Paul Shoffner
@pondwarrior.bsky.social
Curator of quotes, photographer,
creative arts, blues musician,
defender of democracy; beware clueless knaves and bloviating jackasses
creative arts, blues musician,
defender of democracy; beware clueless knaves and bloviating jackasses
“Petulance is not power,
it is a sign of helplessness.
People may temporarily
be cowed by your tantrums,
but in the end
they lose respect for you.
They also realize they
can easily undermine a person
with so little self-control.”
- Robert Greene
it is a sign of helplessness.
People may temporarily
be cowed by your tantrums,
but in the end
they lose respect for you.
They also realize they
can easily undermine a person
with so little self-control.”
- Robert Greene
December 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“Petulance is not power,
it is a sign of helplessness.
People may temporarily
be cowed by your tantrums,
but in the end
they lose respect for you.
They also realize they
can easily undermine a person
with so little self-control.”
- Robert Greene
it is a sign of helplessness.
People may temporarily
be cowed by your tantrums,
but in the end
they lose respect for you.
They also realize they
can easily undermine a person
with so little self-control.”
- Robert Greene
Fact-checking this malignant narcissist spew revealed that his claims, boasts, slanders and usual malevolence contained 90% LIES, half-truths and vile distortions.
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Fact-checking this malignant narcissist spew revealed that his claims, boasts, slanders and usual malevolence contained 90% LIES, half-truths and vile distortions.
OK to acknowledge reality.
We welcome you back.
We welcome you back.
December 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
OK to acknowledge reality.
We welcome you back.
We welcome you back.
Leadership failure is inevitable
when the politics of power
replaces the rule of law.
www.bizcatalyst360.com/why-politici...
when the politics of power
replaces the rule of law.
www.bizcatalyst360.com/why-politici...
December 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Leadership failure is inevitable
when the politics of power
replaces the rule of law.
www.bizcatalyst360.com/why-politici...
when the politics of power
replaces the rule of law.
www.bizcatalyst360.com/why-politici...
Superficial analyses of why certain tech billionaires are aligning with Trump tend to fixate on issues like taxes and regulations,but that’s only part of the story. Tech plutocrats like Thiel and Musk already have money. Now they want power-as much as money can buy...
newrepublic.com/article/1839...
newrepublic.com/article/1839...
December 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Superficial analyses of why certain tech billionaires are aligning with Trump tend to fixate on issues like taxes and regulations,but that’s only part of the story. Tech plutocrats like Thiel and Musk already have money. Now they want power-as much as money can buy...
newrepublic.com/article/1839...
newrepublic.com/article/1839...
“The scandalous bronze-lacquer age of hungry animalisms, spiritual impotences, and mendacities, will have to run its course, till the pit follow it.”
-Thomas Carlyle
-Thomas Carlyle
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“The scandalous bronze-lacquer age of hungry animalisms, spiritual impotences, and mendacities, will have to run its course, till the pit follow it.”
-Thomas Carlyle
-Thomas Carlyle
“Governance left to the vile and filthy
makes politics a very dirty game.”
-Paul Bamikole, Trees by the river
makes politics a very dirty game.”
-Paul Bamikole, Trees by the river
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Governance left to the vile and filthy
makes politics a very dirty game.”
-Paul Bamikole, Trees by the river
makes politics a very dirty game.”
-Paul Bamikole, Trees by the river
“To agree on keeping a status quo that can't be kept has nothing to do with consensus. It's decadence.”
-Hilmar Kopper
-Hilmar Kopper
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“To agree on keeping a status quo that can't be kept has nothing to do with consensus. It's decadence.”
-Hilmar Kopper
-Hilmar Kopper
“To agree on keeping a status quo that can't be kept has nothing to do with consensus. It's decadence.”
-Hilmar Kopper
-Hilmar Kopper
December 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“To agree on keeping a status quo that can't be kept has nothing to do with consensus. It's decadence.”
-Hilmar Kopper
-Hilmar Kopper
“…people keep giving him their hard-earned money. This is what it's always been about for him and he never takes responsibility for his actions, he never pays for anything whether it is lawyers or anything else."
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December 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
“…people keep giving him their hard-earned money. This is what it's always been about for him and he never takes responsibility for his actions, he never pays for anything whether it is lawyers or anything else."
lnkd.in/eAFN6jui
“Fascism is not in itself
a new order of society.
It is the future refusing to be born.”
-Aneurin Bevan
"Racism kills people.
It kills people!"
- Daniel Kaluuya
a new order of society.
It is the future refusing to be born.”
-Aneurin Bevan
"Racism kills people.
It kills people!"
- Daniel Kaluuya
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
“Fascism is not in itself
a new order of society.
It is the future refusing to be born.”
-Aneurin Bevan
"Racism kills people.
It kills people!"
- Daniel Kaluuya
a new order of society.
It is the future refusing to be born.”
-Aneurin Bevan
"Racism kills people.
It kills people!"
- Daniel Kaluuya
…all the best people…
December 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
…all the best people…
“The biggest mistake of a democratic country is to underestimate the power of a democratically elected pro-fascist leader because it is always easier to destroy a castle from within!”
-Mehmet Murat ildan
-Mehmet Murat ildan
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
“The biggest mistake of a democratic country is to underestimate the power of a democratically elected pro-fascist leader because it is always easier to destroy a castle from within!”
-Mehmet Murat ildan
-Mehmet Murat ildan
"Ridicule is the best test of truth.”
- Lord Chesterfield
“The distrust of wit
is the beginning of tyranny.”
- Edward Abbey
“The devil's aversion to holy water
is a light matter compared
with a despots dread of a newspaper
that laughs.”
- Mark Twain
- Lord Chesterfield
“The distrust of wit
is the beginning of tyranny.”
- Edward Abbey
“The devil's aversion to holy water
is a light matter compared
with a despots dread of a newspaper
that laughs.”
- Mark Twain
December 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"Ridicule is the best test of truth.”
- Lord Chesterfield
“The distrust of wit
is the beginning of tyranny.”
- Edward Abbey
“The devil's aversion to holy water
is a light matter compared
with a despots dread of a newspaper
that laughs.”
- Mark Twain
- Lord Chesterfield
“The distrust of wit
is the beginning of tyranny.”
- Edward Abbey
“The devil's aversion to holy water
is a light matter compared
with a despots dread of a newspaper
that laughs.”
- Mark Twain
“The word I use is hubris.
Our word for arrogance
that scrapes the stars,
for violence and towering rage
as ugly as the gods.”
- Madeline Miller,
The Song of Achilles
Our word for arrogance
that scrapes the stars,
for violence and towering rage
as ugly as the gods.”
- Madeline Miller,
The Song of Achilles
December 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
“The word I use is hubris.
Our word for arrogance
that scrapes the stars,
for violence and towering rage
as ugly as the gods.”
- Madeline Miller,
The Song of Achilles
Our word for arrogance
that scrapes the stars,
for violence and towering rage
as ugly as the gods.”
- Madeline Miller,
The Song of Achilles
"As a British writer quipped,
“there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid”.
"At his best, man
is the noblest of all animals;
separated from law and justice
he is the worst."
-Aristotle
“there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid”.
"At his best, man
is the noblest of all animals;
separated from law and justice
he is the worst."
-Aristotle
December 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"As a British writer quipped,
“there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid”.
"At his best, man
is the noblest of all animals;
separated from law and justice
he is the worst."
-Aristotle
“there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid”.
"At his best, man
is the noblest of all animals;
separated from law and justice
he is the worst."
-Aristotle