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karensinmpls.bsky.social
Japanese-English translator, former academic, erstwhile choral singer, fan of classical and ethnic music, reader of non-fiction and the more literary mysteries, film buff, language buff, liberal Christian, left of most Democrats
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As I've posted elsewhere, the Republicans in Congress belong to either the Canine Caucus (lapdogs, attack dogs), the Chicken Caucus (they know what's right but are afraid of the MAGA voters [or blackmail?]), and the Cuckoo Caucus (MTG and similar ... cuckoos).

submitted 67 days ago • 1 comment

For a long time I've thought that Tr*** isn't really in charge. Oh, he's as stupid and nasty as ever, but recent photos indicate physical and mental deterioration. I'm with the people who say that the cabal behind him just passes him bits of Project 2025 to sign and gives him a script to repeat.

submitted 72 days ago • 1 comment

If a police officer is killed in the line of duty, other police will come from miles around to attend the funeral. Every mystery reader and TV viewer has heard that police officers consider the murder of a fellow cop to be worthy of the most zealous and relentless investigations.

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

Wishy-washy "bipartisanship" is part of what brought us to this place. In practice, it has meant that the Republicans decide, and the Democrats submit, or at best win a few minor concessions. It is no longer a reasonable modus operandi. It's time to stand strong. (Wishful thinking, I know.)

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

In the early 1990s, I heard Studs Terkel say that people voted for Reagan because "he made it OK to be stupid." DJT is similar: He made it OK to be stupid, bigoted, and crude. His fans were bullies or mean girls in high school and members of the party-three-nights-a-week crowd in college."

submitted 149 days ago • 0 comments