Some might call it that. Conscientious objector. Retired Technology Director, ACLU of Ohio. Musician. Views are my own, until they go viral. Also on🧵, same handle. Wooster, Ohio, he/him.https://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3mmzts7cpkk2o𝗛𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳, 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗲?30 May 2026 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzts7cpkk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3mjtxsu7j5s2c𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯, 𝗨𝗦 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲. New York Times gift article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/iran-hormuz-strait-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cFA.vfqp.hOiYUlvaAetm&smid=nytcore-ios-share19 Apr 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtxsu7j5s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3mh6ygu2sg226Good explanation of passkeys, here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6ygu2sg226https://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3mbold6ymxc2v𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀. “Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said he had spoken to "all" of the oil firms before the raid took place, without specifying what these conversations involved.” https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-oil-companies-venezuela-action-1130745905 Jan 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbold6ymxc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3m7l2ckt6dc2kRural and underserved communities will be particularly affected. This is by design. https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/09/repub/new-student-loan-rule-could-dissuade-people-from-advanced-nursing-degrees09 Dec 2025 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7l2ckt6dc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3m7koyawiw22qOn the one hand, he pardons drug traffickers; and on the other, without evidence, he executes people he suspects of trafficking who have not even been arrested, let alone charged, tried, and convicted. wapo.st/4iIDPeP https://wapo.st/4iIDPeP09 Dec 2025 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7koyawiw22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3m7jor7cm622f45 years ago today. Remembering John Lennon.09 Dec 2025 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7jor7cm622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3m7dcth5si22f𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁? 𝗕𝘂𝘁, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯.06 Dec 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dcth5si22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lzcdo675y22s𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 “𝘆𝗲𝘁.” Note also the data cited from the ADL regarding the source of extremist attacks and domestic terror plots, near the bottom of the article. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/no-evidence-charlie-kirk-shooting-left-wing-groups-rcna23251320 Sep 2025 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzcdo675y22shttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lz6ydutrfk2rThe irony of an article that reports the Governor lamenting Ohio’s population loss and his desire to increase student enrollment and retain graduating students, accompanied by a picture of him signing a bill that will decrease student enrollment and reduce student retention after graduation. https://www.cleveland.com/open/2025/09/with-ohio-population-projected-to-drop-dewine-urges-college-recruitment.html?gift=25630503-f088-4a2f-9434-1b86ec24792319 Sep 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz6ydutrfk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lxsnib56rs2yA beautiful day in Wooster, Ohio, for a public witness against authoritarianism in our country. Zoom in to see how one attendee was very well prepared - through the simple flip of their sign - to respond to the haters : )01 Sep 2025 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxsnib56rs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3ltuhu3xm3c2bIf you are looking for reasons to be hopeful - something that seems to be in short supply these days - I encourage you to read this article. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2025 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltuhu3xm3c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3ltuc5koiik2m“I’m Hackin’ It.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltuc5koiik2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lshbxruvos2vI think this headline is incomplete. It should say, “GOP leaders in US Senate struggle to lessen pain of Medicaid cuts for rural hospitals, but with little concern for people who need healthcare.“ [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshbxruvos2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lschwirzg22vYikes. I just used an app password to set up email notification for a backup program. Here I was, thinking I was being careful. Glad I was using a throwaway Gmail account. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2025 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lschwirzg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lroq7qrnxk2tCongratulations! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2025 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lroq7qrnxk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lrjrlahrm22lThat’s right! It’s up to us, friends. https://www.acluohio.org/en/donation-information [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jun 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjrlahrm22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lpikrriiec2sStaff members at the Bureau of Labor Statistics could be fired for releasing accurate economic information that doesn’t match this administration’s narrative. Combine this with their earlier proposal to change the way that GDP is calculated, and future economic reports will be meaningless. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/18/trump-statisticians-economy-figures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other19 May 2025 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpikrriiec2shttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lphaehfybc2k“So: There’s enough state money, (likely $1 billion-plus next budget year) to subsidize private schools in Ohio, but not enough money to achieve statewide fairness in funding Ohio’s public schools?” https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025/05/stadiums-schools-libraries-remain-knotty-items-as-june-30-budget-deadline-looms-thomas-suddes.html18 May 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lphaehfybc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lperoplxtk2iThese aren’t errors. They are willful actions. Everyone in the U.S. is entitled to due process. Everyone. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/16/trump-administration-another-error-high-profile-deportation-0035537717 May 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lperoplxtk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lpep3wyg422hThe termination of grants, reductions in staff, cuts in the budget, and slashing of research and training programs - even if reversed by a future administration - will negatively impact our country for decades. https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/05/16/nsf-cuts-endanger-research-that-improves-economic-growth-national-security-and-your-life/17 May 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpep3wyg422hhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lowgd7hank2qhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/11/mothers-day-us-birth-rates11 May 2025 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lowgd7hank2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/liberalclaptrap.bsky.social/post/3lowfzyti6c2qThink I’m finally posting something that isn’t critical of the Trump administration? Keep reading. But it’s not just this administration that bears the responsibility. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/05/bagged-romaine-lettuce-food-safety/682734/?gift=JsYeEIsQz5InPBX0ZMfjv6JWj54AyyfQcvWJ8-i19ew&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share11 May 2025 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:bacmhfzsi6ncjb5e224robgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lowfzyti6c2q