George Packer: "When Stephen Miller recently claimed that geopolitics is ruled by the “iron laws” of “strength” and “force,” he was expressing the administration’s approach to domestic governance as well. Those words are iron laws on American streets."

We just bought this @daveallennc.bsky.social photograph for above our fireplace. It's gonna cost a mint to frame in anti-reflective glass and real walnut, but hey if you want nice things they typically don't come free. #westernNC

This is too funny. I guess we can rest assured that fascism is not full-on gestapo level as long as Andy Borowitz is alive and out of jail!

I can't recommend this enough. He's King Theoden on a horse with a sword in his hand. .

Friedman coming out swinging. . www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...

Black walnut picture frame with a neat photo of ducks I snapped. #woodworking #woodwork #woodart #jasonswoodcreations #pictureframe #custompictureframe #customwoodworking #woodworker, #woodcraft, #wooddesign, #finewoodworking

Ye olde dog with the new fireplace. .

If we do not hold the most powerful people in our society to the same standards, the rule of law, it can be catastrophic. Jack Smith

I don't know the context, but this guy would have to be EXTREMELY strong and HELLA motivated in order for three agents to do this to him. Someday this has to end, and they have to be held to account.

Oh man did I feel good after reading this! . Trump Is About to Find Out What Every Bully in History Has Found Out open.substack.com/pub/newrepub...

This is the funniest

Couple of cutting boards recently completed. . #woodworking #woodwork #woodart #jasonswoodcreations #cuttingboard #facegrain #handmadekitchenware #cuttingboards #customwoodworking #woodworker, #woodcraft, #wooddesign, #finewoodworking

A guy named T.J. from Substack wrote this, it's crazy-good: . MAGA: "Masks and vaccine cards are government tyranny." Also MAGA: "Carry your papers and be ready to prove citizenship at any time."

Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal ain't taking this lying down! . “I call them made-up, fake, wannabe law enforcement. Because what they do is against not only legal law, but the moral law.”

Disgusted! We need veterans--and lots of 'em--to stand up. Law enforcement, where are you? Libertarians, let's hear you squawk like it was the old Tea Party days. Liberals, we must be strong and take our cue from the non-violent struggles of the past. Will, morality, courage! #fascism #insurrection

We're living with a lot of stupid, he says. We've got a small measles outbreak near me.

This year is the quarter-century anniversary of the United States. Can you believe how screwed up it is--right now of all times??!

Part of the utter shame of America is that we know the problems we have; we feel them in our hearts; our religions teach us of them weekly. Yet, not unlike Rome, we can't seem to find the will to solve them. This is how societies die.

People on the streets... Insanity laughs; under pressure we break... . You can't hear this song at a time like this (the streets of the Twin Cities) and not get teary-eyed...

damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis

FFS! Just Release the Epstein Files!

The face I see multiple times a day. .

A very pretty piece of ambrosia maple. Once those holes were filled, it was smooth sailing. . #woodworking #woodwork #woodart #jasonswoodcreations #cuttingboard #facegrain #handmadekitchenware #cuttingboards #customwoodworking #woodworker, #woodcraft, #wooddesign, #finewoodworking

Remember this bullshittery? Gosh the signs are all around us. No pun intended. Future historians--should there be any at all--will describe this whole thing as totally obvious, eminently predictable, and grossly astray from American traditions.

Sargent might be mischaracterizing this a bit. As I understood it, Rogan was saying that *some people* conceptualize ICE as the Gestapo, and therefore, others do not. But perhaps I am wrong. At least, Rogan is not "all MAGA all the time" and that is probably helpful to the cause.

"This is a national emergency. Trump is off the rails. His ICE and Border Patrol goons are loose on America. The havoc in Minneapolis will worsen and will occur elsewhere. Yesterday, someone else was shot there." R Reich

The DOJ this week asked a federal judge in Illinois to bar attorneys from mentioning the [Good] shooting in an upcoming trial because the jury may decide the case “based on their dislike for the actions of an agent in Minnesota." Jacob Knutsen

In this spirit of Manzanar relocation camp in the CA desert, we have ICE detention centers! Yay! (no applause) .

Of course you have to wonder what the fuck is wrong with 30% who are like "Sure, let's attack a NATO country for personal gain--why not?!"

💯 thank you 💛🌹

Gulp. Tom Nichols: "If Trump makes good on his recurring threat to use force to gain the island, he would not only blow apart America’s most important alliance; he could set in motion a series of events that could lead to global catastrophe—or even to World War III." . Will they impeach him NOW??

Last Wednesday, while sitting in the Oval Office, Donald Trump was reminded by a reporter that after the 2020 election, he had threatened “to use the National Guard to seize election boxes.” Without missing a beat, Trump responded, “Well, I should have.” @marcelias.bsky.social

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I spent some time yesterday holding a sign on my town's Main Street. It was pretty remarkable--not boring, really. My heart was beating faster than usual. It is a bit like getting up on a stage at karaoke or something--you know a lot of people are watching you, judging you, and even objecting to you

For those of you who pay for The Atlantic, this is a not-to-be-missed piece. It is very psychological and very compelling. .

I got into a bit of an argument today with someone when I told them that we are pretty close to living in a dictatorship. He suggested I didn't know enough about political science (my words) because I didn't know how bad Cuba was--THAT was a true dictatorship. True, but what of the US Constitution?

This Justice Department is, apparently, hopelessly corrupt now. The work required to reinvigorate it should law and order come back to the Federal government someday is unfathomable.

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This is important to remember, because it clearly demarcates how far the GOP has sunk, and how hypocritical it is at this point. Ever since Atwater, Nixon, Gingrich, and Limbaugh it has been downhill.

This is my retail space.

Octagonal clock. #woodworking #woodwork #woodart #jasonswoodcreations #wallclock #clock #artsyclock #mantleclock #customwoodworking #woodworker #woodcraft #wooddesign #finewoodworking

"The Drumhead" ST:TNG ends with this line: "Vigilance is the price we must continually pay." He means that in order to avoid fearmongering, demagoguery, and unconstitutional acts, vigilance is critical. We in America have allowed monstrous lapses of liberty to occur. We should be ashamed.

Working on this today, just finished. . #woodworking #woodwork #woodart #jasonswoodcreations #cuttingboard #facegrain #handmadekitchenware #cuttingboards #customwoodworking #woodworker, #woodcraft, #wooddesign, #finewoodworking

The AP writes that Congress is considering consequences for ICE activity, and Noem. And that this could be an inflection point. So I wrote my Congressperson, and one of my Senators--the other is Ted Budd and it would do no good to appeal to his better angels. I hope some change comes, it's fascism!

"That heaviness you feel, that drag on your mental health, that drain on your emotional energy and lethargy in the face of world events, like yesterday, is real." --Garrett M. Graff