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Something, something, MAGA, something…

Can I get a “Woo-Saah”?

I’m in. You?

Trump at the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Yes, he drove around the track. No, he didn’t win. Can you say “bread and circuses?” I knew you could.

“Some one will say: And are you not ashamed, Socrates, of a course of life which is likely to bring you to an untimely end? To him I may fairly answer: There you are mistaken: …

The Moment Trump announced 25% tariffs on China/Mexico and 10% Tariffs on China starting tomorrow... "Stable Genius"

Too good to let it go to waste:

The common thread in all the cabinet appointments is this comment from people who know them: “This is the least qualified person to ever have been appointed.”

“Evil men harm evil men; each debases the other by rousing his wrath, by approving his inappropriate actions, and praising his pleasures; bad men are at their worst stage when their faults are most thoroughly intermingled, and their wickedness has been, so to speak, pooled in partnership.“ Seneca

“The poor lack a lot; the greedy man lacks all. A greedy man does good to none; and he does and does most harm to himself.” Seneca - Letters from a Stoic (no. 108)

Timmy, are you OK? Do we need to adjust your meds? Take your car keys? thehill.com/homenews/hou...

Some days it’s just not worth the effort to gnaw through the restraints.

I came to this panel for approval, not to answer questions about our policies!

My new badass bishop heroine! RT. Rev. Mariann Budde youtube.com/watch?v=cCAh...

RIP Cecile Richards 😢

ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.

The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore is in Houston this morning. Be afraid, Houston. Be very afraid. 😱

With an hour yet to go before the deed, news outlets are already posting prewritten “Trump Sworn In” articles. I know. Articles are written ahead of time. It’s not like we don’t know what to expect. But you’d think they’d wait until the travesty actually occurred before depressing us further.

“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ But conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’ And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but because conscience tells one it is right.” MLK Jr

"We need leaders not in love with money but in love with Justice "Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity "Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the pressing urgencies of the great cause of freedom." -MLK, Jr #MLKday #WeShallOvercome

I’ve logged out of the “Meta-verse”for the day. Currently watching the Weather Channel. Will have at least one TV tuned to a non-news channel all day. It’s a small gesture, but they add up.

Looks like everyone is replacing their “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” departments. The new department is called “Discrimination, Exclusion, and Inequity”

www.axios.com/2025/01/18/b... What could possibly go wrong? 🤷‍♂️

A political take on TikTok. SCOTUS didn’t block the ban. It’s interesting - in 2016 Trump wanted to ban TikTok because “China Bad”. But now he wants it to stay around because “my peeps use it and that helped get me elected.” But then, consistency has never been his strong suit… 🤦🏻‍♂️

Sums it up nicely.

So say we all!

Watching Jimmy Carter’s funeral. My wife commented “It’s so odd, watching Trump try to pass for normal.” And now I can’t look away.

I like BlueSky, but I’m really not excited about all the p*rnbot followers and those trolling for OF subscribers.

“A brief space has been given to bodily exercise, and on this ground I can thank old age--my exercise costs very little effort; as soon as I stand, I am tired.” - Seneca, “Letters to Lucilius”

people.com/jimmy-carter...

I can see SkyNet on the horizon…