At the conference table and in the minds of men, the free world’s cause is strengthened because it is just. But it is strengthened even more by the dedicated efforts of free men and free nations. As the great parliamentarian Edmund Burke said,*“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

John F. Kennedy 1961


*Because these people know what happened in Germany because people stayed in their homes and didn't care.   There would be no evidence of what happened to Alexx except the lies of the administration if the others had not been there to video it.  They have to be there because of the lack of truth otherwise.  They risk and lose their lives to protect your rights.

On 1/25/26 6:14 PM, Mark - Myakka Technologies via AF wrote:

Jason,

I go back to my original question.  Why was he even there?  Whatpossesses an intelligent man to pick up his gun and go out in sub-zero temperatures to observe?  All of these observers must now know there is an increased chance they will be injured or even killed.  Why would you voluntary go into that type of situation.


--

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Myakka Communications

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Sunday, January 25, 2026, 8:20:11 PM, you wrote:


    They were spraying him with pepper spray before they even took him
    to the ground. This is not a FAFO situation. They do not have a
    right to shoot anyone because they have a holstered weapon on
    them. These guys are amateurs and should never have been given a
    weapon and any authority.

    On Sun, Jan 25, 2026, 7:13 PM Chuck <[email protected]> wrote:

        He violently resisted arrest.  You always are in the wrong and
        you always lose.  Add gun, dead. Simple.  I see the cops
        taking a magazine, not a gun. FAFO. Dont in LEA.
        Sent from my iPhone

        On Jan 25, 2026, at 5:58 PM, Jason McKemie
        <[email protected]> wrote:

        
        There is zero evidence that Pretti was picking a fight. He
        had a handgun on him, it was holstered until the ICE officer
        removed it himself. Where are the 2nd amendment people on
        this? Now carrying a weapon (legally, mind you) around law
        enforcement is justification for deadly force? I've watched a
        couple of the recordings and the administration is outright
        lying about this. Full stop.

        On Sun, Jan 25, 2026, 5:49 PM Mark - Myakka Technologies via
        AF <[email protected]> wrote:

            Trump Bad, Trump Good, ICE Bad, ICE Good, Renee
            Bystander, Renee Domestic Terrorist, Alex Bystander, Alex
            Domestic Terrorist.  It is pointless to discuss these
            topics.  People are too far entrenched in their opinions.
            Nothing one side can say will ever change the mind of the
            other side.  The two sides will watch the exact same
            videos and come up with polar opposite opinions of what
            happened. Even if something is proven as complete fact by
            one side, it will be dismissed as false news or a cover
            up by the other side.

            My question is why Minnesota, specifically Minneapolis
            and St. Paul.  Why has it become so violent and filled
            with hate just there. We do not see this level of hate
            anywhere else in the country.  ICE seems to be making
            arrests without incident all around the rest of the country.

            What makes an intelligent man (ICU Nurse) decide he is
            going to grab his gun and go fight ICE agents.  What
            happen to this man's thought process?  Does anyone here
            have that level of hate where they will decide to grab
            their gun and venture out in sub-zero weather looking to
            pick a fight with armed ICE agents?

            When did it become acceptable to storm a church during a
            service?  Protest outside if you want, but storming in
            during a service. Where did this hate come from.  Trump
            or Waltz, depends what side you are on.  I pretty sure
            the people storming the church had more hate than the
            people inside the church in this case.

            The ICE agents are there to do a job, like it or not.  I
            don't understand when it became acceptable to interfere
            in an arrest that you know nothing about.  You may agree
            or disagree with Trump's policies, but that does not mean
            you can interfere with law enforcement doing their job. 
            Like it or not, believe it or not, they are arresting
            some bad people.  They also are making some questionable
            arrests.  But being an "observer" that knows nothing
            about what the arrest is about and interfering in not the
            answer.

            This is only going to get worst.  The ICE agents are very
            skittish with good reason. One could argue that in most
            situations they may be in fear of their lives.  It is
            just a matter of time before an ICE agent is killed.
            There will be more "observer" deaths. Some will celebrate
            while others rage.  End of the day it is very sad
            whenever someone dies for no good reason.

