Ulrik Spliid
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when you look at the powers trump is claiming and boil it down, he really does seem to see himself as the literal embodiment of the executive branch, if not the entire nation, and thus his authority extends to everything www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Trump fires director of the National Portrait Gallery
It was unclear if Trump has the authority to fire Smithsonian leaders. The dismissal marks the president’s first action against the institution.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
when you look at the powers trump is claiming and boil it down, he really does seem to see himself as the literal embodiment of the executive branch, if not the entire nation, and thus his authority extends to everything www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Both are true:
1. Biden was too old. He should’ve been honest about his condition and announced in 2022 he wasn’t running again. Shame on him.
2. Trump is too old. Trump is also a corrupt, lawless, ignorant, cruel, un-American pathological liar & authoritarian. Shame on us.
1. Biden was too old. He should’ve been honest about his condition and announced in 2022 he wasn’t running again. Shame on him.
2. Trump is too old. Trump is also a corrupt, lawless, ignorant, cruel, un-American pathological liar & authoritarian. Shame on us.
May 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Both are true:
1. Biden was too old. He should’ve been honest about his condition and announced in 2022 he wasn’t running again. Shame on him.
2. Trump is too old. Trump is also a corrupt, lawless, ignorant, cruel, un-American pathological liar & authoritarian. Shame on us.
1. Biden was too old. He should’ve been honest about his condition and announced in 2022 he wasn’t running again. Shame on him.
2. Trump is too old. Trump is also a corrupt, lawless, ignorant, cruel, un-American pathological liar & authoritarian. Shame on us.
Must be absolutely horrible to work somewhere where, not even does your boss not have your back, she will fire you if you make what she considers to be a mistake.
If the DOJ is going to punish its attorneys for being candid with the courts, it stands to reason that courts can no longer assume DOJ attorneys will fulfill their duty of candor.
DOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant case
The DOJ has placed on leave the attorney who argued on behalf of the U.S. in a lawsuit brought by a man who was deported to El Salvador in error, sources told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Must be absolutely horrible to work somewhere where, not even does your boss not have your back, she will fire you if you make what she considers to be a mistake.
It is Leaders like this that makes me adore @economist.com 😊
April 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It is Leaders like this that makes me adore @economist.com 😊
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1942 Voice of America ws launched to counter Nazi propaganda.
Since then for 360 million ppl- incl in N Korea, it has been the source of fact-based news in 49 languages
Against Congress orders
& altho tax payer funded, Trump shut VOA down calling it “radical propaganda“.
Trump is not for America
Since then for 360 million ppl- incl in N Korea, it has been the source of fact-based news in 49 languages
Against Congress orders
& altho tax payer funded, Trump shut VOA down calling it “radical propaganda“.
Trump is not for America
April 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
1942 Voice of America ws launched to counter Nazi propaganda.
Since then for 360 million ppl- incl in N Korea, it has been the source of fact-based news in 49 languages
Against Congress orders
& altho tax payer funded, Trump shut VOA down calling it “radical propaganda“.
Trump is not for America
Since then for 360 million ppl- incl in N Korea, it has been the source of fact-based news in 49 languages
Against Congress orders
& altho tax payer funded, Trump shut VOA down calling it “radical propaganda“.
Trump is not for America
I wonder who are “the very important people” that Donald Trump refer to? Is this formulation a new version of the (in)famous “Sir”-stories?
"We’re respected as a country again"
no you're not - the exact opposite in fact. I pity the sane ones in the US right now.
no you're not - the exact opposite in fact. I pity the sane ones in the US right now.
March 31, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I wonder who are “the very important people” that Donald Trump refer to? Is this formulation a new version of the (in)famous “Sir”-stories?
I’m curious what are those “real polls” that puts Donald Trump in the “high 70s” 🙄
March 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I’m curious what are those “real polls” that puts Donald Trump in the “high 70s” 🙄
Great piece by Andrew Sullivan - as far as I can see, it is spot on with respect to the horror that is the Trump presidency:
andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/two-perfec...
andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/two-perfec...
"Two Perfect Months"
That's how Trump sees his opening act. Believe him — or your own lying eyes.
andrewsullivan.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Great piece by Andrew Sullivan - as far as I can see, it is spot on with respect to the horror that is the Trump presidency:
andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/two-perfec...
andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/two-perfec...
In a sane World, the interview in the Tucker Carlsson podcast would lead to Mr Witkoff either stepping down - or being removed - from his post as Special Envoy. But, of course, in MAGA World it is being celebrated as a magisterial exposition on diplomacy and foreign policy. 🙄🙄🙄
Witkoff on UK troop proposals. “it’s a combination of a posture and a pose and…simplistic. I think there’s this … sort of notion of we’ve all got to be like Winston Churchill, the Russians are gonna march across Europe. I think that’s preposterous” singjupost.com/transcript-o...
Transcript of Steve Witkoff’s Interview on The Tucker Carlson Show
Read the full transcript of President Trump's chief negotiator Steve Witkoff’s interview on The Tucker Carlson Show, Premiered March 21, 2025. TRANSCRIPT: The Art of Presidential Diplomacy TUCKER CARL...
singjupost.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In a sane World, the interview in the Tucker Carlsson podcast would lead to Mr Witkoff either stepping down - or being removed - from his post as Special Envoy. But, of course, in MAGA World it is being celebrated as a magisterial exposition on diplomacy and foreign policy. 🙄🙄🙄
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We've heard from readers who ask "Why point out DOGE's mistakes? Don't you want them to find waste & fraud?"
What I reply:
Whether you support DOGE's mission or you don't, nobody benefits if DOGE is using bad data. Won't it be harder to find real waste or fraud if their data is plagued by errors?
What I reply:
Whether you support DOGE's mission or you don't, nobody benefits if DOGE is using bad data. Won't it be harder to find real waste or fraud if their data is plagued by errors?
March 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We've heard from readers who ask "Why point out DOGE's mistakes? Don't you want them to find waste & fraud?"
What I reply:
Whether you support DOGE's mission or you don't, nobody benefits if DOGE is using bad data. Won't it be harder to find real waste or fraud if their data is plagued by errors?
What I reply:
Whether you support DOGE's mission or you don't, nobody benefits if DOGE is using bad data. Won't it be harder to find real waste or fraud if their data is plagued by errors?
If Trump was a hall monitor, he would solve the conflict over a bully demanding lunch money by demanding the victim to simply hand over the money without complaining and to ask for some money from the victim for himself also.
March 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
If Trump was a hall monitor, he would solve the conflict over a bully demanding lunch money by demanding the victim to simply hand over the money without complaining and to ask for some money from the victim for himself also.
From @theguardian.com:
‘Kremlin says Russia's and US foreign policies are in alignment
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said the “foreign policy” of Washington and Moscow is broadly aligned now Donald Trump is in office.’
Reagan and many other Republicans must be turning in their graves.
‘Kremlin says Russia's and US foreign policies are in alignment
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said the “foreign policy” of Washington and Moscow is broadly aligned now Donald Trump is in office.’
Reagan and many other Republicans must be turning in their graves.
March 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
From @theguardian.com:
‘Kremlin says Russia's and US foreign policies are in alignment
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said the “foreign policy” of Washington and Moscow is broadly aligned now Donald Trump is in office.’
Reagan and many other Republicans must be turning in their graves.
‘Kremlin says Russia's and US foreign policies are in alignment
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said the “foreign policy” of Washington and Moscow is broadly aligned now Donald Trump is in office.’
Reagan and many other Republicans must be turning in their graves.
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Nothing screams government efficiency more than accidentally firing government workers and having to spend more money and resources to rehire them.
February 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Nothing screams government efficiency more than accidentally firing government workers and having to spend more money and resources to rehire them.
Great article from @politico.eu - pity that the Trump White House has to little regard for truth and Rule of Law 😩
www.politico.eu/article/war-...
www.politico.eu/article/war-...
Elections now would be perilous for Ukraine
Holding elections while fighting an existential war would needlessly imperil Ukrainian cohesion — and the Kremlin would have a field day.
www.politico.eu
February 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Great article from @politico.eu - pity that the Trump White House has to little regard for truth and Rule of Law 😩
www.politico.eu/article/war-...
www.politico.eu/article/war-...
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One of the most powerful political cartoons I have seen.
Follow the artist at @ellabaron.bsky.social.
Follow the artist at @ellabaron.bsky.social.
February 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
One of the most powerful political cartoons I have seen.
Follow the artist at @ellabaron.bsky.social.
Follow the artist at @ellabaron.bsky.social.
One thing is firing the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs but by replacing him from outside of the ranks means that Trump wants even the US Military to be a political, MAGA-aligned institution.
BREAKING: Donald Trump just fired General CQ Brown (left) and has replaced him with the less qualified Lt. General Dan Caine.
DEI isn’t a problem if you’re white.
DEI isn’t a problem if you’re white.
February 22, 2025 at 7:05 AM
One thing is firing the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs but by replacing him from outside of the ranks means that Trump wants even the US Military to be a political, MAGA-aligned institution.
In another first (way to go, Donald), Trump will one day go into history as two of the absolute worst Presidents in US history.
youtu.be/2HhAEyzRWA8?...
Of course, that’s cold comfort for the coming three years and eleven months.
youtu.be/2HhAEyzRWA8?...
Of course, that’s cold comfort for the coming three years and eleven months.
'This is not a game': Psaki calls out GOP lawmakers for flip-flopping on Russia
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
February 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
In another first (way to go, Donald), Trump will one day go into history as two of the absolute worst Presidents in US history.
youtu.be/2HhAEyzRWA8?...
Of course, that’s cold comfort for the coming three years and eleven months.
youtu.be/2HhAEyzRWA8?...
Of course, that’s cold comfort for the coming three years and eleven months.
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Ukraine’s battle for freedom is the world's, too. If the rule of law is to triumph over tyranny and darkness, President Zelenskyy and his country need unwavering support.
February 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Ukraine’s battle for freedom is the world's, too. If the rule of law is to triumph over tyranny and darkness, President Zelenskyy and his country need unwavering support.
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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
On the other hand, isn’t the World safer when Trump is on the golf course than in The White House?
According to the trump Golf Tracker website, out of 29 days in office so far, trump has spent 7 of them golfing -- that's 24.14% ALREADY.
What a fucking freeloader.
What a fucking freeloader.
February 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
On the other hand, isn’t the World safer when Trump is on the golf course than in The White House?
Wonder if Churchill would have preferred leaders like Obama and Biden who tried to maintain the international legal order Churchill helped bring about - or Trump who is doing everything to ruin that order while being even more of an appeaser than Chamberlain?
#Ukraine #TrumpChamberlain
#Ukraine #TrumpChamberlain
February 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Wonder if Churchill would have preferred leaders like Obama and Biden who tried to maintain the international legal order Churchill helped bring about - or Trump who is doing everything to ruin that order while being even more of an appeaser than Chamberlain?
#Ukraine #TrumpChamberlain
#Ukraine #TrumpChamberlain
Well. I think it’s only meant to apply to President Trump, @sky.skymarchini.net 🫣
they are stating their view, plainly and repeatedly, that the president is a king.
Alina Habba: "There's a separation of powers for a reason. The executive branch is the ultimate authority on federal issues."
February 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Well. I think it’s only meant to apply to President Trump, @sky.skymarchini.net 🫣
I thought Alina Habba was a lawyer but I must clearly be thinking of somebody else.
Alina Habba: "There's a separation of powers for a reason. The executive branch is the ultimate authority on federal issues."
February 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I thought Alina Habba was a lawyer but I must clearly be thinking of somebody else.
This is exactly it:
February 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is exactly it: