J. Brett Howell
jbrett19.bsky.social
J. Brett Howell
@jbrett19.bsky.social
I have recently heard his supporters saying Drumpf doesn’t actually intend to take the illegal and dangerous actions he has proposed/floated, but rather these are just a ploy to create more favorable conditions for negotiations.
February 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Meanwhile at the Treasury, Musk’s “team” gets to work…

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Office Space - Floppy disk / virus install scene
YouTube video by RP
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February 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
To be clear, what was proposed today WRT Gaza is essentially ethnic cleansing…a war crime
February 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Our current administration continues to fail to deliver on the promises made during the campaign to address inflation, I find myself revisiting the thoughts and positions of those who fought this fight previously

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Steal This Book (50th Anniversary Edition)
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February 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
February 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
And if you are in a leadership position, use your power to create a healthy work environment so that in the long run you can sow the seeds of being a trustworthy business partner.

They cannot control all of us if we refuse to let them. Resist.
February 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Be aware of which companies you patronize and don’t give your business to these organizations. Refuse to be an exploited worker when possible (either resist the policies or, where possible, find a job with an organization that appreciates and fairly compensates you for your efforts).
February 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
emulate these exploitive cultures) may be hurt, but the only way to fight back is to starve these companies of the resources they need to succeed (and instead invest those resources in environments that emphasize employee satisfaction, growth and well-being over profit).
February 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Don’t patronize these businesses, and where possible, seek employment away from them.

I dislike that the talented and innovative folks who worked hard to find success at companies like Tesla, Twitter, SpaceX, Starlink, Amazon and Meta (and all the companies now attempting to
February 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
their work environment - then this is not going to stop.

The working masses have control simply because we have the numbers. Leaders cannot force an organized work force to sacrifice quality of life and accept unfair, exploitive management practices if workers simply refuse to accept those terms.
February 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
As long as good, smart, hard working people continue to line up for the opportunity to work for leaders who view them with contempt - leaders who see workers as merely a means to extend the leaders’ wealth without concern for the impact of the chaos and stress created by the demands of
February 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Drumpf’s tariffs will be no different than the taxes imposed on tea sold in the colonies in 1773 that led to the Boston Tea Party and ultimately the American Revolution.

Here we go again…
January 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Inclusion: the practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those who have physical or intellectual disabilities and members of other minority groups

Why is this bad?
January 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Equality: the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities

Why is this bad?
January 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Diversity: the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.

Why is this bad?
January 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is getting absurd.

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Trump directs Pentagon and DHS to prepare migrant housing at Guantánamo Bay
Trump said earlier Wednesday that the U.S. has "30,000 beds in Guantánamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people."
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January 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Decided I need to rewatch “Band of Brothers” to remind me what was sacrificed in fighting fascism and that the Holocaust was a really bad thing that the Nazi’s did and of which they should be ashamed
January 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM