Barbara Laman
omabarbara.bsky.social
Barbara Laman
@omabarbara.bsky.social
Retired English Professor. Mother and stepmother of five, grandmother of eight. Occasional substacker. Knitter. Atheist. Defender of democracy and freedom. Supporter of liberal and progressive politics. No patience for nonsense.
“The insurance will be better.”
Better than what? Any existing insurance? There will be new insurance companies? Who will start those?
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Excellent! Thanks. Will be using.
September 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
MAGA is not worth losing your life over. 48% of American voters are not worth losing your life over. I’m pretty sure they will continue to write and teach. I’m glad Trump can’t disappear them and I will continue to be able to access their work.
May 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I heard someone say, once upon an eon, that every accusation is a confession.
May 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I used to tell my students, “if I can’t read it, it’s ‘wrong.’ And life is not fair.” That was back in the day. I guess it wouldn’t fly today.
May 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That’s is great news. I was very worried for them. Because they warned against Trump’s fascism so vehemently, they were in particular danger for being disappeared.
There are others, professors, scientists, who are leaving for both Europe and Canada who welcome our brightest and most accomplished.
May 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
No. The problem is lack of paying attention to the numerous warnings we have received from them.
May 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
They did. Loads of tips, warnings, specific instructions. No one listened. They voted the felon and authoritarian fascist into office anyway. Now it’s too late. Read their books instead of complaining.
May 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
And a Pastafarian Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
April 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Either that or he’s insisting that you believe his lie because, you know, he thinks he’s the boss. Or something.
April 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
How do we even know this is Mr. Garcia’s hand?
April 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The emptying of experts and knowledgeable people from our departments was the point. Calling it slashing waste/fraud/abuse was the cover story for destroying the government, which is now complete. He’s nullified the Congress; he’s defied the courts. Nothing stops him. We now have a dictatorship.
March 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I agree. But look at how long Serbia and Hungary and Romania and Georgia have been controlled by Putin puppets. Much longer than us. We’ll get to their level, trust me! And I do believe that’s the only thing that will bring them down.
March 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
There are anti-government protests going on in Serbia, Hungary, Georgia, and Romania, all with Putin puppets in power. I do believe that’s the only way we will topple our felonious government. But we have to hang on to our britches because violence is coming.
March 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I think a lot of Americans are in disbelief. He was just joking. He said it to get a better deal. Etc. His statements are so outrageous that it *is* hard to take them seriously. But we must. We are now living in a dictatorship. It’s not coming. It’s here.
March 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Why don’t you believe him when he says one way or another Canada will be our 51st state? If Canadians don’t willingly join us, what other way is there? And yes our people will rise up when that happens, but he’ll just invoke the insurrection act. Question is, will our soldiers shoot us?
March 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Be warned? The burning has occurred. The Nazis are in power. They’ll do what they want. No one to stop them. The courts are defied. Invasions (Canada? Panama? Greenland?) are coming. Get ready.
March 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Which means they can come to my house and do the same thing. No use calling the police.
March 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
You could get a rather large advance for that at Random House! And then Hollywood would pick it up. And then I would come out of my recliner, go to the movies, buy nachos, and see it! Go go go! What are you waiting for? Oh. Wait ….
February 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM