cjcarpenter
@cjcarpenter.bsky.social
Humanist. Misanthrope. Conflicted.
It's looking like the bad people are going to need a new leader soon. JD can't wait!
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
It's looking like the bad people are going to need a new leader soon. JD can't wait!
And this, I guess, is just "illiberal" if you want it to be?
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
And this, I guess, is just "illiberal" if you want it to be?
Not lookin' good...
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Not lookin' good...
Bush and Cheney owe a huge vote of thanks to Trump for making them look so much better in comparison than they were. But they were a major disaster for the nation in their own right, and made major contributions to building the ship that Trump/Vance sailed in on.
November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Bush and Cheney owe a huge vote of thanks to Trump for making them look so much better in comparison than they were. But they were a major disaster for the nation in their own right, and made major contributions to building the ship that Trump/Vance sailed in on.
Too many people seem to think that pandering to the Trump administration is a cost-free and pragmatic way to get along. They're wrong.
Each time a leader takes a knee to Trump, they help cement in the corrupt policies, practices and processes that are destroying us.
Each time a leader takes a knee to Trump, they help cement in the corrupt policies, practices and processes that are destroying us.
November 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Too many people seem to think that pandering to the Trump administration is a cost-free and pragmatic way to get along. They're wrong.
Each time a leader takes a knee to Trump, they help cement in the corrupt policies, practices and processes that are destroying us.
Each time a leader takes a knee to Trump, they help cement in the corrupt policies, practices and processes that are destroying us.
A hint, perhaps, that the release of the Epstein files is imminent (and not 100% redacted of all names).
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A hint, perhaps, that the release of the Epstein files is imminent (and not 100% redacted of all names).
Man, when this bubble bursts it is going to be SPECTACULAR!
October 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Man, when this bubble bursts it is going to be SPECTACULAR!
Actions like this would speed the day:
October 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Actions like this would speed the day:
When things seem dark, remember Portland!
October 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
When things seem dark, remember Portland!
Off topic but I pass this along as you have some connection to Ft. Bragg as a place & name. The general was not a Southern favorite, and came very close to being cashiered by Davis in Tennessee at the demand of his subordinates, so some surprise that he was honored (if he was).
October 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Off topic but I pass this along as you have some connection to Ft. Bragg as a place & name. The general was not a Southern favorite, and came very close to being cashiered by Davis in Tennessee at the demand of his subordinates, so some surprise that he was honored (if he was).
Off topic but I pass this along as we have some connection to "Ft. Bragg" and I thought of it as I was reading "Letters From Lee's Army." The Confederate army was very unhappy with Bragg and came close to cashiering him in Tennessee, which says something I guess about how the fort came to be named.
October 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Off topic but I pass this along as we have some connection to "Ft. Bragg" and I thought of it as I was reading "Letters From Lee's Army." The Confederate army was very unhappy with Bragg and came close to cashiering him in Tennessee, which says something I guess about how the fort came to be named.
Sadly even shutting it down may not be enough. There is no real opposition to Trump Republicanism, and no leaders to forge one. Still, I repost this -- it's worth a shot:
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Sadly even shutting it down may not be enough. There is no real opposition to Trump Republicanism, and no leaders to forge one. Still, I repost this -- it's worth a shot:
Better late than never I guess:
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Better late than never I guess:
In other words: Don't be bringing your "No Kings" protests to the embassy while our government is busy murdering Venezuelans.
October 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In other words: Don't be bringing your "No Kings" protests to the embassy while our government is busy murdering Venezuelans.
Me at No Kings Dallas just before the deluge.
October 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Me at No Kings Dallas just before the deluge.
The opening segment of this David Frum show paints an accurate picture of what this government shutdown is really all about -- and why the Democrats MUST, for a change, hold the line.
October 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The opening segment of this David Frum show paints an accurate picture of what this government shutdown is really all about -- and why the Democrats MUST, for a change, hold the line.
Nothing helps people deny personal responsibility for their own situation in life like conservative Christianity.
October 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Nothing helps people deny personal responsibility for their own situation in life like conservative Christianity.