Flying on Empty
@flyingonempty.bsky.social
Mike Pearson - professional traveler, avid book reader, Spork’s dad, Baxter the Boxer’s dad, Tanya’s Husband, Center Left, evolving and learning to be a better human. Sometimes called funny by people other than my wife.
You are an absolute disgrace. YOU VOTED FOR THE BBB - surely you read the parts about cutting benefits for your constituents??!? You no longer represent the people that got you elected, time to go!
October 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
You are an absolute disgrace. YOU VOTED FOR THE BBB - surely you read the parts about cutting benefits for your constituents??!? You no longer represent the people that got you elected, time to go!
Sorry Jim - @radiofreetom.bsky.social is right. It’s The Rule when it comes to cats in your lap.
June 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Sorry Jim - @radiofreetom.bsky.social is right. It’s The Rule when it comes to cats in your lap.
The sooner the better!
June 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The sooner the better!
I’m trying to convince JD Vance he needs to spend a lot more time in the Oval Office…
May 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I’m trying to convince JD Vance he needs to spend a lot more time in the Oval Office…
Baxter the Boxer!
April 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Baxter the Boxer!
*swallows paywall comment*
April 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
*swallows paywall comment*
Upton Sinclair said, “I aimed for Americans’ hearts and I hit their stomachs” - this book prompted a revolution in the meat packing industry, eventually leading to safer work rules and meat handling practices.
April 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Upton Sinclair said, “I aimed for Americans’ hearts and I hit their stomachs” - this book prompted a revolution in the meat packing industry, eventually leading to safer work rules and meat handling practices.
You might find a diamond in the rough…
April 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
You might find a diamond in the rough…
keep this country great, even as a slovenly, orange toddler buffoon does his best to tear it apart. 16/16
April 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
keep this country great, even as a slovenly, orange toddler buffoon does his best to tear it apart. 16/16
we are again in history.
I refuse to remain silent during Kristalnacht. I refuse to remain silent during the Night of the Long Knives. I choose the harder path. I will fight for my fellow Americans. I will fight to…15/
I refuse to remain silent during Kristalnacht. I refuse to remain silent during the Night of the Long Knives. I choose the harder path. I will fight for my fellow Americans. I will fight to…15/
April 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
we are again in history.
I refuse to remain silent during Kristalnacht. I refuse to remain silent during the Night of the Long Knives. I choose the harder path. I will fight for my fellow Americans. I will fight to…15/
I refuse to remain silent during Kristalnacht. I refuse to remain silent during the Night of the Long Knives. I choose the harder path. I will fight for my fellow Americans. I will fight to…15/
the food chain. I could certainly choose to ignore what is going on around me right now. It would be a lot easier, even convenient to do so.
But Rick, I have read way too much history not to see you and me in the place of the regular German citizen in 1937. I sincerely believe that is where…14/
But Rick, I have read way too much history not to see you and me in the place of the regular German citizen in 1937. I sincerely believe that is where…14/
April 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
the food chain. I could certainly choose to ignore what is going on around me right now. It would be a lot easier, even convenient to do so.
But Rick, I have read way too much history not to see you and me in the place of the regular German citizen in 1937. I sincerely believe that is where…14/
But Rick, I have read way too much history not to see you and me in the place of the regular German citizen in 1937. I sincerely believe that is where…14/
are actively trying to destroy those rights for their own personal gain. I believe I cannot be silent about it.
You ask how this affects me personally? I’m a tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed, white, cisgender male in the top 1% of wage earners. Socioeconomically, I’m near the top of…13/
You ask how this affects me personally? I’m a tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed, white, cisgender male in the top 1% of wage earners. Socioeconomically, I’m near the top of…13/
April 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM
are actively trying to destroy those rights for their own personal gain. I believe I cannot be silent about it.
You ask how this affects me personally? I’m a tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed, white, cisgender male in the top 1% of wage earners. Socioeconomically, I’m near the top of…13/
You ask how this affects me personally? I’m a tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed, white, cisgender male in the top 1% of wage earners. Socioeconomically, I’m near the top of…13/
this country. I love the idea of this country even more - that regardless of the accidents of your birth, your family’s wealth, your ethnicity, or your gender, that you have inalienable rights as an American citizen that are guaranteed by our Constitution. I believe our President and his enablers12/
April 16, 2025 at 5:37 AM
this country. I love the idea of this country even more - that regardless of the accidents of your birth, your family’s wealth, your ethnicity, or your gender, that you have inalienable rights as an American citizen that are guaranteed by our Constitution. I believe our President and his enablers12/
to them around the world. I believe that our history of opposing tyranny and autocracy made us exceptional as a world leader. I believe our President has traded that exceptionalism for the shortest, smallest seat at the kid’s table of wannabe dictators.
I’m proud to be an American. I love…11/
I’m proud to be an American. I love…11/
April 16, 2025 at 5:36 AM
to them around the world. I believe that our history of opposing tyranny and autocracy made us exceptional as a world leader. I believe our President has traded that exceptionalism for the shortest, smallest seat at the kid’s table of wannabe dictators.
