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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 3h

Just remember, “with all due respect” does not confirm that any respect, in fact, is due.

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Ginger the garden witch @mkkraemer.bsky.social · 17h

Too bad the East Wing didn’t have any memorials to traitorous confederate generals because then it may have been spared in the name of preserving history. 🙄

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

If a temporary resident of the White House can totally demolish the East Wing to build a gaudy ballroom, without any authority, approval, or regulation, he can tear down the rest of the White House to build a Walmart. That this destruction is allowed underscores how off the rails our country is now.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10h

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 14h

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."

~ United States Declaration of Independence

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Robert Ellingsworth @by1959.bsky.social · 1d

Argentina First.

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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 14h

But of course Trump would do this.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 19h

NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.

(📸 Getty Images)

A picture of the garden in front of the east wing of the White House. A mix of colorful flowers and small trees

Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 14h

You really think you’re old? (Says the guy who started college when LBJ was in the White House.)

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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 15h

“from whom”

Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 15h

But what are the odds that Young will eventually roll over and play dead, like the bulk of the Congressional GOP?

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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 16h

But Congress does nothing when faced with this:

Pentagon Orders Aircraft Carrier to the Caribbean

www.wsj.com/world/americ...

Pentagon Orders Aircraft Carrier to the Caribbean

The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s military campaign to target drug smugglers and threaten governments in Latin America.

www.wsj.com

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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 16h

And "The Tiffany Network” becomes the “Flea Market Network.”

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 18h

Important piece from Ed Luce in the FT today. "From today’s vantage point, Trump’s first term looks like a model of constitutional restraint."

The Trump Supremacy

Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled — the US president is already on his way to building a new world order

www.ft.com

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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 1d

Please, NOT Trump’s grand ballroom. Rather, it is properly called “the Epstein Ballroom.” Don’t ever forget that,

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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 1d

All the more reason to call it "the Epstein Ballroom."

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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 1d

So, basically Trump just admitted he is simply an autopen.

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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 1d

Well, well, well. It looks like one US District Court internship won't be as valuable as earlier anticipated. The continued use of AI in drafting both opinions and pleadings is a big problem.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...

MSN

www.msn.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

"The Epstein Ballroom, we're calling it. The Epstein Ballroom. It'll be covered in the finest gold, 14 carat gold -- the best golds are in their teens, you know."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump waves around renderings of his new ballroom, which appears to be entirely gold

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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 2d

And the next step is:

Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 2d

Trump had taught them that they are free to advance bald faced lies, completely detached from reality, and a critical 40% of the electorate will accept it.

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 3d

"The stated policy of every Democrat seeking the presidency should be that the first thing they will do is demolish the Trump ballroom and restore the East Wing of the White House and the White House grounds to their pre-Trump state."

www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-a...

No Kings and the Laws of Power

Understanding the Republican will to power and what Democrats must do to counter it.

www.thebulwark.com

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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 4d

This is OBSCENE. It is a sin, really and truly in the deepest sense. To destroy something so magnificent to satisfy his g—damn ego.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 4d

Donald Trump invited Zelenskyy over the weekend to once again try to extort him on behalf of Putin. Zelenskyy didn't back down and stood up for his country. No Trump and MAGA are not isolationists, that's a myth, they are in an open alliance with Russia and Israel.

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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 4d

More people should realize this. Rather than solving problems, AI simply sifts through that which has already been discussed/revealed and then prints it. It is no more than a very powerful plagiarism tool. Sure, useful for research, but it's not giving us anything that didn't already exist.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 4d

An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them

techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...

OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math | TechCrunch

No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems.

techcrunch.com

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Central Coast FOG @centralcoastfog.bsky.social · 5d

And then there is this: www.npr.org/2025/10/19/n...

Israel strikes Gaza as both IDF and Hamas accuse each other of breaching ceasefire

The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday it responded after "terrorists" attacked troops operating in the Rafah area with gunfire and an anti-tank missile. Hamas said it was unaware of the clashes.

www.npr.org