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Blasé Boylan

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Journalist/author/academic. I don't follow back people without profiles. And if you're one of those people who pivots to insults and vulgarity, you'll get a block. Go to X. If you don't like my opinons, feel free to discuss civilly, or to block me.

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Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · Jan 10

In all the reading I've done on how we got to where we are, and why Trumpism rose to where it is, I feel as if what's often missed are the two key reasons all this has happened. A thread. 1/

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Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 2h

He got a cease fire and a hostage exchange after letting the slaughter go on. There is no treaty and may likely not be one, based on the history of that region. Is this premature?

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Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 12h

And is there any point to impeaching with no chance of a Senate conviction?

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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 13h

THIS!!!

A letter to Benjamin Netanyahu

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Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 12h

Actually, Israel is the Nazi state right now.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 15h

The New York Times often depresses and perplexes me. This headline is an example. It doesn't feel as if there was a ever a "war." Hamas launched an evil terrorist attack, and Israel responded by slaughtering civilians.
Now Israel "heals" from its war-crime acts of genocide?
I just can't.

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Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 17h

Yep, the New York Times will do a "news analysis" on it, if they do anything at all.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 17h

...But the fraud he has to openly commit shows what a laughable failure the *one idea* he had was such a miserable performer on the open market. That's at least a bit of consolation. He gets rich stealing innovation, not creating it.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 20h

A pardon of Netenyahu would continue Israel's descent into being a pariah state. I hope both Israelis and Jewish Americans will reflect on how damging this would be for Israel's future.

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Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 20h

I just got home from the big Antifa holiday luncheon down at Antifa headquarters. Back home now with my Antifa swag bag including a t-shirt, beer cozy and their new fragrance line, Eau d'Antifa.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 20h

So impeaching our way out of this is nearly pointless. Got to win at the ballor box - and they're working hard to keep it from happening.

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Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 20h

OK, I think that's a misread in the original statement.
It doesn't mean Trump's entire admin can be swept out in total. It means *any* officer can be subject to impreachment for treason, etc.
Just to note the line of succession:
Trump
Vance
Mike Johnson
Grassley
Bessent
Hegseth
Bondi
Burgum
Lutnick

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Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing like taunting the people you still have not actually negotiated a treaty with.
Trump is taking a victory lap before the job has even really begun. Typically.

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Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, I saw the video live from the luxurious Antifa headquarters, with the whole Antifa executive committee putting it to a roll-call vote.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

Love it when an "expert economist" who specializes in "economic growth" and fashions himself a "libertarian" is happy to take money, just like the "Marxists" he got elected by shitting on.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

Trump almost certainly had an ischemic stroke around Labor Day, when he disappeared for several days. The testing he had Friday is consistent with that. He’s in end times; hopefully we are not.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

Church is like an un-fun circus that you have to return to weekly.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, like fat NYC cops ever walk away from their fat pensions…

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

Or more to the point, Sally Jenkins was a *sports reporter.* As they used to call it in newspapers I worked at, "the toy department." No one on the news side took any of them seriously.
When you think the salary cap or renaming the Redskins is a major story, you're not ready to weigh in on Gaza.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

It's not a terrific piece. People who succeed on small outlets that can "curate" news don't do well at big outlets where everything needs to get covered. Weiss is not ready for the moment, any more than Chris Licht was.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

'Habeus Corpus' is five sylllables. Yeah, that checks out.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

What she actually said was that if he is successful in bringing peace to Gaza, he would deserve one.
I disagree with her, but she was clearly giving him a carrot on a stick.
And I'm sure she regrets saying anthing at all about it at this point.

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

I saw how in the Catholic pedophile scandal 25 years ago, a lot of us cut ties with the Church based on the coverup. Living by Jesus's teachings is not the same as supporting a religious org.
Those I knew who stayed committed to the Church back then are all Magas now.
I always find that interesting.

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Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

So their Commandments are *footnoted.* Why am I so unsurprised?

Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

As it says, it's only when impeached "for treason." In all other instances, Vance, Hegset, Bondi, etc would remain in office.

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Blasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 1d

Make a note for the eventual impeachments of SCOTUS justices. It will happen.

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