            Some will say Trump just has to back down, others will
            say Waltz needs to get control of his State.  I fear
            neither of these men will do this and more deaths will
            result.

            Blame whoever you want, continue the name calling,
            continue the fear mongering, fuel the hate, It is truly a
            sad time in our history.


            --

            Best regards,

             Mark mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

            <https://www.Myakka.com>


            ------


            Sunday, January 25, 2026, 3:01:58 PM, you wrote:


                So what I am hearing from you, Chuck, between the
                lines, is that you abet the murder of Alex Pretti? 
                That the actions of ICE in MN is ok because of the
                premise of removing "illegal" immigrants?

                Come on I thought you understood that the legitimacy
                of a small good isn't justification of evil.   The
                lies that were put forth right off the bat in the
                murder of Alex are not, in any circumstance,
                justifiable.  Not to someone who truly believes the
                Mormon religion.

                 I am not Mormon, but a large part of my family is.  
                And they are some of the best people I am related to.

                I stay in this shit filled room because I believe
                that just leaving doesn't do anything to clean up the
                crap.

                Your saying that part of what DJT does justifies the
                rest of what he does sounds like those who looked the
                other way in Germany in 1936.   OH look he has saved
                the economy and built the autobahn.   Look deeper
                into the government and economy that Hitler built and
                you find it was all debt financing and without the
                war is was just about to destroy itself. And guess
                what is going on in the US right now.  EXACTLY THE SAME.

                I consider myself centrist.  But there is now and
                never a way to justify the way that ICE is violating
                the constitution and the blessing of that by the
                current administration.   This has nothing to do with
                previous administrations except for the contribution
                that they had in creating justifications for people
                to create what we have Now..    Now we have to be
                clear that what is going on is NOT ok.   And being
                indifferent to it is abetting it.   Going and saying
                that people who are being aghast at what is going on
                have TDS is saying you are on the side of the federal
                government taking people filming or helping someone
                up off the street and killing them is a country that
                is good with you.   Basically you are agreeing with
                the tenants of a National Socialist Workers Party.  
                And that anyone who isn't is subject to Jail and
                death.    You can kick me out of this group if you
                want but taunting me to leave or shut up isn't going
                to work. That's what bullies do.

                I am directing this to you, Chuck, because you
                are/were the heart of this list.   The members here
                are hear because of what you gathered around you,
                very much including me.   To find out you bless
                someone of what DJT does makes it alright for what
                else he does sounds like the teasings of the devil
                have embraced you.    And that makes me sad.

                On 1/25/26 8:51 AM, Chuck McCown wrote:

                I used to believe that the big L Democrats, AKA
                "party of the elites" were full of educated, well
                read, literate, urbane, compassionate basket weavers
                – But when one does ad hominim postings like this,
                devoid of example and cogent argument – kinda proves
                the point that  big L TDS folk are more hateful and
                ignorant than the illiterate, unwashed, toothless,
                rednecked, guns and god, deplorables.

                QED

                But yet you remain in the shit filled room… odd.

                *From:*AF [mailto:[email protected]
                <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of
                *Dietrich Rushing via AF
                *Sent:* Sunday, January 25, 2026 8:05 AM
                *To:* [email protected]
                *Cc:* Dietrich Rushing
                <[email protected]>
                <mailto:[email protected]>
                *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT - Greenland

                When your in a shit fill room, aren't the smartest
                people the ones who leave first?

                Hard to think anyone with a brain would ever support
                Trump  or MAGA.

                All the calls for "no talk of politics" is
                delusional when its this impactful to everyones
                lives, typically spewed by "the right" cowards and
                other deplorables who can't defend their positions.

                On 1/24/26 11:32 AM, Chuck McCown wrote:

                    If I did move the list to my own servers it
                    would probably update faster…. But I am lazy…..

                    Interesting, seems only liberals get pissed and
                    leave.  I wonder what a sociologist would have
                    to say about that…

                    *From:*AF [mailto:[email protected]
                    <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of
                    *Chuck McCown
                    *Sent:* Saturday, January 24, 2026 10:19 AM
                    *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'
                    <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>
                    *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT - Greenland

                    Yeah…. I love a good pot stir.

