PapaJ
@michiganpapa.bsky.social
INDEPENDENT Boomer / Socialist / UAW Retiree / AF Vet / Single-Payer Healthcare / Free College / Anti War / Anti Racism / End Poverty & Homelessness / I don't do DM.
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"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable."
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn
"Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered."
William J. Brennan (Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
William J. Brennan (Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
December 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
"Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered."
William J. Brennan (Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
William J. Brennan (Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
Louis D. Brandeis
Louis D. Brandeis
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
Louis D. Brandeis
Louis D. Brandeis
"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable."
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn
December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable."
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn
"If the truth threatens power, it will be buried under noise."
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
December 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"If the truth threatens power, it will be buried under noise."
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Trump says fuck a bunch o 'checks and balances'. Only checks he gives a rats' ass about are the ones made out to his sorry ass. 🤬
December 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Trump says fuck a bunch o 'checks and balances'. Only checks he gives a rats' ass about are the ones made out to his sorry ass. 🤬
"The best mind-altering drug is the truth."
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"The best mind-altering drug is the truth."
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin
"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
December 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
"Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind."
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
December 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind."
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
One of my favorite Howard Zinn quotes...
"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable."
"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable."
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
One of my favorite Howard Zinn quotes...
"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable."
"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable."
Unseal the fucking documents already! 🤬
Federal judge in Florida orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts and records in Epstein probe
Story by Kara Scannell, CNN
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Federal judge in Florida orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts and records in Epstein probe
Story by Kara Scannell, CNN
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Unseal the fucking documents already! 🤬
Federal judge in Florida orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts and records in Epstein probe
Story by Kara Scannell, CNN
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Federal judge in Florida orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts and records in Epstein probe
Story by Kara Scannell, CNN
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
"Honorable is the person who is aware of their power yet refrains from inflicting harm onto others."
Egyptian proverb
Egyptian proverb
December 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Honorable is the person who is aware of their power yet refrains from inflicting harm onto others."
Egyptian proverb
Egyptian proverb
"A greedy man is always poor."
Persian proverb
Persian proverb
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"A greedy man is always poor."
Persian proverb
Persian proverb
Good morning. Make it a good one. ☕✌️
December 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Good morning. Make it a good one. ☕✌️
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength."
Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer
December 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength."
Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Senator Tom Cotton (Arkansas) in defending the second strike on the Venezuelan boat said that "...of course our military always obeys the laws of war...". I immediately thought of the My Lai incident in Vietnam (1968). Not so sure the senator knows wtf he's talking about.
December 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Senator Tom Cotton (Arkansas) in defending the second strike on the Venezuelan boat said that "...of course our military always obeys the laws of war...". I immediately thought of the My Lai incident in Vietnam (1968). Not so sure the senator knows wtf he's talking about.
Beautiful, sunny 20-degree morning. I can see why groundhogs hibernate...Have a good day ☕✌️
December 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Beautiful, sunny 20-degree morning. I can see why groundhogs hibernate...Have a good day ☕✌️
“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
African Proverb
African Proverb
December 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
African Proverb
African Proverb
If calcium chloride crystals ice melt worked on Immigration and Customs Enforcement I'd buy a truck load of it. 🤷♂️
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
If calcium chloride crystals ice melt worked on Immigration and Customs Enforcement I'd buy a truck load of it. 🤷♂️
"Pete Hegseth is either 'incompetent' or 'lying' over strike:"
Rand Paul
I would go with both lying and incompetent. He's an incompetent liar but that's another story.
Rand Paul
I would go with both lying and incompetent. He's an incompetent liar but that's another story.
December 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"Pete Hegseth is either 'incompetent' or 'lying' over strike:"
Rand Paul
I would go with both lying and incompetent. He's an incompetent liar but that's another story.
Rand Paul
I would go with both lying and incompetent. He's an incompetent liar but that's another story.
"The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human."
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
December 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human."
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley