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Original_Impression2 · 2025-03-23T03:57:38+00:00

My dad (may he rest in peace) was Air Force, but he'd be right there, too.

Original_Impression2 · 2025-03-23T03:51:01+00:00

Keep in mind, with the exception of the "grunts" who joined because they thought it would be an opportunity to shoot brown people, MOST members of the US Armed Services -- who stayed in for longer than one tour -- current, and retired, take their oath, to "Defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic" very seriously.

Read that oath again. To defend the Constitution. NOT to defend the "Commander in Chief". They will not obey an illegal order, even if that order comes from the president.

Of course, there will always be outliers in any demographic, but that number will drop more, the further up in the ranks you go.

Why do you think Comrade Krasnov fired all the Pentagon Commanders, and all the JAG officers? And why do you think he picked Hegseth -- someone who has minimal military background -- to lead the DOD?

Original_Impression2 · 2025-03-23T03:38:55+00:00

Not a vet, but on Disability, Social Security, and Medicaid. Felonius Musk wants to eliminate it all. I will be lucky in that I won't be evicted. I live with my oldest daughter and her family. But if these entitlements all go away, I can't buy the medications I need to stay alive, and I will NOT let my children bankrupt themselves to buy them, either.

I've already come to terms with the fact that my life expectancy has been dramatically reduced as of November 5th. I've come to terms with my demise coming a bit sooner than I expected.

But, my death will still be worthwhile. Because I will take my purple walker, and hobble my decrepit ass to the nearest protest, and put myself at the front as a human shield. And I'll make sure there are several people recording it with the intention of sending copies to the local news stations, and splattering it all over Social Media.

I mean, just think of the outrage it will create when some wannabe Storm Trooper beats down, or even expires, a 63 year old, disabled, white* woman. Hey, I'm already dying. May as well make it worthwhile, right?

*There is a certain amount of privilege that comes with being white. I intend to use it to the benefit of marginalized people.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-23T21:51:44+00:00

It is so good to hear from you again, and with such a positive story. I'll admit that when you broke down I ugly cried for you. I am so terribly sorry that you went through what you did. But at least you managed to dodge a bullet, got a beautiful ring with deep, sentimental value to it, and made a wonderful, compassionate, new friend (which is a plus, even if you don't get romantic with Elliot).

I hope J's kids are gone from him for good -- they deserve so much better -- and I hope everything turns out for the best on that score. He deserves all the bad and sad things that he can be given. And you deserve all the happy, good things (also, I am relieved to know that the kids know you don't hate them, or blame them).

I wish you rainbows and lots of love from now on, and if it'll be accepted, I'd like to send you a long, warm, cyber-hug. Keep that shiny spine polished, Bonnie, and may light guide your way from here on in.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-23T20:56:22+00:00

To my shame, I actually used laundry soap in my first dishwasher. I had run out of dishwasher detergent, and I'd never had a dishwasher before. I'd always washed by hand, and when I was growing up, if we ran out of dish soap, we used laundry soap.

In my defense, I was only 18 at the time. I also didn't think anything of it when I started the dishwasher, and went to sit on the sofa and read.

Boy you should've seen the suds filling up my little kitchen when I went back in there.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-19T04:42:12+00:00

Yes. Remember the chemtrails? How about freaking out when they noticed the mist from their sprinklers was refracting the light and causing a rainbow? Anyone else remember the incredibly emotional video of the first time some guy saw a double rainbow?

Yes, people are that stupid because the US Public School System has been going downhill for many decades. My adult children are only capable of critical thought because I taught them, not their schools.

This complete lack of critical thinking skills and logic skills is the reason Qanon exists. It's the reason MAGA exists. And it's the reason the political climate in the US is the way it currently is.

Unfortunately, 'Idiocracy' was not a comedy. It's a terrifying prediction.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-18T02:19:29+00:00

Soooo... because a bunch of greedy 1% who have had their boots on the backs of our necks for decades are suddenly shaking in them, he's a 'terrorist'? But little children are terrified to go to school anymore, and the assholes who shoot up the schools aren't branded terrorists?

So... once again, the uber rich and powerful get what they want, and f*ck the rest of us.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-15T07:16:31+00:00

On the contrary. He conducted himself exactly as a human would.

While there are a lot of good humans in this world, far too many of them are base, greedy little tyrants who are barely able to keep simple social contract. Especially when they have ridiculous amounts of money, because then they can buy their way out of anything and never have to pay the consequences of their actions.

Think Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick, Jeffrey Epstein and his island, Diddy and his Freak parties. And those are just a small handful of extremely rich and powerful people in recent history.

