Marcus Penn

Marcus Penn

@marcuspenn.com

Father, Husband, Marine Veteran, Digital Forensics Guy, Geek, Atheist, DemSoc. I think clever things that sound stupid out loud. Roll for initiative.

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This is not legal advice, just the musings of an old Sergeant. If you are refusing to follow what you believe to be an illegal military order, stand your ground. Respectfully refuse the order. If offered NJP/Article 15 you should refuse and demand trial by court martial.

We live in a fucking simulation. Only answer for this insanity.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Jon Ossoff has spent more money on makeup -- and by the way I wear very little and I do it myself. Yaaaaaaaaaaahhhh. Because if you don't put a little on, you look a little bit like a dead person. I don't want to look that way. But he goes full bore."

"It's a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe. They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego." -Donald J Trump

Missouri Republicans are ghouls.

Missouri Independent@missouriindependent.com

Missouri will not use optional federal exemptions designed to help low-income people keep Medicaid coverage when they are hospitalized, travel for medical care or live in areas affected by disasters or high unemployment. #moleg #mogov

Housing prices sinking while everything other thing is soaring means we are in for a real bad time.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Housing director Bill Pulte lies his ass off: "The cost of a new home is in some cases 20%, 30% lower than it was under Biden ... President Trump was crushed inflation."

Centrists are losing their shit that Bernie and Bannon are attending an anti-AI event saying Bernie’s a hypocrite. Best part is it appears none of them actually read the articles they’re sharing. The headlines are all trash for clicks when there is zero evidence the two will even cross paths.

Fuck Donald Trump. It will take a generation to fix US institutions he has broken. It will take many to fix the damage to the rest of the world.

I fucking love flying kites and this crushes my soul. Here’s a pic of two kites. One flown by me and one by my son.

Zeteo@zeteo.com

Israel is now stopping children in Gaza from even flying kites. Israel announced it would strike areas where kites are flown and force residents from their homes. @premthakker.bsky.social breaks down the psychological war being waged against Gaza’s children. Subscribe to zeteo.com

I’ve worked with CD and juvenile officers professionally, and I’m sad to say most interactions with CD weren’t great and none with the juvenile officers. I don’t know tbe solution, but both systems need immediate help.

“Anti-Semitism is a canary in the coal mine of fascism. It’s one of the oldest bigotries that has caused those of the Jewish faith a tremendous amount of pain, from pogroms to the Holocaust, Jews have always been singled out by those in power as a scapegoat for instability and economic volatility.

People in power cause a resilient, nascent anti-Semitism is a constant threat, especially as economic instability makes those in power seek out old targets. They’re not very creative usually. They just always rehash the same propaganda over and over again.

This is precisely the reason why I am terrified of the conflation of anti-Zionism and antisemitism. The conflation is dangerous.” -Hasan Piker, at Oxford Union, 2025

“So I’m really into the idea of deporting all the brown people. And white people I just don’t like, too.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Homan: "We don't arrest people based on the color of their skin. I'm actually an equal opportunity deporter"

This interview (and interviewer) is literally insane.

Oliver Larkin@oliveralarkin.bsky.social

I’m not going to mince words because the truth makes people uncomfortable. Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza.

I can’t wait until Google Fiber is available at my house. They have been running the main fiber lines on this side of town over the last couple of months. Mediacom is fucking garbage.

Don’t be that guy against anti-grooming laws.

Marcus Penn@marcuspenn.com

You think a law against grooming children is weird. I’ve seen the messages groomers send children. I’ve seen the pictures and videos that are then demanded. I’ve watched the forensic interviews of children that were raped by their groomer. You should *really* reflect on that.

If Democratic primaries in WI and MI can teach the Democratic party anything, it’s that progressive ideals such as Medicare For All, AI data center bans, and ripping apart ICE (I love this line from Flannigan) have vast support. PLEASE mainstream Dems, adopt these!

Margin of error in Senate primary polls have a margin of error of 13% going back to 1998. More bad takes.

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

I have defended pollsters and their work has been pretty darn accurate now for years. But I’m curious about how they have now twice vastly overestimated the support of progressive candidates.

I help fight Internet Crimes Against Children for a living. Seeing the public join that fight makes me hope for a better future.

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Who are we kidding? Those numbers will never win elections! 🤪

GodlessPrimate@godlessprimate.bsky.social

Remember this when they say progressive policy ideas are unpopular. They're lying to you. Check out the list, then ask yourself who does those ideas hurt and who do they help.

Us white people are going to get drug kicking and screaming to a better world, I swear.

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu One side wants fascism. The other side wants healthcare as a human right. To even attempt to conflate the two is absurd.

The State of Missouri is deploying Microsoft Copilot to employees starting tonight. I am curious how long it will take for this to go really bad.

The number of lobby firms here in Jefferson City supporting the repeal of the income tax is incredibly troubling. I saw a gas lobby and a soy bean lobby with support signs this week. What does it say when only special interests are supporting a ballot initiative?

I find it hilarious there are Vote Blue Mo Matter Who folks on the hellsite saying they will actively sabotage Abdul if (and by if I really mean when) he wins the primary.

Parmesan cheese is one of my cooking secret ingredients. There are just so many ways to work it into something without a dish becoming “cheesy.”

A few show and book recommendations. Widow’s Bay, I laughed more than I should (in a good way) for a mystery/horror show. Monaco: Legacy of Monsters, I just like monster movies and shows Red Rising saga, it does nothing but escalate the entire time.

Ope. I noticed my handle was suddenly invalid. Turns out my domain expired because my bank merged with another and my card on file was no longer accurate. All fixed now!

Where is Mitch, Terry? Where is Mitch, Robert? Where is Mitch, Melissa? Where is Mitch, David? Where is Mitch, Dylan?

Keith Edwards@keithedwards.bsky.social

Meet the senior staff running Mitch McConnell's DC office. You pay their salaries. You're entitled to know what they're keeping from us. Let them know how you feel.

He’d like to keep this to law enforcement he says as he stands behind a podium with his political opponent named and pictured. Definitely my favorite part of this followed closely by all the really shitty hats.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Wow -- Ken Paxton and his team abruptly shut down a news conference and bail after journalists try to ask him about his various scandals

We have a lot of work to do to roll back the GWOT surveillance and crime state. This includes joining the ICC and prosecuting our own GWOT political and military war criminals.