Jack Wilbuforce
@xcaveman.bsky.social
Wilbuforce is a tribute to the British MP who led the movement to ban slavery in the UK.
I am Sparticus!
Reported to be the response from the assembled protesters against slavery in the Roman empire.
Slavery has been rejected in our America for over 150 years.
Reported to be the response from the assembled protesters against slavery in the Roman empire.
Slavery has been rejected in our America for over 150 years.
October 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I am Sparticus!
Reported to be the response from the assembled protesters against slavery in the Roman empire.
Slavery has been rejected in our America for over 150 years.
Reported to be the response from the assembled protesters against slavery in the Roman empire.
Slavery has been rejected in our America for over 150 years.
That same thinking used to constrain going after your political or cultural enemies--unless you are convinced that you will always be in power. Those in charge now seem to be telling us that they always expect to be in power.
September 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
That same thinking used to constrain going after your political or cultural enemies--unless you are convinced that you will always be in power. Those in charge now seem to be telling us that they always expect to be in power.
One argument against doing away with the filibuster is that it is a valuable tool for the Senate minority to control a majority that needs opposition. So don't kill the filibuster--we might need it for us when the wind changes.
September 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
One argument against doing away with the filibuster is that it is a valuable tool for the Senate minority to control a majority that needs opposition. So don't kill the filibuster--we might need it for us when the wind changes.
A loss
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Whether you are thinking of students we mourn or the death of a political activist----
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Whether you are thinking of students we mourn or the death of a political activist----
For whom the Bell Tolls by John Donne - Famous poems, famous poets. - All Poetry
Comments & analysis: No man is an island, / Entire of itself. / Each is a piece of the continent, / A part of t
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September 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A loss
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Whether you are thinking of students we mourn or the death of a political activist----
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Whether you are thinking of students we mourn or the death of a political activist----
I'm imagining a big horse, terrified at some imagined threat, running down the street, trampling everything in its way, until it collapses in exhaustion, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Battered people. Battered everything. No one can stop it. We can only pick up after it. Mourn the dead
July 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I'm imagining a big horse, terrified at some imagined threat, running down the street, trampling everything in its way, until it collapses in exhaustion, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Battered people. Battered everything. No one can stop it. We can only pick up after it. Mourn the dead
Habeus corpus -- "you have the body" A question. A writ of habeus corpus is an order to produce the prisoner for judicial review. So in two ways we are asking the jailer to bring forth the prisoner in person but also to present evidence of a crime. If you are charged with murder, where is the body?
June 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Habeus corpus -- "you have the body" A question. A writ of habeus corpus is an order to produce the prisoner for judicial review. So in two ways we are asking the jailer to bring forth the prisoner in person but also to present evidence of a crime. If you are charged with murder, where is the body?
Andor (Star Trek spinoff) has a story line that has people arrested for no reason, sentenced to extreme punishment in a place resembling a Savadorian prison with no way out. 2022. Uncanny.
May 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Andor (Star Trek spinoff) has a story line that has people arrested for no reason, sentenced to extreme punishment in a place resembling a Savadorian prison with no way out. 2022. Uncanny.
Lincoln Steffens. The Shame of the Cities. We need a modern generation of muckrakers to wake us up.
May 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Lincoln Steffens. The Shame of the Cities. We need a modern generation of muckrakers to wake us up.
Secure Act new savings plan?
Baby bonds? Where does the money come from if taxes don't increase. Take away Medicaid? Finance new savings programs that invest in market funds? Wall street makes out even if management is "low cost". Looks like redistribution up rather than down to me.
Baby bonds? Where does the money come from if taxes don't increase. Take away Medicaid? Finance new savings programs that invest in market funds? Wall street makes out even if management is "low cost". Looks like redistribution up rather than down to me.
May 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Secure Act new savings plan?
Baby bonds? Where does the money come from if taxes don't increase. Take away Medicaid? Finance new savings programs that invest in market funds? Wall street makes out even if management is "low cost". Looks like redistribution up rather than down to me.
Baby bonds? Where does the money come from if taxes don't increase. Take away Medicaid? Finance new savings programs that invest in market funds? Wall street makes out even if management is "low cost". Looks like redistribution up rather than down to me.
US Social Security system is not a Ponzi scheme!
May 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
US Social Security system is not a Ponzi scheme!
Do other countries rely on general revenue collections for old age pensions? That is the only way I can make sense of the contention that an ageing work force and low birth rate automatically challenges those pensions.
