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Bret Bockelman
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waiting for Jan. 20 to actually leave Facebook -- suspend the account, I think, rather than delete it
Yet another impeachable offense. After mid-terms, we'll see impeachments a-plenty. And we'll be left with the Speaker of the House as President: Jefferies. Breathe deep.
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Okay, first of all, Trump was never 'forced' to do any of this shit. All the rest of it--no plan, etc.--is certainly true. (He especially emulates other dictators, for example), but one single thing leaves it wide open to praise him for maybe reclassifying marijuana, for one insignificant thing.
January 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I've done that. It gets weird when you follow Polish Solidarity to the point where you dream in Polish, but you don't speak it.
January 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
youtu.be/n14lwdpYkAA
Not just Minnesotans, dude. I'm sure you know that it's a sworn duty to disobey unlawful orders across lots of states.
Sinéad O'Connor - Black Boys On Mopeds
YouTube video by thecatkeaton
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January 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
youtu.be/n14lwdpYkAA
Witnessing history in its making
is only comfortable
when you are comfortable
with the history
being made.
Otherwise
witnessing history
is an often painful duty to be endured
because you are not a goddam f’ing pussy goddamnit! (what I tell myself every morning in my be
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Are police officers bound by oath (as are military officers) to disobey illegal orders?
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
... and I'm not even a paid protester. I could make millions!

Okay, not even the point that I was trying to make initially, but I am totally distracted by millions of squirrels!
January 15, 2026 at 12:21 AM
*an obligatory duty
January 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Witnessing history is only comfortable when you love the history being made. Otherwise, witnessing history is a duty because you are not a pussy. (what I tell myself every morning, anyway)
January 15, 2026 at 12:04 AM
It is a requirement -- not just an easy 'out' -- to disobey illegal orders. Hide your head in the sand all you want, but following illegal orders is itself illegal.
January 14, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Awesome! (but I'm in Seattle)
January 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
This is one reason why I have to force myself to witness history.
January 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
'Grok' is an awesome word from Robert A. Heinlein that Musk has stolen and misappropriated. Reminds me of U2 when they stole back the Beatles' 'Helter Skelter' from Charles Manson.
January 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
She shoots a helpless puppy. Trump mocks a handicapped reporter. Those (and other indicators) should have been flags that stopped this bs before it happened.
January 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Mild correction: ICE: get the fuck out of wherever you are. And Noem: shoot any pet dogs recently?
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Out in the street, they call it murder.
youtu.be/pujKOJbWWKM?...
World a Reggae (Out in the Street They Call It Murder)
YouTube video by Ini Kamoze - Topic
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January 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM