<p>Don't listen to people calling for violent protest against <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a></p><p>That will sabotage the movement and play directly into the hands of the Trump administration.</p><p>Armed civilians have no chance against the full might of the US Military Industrial Complex. Violence will be labeled armed insurrection and it will give them the excuse to declare martial law and cancel elections. </p><p>If they call observers with video cameras "terrorists" what will they do if people start shooting? </p><p><a href="/tags/nonviolence/" rel="tag">#nonviolence</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <a href="/tags/aboutme/" rel="tag">#aboutme</a> <a href="/tags/vegetarian/" rel="tag">#vegetarian</a> <a href="/tags/nonviolence/" rel="tag">#nonviolence</a> <a href="/tags/doctorwho/" rel="tag">#doctorwho</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#amWriting</a> <a href="/tags/punkrock/" rel="tag">#punkrock</a> <a href="/tags/peace/" rel="tag">#peace</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/startrek/" rel="tag">#startrek</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#writer</a> <a href="/tags/intersectionality/" rel="tag">#intersectionality</a></p><p>Hi. This blog mostly features my adorable cats, Joey and Sheena. Thank you for occasionally indulging me when I post non-feline things.</p><p>I just published my novel, Water Dogs. It's the best book about midwestern teens from the 1970s discovering punk rock and saving the universe that I've ever written. Please buy lots of copies from Barnes & Noble (or Amazon).</p>
<p>What I’ve been reading (and watching) this week ending 1 February 2026 <a href="https://medium.com/@jchyip/what-ive-been-reading-and-watching-this-week-ending-1-february-2026-ee53cbc44943" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="medium.com/@jchyip/what-ive-been-reading-and-watching-this-week-ending-1-february-2026-ee53cbc44943"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@jchyip/what-ive-be</span><span class="invisible">en-reading-and-watching-this-week-ending-1-february-2026-ee53cbc44943</span></a> <a href="/tags/lean/" rel="tag">#Lean</a> <a href="/tags/leadership/" rel="tag">#Leadership</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#Physics</a> <a href="/tags/nonviolence/" rel="tag">#Nonviolence</a> <a href="/tags/forgiveness/" rel="tag">#Forgiveness</a></p>