May 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Do other countries rely on general revenue collections for old age pensions? That is the only way I can make sense of the contention that an ageing work force and low birth rate automatically challenges those pensions.
The limit or wage base this year is 176,000. If we extent Trump 1 tax cuts I would argue it is only fair to increase the wage base enough to fully fund Social Security. Social Surity payments in the US are an earned benefit not a gift of an entitlement.
May 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The limit or wage base this year is 176,000. If we extent Trump 1 tax cuts I would argue it is only fair to increase the wage base enough to fully fund Social Security. Social Surity payments in the US are an earned benefit not a gift of an entitlement.
Please tell me about "old age pensions" in other countries. Social security payments in the U S are paid for largely by worker contributions and employer contributions (a form of deferred pay). There is income redistribution to the extent that benefits have less utility for the rich.
May 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Please tell me about "old age pensions" in other countries. Social security payments in the U S are paid for largely by worker contributions and employer contributions (a form of deferred pay). There is income redistribution to the extent that benefits have less utility for the rich.
Trump signed EOs on Education. I guess he forgot that with no Education Department there is not going to be anybody to follow up
April 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Trump signed EOs on Education. I guess he forgot that with no Education Department there is not going to be anybody to follow up
200 years before the American Revolution French history tells us that different agencies of government had essentially their own armies. In our constitutional republic we have agreed that the coercive power of police and armies must be limited by the Constitution and not maintained separately.
April 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
200 years before the American Revolution French history tells us that different agencies of government had essentially their own armies. In our constitutional republic we have agreed that the coercive power of police and armies must be limited by the Constitution and not maintained separately.
Sybil Ludington
A brave 16 year old girl who also rode to alert militia about approaching British troops on April 26.
A brave 16 year old girl who also rode to alert militia about approaching British troops on April 26.
April 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Sybil Ludington
A brave 16 year old girl who also rode to alert militia about approaching British troops on April 26.
A brave 16 year old girl who also rode to alert militia about approaching British troops on April 26.
I would think twice before sitting down to play tariff poker with the former head of the Bank of England.
April 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I would think twice before sitting down to play tariff poker with the former head of the Bank of England.
Depotations aren't unprecedented. The "Trail of Tears" and the "Long Walk" were just two examples. Compare and contrast anyone?
April 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Depotations aren't unprecedented. The "Trail of Tears" and the "Long Walk" were just two examples. Compare and contrast anyone?
I'm proud to be a Spartan joining in the Mutual Academic Defense Compact along with NMSU and UNM.
April 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I'm proud to be a Spartan joining in the Mutual Academic Defense Compact along with NMSU and UNM.
I was told that German machine gunners were taught to shoot low at the legs of on coming American troops because buddies would help the wounded to get help in the rear. Instead of killing one soldier, possibly three would be removed from action. True or not, I would rather be a helper.
April 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I was told that German machine gunners were taught to shoot low at the legs of on coming American troops because buddies would help the wounded to get help in the rear. Instead of killing one soldier, possibly three would be removed from action. True or not, I would rather be a helper.
First they came for women. Then they came for transpeople. Then they came for gays. Then they came for the press. Then they came for lawyers. Then they came for judges. Then they came for tax paying immigrants. And foreign students. And the disabled.
Will they come for you or me next?
Will they come for you or me next?
April 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
First they came for women. Then they came for transpeople. Then they came for gays. Then they came for the press. Then they came for lawyers. Then they came for judges. Then they came for tax paying immigrants. And foreign students. And the disabled.
Will they come for you or me next?
Will they come for you or me next?
Why is rachel maddow show not showing to the end?
April 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Why is rachel maddow show not showing to the end?
I met a guy today that said his hope to get out of the current situation was in the secons coming.
Sound a little like the people in the depression who said "ther'll be pie in the sky, bye and bye."?
THAT'S A LIE!
Sound a little like the people in the depression who said "ther'll be pie in the sky, bye and bye."?
THAT'S A LIE!
April 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I met a guy today that said his hope to get out of the current situation was in the secons coming.
Sound a little like the people in the depression who said "ther'll be pie in the sky, bye and bye."?
THAT'S A LIE!
Sound a little like the people in the depression who said "ther'll be pie in the sky, bye and bye."?
THAT'S A LIE!
Giles Corey--"More weight"
March 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Giles Corey--"More weight"