Notes | Brutkey

Most definitely.

A photo of talk show host/comedian John Oliver and a quote attributed to him.

“THE FOUNDING FATHERS CREATED A SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES TO LIMIT THE POWER OF THE PRESIDENT, BUT IT ONLY WORKS IF SOMEONE FUCKING CHECKS OR BALANCES. AND IF YOU DON'T, IT'S NO LONGER ON TRUMP, IT'S ON YOU. BECAUSE WHEN YOU'VE GOT THE PRESIDENTIAL EQUIVALENT OF A FIVE-YEAR-OLD SHITTING ON THE SALAD BAR OF A RUBY TUESDAYS, AT SOME POINT YOU STOP BLAMING THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD, AND YOU START BLAMING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT STOPPING HIM.
STOP THAT BOY, THAT'S WHAT I AM SAYING. STOP THAT BOY, NOW.”

At press time, Frito-Lay has pledged to donate $26 million in Funyuns, Ruffles, Munchos, and Cool Ranch Doritos to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library. - the Onion
https://theonion.com/frito-lay-ceo-gifts-trump-gold-funyun/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMJwapleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHheEse7Y5N6hedb0XSrlFM-Xg_JtJF3I4J7FCovjhp7OBaWox97SsvvkW-xB_aem_AXG8YdeXnemMs4DNG4T9Xw

Brian Jopek
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Probably a good thing as the F-35 is a ginormous pile of shit that the venerable F-15 Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon and even the F-22 Raptor could (and have) run circles around.

https://www.defensemirror.com/news/40014

Brian Jopek
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BAM!
#FucktRump

Brian Jopek
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I was going through some of my stuff and ran across a copy I’d made back in 1987 of the Associated Press’s “Thought For Today;” at the time, I was working at my second radio station in southeast Kansas in the city of Iola.
Back then, we were still getting state and national news from our AP machine that typed out news, weather, sports, markets and features around the clock. Given what’s happening in the U.S. nearly 40 years after the A.P. printed this, it seems Mr. Hutchins wasn’t wrong.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY: THE DEATH OF A DEMOCRACY IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AN ASSASSINATION BY AMBUSH. IT WILL BE A SLOW EXTINCTION FROM APATHY, INDIFFERENCE AND UNDERNOURISHMENT.” ROBERT MAYNARD HUTCHINS, AMERICAN EDUCATOR (1899-1977).

Brian Jopek
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12 August, 2018 and Jagger on deck completely focused on his peanut butter-bone, the primary target a few treats inside under that peanut butter.
#DogsOfMastodon
#GoldenRetrieverLover
#MissinMahBud

Brian Jopek
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It was about a year ago I was on deck minding my own business when a black bear diddly bopped across the yard right in front of me and stopped for a second. I said “Hi, buddy!” He looked at me and then continued on his merry way. This sighting from last year, and another one Sunday morning of a black bear cub that popped in and out of sight before I could get a picture of it, made me think of a tune by Zebra from ‘84.
#MusicOfMastodon
#80sAlbumRock
#NorthernWayOfLife

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zkoN2IhwlKg

Brian Jopek
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‘Tis beyond FUBAR indeed.

“A DOGE kid gets beat up in DC and it’s DefCon1; hundreds of bullets into federal buildings with officer killed in Atlanta and it’s crickets; violent mob attacks Capitol wounding dozens of officers and it’s pardons for all.” - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island)

Brian Jopek
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Republicans in Congress just allocated $30 billion to ICE to hire 10,000 new officers so it can ramp up deportations.
But the Administration’s interest in boosting ICE’s headcount from 20,000 to 30,000 is bumping up against multiple challenges, including finding applicants who are both qualified and willing to live in parts of the country where ICE is intent on deploying more agents. - Brian Bennett
https://apple.news/AxMEIecRvST6C7HBHBu9LWA

Brian Jopek
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Newsome had warned in a speech in June that “other states are next.”
Trump “was just getting warmed up in Los Angeles,” Newsom posted separately on Monday. “He will gaslight his way into militarizing any city he wants in America. This is what dictators do.” - Chad De Guzman
https://apple.news/AcGiQRmhKT1KJGNoZu5lOXQ