David Epithet
davidepithet.bsky.social
David Epithet
@davidepithet.bsky.social
Semi-retired environmental engineer; avid reader; amateur naturalist, photographer, and musician; anti-plutocrat; oneironaut.

My observations on iNaturalist:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=scriv&verifiable=any
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By the way, here's my standard disclaimer. Some of you may know me by my work for a certain nonprofit. This account is my personal account and has nothing to do with that nonprofit, other than I am, obviously, me. Opinions expressed here are my own.
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🖋️ “Trump’s Unauthorized Wars and the Illegal Seizure of Venezuela’s President” hit 500 signers!

💬 Text SIGN PZWETF to 50409
Trump’s Unauthorized Wars and the Illegal Seizure of Venezuela’s President
Text SIGN PZWETF to 50409 — I am writing to demand that Congress immediately reassert its constitutional authority over war and peace in response to President Trump’s escalating and unauthorized military aggression. President Trump was elected after promising to end America’s involvement in foreign wars and pursue an “America First” foreign policy rooted in restraint. Instead, his administration has launched or threatened military action across multiple regions—without congressional authorization, without transparency, and without a coherent strategy. U.S. forces have conducted airstrikes in Nigeria. The administration has bombed Iranian nuclear processing facilities and publicly threatened direct military intervention in Iran’s internal protests, declaring the United States “locked and loaded.” Those threats prompted warnings from Iranian leaders that U.S. troops in the region could be targeted in retaliation. At the same time, U.S. military assets have been staged for potential land wars in Venezuela and Colombia. Most alarming, the Trump regime has now publicly asserted that it has taken custody of Venezuela’s sitting president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife following what it described as a large-scale military operation. Venezuelan authorities dispute this account and have demanded proof of life, while reporting explosions, low-flying aircraft over Caracas, widespread power outages, and strikes affecting both civilian and military sites. Venezuela has declared a state of emergency and ordered national mobilization in response, while neighboring countries have begun taking military and humanitarian precautions amid fears of regional escalation. If the regime's claim is accurate, the forcible seizure of a foreign head of state by U.S. forces constitutes an unauthorized use of force and an act of war under international law. No president has the authority to abduct a foreign leader, conduct regime-change operations, or initiate hostilities without explicit authorization from Congress. None of these actions were preceded by a declaration of war or a specific Authorization for Use of Military Force. They violate Article I of the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution, which exists precisely to prevent presidents from dragging the nation into war through secrecy, impulse, or distraction. This is not a collection of isolated incidents. It is a pattern of reckless and undisciplined warmongering that places U.S. service members in immediate danger. Even limited military operations involve grave risk; those risks multiply when missiles are fired, aircraft fly combat missions, and adversaries are provoked into retaliation. If the United States has seized Venezuela’s president—or even appears to have done so—every American soldier, sailor, pilot, and diplomat in the region becomes a potential target. Congress cannot abdicate its responsibilities. I urge you to: 1. Demand immediate public explanations and classified briefings from the White House and Department of Defense on all recent and ongoing military actions. 2. Convene oversight hearings to examine legal justification, civilian harm, strategic objectives, and escalation risks related to operations in Venezuela, Iran, Nigeria, and the broader region. 3. Invoke the War Powers Resolution to require the immediate cessation of hostilities absent explicit congressional authorization. 4. Use Congress’s power of the purse to block funding for any unauthorized military action. 5. If hearings establish that the president has willfully violated the Constitution or federal law, initiate impeachment proceedings as required by your oath of office. No president may wage war by decree or seize foreign leaders under cover of chaos. Congress must defend the Constitution, protect U.S. service members, and stop this dangerous slide into permanent, unauthorized war.
resist.bot
January 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I first started believing in Science when I was abducted by a marauding band of Scientists, taken to their Science Lair, and injected with their Science Chemicals.
January 3, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Ahem. I think I speak for many of us here when I say,
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!
This concludes my statement. Thank you.
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If you can’t milk your cow two to three times a day, you should just turn it off.
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Valley carpenter bee, Xylocarpa sonorina. #insects #bees
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Menifee CA #NoKings

We were set up at the busiest intersection in town. Total attendance was about 500.
October 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Getting ready to go for a walk with a few hundred friends!

This morning's cactus bloom seems auspicious.
October 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The agency intends to establish a continuous surveillance program staffed by analysts who will examine online activity around the clock.
Records Show ICE is Building 24/7 Social Media Surveillance — Konsyse
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing a 24/7 social media monitoring system using contractors.
www.konsyse.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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22 years later he would be running our country with near-total impunity. 🇺🇸
July 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
What they say: bias
What they mean: inconvenient truth
July 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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🤔🤔🤔🤔
July 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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July 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Pelicans
June 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Watching that parade, he looks like he needs a diaper change
June 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
June 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Good to know! The $100 million lawsuit filed by Enrique Tarrio and other pardoned Proud Boy Jan 6ers was filed by none other than Florida white nationalist lawyer Augustus Invictus, who frequently defends neo-Nazis.

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June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I just got off the phone with a friend in Las Vegas. He was walking past a protest on Wednesday night, and got swept up in a police blitz. Slammed against a bollard and cuffed. No Miranda, nothing. Thrown into a paddy wagon and hauled off. Finally released at 2 am this morning.
June 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Tomorrow is the big day. Our goal: to show the power of the 3.5% rule right here in the U.S. Over 100,000 coalition members and their families will be attending events across the country to help as needed.
June 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
He will violate any law in the name of Law & Order.
June 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Heh
June 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I wonder if Elon still has that "TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING" cap.
June 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Check out the new grandson youtu.be/xKH3Hj4lqLs?...
grandson - BRAINROT [Official Video]
YouTube video by grandson
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May 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The idea that racism (or any other social ill) will go away if you simply ignore it, is facially absurd.
May 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM