philomath13
@philomath13.bsky.social
National Park Service retiree who loves to read and to laugh, and is saddened by what the American Presidency has become.
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Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
Why I don’t live in Texas, Exhibit A.
texas literally has assigned armed state troopers to guard the ladies room.
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...
Enforcement of Texas’ bathroom bill draws challenges
In its first week, one group’s test of the new restrictions was met with ID checks at women’s restrooms at the Capitol while the Austin City Council moved to circumvent the law's intent.
www.texastribune.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Why I don’t live in Texas, Exhibit A.
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America is in the hands of some really evil pieces of shit
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
America is in the hands of some really evil pieces of shit
Here’s another wonderful story written by K. A. EXCELL. The story takes you from laugh to cry and back again. It’s a feel-good tale filled with lots of cute characters. Before I started it, I had no knowledge of cakepops OR kitsunes, and they both sound terrific.
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Download Cakepops and Kitsune
Yuletide is here again, but Annette doesn't feel much like celebrating. There's no snow, her oven's broken, but most of all, Midnight, her kitty-cat familiar, is missing. When an old annoyance knocks ...
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November 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Here’s another wonderful story written by K. A. EXCELL. The story takes you from laugh to cry and back again. It’s a feel-good tale filled with lots of cute characters. Before I started it, I had no knowledge of cakepops OR kitsunes, and they both sound terrific.
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On November 14, 2025, Aaron Rupar of Public Notice wrote: “I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here[?]”
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
On November 14, 2025, Aaron Rupar of Public Notice wrote: “I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here[?]”
The Democrats came out of the longest government shutdown in American history WITHOUT A SINGLE WIN. Schumer is more than an embarrassment.
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The Democrats came out of the longest government shutdown in American history WITHOUT A SINGLE WIN. Schumer is more than an embarrassment.
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I recall the orange convicted felon once saying people would stand in long lines begging for food if Kamala Harris became President.
Now in 2025 people are seen in Cleveland and other cities standing in long lines for food due to his cruelty.
Endless projection. I hate him.
Now in 2025 people are seen in Cleveland and other cities standing in long lines for food due to his cruelty.
Endless projection. I hate him.
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I recall the orange convicted felon once saying people would stand in long lines begging for food if Kamala Harris became President.
Now in 2025 people are seen in Cleveland and other cities standing in long lines for food due to his cruelty.
Endless projection. I hate him.
Now in 2025 people are seen in Cleveland and other cities standing in long lines for food due to his cruelty.
Endless projection. I hate him.
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Kristi Noem ordered ICE to purchase ten Spirit Airlines jets for deportations. Two problems: Spirit doesn’t own the planes, and they don’t have engines. Has there ever been a more incompetent administration?
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Noem wanted to buy Spirit Airlines planes - except the airline didn’t own them
DHS looked at buying the planes from Spirit Airlines, according to a report
www.the-independent.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Kristi Noem ordered ICE to purchase ten Spirit Airlines jets for deportations. Two problems: Spirit doesn’t own the planes, and they don’t have engines. Has there ever been a more incompetent administration?
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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And no Arc de Trump either.
October 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
And no Arc de Trump either.
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When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points
October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points
Finally something I am hopeful about. What are your thoughts?
The BOMBSHELL Plan To SAVE Democracy
YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Finally something I am hopeful about. What are your thoughts?
Why yes, yes I did.
September 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Why yes, yes I did.
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Soldiers in MRAPs rolling around Union Station—blocks from the Capitol—seems silly, performative, and useless.
But it raises a much darker question:
What would Trump have done on Jan. 6, 2021 if he had possessed then the kind of control over local law enforcement that he seeks to acquire today?
But it raises a much darker question:
What would Trump have done on Jan. 6, 2021 if he had possessed then the kind of control over local law enforcement that he seeks to acquire today?
August 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Soldiers in MRAPs rolling around Union Station—blocks from the Capitol—seems silly, performative, and useless.
But it raises a much darker question:
What would Trump have done on Jan. 6, 2021 if he had possessed then the kind of control over local law enforcement that he seeks to acquire today?
But it raises a much darker question:
What would Trump have done on Jan. 6, 2021 if he had possessed then the kind of control over local law enforcement that he seeks to acquire today?
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THIS. IS. THE. WAY.
August 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
THIS. IS. THE. WAY.
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