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President Trump tells NBC’s Meet the Press that he’s unsure whether people in the US are entitled to due process rights guaranteed in the Constitution. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-asked-uphold-constitution-says-dont-know-rcna204580

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Went to #Thunderbolts yesterday, and both my wife and I were thoroughly entertained. Best #MCU film in a while (though I've generally enjoyed even the more recent offerings). Less reliance on CGI, more on characterization; less on cosmically intertwined plots […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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#fear #Trump

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Even if it "can't happen" because of the US #Constitution, even if it's meant to "own the libs" -- this kind of shit from Team #Trump has to be greeted with outrage and clear rejection of it even being funny. Because (1) that's how Bad Stuff gets normalized, by […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Trump's closing pitch to Canadian voters is "choose the guy that will make you the 51st state". Goooood luck with that buddy.

submitted 7 days ago • 11 comments

Given that the #Trump Regime has made it clear that the Judiciary and the Legislature being anything but rubber stamps to Executive authority is "radical," "unhinged," and possibly "treasonous," learning that at least one judge has been arrested for not kow-towing to an ICE administrative […]

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"Highly inappropriate': #Musk, a defense contractor, sat in on Air Force nominee’s interview" It's all about the grift. Or the ego. Often both. #Trump https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/25/musk-meink-ethics-concerns-00309302

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Ready for some theatrical shenanigans at the #ArvadaCenter with "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder". Always a good show at #Arvada. #stage #theater #Tony

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

" #Trump asks #SupremeCourt to allow ban on #transgender members of the #military to take effect, for now" Discrimination against #trans folk by the Trump regime is a win-win for them (they think). Not only do they get to exercise their ostensible animus ("Ew, trans cooties!") about the group […]

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"Trump to Host Tribute to his First 100 Days at the Kennedy Center" It's *good* to be the king! #Trump #ego #narcissism https://theviolinchannel.com/trump-to-host-tribute-to-his-first-100-days-at-the-kennedy-center/

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So if parents can demand opting out if #school materials even mention the presence of #LGBTQ people (the real intent being to get schools to drop such #books) because that is unconstitutional "coercion," then what happens when (not if) parents object about #interracial couples in a book? Or […]

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

#Homophobic #Conservatives: "Why are you #LGBTQ people so obsessed about #sex? Anything you say or do is all about sex, sex, sex!" Also Homophobic Conservatives: "This book talks about two males who love each other and give each other a peck on the cheek. AS FAR AS WERE CONCERNED THAT MEANS […]

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Sorry They're Eliminating Your Toddlers' Head Start, Rural Trumpers (And Everyone Else's Too) https://www.wonkette.com/p/sorry-theyre-eliminating-your-toddlers #ImpeachDonaldTrump #NoRepublicansEverAgain #RepublicansOwnItAll #RepublicanKakistocracy #VoteBlue #NoFascism #USPol

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" #Trump team reveals its impatience as it threatens to walk away from #Russia -#Ukraine peace talks" #Diplomacy is hard, especially if you boast that you can fix a diplomatic problem on "Day One". https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/18/ukraine-russia-ceasefire-talks-trump-administration

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"The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights" I guess the thinking is that if we don't point out something as a human rights violation in another country, that must mean it's okay if the US government does it. 🙄 […]

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#Trump regime proposes new rule interpretations regarding #EndangeredSpecies that eliminates habitat protection. Take, for example, bald eagles. Under the new interpretation, nobody cares if you (profitably) cut down a forest or (profitably) pollute its lakes with pesticides or mine tailings […]

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

A quotation from **Franklin Roosevelt** > In dictatorships there can be no party divisions. For all men must think as they are told, speak as they are told, write as they are told, live — and die — as they are told. In those countries the Nation is not above the party, as with us; the party is […]

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Just in case anyone still thought that Trump's repeatedly stated intent to take over #Greenland was only driven by his wanting to be a Great Imperialist Leader, complete with cities (re)named after him, let alone actually being sort of geopolitical chess with […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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"Trump is ‘shredding’ credibility with allies while China benefits, former national security advisor John Bolton says" I'm Old Enough To Remember ... when #JohnBolton was the extremist nut regarding #foreignpolicy. (He still is, but he's speaking sanely here.) It will take generations for the […]

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Sent from my son (in Iceland). If I were a non-US citizen, I would almost certainly be canceling any #vacation plans to the Statues until the #Trump regime gets its act together. Or maybe longer than that. And if I owned a venue that has usually attracted foreign visitors, I'd be examining my […]

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"Trump administration contends it has no duty to return illegally deported man to US" The #Trump regime thinks "duty" is for suckers and weaklings. They only believe in power and unaccountability for its use. And that's not just for "illegals." The same applies for anyone they exercise power […]

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"US Commerce Secretary says exempted electronic products to come under separate tariffs" Coherency and consistency are not hallmarks of the #Trump regime. https://www.reuters.com/markets/us-commerce-secretary-says-exempted-electronic-products-come-under-separate-2025-04-13/

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Pretending there is, let alone was, no #racism in sAmerica is, quite plainly, racist. Welcome to the #Trump regime's goodthink view of American #history. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/13/trump-us-history-dc-african-american-museum/83020784007/

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TIL some people have no idea what an em-dash is or how (in most word processors, by typing two hyphens) to create one. 🤨 Or maybe *I'm* an AI. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/chatgpt-hypen-em-dash-ai-writing-1235314945/

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

In the #Trump Regime, the #Environment is not considered a #PublicGood. https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5242921-trump-executive-order-environmental-protections-sunset/

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

So did #Trump back down here because it would be a very visible and disliked aspect of his silly #tariffs? Or did the #tech companies make concessions to the Trump tegime for future favors and/or graft? In either case, #China is busy taking notes as to how to manipulate the United States […]

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#Trump Regime: This is a bad ultra-terrorist dude who is so incredibly dangerous that we can't keep him in US jail, but have to send him to a foreign country slave prison to keep America's safe from his ultra-terrorist threat. Also Trump Regime: We gave the dude to this foreign government and […]

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" #Migrants who entered the U.S. via CBP One app should leave 'immediately,' #DHS says" #Cruelty is, of course, the purpose. #immigration #trump #parole https://www.npr.org/2025/04/08/g-s1-58984/cbp-one-app-migrants-dhs-border

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Sending #immigration cops into #churches to roust possible undocumented parishioners while at prayer? "Bah. No problem. They're all drug lords and rapists, amirite?" Suggest a vaguely church-treated business should be required to cover gay spouses in their health insurance? "WHY DO #LIBERALS […]

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Note: when the bragging point is not about specifics on what your spending the #budget on, but on the number of zeroes in the budget, I guarantee you won't be #spending in a wise or cost-conscious manner. It's like being asked what you're looking for in a new house and replying "It should cost […]

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Wherein I celebrate our 30th Anniversary. I'm not gifting her with pearls, but she is my pearl of very great price. https://hill-kleerup.org/blog/2025/04/08/the-big-three-oh.html

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"Gov. Jared Polis signs bill repealing constitutional ban on same-sex #marriage in #Colorado" The provision was left over from a less tolerant time in Colorado. Though Obergefell rendered it moot, #SCOTUS rumblings about possibly overturning that decision led to Colorado voters overwhelmingly […]

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

As good an explanation of #tariffs (and their idiocy as imposed by the #Trump regime) as any I've seen, from #xkcd (https://xkcd.com/3073/):

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Looks like #Trump will finally get his Kremlin/Pyongyang-style military #parade celebrating his birthday. (Yeah, it's also the 250th anniversary of the US Army, and Flag Day, but we all know why he's really doing it.) It will be interesting to see what sort of media coverage its given […]

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

I was told the stock market would crash, unemployment and inflation would rise, our allies wouldn’t be taking us seriously anymore, the war in Ukraine would still be going, and the ceasefire in Israel would collapse if Kamala Harris became president. Good thing we avoided that. #uspol […]

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

"We had to destroy the #economy in order to save it." No, I take it back -- that's far more rational an explanation than what we're seeing from the #TrumpRegime .

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Because it's not enough to say that some ideas are wrongthink. You have to get *rid* of those ideas, and the #books that talk about them. Especially for potential consumers of those ideas whom you are arming to fight for you. #Trump #hegseth #censorship #military #libraries […]

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

#Republicans - "Laws to protect #trans kids must always bow to the ultimate, sacred, and essential rights of #parents to raise kids the way they see fit." Also Republicans - "Unless they want to use those rights to get their kids gender-affirming care, in which case we have to stop them." […]

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

I feel bad for all the #vets who are facing foreclosure due to the #Trump regime arbitrarily yoinking a VA debt program without replacing it (or even sharing if they *will* replace it). On the other hand, I wonder how many of those vets voted for the regime, on the assumption that it would be […]

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Sad, though not surprised, to see #NaNoWriMo .org shutting down. They helped me in doing a lot of the #writing I've done. While they made some serious missteps in recent years, I'll remember their efforts before that with fondness […]

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I Am Old Enough To Remember ... when much of the security failure of 9/11 was blamed on the patchwork of incompetent privately-owned companies doing #AirportSecurity , where profit motive incented hiring the lowest-cost workers, rules were different from airport to airport, and nobody had […]

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"Grenell defends Kennedy Center changes under Trump, including DEI cuts" Strangely enough, I don't recall "sell lots of tickets and turn a tidy profit" as being core mission statements for the Kennedy Center. https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5216045-ric-grenell-kennedy-center-trump-dei/

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"HHS will lay off 10,000 employees as part of a major restructuring plan" Yes, clearly this nation's problem is too much health and human service. 🤨 #Trump #rfkjr #hhs https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-3-27-2025

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Even more amusing that the 2019 #portrait of #Trump in the #Colorado Capitol rotunda which he dislikes so and blamed as an intentional insult by the "leftist" 🙄 governor of our state, was in fact commissioned and funds raised for it by Colorado #Republicans, led by #GOP state representatives […]

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

If one charitably assumes #Trump / #Musk are trying to run #government like a business (a doltish idea, but anyway), then it's clearly the business role of private equity partners, stripping things down, raiding the assets, destroying the good will, sacking the staff, and leaving behind the husk […]

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Looks like #Texas may be targeting school #D&D clubs again - - though this time in an attempt to stamp out the non-existent scourge of kids "identifying" as non-human creatures. 🙄 #dnd #furries https://www.rascal.news/texas-furries-act-tabletop-roleplaying-games-in-schools/

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"Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans" I'm old enough to remember when deporting refugees from #Cuba was a political third rail, especially in Florida. I wonder if this will move the needle in the Cuban-American community there at […]

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

"Trump calls on Polis to remove ‘purposefully distorted’ portrait of himself hanging in the Colorado Capitol" Granted it is not an attractive or even accurate painting, a normal person would have made such a request (if they made it at all) quietly, assuming good faith. Instead, #Trump turns […]

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"Commerce secretary: No one but ‘fraudsters’ would complain about missed #SocialSecurity check" I.e., "dissent and complaint proves all our accusations of fraud are valid." Also, "Let them eat cake." https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5208187-commerce-secretary-social-security-fraud/

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment