/economy...
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
Roman salutes and Tesla Police cybertrucks cars go hand in hand. How welcoming is this to international tourists?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Roman salutes and Tesla Police cybertrucks cars go hand in hand. How welcoming is this to international tourists?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How Las Vegas police ended up with a fleet of free Tesla Cybertrucks
Mysterious donors gave a fleet of 10 of the vehicles – which have had a number of recalls – to the police earlier this year
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
Roman salutes and Tesla Police cybertrucks cars go hand in hand. How welcoming is this to international tourists?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Roman salutes and Tesla Police cybertrucks cars go hand in hand. How welcoming is this to international tourists?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
December 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
KegsBreath: Releasing a video with no identifiable faces, location markers, or timestamps would protect sensitive information while still showing what happened. Refusing to release even a sanitized version strongly suggests there is something to hide.
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
KegsBreath: Releasing a video with no identifiable faces, location markers, or timestamps would protect sensitive information while still showing what happened. Refusing to release even a sanitized version strongly suggests there is something to hide.
Report: US policies on Canada leading to drop in revenue for border states
YouTube video by WMUR-TV
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
@patkahnke.bsky.social Hi Pat, you might find this article of interest
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
@patkahnke.bsky.social Hi Pat, you might find this article of interest
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
How long do you think it will be until border patrol is not just scanning people's phones but installing spy software
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How long do you think it will be until border patrol is not just scanning people's phones but installing spy software
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they will keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
How long do you think it will be until border patrol is not just scanning people's phones but installing spy software
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How long do you think it will be until border patrol is not just scanning people's phones but installing spy software
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
Hi Guard.
I just watched this and the damage Trump has done to these border towns is maddening
youtu.be/EmR4Lq4GsXs?...
Hi Guard.
I just watched this and the damage Trump has done to these border towns is maddening
youtu.be/EmR4Lq4GsXs?...
How Trump’s Politics Divide a Neighborhood
YouTube video by Matthias Schwarzer
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
Hi Guard.
I just watched this and the damage Trump has done to these border towns is maddening
youtu.be/EmR4Lq4GsXs?...
Hi Guard.
I just watched this and the damage Trump has done to these border towns is maddening
youtu.be/EmR4Lq4GsXs?...
If recruits expect brutal hazing and possible injury from commanders, enlistment will fall. That decline could push the U.S. to reinstate the draft, giving the government a path to reduce or even eliminate veterans’ benefits.
October 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If recruits expect brutal hazing and possible injury from commanders, enlistment will fall. That decline could push the U.S. to reinstate the draft, giving the government a path to reduce or even eliminate veterans’ benefits.
MESSAGE TO MAGA AMBASSADOR PETE HOEKSTRA
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
youtu.be
September 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
More reasons to stay out of Las Vegas. First you don't know which business to trust and second there's a new potential for violence at every corner.
www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/west...
More reasons to stay out of Las Vegas. First you don't know which business to trust and second there's a new potential for violence at every corner.
www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/west...
September 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social
More reasons to stay out of Las Vegas. First you don't know which business to trust and second there's a new potential for violence at every corner.
www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/west...
More reasons to stay out of Las Vegas. First you don't know which business to trust and second there's a new potential for violence at every corner.
www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/west...
September 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social I bet border agents will use this on traveler's phones. maybe ultra dumb burner phones with just emergency contacts will become the new travel standard.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social I bet border agents will use this on traveler's phones. maybe ultra dumb burner phones with just emergency contacts will become the new travel standard.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social Hi, we often discuss how the boycott of America may be generational. It’d be interesting to ask parents of young kids if they share this historical moment with them and explore how that might shape their children’s future decisions about the US.
August 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social Hi, we often discuss how the boycott of America may be generational. It’d be interesting to ask parents of young kids if they share this historical moment with them and explore how that might shape their children’s future decisions about the US.