Nathan Casebolt
@nwcasebolt.bsky.social
Senior software engineer. Bills fan. Huskers fan. History enthusiast. Dabbler in Greek philosophy. Amateur theologian. Often wrong, but with flair. Just trying to get through life without making anything worse. nwcasebolt.substack.com
I shared this on FB and got mild pushback from a former Army officer who said illegal orders are rare, and refusal to execute could send you to Kansas.
Which contradicts you… not at all? I just agreed that illegal orders should be rare in a well-functioning system and left a fingers crossed emoji.
Which contradicts you… not at all? I just agreed that illegal orders should be rare in a well-functioning system and left a fingers crossed emoji.
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I shared this on FB and got mild pushback from a former Army officer who said illegal orders are rare, and refusal to execute could send you to Kansas.
Which contradicts you… not at all? I just agreed that illegal orders should be rare in a well-functioning system and left a fingers crossed emoji.
Which contradicts you… not at all? I just agreed that illegal orders should be rare in a well-functioning system and left a fingers crossed emoji.
Astonishing how there’s never any lack of flunkies eager to lick your spittle
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Astonishing how there’s never any lack of flunkies eager to lick your spittle
The funniest thing is that you saying you’re not fighting and don’t want to fight means that you *are* fighting. This is peak online discourse.
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The funniest thing is that you saying you’re not fighting and don’t want to fight means that you *are* fighting. This is peak online discourse.
The demand that you abandon the court of the Sun King is easy for those of us whose reach is too small to influence a courtier anyway. It would be easy for you to step away, enjoy the praise of us provincials, and do nothing to defend the defenseless. I appreciate you for doing the harder thing.
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The demand that you abandon the court of the Sun King is easy for those of us whose reach is too small to influence a courtier anyway. It would be easy for you to step away, enjoy the praise of us provincials, and do nothing to defend the defenseless. I appreciate you for doing the harder thing.
Boys Tragic Death Could Have Happened To Any Family With 20-Foot Pet Python
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November 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Both Charles Murray (Coming Apart) and Stephen King (11/22/63) use the JFK assassination to mark the point at which America’s social cohesion began to unravel. Boomer nostalgia, probably, but interesting.
But yes, neither claim we lost trust in our govt over it. That came later for other reasons.
But yes, neither claim we lost trust in our govt over it. That came later for other reasons.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Both Charles Murray (Coming Apart) and Stephen King (11/22/63) use the JFK assassination to mark the point at which America’s social cohesion began to unravel. Boomer nostalgia, probably, but interesting.
But yes, neither claim we lost trust in our govt over it. That came later for other reasons.
But yes, neither claim we lost trust in our govt over it. That came later for other reasons.
I love this. Thank you. The one I think about is, what happens if Crawford doesn’t suffer a stroke in 1823? Even mostly incapacitated, he finished third in 1824. If he wins, there’s no “Corrupt Bargain,” no Jacksonian backlash. Do we ever get President Jackson? If not, how much does *that* change?
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I love this. Thank you. The one I think about is, what happens if Crawford doesn’t suffer a stroke in 1823? Even mostly incapacitated, he finished third in 1824. If he wins, there’s no “Corrupt Bargain,” no Jacksonian backlash. Do we ever get President Jackson? If not, how much does *that* change?
Here’s the hard truth, and so far America isn’t facing up to this any better than Europe is: evil plays a zero-sum game. Either you risk your children to stop evil, or your children will submit to evil and your grandchildren will be evil.
November 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Here’s the hard truth, and so far America isn’t facing up to this any better than Europe is: evil plays a zero-sum game. Either you risk your children to stop evil, or your children will submit to evil and your grandchildren will be evil.
What I can’t get over in these phenomenal times is the recurring motif that our most powerful and influential voices are the dullest morons ever to shamble the Earth.
November 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
What I can’t get over in these phenomenal times is the recurring motif that our most powerful and influential voices are the dullest morons ever to shamble the Earth.
I enjoy all your Exasperated Dad retorts, but this one’s really got me chuckling.
a man in a suit and tie is laughing while sitting at a table .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is laughing while sitting at a table .
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November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I enjoy all your Exasperated Dad retorts, but this one’s really got me chuckling.
Public break with Trump.
Iron determination to push the Epstein files out.
Guest appearance on The View.
