Peter Metzger
petermetzger.bsky.social
Peter Metzger
@petermetzger.bsky.social
"""Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching-- even when doing the wrong thing is legal."
- Aldo Leopold"
- Nick Offerman"
- Peter Metzger
March 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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If Russia wants peace, they should end the invasion.
March 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Watching it live because I wanted to hear it straight from the horse's mouth, even if the horse is a jackass.
March 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
So as far as I can tell, we're* trying to give Ukraine to Russia, Brazil to Bolsonaro, Americans to Musk, and America to Trump. I know this isn't a complete list, what did I miss?

*"we" in the sense of the US Federal Gov't. I'm certainly not trying to do any of these things, myself.

#geopolitics
February 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reposted by Peter Metzger
Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants.
February 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Naming himself head of a cultural institution?

apnews.com/article/trum...

I've read about the political trials Dmitri Shostakovich endured as a composer in Stalin's Russia, but I never thought we'd start to see it happening here.
Trump says he's firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman
President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the Kennedy Center and naming himself chairman.
apnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
And when do we all start being excellent to each other?
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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One of these days we're gonna have to reckon with the fact that "money that I spend which does not directly benefit me is a waste" is a popular sentiment.

I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face.

And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.
February 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
To what extent is the "deferred resignation" offer potentially setting up a batch of martyrs for when funding to pay out the remainder of the promise (remember, the federal government is only funded through mid-march at the moment) gets tied to whatever maga tomfoolery they come up with next? #usgov
February 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Why not democracy, if democracy-shaped?
February 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM