Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” -Jane Goodall

Why didn't Todd Blanche talk to the victims to get the names of the perpetrators?

Andy Barr's letter to me regarding his yes vote on OBBB: .."Had the OBBB not passed, Americans would be facing a $4.5 trillion tax hike, a 4% drop in GDP, a loss of 6.1 million full-time jobs, and a drop in federal revenues by roughly 6%". How does a tax hike also cause a drop in federal revenues?

Trump’s Caddie magically drops a ball for him not in the deep stuff ⛳️

"I didn't know he would do this."

Yes, you did, or you voted while being completely uninformed which is just as bad.

Prove you didn't know it by joining folks resisting the regime. Prove it by disavowing him. Prove it by fighting for what's right. Otherwise, just be quiet.

A handful of Republican Senators last week joined Democrats to approve a bill that would erase the new US tariffs with Canada. If a handful of Republicans in the House would come out supporting bills to eliminate the new tariffs (and the Senate does the same), this chaos could end within a week.

The main goal of this chaos, will be shown to be that billionaires expect to pay ZERO income taxes. That's their biggest grievance, and they are throwing any sh*t they can think of against the wall to divert attention from their goal - to place the US revenue burden squarely on the working class.

A theory: A main reason for the tariffs and the random Gub'ment tear-down chaos is to allow the billionaires and Wall Street types to exploit the timing of the announcements for buy/sell financial advantage. Posting here, so I can go back and see if there's any validity to it as this plays out.

Once every couple of years, Rand Paul does something most people could agree with.

from @profgalloway.com: ..the conservative/progressive battle is a misdirect... where the battle is being waged, is.. rich vs. not-rich. The wealthy & corporations will put up symbolic resistance to an emerging autocracy. They aren’t going to suffer, as the world now offers civil rights for sale...

One of the greatest tricks that Donald Trump and Elon Musk ever pulled is to convince millions of people that DOGE is about government efficiency. It's about narcissistic, resentful destruction: The Death of Government Expertise.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.

If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

Not-so-happy anniversary to the Citizens United vs FEC ruling. Perhaps the biggest cause of the money-ridden state of public policy in the US?
www.britannica.com/event/Citize...

New to bluesky. Trying to see if I can find some accounts to follow and build an insightful stream of information.