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Dave Hopper
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Dogs, music, photography and political mud wrestling are the roots of my existence. Retired IT executive.
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This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
"I'd like to share a story from a local paper in Coldwater, Michigan dated to the 9th of April, 1945. It tells how the US Army, under General Patton--the US 3rd Army--came onto what you might call a detention center just outside the village of Ohrdruf, Germany. The US Army brought the leading citizens of Ohrdruf to tour the facility, which turned out to be part of the Buchenwald network of concentration camps. A US Army colonel told the German civilians who viewed the scenes, without muttering a word, that they were to blame. One of the Germans replied that what happened in the camp was (quote) 'done by a few people, and you cannot blame us all.' And the American, who could have been any one of our grandfathers, said, 'this was done by those that the German people chose to lead them, and all are responsible.' The morning after the tour, the Mayor of Ohrdruf killed himself. And maybe he did not know the full extent of the outrages that were committed in his community, but he knew enough. And we don't know exactly how ICE will use this warehouse. But we know enough. I ask you to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf might have thought before he died. Maybe he felt like a victim. He might have thought, 'how is this my fault? I have no jurisdiction over this.' Maybe he would have said, 'this site was not subject to local zoning, what could I do?' But I think, when he reflected on the suffering that occurred at this camp, just outside of town, that those words would have sounded hollow even to him. Because in his heart he knew--as we do--that we are all responsible for what happens in our community. I urge the council to take action to stop, or stall, or at the barest minimum to think creatively about how to exercise oversight over this proposed ICE facility. Thank you."
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
dhopper521.bsky.social
@minakimes.bsky.social love your spots on ESPN and your videos on YouTube. But I just saw your blind QB ranking and can’t believe you had Elway so low. 5 Super Bowls, two wins and a SB MVP. He dragged weak Denver teams to 3 SB. You get a pass though because you maybe didn’t see him live.😀 Cheers!
December 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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tizzywoman.bsky.social
@aoc.bsky.social delivers a #CupOfJoe full of dire warnings.

Trump wants to replace doctors with AI to determine whether Medicare patients get the care they need.

Make no mistake, this is a direct attack on Medicare.
September 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
dhopper521.bsky.social
Don’t know what it will take for Dems to realize that the old ways won’t work. Love Pelosi but she needs to move on. Gerry C great guy but does not have what we need. Hakeem has to shed the old and push the new. D Congress looks like a bunch of folks worried about their job and investments.
January 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
If we survive this election I may have to write a long long piece on how journalists have used the word "defiance."

In THIS case, it is fucking stupid for Trump to return to Butler.

But he has to go bc nothing else is bringing the old juice.

www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/u...
Mr. Trump’s return to Butler, a small rural community an hour outside Pittsburgh, is an act of proud *defiance* for a former president who has now survived two attempts on his life during this campaign. Some of his supporters plan to attend the rally as an act of defiance of their own. Others said they found the idea of returning to the scene of the shooting too daunting.
October 5, 2024 at 10:30 AM