Quadling
@quadling.bsky.social
Retired newspaper editor. Ignorance is not an option.
Trump must hold all the power in any interaction. That's why he hates NATO. The alliance forces him to do something at which he sucks: sharing. And now, his megalomania and Epstein fear compel him to destroy it. It won't be the first time he's tried to dodge a bullet by creating gratuitous chaos.
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Trump must hold all the power in any interaction. That's why he hates NATO. The alliance forces him to do something at which he sucks: sharing. And now, his megalomania and Epstein fear compel him to destroy it. It won't be the first time he's tried to dodge a bullet by creating gratuitous chaos.
How hideous are the Epstein files that he'd do something this batshit crazy to distract from them?
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
How hideous are the Epstein files that he'd do something this batshit crazy to distract from them?
The "village idiot" versus the Law of Diminishing Returns.
January 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
The "village idiot" versus the Law of Diminishing Returns.
What an imbecile. They'll gin up his "smoking gun" out of thin air and badger him to accept it. Not possessing a spine he will. Party over country.
January 13, 2026 at 11:55 PM
What an imbecile. They'll gin up his "smoking gun" out of thin air and badger him to accept it. Not possessing a spine he will. Party over country.
True, he's given many reasons, but all of them. including this one, have been lies. The overriding reason for all of this is his need to deflect attention from the Epstein files and his clear violation of the law he signed to release them. He's doing this because they contain something horrible.
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
True, he's given many reasons, but all of them. including this one, have been lies. The overriding reason for all of this is his need to deflect attention from the Epstein files and his clear violation of the law he signed to release them. He's doing this because they contain something horrible.
Exploring "many, many options" means they have no idea how to back Trump's hollow tough-guy rhetoric.
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Exploring "many, many options" means they have no idea how to back Trump's hollow tough-guy rhetoric.
Proving that he's a predator, not a president.
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Proving that he's a predator, not a president.
Any questions about how fast his dementia is progressing?
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Any questions about how fast his dementia is progressing?
It's usually a good idea to keep discourse on a civil level, but sometimes you just have to tell a thin-skinned performative asshole like Vance to shove his stage anger where the sun don't shine.
January 12, 2026 at 12:33 AM
It's usually a good idea to keep discourse on a civil level, but sometimes you just have to tell a thin-skinned performative asshole like Vance to shove his stage anger where the sun don't shine.
All of these Trump automatons are thoroughly programmed in rules No. 1, 2 and 3 of MAGA PR: jump to a favorable conclusion; lie to back it up, and then lie some more. Noem was addressing an audience of one. He no doubt approves.
January 12, 2026 at 12:23 AM
All of these Trump automatons are thoroughly programmed in rules No. 1, 2 and 3 of MAGA PR: jump to a favorable conclusion; lie to back it up, and then lie some more. Noem was addressing an audience of one. He no doubt approves.
"Stop calling us murderers or we'll shoot more people in the face" is a threat, not an argument.
January 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"Stop calling us murderers or we'll shoot more people in the face" is a threat, not an argument.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes its transition to Gestapo. This was always the plan.
January 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes its transition to Gestapo. This was always the plan.
In a year of sick jokes under the mad king, this has to be the sickest: protecting Iranian protesters while sending masked men into American streets to shoot protesters in the face.
January 11, 2026 at 2:33 PM
In a year of sick jokes under the mad king, this has to be the sickest: protecting Iranian protesters while sending masked men into American streets to shoot protesters in the face.
As he lies about an ICE agent murdering a Minneapolis woman, makes plans to seize Venezuela's oil and threatens to invade Greenland, one has to wonder whether he's sane enough to continue in office.
January 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
As he lies about an ICE agent murdering a Minneapolis woman, makes plans to seize Venezuela's oil and threatens to invade Greenland, one has to wonder whether he's sane enough to continue in office.
Trump has proclaimed the agent's innocence, and that's the final word as far as his regime is concerned. Let the coverup begin.
January 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Trump has proclaimed the agent's innocence, and that's the final word as far as his regime is concerned. Let the coverup begin.
Add another coverup to this regime's list of crimes.
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Add another coverup to this regime's list of crimes.
Trump is a megalomaniac who compulsively demonizes those who won't worship him. Thus, the UN is an "enemy," NATO is "weak," Democrats are "far-left communists" and protesters are "domestic terrorists." He is insane and will only get worse. His reign will end peacefully only if nature intervenes.
January 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Trump is a megalomaniac who compulsively demonizes those who won't worship him. Thus, the UN is an "enemy," NATO is "weak," Democrats are "far-left communists" and protesters are "domestic terrorists." He is insane and will only get worse. His reign will end peacefully only if nature intervenes.
",,. this administration treats brazen lying as kind of an assertion of power in itself." -- Exactly! Everything Trump and his toadies say is tainted by this belief.
January 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
",,. this administration treats brazen lying as kind of an assertion of power in itself." -- Exactly! Everything Trump and his toadies say is tainted by this belief.
Grave warnings and stern words mean nothing to a murderous sociopath like Genghis Trump. These politicians aren't much better than the ones he rolled over in the U.S., and they would do well to learn from the American experience. First lesson: He respects only power.
January 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Grave warnings and stern words mean nothing to a murderous sociopath like Genghis Trump. These politicians aren't much better than the ones he rolled over in the U.S., and they would do well to learn from the American experience. First lesson: He respects only power.
It's better to be called an imperialist than a pedophile. Trump has found the deflection point for his Epstein coverup. He'll play it to the max even if he has to threaten every country on earth, one by one.
January 6, 2026 at 1:38 AM
It's better to be called an imperialist than a pedophile. Trump has found the deflection point for his Epstein coverup. He'll play it to the max even if he has to threaten every country on earth, one by one.
He left out "into the ground" after "run."
January 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
He left out "into the ground" after "run."
Trump truly is a mad king.
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Trump truly is a mad king.
Bromance is way too mild. It's treason. Trump sold his soul to (take your pick) avoid financial disaster, hide his sexual perversions, win an election or two, and/or make billions of dollars.
December 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Bromance is way too mild. It's treason. Trump sold his soul to (take your pick) avoid financial disaster, hide his sexual perversions, win an election or two, and/or make billions of dollars.
It's heartening whenever someone sees Trump for the monster he is. But 5 percent less crazy isn't sane. She has a long way to go.
December 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's heartening whenever someone sees Trump for the monster he is. But 5 percent less crazy isn't sane. She has a long way to go.