Why am I, at my age, still a radical progressive socialist?
“Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence.” – Christopher Hitchens
America has never been a paradise for minorities, but now that it’s becoming shitty for the majority, suddenly, and finally, the panic sets in.
America was founded as a white nationalist nation.
The Fugitive Slave Act, a Marshall service to enforce it, citizens guilty of a crime if they hide slaves or refused to aid in their capture, the Underground Railroad resistance; how many parallels do we need to admit history is repeating itself?
The joys of aging
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Getting old isn’t for the faint of heart. I managed to reach 71 with only having to deal with COPD. But between now and the end of the year I’ll have a replacement hip and find out if I have lung and/or prostate cancer. It wouldn’t surprise me. Considering all the abuse I inflicted on my body over the years, I’m genuinely amazed to only have to deal with a potential cancer diagnosis after 7 decades.
Diversity
Saturday, August 16, 2025
By going to unnecessary extremes in addressing immigration this regime is undermining the thing that made America stronger than other nations, our diversity. A monoculture is weak, a single disease like fascism can spread quickly. But in a pluralistic society the mixing of cultures makes the whole society stronger and more resistant to diseases like fascism and racism.
A weapon of ICE destruction.
I will be seriously disappointed if every protester from now on isn’t armed with a Hogie.
I predict because of Trump’s unconstitutional meddling the coming midterms won’t be finalized until the next presidential election, should we have one. Trump will throw such a hissy fit after losing bigly in the midterms that he might cancel future elections…as an “emergency” action.
I’m done with trying to be even minimally respectful toward the ignorant, racist, misogynistic, assholes who support, defend, and enable Trump. Agree with me? You’ll enjoy this.
Never forgive, never forget. I will never, until my dying day, forgive Trump, Thiel, Musk, Graham, Trump’s family, and everyone who voted for him for ruining the last few years of my life and the future of kiddos across the country. And I’ll do all I can to make sure no one forgets what he’s done.
REFUSE. TO. COOPERATE. Do not capitulate. Fight fascism. 🖕🏼ICE.
When I first saw what Trump did to the Rose Garden my first thought was that in some respects Trump isn’t like Hitler at all.
Hitler built things, Trump destroys them. Hitler wanted his country to be respected, Trump is making us the laughing stock of the world. The SS wore uniforms, ICE doesn’t.
Bitcoin mining and data centers are consuming the water and electricity needed by their communities and no one is doing anything to control their activities. Why? Money. Money will always matter more to governments than people.
Since anyone can buy an outfit sufficient to pretend to be ICE to commit crimes like rape or kidnapping, as some already have, it won’t be long before there’s a fatality because we have no way to ensure who’s ICE. That’s why we require LEOs to wear uniforms and identification.
ICE could not be committing their fascist and unconstitutional crimes if Congress and/or the SCOTUS were doing their jobs of supporting the Constitution.
But they aren’t.
They’ve allowed Trump to reduce our 3 branch government to one, the executive.
I take comfort in thinking about how beautiful the Earth will be again once we’re gone.
Those apocalyptic movies about the planet after man don’t appreciate how resourceful Earth can be when not being harassed.
I’m very concerned that we’re entering a reality in which we will no longer know what’s real and what isn’t.
I’ve worked with mis- and disinformation. This time we’re doing it to ourselves.
The vast majority of Ai and deep fake falsities and regime fantasies are destroying trust and reality.
We live in a world where competition is more important than cooperation.
To be a good competitor you need to beat the other team, you need to express your superiority.
Competition pits us against each other. Cooperation teaches us to rely on and support each other.
Edict on homelessness
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Josh lays it out. bsky.app/profile/j… Trump is criminalizing homelessness to make sure that he doesn’t run out bodies to fill those private prisons his buddies run. Then all prisoners will become slave labor. He’s already raising prices to where, eventually, more and more people will go broke and wind up on the streets, then prison. Read it and get pissed off. www.whitehouse.gov/president…
I guess there haven’t been any caravans of drug-dealing, gun-running, gang members at the border in 6 months.
Good thing, too, because the Border Patrol is busy assisting ICE in rounding up U.S. citizens in Los Angeles.