Quasi apology for being mean or whatever.
Yeah, she’s going national. No question.
Iron determination to push the Epstein files out.
Guest appearance on The View.
Quasi apology for being mean or whatever.
Yeah, she’s going national. No question.
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
What you’re not seeing, Tom, is that if we consolidate power *just right* and do it *very carefully* then only good people will win forever and no bad people will ever gain control of our new corporate monarchy. As the Founders would’ve intended had they been as smart as I am.
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
What you’re not seeing, Tom, is that if we consolidate power *just right* and do it *very carefully* then only good people will win forever and no bad people will ever gain control of our new corporate monarchy. As the Founders would’ve intended had they been as smart as I am.
Public break with Trump.
Iron determination to push the Epstein files out.
Guest appearance on The View.
Quasi apology for being mean or whatever.
Yeah, she’s going national. No question.
Iron determination to push the Epstein files out.
Guest appearance on The View.
Quasi apology for being mean or whatever.
Yeah, she’s going national. No question.
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Public break with Trump.
Iron determination to push the Epstein files out.
Guest appearance on The View.
Quasi apology for being mean or whatever.
Yeah, she’s going national. No question.
Iron determination to push the Epstein files out.
Guest appearance on The View.
Quasi apology for being mean or whatever.
Yeah, she’s going national. No question.
Montana’s Senator Max Baucus (D) served my entire youth there in my home state. He retired in 2014. Thinking Montana is eternally red by natural law and can never be won again is just defeatism, not to mention Last Tuesdayism.
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Montana’s Senator Max Baucus (D) served my entire youth there in my home state. He retired in 2014. Thinking Montana is eternally red by natural law and can never be won again is just defeatism, not to mention Last Tuesdayism.
Chamberlain was an honorable man who believed in democracy and didn’t want to be the reason for another lost generation. Comparing Trump to him cheapens the latter’s memory in a really sickening way.
Trump is Dumb Mosley, is better.
Trump is Dumb Mosley, is better.
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Chamberlain was an honorable man who believed in democracy and didn’t want to be the reason for another lost generation. Comparing Trump to him cheapens the latter’s memory in a really sickening way.
Trump is Dumb Mosley, is better.
Trump is Dumb Mosley, is better.
This reminds me of a conversation I had with Trump-supporting friends in 2023.
He believed the 2020 election was stolen. ❌
She believed 81 million Americans didn't like Trump. ✅
Be like her, Blueskies. "Voters weren't feeling it" is more often than not the correct answer.
He believed the 2020 election was stolen. ❌
She believed 81 million Americans didn't like Trump. ✅
Be like her, Blueskies. "Voters weren't feeling it" is more often than not the correct answer.
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This reminds me of a conversation I had with Trump-supporting friends in 2023.
He believed the 2020 election was stolen. ❌
She believed 81 million Americans didn't like Trump. ✅
Be like her, Blueskies. "Voters weren't feeling it" is more often than not the correct answer.
He believed the 2020 election was stolen. ❌
She believed 81 million Americans didn't like Trump. ✅
Be like her, Blueskies. "Voters weren't feeling it" is more often than not the correct answer.
Dude's charisma stats are unreal.
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dude's charisma stats are unreal.
Always and forever.
Good night.
Good night.
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Always and forever.
Good night.
Good night.
100%. People will forget, and they’ll even look back with nostalgic affection for these exciting days. I’ll go to my grave biting my tongue when my family start reminiscing because it won’t be worth the hassle. C’est la vie.
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
100%. People will forget, and they’ll even look back with nostalgic affection for these exciting days. I’ll go to my grave biting my tongue when my family start reminiscing because it won’t be worth the hassle. C’est la vie.
governing for the memes 💪
November 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
governing for the memes 💪
Hey, you don’t make the news, you just report it.
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hey, you don’t make the news, you just report it.
There's no way Utah is not independent Deseret, or at worst an autonomous region within the California Commonwealth. Also, Deseret either annexes southern Idaho outright, has a long-running territorial dispute with Pacifica, or supports a breakaway republic à la Russia in western Ukraine.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
There's no way Utah is not independent Deseret, or at worst an autonomous region within the California Commonwealth. Also, Deseret either annexes southern Idaho outright, has a long-running territorial dispute with Pacifica, or supports a breakaway republic à la Russia in western Ukraine.