                    I think you would fail the Turing test for the
                    wrong reasons though…

                    *From:*AF [mailto:[email protected]
                    <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of
                    *Bill Prince
                    *Sent:* Saturday, January 24, 2026 10:05 AM
                    *To:* [email protected]
                    *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT - Greenland

                    Especially with AIs like me stirring the pot.

                    bp

                    <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>

                    On 1/24/2026 8:47 AM, Chuck McCown wrote:

                        You got three choices”

                        Take your own advice and “don’t post this
                        political shit. “

                        Because it is all opinion.  Full of
                        falsehoods, rhetoric, hyperbole and minor
                        particles of truth totally surrounded by
                        horseshit. Yours more than most in my opinion.

                        Or just sit back and enjoy the game.

                        Or you can leave.  Like you say, it is a
                        terrible platform…   Why would you want to
                        even hang around here…

                        *From:*AF [mailto:[email protected]
                        <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf
                        Of *Ryan Ray
                        *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2026 7:41 PM
                        *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
                        <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>
                        *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT - Greenland

                        I just went back and looked, and my first
                        post here was in 2012. So maybe not 20 years
                        here, but 13.

                        I can remember some pretty garbage times on
                        this list every time politics get raised,
                        even to the point of certain people leaving,
                        because this is a terrible platform to
                        trump(et) your views. Been on the internet
                        for over 30 years and not once have I seen
                        sane political discourse on message boards
                        or social media. It's even worse with
                        astroturfing in every direction, literal
                        bots riling up people in whatever direction
                        Russia or India or China wants. You've seen
                        it, you've seen the bot problems on all
                        social media, and yet David talks about the
                        USA standing up to Russia like they're doing
                        fucking anything about it. Other countries
                        try to get rid of the garbage social media
                        companies from the USA and trumpster
                        unilaterally threatens tariffs and cries
                        like a little baby.

                        The fact that the USA has gone so far down
                        the path that you literally have a man who
                        apparently can do whatever they want with no
                        consequences is the broke brain part of my
                        statements. A literal rapist, thief. Cool.
                        Nice job. You guys did it. Build the wall
                        and ya'll can sort each-other out.

                        Pick and choose your platforms, figure out
                        what is real and what isn't. Go talk to
                        people in the physical world. You'll get to
                        understand your fellow man a lot quicker and
                        if your aim is to make change.

                        On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 5:51 PM Chuck
                        <[email protected]> wrote:

                            OT in the subject line frequently means
                            political shit.  Many have been hanging
                            here 20 years. We can bitch without
                            having social media algorithms
                            listening.  There is an animal farm FB
                            group but it is unused.  I think..

                            Sent from my iPhone




                                On Jan 23, 2026, at 5:56 PM, Ryan
                                Ray <[email protected]> wrote:

                                

                                David, you are honestly clueless,
                                there is nothing that can be said to
                                you to get you to see the light.
                                This is extremely typical with your
                                ilk. You can see it in your
                                responses of things like "libs" or
                                "the left"

                                Have a good day, stop posting
                                political shit here.

                                On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 4:49 PM
                                David Hannum via AF
                                <[email protected]> wrote:

                                    See the response when you give a
                                    response that has thought behind
                                    it!  Libs just resort to
                                    personal insults.  It's all they
                                    have.  No rebuttals,  just
                                    personal attacks. Sad . . .

                                    On Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 7:44 PM
                                    Ryan Ray <[email protected]> wrote:

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                                        On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at
                                        12:25 PM David Hannum via AF
                                        <[email protected]> wrote:

                                            I disagree.  I don't
                                            think our allies
                                            distrust us. They don't
                                            LIKE lots of what Trump
                                            does, I think they see
                                            strength.  I think they
                                            see "America First" and
                                            they respect that
                                            because they understand
                                            that as the USA goes,
                                            they go.  They need a
                                            stron, unapologetic US
                                            who will stick their
                                            finger in the face of
                                            Russia and China. They
                                            need us to be like that
                                            because they can't/won't
                                            be like that for
                                            themselves. The European
                                            nations are all
                                            followers - not leaders.
                                            Biden & Obama did not
                                            lead.  Obama was
                                            apologetic of the
                                            success of the US.  My
                                            biggest fear is what
                                            comes AFTER Trump? Every
                                            country in the world
                                            can't be equal. Nothing
                                            gets done.  And China
                                            and Russia aren't
                                            going to play that game.

