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Marc Sobel
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I write and self-publish optimistic hard science fiction, usually about utopias. I like imagining what a good society could be like. http://amazon.com/author/marcsobel
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Correcting subhead: The administration’s shifting messaging on Ukraine underscores Trump’s preference for goat rodeo policy coordination
thefarce.org 🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org · 1d
Politico much confirms everything Marcy says between the lines of this report. And this also appears to be a thumb wrestling match for the future of the GOP between JD and Marco.
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
-the president selected the swoopy font himself: “He is personally and very involved in these beautification projects.”

Article doesn't say but this was a compromise. His first concept was a pair of panties on the door knob. Then someone told him a pair was only one.

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What’s going on with Trump’s gold ‘Oval Office’ sign?
We asked design experts to read the writing on the White House wall and tell us what they see.
wapo.st
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Because Trump vs US said that bribery and spoils system is part of President's Official Business

www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Final Schedule F regulations to describe civil service protections as ‘unconstitutional overcorrections’
OPM officials told agency HR leaders Tuesday that President Trump has Article II constitutional authority to remove tens of thousands of career federal workers in jobs over potential “resistance to po...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
But only for certain Justices, the Real Americans.

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As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court gets new security funds
There was a spike in threats against the judiciary in the early months of 2025, Marshals Service data shows.
wapo.st
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Corrected Headline: Russia says amended US peace plan must reflect ‘spirit and letter’ of Trump-Putin sellout in Alaska
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Too many jokes.
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Not saying that Trump is a Chinese and Russian asset.

Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s Xi Jinping raises future of Taiwan in call with Donald Trump
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and Xi told Trump that its return was an ‘integral part of the post-war international order’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
War on Christmas

www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
Trump Is Even Making Fake Christmas Trees More Expensive
U.S. shoppers will also be paying more for artificial decorations because of the president’s tariffs.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Not saying that Trump is a Chinese and Russian asset.

Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
* XI TELLS TRUMP RETURN OF TAIWAN TO CHINA AN IMPORTANT PART OF POST-WAR INTERNATIONAL ORDER -- XINHUA

* TRUMP, CHINA'S XI SPOKE BY PHONE -- WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL

@reuters.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
First he has to tear down that communist Roosevelt.
zacheverson.com Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 2d
In Sept., the IRS granted tax-exempt status to the Donald Trump Mount Rushmore Memorial Legacy

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Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Tax Exempt and Government Entities P.O. Box 2508 Cincinnati, OH 45201 DONALD TRUMP MOUNT RUSHMORE MEMORIAL LEGACY 2805 S PRAIRIE AVE SIOUX FALLS, SD 57105 Date: 09/08/2025 Employer ID number: 33-4047311 Person to contact: Name: Julia Scott ID number: 4564334 Telephone: (877) 829-5500 Accounting period ending: February 28 Form 990/990-EZ/990-N required: Yes Effective date of exemption: February 26, 2025 Contribution deductibility: No Addendum applies: No Dear Applicant: We determined you're exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(4). This letter could help resolve questions on your exempt status. If we indicated that you're required to file an annual information return, you must file one of the following: • Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax • Form 990-EZ, Short Form Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax • Form 990-N, Electronic Notice, e-Postcard for Tax-Exempt Organizations Not Required to File Form 990 or Form 990EZ. If you don't file a required return or notice for three consecutive years, your exempt status will be automatically revoked. What you should know If we indicated at the top of this letter that an addendum applies, the enclosed addendum is an integral part of this letter. Where to find more information For important information about your responsibilities as a tax-exempt organization: • Visit IRS.gov/charities • Read Publication 4221-NC, Compliance Guide for Tax-Exempt Organizations (Other than 501(c)(3) Public Charities and Private Foundations) Find tax forms or publications by visiting IRS.gov/forms or calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676). Keep a copy of this letter for your records. Sincerely, Stephen A. Martin Director, Exempt Organizations Rulings and Agreements Letter 948 (Rev
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Yeah. Season 2 of Trump just plagiarizing Season 2 of Rome.
Augustus makes the Senate an offer they can't refuse.
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
As it happens this was in Season 2 of Rome. I guess we're in Season 2 of Trump
Augustus help persuade the Senate.
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
h/t yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/thanksgivi...

A Survival Guide for Thanksgiving Dinner Conversations About Health and Science
open.substack.com/pub/theunbia...
A Survival Guide for Thanksgiving Dinner Conversations About Health and Science
Pass the Potatoes, Hold the Panic
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I assume that Trump will go to the Supremes to stop the Senate from trying to trying to insist on "ratifying" the Ukraine Surrender Deal.

And the Septic Six Shadowists will allow support him
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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thesandwichman.bsky.social
Fun fact: November 28, 2001:

"ENRON, which had been a component of the S&P; 500, was removed at the end of trading Thursday and replaced by NVIDIA Corp., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based maker of computer-graphics chips."
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Reposted by Marc Sobel
btaylorforcongress.bsky.social
Nurses save lives every single day, and now the Dept. of Education wants to make their degrees harder to afford. In the middle of a national shortage. It makes ZERO sense.

I work beside these heroes. I see what they give. And I’m not staying quiet while Washington makes their path even harder.
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Reposted by Marc Sobel
phillipspobrien.bsky.social
The last few hours have proven 2 terrible things. First, the US and Russian governments are so close that the US government takes large parts of Russian proposals and passes them off as their own, and second that some people are so desperate to exonerate Trump that they act like this a good thing.
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Corrected Headline: Robert F Kennedy Jr instructed CDC to lie about vaccines and autism

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Robert F Kennedy Jr instructed CDC to change stance on vaccines and autism
US health secretary said he told agency to update website to claim the fact vaccines do not cause autism is not evidence based
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Reposted by Marc Sobel
hookcity.bsky.social
💙 AOC
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
As Putin no doubt said, "It's true I was unable to achieve my goals through military action. But I've got a Trump to play."

(Many people are saying.)
rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 6d
Republican Congressman Don Bacon:

“This sounds like 1938 Munich.”
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Why did Bezos let you publish this?
Could it be a case of irony deficiency anemia?
ence.bsky.social ence morse @ence.bsky.social · 4d
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.

We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.

washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Reposted by Marc Sobel
wajali.bsky.social
Keep this story in the news.

"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"

www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Printed in Section A, Page 16 of the New York edition with the headline: Trump Says Democrats’ Message to Military Was ‘Seditious’

Correct Headline: Trump Calls For Death of Lawmakers Objecting to His War Crimes

#correctedNYTHeadlines

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Trump Accuses Democrats of Sedition, ‘Punishable by Death,’ Over Message to the Military
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Not at all suspicious.
newrepublic.com The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5d
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
You say it like it's a bad thing.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d
TEN MONTHS IN:

The national debt is higher.

The trade deficit is wider.

The inflation rate has worsened.

The unemployment rate is up.
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM