James Freeman

How it’s going this morning.

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If he goes to prison, make sure he has rope 🤭

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OK, I’ll just put this out here for the sake of making imperfect historical analogies, but good enough for government work.

The United States attacking #Iran is akin to Nazi Germany attacking Stalin’s Soviet Union. No good guys, but one’s the aggressor.

Call it Operation Bubbarosa.

#fascism #war

OK, you’re dad-joking hard right now.

Proceed apace.

How’s it going today? Oh, about like this.

Yes, World, It's Worse in America Than You Think Earlier this week, a friend from Australia sent me a text.

Exactly this. It’s not just that the United States is under fascist siege, it’s that this country also has been shattered in every way you can think of.

Maybe we can stop Trump, but I’m highly pessimistic that we can put America back together.

I certainly hope his bone spurs don’t impact his swing too badly.

This certainly is going well, don’t you think?

And it’s 1, 2, 3 what are we fighting for? Don’t ask me I don’t give a damn, next stop is in Iran,
And it’s 5, 6, 7 open up the pearly gates, Well there ain’t no time to wonder why, WHOOPEE we’re all gonna die!

(“Country” Joe McDonald, RIP)

It turns out the U.S. did a “double tap” attack just as emergency responders were arriving at the girls’ elementary school. This is what the Russians do routinely in Ukraine.

That’s a war crime under international humanitarian law.

How is this real

Iranian cells in the States now have the permission structure to take out or poison the water supply of a major city.

Won’t end well. We war-crimed first.

My grades totally improved. Made the dean’s list.

Cutting your bar time in half matters.

FWIW, I moved to North Platte, Neb., a single 21-year-old and moved back to BR a married 22-year-old. I married the wire editor of my newspaper.

The editor said he’d give it a year. He’s now dead, but we’re still married going on 43 years later.

Mine is locked down as much as I can manage, but still. . . .

I remember feeling like it was the gray market when you could buy a telephone instead of renting it from the phone cops.

I kinda hated giving up the nice little phone I rented from Northwestern Bell back in ‘83 when I moved back to BR to finish school at LSU.

I miss being able to easily find out what someone’s damn phone number is without paying for a web subscription.

Still have a rotary phone in the living room as a display piece. We used the thing until we ditched the land line.

I also miss being able to slam down the receiver in somebody’s ear. ;-)

Over the years at protests- over the entire range of issues- women have been warriors. Kats bruised butt is not a new phenomenon.

Meanwhile, MarkWhine alpha dude has a security detail our taxes pay for.

Never see alpha boys in the hood.

Pops took a gummy and he can’t handle the big table #dad #edible #artmuseum #roberttherrien YouTube video by DREAM RAY

As I recall, (way) back in the day, I would laugh my ass off, pretty much, at a recitation of the telephone book.

Of course, Gen Z and Gen Alpha, are asking right now “What’s a telephone book?”

Which I find hilarious completely straight.

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What we all suspected is moving beyond suspicion. #Epstein #Trump

The devolution of man:

Enact a truly progressive income tax and cancel the Perkins Canal boondoggle, and Nebraska would be able to reduce property taxes *and* balance the budget.

But we wouldn’t be able to coddle the rich and keep the po’ folks down if we did that, would we?

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That goes triple for educated young people.

And we’re getting there.

But the poor and working classes, they’re just screwed. And the fascist idiots who are destroying what used to be a pretty damn good place to live could not care any less.

The state’s deficit is structural, due to stupidity.

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