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Read the latestFollow on X“Tips are earned.”
When I walk into a place that has a mandatory tip on the bill; I walk out and never go back because that is just pure arrogance and I will not pay a single dime to any establishment that does that.
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Pecking Order If your Oregon ballot still hasn’t arrived, show up at the county office, get the answer on a recorded line, and vote in person.
Front Porch Identity is a choice, not a circumstance. Bob on purpose, getting back up, and what defines him.
The Dog House When images of Christ or the Bible are burned, few blink. When it happens to other faiths, it's a scandal. The double standard is the point.
Pecking Order Enforcing federal election law only intimidates those not allowed to vote. Legitimate voters have nothing to fear. Vote red down the ballot.
Pecking Order Federal oversight isn't voter intimidation. California needs DOJ visibility and voter rolls checked against Social Security data to restore trust.
The Dog House Rick Wilson wants a constitutional amendment to rein in pardons now. Where was that outrage when Biden issued sweeping preemptive pardons?
Pecking Order Where JFK would land on today's political map, by his own words.
The Dog House Disappointed with Republicans? Fair. But telling conservatives to sit out the midterms only hands power back to Democrats. Vote red, top to bottom.
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The ones that don’t fit in a post: members-only stories pulled off the back shelf, like the det-cord and the hard drive. Early reads, no ads, and a seat on the porch.
Join the porch · coming soonMembership idea · not live yetLong-form thoughts, plain-spoken, from the cheap seats.
I’m Bob Duker. The Duck Pond is where my X posts get room to stretch out: longer articles and commentary that started life as @2Pennies_Table threads.
The name comes from the farm we used to have, with a big red barn, a real pond, and a menagerie: ducks, geese (Fitz was the famous one), turkeys, emus, fainting goats, three Shibas, and a Czech Shepherd named Kota. I still write the same way: plain-spoken, a little stubborn, and from the cheap seats.
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