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I think that Trump
- has gone completely mad
- is owned by Putin
- seems intent on destroying the US
Has to start being given far more consideration in our daily discourse.
- has gone completely mad
- is owned by Putin
- seems intent on destroying the US
Has to start being given far more consideration in our daily discourse.
WH has now confirmed: this is insane nypost.com/2025/04/02/u...
April 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I think that Trump
- has gone completely mad
- is owned by Putin
- seems intent on destroying the US
Has to start being given far more consideration in our daily discourse.
- has gone completely mad
- is owned by Putin
- seems intent on destroying the US
Has to start being given far more consideration in our daily discourse.
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Oh.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is in at least another 20 Signal group chats?
And he’s sending sensitive information on Gmail too?
This guy is a disaster.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is in at least another 20 Signal group chats?
And he’s sending sensitive information on Gmail too?
This guy is a disaster.
April 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Oh.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is in at least another 20 Signal group chats?
And he’s sending sensitive information on Gmail too?
This guy is a disaster.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is in at least another 20 Signal group chats?
And he’s sending sensitive information on Gmail too?
This guy is a disaster.
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“If we live in a country where judges’ orders can be ignored by an Administration bent on amassing unchecked power, we no longer live in a democracy.”
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Trump Administration Nears Open Defiance of the Courts
In its conflict with a federal judge, the Justice Department claims to be complying with his orders while provoking a constitutional crisis.
www.newyorker.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“If we live in a country where judges’ orders can be ignored by an Administration bent on amassing unchecked power, we no longer live in a democracy.”
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
― George Orwell
― George Orwell
The US military just purged their website of mentions of the Holocaust, 9/11 remembrance, cancer awareness, sexual assault, and suicide prevention to align with their new “anti-DEI” policies.
Massive purge of Pentagon websites includes content on Holocaust remembrance, sexual assault and suicide prevention | CNN Politics
Articles about the Holocaust, September 11, cancer awareness, sexual assault and suicide prevention are among the tens of thousands either removed or flagged for removal from Pentagon websites as the ...
www.cnn.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
― George Orwell
― George Orwell
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We cannot let the goal posts be moved and, equally important, we have to recognize when we are unconsciously allowing them to be moved in our own reaction to current events. The question isn’t just what’s happening; it’s whether we recognize it for what it is.
Reality Check
Behind The Headlines With Andrew Weissmann, Vol 3.1.a
weissmann.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
We cannot let the goal posts be moved and, equally important, we have to recognize when we are unconsciously allowing them to be moved in our own reaction to current events. The question isn’t just what’s happening; it’s whether we recognize it for what it is.
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To the Democrats who sat on your asses and let Al Green be the only one to get escorted out last night....Goddamn you!
You are pathetic worms.
You are pathetic worms.
March 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
To the Democrats who sat on your asses and let Al Green be the only one to get escorted out last night....Goddamn you!
You are pathetic worms.
You are pathetic worms.
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I see tomorrow is Friday.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
March 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I see tomorrow is Friday.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
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Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
March 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
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Trump keeps whining about the U.S.-Canada trade deal and sparked global chaos over it—but what’s rarely mentioned? He’s the one who negotiated it and spent his first term bragging about it.
February 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Trump keeps whining about the U.S.-Canada trade deal and sparked global chaos over it—but what’s rarely mentioned? He’s the one who negotiated it and spent his first term bragging about it.
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Jared Kushner was asked last year about the fear that Netanyahu would never let Gazans back in if they leave:
"Maybe, but I'm not sure there's much left of Gaza at this point...Gaza was not really a historical precedent...Gaza is waterfront property, it could be very valuable."
We. Warned. You.
"Maybe, but I'm not sure there's much left of Gaza at this point...Gaza was not really a historical precedent...Gaza is waterfront property, it could be very valuable."
We. Warned. You.
February 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Jared Kushner was asked last year about the fear that Netanyahu would never let Gazans back in if they leave:
"Maybe, but I'm not sure there's much left of Gaza at this point...Gaza was not really a historical precedent...Gaza is waterfront property, it could be very valuable."
We. Warned. You.
"Maybe, but I'm not sure there's much left of Gaza at this point...Gaza was not really a historical precedent...Gaza is waterfront property, it could be very valuable."
We. Warned. You.
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James Madison wrote of the necessity of the separation of powers:
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive & judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive & judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
February 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
James Madison wrote of the necessity of the separation of powers:
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive & judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive & judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
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I bring this up again because 1. It's relevant, and 2. Regarding those who don't like it, I don't give a fuck:
President Biden, VP Harris, and AG Garland just fucking walked away from this....without so much as a grimace.
That is NOT what great leaders do. It was a pathetic display of cowardice.
President Biden, VP Harris, and AG Garland just fucking walked away from this....without so much as a grimace.
That is NOT what great leaders do. It was a pathetic display of cowardice.
February 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I bring this up again because 1. It's relevant, and 2. Regarding those who don't like it, I don't give a fuck:
President Biden, VP Harris, and AG Garland just fucking walked away from this....without so much as a grimace.
That is NOT what great leaders do. It was a pathetic display of cowardice.
President Biden, VP Harris, and AG Garland just fucking walked away from this....without so much as a grimace.
That is NOT what great leaders do. It was a pathetic display of cowardice.
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Now under attack, each of these agencies had FOUR YEARS to prepare for something like this. This was not a "surprise," they told us every step of the way exactly what they were going to do.
It's clear to me, NO ONE, and NO AGENCY...took the needed time to prepare adequately. 2/2
It's clear to me, NO ONE, and NO AGENCY...took the needed time to prepare adequately. 2/2
February 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Now under attack, each of these agencies had FOUR YEARS to prepare for something like this. This was not a "surprise," they told us every step of the way exactly what they were going to do.
It's clear to me, NO ONE, and NO AGENCY...took the needed time to prepare adequately. 2/2
It's clear to me, NO ONE, and NO AGENCY...took the needed time to prepare adequately. 2/2
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The Democratic Party had FOUR YEARS, after the previous FOUR YEARS...that led to an insurrection, to PREPARE for the threats that Donald Trump made every week of each year. 1/2
February 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The Democratic Party had FOUR YEARS, after the previous FOUR YEARS...that led to an insurrection, to PREPARE for the threats that Donald Trump made every week of each year. 1/2
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I have lost all respect for Biden. His #1 priority was to preserve our constitution and democracy and he failed miserably. Anything else he accomplished will fall by the wayside and this will be his legacy. What a fool
February 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I have lost all respect for Biden. His #1 priority was to preserve our constitution and democracy and he failed miserably. Anything else he accomplished will fall by the wayside and this will be his legacy. What a fool
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THANK YOU. The FBI needs to open a case. They may not get far, but a crime is in progress
From @cathygellis.bsky.social: "I think a colorable, non-frivolous argument can be made that Elon Musk, and everyone on his DOGE team accessing the federal government’s computer infrastructure, is potentially personally liable for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)."
When It’s Not Just A Coup But A CFAA Violation Too
The hazard with landing upon a legal solution that seems too good to be true is that it often is. So as you read this post it is important to keep in mind that I may have overlooked something, and …
www.techdirt.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
THANK YOU. The FBI needs to open a case. They may not get far, but a crime is in progress
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She was found dead with 20 knife wounds, and it was ruled a suicide. Now 14 years later, the medical examiner has changed his mind: cnn.it/40CXpAq
Despite 20 knife wounds and 11 bruises, Ellen Greenberg’s death was ruled a suicide. The pathologist just changed his mind | CNN
Ellen Greenberg was found dead in 2011 in her Philadelphia apartment with 20 knife wounds and numerous bruises. Authorities ruled her death a suicide. Fourteen years later, the pathologist who perform...
cnn.it
February 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
She was found dead with 20 knife wounds, and it was ruled a suicide. Now 14 years later, the medical examiner has changed his mind: cnn.it/40CXpAq
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1) Donald Trump claimed $50 million was going to Hamas for condoms last week.
2) Today he's claiming it's $100 million.
3) Someone at the WH couldn't read a spreadsheet which said "InGaza" for an AIDS foundation in the Gaza province, get this, in Mozambique.
4) No mention of condoms in the grant
2) Today he's claiming it's $100 million.
3) Someone at the WH couldn't read a spreadsheet which said "InGaza" for an AIDS foundation in the Gaza province, get this, in Mozambique.
4) No mention of condoms in the grant
February 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
1) Donald Trump claimed $50 million was going to Hamas for condoms last week.
2) Today he's claiming it's $100 million.
3) Someone at the WH couldn't read a spreadsheet which said "InGaza" for an AIDS foundation in the Gaza province, get this, in Mozambique.
4) No mention of condoms in the grant
2) Today he's claiming it's $100 million.
3) Someone at the WH couldn't read a spreadsheet which said "InGaza" for an AIDS foundation in the Gaza province, get this, in Mozambique.
4) No mention of condoms in the grant
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they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
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Listen closely to Lawrence O’Donnell’s account of the astonishing break-in Trump’s Treasury Secretary has allowed Elon Musk to pull off:
youtu.be/BIOaxR_UHIQ?...
youtu.be/BIOaxR_UHIQ?...
Lawrence: Trump letting Musk intrude into Treasury is biggest, most important data breach ever
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Listen closely to Lawrence O’Donnell’s account of the astonishing break-in Trump’s Treasury Secretary has allowed Elon Musk to pull off:
youtu.be/BIOaxR_UHIQ?...
youtu.be/BIOaxR_UHIQ?...
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This makes clear what Bove and Trump are up to ⬇️
1/ ❗Really chilling.
Thanks to Sen. Mark Warner, for releasing Memo from acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove to FBI leadership ordering the purge.
-Memo is a clear abuse of power and weaponization of DOJ
-Memo bolsters FBI lawsuits filed today. VERY clear the list is for retaliatory purposes
Thanks to Sen. Mark Warner, for releasing Memo from acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove to FBI leadership ordering the purge.
-Memo is a clear abuse of power and weaponization of DOJ
-Memo bolsters FBI lawsuits filed today. VERY clear the list is for retaliatory purposes
February 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This makes clear what Bove and Trump are up to ⬇️
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The world’s richest man has declared war on the US government and, in just days, has moved to slash its size and reach, gaining access to its most sensitive secrets. He has also threatened to use his fortune to bankroll electoral challenges to anyone opposing him.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Elon Musk Is President
The world’s richest man has declared war on the federal government, and his influence appears unchecked.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The world’s richest man has declared war on the US government and, in just days, has moved to slash its size and reach, gaining access to its most sensitive secrets. He has also threatened to use his fortune to bankroll electoral challenges to anyone opposing him.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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What this long and detailed NYT piece calmly calls an “extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual” is in fact a blatantly unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s Article I powers and delegation of the President’s Article II duties.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies
The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What this long and detailed NYT piece calmly calls an “extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual” is in fact a blatantly unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s Article I powers and delegation of the President’s Article II duties.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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Treasury folks: Call FBI Washington Field Office. Report an intrusion into the agency’s system. Let them know what you are seeing. Use a burner phone if you have to. It is better than nothing (screenshot from www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...)
February 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Treasury folks: Call FBI Washington Field Office. Report an intrusion into the agency’s system. Let them know what you are seeing. Use a burner phone if you have to. It is better than nothing (screenshot from www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...)