Retired IT professor who spends his plentiful free time pondering the mysteries of the universe. See my musings at https://profgeek.com/https://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mjf3d2l5vc2hI don't understand why allegations of sexual assault bring down almost all politicians except Agent Orange. Why is he exempt?13 Apr 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf3d2l5vc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3miu67diibk2tAre war crimes considered high crimes and misdemeanors?06 Apr 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu67diibk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mhyrpalv4s2dI'll be asking for my change in quarters. I'll touch nothing with Trump's signature on it.26 Mar 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyrpalv4s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mhyqvcmiqc2dI will suspend my use of dollar bills when Trump's signature begins to appear on them. I am surprised, however, that he didn't have his picture replace Washington's.26 Mar 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyqvcmiqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mhfzkdwisk2g"I'm not a real SECDEF but I play one on TV"19 Mar 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfzkdwisk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mgin3bllf22hGee, do you think the Nobel Peace Prize is off the table?07 Mar 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgin3bllf22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mgbk645lr22oWondering about torpedos in intl. waters, so I looked it up: Lawfully sinking a ship in intl. waters without being at war is the exception, not the rule. Outside self‑defense, piracy, statelessness, or UN authorization, doing so would almost certainly be considered a violation of international law.05 Mar 2026 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbk645lr22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mgbjrnpgus2eI watched Hegseth this morning (he was on every channel). I noted him say we had "complete air superiority." Later, Gen. Caine said we had achieved it at the edges, and were now going to move inward. Did he just refute his boss? That's OK. His boss is an idiot and so is his boss's boss.05 Mar 2026 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbjrnpgus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3meozvxpykc2oMany are equating ICE to the Gestapo. The more accurate comparison is to the SA (Sturmabteilung), or "storm troopers." The Gestapo didn't make a big show. They just quietly investigated people and then disappeared them. Note that the SA was eventually purged because they were too powerful.12 Feb 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3meozvxpykc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mcsagspixk2fWhat ever happened to Jim Jordan's "weaponization" committee in the House? It seems like he's taking a very low profile nowadays.19 Jan 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsagspixk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mcicrmmhzk22ICE is nothing more than legalized Proud Boys. They ignore the law, trample on rights, then dump citizens in parking lots hoping they won't know enough to file civil complaints. And when they kill somebody, there is no accountability. That has to be the scariest scenario in my lifetime.15 Jan 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcicrmmhzk22https://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mbupiippf22sIf you can slow-walk faster than a car is moving, it can hardly be called a deadly weapon.08 Jan 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbupiippf22shttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mbup26mnk22sSo they can't comply with the law because all that redaction is so difficult , but they've already tried and convicted a poor woman who has only been dead a few hours. To Minister of Proganda Noem: How's the ICE agent who got run over doing? I'll send him a card. What hospital is he in again?08 Jan 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbup26mnk22shttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3mamkdypbis2eThanks to Radio Free Canada for providing the 60 minutes piece for us to watch.23 Dec 2025 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3mamkdypbis2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3m6fx6izs7k24When Hegseth sobers up, he needs to take a look at UCMJ Articles 90 and 92. Then, for casual reading, he can check out the decision in United States v. Calley with regard to illegal orders. Is the killing of civilians in boats legal if they haven't been given due process?24 Nov 2025 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6fx6izs7k24https://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3m47jglfjv22kCan we move some of the ICE tear gas budget to SNAP? That ought to feed a few million people for a while.27 Oct 2025 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47jglfjv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3m3bgqj5mcs22Early in my career, I was a history teacher. Later, I transitioned into IT and have worked in that area for 40 years. Little did I know that the concept of versioning, so ingrained in IT, would one day apply to history as well.15 Oct 2025 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3bgqj5mcs22https://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3m2sexlxbls23Speaking of circumcisions, RFK needs to have his head circumcised.10 Oct 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2sexlxbls23https://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3m2fnnf27322uMy new design for ICE dress uniforms:04 Oct 2025 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2fnnf27322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3lzz2tn6tf22mLove this song: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16zxQbNdje/29 Sep 2025 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzz2tn6tf22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3lzgyrnvg6c2gIf Trump changed the name of the Defense Department to the War Department, why can't he change the name of the Department of Homeland Security to the Gestapo?22 Sep 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgyrnvg6c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3lzgweg2g7c2mSo what, exactly, is "inconsistent with the public interest?" I would opine that airing Trump lying would meet that standard.22 Sep 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgweg2g7c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3lzguga5i3s2mIf this isn't a caricature of the gestapo, then I don't know what is. https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/federal-agents-target-roofers-naperville/22 Sep 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzguga5i3s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3lyd5zkm5os2aThis is like a burgler who goes to court and uses the defense that he shouldn't be convicted because it will be very difficult to return what he stole. https://www.axios.com/2025/09/07/trump-tariffs-refunds08 Sep 2025 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyd5zkm5os2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3lxl6ogrcs22vIsn't it about time for Congress to make laws regarding the minimum qualifications for cabinet and agency posts? For example, minimum levels of experience in the public or private sector directly related to the job. Even an acting CDC head who isn't from the healthcare sector is unforgiveable.29 Aug 2025 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxl6ogrcs22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3lxkowdvizk27I wish the press would stop calling it deportation when someone is sent to a country other than the one they came from. It's called rendition.29 Aug 2025 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkowdvizk27https://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3lxkoa2caj227Just a thought, but what do you do if your Department of Justice is corrupt?29 Aug 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkoa2caj227https://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3lxijyfsuv22jThe President appoints with the "advice and consent" of the Senate. Is it possible to withdraw that consent?28 Aug 2025 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxijyfsuv22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3lxifwc3lns2jAs an Air Force veteran, I am disgusted at the AF giving Ashli Babbitt full military honors. She disgraced the uniform she wore. Hippocrites.28 Aug 2025 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxifwc3lns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/geekprof.bsky.social/post/3lxi6v63uws2qTrump invented a national emergency in order to unilaterally impose tariffs. Now that those tariffs have brought on an impending economic disaster, when is he going to declare the tariffs a bona-fide emergency?28 Aug 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:6zoicswyeeeartgyjxtf2req/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxi6v63uws2q