                                            Dave

                                            On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at
                                            3:13 PM Bill Prince
                                            <[email protected]> wrote:

                                                It's still totally
                                                unnecessary, and
                                                does nothing but
                                                create confusion and
                                                distrust. If you
                                                want our allies to
                                                distrust us, then do
                                                shit like this.

                                                May actually be too
                                                late. They already
                                                distrust us, and
                                                China and Russia are
                                                loving it. Just look
                                                at what Carney said.

                                                Stick an arrow
                                                pointing out of his
                                                ass, and that's
                                                probably where we
                                                should be going.

                                                bp

                                                <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>

                                                On 1/22/2026 9:07
                                                AM, David Hannum via
                                                AF wrote:

                                                    Even if it is
                                                    what existed
                                                    before, the
                                                    world is on
                                                    notice that we
                                                    are planning to
                                                    deploy defense
                                                    systems there. 
                                                    So yea, it's
                                                    still a win and
                                                    Trump can take a
                                                    victory lap
                                                    (like he needs a
                                                    reason . . . )

                                                    Dave

                                                    On Thu, Jan 22,
                                                    2026 at 11:47 AM
                                                    Bill Prince
                                                    <[email protected]>
                                                    wrote:

                                                        Even though
                                                        it was
                                                        Wednesday, I
                                                        will call it
                                                        a TACO day
                                                        (follow the
                                                        stock market).

                                                        There are
                                                        zero details
                                                        of what the
                                                        "deal" is or
                                                        isn't, and
                                                        I'm betting
                                                        it's
                                                        essentially
                                                        what existed
                                                        before.

                                                        Prove me wrong.

                                                        bp

                                                        
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>

                                                        On 1/22/2026
                                                        7:43 AM,
                                                        Rory Conaway
                                                        wrote:

                                                            Looks
                                                            like
                                                            Trump
                                                            got the
                                                            deal he
                                                            wanted. 
                                                            Everyone
                                                            is happy :).

                                                            Rory

                                                            On Thu,
                                                            Jan 22,
                                                            2026 at
                                                            7:11 AM
                                                            MVTVWISPA
                                                            
<[email protected]>
                                                            wrote:

                                                                David-

                                                                I
                                                                too
                                                                read
                                                                that
                                                                exact
                                                                information
                                                                from
                                                                Facebook
                                                                posts
                                                                word
                                                                for
                                                                word.

                                                                *From:*AF
                                                                
<[email protected]>
                                                                *On
                                                                Behalf
                                                                Of
                                                                *David
                                                                Hannum
                                                                via AF
                                                                *Sent:*
                                                                Wednesday,
                                                                January
                                                                21,
                                                                2026
                                                                3:33 PM
                                                                *To:*
                                                                AnimalFarm
                                                                Microwave
                                                                Users
                                                                Group
                                                                
<[email protected]>
                                                                *Cc:*
                                                                David
                                                                Hannum
                                                                
<[email protected]>
                                                                *Subject:*
                                                                [AFMUG]
                                                                OT -
                                                                Greenland

                                                                So
                                                                many
                                                                think
                                                                Trump
                                                                is a
                                                                bully
                                                                on
                                                                Greenland
                                                                . .
                                                                . If
                                                                you
                                                                think
                                                                he's
                                                                so
                                                                terrible,
                                                                you
                                                                absolutely
                                                                don’t
                                                                know
                                                                history.

                                                                1) 
                                                                1867
                                                                –
                                                                Andrew
                                                                Johnson:
                                                                explored
                                                                buying
                                                                Greenland
                                                                &
                                                                Iceland
                                                                (right
                                                                after
                                                                Alaska).

