Don't be Daft
@dontbedaft2.bsky.social
Parent. Former teacher. Naive believer in honor, decency, compassion,integrity, and dignity for all.
"We shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come." ~ Abraham Lincoln
October 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"We shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come." ~ Abraham Lincoln
“We have now left Reason and Sanity Junction. Next stop, Looneyville.”
― Jim Butcher, Grave Peril
― Jim Butcher, Grave Peril
September 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“We have now left Reason and Sanity Junction. Next stop, Looneyville.”
― Jim Butcher, Grave Peril
― Jim Butcher, Grave Peril
Matthew 24:6-13
September 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Matthew 24:6-13
WTH? “At the request of [Homeland Security Secretary] Kristi Noem, I am directing [Hegseth] to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE facilities under siege from attack by antifa, and other domestic terrorists,” T wrote on Truth Social.
September 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
WTH? “At the request of [Homeland Security Secretary] Kristi Noem, I am directing [Hegseth] to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE facilities under siege from attack by antifa, and other domestic terrorists,” T wrote on Truth Social.
“He was a pitiful thing. He had always been a pitiful thing. Why had she never seen that before? There was a hollow place inside her where her fear had been.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
September 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“He was a pitiful thing. He had always been a pitiful thing. Why had she never seen that before? There was a hollow place inside her where her fear had been.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Word of the day: thwart - to oppose effectively and successfully.
September 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Word of the day: thwart - to oppose effectively and successfully.
“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People.”
― Eugene Victor Debs
― Eugene Victor Debs
August 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People.”
― Eugene Victor Debs
― Eugene Victor Debs
The big thieves hang the little ones. - Czech Proverb
August 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The big thieves hang the little ones. - Czech Proverb
A quack is a quack no matter who posts in support of their quackery.
July 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A quack is a quack no matter who posts in support of their quackery.
We WILL prevail. There is no other option.
July 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We WILL prevail. There is no other option.
Pro tip: Saying (or reading) something on social media doesn't make it so.
June 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Pro tip: Saying (or reading) something on social media doesn't make it so.
"Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others."
--Robert Kennedy(Sr)
--Robert Kennedy(Sr)
June 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others."
--Robert Kennedy(Sr)
--Robert Kennedy(Sr)
"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed." -- Herman Mehlville
May 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed." -- Herman Mehlville
Evil walks the land.
April 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Evil walks the land.
Thank you, America. This is what democracy looks like.
April 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Thank you, America. This is what democracy looks like.
"The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie." -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
March 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie." -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
"Fortiter et recte!"
March 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"Fortiter et recte!"
The current administration has made the phrase “American diplomacy” an oxymoron. 😡😭
March 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The current administration has made the phrase “American diplomacy” an oxymoron. 😡😭
“Every man of humane convictions must decide on the protest that best suits his convictions, but we must all protest.” --MLK JR
February 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“Every man of humane convictions must decide on the protest that best suits his convictions, but we must all protest.” --MLK JR
100%
Anyone who tells you you're overreacting is underreacting.
February 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
100%
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” —Ida B. Wells
February 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” —Ida B. Wells
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker
February 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker
And here we are.
February 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
And here we are.