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RogerMatile
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Retired weekly newspaper editor, photographer, reporter, graphic artist. Local history columnist, & public history nerd. Blogging local history & microhistory at History on the Fox. Volunteer local history museum director.
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ram1946.bsky.social
Ever wonder what would happen if a gang of totally amoral people who faced no consequences for their actions took over the government? Wonder no more! It's actually happened right here in the good old USA:
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Kristi Noem fires pilot over a blanket – but is forced to reinstate him to fly home: WSJ
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem capriciously fired a pilot for an exceedingly petty reason but was forced to immediately reinstate him so she could fly home.The Wall Street Journal took a deep...
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February 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
Stupid people, 2024: "A convicted felon, Russian asset, and proven sexual predator is my pick for President! I'm for him!"

2026: "The disloyal criminal I picked to run the country is doing a terrible job and I can't afford to buy food! I don't understand!"
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The MAGA Bubble Is Imploding
Americans aren’t buying Trumpist gaslighting about the economy
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February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
Hire clowns, expect a circus. It's all fun and games until the clowns accidentally shoot down an airliner or two:
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Texas airspace 'embarrassment' causing 'chaos' at high levels: 'Lot of blame going around'
The abrupt closure of the airspace over El Paso, Texas, has set off "chaos" and "finger-pointing" at the highest levels of President Donald Trump's administration.The Federal Aviation Agency announced...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
These Trump thugs don't just appear to be evil. They're also demonstrably nuts...
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'Very sad': Ousted Trump official's tweet storm brutally ridiculed by GOP analysts
A pair of GOP analysts were flabbergasted on Thursday by former Customs and Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino's "gross' and "very sad" tweet storm. Bovino sent off a series of posts on X last nig...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
So it turns out people don't like it when the President dispatches gangs of heavily armed masked thugs to attack U.S. cities? And causing prices on just about everything to go up isn't popular, either? Who could have guessed that?
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'Never seen polling like this': News hosts taken aback by '51 point swing' against Trump
MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough was taken aback Friday after new polling revealed that President Donald Trump had suffered a staggering 51-point swing in net approval among young voters in just a year’s time...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
These people Trump warmly embraces seem to be nothing more than a gang of degenerates. But I suppose he recognizes people like himself...
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J6 rioter convicted of molesting child after being pardoned by Trump
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Andrew Paul Johnson was convicted of five counts, including molesting a child under 12 and exposing himself to children.NPR reported that Johnson was found guilty by a jury in H...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
So without the protection of Gov. Cuomo, a Democrats in name only if there ever was one, the New York GOP is cratering. Would have happened long ago without Cuomo propping them up:
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New York GOP’s midterm problem: No money, no bench — and Trump
The hard-knock life of a blue-state Republican looks even worse this midterm.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
The dispiriting thing is it turns out millions of Americans hold the law, the Constitution, and democracy itself in such contempt they'd elect a convicted felon President and then enthusiastically support his thuggish criminal regime, meaning the USA can never be trusted to be rational ever again.
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
So...it seems as if many of these right wing legislators really are as dumb, incompetent, and disengaged as they sound. Hanton's Razor is actually a thing with these morons: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
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Axios founder rips GOP senator over Epstein excuses: 'What the hell is she talking about?'
Sen. Cynthia Lummis' (R-WY) admission on Monday that she now gets “what the big deal is” after she took the time to review the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files earned her a hammering by Axios founder ...
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February 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
And the international criminal conspiracy doing business as the Trump regime continues apace...
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Trump official a 'warning of something far more sinister lurking' in admin: Nobel winner
The recent admission from Howard Lutnick that he visited Jeffrey Epstein's island is just part of the problem in Donald Trump's administration, a political analyst has claimed. The Secretary of Commer...
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February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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We have a federal administration led by idiots and criminals.
February 11, 2026 at 1:49 AM
ram1946.bsky.social
This is pretty amazing! You get elected President inheriting one of the best-performing economies in the world, tank it through nutball tariffs causing hundreds of thousands of job losses and people don't like it? Who would have thought?
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'Bonkers' new numbers on Trump's job market leave CNN expert aghast: 'Blew my mind'
CNN's Harry Enten was gobsmacked by "bonkers" findings in new polls on President Donald Trump and the job market.The White House and Trump administration officials started out the week tempering publi...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
Congratulations to the Trump regime! They've driven the international corruption rating for the U.S. to a new low. Which shouldn't be a surprise given the right wing's successful efforts to totally corrupt all levels of U.S. Government during the past 40 years.
