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Bob
@bobmueller.bsky.social
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Writer of 3. Father of 8, grandfather to 5. Agnostic-atheist husband to a female evangelical pastor. Veteran. Genealogist. Political orphan. Occasional pedant & windmill tilter. Fountain pen user. #Oklahoma
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What do I talk about here? What are my Voice issues?

* Police and official misconduct
* Wrongful convictions
* Human trafficking
* Justice reform

I also follow genealogy, veteran's issues, history, and a variety of other topics. It's that whole "Writer Unfocused" concept.
"For more than a century, in fact, the government has been trying and failing to prevent politically disfavored intoxicants from reaching American consumers."

And did I miss a formal declaration of war by Congress?

reason.com/2025/10/1...
Trump erroneously thinks killing suspected smugglers is the key to winning the drug war
Until now, the president concedes, interdiction has been "totally ineffective." Blowing up drug boats won't change that reality.
reason.com
Fell down a WITSEC rabbit hole courtesy of the YouTube algorithm. Plus, I hit a new bookstore, and decided it was time to close the Mystery Writers Forum.

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https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/witsec-bookstores-and-mystery-writing/
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This is my shocked face.

Just kidding. Not surprised at all at the good behavior.
Well done, everyone!!!! Police included. Not kidding, this is how giant peaceful protests should be
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Zero arrests by NYPD is actually astounding to me
The forum software I'm running keeps an error log.

It's currently over 70 *gigabytes.* 🤔🧐😳
This would, as I understand it, allow me to vote for anyone I want in either party during a primary election. I shouldn't be forced to chose between parties at the primary. #Oklahoma
There is simply no excuse for this amount of damage to a dwelling when you're not even sure if the target of the warrant is there at the time, or has ever lived there. None. Every single officer involved needs to be held personally responsible.

reason.com/2025/10/1...
This Indiana city doesn’t have to pay an innocent mom $16,000 after police wrecked her home, court rules
Law enforcement launched 30 tear gas canisters into Amy Hadley's home, smashed windows, ransacked furniture, destroyed security cameras, and more. The government gave her nothing.
reason.com
So many people keep vacillating about teh idea of secession at all, even "soft secession." The left has said for years that the right can't secede. But then they wish for Texas to get out of the union.
There's nothing in the Constitution that forbids secession. I just want consistency.
See? I'm innovative!
This is a national punctuation alert! (H/T ThisIsTrue.com)
This data is five years old. We need current data.
Everything they warned us about is coming true. The only thing they got wrong was which party would be in power.

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An Oklahoma girls basketball coach shows his kids what integrity looks like.

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It's funny to listen to Spotify commercials when ProtonVPN connected me to a server in the Netherlands.
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Compassion isn’t a weakness.
Empathy isn’t a sin.
Cruelty isn’t a strength.
Vengeance isn’t a virtue.

“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness." -Isaiah 5:20
I've been in favor of safe haven baby boxes since I heard about them years ago. But this article made me think more about the concept along with how it could be improved.

time.com/7299476/bab...
Why Baby Boxes Are Suddenly Everywhere
Devices to help parents anonymously surrender an infant are spreading across the U.S., stirring emotions and debate.
time.com