I’m proud to be an American. I love…11/
I’m proud to be an American. I love…11/
symbol of the stability and reliability of our constitutional republic, and that our President will carry the stain of his failure to uphold that symbol for all of history. The fact that he failed does not erase his culpability.
I believe in supporting our allies and honoring our commitments …10/
I believe in supporting our allies and honoring our commitments …10/
April 16, 2025 at 5:35 AM
symbol of the stability and reliability of our constitutional republic, and that our President will carry the stain of his failure to uphold that symbol for all of history. The fact that he failed does not erase his culpability.
I believe in supporting our allies and honoring our commitments …10/
I believe in supporting our allies and honoring our commitments …10/
an attempted autogolpe right here in the USA, which, having lived and traveled all over the world, I NEVER thought I would have seen here. The shame of that event can never be erased.
I believe the regular peaceful transfer of power was the most enduring…9/
I believe the regular peaceful transfer of power was the most enduring…9/
April 16, 2025 at 5:33 AM
an attempted autogolpe right here in the USA, which, having lived and traveled all over the world, I NEVER thought I would have seen here. The shame of that event can never be erased.
I believe the regular peaceful transfer of power was the most enduring…9/
I believe the regular peaceful transfer of power was the most enduring…9/
millions as a businessman or you need SNAP benefits to make ends meet. I believe one of the greatest crimes our President has committed against the people of this country has been undermining faith in the integrity of the ballot box. Shaking that faith led directly to the events of Jan 6th,…8/
April 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
millions as a businessman or you need SNAP benefits to make ends meet. I believe one of the greatest crimes our President has committed against the people of this country has been undermining faith in the integrity of the ballot box. Shaking that faith led directly to the events of Jan 6th,…8/
working to gather the powers and obligations of those branches into the Oval Office and never release them.
I believe that one of the greatest aspects of American citizenship is the knowledge that EVERY person’s vote matters and will be counted with equal weight, whether you make…7/
I believe that one of the greatest aspects of American citizenship is the knowledge that EVERY person’s vote matters and will be counted with equal weight, whether you make…7/
April 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
working to gather the powers and obligations of those branches into the Oval Office and never release them.
I believe that one of the greatest aspects of American citizenship is the knowledge that EVERY person’s vote matters and will be counted with equal weight, whether you make…7/
I believe that one of the greatest aspects of American citizenship is the knowledge that EVERY person’s vote matters and will be counted with equal weight, whether you make…7/
yoke they had just thrown off. I believe our President is attempting to weaken the ability of the Judicial and Legislative branches to provide the necessary checks and balances on the Executive’s power, and to make that change permanent. I believe people in his administration are…6/
April 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
yoke they had just thrown off. I believe our President is attempting to weaken the ability of the Judicial and Legislative branches to provide the necessary checks and balances on the Executive’s power, and to make that change permanent. I believe people in his administration are…6/
denying people due process even as he has personally benefitted from that right so much in the last couple years.
I believe in the unique system of government our founding fathers created, with three separate but equal branches, designed to prevent the rise of a tyrant like the one whose…5/
I believe in the unique system of government our founding fathers created, with three separate but equal branches, designed to prevent the rise of a tyrant like the one whose…5/
April 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
denying people due process even as he has personally benefitted from that right so much in the last couple years.
I believe in the unique system of government our founding fathers created, with three separate but equal branches, designed to prevent the rise of a tyrant like the one whose…5/
I believe in the unique system of government our founding fathers created, with three separate but equal branches, designed to prevent the rise of a tyrant like the one whose…5/
that no person in this country is above the law, even our President.
I believe our guarantee of due process under the law is part of the bedrock of our legal system. I believe that our President is actively undermining the rule of law in this country and that he is illegally…4/
I believe our guarantee of due process under the law is part of the bedrock of our legal system. I believe that our President is actively undermining the rule of law in this country and that he is illegally…4/
April 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
that no person in this country is above the law, even our President.
I believe our guarantee of due process under the law is part of the bedrock of our legal system. I believe that our President is actively undermining the rule of law in this country and that he is illegally…4/
I believe our guarantee of due process under the law is part of the bedrock of our legal system. I believe that our President is actively undermining the rule of law in this country and that he is illegally…4/
…gay and (prepare to clutch your pearls here) trans friends whose lives, freedom, and pursuit of happiness have changed dramatically. The conversations I’ve had with them would fill hours. The danger for them is real, it is tangible, and it is constant.
I believe in the rule of law. I believe…2/
I believe in the rule of law. I believe…2/
April 16, 2025 at 5:24 AM
…gay and (prepare to clutch your pearls here) trans friends whose lives, freedom, and pursuit of happiness have changed dramatically. The conversations I’ve had with them would fill hours. The danger for them is real, it is tangible, and it is constant.
I believe in the rule of law. I believe…2/
I believe in the rule of law. I believe…2/