LTCLibraian
@happylibrarian.bsky.social
Retired USA LTC. MSLS Retired Library Director.
Closet liberal in a very red rural community surrounded by a wonderful blue state.
Closet liberal in a very red rural community surrounded by a wonderful blue state.
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Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
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Senator Ruben Gallego didn't mince words. Read the full daily bulletin: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Senator Ruben Gallego didn't mince words. Read the full daily bulletin: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
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With that said, sure, I am more liberal than I used to be, but some of that also might be age. (Easier to be in favor of the death penalty, for example, when you’re young and brash and you think you’re immortal.)
The thing is, we can disagree about all kinds of policies, and still fundamentally agree on some basic principles of government. I think many of us have rediscovered that, which is one good thing that comes out of all this.
What's wild is that I'm not only just as solidly progressive and left leaning as ever, I'm in fact more left leaning and progressive as I've ever been *at the same time as* I haven't disagreed with anything that David Frum and Tom Nichols have said or written in the last decade. Thanks, Atlantic.
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
With that said, sure, I am more liberal than I used to be, but some of that also might be age. (Easier to be in favor of the death penalty, for example, when you’re young and brash and you think you’re immortal.)
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First day on the job 😂
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
First day on the job 😂
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants. n.pr/4oWRh0K
The U.S. Transportation Department is urging air passengers to be on good behavior
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants. n.pr/4oWRh0K
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This article is from @markhertling.bsky.social - a retired three-star Army general - and everyone should read it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This article is from @markhertling.bsky.social - a retired three-star Army general - and everyone should read it.
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You know who contributes billions to the economy? Immigrants. You know who doesn’t? Immigrants too scared to leave their homes (via Bloomberg Opinion)
Defending Masked Immigration Agents Is a Losing Battle
California passed a pair of laws that would prohibit immigration agents from wearing masks or hiding their identities while detaining people they suspect of being undocumented immigrants. It didn’t take long for the Trump administration to not only sue, but to refuse to comply.
bloom.bg
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
You know who contributes billions to the economy? Immigrants. You know who doesn’t? Immigrants too scared to leave their homes (via Bloomberg Opinion)
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I appreciate that Seth tries to increase the reach of my work, but people should read the article rather than rely on his, ah, emotional summary.
As I said, "the outbursts of this past week are different." I explain why I think so here:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
As I said, "the outbursts of this past week are different." I explain why I think so here:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I appreciate that Seth tries to increase the reach of my work, but people should read the article rather than rely on his, ah, emotional summary.
As I said, "the outbursts of this past week are different." I explain why I think so here:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
As I said, "the outbursts of this past week are different." I explain why I think so here:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Morning Kittens - Snow Day
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Morning Kittens - Snow Day
To refuse an illegal order is drummed into you, starting with your first ethics lesson. I'm proud of our prior service members for stating it.
Just remember how hard it is for our junior enlisted and officers if their superiors aren't as ethical.
Just remember how hard it is for our junior enlisted and officers if their superiors aren't as ethical.
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Has anyone checked on Stephen Miller since the Mamdani meeting?
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Has anyone checked on Stephen Miller since the Mamdani meeting?
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
November 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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My husband @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is a 25-year Navy combat pilot veteran. He served our country with strength, courage, and integrity.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My husband @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is a 25-year Navy combat pilot veteran. He served our country with strength, courage, and integrity.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
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If a reasonable person would know the order is illegal, you MUST refuse.
Obedience is not absolute, duty to the Constitution is.
Oath is to defend the Constitution not a person
Yes. U.S. service members have a legal and moral obligation to disobey an illegal order.
Not just the right.
The DUTY.
Obedience is not absolute, duty to the Constitution is.
Oath is to defend the Constitution not a person
Yes. U.S. service members have a legal and moral obligation to disobey an illegal order.
Not just the right.
The DUTY.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If a reasonable person would know the order is illegal, you MUST refuse.
Obedience is not absolute, duty to the Constitution is.
Oath is to defend the Constitution not a person
Yes. U.S. service members have a legal and moral obligation to disobey an illegal order.
Not just the right.
The DUTY.
Obedience is not absolute, duty to the Constitution is.
Oath is to defend the Constitution not a person
Yes. U.S. service members have a legal and moral obligation to disobey an illegal order.
Not just the right.
The DUTY.
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new song dropped from crump
"quiet piggy"
"quiet piggy"
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
new song dropped from crump
"quiet piggy"
"quiet piggy"
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Morning Kittens
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Morning Kittens
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Evoking the UCMJ is simple.
Any Illegal Orders are to be ignored, not executed and sent up the Chain of Command.
Simple, effective and Standard procedure.
J Cpt US Army MSC 68-74
02 338 305
Not evoking the UCMJ is prosecutable.
Full Stop
Any Illegal Orders are to be ignored, not executed and sent up the Chain of Command.
Simple, effective and Standard procedure.
J Cpt US Army MSC 68-74
02 338 305
Not evoking the UCMJ is prosecutable.
Full Stop
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Evoking the UCMJ is simple.
Any Illegal Orders are to be ignored, not executed and sent up the Chain of Command.
Simple, effective and Standard procedure.
J Cpt US Army MSC 68-74
02 338 305
Not evoking the UCMJ is prosecutable.
Full Stop
Any Illegal Orders are to be ignored, not executed and sent up the Chain of Command.
Simple, effective and Standard procedure.
J Cpt US Army MSC 68-74
02 338 305
Not evoking the UCMJ is prosecutable.
Full Stop
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Rain’s A-Coming, Los Angeles…
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Rain’s A-Coming, Los Angeles…
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From Alaska to Louisiana, meet the wolves, monkeys, and reptiles now residing in the wild, wild west of Los Angeles.
The full story: lataco.com/exotic-pet-s...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/exotic-pet-s...
By Julianne Le
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
From Alaska to Louisiana, meet the wolves, monkeys, and reptiles now residing in the wild, wild west of Los Angeles.
The full story: lataco.com/exotic-pet-s...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/exotic-pet-s...
By Julianne Le