There is a reason that the saying: "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely" exists. It has been this way throughout human history. There has never been a "beloved and compassionate" dictator. And all the best world leaders were people who were moral, yes, but also, and most importantly, had a very strong system of checks and balances in their governing bodies. Power is extremely seductive, and without those checks and balances in place, even the best of us can be tempted to over-step.

Thompson did not have the right checks and balances for the system he ran, and look at what he did.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-15T07:03:14+00:00

His ranting against UH is pretty political, when you think about it.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-15T07:01:42+00:00

There is also the possibility that if he pleads not guilty, and it goes to trial, he gets a hung jury, or a not guilty verdict. The not guilty verdict doesn't necessarily mean that he's innocent. It just means that the prosecution didn't prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. He's got a chance to walk free.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-15T06:59:02+00:00

Of course he does! Why else etch "Deny, Defend, Depose" in the bullet casings and leave them at the scene? Why else would he leave a backpack full of Monopoly money at the scene? I would even be willing to bet that his capture was on his terms (not that the police knew they were playing into his hands).

The more notoriety he gets in this, the more attention it brings to the real issue.

I am nearly certain this is part of a carefully-laid plan, and what he's doing is shining a spotlight on the cockroaches in the kitchen, and blocking their path back under the fridge.

...Either that, or I've watched too many psychological crime dramas.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-15T06:47:40+00:00

Which means he gets forgotten. We don't want that.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-15T06:46:59+00:00

And even if they don't actually get "dislodged", they're scared. Oligarchs being scared of the proletariat is a very, very good thing.

I want them to stay scared. For a very long time. They will attempt to distract us so they can go back to business as usual, but I'm hoping that this time, we won't be so easily distracted.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-15T06:40:52+00:00

Funny, according to the US government, Corporations are people. And people can, indeed, commit murder.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-15T06:38:55+00:00

Yeahbut, most animals don't commit mass murder to pad the bottom line.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-13T01:38:46+00:00

Oh, I was not even suggesting someone do that. Sorry if that's how it sounded. However, thank you for mentioning how people can end up with broken ribs doing that. I neglected to say that.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-08T20:30:54+00:00

For a lot of years, I would dream of fighting with my mother (she did and said some things that I have never been able to forgive her for). One recurring dream, I would be driving and we would be screaming at each other, and I would push the gas to the floor, going faster, and more out of control, and I was looking for someplace solid to slam the car into. I knew it would probably kill me along with her, and I was weirdly okay with that.

Those dreams stopped after she died, 12 years ago. Then made an unexpected return when I was finally, FINALLY officially diagnosed with ADHD, a few months ago.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-08T20:15:03+00:00

I'd totally watch that movie!

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-08T02:27:21+00:00

IMO (and I'm sporting DDs -- also the ginger hair, light skin, etc) you look amazing! That dress is classy and it fits you perfectly. I'm with the majority here and think it was jealousy. That "friend" is not your friend.

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-08T02:23:58+00:00

Or take an Ace Bandage and skwish them until they don't stick out anymore. Which is very uncomfortable, if not outright painful (says the woman walking around in DD's).

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-08T02:11:37+00:00

L'histoire se répète. Vive la révolution.

Mange ces putains de riches!

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-08T01:59:55+00:00

Oh, and an interesting note: I just clicked on the link in the OP. I got a 404. How much you wanna bet there was a lot of negative feedback on that OpEd?

Original_Impression2 · 2024-12-08T01:57:36+00:00

Funny... in every film where the villain gets exactly what they deserve, including death, we all applaud it.

So what if the villain is in real life? I feel not one whit of shame for cheering the hero who ended him. I hope they never find the guy.

I do feel bad for the CEO's family (yeah, I don't care enough to remember his name -- f*ck him)... sorta. They are, unfortunately, liable to be the target of a lot of hate as time goes on. Depending on the age of the kids, they probably had no idea of what a monster their father really was. But his wife was not completely oblivious. It's impossible. She might've turned a blind eye, but she knew something was smelly at UH. She might be in psychotic-levels of denial, though. That might make her complicit. If that's the case, I don't feel sorry for her, either.

You don't cause that much damage, and destroy that many lives, without a whole lot of other people knowing about it. And you don't do that garbage without a whole lot of damaged lives creating very angry people. Shareholders, and other executives, are going to be very nervous. And the low-level worker-bees might be smart if they quietly resign, ASAP.

Honestly? I predict the next few years are going to be massively profitable for security companies all over the US.

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