{"id":63939,"date":"2026-01-14T13:29:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=63939"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:26:58","slug":"wlbott-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=63939","title":{"rendered":"WLBOTT Sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"ed-note\">[ed. note: Thanks to <strong>Elder JA<\/strong> and <strong>JimZim<\/strong> for alerting us to the Colbert segment]<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a dark and troubling time in America. It is impossible to be a person of good conscience, struggling to live a moral life, and not feel an ominous cloud hovering over us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just in the past week, the lunatics in charge of America have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">murdered an innocent protester, and lied about the circumstances. There will be no federal consequences for the murder, Jonathan Ross. The first words out of Ross&#8217; mouth, after shooting her three times in the face, were &#8220;Fucking bitch.&#8221; Renee Good&#8217;s glove compartment was filled with stuffed animals for her son.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">made open threats of taking over Greenland, including military options, that would all but collapse NATO and almost certainly lead to a war with Europe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">brought criminal charges against the Federal Reserve, because the chair, Jerome Powell, wouldn&#8217;t adjust interest rates to favor tRump&#8217;s political agenda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">declared himself the &#8220;Acting President of Venezuela&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is <strong>WLBOTT<\/strong>&#8216;s Place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">We acknowledge the unnecessary human loss, grief, and deprivation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>We Punch Up, Not Down.<\/strong> Fascist hate satire &#8211; their weak egos can&#8217;t tolerate mockery. I secretly suspect they don&#8217;t even <em>get<\/em> most of the jokes. Like a lot of bullies, these people are <em>dumb<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201cWe laugh so we don\u2019t cry\u201d is not avoidance. It is a pressure valve, not an escape hatch. Laughter here is not saying this doesn\u2019t hurt. It\u2019s saying this hurts so much that if we don\u2019t release something, it will crush us. Hopefully, we leave space for mourning. We are not numb. We are hyper-aware.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">We invite our <strong>WLBOTT <\/strong>community to reflect with us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So let us continue, in our own way, of <em>Sticking It To The Man<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen Colbert &#8211; You Are Our Last Hope<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last night, <strong>Stephen Colbert<\/strong> brought us the latest abuses of power by the tRump regime.<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"734\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ru_zrMewNK4\" title=\"Powell Charges Set Off Alarm Bells | Trump Is Destroying The World | Monkey 'Mergency\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/f5rh9smcfsrz74zqmw3p2\/sovereignty_0002_01.jpg?rlkey=msj6dde60rgbn51qzrajxmou3&amp;st=8y2ddafo&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/f5rh9smcfsrz74zqmw3p2\/sovereignty_0002_01.jpg?rlkey=msj6dde60rgbn51qzrajxmou3&amp;st=8y2ddafo&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/7jdrp5ab3hpo1woglor8u\/irl_2026_01_14_0003.jpg?rlkey=0v2jtjyosdzrjagz76atmupad&amp;st=fn5hrawd&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/7jdrp5ab3hpo1woglor8u\/irl_2026_01_14_0003.jpg?rlkey=0v2jtjyosdzrjagz76atmupad&amp;st=fn5hrawd&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where will it end? <strong>Colbert <\/strong>wondered if tRump would declare that he was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/llgzk8ffecpf4urofqp2s\/sovereignty_0001.jpg?rlkey=mlznpddy97ml562kuh4az9u3d&amp;st=wytkhbib&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/llgzk8ffecpf4urofqp2s\/sovereignty_0001.jpg?rlkey=mlznpddy97ml562kuh4az9u3d&amp;st=wytkhbib&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is clearly a derangement too far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/65a3r59180dk6aecpv2rt\/Gemini_Generated_Image_e7u0rge7u0rge7u0.jpg?rlkey=e6f37wq4sbvbppfaqb8gbxi7w&amp;st=82py7mj5&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/65a3r59180dk6aecpv2rt\/Gemini_Generated_Image_e7u0rge7u0rge7u0.jpg?rlkey=e6f37wq4sbvbppfaqb8gbxi7w&amp;st=82py7mj5&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/blqstvy8ymvm7m10zszak\/Gemini_Generated_Image_u331sau331sau331.jpg?rlkey=rlqi8aqsb9drhushqfeyg7wh1&amp;st=8ku0cmgt&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/blqstvy8ymvm7m10zszak\/Gemini_Generated_Image_u331sau331sau331.jpg?rlkey=rlqi8aqsb9drhushqfeyg7wh1&amp;st=8ku0cmgt&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a dig at E<sub>xx<\/sub>on is always in good fun&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/hffvrcngbwazhq2fxoore\/irl_2026_01_13_0027.png?rlkey=lkzzsa3vr7zjd7r96ab8kuy91&amp;st=2y2iz3yr&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/hffvrcngbwazhq2fxoore\/irl_2026_01_13_0027.png?rlkey=lkzzsa3vr7zjd7r96ab8kuy91&amp;st=2y2iz3yr&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/15z1tosk4gkdmdv3mupwe\/sovereignty_0005.jpg?rlkey=tqa8l9dcw78eoxid6ff7z6u5j&amp;st=g2lydorh&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/15z1tosk4gkdmdv3mupwe\/sovereignty_0005.jpg?rlkey=tqa8l9dcw78eoxid6ff7z6u5j&amp;st=g2lydorh&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/8z8iukigid8wztlxnll7i\/sovereignty_0007.jpg?rlkey=t57mvju5vlh6qjtyzemwcaxcc&amp;st=mafkaz22&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/8z8iukigid8wztlxnll7i\/sovereignty_0007.jpg?rlkey=t57mvju5vlh6qjtyzemwcaxcc&amp;st=mafkaz22&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/eqxaxc2ij8xqvabiut8mh\/sovereignty_0006.jpg?rlkey=s8f2i2cfu3ohh99txchrdlqk5&amp;st=2ho4qt3d&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/eqxaxc2ij8xqvabiut8mh\/sovereignty_0006.jpg?rlkey=s8f2i2cfu3ohh99txchrdlqk5&amp;st=2ho4qt3d&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The WLBOTT Way: Peace Thru Twine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/ipk2iawunwctx1htmlpbo\/20260114_0859_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01keyg8cpve9vbx4ncy1c0r2vp.jpg?rlkey=gb8jex45j79jrgadtnjrgpw8h&amp;st=rc8egrzy&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer 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with Snacks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/c5qffz24uwwxtucii6038\/20260114_0928_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01keyhwe2de1ptmw6azf4ja6ds.jpg?rlkey=9pk9yblxvbg862ff99yxwqx62&amp;st=vjm1eyjh&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/c5qffz24uwwxtucii6038\/20260114_0928_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01keyhwe2de1ptmw6azf4ja6ds.jpg?rlkey=9pk9yblxvbg862ff99yxwqx62&amp;st=vjm1eyjh&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peace Thru Twine- Phase 3: Interpretive Dance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/x81r6zk3rryyyazrts0ff\/20260114_0937_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01keyjdwrkes5tsgj5a43dr9pw.jpg?rlkey=mfsbyxsygfh2cld7nchi2xpmo&amp;st=mbtmf0xw&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/x81r6zk3rryyyazrts0ff\/20260114_0937_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01keyjdwrkes5tsgj5a43dr9pw.jpg?rlkey=mfsbyxsygfh2cld7nchi2xpmo&amp;st=mbtmf0xw&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peace Thru Twine &#8211; Phase #4: Preparedness<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/x7v6fc40hc2xdmpsxyllm\/20260114_0943_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01keyjsewxer9954qppewd8n14.jpg?rlkey=bcic6k9m227mzx1b513zp4hyf&amp;st=ct36di7m&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/x7v6fc40hc2xdmpsxyllm\/20260114_0943_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01keyjsewxer9954qppewd8n14.jpg?rlkey=bcic6k9m227mzx1b513zp4hyf&amp;st=ct36di7m&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Closing&#8230;.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We do not bow to bullies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/okx5luv3t7pr93b9d9cze\/Gemini_Generated_Image_c2c3y7c2c3y7c2c3.jpg?rlkey=tgoyfo6gdg8vpcn2qr8j2mp3e&amp;st=bk6bv38w&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/okx5luv3t7pr93b9d9cze\/Gemini_Generated_Image_c2c3y7c2c3y7c2c3.jpg?rlkey=tgoyfo6gdg8vpcn2qr8j2mp3e&amp;st=bk6bv38w&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But Wait! The Onion Catches the Vibe!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are proud to liberate news stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Onion<\/strong><\/a>, America&#8217;s finest news source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/krkj0odrwozhcuh6jkkdh\/irl_2026_01_14_0004.jpg?rlkey=nh61kbi4zwrlp0exiw0osx684&amp;st=d8v82npw&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/gmokhdyi8q8w22oggbfwi\/DHS-Warns-Any-Action-By-Americans-Will-Be-Treated-As-Domestic-Terrorism-The-Onion.jpg?rlkey=aqb3hopxmou3axem94gum1ncj&amp;st=o1z9hrp6&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/klrfsokawc1u0d08g0o1v\/ICE-Agent-Panics-After-Realizing-There-More-Children-Than-He-Has-Flash-Bangs-The-Onion.jpg?rlkey=5goc2p1kn10lg363zrt74zgjk&amp;st=x99g22pw&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/kjjeep4trlt1e2ydrescn\/Kristi-Noem-Calls-Fatal-Minneapolis-Shooting-Cathartic-The-Onion.jpg?rlkey=liwz7j3jzreuapmc6yl7d5ed9&amp;st=xzxxwb9w&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/2ln2f8hecesttguy9n8dd\/JD-Vance-Claims-Ren-e-Good-Had-No-Authority-To-Be-Alive-In-First-Place-The-Onion.jpg?rlkey=x6chgascbtezl4z3ulacighes&amp;st=w41hja09&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/2xvdf80cp6u6bjkqntguo\/Trump-We-Could-Argue-All-Day-About-Who-Is-Or-Isn-t-A-Child-Rapist-The-Onion.jpg?rlkey=7f0x3ll9xzuxbll44wtttsdvy&amp;st=px1emaml&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/12skuwst160lvpp7ca1hm\/Kristi-Noem-On-Ren-e-Good-Murder-We-Will-Find-The-Immigrant-Who-Did-This-The-Onion.jpg?rlkey=o5f9zwbq29dljc2p2ifq0vrzi&amp;st=jvdua3il&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/e890mtzf3pcu0bhluzfbs\/GOP-Adds-ICE-Kills-Everyone-Pillar-To-2026-Platform-The-Onion.jpg?rlkey=8nbjg7ztv31uc0hi4zpt9pzrx&amp;st=0am7u61s&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/3n4mccna3n9lccafjsmoo\/ICE-Vows-To-Restore-Order-Using-Whatever-Force-Unnecessary-The-Onion.jpg?rlkey=oqemqj39zkcj72pmf9pelicwv&amp;st=enjyxlan&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ed. note: Thanks to Elder JA and JimZim for alerting us to the Colbert segment] It is a dark and troubling time in America. It is impossible to be a person of good conscience, struggling to live a moral life, and not feel an ominous cloud hovering over us. Just in the past week, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[168,113,130],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-banality-of-evil","category-collapse-of-democracy-civilization-etc","category-gravediggers-of-american-democracy"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63939"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63969,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63939\/revisions\/63969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}