GSL
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Trump is the world’s greatest showman – and the weakest strongman it has ever seen | Jonathan Freedland
Trump is the world’s greatest showman – and the weakest strongman it has ever seen | Jonathan Freedland
His capitulation to Putin over Ukraine reveals a pattern. He’s the patsy: giving everything away, getting little in return, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yep...
Yep... 😐
I used to read books about life in the Soviet Union and marvel at the ways normal folks communicated in the face of totalitarian oppression. Today I scroll through federal bureaucrats using code words and carefully placed asterisks on Reddit and I’m like, ah shit.
February 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Yep... 😐
Yep...
January 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Yep...
Yep...
So when all was said and done, the only country that opened it's prisons and sent crazy murderous criminals to prey upon innocent American citizens, was us.
January 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Yep...
@oregonian.com Why did Oregon not join the lawsuit to stop Trump's executive order regarding birthright citizenship?
January 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
@oregonian.com Why did Oregon not join the lawsuit to stop Trump's executive order regarding birthright citizenship?
Yep... The "bend the knee" media anyway. 😐
January 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Yep... The "bend the knee" media anyway. 😐
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Shocked I tell ya….Shocked!
January 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Shocked I tell ya….Shocked!
So if, as claimed by this poll, Trump supporters don't by and large support his policies, why the hell did they vote for him?
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Do US adults support Trump's agenda? Here's what an AP-NORC poll shows
A poll finds that despite Donald Trump's claims of an “unprecedented and powerful mandate,” the incoming Republican president lacks broad support for some of his top priorities.
apnews.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
So if, as claimed by this poll, Trump supporters don't by and large support his policies, why the hell did they vote for him?
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Congrats!
Federated Union Of Bear Cub Carcass Dumpers Endorses RFK Jr.
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theonion.com/federated-un...
December 23, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Congrats!
A good read...
"Ideology is not enough. If the Environmental Protection Agency, for example, has previously adopted an environmental regulation based on … evidence, it cannot simply change its mind and get rid of the regulation when a new president takes office."
Opinion | ‘Administrative Law’ May Be Key in Trump’s Second Term
Sidney Shapiro writes about administrative law, which ensures action of government agencies, and how it may be used during Trump’s second term.
buff.ly
December 22, 2024 at 12:32 AM
A good read...
The look on that young girls face standing next to Trump says it all... Priceless.
"We have a diplomatic clown car that’s about to be rolling up at the Capitol with all these idiots waiting to be confirmed."
'Diplomatic clown car': Trump buried over 'outrageously bad appointments' of ambassadors
Many of the people President-elect Donald Trump has appointed to represent the United States overseas are severely lacking in diplomatic experience, and several foreign policy experts are blasting the...
www.rawstory.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:18 PM
The look on that young girls face standing next to Trump says it all... Priceless.
Remember, it's not bribery...it's just a couple of buddies scratching each other's back. 🙄
Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose two additional trips from a billionaire patron, Senate Democrats revealed on Saturday after conducting a 20-month investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court.
Justice Clarence Thomas Did Not Disclose Additional Trips From Billionaire Patron, Democrats Say
The revelation was included in a report by Democratic staff members on the Senate Judiciary Committee who had conducted a 20-month investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Remember, it's not bribery...it's just a couple of buddies scratching each other's back. 🙄
Interesting... And consistent with the "my feelings are just as valid as your data" era we're living in these days.
For 32 years, the National Retail Federation has produced the "National Retail Security Survey." The survey attempts to estimate the total retail "shrink" in the industry by collecting data from major retailers.
But this year, the NRF announced it would not release its annual survey.
But this year, the NRF announced it would not release its annual survey.
Lies, damn lies, and shoplifting statistics
For 32 years, the National Retail Federation (NRF) — the lobbying group representing major retailers in the United States — has produced the "National Retail Security Survey." The survey, widely cited...
popular.info
December 20, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Interesting... And consistent with the "my feelings are just as valid as your data" era we're living in these days.
So where's Kamala and the rest of the Dem leadership? Mums the word strategy now?
December 15, 2024 at 6:44 PM
So where's Kamala and the rest of the Dem leadership? Mums the word strategy now?
Exactly what schools should be doing.... Students learning to debate with mentorship. 👏
‘A whole new world opened up’: the radical project taking Israel-Palestine into schools
‘A whole new world opened up’: the radical project taking Israel-Palestine into schools
Issues often deemed too controversial for the classroom are bread and butter for Parallel Histories, which teaches children to see hot-button topics from both sides
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It has dominated the news agenda for the past 14…
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Exactly what schools should be doing.... Students learning to debate with mentorship. 👏
Trump named pestilence of the year by who gives a shit magazine.
December 12, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Trump named pestilence of the year by who gives a shit magazine.
Not good....
This is a great post and addresses one of the most important threats of Trump 2.0.
I still put weaponization of DoJ and mass deportation ahead, but just barely so.
I still put weaponization of DoJ and mass deportation ahead, but just barely so.
New, from me: Trump and his Secretary of Defense are proposing a purge of military officers. To understand what this means, I talked to military experts and looked at Trump's accusations of "woke Generals."
Bottom line: The purge represents a huge democratic risk.🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Bottom line: The purge represents a huge democratic risk.🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
December 11, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Not good....
Likely so.... Come on Senate, do the right thing here!
John Bolton: "Mr. Patel’s conduct in Mr. Trump’s first term and thereafter indicates that as FBI director he would operate according to Lavrenty Beria’s reported comment to Joseph Stalin: 'Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.'”
www.wsj.com/opinion/kash...
www.wsj.com/opinion/kash...
Opinion | Kash Patel Doesn’t Belong at the FBI
At the NSC, he was less interested in his assigned duties than in proving his loyalty to Donald Trump.
www.wsj.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Likely so.... Come on Senate, do the right thing here!
👍👏
Good
New York Attorney General Letitia James says she will NOT drop the civil fraud case against Trump as she waits for the appeals court decision — arguing presidents are not immune from civil litigation.
James' office says the matter "does not in any way affect Trump's ability to serve as president."
James' office says the matter "does not in any way affect Trump's ability to serve as president."
December 10, 2024 at 5:26 PM
👍👏
Interesting....
The US Border Patrol's budget has grown 7x and agents numbers 4x in the past 30 years, more and more migrants are stopped, and yet more and more migrants keep coming. A scholar's interviews with migrants explain why enforcement isn't working: https://buff.ly/49t3vaw (Katrina Burgess, Tufts)
Trump’s plans for tougher border enforcement won’t necessarily stop migrants from coming to US − but their journeys could become more costly and dangerous
Fluctuating rates of illegal migration to the US over the past few decades show that the government’s approach of trying to stop migrants with more security has not worked.
buff.ly
December 9, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Interesting....
Kill a CEO worth $$$$ and the authorities bend over backwards to set up a table for you. Kill the average John or Jane DOE and you get a spot on the waiting list...
December 9, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Kill a CEO worth $$$$ and the authorities bend over backwards to set up a table for you. Kill the average John or Jane DOE and you get a spot on the waiting list...
Now that Assad is out in Syria, maybe he'll have some time to help out with DOGE....
December 8, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Now that Assad is out in Syria, maybe he'll have some time to help out with DOGE....
It's not about the money to DOGE, it's about not wanting to spend the money on "them". They simply reallocate the 1% budget expense elsewhere.... like government contracts for SpaceX.
Musk/Vivek speedrunning the idiotic "it's easy to cut govt. waste" debate
Discovery 1: Most of what govt. spends $ on is popular. That's why we spend $ on it.
Discovery 2: Vulnerable programs like foreign aid are very small.
To quote John Legend, you have to keep reading. What's on the next page?
Discovery 1: Most of what govt. spends $ on is popular. That's why we spend $ on it.
Discovery 2: Vulnerable programs like foreign aid are very small.
To quote John Legend, you have to keep reading. What's on the next page?
December 7, 2024 at 9:12 PM
It's not about the money to DOGE, it's about not wanting to spend the money on "them". They simply reallocate the 1% budget expense elsewhere.... like government contracts for SpaceX.
Adam Serwer... The Atlantic
December 7, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Adam Serwer... The Atlantic
Interesting article. Misinformation, disinformation or a headline with an implied, but false, correlation designed to catch your attention? www.science.org/content/arti...
The five biggest challenges facing misinformation researchers
The burgeoning field is still grappling with fundamental problems, from getting access to data to defining 'misinformation' in the first place
www.science.org
December 5, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Interesting article. Misinformation, disinformation or a headline with an implied, but false, correlation designed to catch your attention? www.science.org/content/arti...