Cliff W. Gilmore
@cliffwgilmore.bsky.social
Apartisan husband, adoptive father of two, grandfather, honorably retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, COO, PhD of organization and management with a leadership specialization, reader, writer, occasional actor, board game collector, dog & cat person.
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I am a retired Marine officer who swore an oath to support & defend the Constitution, not to a person or party, & who understands that an order against the “…and domestic” part of “against all enemies, foreign and…” is one of the most morally challenging orders a U.S. military member could receive.
Not as subtle as Dylan, but gets the point across.
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Not as subtle as Dylan, but gets the point across.
Setting aside that the statements in the video were verifiably accurate, what authority would the military have to investigate this matter?
His ignorance and that of those he panders to is… profound.
His ignorance and that of those he panders to is… profound.
I couldn't possibly - POSSIBLY - detest anyone more than I do this ugly fucking traitorous clown! 🤬🤬🤬
'Very serious violation of the law': Trump says military looking into Democrats’ video
www.alternet.org/trump-milita...
'Very serious violation of the law': Trump says military looking into Democrats’ video
www.alternet.org/trump-milita...
'Very serious violation of the law': Trump says military looking into Democrats’ video
One day after calling for six Democratic lawmakers to be arrested for “seditious behavior,” President Donald Trump is now claiming the military is looking into a video they recorded reminding members ...
www.alternet.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Setting aside that the statements in the video were verifiably accurate, what authority would the military have to investigate this matter?
His ignorance and that of those he panders to is… profound.
His ignorance and that of those he panders to is… profound.
She leads.
The stakes are too high to wait: we need to impeach Trump now.
I’ll be speaking at the Remove the Regime rally in Washington, DC this Saturday. I hope to see you there!
@flareusa.bsky.social @removalcoalition.bsky.social
I’ll be speaking at the Remove the Regime rally in Washington, DC this Saturday. I hope to see you there!
@flareusa.bsky.social @removalcoalition.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
She leads.
The irony of saying every order given within the illegally renamed “Dept of War” is lawful is delicious.
Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The irony of saying every order given within the illegally renamed “Dept of War” is lawful is delicious.
This word is suddenly contemporary.
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This word is suddenly contemporary.
This message is spot on.
There is nothing wrong with it.
There is nothing wrong with it.
#ResistanceUnited #DV1 #ProudBlue
A death threat to these proud veterans, for saying the right thing?
A temperamentally volatile, mentally immature Commander-in-Chief is a security risk for your nation and all other countries in the world.
A death threat to these proud veterans, for saying the right thing?
A temperamentally volatile, mentally immature Commander-in-Chief is a security risk for your nation and all other countries in the world.
This is the video that enraged Trump so much that he called for these Democratic lawmakers to be hanged.
They served our country, and now the President wants them dead because they said something he didn't like. We cannot become numb to these disgusting calls for political violence.
They served our country, and now the President wants them dead because they said something he didn't like. We cannot become numb to these disgusting calls for political violence.
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This message is spot on.
There is nothing wrong with it.
There is nothing wrong with it.
If you’re feeling a bit herky-jerked these days, it’s because you’re being herky-jerked.*
*See also: gaslit
*See also: gaslit
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If you’re feeling a bit herky-jerked these days, it’s because you’re being herky-jerked.*
*See also: gaslit
*See also: gaslit
Well, we wouldn’t want our hate symbols to be too divisive now, would we?
*headeskheadeskheadesk*
(Mine, not yours. Or maybe also yours, but of your own volition.)
*headeskheadeskheadesk*
(Mine, not yours. Or maybe also yours, but of your own volition.)
November 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Well, we wouldn’t want our hate symbols to be too divisive now, would we?
*headeskheadeskheadesk*
(Mine, not yours. Or maybe also yours, but of your own volition.)
*headeskheadeskheadesk*
(Mine, not yours. Or maybe also yours, but of your own volition.)
Sounds like a bad plan. Of course, he ain’t what one would call a “planner,” so there’s that.
Very on brand. Putin must be so pleased.
Here is Trump's full 28 point plan for Ukraine. It would destroy Ukraine as a sovereign state and leave it helpless to face a Russian attack in the future. It would also give Putin full vindication and immunity from prosecution.
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Sounds like a bad plan. Of course, he ain’t what one would call a “planner,” so there’s that.
Well played, sir. Always fun to see an analytic mind pitted against a… less-analytic… mind.
Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Well played, sir. Always fun to see an analytic mind pitted against a… less-analytic… mind.
Bovinian Rhapsody.
I’m just a poor cow from a poor family…
I’m just a poor cow from a poor family…
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Bovinian Rhapsody.
I’m just a poor cow from a poor family…
I’m just a poor cow from a poor family…
US military members are obligated to disobey unlawful orders.
It’s a high risk de facto “guilty until proven innocent” act, but obligatory all the same.
There. I said it, too. My insincere apologies if that freaks anyone out.
It’s a high risk de facto “guilty until proven innocent” act, but obligatory all the same.
There. I said it, too. My insincere apologies if that freaks anyone out.
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
US military members are obligated to disobey unlawful orders.
It’s a high risk de facto “guilty until proven innocent” act, but obligatory all the same.
There. I said it, too. My insincere apologies if that freaks anyone out.
It’s a high risk de facto “guilty until proven innocent” act, but obligatory all the same.