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UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies
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February 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
Judges should understand that Trump regime officials hold the law and Constitution in total contempt. The only way to get their attention is to put THEM in detention; threats mean nothing to them because they're totally lawless...
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'Furious and exhausted’ judges reach limit with Trump — and eye contempt: report
Judges across the country are growing “increasingly furious and exhausted” as the Trump administration continues to openly defy court orders on mass immigration enforcement, prompting courts to proact...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
The problem with trying to reform a rogue organization is its inbred culture.
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You Can’t Reform a Police State: Defund DHS and ICE Now
Why Democratic “Guardrails” for DHS and ICE Are Moral Theater, Not Accountability
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February 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
The problem for the GOP is that Trump is neither a businessman nor a politician--and he certainly isn't a Republican nor does he care about the party. He's been an extortionist his entire adult life & when threats & bombast don't work he's got nothing:
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See how Latinos helped Texas Democrats win Senate District 9
Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s stunning upset victory is explained in part by the massive swing by Latino voters toward his campaign compared to other Democrats in recent elections.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
The Trump regime didn't ramp up their legal team along with their enforcement thugs because they had no intention of complying with the law, which they hold in total contempt.
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ICE chief counsel in Minnesota retires amid growing number of immigration cases
The top lawyer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota has left the agency, the same week an ICE attorney was removed after telling a district judge that “this job sucks” and that the Tru...
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February 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
Isn't it fascinating how overseas a few mentions in the Epstein papers gets people fired, causes them to resign, or makes them targets of investigations while over year Trump or his family are mentioned more than 30,000 times and there are no repercussions? Strange, right?
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
It is interesting watching the national media trying to come up with euphemisms to avoid saying Donald Trump has lost his mind and we now have a crazy person in charge of the world's most powerful military:
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Trump’s growing volatility is putting the world on edge
The most volatile president in living memory is becoming ever more driven by the whiplash of his personal whims.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
I enjoy football, so I've never watched a Super Bowl half-time show. As far as I'm concerned, the only entertainment worthy of a football game half-time is marching bands. If, say, they invited The Ohio State University Marching Band, or even Purdue's, I'd watch in a second.
February 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
Ignorance, corruption, or outright treason? Could be all three with the Trump regime's people, all of whom seem to have been chosen for their lack of experience--and often total ignorance--of the jobs they're assigned to. Whatever it is, it seems deadly serious:
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Balloon Juice - A Brief Attempt to Explain the Gabbard Imbroglio
Cole texted me about an hour or so ago and asked if I could: do a separate post explaining the current gabbard scandal and cut through all the confusing lingo.” My initial response was: Other than a w...
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February 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
You were an Epstein associate, you know your name has to be in the government's Epstein files somewhere, so why would you blatantly lie about it, unless lying is your default position in life? These people are truly disgustingly degenerate on so many levels.
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‘We have serious questions’: Top Trump official exposed for blatant lie in Epstein files
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is demanding answers after a top Trump official was exposed for blatantly lying about their ties with Jeffrey Epstein, new documents have revealed.“Tr...
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February 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
The remarkable thing about this whole degenerate Epstein thing is how blatant the Trump regime's coverup is, coupled with how deeply supportive of it the GOP is. Looks like amorality a GOP membership requirement these days.
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‘Mysteriously disappeared’: DOJ Epstein prosecution memo vanishes after press inquiry
An 86-page Justice Department prosecution memo that included details on “potential co-conspirators” of Jeffrey Epstein “mysteriously disappeared” from the DOJ’s website after the agency was asked abou...
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February 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
Trump's excuse that he doesn't bother to thoroughly read or look at the crap he posts online isn't the great excuse he thinks it is, given being careful is supposed to be a President's main job. The guy's dangerously incompetent--not to mention flat-out racist.
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'Scum rises to the top': America's shrug at Trump abomination leaves critic appalled
President Donald Trump issued a Black History Month proclamation on Tuesday, calling "upon public officials, educators, librarians, and all the people of the United States to observe this month with a...
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February 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
ram1946.bsky.social
Observing African American History Month in our little corner of northern Illinois. Post hoisted from the archives over at the blog:
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Roger Matile stumbling across local history, one post at a time...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM