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Frightening as Welker's interview was, the problem isn't just the mad king who doesn't know if the law constrains him or not. It's the cadre of loyalists in the DOJ and Congress who will cosign anything he thinks up because power, even illegally seized and exercised, is hard to let go.

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Sunday dinner after a wet weekend: Instant Pot Butter Chicken over sona masoori rice (chicken recipe from Milk Street Magazine) with steamed broccoli. My plate with added Aleppo pepper for a little extra warmth. 🍽 🐓

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There's an AI image of the Mango Mussolini as Pope- shared from his account- making the rounds. Do us all a favor- if you see this farce, don't share it. He thrives on controversy, exposure and comment, even if it's negative. Don't give it to him.

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#breadsky Bread Friday again. Sourdough focaccia with za'atar, from the Perfect Loaf "Simple Sourdough Focaccia" recipe.

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Friday Cat Photo. Franklin thinks his dinner has been boring lately and would like to suggest some alternative recipes #cats #indiancooking #catsofbluesky

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Let's talk about how broken this thinking is. Raising the prices of imports has no impact on income tax, and makes consumers poorer. As for the jobs being created: even if these plants and factories really are "currently being built", work in them is 2+ years away. Americans are losing money NOW.

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Testing the wind speed before the Kentucky Derby Festival Great Balloon Race. Unfortunately, the wind was a bit too high- no balloons for us today. #photosky #photography #derbyfestival

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It's Bread Friday again. Sourdough Pain de Mie with almond milk, honey and butter, baked in my USA Pan Pullman pans. #breadsky #sourdough #baking

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Miller confuses "due process" with "were allowed to get away with it." If the Jan. 6 criminals were informed of their charges, if they had an attorney, if they took a plea, if they were convicted at trial- they got due process. If they'd been kidnapped and sold to a foreign dictator, not so much.

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To misquote Ian Fleming, Once is incompetence, twice is incompetence- there cannot be permitted to be a third time. Pete Hegseth is a danger to national security and to the lives of American service personnel. He needs to be removed. No excuses, no equivocating.

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And this is the man MAGA believes was anointed by their Christian God to save their America. Where's Peter and his three denials when you really need him?

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Not only does Pope Francis refuse to meet with the Couchfucker-in-Chief, he has one of his representatives deliver the Eyeliner Edgelord a homily on compassion. That's the act of a real follower of Jesus.

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Appropriately for this weekend: they are risen! #breadsky #sourdough #baking

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Damn you @scalzi.com, I've been listening to the audiobook of "When The Moon Hits Your Eye" in the car, and I just finished day 28. Now I'm sitting in the grocery store parking lot trying to stop crying so I can go in and buy cat litter.

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Musk has revised the estimate of DOGE's efficiencies downward again, to $150 billion from a promised $2 trillion. That's a reduction of 92.5%. Any competent CEO would recognize that a department that can't hit 8% of goal is a dead loss and must be written off to save the organization.

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This is one of the clearest explanations of what Social Security is, and why right-wing ideas about privatizing it (as they've successfully done with corporate pensions) simply won't work.

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Shapiro's official residence was set on fire on the first night of Passover. So now we have terrorism against opponents of the regime, disappearing undesirables, crackdowns on speech critical of the leader, and economic bullying of industry. Congratulations, America, you're a fascist dictatorship.

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If you didn't believe that the Trump autocracy was being run for the benefit of the billionaires, the fact that the major exemption to the tariffs benefits Apple dramatically more than any other American company ought to tell you something.

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I don't care if Monday's stale, Tuesday, Wednesday, starter's frail, Thursday's feed comes to a head, Fridays I make bread. #breadsky #sourdough #baking #artisanbread

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He hasn't rescinded ALL the tariffs. We're back to a baseline 10% on everything except China- but we're up to 124% on Chinese goods. Guess who the #1 manufacturer of imported commodities for the US market is? It's not fucking Switzerland.

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This is big: House Republicans tucked language into the budget res “rule” that bans the House from voting to terminate Trump’s emergency declaration used to impose tariffs. TL;DR lawmakers who vote for this are officially giving up their power to revoke his tariffs until October.

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104% tariffs on imports from China. 27% on imports from India. Walmart is the largest retailer in the United States, often the only large retailer or grocery in rural areas. 60% of Walmart's consumer goods are made in China. 25% are made in India. Life is about to get very expensive for MAGA.

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Caveat emptor.

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Today's news roundup: NPR: hundreds of protests nationwide yesterday. CBS: hundreds of protests nationwide yesterday. NBC: hundreds of protests nationwide yesterday. FOX: Trump wins a golf tournament at his own club.

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Faux forgets to mention that Trump advanced to the Championship Round at /his own golf course/, making the achievement as meaningful as being born on third base, having Willie Mays pinch-hit for you, having Usain Bolt run the bases, and claiming you got a grand slam.

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