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ret5hd
ret5hd's Journal
ret5hd's Journal
February 7, 2026
Apropos of nothing...but EVERY gas station...
that ICE uses has an emergency button that stops all gas pump power.
coincidence? maybe.
January 28, 2026
one year ago...
gold was about $2800/oz
silver was about $32/oz
today $5200/oz and $115/oz
i dunno
something is gonna break.
January 24, 2026
Dirty Old Town - Townes Van Zandt
(i had not heard this version before
i love it. such pain)
January 20, 2026
Get to know Greg Bovino (life details):
January 17, 2026
i have not heard this before re: epstein's "death"...
maybe im slow. (bad cop/mob enforcer was epsteins cellmate)
January 17, 2026
just heard trump is disappointed:
he thought it was a Piss Prize.
he saw it was yellow, and his hearing aint what it used to be.
January 11, 2026
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Padlock the door and board the windows
Put the people in the street
"It's just my job, " he says "I'm sorry."
And draws a check, goes home to eat
But at night he tells his woman
"I know I hide behind the laws."
She says, "You're only taking orders."
That's how every empire falls
A bitter wind blows through the country
A hard rain falls on the sea
If terror comes without a warning
There must be something we don't see
What fire begets this fire?
Like torches thrown into the straw
If no one asks, then no one answers
That's how every empire falls
Time for some John Prine:
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Padlock the door and board the windows
Put the people in the street
"It's just my job, " he says "I'm sorry."
And draws a check, goes home to eat
But at night he tells his woman
"I know I hide behind the laws."
She says, "You're only taking orders."
That's how every empire falls
A bitter wind blows through the country
A hard rain falls on the sea
If terror comes without a warning
There must be something we don't see
What fire begets this fire?
Like torches thrown into the straw
If no one asks, then no one answers
That's how every empire falls
January 10, 2026
always remember: there are GOOD people out there:
(something smiley for a saturday morning)
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