Lansing Scott
@freelansing.bsky.social
Catalytic communicator & djembe player rooted in Pacific Cascadia
The war in Iran is a continuation of the war on the United States waged by Don the Con since he first rode down that golden escalator. He does not want us united. This war nobody wanted is a further assault on blue states and Pacific states in particular. lansingscott.substack.com/p/war-on-the...
War on the USA
The war in Iran is nearing three weeks old with no end in sight.
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March 19, 2026 at 4:03 AM
The war in Iran is a continuation of the war on the United States waged by Don the Con since he first rode down that golden escalator. He does not want us united. This war nobody wanted is a further assault on blue states and Pacific states in particular. lansingscott.substack.com/p/war-on-the...
Some people support independence but have a hard time imagining how it could happpen. Would it lead to bloodshed? Not necessarily. We have nonviolent examples in modern times. My new piece explains. substack.com/home/post/p-...
A Path to Independence
Many residents of Pacific coast states may be supportive of independence from our hostile federal government, but can’t imagine a reasonable path to getting there.
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March 9, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Some people support independence but have a hard time imagining how it could happpen. Would it lead to bloodshed? Not necessarily. We have nonviolent examples in modern times. My new piece explains. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Imagine if the west coast were our own nation.
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Imagine Pacifica
I’ve been writing over the past year about the prospects for greater independence of Pacific states—Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii. Let’s call it Pacifica, for the moment. S…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Imagine if the west coast were our own nation.
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Another in a series arguing for Pacific independence.
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Pacific states, we have a problem
As the abuses spewing forth from the White House become more widespread, serious, and unavoidable, let’s keep one question in mind: How much abuse from a national tyrant are we willing to end…
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September 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Another in a series arguing for Pacific independence.
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Certain states & regions need to start asking, when is it time to leave an abusive relationship with a divided and dysfunctional national government? As the abuse continues to grow, the question is being pressed upon us.
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Divided States, Fractured America
Time for some real talk: The United States of America is over. These states have not been united for many years, sharply divided between red and blue, between two political parties with irreconcila…
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August 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Certain states & regions need to start asking, when is it time to leave an abusive relationship with a divided and dysfunctional national government? As the abuse continues to grow, the question is being pressed upon us.
freelansing.blog/2025/08/08/d...
freelansing.blog/2025/08/08/d...
People get caught up in the personalities & the drama, but let's keep our eyes on the prize: Anything that derails the Big Bad Bill is beneficial.
June 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
People get caught up in the personalities & the drama, but let's keep our eyes on the prize: Anything that derails the Big Bad Bill is beneficial.
They seek total domination. We won't allow it.
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Project 2025 = Domination
We are fighting an effort at total domination.
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May 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
They seek total domination. We won't allow it.
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I made this for everybody.
February 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I made this for everybody.
Elon Musk Marks One of His Children for Death in the Name of 'Family Efficiency'
February 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Elon Musk Marks One of His Children for Death in the Name of 'Family Efficiency'
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Our coup got coupier. Our authoritarianism got more authoritarian. And of course this is stupidity as a battering ram against what is legal and constitutional, because they weaponize stupidity.
If you wonder how countries slip into dictatorship, it’s like this.
Amidst another flurry of news, an official adds at the end that Trump has signed an Executive Order saying that “only the President or Attorney General can speak for the US…as to what the law is.”
What?!
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Amidst another flurry of news, an official adds at the end that Trump has signed an Executive Order saying that “only the President or Attorney General can speak for the US…as to what the law is.”
What?!
👀
February 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Our coup got coupier. Our authoritarianism got more authoritarian. And of course this is stupidity as a battering ram against what is legal and constitutional, because they weaponize stupidity.
National news has felt pretty unsettling lately. Have we entered the Twilight Zone? Are we in the twilight of a 250-year experiment in American democracy? Is it all crumbling before our eyes because 49.9% of US voters just made a terrible mistake? Is there anything we can do about it?
My thoughts.
My thoughts.
This is not normal
One of the challenges of navigating our present moment is maintaining perspective on the tsunami of law-breaking and norm-breaking actions flooding our public zone. For many of us paying attention,…
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February 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
National news has felt pretty unsettling lately. Have we entered the Twilight Zone? Are we in the twilight of a 250-year experiment in American democracy? Is it all crumbling before our eyes because 49.9% of US voters just made a terrible mistake? Is there anything we can do about it?
My thoughts.
My thoughts.
My Valentine's Day poem:
Don & Elon up in a tree
K-I-L-L-I-N-G
First come lies
Then comes horror
Then come millions in a public furor
Much love to all my friends! ❤
Don & Elon up in a tree
K-I-L-L-I-N-G
First come lies
Then comes horror
Then come millions in a public furor
Much love to all my friends! ❤
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
My Valentine's Day poem:
Don & Elon up in a tree
K-I-L-L-I-N-G
First come lies
Then comes horror
Then come millions in a public furor
Much love to all my friends! ❤
Don & Elon up in a tree
K-I-L-L-I-N-G
First come lies
Then comes horror
Then come millions in a public furor
Much love to all my friends! ❤
What would YOU do with $400 billion? My latest blog post asks the question.
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The Sociopathy of Elon Musk
Imagine being the richest man on the planet, with more wealth than any other human has ever had before. What would you do with that much wealth?
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February 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
What would YOU do with $400 billion? My latest blog post asks the question.
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Guy On Doomed Planet Mostly Concerned With Skin Color Of People In Movies
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February 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Guy On Doomed Planet Mostly Concerned With Skin Color Of People In Movies
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Doesn't it seem like what they call 'government efficiency' just means punishing poor people to benefit rich people? Am I missing something? Is that all it is?
February 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Doesn't it seem like what they call 'government efficiency' just means punishing poor people to benefit rich people? Am I missing something? Is that all it is?
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In 2017, we only had 6 Democratic trifecta states.
Today, we have 15 Democratic trifecta states and we control even more mayorships and city councils.
There’s enormous opportunity to go on offense to protect our rights & offer a safe-haven to red state residents under threat: indivisible.org/guide
Today, we have 15 Democratic trifecta states and we control even more mayorships and city councils.
There’s enormous opportunity to go on offense to protect our rights & offer a safe-haven to red state residents under threat: indivisible.org/guide
January 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
In 2017, we only had 6 Democratic trifecta states.
Today, we have 15 Democratic trifecta states and we control even more mayorships and city councils.
There’s enormous opportunity to go on offense to protect our rights & offer a safe-haven to red state residents under threat: indivisible.org/guide
Today, we have 15 Democratic trifecta states and we control even more mayorships and city councils.
There’s enormous opportunity to go on offense to protect our rights & offer a safe-haven to red state residents under threat: indivisible.org/guide
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If you believe we should destroy all mechanisms of government and corporate accountability, you must be ecstatic right now.
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The war on accountability
One of the biggest throughlines of the new administration is to destroy all mechanisms of accountability. The felon-in-chief is famous for avoiding accountability himself. In a just world, he would…
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January 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
If you believe we should destroy all mechanisms of government and corporate accountability, you must be ecstatic right now.
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So many innocent people are being targeted for harm by the guilty people now in charge. Seek justice and do not obey unjust laws.
January 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
So many innocent people are being targeted for harm by the guilty people now in charge. Seek justice and do not obey unjust laws.
My smartest thoughts are on my blog.
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January 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
My smartest thoughts are on my blog.
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Thoughts about political action in our coming year.
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Thoughts about political action in 2025
Here are some thoughts about responding the MAGA assault to come this year. Your thoughts? Please post in comments. Respond to specific injustices as they arise. Of course. Remember how people shut…
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January 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Thoughts about political action in our coming year.
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"We’re … in a world where facts instantly perish upon contact with human minds. Local news is disappearing, and … national press can barely compete with the media platforms of billionaires who control users algorithmically, with an endless stream of conspiracy theories and deepfakes." -George Packer
December 5, 2024 at 9:45 AM
"We’re … in a world where facts instantly perish upon contact with human minds. Local news is disappearing, and … national press can barely compete with the media platforms of billionaires who control users algorithmically, with an endless stream of conspiracy theories and deepfakes." -George Packer