Author Archives: John Lusk

Whining and complaining is an ancient tradition

It occurred to me this morning that whining and complaining is nothing new:

«The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”»

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exod.16.2,Exod.16.3&version=NRSVUE

Context: all the bitching and moaning about the Democratic party before the election, and now the rationalizations.

How to prepare to stop a flight if it includes deportees?

Ok, so, question for the collective wisdom of social media (read: mastodon):

Suppose the current administration actually does start putting deportees on commercial flights instead of chaining them up on military transports. How should I, as clueless passenger, prepare to make some good trouble?

I guess I should start by assuming I’m going to be arrested, too? Or at least ejected from the current flight?

So, I guess, before flying…

  • Speak to an attorney?
  • Make an earlier flight reservation so I have time for these shenanigans and still make my meeting or sales call or whatever?
  • Set aside some bail money? Or speak to a bail bonding agency to get some ducks in a row?
  • What else? I really am clueless about how to help here.

And as part of my agitation…

  • Ask for documentation as to why they’re being deported? How should I read it? What should I look for?

Wait, maybe I should google. Ha!

https://www.gettingthevoiceout.org/how-to-stop-a-deportation/

https://www.antiatlas-journal.net/anti-atlas/05-brewer-how-to-stop-a-deportation-flight/

Ugh, too much to read.

[Update: this over-protected, white-bread man is probably never going to be on a flight to Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Nicaragua, etc. (maybe Costa Rica), so… never mind!]

America: 1. Trump: 0. Trump’s Funding Freeze Melts Away.

And after all the hilarity:

«We were promised a newly efficient crew of flying monkeys who’d have all their ducks in a row and get right to work making with the creative destruction. They don’t seem yet to have arrived.

But do not get comfortable and Do Not Congratulate: These sick bastards never get tried of trying.»

https://www.wonkette.com/p/america-1-trump-0-trumps-funding

Nailed it, Wonkette; thank you.

SURPRISE SURPRISE, Project 2025 Was The Plan All Along!

«The New York Times was at least skeptical of Treasontits’ disavowals, but, headline:….»

https://www.wonkette.com/p/surprise-surprise-project-2025-was

You go, Wonkette. New insult with every other breath.

«weaponized incompetence»

https://www.wonkette.com/p/america-1-trump-0-trumps-funding

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«Wonkette prefers to weaponize dick jokes. Please become a paid subscriber if you too believe that the penis mightier than the sword.»

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Throw Biden Under the Bus | Yglesias

Not a giant fan of Yglesias when he seems to be being a contrarian just for the sake of it. Also, his voice sets my teeth on edge, so I can’t listen to his podcasts.

BUT. I think he’s right here. I think *one* of the criteria by which we might want to judge future Dems is how willing (and able) they are to detach themselves from Biden.

https://www.slowboring.com/p/throw-biden-under-the-bus