Boomertarian Norm
@timberati.bsky.social
Libertarian. An Okay Boomer. Prefer guidelines to laws. Pro-vax. Hanlon's razor. Nullius in verba. Retired forester. Humboldt State alum. Go 'Jacks!
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Boomertarian Norm
@timberati.bsky.social
· Dec 15
My thoughts on prohibitions: prohibitions don't work.
Prohibition of alcohol? Didn't work out well.
Prohibition of drugs? Didn't work out well.
Prohibition of sex work? Didn't work out well.
Prohibition of immigrants?
You get the idea.
Prohibition of alcohol? Didn't work out well.
Prohibition of drugs? Didn't work out well.
Prohibition of sex work? Didn't work out well.
Prohibition of immigrants?
You get the idea.
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Pete ‘Twinklage,’ a low class writer who I don’t know and never even heard of, has been very unfair to “TRUMP” lately. 100% percent negative coverage (probably Illegal). Nasty Peter has no clue! Meanwhile, your president (90 percent approval rating among women!!) keeps WINNING - lowest….
😭 MAGA and the 5 Stages of Grief
@petertwinklage.bsky.social on GOP despair over the election results, the Supreme Court likely taking an axe to Trump’s tariffs, and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s plan to run for president?
Read today's 'First Draft':
zeteo.com/p/first-draf...
@petertwinklage.bsky.social on GOP despair over the election results, the Supreme Court likely taking an axe to Trump’s tariffs, and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s plan to run for president?
Read today's 'First Draft':
zeteo.com/p/first-draf...
😭 MAGA and the 5 Stages of Grief
Peter Rothpletz on GOP despair over the election results, the Supreme Court likely taking an axe to Trump’s tariffs, and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s plan to run for president?
zeteo.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Pete ‘Twinklage,’ a low class writer who I don’t know and never even heard of, has been very unfair to “TRUMP” lately. 100% percent negative coverage (probably Illegal). Nasty Peter has no clue! Meanwhile, your president (90 percent approval rating among women!!) keeps WINNING - lowest….
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A man in Washington, DC, plays the Imperial March from Star Wars while following patrolling soldiers. One of the soldiers threatens to call the police.
September 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A man in Washington, DC, plays the Imperial March from Star Wars while following patrolling soldiers. One of the soldiers threatens to call the police.
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Dam. I was there ... before the cops came.
October 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Dam. I was there ... before the cops came.
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#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
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Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From https://theonion.com/trump-spends-entire-u-k-trip-trying-to-figure-out-where-he-knows-prince-andrew-from/
October 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From https://theonion.com/trump-spends-entire-u-k-trip-trying-to-figure-out-where-he-knows-prince-andrew-from/
Trump is not a kind; Trump's word is not law.
"[L]et a crown be placed thereon, by which the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America the law is king. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king...." Thomas Paine, 1776
"[L]et a crown be placed thereon, by which the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America the law is king. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king...." Thomas Paine, 1776
October 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trump is not a kind; Trump's word is not law.
"[L]et a crown be placed thereon, by which the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America the law is king. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king...." Thomas Paine, 1776
"[L]et a crown be placed thereon, by which the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America the law is king. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king...." Thomas Paine, 1776
Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd
The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
What the fucking fuck?
ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: 'It’s not fair...I'm a resident' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: 'It’s not fair...I'm a resident' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’
Under federal law, registered foreign nationals must carry proof of registration with them at all times. But prior to a second Trump administration, it was rarely enforced.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
What the fucking fuck?
ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: 'It’s not fair...I'm a resident' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: 'It’s not fair...I'm a resident' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
Hungover Hegseth Struggling To Remember How He Ended Up In Room Full Of Generals — theonion.com/hungover-heg...
Hungover Hegseth Struggling To Remember How He Ended Up In Room Full Of Generals
QUANTICO, VA—Racking his brain for answers as he gazed out at the high-ranking officers gathered before him, a visibly hungover Pete Hegseth reportedly struggled Tuesday to remember exactly how he end...
theonion.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Hungover Hegseth Struggling To Remember How He Ended Up In Room Full Of Generals — theonion.com/hungover-heg...
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Relatedly: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
August 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Relatedly: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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This was a fun conversation, about Trump's second term as an effort to roll back the legal and cultural changes of the civil rights movement. Look for it on a future episode of The UnPopulist's Zooming In podcast.
Live podcast taping at #LibCon2025 with these legends: @aaronrosspowell.com, @radleybalko.bsky.social, @sykescharlie.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This was a fun conversation, about Trump's second term as an effort to roll back the legal and cultural changes of the civil rights movement. Look for it on a future episode of The UnPopulist's Zooming In podcast.
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“Once the door has been opened for regulating one type of content that door is cracked open for any other kinds of content that the government wants to touch." — @jmiers230.bsky.social
Age verification laws are sweeping the US, changing the future of online speech
Age verification laws have been passed in at least 24 states. Some say it’s an effort to protect kids, while others say it restricts protected speech.
www.tennessean.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
“Once the door has been opened for regulating one type of content that door is cracked open for any other kinds of content that the government wants to touch." — @jmiers230.bsky.social
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the thing that signalgate revealed is that there’s no actual chain of command. does hegseth take this as a formal order? is there any legal backing here?
June 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
the thing that signalgate revealed is that there’s no actual chain of command. does hegseth take this as a formal order? is there any legal backing here?
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Still true
Politics hasn't been this simple in a long time: do you think it's good for one man to exercise unchecked, arbitrary power or not. Those are the two available ideologies right now
June 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Still true
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BREAKING! Stairs to Air Force One declared 'woke' for trying to trip up Donald Trump
June 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
BREAKING! Stairs to Air Force One declared 'woke' for trying to trip up Donald Trump
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I agree with my colleague Alex Nowrasteh: Rioting is destructive, self-destructive, idiotic, chaotic, and terrifying. Don’t do it.
June 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I agree with my colleague Alex Nowrasteh: Rioting is destructive, self-destructive, idiotic, chaotic, and terrifying. Don’t do it.
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LAPD when they think nobody is watching
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LAPD when they think nobody is watching
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Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock?
theonion.com/why-do-...
theonion.com/why-do-...
June 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock?
theonion.com/why-do-...
theonion.com/why-do-...
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🚨WOW. It turns out that a "Tren de Aragua gathering" the Trump admin said it broke up in March ... was just a BIRTHDAY PARTY.
None of the people arrested at the party seem to have any criminal record — and none have been charged criminally in the months since it happened.
Read the story below.
None of the people arrested at the party seem to have any criminal record — and none have been charged criminally in the months since it happened.
Read the story below.
June 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🚨WOW. It turns out that a "Tren de Aragua gathering" the Trump admin said it broke up in March ... was just a BIRTHDAY PARTY.
None of the people arrested at the party seem to have any criminal record — and none have been charged criminally in the months since it happened.
Read the story below.
None of the people arrested at the party seem to have any criminal record — and none have been charged criminally in the months since it happened.
Read the story below.
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Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act did not have a lawful basis. Pleased that Cato and Brennan could work together on this important brief with the help of @ilyasomin.bsky.social.
June 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act did not have a lawful basis. Pleased that Cato and Brennan could work together on this important brief with the help of @ilyasomin.bsky.social.
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Love to see a community come together when ICE Nazis show up to their neighborhood and send them packing ….👏👏👏👏 South Park neighborhood of San Diego
June 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Love to see a community come together when ICE Nazis show up to their neighborhood and send them packing ….👏👏👏👏 South Park neighborhood of San Diego
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"Even if [impeachment resolutions in Congress] don't pass, calling out individual Trumpist agents by name can help to generate a 'chilling effect' of its own, stigmatizing those who break their oaths to uphold the Constitution and making their monstrous behavior known."
America is living a real-life version of the hit Disney series Andor, complete with due process free federal attacks on individuals and organizations, as well as bogus charges filed against a House member & with another House member's office raided. My latest, out now.
The Monster Screaming the Loudest
In the weeks and months ahead, it may be necessary for each of us to make a life-altering decision: whether to confront the regime ourselves, in concert with like-minded people loyal to the constituti...
www.therepublicsentinel.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"Even if [impeachment resolutions in Congress] don't pass, calling out individual Trumpist agents by name can help to generate a 'chilling effect' of its own, stigmatizing those who break their oaths to uphold the Constitution and making their monstrous behavior known."
If you think the government will only use these tools to track illegal immigrants, think again. t.co/zMiTbb6t58
https://reason.com/2025/06/02/palantir-paves-way-for-trump-police-state/
t.co
June 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If you think the government will only use these tools to track illegal immigrants, think again. t.co/zMiTbb6t58
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This is heartbreaking. Listen to Ming Li "Carol" Hui, from ICE detention, break down in tears as she contemplates having to leave her family behind. She has no criminal record and had permission from ICE to stay despite a removal order for over a decade — yet Trump's revoking it.
Ming Li Hui, who has lived in a Missouri town for 20 years, is getting deported. This has shocked and angered the locals, many of whom back Trump.
She spoke to us on our podcast straight from jail. She broke down in tears and made a wrenching appeal.
Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/1959...
She spoke to us on our podcast straight from jail. She broke down in tears and made a wrenching appeal.
Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/1959...
Trump Arrest of Immigrant Triggers Shock and Regret in Small MAGA Town
An immigrant’s pending deportation has stunned Trump-supporting Missouri locals who have come to know and love her. Speaking to us on our podcast straight from jail, she makes a tearful, wrenching app...
newrepublic.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This is heartbreaking. Listen to Ming Li "Carol" Hui, from ICE detention, break down in tears as she contemplates having to leave her family behind. She has no criminal record and had permission from ICE to stay despite a removal order for over a decade — yet Trump's revoking it.
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WATCH: join @cato.org's Alex Nowrasteh and Clark Neily as they discuss how deportations without due process are part of an erosion of due process protections across the United States and how the actions of the Trump administration are ushering in a dangerous expansion of executive power.
Deportations and Due Process: Immigration Policy in the Trump Era
Featuring Alex Nowrasteh and Clark Neily
www.cato.org
April 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
WATCH: join @cato.org's Alex Nowrasteh and Clark Neily as they discuss how deportations without due process are part of an erosion of due process protections across the United States and how the actions of the Trump administration are ushering in a dangerous expansion of executive power.