There. I said it, too. My insincere apologies if that freaks anyone out.
I’m no white male genius and that’s the first thought that crossed my mind. Followed immediately by recognition of how many who match my demo probably thought it was funny & fair — & how many more of my demo still don’t recognize that THAT is the toxic masculinity many of them say doesn’t exist.
Donald Trump said “quiet piggy” to a female reporter because she dared to ask about the Epstein files, and as bad as that is, the fact that none of her colleagues defended her, is even worse.
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I’m no white male genius and that’s the first thought that crossed my mind. Followed immediately by recognition of how many who match my demo probably thought it was funny & fair — & how many more of my demo still don’t recognize that THAT is the toxic masculinity many of them say doesn’t exist.
Well now, we certainly wouldn’t want a bunch of tourists will enough disposable wealth to pay for international travel and FIFA tickets to stick around for a few extra days as tourists, would we?
Kristi Noem on FIFA tourists: "Then they would go home. And go home in a timely manner."
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Well now, we certainly wouldn’t want a bunch of tourists will enough disposable wealth to pay for international travel and FIFA tickets to stick around for a few extra days as tourists, would we?
We the People know what goodness & decency look like. We know empathy matters. We understand that diversity, equity, & inclusion are desirable things & societal strengths.
We do.
Yet somehow We have allowed ourselves to become jaded, spiteful, willfully ignorant, & divided.
We can do better.
We do.
Yet somehow We have allowed ourselves to become jaded, spiteful, willfully ignorant, & divided.
We can do better.
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We the People know what goodness & decency look like. We know empathy matters. We understand that diversity, equity, & inclusion are desirable things & societal strengths.
We do.
Yet somehow We have allowed ourselves to become jaded, spiteful, willfully ignorant, & divided.
We can do better.
We do.
Yet somehow We have allowed ourselves to become jaded, spiteful, willfully ignorant, & divided.
We can do better.
Of course he did. Because if you can’t trust your fellow entirely-unqualified cronies, who CAN you trust?
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Of course he did. Because if you can’t trust your fellow entirely-unqualified cronies, who CAN you trust?
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
Good night, all. Rest well. Be ready to do it all again as many times as it takes.
The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Good night, all. Rest well. Be ready to do it all again as many times as it takes.
Point.
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Point.
Terry Kelly - A Pittance of Time (Official Version)
YouTube video by Terry Kelly
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November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Negotiating assurances with the ruling party for a vote to show Americans what that party is all about suggests to me the people who came up with the idea haven’t been paying attention as the current ruling party repeatedly, through word & deed, made it entirely clear what it is all about.
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Negotiating assurances with the ruling party for a vote to show Americans what that party is all about suggests to me the people who came up with the idea haven’t been paying attention as the current ruling party repeatedly, through word & deed, made it entirely clear what it is all about.
Happy Birthday, Marines.
Remember your oaths and JJ DID TIE BUCKLE(E).
Remember what it means to serve.
Remember your oaths and JJ DID TIE BUCKLE(E).
Remember what it means to serve.
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Happy Birthday, Marines.
Remember your oaths and JJ DID TIE BUCKLE(E).
Remember what it means to serve.
Remember your oaths and JJ DID TIE BUCKLE(E).
Remember what it means to serve.
@jbminatra.bsky.social I see you listed consultant, coach, and veteran in your profile. I’d be interested in a professional discussion along those lines if you’re willing to connect.
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
@jbminatra.bsky.social I see you listed consultant, coach, and veteran in your profile. I’d be interested in a professional discussion along those lines if you’re willing to connect.
@jdstraughan.com I see you listed exec coach in your profile. I’d be interested in a professional discussion along that line if you’re willing to connect.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
@jdstraughan.com I see you listed exec coach in your profile. I’d be interested in a professional discussion along that line if you’re willing to connect.
Because We the People have short attention spans, a reminder that Patton’s alleged “Use their guts to grease the treads of our tanks” speech was about white supremacist nazis.
So, not a speech hegseth (diminutive intentional) should pirate, but a speech about hegseth & his like-minded colleagues.
So, not a speech hegseth (diminutive intentional) should pirate, but a speech about hegseth & his like-minded colleagues.
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Because We the People have short attention spans, a reminder that Patton’s alleged “Use their guts to grease the treads of our tanks” speech was about white supremacist nazis.
So, not a speech hegseth (diminutive intentional) should pirate, but a speech about hegseth & his like-minded colleagues.
So, not a speech hegseth (diminutive intentional) should pirate, but a speech about hegseth & his like-minded colleagues.
The most recent elections were not victory. They were battles won in a long war nowhere near over.
It is not time to meet at Appomattox — and won’t ever be time to just forgive & forget.
Last times we declared victory — Civil War, WWII, Cold War — the other side kept right on waging their war.
It is not time to meet at Appomattox — and won’t ever be time to just forgive & forget.
Last times we declared victory — Civil War, WWII, Cold War — the other side kept right on waging their war.
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The most recent elections were not victory. They were battles won in a long war nowhere near over.
It is not time to meet at Appomattox — and won’t ever be time to just forgive & forget.
Last times we declared victory — Civil War, WWII, Cold War — the other side kept right on waging their war.
It is not time to meet at Appomattox — and won’t ever be time to just forgive & forget.
Last times we declared victory — Civil War, WWII, Cold War — the other side kept right on waging their war.