                                                                2) 
                                                                WWII
                                                                –
                                                                FDR:
                                                                U.S.
                                                                took
                                                                over
                                                                Greenland’s
                                                                defense
                                                                while
                                                                Denmark
                                                                was
                                                                occupied.
                                                                3) 
                                                                1946
                                                                –
                                                                Truman:
                                                                offered
                                                                $100M
                                                                in
                                                                gold
                                                                to
                                                                buy it.
                                                                4) 
                                                                Cold
                                                                War
                                                                –
                                                                Eisenhower
                                                                →
                                                                Kennedy:
                                                                nonstop
                                                                negotiations
                                                                for
                                                                bases,
                                                                radar,
                                                                missiles.
                                                                5) 
                                                                Post–Cold
                                                                War
                                                                –
                                                                
Clinton/Bush/Obama:
                                                                expanded
                                                                Arctic
                                                                security
                                                                &
                                                                missile
                                                                defense.
                                                                6) 
                                                                2019
                                                                –
                                                                Trump:
                                                                said
                                                                publicly
                                                                what
                                                                presidents
                                                                discussed
                                                                privately
                                                                for
                                                                150+
                                                                years.

                                                                The
                                                                U.S.
                                                                didn’t
                                                                “suddenly”
                                                                want
                                                                Greenland.
                                                                It’s
                                                                been
                                                                defending
                                                                it,
                                                                negotiating
                                                                it,
                                                                and
                                                                embedding
                                                                there
                                                                since
                                                                the
                                                                1800s.
                                                                Greenland
                                                                =
                                                                Arctic
                                                                power,
                                                                shipping
                                                                lanes,
                                                                missiles,
                                                                minerals.
                                                                Trump
                                                                didn’t
                                                                invent
                                                                it.
                                                                His crime
                                                                is
                                                                he said
                                                                the
                                                                quiet
                                                                part
                                                                out
                                                                loud.

                                                                
=======================

                                                                NATO
                                                                Secretary
                                                                General
                                                                Mark
                                                                Rutte
                                                                said
                                                                on
                                                                Jan.
                                                                21
                                                                at
                                                                the
                                                                World
                                                                Economic
                                                                Forum
                                                                in
                                                                Davos,
                                                                Switzerland,
                                                                that
                                                                Trump
                                                                is
                                                                spot
                                                                on
                                                                about
                                                                the
                                                                importance
                                                                of
                                                                Greenland
                                                                to
                                                                security.  He
                                                                said,
                                                                "When
                                                                it
                                                                comes
                                                                to
                                                                the
                                                                Arctic,
                                                                I
                                                                think
                                                                President
                                                                Trump
                                                                is
                                                                right.
                                                                Other
                                                                leaders
                                                                in
                                                                NATO
                                                                are
                                                                right.
                                                                We
                                                                need
                                                                to
                                                                defend
                                                                the
                                                                Arctic. 
                                                                There
                                                                are
                                                                eight
                                                                countries
                                                                bordering
                                                                on
                                                                the
                                                                Arctic.
                                                                Seven
                                                                are
                                                                members
                                                                of
                                                                NATO.
                                                                That’s
                                                                Finland,
                                                                Sweden,
                                                                Norway,
                                                                Denmark,
                                                                Iceland,
                                                                Canada,
                                                                and
                                                                the
                                                                U.S.,”
                                                                Rutte
                                                                said.
                                                                "And
                                                                there’s
                                                                only
                                                                one
                                                                country
                                                                bordering
                                                                on
                                                                the
                                                                Arctic
                                                                outside
                                                                NATO,
                                                                and
                                                                that’s
                                                                Russia.
                                                                And
                                                                I
                                                                would
                                                                argue
                                                                there
                                                                is a
                                                                ninth
                                                                country,
                                                                which
                                                                is
                                                                China,
                                                                which
                                                                is
                                                                increasingly
                                                                active
                                                                in
                                                                the
                                                                Arctic
                                                                region.
                                                                So,
                                                                President
                                                                Trump
                                                                and
                                                                other
                                                                leaders
                                                                are
                                                                right,
                                                                we
                                                                have
                                                                to
                                                                do
                                                                more
                                                                there;
                                                                we
                                                                have
                                                                to
                                                                protect
                                                                the
                                                                Arctic."

                                                                Dave
                                                                Hannum

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