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@johnsickels.bsky.social

Retired baseball writer, novelist, teacher, and many other things; pro-democracy, anti-fascist; original series Star Trek fan; cats; Beavis and Butthead; Pink Floyd; pro-freedom, pro-love; father of autistic son

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This is totally evil and a very very large step down the slippery slope to religious fascism. The only point of this is to harass people, divide them, embarrass them, shame them, make transgender people "other" so they can be isolated and purged.

Sickening. I am ashamed to be a Kansan.

26.02.2026 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unfortunately I doubt there are many Albert Speer types around who will resist the Nero Order to destroy the country once Orange Adolf realizes he has lost.

15.02.2026 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have been fully retired from baseball writing for a few years now, going on six.

It was good to me for a long time and I am thankful for that, but I must admit I do not miss it.

I especially do not miss daily blogging and the way I was treated by Vox Media towards the end.

14.02.2026 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The choice in 2024 was between a candidate who helped stop sex trafficking of women and girls vs a candidate who was in charge of sex trafficking women and girls and boys and who raped so many people. 2/3rds of this country were like "meh both are the same". And that's why we are where we are.

14.02.2026 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 70    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I believe his title is Reichsfuhrer-GOP

11.02.2026 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The real question, Tom...do you read Sutter Kane?

11.02.2026 16:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

President of what?

11.02.2026 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At this point, they didn't have the budget for a shuttlecraft. It wasn't until they made a deal with AMT model kits and AMT helped finance a shuttle mini for filming that they could start doing shuttle episodes. Before that it didn't come up in scripting. In my head canon it was due to weather.

07.02.2026 02:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As Trump's dementia progresses, his already leaky social filters will continue to weaken.

He's at the "posting racist memes" phase.

Within 6 months he will slip and use the Nword in public. Mark it down.

06.02.2026 21:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He just oozes menace and bad faith. A poisonous presence even worse than Trump, because he is more conscious than Trump is.

30.01.2026 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

President Melakon

30.01.2026 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The dog was obviously a domestic terrorist.

27.01.2026 00:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Part of this is probably to get them out of Minnesota, probably send them to a red state that may not extradite easily once the murder charges come.

25.01.2026 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weโ€™re barely 1 year into Trumpโ€™s term and Republicans have already abandoned their 60+ year commitment to the 2nd Amendment out of pure fealty to their king.

25.01.2026 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 188    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

"You mistake, too, the people of the North. They are a peaceable people, but an earnest people and will fight too, and they are not going to let this country be destroyed without a mighty effort to save it."--- William T Sherman

25.01.2026 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Diversity is a positive good.

22.01.2026 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On my mom's side, I am Palestinian and Greek, immigrated in 1960s.My mom had blond hair when she was a kid.On my dad's side Dutch-German-English mixture. "Sickels" derives from Van Sickles who came to New Amsterdam in the mid 1600s. My middle name is Arabic. I love having a mixture of backgrounds.

22.01.2026 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Then Herman Goering as head of the Prussian police gave the new SA-cops absolute immunity for any crimes committed attacking Jews, non-nazis or people who protested.
History doesn't repeat exactly but it sure as hell rhymes. 2

16.01.2026 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of the first things the Nazis did after taking power was hire Sturmabteilung thugs into the regular national police forces and firing anti-Nazi cops. 1

16.01.2026 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The immorality of invading Venezuela and "running it" is exceeded only by the stupidity and impossibility of the task.

03.01.2026 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

D) Anonymously pay off a bunch of GoFundMes. E) Big checks every year to every food bank and woman's shelter in the country

29.12.2025 23:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What about the bum who vaporizes himself with the phaser? Perhaps his death is what creates the TOS timeline by setting in motion events that lead to advanced genetic engineering, nuclear rocket engines, and suspended animation by the 1990s...the death of the bum sets up the Eugenics Wars.

27.12.2025 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love is that Christopher's jet is an F-104 Starfighter, which was notorious for being very fast but very fragile. It would definitely not hold up to a tractor beam. Of course I know logically that they just used available stock footage but it is fun to believe they picked the 104 on purpose.

27.12.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah...I can see that...although as you point out, WTF. That said, I have an acquaintance who is both a Trek fan and a reactionary militarist (although not quite as bigoted as Miller), so I guess it happens.

23.12.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Someone in Trump's orbit is a Star Trek fan...."USS Defiant", which has never been a US Navy name, is a big part of Trek lore. That and the Space Force Star Trek logo...someone knows the aesthetics of the franchise, but seems to have missed the larger point...

23.12.2025 05:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish I could answer that. I can tolerate small amounts of mozzarella. But ever since I was a little kid, the texture of cheese and most flavors has just been repulsive to me. I had a lot of sensory and taste issues as a kid and that is one i never grew out of.

17.12.2025 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unfortunately I hate cheese. What about ice cream? Study that someone!

17.12.2025 23:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is not a good movie but it has its moments. The transporter accident is a great bit of horror...especially for an 11 year old in 1979.

16.12.2025 00:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If someone tried to write this character into a novel or movie, it would be rejected as unrealistic cartoon evil. No offense to cartoons or cartoonists.

15.12.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of my son was allergic to breast milk. Without formula he would have starved to death.

08.12.2025 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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