Morgan Wade
morganwade.bsky.social
Morgan Wade
@morganwade.bsky.social
Software engineer and writer. Author of historical fiction novels Paper & Rags, Bottle & Glass, and The Last Stoic. See more at http://morganwade.ca.
Unfortunately they are waiting for any excuse to escalate so peaceful, non-violent protest is best.
January 9, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Putting paid to the lie that the ICE surge is meant to be keeping communities safer. They are creating the crime. They are increasing the risk of getting shot.
January 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
By his own admission, and that of his supporters, he's deeply immoral. That's what they love about him - the permission they believe he grants them to be equally unconcerned with morality and to indulge their prejudices and hatreds.
January 8, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Good thing that ICE is keeping the nation safe from poets and mothers of three.
January 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
And anyway, there are many things wrong with that analogy.
January 8, 2026 at 12:45 PM
"...to benefit the people of Venezuela and the US." We know where the $ will go - to massive, gilded ballrooms, marble encrusted auditoriums with his name bolted on, gladiatorial combat and other spectacles staged on WH grounds. Circuses for the rich, nothing for the common folk. Nero would blush.
January 7, 2026 at 12:28 AM
It's bad enough that Trump continues to peddle these lies, desperately and obsessively, but as has been apparent for a long time, he suffers from a mental illness. What's worse, in a way, is the cravenness of those around him who know better but enable him anyway.
January 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM