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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 12h

HP Lovecraft might have eaten Cheez-Its

grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 15h

People want to give Brady all the credit for the Patriots dynasty but they forget that the Patriots defense was top 10 for almost every year of that run. And it was often top 5.
You don't get that kind of consistency over 20 years if the coach isn't good.

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Jason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 17h

This is personalism. It's the Charles I scenario -- the king rules without the a legislature and simply taxes and spends in whatever way he feels like.

Impeach, remove, disqualify.

George Pearkes @peark.es · 17h

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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Sean Brennan @badgramar.bsky.social · 22h

Bill Kristol speaks with more clarity and conviction than all but a select handful of elected Democrats.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 23h

One reason former Republicans have been better at opposing Trump than many progressives is because they correctly understand that the GOP’s descent into fascism represents a dramatic shift, and is therefore scarier, where the latter groups feel the need to argue it’s just a continuation of trend

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 20h

"You want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. And hell yes I ordered that code red!"

"The question was did you have a discussion with the President."

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 21h

The GOP justices are highly intentional operators. Their approach of total solicitousness to Trump on procedural motions, while punting merits rulings for years, will allow them to time rulings to tie Democrats’ hands, if they see partisan winds shifting. www.offmessage.net/p/the-suprem...

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 22h

Remember Wikileaks? That website that was very much earnestly concerned about government overreach and abuse and not just an op?

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 22h

Not even legal analysis.

Can the government fire whoever they want during a shutdown? Yes, according to a headline.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sorry but the fact that this is not everywhere is kind of malpractice

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 1d

We might see people use AI to recreate specific memories. Like trying to take a picture or video of something in the past. But I don't know that many people are going to want an AI to do a poor impersonation of a loved one to act like they're still alive.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 1d

As I have been saying for months now, the only way out is through and part of getting through this is pulling the Band-Aid off now versus later we must now force the fascists hand.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is now threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to bully courts into letting his illegal military occupations proceed unchecked by rule of law.

Inventing a fake crisis wholesale to bulldoze what's left of constitutional restraints: Unhinged despotism.

Okay, then. Make him invoke it.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d

MAGA: “why didn’t Biden release the files and why didn’t you guys call for it?!”

America: “Because we assumed the justice dept was doing their job. But you all demanded it and now Trump is panicking…. So uh, ya now we def want to know why he’s panicking.”

See? Easy!

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 1d

Hand them all over to The Huage. Their pardons will be worthless in the international courts.

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 1d

If Biden had directed the DOJ to be aggressive in prosecuting Trump it would have only made everything worse.
It's true that Garland was a historically bad pick for AG. But I didn't think it was bad when the choice was made. Most people figured he'd have an axe to grind at the time.

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 1d

I agree about Pelosi and Schumer and Garland, but I don't think Biden could have done anything differently that would have prevented Trump's return.
He acted like the President that everyone said they wanted and we still want. It didn't matter. People didn't like that prices went up because of COVID

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 2d

he never gets consent, it’s kind of his hallmark

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 2d

I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.

But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 2d

Same paragraph he seems to reference Iraq having WMDs which was very wrong.
Is this paragraph saying the threats are real and we aren't dealing with them or that the threats are overblown?
Either way he's wrong about one of them and offers nothing in the way of a concrete prediction.

grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 2d

Prison? Like they were convicted of a crime and sentenced to imprisonment?

If so, what was the crime they were convicted of?

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 2d

The "Obama determined to strike" memo was written by Trump or he was the source the memo was based on?

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 2d

Why didn't they just ask AI to design the device?

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 3d

Hey mainstream news media. Maybe do your job and let people know just how fucking crazy this guy is. He’s trying to start a civil war.

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 4d

He wouldn't be invited but he'd show up

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 4d

They blocked Harriet Tubman from the $20 so they could keep Andrew "trail of tears" Jackson. Now they're fast tracking a Trump coin?

Letting a wannabe dictator president act like he's a king is a weird way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of this country.

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 4d

When it comes to the flag, he probably can write laws through executive order.
Doesn't make it constitutional though.

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