{"id":229,"date":"2025-03-18T11:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T18:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/?p=229"},"modified":"2025-03-18T11:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T18:09:34","slug":"march-18-2025-old-man-screams-at-clouds-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/march-18-2025-old-man-screams-at-clouds-again\/","title":{"rendered":"March 18, 2025 &#8211; Old man screams at clouds again&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20201213_133535-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-230\" src=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20201213_133535-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"A landscape, dominated by dark gray clouds that fill the majority of this picture, though a small area is illuminated beyond the gloom, revealing a landscape of color and light beyond the darkness, and the tree line kept in silhouette by the gloom dominating the landscape.\" width=\"474\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20201213_133535-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20201213_133535-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20201213_133535-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20201213_133535-1536x747.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20201213_133535-2048x996.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a better day coming, but it sure ain\u2019t here yet.<\/p>\n<p>Hello again, folks.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve returned for no apparent reason to talk about nothing much at all.<\/p>\n<p>Just a bit of housekeeping to keep the record straight.<\/p>\n<p>For what it\u2019s worth&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Like a Dagwood sandwich, life has become a bit more than I can squeeze into a single bite.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dagwood.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-231 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dagwood-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon character Dagwood Bumstead with a classic example of the sandwich bearing his name.\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dagwood-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dagwood-768x819.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dagwood.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So be it. I enjoy a good challenge&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>The Point<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve been considering the nature of this little blog, which as neglected and ignored as it is, still stands as an artifact of my existence. Sporadic and random, but still here.<\/p>\n<p>As is so often the case in life, I find myself contemplating growth and my journey through time and space. Much more so recently, as life grows more and more \u201cinteresting\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6week-timeline-of-corruption.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238\" src=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6week-timeline-of-corruption.jpg\" alt=\"A six week timeline of corruption, detailing some of Trumps more eggregious crimes.\" width=\"925\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6week-timeline-of-corruption.jpg 925w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6week-timeline-of-corruption-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6week-timeline-of-corruption-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The point being, I\u2019ve been thinking about putting this space to use as an instrument of resistance to the fascist takeover of these United States.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blowme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-237\" src=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blowme-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon dandelion smiles and says &quot;Blow Me&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blowme-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blowme.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For whom it may concern, I am entering the following into the ongoing public record:<\/p>\n<p>Recent events have developed to the point where I am compelled to declare my support for freedom, democracy, the constitution, and decency. I want there to be no doubt that I stand proudly against fascism and the billionaire class currently engaged in violating our rights and civil liberties, while stealing and hoarding all the world\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fuckingmoron.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-239\" src=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fuckingmoron-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Trump cross-eyed with a red ball cap that says &quot;FUCKING MORON&quot;\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fuckingmoron-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fuckingmoron.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let me state a few things for the record, even if they might seem obvious and redundant:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am not a Trump supporter.<\/li>\n<li>I am not interested in arguing the point, I will block you or do whatever is required to remove you from my awareness.<\/li>\n<li>I am not a traitor to my country, constitution, and all that is decent, so therefor I can not tolerate MAGA.<\/li>\n<li>I am not sitting idly by while the orange turd sucking menace tries to sell us all into bondage.<\/li>\n<li>I will speak out, I will fight back, I will use my voice &#8211; and that means this space.<\/li>\n<li>I will also continue to post whatever I feel like sharing, and to celebrate life in every way I can.<\/li>\n<li>Final point: fuck the MAGA cruelty and their entire agenda. My life is mine to live as I see fit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So fair warning, if you don\u2019t want politics in your feed, you should mute this blog.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/donaldtrump.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-233 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/donaldtrump-300x291.webp\" alt=\"Trump mug shot\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/donaldtrump-300x291.webp 300w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/donaldtrump.webp 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-234\" src=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"Trumps hair flies up in the wind, revealing a very bald scalp.\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump.jpg 616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trueblueline.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-235\" src=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trueblueline-300x158.webp\" alt=\"True blue line on an American flag represents the police force, it falls away, revealing a swastika flag.\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trueblueline-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trueblueline.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/troublesCauseRebels.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-236\" src=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/troublesCauseRebels-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Anonymous says: It isn't the rebels who cause the troubles of the world. It's the troubles that cause the rebels.\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/troublesCauseRebels-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/troublesCauseRebels.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Because I intend to go there.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your time and attention!<\/p>\n<p>~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&rsquo;s a better day coming, but it sure ain&rsquo;t here yet. Hello again, folks. I&rsquo;ve returned for no apparent reason to talk about nothing much at all. Just a bit of housekeeping to keep the record straight. For what it&rsquo;s worth&hellip; Like a Dagwood sandwich, life has become a bit more than I can squeeze &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/march-18-2025-old-man-screams-at-clouds-again\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">March 18, 2025 &#8211; Old man screams at clouds again&#8230;<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,48,47,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2025-update","category-fuck-trump","category-resistance","category-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240,"href":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions\/240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}